School of Styling meets an HR Honcho from a leading health insurance company.

In our continued pitching with corporate clients, we recently met a senior HR person.
After our services were talked about in detail, there was an interesting comment he made during the discussion. His take was that our services were a good to have thing but not exactly must have remedy.
We were flattered by his analysis and are confident of being on service to them soon. Follow up talk has boosted our confidence.
Internally, his comments made us go back to the drawing board. We contemplated; one reason why we are considered a good to have is because of the not so established nature of this kind of service. There we felt proud to be India`s first full service provider on dressing and styling.
Given our belief “Style is value” and each one we have met so far seems to agree. We were only happy. Fact is that it is the intangibles like appropriate business dressing that clinch the deal. In management lingo, one can say that it is the invisible, understated or not so obvious strengths that provide the real edge to win over competition.
(In our case the edge we impart is visible and worth appreciating)
Great dressing does provide the memorable message, is a much easier thing to learn and master and is a sure shot edge.

But for some of us, above thoughts may only make up for good talk, hence what we have decided to do is to incorporate certain tools  and exercises as part of the workshop so that benefits are  measurable and not just arbitrary. Great business dressing is a must have and we would love to move up the thought ladder from our patrons.

Here is a little proof to substanciate our thoughts

90% of HR Pros believe that well groomed candidates make a better impression.
84% of HR pros say well groomed employees climb the corporate ladder faster
92% of HR pros agree that candidates who are well groomed exude confidence.
90% of HR pros believe that being well groomed is key to making a good first impression
Source - http://www.gillette.com/en-US/#/grooming/careeradvantage/en-us/index.shtml/

Thank you for forcing us to contemplate. We only stand to gain.

Dipped in lavender

Purple is the color of the season. It is everywhere. The best buys for the color would be a checked shirt at United Colors of Benetton, also check out purple cardigans and dresses at the same store. Accessorize it in the color, as the store also have belts and vallets dipped in the same. So grab either of purple, lavender, mauve, violet, periwinkle before it goes out!! Make sure this season you have to have purple in your wardrobe!! As we always say 'Style is Value'!

Winter dressing 2010

As winters setting in, stylish outer wear for both women and men are a vital part. To keep it trendy this season, here are some sweaters styles which are ongoing trends this fall winter.


The cardigans are very stylish article in for this season. Layering the cardigan with formal shirts communicates well for formal wear. Sweaters with V-neck line combined with a good formal shirt are also a trendy office wear. Try contrasting colors with these styles.


This winter turtle neck sweaters are also an ongoing style. These can be worn to office with a slim fit trouser or a pencil skirt. Long sweater length is in for this season. Cropped sweater are completely out this winters. As purple color is picked color for this season, so a purple sweater is a must worn trendy article this winter. A mauve sweater can be worn at work.


Another trendy silhouette which will be retailed this season is a sweater dress. It is an ongoing international trend. Sweater dresses with collars can be worn at work as well. Team them up with leggings, slim pants/jeans or boots. The sweater dress’s length can vary as per the body type, select accordingly.


To know more trends and accessorizing your look, keep reading.

Color Trends Fall Winter 2010

The fall winter 2010 is dominated with colors like bright red, as the color represents warm feeling and is a joyful. Pair it with seasonal cool colors. Tones of Brown are another picked color for the season. If not in garments, then accessorize your attire with the color. Another must color for your wardrobe is Purple, an enchanting color for eyes and looks amazing for fall winter season. Add tones of Green to your wardrobe, from light green to forest dark green, all shades look fabulous. Choose the color as per your skin type. The timeless color Black is always an elegant trendy color of the season. Combine the color with any trendy color of the season to keep it stylish! Some other colors such as yellow, gray, dark blue, beige will also be the stylish colors of the season.

Source- hubpages.com

School of Styling witnessed the graduating show of WLCI ‘Quintessence 2010’ at Crowne Plaza, Okhla.

The students splashed various colors reflecting versatile themes. The setup of the ramp was proper for

a fashion event. The jury members were quiet eminent personalities from fashion industry as Anup Bhandari, Ashish Batra, Gautam Rakha, Munish Khanna, Nikhil Thukral, Payal Jaggi, Shaan Thadani, Vikram Seth and Varun Rana. The show was choreographed by Anup Banarjee.

The show started with welcoming of the guests and jury. The first collection by Vashundhara Srivastava was inspired by ‘Candies’ and was rightly presented relating to the theme. The Abhishek Chakraborty’s

bridal collection inspired by the ‘Sacred Lotus’ also showcased the ethereal beauty of the flower.

Vinita Motwani’s collection inspired by ‘Chromatic Allure’ included various elements of garments and

were beautifully combined with the brilliant vibrant color schemes. Priya Arora’s collection inspired by

the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ had innovative silhouettes. Anshul Nakra’s represented a move against cruelty

to animals, showcasing a collection to save tigers ‘Trapped in the Wild, unless we Save them’. The Aditya Khare’s collection ‘Roots to Wings’ was accessorized well. Also Niketa Singh’s ‘Le Cirque’ was also well accessorized. Every collection had their own specialty, although the maximum numbers of awards were won by Abhishek Chakraborty.

The usual visible fault with some of the garments was use of cheap fastenings and ill fittings which seemed to bother the models. Also some models were not in right shape which dropped the garments look.

The music of the collections was rightly selected as per the themes and the prizes awarded were justice to the collections.