Mantra By Shalini James!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Being an ardent  lover of Indian textiles,just couldn't hold back my self from sharing the Indian By choice by "Mantra Design Studio"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mantra Design studio</b> is a venture by <b>Shalini James</b>.Indian textiles and textile crafts are used optimally to create a chic look.Mantra is distinguised by its sense of design and Indian rustic colours.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would always go with what their Mantra is :)-Yes it is  a lovely potpourri of beautiful Indian textiles in silhouettes that are sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary and mostly, a unique mix of both!They have long jackets, angrakhas, embroidery, hints of Zari, textures, Kalamkaris, Mashru, a touch of velvet, stoles with frayed edges, printed pants, anarkalis, layering, palazzos, soft printed muls and so on .. a collage of fabrics is what it is! However, still, very Indian by choice!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They were in news recently coz they designed the sarees for the school of dance" Mamangam "By the film person Rima Kallingal.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnASUk7itmUMz7ly4zm9PsM-MWF5yAki5sRo6FufLzBQjCbqdR1E13_KwFeLNwraHRKnvMrEZNajr0HJcv96smFN4iJ5LngpuHbSziojKLvGlN1KcBfTRUgFtHzqEWFbnonBAXXD5jjIM/s1600/7166055db26690cb9cf32b22053b96f8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnASUk7itmUMz7ly4zm9PsM-MWF5yAki5sRo6FufLzBQjCbqdR1E13_KwFeLNwraHRKnvMrEZNajr0HJcv96smFN4iJ5LngpuHbSziojKLvGlN1KcBfTRUgFtHzqEWFbnonBAXXD5jjIM/s1600/7166055db26690cb9cf32b22053b96f8.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHFGhyd6wltc8KzKuCGyz23k4ZeugTxxb5d_svwzsDfaTdKAce02HybovjJ3VtGL05ZbM_2CeNN9GIyp03jT_QNjgT0U25M-cRJvvUUqT8kIjdNs7qKQAwcN6mosJB-2xnJYflWyl4wQ/s1600/05ec1a13ab59849e81fa4277e12d48d6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHFGhyd6wltc8KzKuCGyz23k4ZeugTxxb5d_svwzsDfaTdKAce02HybovjJ3VtGL05ZbM_2CeNN9GIyp03jT_QNjgT0U25M-cRJvvUUqT8kIjdNs7qKQAwcN6mosJB-2xnJYflWyl4wQ/s1600/05ec1a13ab59849e81fa4277e12d48d6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Mamangam ,the dance school at Kochi and the person behind it..the stunning "Rima Kallingal"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small;">stunning collage by Mantra for the look book</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiwPv3KfGiZJJux3e3GpxL1GH2WdfR25jsqAzlORXPorPjqLzvAwavj78Vvoiv8XAAtgs-uU1kEAvPXAhanRtYZt9DBb4SESknN2JHWVwm03-XjgwuZgQJIu7Y1wJQS2VLFqBy9vdVqU/s1600/10730892_993441307349388_6445220363897518997_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiwPv3KfGiZJJux3e3GpxL1GH2WdfR25jsqAzlORXPorPjqLzvAwavj78Vvoiv8XAAtgs-uU1kEAvPXAhanRtYZt9DBb4SESknN2JHWVwm03-XjgwuZgQJIu7Y1wJQS2VLFqBy9vdVqU/s1600/10730892_993441307349388_6445220363897518997_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">this work is yet to reach the online stores:)-</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shop for Mantra <a href="http://www.shalinijamesmantra.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bfTp4OAWZTqGoTqyltU_Ld3pQfodvFgZi94MQwm_Ko-gPSvTyOJsv63P2pcH8m3gV1h0QnSLfJiLqLR0LhZPQMZjCC-GLGJteGHaBQTwrJ6ui4y-0gDiOLG9VXHwMJlCyUcrcqgMoM8/s1600/10805681_991467660880086_2728604890213925390_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bfTp4OAWZTqGoTqyltU_Ld3pQfodvFgZi94MQwm_Ko-gPSvTyOJsv63P2pcH8m3gV1h0QnSLfJiLqLR0LhZPQMZjCC-GLGJteGHaBQTwrJ6ui4y-0gDiOLG9VXHwMJlCyUcrcqgMoM8/s1600/10805681_991467660880086_2728604890213925390_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />All Images form Pinterest and Courtesy @ Mantra..</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All images conceptualised shot @ Mantra.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ask their permission before you use it anywhere else!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mantra By Shalini James!

Being an ardent  lover of Indian textiles,just couldn't hold back my self from sharing the Indian By choice by "Mantra Design Studi...

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