Celebrities don’t just love Selfies…they love to photobomb as well! Celebrity photobombs have been a rage on the social media over the last one year and we can’t get enough of it. Take a look at some celebrity photobombers who stole the limelight from other stars.
Celebrity Photobombs
Celebrities love to photobomb and IT SHOWS! Serial photobomber JLaw popped into the frame when Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City Fame was posing for the shutterbugs at the Met Gala in 2013.
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And this year Lawrence made headlines with her photobombing moment at the Golden Globe awards while Grammy award winner Taylor Swift was talking to TV host Ryan Seacrest. Hmmm…wonder who Lawrence will target next!
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Take a look at Srcubs star, Zach Braff, jaywalking into a newlywed’s photo shoot at Times Square.
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And here’s pop diva Beyonce photobombing a fan’s selfie taken during her concert.
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Actor Joseph Gordon Levitt has no golden statuette to boast of but he sure stole the show at last year’s Oscar awards when he posed with his tongue out while the Oscar hosts were going about their job.
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But he got a taste of his own medicine when he was photobombed by Selena Gomez at last year’s Video Music Awards! Tit for tat!
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Kelly Clarkson joined the photobombing bandwagon when she sneaked into THIS photograph clicked at the Grammy awards in 2013 of married couple —Portia de Rossie and Ellen DeGeneres.
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But no prizes for guessing who wins the wackiest photobomber title…it’s none other than Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Fergusen. Take a look this photoghraph of Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom and you will know what we are talking about!
Are you tired of trying to fold your clothes with that time-consuming, cumbersome and conventional technique and yet never really getting it right? Wait a second – Yes! A second is all you need to fold your t-shirts with this simple trick below!
Folding your t-shirt was never easier or faster!
Step1: Spread the tee on a flat surface.
Step2: Mark points on the top, middle and bottom of the garment. Let’s call them points 1, 2 and 3.
Fold your tshirt in 2 sec
Step3: Now, pinch the t-shirt points 1 and 2
Step4: Take point 1 all the way across to point 3 like this.
The American television network has been playing an important role in bringing the ‘different’ into our living rooms. That’s right, getting the audience accustomed to television series inspired by homosexuality has taken the front seat.
‘Will and Grace’, ‘Glee’, ‘Modern Family’, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ and ‘Orange Is The New Black’ are a few television series that have something in common – the Queer factor. These 5 tele-series made the unusual seem normal.
‘Will & Grace’ in 1998 was the first prime-time sitcom starring homosexual lead characters in New York City.
A decade later, Glee, a musical comedy showcased the plight of a high school student trying to get out of the closet, facing initial resentment from his peers.
In the same year, Modern Family kicked off making Cam and Mitch one of the most admired on-TV gay couples. The show also introduced the idea of a gay couple adopting a kid and being regular parents like any other straight couple.
One year later, making teenagers comfortable with the idea of queer was the teenage drama series ‘Pretty Little Liars’. The series made headlines for displaying one of the lead characters, Emily’s, relationships with her girlfriends Maya and Paige.
One of the most talked about series of 2013 ‘Orange Is The New Black’ sheds light on the post-breakup relationship of two girlfriends who land up in prison. As unexplored as the idea may be, the series conquered the hearts of viewers with its touching portrayal of true emotions.
If you want to add a little twist of colour to your nails, here’s a tutorial for you! Get a watercolour impression on your nails in less than five minutes right at home.
Things you’ll need: base white or pink nail paint, nail paints in other different colours, a thin applicator brush, acetone and top coat.
Step 1: Apply the base coat on your nails and let it dry.
Step 2: Dab the applicator brush with one colour and dip the brush into acetone.
Step 3: Pat the brush onto your nails gently.
Repeat this step with different colours and make sure you wipe the brush in between colours.
Photography as a profession is a rage with the youth today. Photographer Ishaan Suri of ‘Artfoto’ spills the beans on transforming the passion for photography into a professional career.
Ishaan Suri: I think the future of any art form in India is limitless. We’re such a culturally diverse country; we have so much art everywhere, so much culture everywhere and I think photography is going to grow exponentially.
Hailing from a family which has always had a profound love for art, Ishaan Suri discovered his affinity with the camera in his early teens.
Ishaan-Suri
Unlike most other professionals today, Suri pursued his passion for photography from the very start. With his innate knack of translating pictures into memorable stories, Ishaan began his own production house ‘Artfoto’
Ishaan Suri: I’ve spent all my life around art and by art I just don’t mean photography or film. Art in my life is in many forms. Art for me is just a form of expression. It could be photography; it could be film, music, food or design.And that’s what I would say is also something we follow at Artfoto while we are doing our shoots. We try to express what we feel we want to shoot rather than shoot what’s happening at our events.
