What do you think of male fashion in Bollywood?

Tue, 2011-01-25 14:50 — freudian_slip
Part of being an Indian filmi hero is the terrible, terrible clothes: leather pants, over-bright t-shirts, sequinned vests, transperant clothing, tacky belt buckles...none of our heroes have the style, finesse and sophistication of their western counterparts (except in a handful of movies) So, my question is: do you think that it is unfair to compare Bollywood style to international films made with bigger budgets and better stylists and that it suits Indian tastes and fits the bright, cheerful nature of Bollywood movies OR that it is an unpardonable fashion crime that is influencing an entire nation of men to dress tackily?
It's loud and garish, absolutely hideous
21% (180 votes)
It suits Indian tastes very well
23% (197 votes)
It inspires the way I dress
4% (32 votes)
I don't like it but it works in the context of Bollywood movies
23% (202 votes)
I wish Bollywood would take a cue from male stars in other cinema industries, it's really embarassing!
29% (250 votes)
Total votes: 861

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Sun, 2011-03-20 20:29 — Anonymous
Anonymous's picture

Thanks for the post! been looking for information like this for awhile.

Mon, 2011-01-31 17:39 — Anonymous
Anonymous's picture

Bollywood men are the worst dressed people on the planet. Just look at the popular kind sof fashion in Bollywood:

Bright, cheap, floral shirts
Shirts unbuttoned to show hairy, unwaxed chests
Tight, figure-hugging t-shirts
Sequinned/ glitter vests and pants
Velvet clothes

In any other country if a straight (not gay) man wore these clothes people would laugh at him and the press would ridicule him. In Bollywood even the so-called action heroes and macho men wear such rubbish. So trashy and wannabe

Sat, 2011-01-29 06:12 — Anonymous
Anonymous's picture

None of the above:

While the style is bad, do they need to be a Hollywood-copy cat?

Bollywood stars need to develop their own fab style like the females have done with the saree, which is tasteful, cool. they need not copy Hollywood.

Fri, 2011-01-28 11:49 — Anonymous
Anonymous's picture

I agree with your assumption.
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