Showing posts with label Indian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian. Show all posts

23.11.12

To India And Back

Time to boast about my wonderful uni life, my awesome friends, and my great love of sharing obsessions. 

J, my Indian-from-Kenya friend has taught me the art of sari-making. I've talked about how I love Doll Divine before, I do believe, but I'm quite set in my ways, and matching is one of the largest. So…in the sake of spontaneity, J and i spent the evening with friends, first discussing tattoos, then Hinduism, and final (somehow!), we arrived at saris, and the dress-up doll at DD.

Both were modelled after myself (I'll have to get J to do herself soon!), and I thought I'd share.


Our first doll, that came complete with sari-wrapping lessons performed on my old fuzzy blanket.
I was surprised by the purple-ish tone J picked—I can't wear that shade IRL, as it completely washes me out. Nice to dream, though!


Our second, in the style of a modern/traditional Indian wedding. I love how red is used so much—my favourite!


Wedding Mahara. J loved the incorporation of green that she picked, for my own accent I think I might pick a golden/caramel brown, or a teal, perhaps a paler, yellower green if I were to do this over.


Here's the Doll Divine site—I highly recommend spending precious, valuable and productive time there.