Having mastered the art of Wedding photography and film-making, Ishaan Suri began working in collaboration with his better half Neha Suri who contributes to the film making part of the production process. That’s not it. Ishaan elucidates that ‘Artfoto Weddings’ is all about establishing an emotional connect between the camera and the wedding to make memories all the more special.
Ishaan Suri: Weddings will always be very special to me. I love taking photos of people. I love being a part of large gatherings of people socializing, meeting them, getting to know them and that’s actually the bottom line for everyone at team Artfoto. We don’t approach weddings as photographers. We approach weddings as if we are a part of them. We rarely are seen as photographers, we are seen as friends with big cameras.
And here’s Ishaan’s take on the future of photography as a profession in the country and his advice for budding photographers.
Ishaan Suri: Any art or any field in art in India is still looked down upon as a slow profession and a non money-making profession. But this is about to change. On the bright side actually, I would say that as an advice as a photographer, it’s just not what you do as an art or it’s just not what photos you take. Here I would highly recommend that if you can curate yourself as an individual and make yourself as a part of your offering as a talent then the package that you offer to your customer will not just be the photographs or the film you make, it would be you being there doing what you do best. And that’s what’s really important.
The interbreeding of art and fashion has a new destination. Meet designer Ragini Ahuja who talks about her label ‘The Ikai Space’ that caters to the young and fearless who are open to experimental and arty clothing. Here are excerpts from her interview:
Ragini: My target customer is laidback and loud at the same time. Somebody who is looking to experiment, somebody who wants to wear something which is new and somebody who is very comfortable with art in their sleeves!
Launched in July 2012,Ahuja believes that her edgy and animated designs are right in time for the Indian consumer where the market is more adaptive to fashion that blends with art.
Ragini:The market is definitely evolving. There are so many people I see experimenting with their clothes, people styling themselves, people buying separates and you know wearing them. And I’ve seen people wearing two three designers from top to bottom and styled superbly. So yes, definitely, the market is more experimental now.
‘The Ikai Space’ has been a part of three consecutive seasons of the ‘Lakme Fashion Week’ and Ragini has made heads turn with each of her collections.
Ragini:Thepast two seasons, summer/resort and autumn/winter, they have been overwhelming… the response was overwhelming. My new collection is very resort-ey again, very laidback, very big boxy silhouettes and it’s called ‘Asura’ and we have a lot of shibori, hand-done shibori, hand-done tie-dyes and we have a lot of appliqués happening. Every season is new learning. Everyseason is new application and so this time again a lot of motifs, a lot of art, basic silhouettes but a lot of fun in the clothes.
Marking an international recognition with her art-inspired design philosophy, Ragini was also a runner-up at ‘World of Wearable Art’ in 2009, an annual international art and fashion event held in New Zealand.
Ragini:I was a runner-up at ‘World of Wearable Art’ in 2009 and my garment was called Multiplug. So we used 3,000 charger pins and came up with a garment for people who are obsessed with their mobile phones.
Facebook’s stand alone app ‘Slingshot’ is a new way of keeping in touch with your friends. You can share pictures and videos with your friends but there’s a small catch to it. Find out all about the app here.
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Sling a shot just like you Snap a chat
Snapchat finally has a competition with Facebook’s new app Slingshot. Slingshot users can share videos and pictures instantly with their friends just like Snapchat. The difference is that the pictures or videos remain locked until you ‘sling’ something back to your friends.
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Add doodle and your location
The app was launched last week on Android and Apple devices and has features like adding text, doodle and location. However, the app is yet to make an impact as massive as Snapchat’s. The interface could be a little confusing at first, but the app promises to be fun in its own unique way.
Watch this video to find out more about Slingshot:
Known as India’s master of fabric and fantasy, designer Rohit Bal showcased his first-ever line of traditional wear for men in 1990.At that time, being a designer in India meant having to battle myriad stereotypes and taboos. It’s been an interesting two decades of witnessing paradigm changes in the attitude towards the industry and being an instrumental part of the evolution itself. Rohit Bal speaks on his unique journey and much more with Trendspotters.TV. Here are the excerpts:
Rohit Bal:The biggest challenge was really to create a market with an Indian label, with an Indian designer label in India and it didn’t exist at that time. So basically, it was extremely difficult to break into this kind of market which we had to create ourselves as designers. We had to market the concept in Indian fashion and Indian designer labels. It was a very glamorous industry that some people in India were not used to so we had to actually break through a lot of barriers to actually, you know, give value to what we were doing. It was something that people thought was just not really a profession. It wasn’t something that would get you either money or fame or you know… success. So it was something that was looked down upon by people. We do live in a very conservative society.
