Fashionable like mom!

No matter how old fashioned she looks now in comparison to the stylish babe you have grown up into, at some point of time in your growing up years, didn’t you stealthily try your mommy’s lipstick or ran around wearing her high heels?
Well, every daughter does that as her mother is the first fashionista a little girl witnesses around her. However, as the years pass by, daughters develop their own fashion sense, but at the same time, ‘a memory’ of their mother’s dressing up ritual remains etched in their minds forever.From a piece of clothing to antique jewellery, a timeless watch or for that matter her collection of bags...there’s always something that a girl wants to take from her mother and keep it with her forever.
We get talking to some daughters on what is that they’ll love to pick-up from their mom’s closet...
Silk sarees, says Masaba Gupta, daughter of actor Neena Gupta
Despite being a budding fashion designer herself, Masaba Gupta can’t stop drooling over her mom’s saris. “It has to be her silk saris! She has collected them from around the world. And the way she mix-and-matches them, makes them all the more unique. If I get a chance, I’ll steal them for sure!”
Mom’s style for Riddhima Kapoor Sahani, daughter for actor Neetu Singh
When mommy is as stylish and poised as yesteryear actor Neetu Singh Kapoor, it’s obvious for the daughter to be as awestruck as Riddhima. “You want me to pick up just ‘one thing’ from her? That’ll be tough! As I have already taken her heirloom pieces, now I want to steal her entire style. The way she carries herself, the way she puts together everything that she wears -from her clothes to accessories. She has an impeccable sense of style. She is simple yet so elegant.”
Classic jewellery for actress Mahima Choudhary
Jewellery and women have an old connection and when the jewellery is old and classic the connection simply gets stronger. Off late, Mahima has started connecting with her mom’s jewellery. “It is very recently, that I have developed a liking for my mothers’ jewels. She has some very old pieces... rather classics that look very stylish now. At times, I team her heavy gold chokers and earrings with saris for that ethnic look, while I wear the heavy jhumkas with something as casual as a shirt or a tunic and they still look chic! Trust me, they are timeless!”
Maharashtrian Mangalsutra for Shveta Salve, actress
Just like any other girl grown up in a Maharashtrian clan, Shveta has seen her mother dressed to the tee as a ‘Marathi nauri’ (bahu). And she loves everything that goes into the making of that look. “I want to take my mom’s nose pin, it’s a typical Marashtrian ones. Also, she has a beautiful and unique mangalsutra that I love. I remember how I used to wear it and roam around in the house. I’m going to keep it for myself when I get married.”
If you are planning to dig into your mom’s closet, here are a few suggestions...
- The old banarasi saris: A little work on their revival or some alterations here and there and you can transform them into absolutely new style statements.
- The patla bangles: Though you might find the imitation designs even now, but the charm of the intricate designs on the old pieces is simply incomparable.
- The chabi ka guchcha (key ring): Remember the key-chain adorning the sari of every bahu, clinched to her waist in the old films? It was a utilitarian concept when the tijori ki chabi used to be handy unlike the debit cards these days. But, today you can wear it whenever you wear a sari just like Priyanka Chopra did in ‘Bluff Master’. Just get it re-polished before you wear it.
- The potli batuas: Your mom must have one of those beautiful ‘beaded purses’ that look equally stunning even today.
These were some of the suggestions from us. Share, if you come across something really unique in your mom’s closet!
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