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OMG: Casual Party? What a Formality ...
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coolnfundu
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Jul 06, 2003 03:56 PM
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In strict sense, casual parties died down long time back, and if it were a strictly casual party, it comes with no codes and one could just enter it in what ever one has dressed in. Casual is the stuff
when friends hanged out the nearby tea shop for their daily Soota or when the aunties got together for their afternoon tea. Ofcourse, what we mean most of the times with casual party is a tonned down version of a full fledged stiff upper lip or a social equivalent of street fashion meets ooh so propah behavior. Anything but anything goes. It is meant to be a fun filled stroll for all, not too hard on the organizer and not too hard on the ones who attend it.
Still, let us see what is deemed proper dressing in such parties. I live in Punjab and have frequented such highly monotonous parties in Chandigarh, Shimla and Delhi only. So pardon me if it is not as hi-fi as say it would be in Pune or Bangalore with lot more younger crowd. Here the moment someone dresses anything remotely different, the whole street turns the head and you feel like you just arrived from Mars. So whatever you wear or not wear, dont walk to the party, drive. And here are some trends in wearing for this season:
1) ATTITUDE: This is most important thing. You could come dressed in Soiled Jeans and chawani top but if you wear the right kind of attitude you are the king/queen. Tips include on ’’Oh I thought of a new game!’’, ’’A new dance step’’, ’’New takaiya kalaam’’, ’’Cause - Alien Rights is big in thing at present’’, ’’How you are on verge of hooking/splitting a relation.
2) KURTIS: These are in big time and hence everyone is wearing them. So what sets you apart? Check out the funkiest one you can find or the most daring one if you are really adventurous. One advise, it is summers and last thing one wants to see are shades of red, brown or gold.
3) Business Casuals: Safest bet esp. if you are keen to maintain a clean image. If added elegantly to your behavior, these are sure shot stare worthy wear. Traditional favorites like light color tops with dark shade trousers are always hit. One may experiment a bit.
4) MARK ME PLEASE: This is a variety which believes in Pareto principle firmly. They dont spend bucks evenly but only on one thing and hence, they would come up with things like henna tattoos, elaborate hair dos, embroidered kurtis. Mostly inspired by TV/Films, the hot in thing are David Beckham inspired hair styles and DJ Doll dressing. Add just one touch but add it with chutzpah is the motto.
In practise anything works. SAB CHALTA HAI CHALANE WALA CHAHIYE. I have even seen people pass of things like 35 rupees shirt with a slogan written on it ’’IM AVAILABLE AT #$%^&*’’. Creativity not loads of it but some amount and you are a hit. All the best. FOR ANY FURTHER ADVISE LOG ON TO YOUR BRAINS OR 4 YEAR OLD COUSIN. You will do well. Somehow I have seen how talking in Punjabi is enuf dressing in Delhi/ Shimla...
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Casual means experiment
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Chances of goofing up if not attitude
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