Yes that's right Bollywood not Hollywood, as in Hindi cinema.
The word Bollywood is a portmanteau of “Bombay” and “Hollywood”.
If you would like some more reading on the topic check out Wikipedia.
The world is coming ever closer to a complete global culture, but we still are not just there yet.
But reading this article from the “ARAB NEWS” website definitely made me think about the subject.
Just think about this paragraph from the above mentioned article.
“With many designers from the Middle East showing at Paris Couture Week (this year, Maison Rabih Kayrouz became the second Arab designer after Elie Saab to be authorized by the French Couture Federation to use the tag haute couture), they understand silhouette and tailoring, and because the region has a heritage of handcrafted beading and threadwork, they are able to marry the best of East and West.”
Diana Penty wears a Atelier Zuhra dress with feather embelishment.
The feathers look like ostrich spads.
What do I mean when I a global culture?
To put it very briefly, in modern times we are all being influenced by the same trends in fashion, food and even language, on a global level.
In some ways even religion, think about it, there is a feeling of a developing world wide religion of peace and love. Of course you could say otherwise but that's the way I feel.
To sum up what the article is saying, the Hindi world of high fashion are really into Arab designers.
“Priyanka Chopra wore a white strapless gown from Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika, Aishwarya Rai wore a white gown by Beirut-based Ashi Studio, Kangana Ranaut opted for a sheer embroidered gown by Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco and Diana Penty was spotted in a yellow dress with feather details by Oman’s Atelier Zuhra.”
This itself is not so hard to imagine because of the geographical and cultural closeness of the Arab and Hindi worlds. What is interesting is the fact that we are seeing a lot of these designers also in the more Western fashion world.
Mohit Rai, who is one of India's leading celebrity stylists mentions in the article that not enough of Indi designers are catering to the Western evening wear industry.
But there is no question that we are definitely seeing more of them as time passes.
