Recipe for style

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For anyone mildly interested in fashion, ANTM is more than just a garbled mess of words. America’s Next Top Model, the famous reality show hosted and produced by former supermodel Tyra Banks, is a veritable bible in posing, walking and styling shoots. But one task which is still memorable is walking the ramp wearing a sack, and

only the girl who truly ‘werqs’ it was chosen a winner. Reiterating that good style comes from within and not the clothes, and even a sack could look good if carried with panache.
Designer Siddharth Tytler thinks that one could be the largest or skinniest person on the earth; clothes don’t make a difference if the attitude is right. “Their comfort in being who they are is what defines style for me. It’s how one wears what they are wearing that matters way more. It’s all about the confidence,” he says.
For designer Joy Mitra, it’s one’s beliefs along with the confidence that can really up the style ante. “It’s all about your convictions and the way you go about achieving it. One can be wearing a `100 dress from a flea market and look much better than someone in a designer outfit. However, taste plays an equally important role in defining style too. If only you have great taste, will you pick the right outfit,” he tells us. Though Payal Kapur, the designer behind the label Famous, considers character as the most important factor for style. “It’s obviously not clothes but one’s personality which shines when someone’s overall attitude to society is positive. Grace Kelly was a beautiful woman, but I don’t think they could be more stylish than Mother Teresa. And as for an outfit, one needs to know how to team up things together, whether they are accessories, bags or shoes, they should reflect the wearer’s personality,” she says.