With the onset of the pandemic, many organizations and people have started to enjoy the leisure of working in their own private spaces. It gives them the ease to work in their own comfort; and, yet style themselves in the expected/necessary attire. This makes them feel comfortable as well as maintain the decorum as necessary,…
Author: Nageeshwar C/Aphrodite by Nags
An alumnus of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore and a professor with over 10 years of teaching experience in institutes across Bangalore such as WLC India., Icat India, Iift and Nift, Bangalore, and various other institutes. He has also delivered hours as a guest faculty and also conducts many workshops. A philanthropist through the Round Table India movement. He loves to bike and always enthusiastic to meet new people; and experience new adventures! His interest has always been in the geometry of patterns and loves to play with form. An avid fan of rock, country and pop music, many a time music itself has been his inspiration.
Colour: The moods and meanings of colours, What you radiate and What others might perceive?
We all emit or lets say radiate! Our emotions – happiness, sadness, eagerness, holding-back, lust, disapproval, etc. and worse! Sometimes our actions and ambience we are in either compliments our radiations or contradicts them and neutralizes them. That’s how colours play a pivotal roles in our lives. What we wear, and where we choose to…
Menswear: Looking Dapper: What to wear: Based on Body Types and Skin Colours: Boys and Men: Menswear plus tips and tricks.
Men’s Fashion has relatively been grey, blue, brown, black and white for many years. But over the last few decades, or more so, over the last two decades, the perceptions towards menswear has slowly started to emerge, with more experimentation towards different colours, opening up to a variety of prints and surfaces; and even understanding…
Fashion Photoshoots and Collaborations (Collabs)
Any product developed has to go through a process of marketing through various presentation techniques and other strategies! But for a creative product, the Fashion/Collaborations Photoshoot is probably the prime step towards presentation of the product. Now who doesn’t like to present the product? In all it’s glory? Rhetoric question, right? We all create exciting…
Fashion Designers – What to do and What not to do for young designers and aspiring designers
In this blog I will be talking about some of the most common mistakes young aspiring designers do and how to possibly overcome them. I understand most young designers are extremely passionate and love the work they do, but can that be their downfall? Some aspiring young designers might actually hate me for some of…
Skin Tones and Colours that suit your skin Tone
The best way to understand colours that suit your skin tone is to window shop and try all kinds of clothing up in those racks and have a few dressing room adventures in front of the mirror. Also, this can get tricky due to the fact that we don’t just live in a world full…
Womenswear: What to wear (and possibly what not to wear) for your body type and what colours to wear for your skin colour?
This is a very tricky subject even for the trained eye. But, there are rules, that when followed, allows us to present ourselves in our best, after all! Who wishes to present their worst in a civilized world? Don’t all of us wish to be appreciated the way we present ourselves? Who doesn’t hunger for…
‘8’ Body Shape or the Hourglass Body – What to wear for your body type?
By Definition – You are blessed with the right amount of curves at the right places but this is tricky, any excess at the wrong area will lead to unwanted kitsch and may make you look like nothing but an embellished doll. An excessively glamourous and costumed doll. Your measurements at the bust and hip…
‘H’ Body Shape or Rectangle Body Shape or Athletic Body Shape – What to wear for your body type?
By Definition – The ‘H’ Body shape or the rectangle Body Shape/Athletic Body Shape means both your shoulders and hips are of the same width, you are usually petite or healthy but not a mix of both (if you are healthy at the hips and bust, but leaner at the waist, then you’re an hourglass…
‘V’ Body Shape of the Apple Body or Inverted Triangle Body Shape – What to wear for your body type?
By Definition – The ‘V’ Body Shape or Apple Body shape by definition means your figure is slightly/or more wider at the shoulder (an probably bust as well) compared to your waist or hip. Basically, the upper torso area above the waist is wider than the waist and hip area. You have leaner hips and/or…
‘A’ Body Shape or the Pear or Triangle Body Shape or Carrot Body Shape – What to wear for your body type?
By Definition – This Body Type is usually bottom wider and top thinner or petite. They have leaner shoulders, bust and waist whereas heavier bottoms. In simpler terms, they have leaner upper body and a heavier lower body. Your Bust and waist measurements are 15% or more smaller than the hip measurements. The Idea Is…
‘O’ Body Shape or Orange Body – What to wear for your body type?
By Definition – This is a body type whose waist is wider than the rest of the body. This type of body type usually falls under the plus size category and general sizing in many brands, what happens is when they buy a product suiting for the waist area then the rest of the body…
The two types of designers we encounter – Fashion Followers vs Fashion Creators & the in betweens
There are usually 2 types of Fashion Designers those who play in – between. They can be categorised as Fashion Trend/Forecast Followers Fashion Creators The ones who play In – Between So when one is buying a from a fashion designer, you can be aware of what one is buying depending on one’s own interest….
The Fashion Design Process – Concept to Design
The Fashion Design Process, unlike what non-fashion designers and the uninitiated think, it is definitely not just out of the box thinking, nor bringing up glorious ideas by magic, out of the big blue sky! (*Pun Intended) Rather, let us think of it as a constructive process, building it up block by block all the…
The Elements of Fashion Design
We have all heard of Elements and Principles of Art & Design. Principles such as Balance, Unity, Emphasis, Repetition/Pattern, movement, rhythm, harmony, etc. Now these principles remain the same across all design/art fields, since these are more directional towards the approach we wish to follow in our works/products. Also, information about the above is available,…
The Importance of Technical Knowledge in Fashion Design and the Basic necessary Skill Set
The education of Fashion Design according to me has 6 basic skills that needs to be mastered. To list them out:- Pattern Making Skills Draping Skills Construction Skills Textile/Fabric knowledge Surface Development/Embellishment skills Sketching/Croqui Development skills & Flat Sketches (On paper or on digital media) The rest of the skills usually taught in most institutes…
The importance of the ‘Black Book’ for every designer
I do not know how much I should stress that my black books are my wealth! Every designer according to me should maintain a black book/dairy where he/she is always updating it with the ideas he/she gets immaterial of it’s utilization. Let me state the problems every designer goes through and alternatively stress on how…
My first Avante-Garde/Couture Collection, ‘Cirque de Folie’ – Circus of Madness.
Collection Launch : Spring Summer 2017 Collection Planning/Ideation and Making: 2015 – 2017 Collection Write-Up/Inspiration/Mood: This Collection was inspired by the video and lyrics of Engel by the German Band Rammstein. A Goth inspired Heavy Metal Band. This song video and lyrics according to me, or lets say, in my perception shows the corruption of…
My Fashion journal - An Aphrodite by Nags Journey 