Bollywood Welcomes Caribbean Fashion with Open Arms
The second largest film industry, Bollywood, has recently integrated Caribbean music and fashion in many movies. At first, isolated from all music and cultural genres of other countries, Bollywood has finally decided to open up its industry to the world. Although Indian fashion involves sarees, kurta and kameez, they are now becoming outdated among many women. Modern women craves for something fresh and they don’t mind at all wearing dresses of other countries. The best way to catch Indian women in terms fashion is through movies. New trendy styles open the doorways for many fashion designers around the world to showcase their styles before the large audience. Movies are the best medium to express new fashions. Recently, in the year 2011, the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dubara, showcased both Caribbean music and fashion which mesmerized many Indian audience. Very little was known before about the Caribbean culture, after the release of this movie, people were more interested to know about the culture and other Latin outwears. Long dresses with beautiful prints of flowers and the hems cut out in a flowing pattern became really appealing to the Indian women. One strap dresses with unique designs became famous for party wears.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rsi9gYvLo
Similarly, another movie named Aisha released in 2010, included a samba style song and dance. This song just ripped the Bollywood screen. Fashion statement made by the dresses that the dancers wore in this dance was liked by everyone. Most included short skirts with beautiful tops. The fashion madness not only touched women but also made a huge impact on men. The short sleeves with dress pants and trendy hats just uplifted the style of the men. It was never been imagined that one day Caribbean fashion would boldly stepp up on the Bollywood platform and make a daring attempt to captivate the hearts on Indian people regarding fashion. Indeed, the Caribbean people and fashion designers have been successful in defining Indian fashion in new terms. Furthermore, integration of Caribbean fashion has made Indian people to step out of their strict cultural boundaries and to take a sneek-peek at other cultures hot trends on fashion.
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78AOCLReZeg
Also by writing this blog, I got the opportunity to understand more about the fashion in the Caribbeans. I only watched the dresses and the dances that the actors do on the screen. I have never been able to step out and think where these new fashion trends came from. From now on I will remain cautious to look out for new cultural incorporation in the Bollywood song and would try to know more from where the trend came from.
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