Having spent more than 23 years in the fashion fraternity, Rohit reveals what he feels are the quintessential qualities one must have to become a successful designer in the country today. Talent alone, he confesses, is not the only criterion.
Rohit Bal:To be able to succeed as a designer, you’ve got to have the whole package around you. The first and foremost is you’ve got to have a certain amount of talent, the more the better. If you’re hugely talented, it’s better but if you don’t have the ability or the know-how to sort of market that talent then it’s of no use… If you are lucky enough to have a business partner, it’s great. Otherwise, you’d have to do your own business. You’ve got to be a designer, you got to be an entrepreneur, businessman, marketing person, a PR person. You’ve got to be able to talk well, present yourself to people, look good to people. It’s a never ending list of things. It’s essential for you to have all these qualities if you really want to make a mark.
And having made an indelible mark in India’s fashion industry, Rohit admits that the trend of roping in celebrity showstoppers is detrimental, not only for the collection, but also the designer. He is, however, quick to point out that most of the fashion shows are sponsored by corporate houses and designers have to give in to their demands of roping in a celebrity.
Rohit Bal:It certainly certainly takes away from all the designers’ effort and hard work. No one really thinks about the collection and no one remembers anyone else. The only thing that is remembered is the showstopper. The press writes about the showstopper. The only picture they see are of the showstopper. So, on the one hand, it takes everything you’ve done as a designer, on the other hand it also gives in a huge essence and huge degree of drama and glamour of everything, a fantasy, a beauty. It makes people feel that if you have a showstopper of a certain calibre, then you yourself are the designer of a certain calibre. But doing a show, even at the level of fashion week, it’s just one of those things that have become synonymous with the show. If you don’t have a showstopper, it has started disappointing people… As far as I am concerned, in my show, my clothes should be the showstopper. The garments should be the showstoppers. I should be the showstopper which I mostly am!
When asked about his personal style and preferences this is what the designer had to say:
Rohit Bal:If I had my way I’d only use Mulmul and Khadi and nothing else and I’d only use ivory or ecru. I won’t even use a colour. On the other hand, there are certain elements in my clothes, in my collections and in my shows but are super dramatic very larger-than-life, very opulent, which is really not a part of me to be honest. I am very simple and very grounded but deep down inside somewhere, yes, that must be there because otherwise it won’t come out in the shows that I do. So I think there is a bit of this and a bit of that but mostly simplicity which is yes exactly what I am!
If you are thinking of getting your over-sized clothes altered, check out these simple DIY hacks to transform your baggy garments into outfits that fit like a glove! That’s right, these DIY tricks are simple, easy and the best part is…YOU DON’T NEED A SEWING MACHINE!!! Alter the look of your loose trappings into something that looks more fitted.
Let’s start with the oversized shirt!
Ever wondered what to do with the loose cuffs even after you have folded them? Here’s the trick:
Step1: Take a safety pin and pin the end of the cuff like this.
Step2: Start rolling up your sleeves. You may realise that the diameter of your cuff has reduced by a considerable amount.
You can see the folds becoming tighter as you go up. Your sleeves look way sleeker unlike the slouchy folds on the other side!
Getting to the trousers now!
If straight fit trousers are not your style anymore, try this trick.
Step1: Pull the hem and pinch it slightly like this towards your ankle.
Step2: Roll up the hem as per the required length and it’s done!
Now do the same on the other side and you’ve got these awesome tapered trousers to strut.
Bhane’s clothes promise to redefine basic street fashion in India. And Anand Ahuja, the founder of Bhane, talks to Trendspotters TV about Bhane fashion and his brand, founded on the values of ‘simplicity, individuality and respect’. Here are the excerpts from his interview:
Anand:Bhane is simple. It’s simple clothing and it’s about your own style and the idea of ‘live in the moment’. It’s just clean, simple and fun.
Keeping with the brand’s tag line ‘Live Simply, Simply Live’, Ahuja used regular people from different walks of lives as models to display his collection online.
