Acid wash jeans did comeback a while ago with celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Fergie, Nicole Richie and the likes, but has faded away with major brands banning it for environmental reasons. Sourendra Kumar Das analyses the reason why big brands have backed out from acid wash and gone for more environment-friendly methods like use of organic dyes…

Acid wash has some enzymes that are not environment friendly, so lot of brands and top designers are banning it for the same. “Though look-wise, it is appealing but whatever would harm an environment is not feasible for use. However, sometime back acid-wash jeans came back with Lindsay Lohan, Fergie, Nicole Richie flaunting it in their public appearances,” explained coveted celebrity stylist Sayali Angachekar who can’t stand this trend of killer jeans.

Some of the designers in Tinsel town have the same views. “I think there are better ways to make denim look more interesting than acid wash and harming the environment, like texturing and dyeing. Also we can use organic dyes and bleaches as regular blue denims are more classic and better to flaunt in all times,” revealed designer-cum-socialite Aarti Vijay Gupta who uses vegetable organic environment friendly dyes for her collections.

However, acid wash jeans are quite affordable and pocket-friendly. “Acid-wash attires are characterized by multi-colored mohawks, ripped skinny jeans, worn band t-shirts, jeans and leather jackets. Since, I adore the punk culture and in love with Sex Pistols and Guns N Roses, I like to flaunt acid-wash leather rockets and cut-off denim jackets,” divulged Saazish Sidhu, one of the coveted celebrity stylists.

Stone-washed or dirty jeans is the other name for this hot item that is in high fashion, and just another example of the lengths fashionistas goes to look fashionable, not caring the causalities? Nicknamed ‘Killer Jeans’, the top brands employ techniques like ‘sandblasting’ to attain the perfect-faded, artificially worn-out look. This kills laborers across the world – Versace, Levis, Benetton, Burberry, Carrera, and likes are against it while Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli refuse to ban it!

Reborn dolls, have you ever come across one?  These dolls which have proved in the past to assuage woe of many who have lost their children or haven’t been gifted with one, these days are even adapted by people just to amuse themselves. Karen a wife and a mother of the two who belongs from a middle class family have a huge collection of reborn dolls, treating the dolls just like another child of hers. 

Ruby, Dylan, Daniel, Ellie, Joshua, Annabelle, Daniella, Max, Charlie, Amber and Maddie are the names of her baby dolls. A beautiful wardrobe with all variety of vivid tiny outfits is created by Karen for the tinny dolls. While all the reborn babies illuminate a variety of expressions, some are viewed shedding tears while few just focusing a wake up look, some with wide open eyes and some absolutely recumbent. Karen’s nursery is shared by a colossal number of reborn babies. Unless and until you touch them or have a close peek on them, its impossible to make out that these dolls are not real living babies. The lady for the first time discovered her passion of collecting such dolls when she came across a similar reborn doll costing £120 on the internet while checking out dolls for her daughter Erin twelve years prior.

To give it a feel like the original babies electronic devices are implanted to create heart beats and to insist on the breathing procedure while voice boxes to create sound. Tears are teamed up with mohair lashes for their creation. The petite bubbles of saliva, made from paper glaze are implemented to moisturize lips of the adorable dolls. Everything is individually ingrained by Karen and Erin. These dolls even carry the similar essence like real babies because of the fragrances used on their garments. The aura of their fragrance is quite similar to the bouquet of the Johnson products. Though their collection is inclusively outstanding but the surreal dolls possessing all human characteristics portray a very daunting sketch. 

Karen loves them and wants to continue her endeavor of collecting such dolls although many find the phony tiny toddles to be bizarre. She has depleted around £5,000 on her reborn babies. Such dolls are hardly displayed by any departmental store or outlet; they are mostly available online or only during the reborn fairs. These dolls are mostly opted for not less than £7,000 each, bringing back great proceeds.