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By: Miss Malini » Blog Archive » Shah Rukh Khan @ the XXX Energy Drink Fashion Show & Faux Pas!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:26:08 +0000

[...] just like you stumble through her high-pitched”v’s” and “w’s” once before? Lol!) P.S. Props to Rohit Roy who looked fairly stylishly turned out, having traded in his Ed [...]

By: Miss Malini » Blog Archive » Fashion Week Day 4: Manish Malhotra

Miss Malini » Blog Archive » Fashion Week Day 4: Manish Malhotra — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:45:06 +0000

[...] and here’s yet more proof that male models deserve all the Zoolander flack they get. These boys (one in a wife beater) seriously thought I was taking their picture because [...]

By: Huston We Have a Problem. « Miss Malini

Huston We Have a Problem. « Miss Malini — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:10:47 +0000

[...] activities. Having said that it’s pretty much what a-day-in-the-life-of any cutsey character (Zoo-lander or otherwise) might be like. I mean what were you expecting? Dressed up giraffes in the costumes [...]

By: Random Thoughts right before Monday « Miss Malini

Random Thoughts right before Monday « Miss Malini — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:10:08 +0000

[...] Shachii Manik and everyone who’s ever posted a comment (well maybe except for that angry Subfusco fiasco rant) or clicked “Like” on Facebook. You’ve totally rocked my [...]

By: missmalini

missmalini — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:23:31 +0000

And does that make Subfusco “less than darkish?”

By: missmalini

missmalini — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:11:27 +0000

Hey there Joshua! Clearly you’re upset but that was bound to happen. I’m not criticizing anyone maybe making a little fun but honestly its all part of the whole wonderful fashion circus isn’t it?

No publicity is bad publicity!

The whole bit of cash injected to help fix our poverty issues I don’t quite see happening unless this event was all going to charity or something.

Thanks for the translation on Fusco!

By: joshua

joshua — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:25:09 +0000

Hi… everyone has opions, but when u critizie people trying to do business in your country, calling them names or making fun of their brand names, you should think twice.. India is a beautiful place, but has so much poverty. A bit of cash injected from overseas companies does help in small ways.
Fusco as you wrote, well you should do your research.. it is latin for darkish and or deviated colour.

By: Why Vikram Chatwal’s so Hot Right Now. « Miss Malini

Why Vikram Chatwal’s so Hot Right Now. « Miss Malini — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:29:17 +0000

[...] Here’s the bit you may have missed! So I make Zoolander references all the time (partly because my friends are semi obsessed with it and quote from it constantly) and partly because it does a pretty good job of encapsulating what the world of male models is like in India as well. (Apologies fellows but I have proof.) [...]

By: missmalini

missmalini — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:02:32 +0000

Hey Baton, thanks for your comments. So here’s the thing, while I see your point of view about some of the foreign models being professionals perhaps the overall effect of there being some very average ones too took away from the rest. I did comment on my blog that there was one who was quite good (I couldn’t tell if she was Indian or foreign.)

Perhaps this has been your first experience with Indian Fashion Shows and unfortunately you’ve seen the less talented lot on ramp but trust me some Indian models are seriously gorgeous and walk very well which is why this struck me as a bit off even more. If you like check out any of my blogs about Fashion Week and you’ll see what I mean! India may be a world within itself but trust me we’ve figured out the whole razzle dazzle thing big time (its a whole industry in fact!) and when we do it usually do it very well. If you get a chance go to Lakme Fashion Week coming up next weekend and see for yourself!

So I thought the show overall was entertaining but a little cheesy. The emcee was pretty bad you have to give me that! The whole thing with asking that Australian designer if he would be inspired by “the Taj Mahal or beggars” was just ridiculous and an embarrassment for India in general! I’ve also seen MANY better emcees so I wrote about that in the papers already in fact check it out http://missmalini.com/2009/03/21/mumbai-24/

Anyway I apologize if I caused you or any of the models any grief, this was just my point of view and purely based on various experiences I’ve had at similar events. I hope you’ll keep the faith (and keep reading my blog!)
Cheers.

By: baton

baton — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:56:17 +0000

so… u didnt like the show…
its ur opinion of course.. y dont u write one column to a good newspaper.. or fashion magazine maybe!
im nothing to do with ur opinion.. but let me just say mine now.
the models were there are professional! yes they are!
i cant say anything about those indian models, cause if they go to any other country they’ll never pass in front of any model agency! whatever…
but the foreign models.. they came here.. to india to make money.. to do jobs, they travel around the world doing so many jobs and doing good… what r u saying that they r amateur! the problem here in india its only one. INdia is a world inside the earth!
everything here is so different from another places… im not saying that its bad… but its too different.. and i just cant agree with somethings that i read sometimes…