Flow in our creations

We were visited by such a cute client! Lopamudra Ghatak visited the Chanderi Tiramisu studio and had a really fun time. She appreciated our designs a lot and we were truly humbled!

It is always exciting to have our clients try out our creations and see their reactions. They love how they look. That is exactly what happened. Lopa is working in a Digital Marketing firm and was looking for an attire for work and leisure. She tried the looks below and bought them!

Check them out and head over to our facebook page www.facebook.com/chanderitiramisu or website www.chanderitiramisu.ooo to check out our collection!

Lopa in a lime green kurta and printed palazzos, teamed with a funky stole

Here she tried on a royal blue kurta highlighted with baby pink trimming. Matched with a lovely pink dupatta and beige palazzos

Finally, a black cotton kurta with intricate pink and orange detailing. A wonderful madhubani dupatta to go!

Big Announcement- Website Name Launched!

Just wanted to update on the most exciting thing for us yet- our website name is launched!

That's us! www.chanderitiramisu.ooo Gooo check us out!

Please visit the website and sign up with your email so we can let you know when we go live!

I'd want to thank all our friends who have supported and encouraged us. Do hang on with us as we take the next step ;)

Stay tuned

Feel Stylish. Feel Confident!

You know you feel super confident when you look fab! It makes you feel gooood from inside and exerts an aura of confidence.

I took out two of my cutest friends- my guides, yoga buddies and mentors- for lunch to Khan Market. We went to Big Chill and had such a satisfying meal with lots of talk and gossip on a buzzy weekday afternoon! 

They were wearing my creations- well-fitted kurtas in vibrant colours, teamed with flowy shararas and matching dupattas. Obviously, I thought they looked incredible. We decided to take some photos after our meal. It was so rewarding to see them that excited to pose for photos! I guess we looked quite fine because suddenly this woman comes up and appreciates us and asks whether she can click us too!! 

That was such a wonderful moment for me! And them, of course :) 

You can wear what you want and how you want - just be confident and everything will seem right! And yes, age no bar when it comes to my designing. 

Check out the photos below: 

Bela Aunty in rose printed kurta and sharara

Neeraji in orange and pink double layered kurta with sharara

Me in the centre with my models :)

Website Coming Soon!

It has been a whirlwind of a journey from where we at Chanderi Tiramisu started. Still remember the the way our first saree was sold. I had just put it up on my personal Facebook page and received queries from some of my friends about its price! My first reaction was that is not for sale! But then I thought about it, and quoted a price. And there, my first creation was sold!

Since 2013, we have created a good presence on our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/chanderitiriamisu! Have enjoyed creating sarees and interacting with our wonderful clients. Without the support and appreciation of our clients and well-wishers, we wouldn't be taking the next step forward.

We are very proud to announce the launch of our website- Coming Soon! Happy to kick-start our next level. Stay Tuned :D

Embrace The Unknown Saree!

Yes, saree has become the unknown!

Have you observed how fewer number of women are wearing sarees these days in a normal routine day?

The other day, I was in a movie hall and I observed that saree has been relegated to a party or a wedding attire. Ever wondered why?

Several reasons-
"quite an effort to drape a saree",
"takes too much time" or
"such a bother to find matching petticoat and blouse every time,
"blouse doesn't fit"
And so it goes on.....

Well if you love wearing sarees and want to overcome the above mentioned hurdles, here are a few tips:

1. Try hanging the saree with matching petticoat and blouse- you'll save on time

2. If you find the blouse fit changes with every season (hopefully you have lost a few kilos ;) ) Then make blouses in 3-4 basic colours beige/black/red or mehroon. These will go with practically all the sarees. Plus a few printed blouses- to make that style statement!

Do try and make an effort and take the pledge to wear a saree at least twice a month- that too on a normal day...no occasion!

So reach out to the loft on the top shelf of your cupboard and pull out 2 sarees to begin with...

Let the saree be "known" from "unknown"

Look out for more posts. If you like you can start a dialogue with me on "sarees".

Here I am in two of my favourite sarees-

Frenchilicious!

Wow! What a transformation! Visitors to N block, GK 1 market will remember "Bread & More" ,an eatery where you could get fresh breads , pastries, low cal salads and an odd pizza.Now, at the same venue, has emerged a renovated avatar and what an avatar it is!


To begin with, the outlet  looks like a tea house in London.The shop window design is very intriguing, , featuring an all white plastered look.At first glance it looks unfinished, but then you realize that it's the design element.

The patisserie/delicatessen has a narrow , vertical look.The shop has half of it's previous space.The sections are neatly divided into a fresh breads section, dessert section with a variety of assorted pasries , chocolates & cakes.

Divish, the owner ,explained that the breads are baked in a stone oven and are not sliced so that the moisture and aroma is retained.We saw a variety of croissants, focaccia bread, baguettes.
The dessert section has it all from red velvet cake to mille fueille to lemon meringue pie.

Divish was extremely proud of colourful macaroons that are extremely light and fluffy in texture.He claims to use the finest ingredients -Belgian chocolate and French butter!

Well, Delhites never had it so good.Suddenly, the city is inundated with confectioneries selling red velvet cakes , macaroons and if you have a place making all these with the best of ingredients at extremely pocket friendly prices then you couldn't ask for more!
A word about the staff -very upbeat!

Imagine!!

Imagine you were roaming in the streets of Rome and all you could see were these quaint little eateries all serving Indian food : puri bhaji, idli, dosa, chana bhatura.

This is how a tourist in Hauz khas Village,Shahpur Jat or Meherchand market(all in Delhi) must be feeling considering the mushrooming of restaurants all vying with each other serving lasagna,pizza,ciabatta bread,capuchinos and lattes of the world.

If this tourist wanted a taste of a typical Indian cuisine,chances are he wouldn't be able to..at least not in these areas.And this is when India has a heritage of an extremely rich  and a versatile cuisine.

So where have we gone wrong?Failure in taking pride in our Indian-ess or eagerness to ape the west?

Why do we consider to be hip equals to be not Indian?Whether it is in dressing,food or language.

Mumbai to a certain extent takes pride in its local cuisine and there are innumerable paubhaji,vada pav joints that are hygienic & quick to serve and their hand churned ice creams are to die for and can give a run for their money to any Italian gelato.I went to an eatery having a khichdi festival..out of the world khichdi served in authentic brass thalis with brass katoris..now that's what I call taking pride in being an Indian.(I can't see a Delhite going to any restaurant having a khichdi festival).

What I would like to suggest is a restaurant in a typical tourist area serving Indian snacky food like poha,matra chaat,idli,dosa,pau bhaji,vada pav..we do have Haldiram but it's not a sit down and is not in these areas.

Experiment with new ideas,there's nothing wrong in starting an English style tea house or pizzeria, however, do not look down upon anything that is Indian...take pride in your roots.