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Anand:We used this small group of people. But a lot of them aren’t even full time models. One is a designer, one is a student so we had this whole… like a small group but they were also people who had other positions and also friends of the photographer and stylist so that got us going. In our second season, spring/summer collection we had 150 different people so for each item we shot a different person, different heights, different sizes, different ethnicities, different everything.
‘Bhane’ stands for everything which signifies street fashion but according to Ahuja it’s a small coterie of people who have made it a trend to reckon with.
Anand:The idea of very basic style-forward and trend-forward clothing in India, I think it’s a small group of people. It’s kind of the early adopters. People who are already in fashion, people who are well travelled or people who are in some sort of related fields… they tend to be the ones who are the most responsive so far.
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For simple and stylish yet affordable street wear, log on to www.bhane.com
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, popularly known by her stage name Rihanna, has been creating ripples in the world of pop music for over a decade now. As she continues to produce chart topping hits year after year, here’s a list of the 5 fashion trends Riri inspired the world over.
#1 Oxblood lip colour
First in the line-up is the lush oxblood lip colour that complements Riri’s body-type perfectly and goes pretty much with most of her outfits. As she embarked on a creative partnership with the famous beauty and cosmetics brand, M.A.C in 2013, the pop star made headlines for influencing fashionistas all over the world.
#2 Pixie cut
Also famous for her hair transformations with various styles and colours, the Pixie haircut donned by Riri made heads turn in the summer of 2008. Short and feminine, the look caused a craze in the world of glamour. Many more celebs such as Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson, Miley Cyrus amongst others were seen with the same peppy hairstyle in the following months.
#3 Side braid
In keeping with her love for making statements with whacky hairdos, the pop star was spotted with a long side-swept braid at the Met Gala in 2011. Teaming the red Rapunzel braid with her statement maroon lips, Rihanna looked breathtakingly gorgeous.
#4 Stiletto Nails
Next in line, is the new manicure trend that Riri inspired – stiletto nails. The trend of long, curved and pointy nails in bright colours was sported by Rihanna in her not-so-usual avatars.
#5 Plum Nails
Also adding to the list is her plum nail manicure that went on to be one of the most talked about trends in the past.
Take a look at this video highlighting the 5 incredible trends that owe their existence to pop diva and today’s veritable style icon, Rihanna:
Actress Huma Qureshi doesn’t believe in playing it safe and admits that her gamble to debut in Bollywood with a supporting role paid off. She also acknowledges that it’s not the genre of a film that matters as much as its substance. Here are more excerpts from her interview with Trendspotters.TV:
Huma Qureshi: It could be a horror flick, it could be movie where I play a robust Punjabi like you said, it could be like a coal mafia’s girlfriend-turned-wife or a RAW agent. As an actor what’s exciting for me is whenever an image about me gets formed, I have to break it. There was a time I think when people would say that either you can act or you can look pretty. Why can’t you do both?
Qureshi also believes in making her own rules and playing by them. And instead of playing it safe by debuting in a quintessential Bollywood pot-boiler, she chose to mark her entry into Tinsel Town with a supporting role in Anurag Kashyap’s 2012 two-part gangster saga ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.
Huma Qureshi: For some people a classic debut might work and for some people it might not. But off late there have been examples of a lot of people who have not made a classical debut and have made it into the so-called mainstream. I think it’s a trend. The audience has seen the quintessential hero-heroine thing…if the audience connects with the character’s story…that’s what really matters.
Even though the gamble paid-off, Huma was in for a shock when she was first handed the script of the film…Here’s why:
Huma Qureshi: I had signed the movie and they gave me the script to read and I was like “but I am not in the movie at all!”… It’s a six-hour movie and I am there for like 25 minutes. No, I did not know what would become of me. Yes, I knew that it would be something very, very interesting that I was going to be a part of…it’s not something that’s been done before…it was something that’s going to be memorable…How successful it was going to be, I had no idea. The idea of my character was to make fun of the way women are portrayed in cinema. They are supposed to be these bimbos. How we sort of style our hair, act out our fantasies in reality as well.
The film was critically acclaimed when it was screened at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Director’s Fortnight Section that year and also received rave reviews from Indian critics upon its release.
Huma Qureshi: The first time I saw the film was at Cannes. That’s when it really sunk in because there I felt like a midget really. A lot of people from the industry called and it was written about which was humbling. When I saw the first hoarding in Bombay I was like “was I really a part of it?!”
While the post-production of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ was in progress, Huma got the offer to play the female lead in Sameer Sharma’s ‘Luv Shav Tey Chicken Khurana’.
