Indian bride

Indian bride photoshoot in Mumbai.

A long waiting Indian photoshoot that wouldn’t get off the ground in Delhi but happened extremely quickly in Mumbai, resulted at the end in four photoshoots, all four in one week. Three of them with the photographer Tanvi and one of them with the photographer Himanshu. It was hard working, done six models make up on our first day of shooting and four on a second day. Third shooting day (with Himanshu) was easy, we had only one model and the last day was relatively easy as well, with just two models…

After each shoot (and also evenings without shoots :)), I’d go and meet people in Bandra’s Toto’s pub (located at Pali Naka neighborhood). A good one, with relaxed people, good pop/rock music and some easy Indian food. Would sit there with the photographer Himanshu and/or my couchsurf friends I met either in Mumbai or underway.

Time for Indian wedding and some bridal make-up. :)

My first shoot in Mumbai, bridal make-up

Working together with Tanvi (photographer) and Gigi (clothing designer) was amazing. Both professional, young, flexible and ambitious. The shoot was just the way I like, even though bridal make-up is not my thing. But this was different. This was not just common bridal make-up - but Indian wedding bridal make-up. Very colorful and thus different, just like Indian wedding itself.

Yet, this one was quite opposite to a traditional wedding (make-up, clothes etc) style, and miles away from something like Javanese bride.

Indian bride, wedding 1.

Bride, wedding 2.

Indian bride clothing design, wedding 3.

Indian bride, clothing design, wedding 4. Model: Isha.

Bride clothes, wedding 5. Models: Stephanie and Christine.

Credits

Photographer Tanvi
Tanvi Madkaiker left the staid and colorless world of academics behind in the spring of 2008 when she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising.

A would-be fashion photographer who’s fascinated by dilapidated old buildings, barber shops and clocks, Tanvi regularly mixes the elegant with the absurd to produce work that is hers and hers alone.
A young and instinctive photographer, Tanvi upholds all the romantic, individualistic and iconoclastic ideals of photography as she knows it and is in constant pursuit of perfection.

Currently working independently on a variety of projects, she has been published in reputed publications such as, Society Interiors and Marie Claire.

More info at: www.modelmayhem.com/1201767

Clothing designer GigiB
With this philosophy in mind, Divyanka Bedi is all set to step into the world of fashion. A graduate from Raffles Design Institute, Mumbai, she is a passionate pattern maker and has always been partial to high drama and highly constructed garments.

Still in her 20’s and already a winner of two design awards; Triumph Inspiration Award – National Winner (2008) and Wills India Fashion Week, Installation Contest – National Winner (2007). She represented India at the first Triumph Inspiration Awards held in Beijing in 2008 which was judged by a prestigious jury comprising of prominent names in international fashion. In March 2008, she showcased her collection “Venice is Sinking” along with her classmates in a fashion show called Supernova 7 that she conceptualized and organized herself.

The first born of veteran villain Ranjeet is fondly nicknamed Gigi, after the 1958 French film. This has become the title of GigiB, under which she designs. She appreciates the human body and dresses men and women of all ages and body types. Open to all personalities and preferences, Divyanka designs with only two rules – High Quality and True Design.

More info at: www.gigib.com

Indian wedding bride collection

Within Indian wedding / bride clothes collection, Gigi designed twelve wedding costumes and they all had to be photographed. One better then the other. What can I say… the girl is a genius! And so is Tanvi.

These “Indian bride” pictures, should actually speak for them self.
Check also: Siobhan’s clothing design collection, my second Mumbai’s clothes design fashion shoot.

* The names and profile url’s of the models shall be published as soon as available to me…