No, we aren’t asking you to go the Lady Gaga way this season (fishnet stockings torn strategically or the birdman outfit), even if you are tempted to party hard and wear the skimpiest of drape dresses.
The key to good dressing comes from the right balance, much like in life. So, going OTT is really not the “in thing”. But fashion gurus know how to glam it up without trying too hard to be noticed, so they suggest teaming up a blingy bottom with a simple, flirty blouse, a la Miley Cyrus style, or maybe doing it up just like the beautiful Daphne Guinness, who exudes effortless charm.
So, bring out those shiny sequinned sheath dresses and jazz up your look by adding touches of black and if you feel it is getting in the way of your upping the glam-o-meter, then complete the look with those, um, caged killer heels.
Designer Anjana Bhargav, who has passed on the style baton to her daughter Ankita, says that in principle it is always advisable to balance bling with something understated. “Too much of bling makes it look like an overdose and minimises the appeal,” she says. And the woman who gave up her coveted position to “pursue higher goals”, Paris Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld also seems to be a lover of this trend. But if you are addicted to the sequin-soaked goddess gowns, sorry we can’t help you, but we do suggest that you will desperately need a plain butter-coloured bolero to hide all that shine and shimmer.
Or you might just end up, ahem, a bit like a wannabe, warns designer Sanchita Ajjampur if you tilt the scales too much. “You can be a sight for sore eyes unless the top is short and sexy,” she adds.
Maybe that’s why hottie Kate Moss seems to be the perfect embodiment of this trend and certainly not Kim Kardashian (the one with the famed posterior), as Ranna Gill says, “This will work only if you don’t have a well-endowed posterior, as the bling will stand out and the whole party will be talking only about your hip size.”