Shivin Narang: Fashion goes much beyond what you wear

Actor Shivin Narang says that, for him, fashion is not all about how to dress up. He says that your fashion statement says a lot about the kind of person you are, your likes and dislikes.

“I always thought that fashion meant wearing trendy clothes, investing in luxury bags and watches. But I have come to realise that fashion extends much beyond that. It’s an identity, a recognition of oneself, a physical manifestation of how we feel and who we are,” he says.

Balancing Act: Actor's View on Looking Good

Ask him if he feels the pressure to look good all the time, and he says, “I am very aware of the fact that I am an actor and my primary job is to emote on screen, to act well, to entertain my fans. So looking good has never been a work mandate for me. However, who doesn’t like to look good. So I would say looking good is something I do when I want to, I have never taken it as a pressure. For me, it’s always comfort over style, and that’s how I go about my looks. Yes, if there is an event of a public appearance, then I do take out time to look into what I am going to where, so that can be a little taxing at times.”

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However, when it comes to shopping, he goes with what his heart says. “I don't keep up with fashion trends. I shop according to what I like and the kind of clothes or the kind of colors or kind of fashion or the patterns I like. Coords were really trending this year. I remember wearing coord sets long back as well, and they are in fashion again. For this year, I feel, styles are going to be very subtle. Stripes would be in this year. My comfort clothes are my old blue jeans which I wear 25 days out of 30 days, the same jeans and my white T-shirt.”

He adds, “If you come to my wardrobe, I usually have 70% black, 30% white outfits, which now, I am also tired of. My family is also after me to change it, but I don't know how to as I mostly connect with classic colours. But I'll try to bring some new colours in my life.”

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As for fashion icons, Shivin looks up to Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. “I love the casualness of Shahrukh sir, how he wears his cargos, T-shirts and jackets, and when he's at the award function, how he transforms into such classic looks. With Bachchan sir, he looks so classic as well. I am in love with his hoodies, his lowers and his shoes. I guess it's really cool and he also carries it really well,” he says.

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