There are days when we try super hard to look interesting and well put together. Then there are days when we just don’t feel like making an effort, yet the outcome is pretty interesting. Here’s some of my experiments and some styling serendipity J
Cute denim dress: Sarojini (After hours of treasure hunting)
Graphic scarf: Germany (A friend’s gift)
Necklace: Forever 21
Flats: Aldo (Last Season)
Ethnic inspired coordinates J
The ‘friends & coffee’ look
Shirt: Sarojini
Shorts: Pantaloons
Flip Flops: Lifestyle
Wooden Bangles: Sarojini
The office/lunch out look
Top: Cottons in (GK I N Block market/Metropolitan mall Gurgaon)
When you’re walking out in the heat, that too, Delhi’s super explosive summer heat- colorful hotpants and dresses are the least of your worries.
To save yourself the sun burn, its much more ideal to put on something easy that is not only chic, but less stuffy and covers most of your body. Make it a point to play with color, cotton and easy accessories in this style.
A friend and me went to Lajpat Nagar for some good ol’ sourcing- something she does regularly as she’s an assistant designer for Suneet Varma Design.
I entered this market with no prior expectations, and hardly remember visiting it before. Amongst cheap kurtis and deep fried pakodas, I happened to find something I thought you jewelry junkies would be interested in. Yes, fair ladies; I happened to find a lane of crazy jewelry/embellishment supply stores!
Now some of you might be aware of this crazy lane, but for the others, you have to get yourself to go here! These shops sell all those ethnic/funky pieces you get in Khan Market for 1/4th the price. So worth it!
Here’s what I bought. Isn’t the necklace so artful? (Smiles to self- it cost me Rs. 100)
Moving on, here’s some fabulous ethnic style. Hope you like it!
So I’ve been trying to graduate for a while now, it’s been four years (almost). My exams start this month and even though I have SO much to write about and so so much to share, Im going to give it a break for a while J
There are so many thoughts in my head right now. I graduate from college (hopefully) in a month and it’s bringing this sort of head rush where stories from the past and wishes for the future are playing mind limbo everyday.
I’m in love with my grey Oxfords that I bought from Forever 21 (Rs. 1700) and will coordinate my wardrobe, daily :P with these shoes (till I start getting bored)
After a week of running around, calm returns as I get back to my interstate travel and mindless muttering of interworld fantasies.
I brought this beautiful lock and key necklace from Forever 21 (Guess who shopped like a madwoman last Tuesday) for Rs. 400- it was a little steep considering F21’s normal standards- but totally worth it. I can’t stop feeling the texture in my hands J The broach on my trouser pocket is from people tree- it’s the first time I saw sky blue and red mixing so perfectly- so I bought it- It was for Rs. 125.
This rickshaw puller reminded me of color early in the morning with his interesting bright yellow (!) shirt. All those boys who are looking forward for some entries directed at them- give me a week- let me plan it out.
Thank you for a fabulous Sunday at-TedxNSIT-it felt great to talk about my baby in front of such an accepting audience.
There are so many colors and patterns on the roads these days- or maybe it’s the sun that’s spreading light to everything around. Here are some nice dressing ideas J
I love this girl’s pants- they have a great texture.
StyleTIP: Looking at her body type, it would be better if she would’ve let the shirt hang loose and not tuck it in. When wearing skinnies, make sure that you’re not wearing something tight on top as well- it gives a very sticky feeling.
I call this my MAFIA look. Yo yo yo.The scarf is just one my many purchases from Sarojini for Rs. 50- get a truck load of different patterns for summer!
StyleTIP: If you have some kurtis of this sort from Sarojini/Janpath, remove the string that comes on the back to give it a less sarojini and more Zara feel- I removed my strings and feel so free in it.
Talking about the streets being inspired by Zara- check this one out. These are Zara pants inspired by the streets! I was shocked and very pleasantly surprised that they’ve been creating indie pants as well J
I love this girl’s pendant. Its from Pahadganj by the way. Pahadganj hippie shops are known for extremely quirky/vintage accessories. If any of you plan to go there, take me along!
Color blocking is very in this season- get crayola crazy! Look how an ethnic jewelry seller gives Jil Sander (Designer) a run for her money.
There’s a month left for me to be completely out on the streets- Look forward to A LOT of Indian street fashion and easy tips my loverlies.
Tuesday morning started with the best activity ever- Thrift shopping! It was a pleasant day to shop at sarojini, with the sun out of my way. There is so much I want to share with you this week In terms of my summer wardrobe- Look out for Classic meets thrift part III J
I’m currently preparing for a presentation I’m giving at NSIT this Sunday, look it up here. I’m going to talk about Indiestylerush, the inspiration behind it and all you fabulous people. Will post details soon!
It seems like the winters are out and shorts are in J Here are a few ‘shortys’ I found on my way to work.
What I love about this look is that there are so many accessories and colors- yet she doesn’t look overdressed or crazy.
StyleFocus: Her quirky yellow bow and those beautiful earrings- don’t miss her silver anklet that hints the beginning of a yummy summer!
I love the way this look combines different patterns and looks so easygoing- I think I’m a little love struck by her beautiful rose-y bag- I’m really into Botanicals this month!
Finally, I came up with my own look with shorts- for work/semi formal outings. The shorts are actually altered formal pants from my pile of MUN conference clothing.StyleTIP: If the style or fitting of your formal pants has run out- get them altered or snipped to neat shorts- they look so elegantHope this post gives you some ideas for casual dressing this season.Much love
After wearing the same t-shirt with its co-ordinate for the last couple of months, you can’t bear the thought of wearing it with another piece of clothing off its ‘range’.
Dressing, and dressing well- is about starting your own little experiments, trying on things that you haven’t tried before, to re-interpret your sense of style.
A lot of people ask me why. Why should they ‘waste’ those extra 5 minutes of sleep on thinking what to wear? I would say to you- the feeling you get when you wake up each day to see a different you is totally worth it. My styling teacher drilled this into us at college- he made girls out of ogres!
Who would want one diva when you can have five in one! It’s a Saturday- go through your stuffed wardrobe and find yourself J
Now I know you’ve seen this dress a lot of times. Why you see it so often is because I love the fullness of it J Its very feminine and slender.
Today- I decided to dress up to reflect the fullness of skirts of the mid seventies. A Variation of the Pinafore dress, I put together a basic shrug and defined it with a belt.
High waist belts or the empire line belt have become very popular these days- So be a little careful. Wear a belt only when it’s needed to refine the look- don’t overdo a style just because it’s ‘in’.
I love love love my brogues (the masculine flat shoes I’m wearing) but the flounce in the skirt made me wear my boot pumps as well- a skirt goes well with nice pumps.
A very similar look- casual chic with a very crisp use of the high waist belt.
I love this girl’s belt. You wouldn’t believe she bought it from Sarojini! Its lovely.
