How Bollywood stars can look better

Fashion forwardthis one is dedicated to all the Bollywood beauties and hunks with six packs and washboard abs Herersquos a quick lesson in dressing sense if you are planning to pose and preen in front of the shutterbugs Getting crowned as fashion icons by style critiquing websites or being named the most stylish by the media means a lot to the stars It adds to their CV specially if their acting talents donrsquot add up to muchMadhuri Dixit shows that one doesnrsquot need to flaunt the midriff in a lehenga to look sexy Strike a posePosing comes naturally to models but not all stars are models so donrsquot try to be one The lsquoIamalittleteapotcumkettlersquo pose is not the only one to strike in front of the camera Take note Sonam Kapoor Aditi Rao Hydari and Kangna Ranaut Also getting your legs in a twist does nothing for you Instead it looks as if you want to rush somewherePosing for the cameras is an artPerfect 10Not everybody is blessed with a perfect 10 figure but one can try and minimise those flaws and highlight the plus points Itrsquod be great if Kajol with those lovely eyes and Madhuri Dixit Nene with that 1000 watt smile stay true to some great ethnic wear but run away from hipster saris and lowslung lehengas if the midriff is not in an hourglass shape Avoid halters and bustiers too if your arms donrsquot resemble those of Michelle ObamaWhy wear a shapeless gown when you can pull off a sari like few can Rani Mukerji should take this adviceHunky fashionBollywood boys try and dress like men unless you are planning on winning the best clown contest Ranveer Singhrsquos rise to fame has been phenomenal with a physique that is driving women and even men crazy but maybe he should dress stylish so that people donrsquot snigger or get embarrassed by his fashion foiblesWith a physique like Ranveer Singhrsquos one can carry off a lot of things with flair but it is better to not go overboardHaute or notPicking Versace Armani Naeem Khan Dior Oscar de la Renta or Givenchy is great for the red carpet but what may look stunning on Cate Blanchett Naomi Watts and Angelina Jolie may not work for that buxom Indian figure Even gowns by Indian couturiers such as Rohit Bal Tarun Tahiliani Gauri and Nainika need figures and a stance that can carry a regal creation Stick to those gorgeous lehengacholis instead of struggling in floorkissing numbersIf only this dress had been shorter it would not have looked as if Chitrangada Singh is drowning in it Scrap the sky Reach for the sky is the mantra for most stars but it is better to do it with onersquos career than with heels that defy imagination Hobbling on the red darpet will kill that Suneet Varma dream creation Models glide in nine inch stilettos all the time and do it with great ease Practice but donrsquot dislocate your knees or feet because fashion is not worth all that painIf you donrsquot have the legs to flaunt donrsquot Height matters All those stars who come in tiny packages mdash Malaika Arora Khan Amrita Rao Chitrangada Singh Tanisha Mukerjee mdash may have great faces but without those skyscraper heels they almost disappear So designers when lending your creations to these fashion divas please shorten the hem of their dresses otherwise minis turn into midis and midis into maxis and maxis sweep the floor which does not do anything for your creations or the poor beauties lost in themThose high heels lend themselves to a lot of lsquohealrsquoing laterKeep them hidden Legs are a starrsquos asset but show them only if they look like the sexy lsquogamsrsquo that Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif are blessed with Stars such as Sonakshi Sinha Vidya Balan and Huma Qureshi should hide their parallels even if the mini is the hottest thing on the fashion chartsThat dress would have looked great on the ramp but it does nothing for a woman as beautiful as SrideviOn or off the rampWhat looks great on the ramp on those graceful models may not have the same effect on Bollywood stars Do rush to get Masabarsquos lipstick print dresssari Anupamaa Dayalrsquos funky creation Wendell Rodricksrsquos resort wear but get a mirror before you step out and check whether the creation looks as gorgeous on you as it does on the model Sridevirsquos comeback was great while Vidya Balan is a fabulous performer but both their style quotient needs reworking