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Pinkvilla.com Exclusive interview with celebrity stylist Tanya Ghavri
You might not know her by name, but you've definitely seen her work. Meet Tanya Ghavri, stylist to Sonam Kapoor, Asin and many other Bollywood stars. A fellow Pinkvillan Soniya Guragain caught up with the very down-to-earth stylist for an exclusive interview. Tanya very graciously agreed to take time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about her job and how she got into the profession. You have been getting a lot of appreciation for your work with Sonam Kapoor & Asin. You definitely are one of the best stylists out there. How does it feel? First of all thank you so much I'm very humbled to hear that, but I still do not think I'm close to the best there is still a. I have a long long way to go. It feels good to work with such amazing people and I love what I do. How many years have you been doing this? I started work about two and half years ago but I worked and did internships and freelance fashion jobs while I was in college, the day I discovered this is what I wanted to do there was no stopping!;) What's usually the biggest challenge when styling a celebrity? The biggest challenge when you are styling a celeb is understanding their personality and their vibe and then working with that to your best ability. Do you ensure that a celeb is not repeating her outfit or wearing something that has already been worn by some other celeb? Yes I do keep a tab when I'm dressing someone that they don't repeat what has been worn earlier but every now and then I leave room for errors because there is so much going on that sometimes it’s only human if there is a misstep, but I try my best! Do you look at Hollywood for inspiration? I do love old Hollywood and I'm constantly inspired by it. But I think unconsciously we are all inspired by Hollywood. I still feel we have a long way to go in terms of costume design and styling in India to even match up close. Who do you think is the best dressed celebrity in Bollywood? The best dressed celebrity would have to be Sonam Kapoor. I mean I literally can't think of anyone else to match up. She's impeccable every single time gets it right and how. That's her own thing. She just has it in her! I think among men there is Saif Ali Khan - he's so chic and also Rahul Khanna is very very well dressed as well! How is it working with Sonam? How would you describe her style? Working with Sonam is a party! It’s just us girls having fun, trying clothes putting looks together always eating!! We are kind of just enjoying the process. I don't think even Sonam can describe her "own style" because it is literally constantly changing. One day she's goth one day she's boho, one day pretty the other day she's retro. But I would say sometimes when you say Sonam I think of biker boots, a long loose top, her skinnys and her favorite Giorgio Armani glares poker straight hair(the hair is natural!!) How does one get into being a celebrity stylist? I think you don't decide when you start your career that "oh I'm just going to style celebrities”, that happens gradually. I did internships with magazines, worked on ads, documentary films, designed for a play. Styling a celebrity happened eventually and off course now its full time job. But I think I would recommend whoever interested in this line to first study what you are getting into then work in different arenas of the design world to discover what you like. If you know you are interested in celeb styling then get a job with a celebrity stylist and get the experience before you head out and do your own thing. Any styling tips for us? Find yourself and your own style, don't ape someone else and once you find it then experiment within that. Try new things in your space, stay fit! If you’re very interested in fashion then stock up all those magazines, read observe and learn .Most importantly dress for your body type. Style doesn't mean you have to wear the trendiest or the most bizarre thing it just means you wear and carry off what's best for you and always give the finishing touches (good shoes and the right accessory) Follow Tanya Ghavri on twitter :
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Sonam and Anushka are best dressed
Tanya is paid by Sonam Kapoor to say Sonam is best dressed. She is indirectly complimenting herself as she dresses Sonam. IMHO Anushka Sharma's edgier, hip dressing is up a notch as she not only looks fabulously with it at any celebrity event or award functions but almost everyone can identify with her which makes her very appealing to both classes and masses. ANUSHKA SHARMA wins the Bollywood best dressed tag. Get her stylist.
Lol at praising her client sonam and saying WE r all unconsciously influenced by hollywood and then saying stock up on ags please. Copying much but denial much!
well, here's another thing thing to interview these rich celebs on: how do they plan on giving back to a nation which has given them stardom? we really need to put the pressure on these mega-rich stars to do more charity and society awareness work------- ,taking from a land which still is in third -world conditions-- that they need to do more-- that's why ppl are not buying tickets today.
Soniya, Dessigaal.. our most favorite interviewer: here is a list of people.. can you please try to interview them???!!! oh, now you are going to get tons of request for more more more interviews!
and can you please be tough on them? make them be aware of how controversial the issues get on pinkvlla discussing them.. and how they can bridge things between 'haters & fans' so that people can move onto bigger things like charity work, etc.
We all look foward to more upcoming interviews from you.
Thank in advance.
-> Aishwarya Bachchan
-> Sonam Kapoor
-> Manis Koirala
-> Rati Pandey
-> Bhaghashree
-> Priyanka Chopra
-> Pinkvilla CEO
-> Amitabh Bachchan
good work guys. Dessigaal & Tanya, there are fashion designers who give back to society via a percentage and by employing weavers from villages. though international fashion is hip, mod -- nothing beats Indian fabrics and the classics. It is world class. A classic saree is an art-form - it is a treasure for the world.
the thing is.. many of the weavers do not make much $ off the art they provide. there are fashion designers who give back the proper amount and empower those they take from-so be on the lookout for them.