Huma Qureshi: Anurag Kashyap showed what he had shot to a lot of friends. They were looking for a girl for ‘Luv Shuv’. I get a call from Sameer Sharma. He said, “Would you do this film?” But I was like, “Can I read the script?” Full credit goes to Sameer Sharma and Sumit Bhatheja. What we managed to capture with it was the simplicity of a Punjabi girl. She helps this stupid boyfriend. I would probably be like, “Get out of my life!”
2013 saw her being a part of out-and-out commercial flicks like ‘Ek Thi Daayan’ and ‘D-Day’. Huma confesses that these were not conscious decisions but also adds that she doesn’t want to be typecast as an actress.
Huma Qureshi: When you are starting out as an actor you don’t have the freedom to do that and that. It doesn’t work like that…my favourite analogy for an actor is that we are daily wage labourers! We wait to get employed. There are certain kind of stories that I gravitate towards which are interesting, which are new, which have something different to offer. But I don’t think of myself as an actor in terms of genre. I want to play different roles…that’s what I gravitate towards.
Do you love stalking your favourite celebrities on Facebook and Twitter? Ever tried delving into their personal world through pictures and videos? Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Check out Instagram! Bollywood stars from big celeb families to the self-established ones can all be found sharing a part of their lives on Instagram.
#1 The leading lady of the popular social networking site is none other than Priyanka Chopra with a whopping 556k followers! That’s right, we guess our very own PeeCee has been bitten by the Instagram bug and how!. [Handle – priyankachopra]
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#2 Sonam Kapoor, a close competitor has been witnessed ‘iger-ing’ at a similar pace with a fan following of 457k. The fashionable queen sure knows how to keep her instadiary updated. [Handle – sonamkapoor]
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#3 Sitting pretty at number three is Deepika Padukone. The current reigning queen of Bollywood has garnered over 352k followers. From selfies and photoshoots to events – Padukone never forgets to instagram her glam moments. [Handle – deepikapadukone]
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#4 Next in line is Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. The 32-year old ‘Rockstar’ has a fan following of over 208k thanks to his whacky pictures that can totally pep up your day. [Handle – ranbirkapoor]
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#5 Moving on, we have Jacqueline Fernandez with over 362k followers. The Sri Lankan beauty has conquered the hearts of many with her regular insta updates. [Handle – jacquelinef2]
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#6 Following close on the heels of Fernandez is none other than Bebo. The glam divaKareena Kapoor Khan sure knows how to live the insta-life. [Handle – kareenakapoorkhan_]
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#7 Last but not the least, is the baby doll of the industry ‘Sunny Leone’. Flooded with pictures of her vacations and her husband, her insta-diary has a fan following of over 230k. [Handle – sunnyleone]
Seriously it doesn’t really hurt to add a miserable ‘O’ before the annoying K and make things legit! When you send this person a long, complex message, it deserves more than a single alphabet reply! That ‘K’ is simply not OK!
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2. The unstoppable humming bird
No! If I am asking you a question or giving you some very important piece of information – you bloody well respect that and spare me your ‘hmmmm’. That’s right, post your legendary ‘hmmm’ I don’t wish to enter that baffled state of mind where I don’t really understand the meaning behind those stupid letters.
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3. The conversation ender
Well you wrote ‘haha’ and now I’m just sitting there staring at my phone because deep down I know you aren’t really laughing. I’m wondering whether you actually smiled at all.
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4. The abbreviation king
‘C U 2mrw mrng’ , ‘U luk bful 2 me’ – Hey did you learn a new language? OR is your network data connection charging you per alphabet? Chances are I have red eyes already trying to analyze what you wrote there.
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5. The bombarder
Ya, we get it you have an unlimited data network connection. But that DOES NOT give you the right to bombard me with 15 messages in one go – that too one word at a time. The mess you’ve created in front of my eyes shall not be tolerated again. Thanks.
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6. The haunter
Why would someone send a ‘Hi’ implying they’d like to start a conversation and then give no response for days together?! They could have only objective: To leave that haunted text in your inbox as a sinister reminder of their existence! We think it’s time you let go of the hope of getting another reply from the busiest person alive.
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7. The drunken texter
That’s a heavy one. Heavy with feelings, emotions and numerous spelling errors. Clearly the sender will not have a clue about it the next morning…..or his feelings.
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8. The ‘OMG’ addict
Those three letters are practically married to this person. Just so you know, there are several other ways to express your feelings other than an OMG.
