Why is it that an off-the-shoulder top looks good on that skinny neighbour and looks awful on your skinny shoulders? It could be attitude and the way she carries it, or it could be a case of bad feng shui. Spiritualism and the balancing of energy works on all fronts, even fashion. Check out and see how feng shui works its charm in style.

Tommy Hilfiger the hot shot American designer and Emanuel Ungaro are followers of Feng Shui for their fashion business. They may not design clothes based on this method but their offices and homes are built and decorated to match the directions of their personal Feng Shui guidelines. Donna Karen uses Feng Shui to set appropriate dates for her showings.

Osho devotees have worn saffron because it is the colour of the holy sages.The style of the garment is very simple and fluid - a long slim robe.

Fashion all around the world is moving into a new Age mode, which requires that what we wear, has to give us the best vibrations and this can be achieved through the three main components -

• colour
• Silhouette
• and fabrics.

The colour white for churidars and kurtas is popular for summer heat and gives the wearer a tranquil peace, but the styles match the simplicity and purity of white. When they work with white most designers prefer to keep the styling uncluttered because the beauty and splendour of it has to be enhanced.

Creating silhouettes, which are long and flowing, and very celestine give the wearer a sense of calm and peace which in turn brings about a perfect balance.

Fabrics favoured too are moving into the spiritual path with natural textures like cotton, linen and fibres like flax, banana, pineapple and jute, bringing the wearer closer to nature. Designers like Lina Tipnis and Nahid Merchant work with linen and pastel colours to create shapes, which are practical in Zen or geometric like forms.