Hollywood is great.. and yes, it can be one aspect of an inspiration-- but why not forget that the classic sarees and our fabrics are perhaps far far beyond any fashion out in the West.
by having self-esteem of this land, only then can we rise and get world respect. only then. by only respecting ourselves and all our people--- yes, all of them, including the labor class and the lost kids in poverty.
Desigaal, we know you do a lot of charity-- and that's great. Hopefully, fashion can be an avenue to empower your work.
Hey good going there Soniya! Tanya kinda looks like Priya Mani in that first pic...
fab work, as always from you Dessigaal. You will make a good mark on your career, as Tanya has. You both have talent and a positive outlook.
hope you get to work with our faves, both interviewing and styling them : Manya and Rati Pandey. Rati is so bubbly, sweet and such a charming fashionista, and with her social work, she is so similar to Manya.... so don't overlook the Tv stars too.
also, fashion shows and fashion which benefits charity can be favored-- India and Nepal need our youths to rise.
cheers!
Nicccccccce interview, Dessigaal: can you please interview one of the greatest beauties and talent ever in world cinema.. yes world cinema.. the Nepalese beauty: Manya Koirala? She's from your country, but she's India's treasure. granted, she is no fashionista as she's such a natural beauty.. but who knows, you guys may have to style her up for her upcoming films...
awesome Tanya.. Sonam, Asin, and the others are so stylish and trendsetters.
best wishes to you Dessigaal on your upcoming careeer.
Well, it would be nice to have Indian/Nepal beauties of all shapes, sizes and colors reflect the powerful beauty of Asia--- in styles which reflect the dazzling array and variety of different beauties.
looking forward to both of your works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anon on Fri, 2012-03-09 16:36
You are soo sweet!! No i have not met any celebrities yet.. am from Nepal and hope to be a fashion designer soon:) Tanya is amazing.. she is really nice to me...i love her!
Anon on Fri, 2012-03-09 18:18
yes am looking forward to do more interview soon:))
Guys!! Pinkvilla is amazing.!! Thank you soo much for ur response it feels great!
wow.. nice. it's good that style brings out confidence, and Tanya seems to do that.
when did you turn into an interviewer , Dessigaal? cool.
Dessigaal, can you interview the TV stars of India too.. , they are often overlooked for their talent, beauty and are real fashionistas.. being overshined by the big screen: popular stars like Drashti Dhami, Rati Pandey, and Soumya.
talented stylist.
awesome Dessigaal. can you do more interviews with excluive scooops of the stars like Kareena, Pri, Sonam and the legends like Aish, Mads, Sri, etc
cool interview Dessigaal. this stylist seems talented.
can you do more interviews please? like interview things which get talked about on pinkvilla a lot to clear it out: examples:
1) People who have met Aishwarya (neutral)-- what do they think of her looks, etc?
2) the star wars (Aish vs . Kar),etc-- are they real off-screen? interview insiders
etc. etc. etc.
looking forward to your interviews Dessigal...
A fellow Pinkvillan Soniya Guragain caught up with the very down-to-earth stylist for an exclusive interview. ==> oooops.. Dessigaal, you were the interviewer. we thought you were Tanya. ooops.
well, both Tanya and Dessigaaal are awesome.
You might not know her by name, but you've definitely seen her work. Meet Tanya Ghavri, stylist to Sonam Kapoor, Asin and many other Bollywood star========> coooooooooooooool! have you met and styled Aishwarya too? what other Bollywood stars????????????????????
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
wow..Dessigaal , one of the nicest pinkvillians to blog with .. and all along you are famous and you NEVER TOLD US. wow.. you are powerful and your work is admired.
we never knew Dessigaal... that you had such an awesome career and are so talented. You told us about your charity work-- and that's all we knew.
Keep up the good work, Dessigaal... , Tanya.
Dessigaal, can you please let us know all the stars you have met in person?? !!! Now you are an insider.. how cool!
One question that I would have asked her (and that gets asked a lot on Sonam's pages here I think) is this: Does Sonam actually OWN the clothes that she is always spotted in or are they on loan from the designer/store?
And as a side note, how big is Sonam's closet, how many outfits does she have and how many pairs of shoes does she have? Roughly. Oh and what does she do with the stuff she doesn't want anymore, is there any particular charity that she donates them to, or does she sell them online?
Inquiring minds want to know! ;)
SHE IS A GOOD STYLIST WITH A FRESH IDEAS
I REALLY LIKE THE WAY SHE STYLES KAREENA AND SONAM
Thank you guys!! :)
Nice. She looks so pretty in that yellow.
I can clearly see that she is Sonam Kapoor's stylist :)
her style is A LOT like Sonam :)
She looks like a shorter and a little bit rounder version of Sonam Kapoor in the last pic <3
great interview! i always wondered about tanya ghavri after seeing that she always styles sonam, and more recently kareena..
Great interview! She is definitely the best stylist in Bollywood; Asin's stock has gone way up after she got the Tanya Ghavri makeover.