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It is colours this season and bright multi coloured sarees are really something that are totally in vogue. Most celebrities are seen spotting these multi coloured sarees with fine embroideries and contrast blouses with superb cuts. Net is also something that is so in especially when it comes to blouses.

Keeping sarees aside, thigh-high boots are also a trend that our tinsel town is sticking to which is a popular trend in Hollywood. Don’t know if our Bollywood celebs are aping this trend!

You can pair your boots with shorts and a sleeveless shirt or even with a short black dress. When wearing these boots make sure you wear them well with the right kind of dress and accessories to avoid any kind of faux pas!

Now coming to men, narrow fit jeans are in and they look totally stylish on well built men. You can pair these denims with short shirts and long pointed formal/ informal shoes. Keep it simple because you do not want the focus to shift from your denims.

As far as accessories are concerned its clutches and watches that our socialites are swearing by. Be it Aishwarya endorsing Longines or Priyanka carrying a Louis Vuitton clutch – they are something that totally enhance your look. So go ahead and pick one of the best clutches and watches this season.

Long printed dresses especially animal prints is something that is also quite in and looks fashionable. However, you need to wear the right length of dress to suit your body type. Latest have seen these dresses on Sushmita, Gayatri Joshi and also on Sophie.

Embroidery is an important element in Indian fashion right from prehistoric times to the modern fashionable times. Embroidery adds to the look of the material with beautiful designs on them. Materials like metal strips, beads, quills, pearls and sequins are also used in Indian embroidery. Embroidery is classified according to the type of stitch that is done to the fabric. Some of them are names as free embroidery, counted-thread embroidery, surface embroidery etc.

Hand embroidery is thousands of years old and its exquisite use can be seen throughout history of India. The Kantha Embroidery is the one the most popular form of embroidery practiced by the rural women in India. It was on dhotis and saris that the traditional form of Kantha embroidery were done. Kantha Embroidery is a simple stitch that is made on the borders. Themes of day to day activities are a common subject for this embroidery. The present fashion industry uses Kantha embroidery on garments like the sarees, dupatta, kameez, shirts for men and women, kurta etc. The base fabric used is cotton and silk.

Gota and Kinari embroidery is yet famous Indian embroidery used extensively on designer sarees. It involves placing woven gold cloth onto other fabric so as to create different e textures on the surface. Kinari embroidery also known as edging, predominantly practiced by Muslim craftsmen, is the fringed border decoration.

The Phulkari embroidery is a type that is extensively used in Haryana and Punjab. Birds, flowers and human figures are normally embroidered on red or orange cotton khadi cloth. Phulkari embroidery is put on to the cloth from the reverse side using needles and one thread at a time. The embroidery is usually done with silk or satin thread. Indian embroidery is a highly respected art in foreign countries.