MissMalini, Nowsad & mom!
MissMalini, Nowsad & mom!

As I blog from the comfort of my fluffy pillow at the Sheraton (New Delhi) I can’t help but look back at my day and smile 🙂 Wills India Fashion Week was so full of color and fun and a distinct attempt to #BeYOUNG that it felt like a breath of fresh air! Take a look at the 10 things I think made WIFW special for Generation Y and feel free to leave me your favorites in the comments below 🙂 xoxo

1. Neha Dhupia is a Twitter Face!

Neha Dhupia at WIFW
Neha Dhupia at WIFW

That’s right, this season of WIFW boasted the chiseled Miss Dhupia as their little birdie on the ground. Last night she looked stunning in a dress from Atsu’s latest collection.

Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia
@Neha_Dhupia
@Neha_Dhupia
Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia

I even Instagrammed her LIVE tweeting the ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show, look!

Neha Dhupia at WIFW
Neha Dhupia at WIFW

Plus here’s a video of her right after the show sharing what makes her #BeYOUNG, watch and learn ladies, watch and learn.

PS. How cute is it that her parents and my mom all huddled up for a picture together? Proud parents = happy children 🙂

MissMalini and Neha Dhupia
MissMalini and Neha Dhupia

2. Getting to Be The SP Girl.

MissMalini in Satya Paul by Masaba Gupta
MissMalini in Satya Paul by Masaba Gupta
TheSPGirl
TheSPGirl

Oh boy do I love dressing up! yesterday I wore this delicious neon pink and gray sari by Masaba Gupta for Satya Paul entitled Dripping Ink.

Satya Paul by Masaba Gupta
Satya Paul by Masaba Gupta

I paired it with the neon bracelets Sarika Motiani from Smashh the Salon once gave me! You like?

Neon bracelts
Neon bracelts

I love that saris are finding reinvention. This one in particular especially so because of it’s gorgeous Peter Pan collar. (And Peter as you know will #BeYoung forever!)

Peter Pan Collar
Peter Pan Collar

Oh and thank you MAC for my beautiful make up and a bagful of goodies, yay!

MAC
MAC

3. Back to the Future!

I don’t know what we’ll dress like decades from now but this feels about right. A rather clever way to #BeYOUNG is to obliterate the path of view to your wrinkles – fascinator style!

Nida Mahmood and someone very interesting!
Nida Mahmood and someone very interesting!
Nida Mahmood
Nida Mahmood

And of course there’s no need to hide this pretty face 🙂 Nida Mahmood (who has the cutest headbands ever btw) told me what made her #BeYOUNG as well…

4. Print, Television, What Next?

MissMalini and Sujata
MissMalini and Sujata

Ask Sujata Assomull Sippy, former editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and she’ll tell you it’s the World Wide Web. Which is why she has been fabulously blogging up a storm for MissMalini.com with a unique daily recap of her favorite things directly from the front row! How very #geekchic!

5. Twinterviews!

Twinterviews at a party
Twinterviews at a party

The beautiful thing about my word is that the real and virtual often overlap. But this means gone are the days of manic note taking while hopping from one interview to the next. Now I can interview you, dear celebrity from the comfort of my Twitter stream and everyone’s invited! Check out some highlights from my #BeYOUNG Twinterviews today with fashion editors, designers and models too!

Twinterviews
Twinterviews

There was a pre-show party at the Fiama Di Wills lounge for Payal Pratap & Rahul Mishra where I asked the fashionable & fabulous what makes them #BeYOUNG too!

6. The ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG Show.

Payal Pratap & Rahul Mishra
Payal Pratap & Rahul Mishra
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show

What a terrific collection of old world charm repackaged in laser lights! I loved the lace, I loved the shoes (although they looked precarious to walk on!) and I loved those whimsical (well spotted Hima) patiala pants! Well done Payal Pratap & Rahul Mishra.

ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show

And how do you not love a show that has a female violist rocking tune on stage with a bow that looked a whole lot like a light saber! Step aside Luke, the force has moved on!

ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show
ITC Fiama Di Wills #BeYOUNG show

7.  #BeYOUNG like PC!

@PriyankaChopra
@PriyankaChopra

I love that Priyanka Chopra jumped in with her own awesome definition of what makes her #BeYOUNG. So honest and full of love! How can you not want to give her a big fat hug? 🙂

photo courtesy | peeceelicious
photo courtesy | peeceelicious

I also love this picture she Instagrammed Gunday style 🙂

8. Dishy men who know how to #BeYOUNG!

Even the hunky Milind Soman piped in with his own #BeYOUNG anthem. They call it #Pinkathon2013 and it’s Awesome!

@Milindrunning
@Milindrunning

In fact I did my first Twinterview with him 🙂

Milind Soman
Milind Soman

Even the adorable Prabal Panjabi from Mere Dad Ki Maruti told us what makes him #BeYOUNG during our interview with him on Friday 🙂

9. Say Hello to @himabatavia

#BeYOUNG winner
#BeYOUNG winner

Here’s the lovely lady who won my first prize, two tickets to Payal Pratap and Rahul Mishra‘s WIFW show + invites to the pre-show party!

Hima and MissMalini
Hima and MissMalini
Hima and MissMalini
Hima and MissMalini
#BeYOUNG winner
#BeYOUNG winner

Hahaha love that she tweeted her face off, well worth it, wasn’t it?! Btw, how sweet is your man Josh?!

Josh & Hima
Josh & Hima

Oh! And this merry bunch turned out to be MissMalini readers from Dubai, yay! Ahlun bekom felhend 🙂

Dubai group
Dubai group

10. You can #BeYOUNG too!

And last but not least, there’s this lovely hamper still up for grabs to leave you fresh faced and shiny-haired 🙂

Fiama Di Wills hamper
Fiama Di Wills hamper

Simply tweet @MissMalini with the hashtag what makes you #BeYOUNG and take it away! Contest ends tomorrow with the WIFW finale, so hurry! The more you tweet the better your chances 🙂

*Bonus

As I was leaving I spotted these earrings (which I later found out were from Afganistan!)

cute accessories
cute accessories

How cute right? I love! What a stylish way to #BeYOUNG!