I love buying perfumes. The grandeur, the opulence and the hospitality made it a once in lifetime experience.Talking about her most cherished shawls and her personal collection, Varuna quips, "I got two shawls from my mother-in-law when I got married. "After moving to Jammu, I realised the worth and the beauty of real Pashmina. In my free time, I love listening to George Michael, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Bee Gees or Barry Manilow’s tracks on a repeat mode. Varuna, who was born and brought up in Delhi, was married into a family from Jammu and Kashmir and that helped her turn her passion into a career. They could be falling out of my wardrobe but that does not stop me from buying more." To keep the art of shawl-making alive, the designer keeps travelling frequently across the country. I am quite archaic when it comes to buying perfumes. I love hanging out with them high speed flat embroidery machines Factory and grabbing a drink or two.

　　However, it probably didnt have the kind of impact that her previous sartorial choices did. It was not conservative or classic at all.On Deepika Padukone:As for Deepika, I liked the colour of the dress she wore. She looked like fire. If I absolutely had to, I would give Priyanka a slick ponytail. It really stood out for me.Deepika Padukone’s Hollywood red carpet debut at the MTV EMA awards last year was the stuff sartorial nightmares are made of. These actresses are rubbing shoulders with big Hollywood stars and I think that they are more than holding their own in terms of fashion, as well as otherwise. She didn’t need to add anything to her look even though it was without any embroidery.If it were up to me though, I would love them to represent an Indian designer. Her appearance at the Oscar, where she opted for a white Zuhair Murad white gown, made for a spectacular choice, and really made her one of the many personalities to watch out for at an awards show. But then, I know Deepika is someone who trusts her stylist.

　　It is a classic dress, and there is nothing one could get wrong about that. Anything more would have been gimicky rather than daring.On Deepika Padukone:I liked Deepika’s sunshine yellow, Ralph Lauren gown. If the ensemble wasn’t (according to some) haunting enough, the comments that the fashion police made certainly were. It showed off her curves perfectly and had just the right amount of cleavage, which made it daring but kept it from being tacky. If it had been me, I might have wanted to dress one of them in something similar to that gorgeous white trailing gown that Sonam Kapoor wore at Cannes, but still, I think they did quite well as is. I would have given her some jewellery as well. It was metallic and on trend. I don’t think there was any scope to add anything to her look, maybe she could add a ring to accessorise it.Shirrin Shah, fashion designerOn Deepika Padukone:Deepika wore Ralph Lauren and it was effortlessly stylish. A popular British tabloid described the Monisha Jaising look as a ‘Bollywood blunder’.