A Day In Loungewear | The Club Emerald - Mumbai

These summer holidays were a perfect time for me to gussy up and go out, but hubster was too less inclined to spend time with family. It was a holiday vs Work Tug-O -War situation at home.

The work kept him busy all throughout , and he was a living example of Ass Jack of all trades,( work front ) engrossed in climbing some Mt. Kilimanjaro, Disconnected and not reachable. It was time to break a bottle of some old wine, alone at home,when an idea struck me to follow him everywhere.

Co-incidentally both of ours work made us land in Mumbai at the same time. Now it was a golden opportunity to take a break from solo-parenting and just throw everything and perform my laid back couch potato edit. 

Things became slow. Mumbai was rainy and sluggy, not that I am loving Delhi at the moment, but its that time of the year where the pattern of sweat don't know the city its trickling down from. Yes, Monsoons !!

Obviously we don't have a different wardrobe for monsoons,like we do for winters, but casuals and lounge-wear only seems like an obvious directional choice in this weather which on a side note, also lets me achieve the bonus of every conceivable form of daily activity and save me the Gusset between my legs too ( I said that on Instagram already )......

This Kurti and the linen pant set was the most dressed up I needed to be on a rainy day in Mumbai. You can see my hair is tied up already in a bun. Kurta's can prove to be a Mecca for lounge-wear and also maximise your chill time and that's what precisely I was doing at newly launched Sports Club -Emerald in Chembur, Mumbai. I think there is room for style and taste in every part of women's life. But its only when a fancy place like Club Emerald which is full of luxury notes provides a vantage point for me to swaddle myself up with a cup of coffee in the quietness of the library and loose myself to a book.  After hours of curling up on that library sofa couch, I got in a mood to hit the playground , play some squash and it was exactly when I found out that this Fab India outfit proved every bit in the righteousness to obscure my secondary sex characteristic, unencumbered and non fussy.

The Winter Blazer Guide with Stalk Buy Love - Part 1

Am trying to think how many blazers I have ?  To start with , my first coat was burgundy  and then came the black, and white . For years, and for a person who did not come from a fashion background, and worked a 9-5 shift, I did not feel the need to add more blazers in my wardrobe, coz fashion wasn't a weekly thing,and it wasn't a challenge to wear blazers back then. We kept them for fairly conservative space like meetings, formal events , and there were better staples in life to fill our storage than the need to invest in blazers.

Until the late 19th century, women preferred to wear cape style coats . Mink blazers were the first out of the league that represented the wearer from luxury Clan.

Back then fashion still demanded that clothing to be worn as per occasion, and growing number of working women, needed blazers that could be worn to office, which particularly led to development of a few basic styles, that are relevant even today. For eg. the classic trench, the double breasted and the suit jacket etc.
After the World War II Haute Couture aimed at bringing revolutionary styles in blazers, and the coat's length followed the length of the dresses and skirts, hence they became really short (source wikipedia)
Today's women doesn't fail to experiment. Talk about online awareness,the ladies are drawn to thrilling collision of trends and the blazer has gone beyond the boundaries of corporate rooms and power suits. 
If you are one of those who don't think blazers from a fashion point of view,  pause and have an afterthought about places you can take this versatile garment to. A lot of our A-list celebrities are turning heads and declaring fashion moments after moments with blazers. From Red carpet, to airports, to fifth avenue and from Capes, to Shearlings to pleated and even lab style , Blazers have been spotted endlessly around the globe , and the inspiration is plenty.
What's even more innovative is that our Indian designers have revamped the whole blazer notion and left us in a moment of Aww ....when they sent a few models running down the runway wearing blazers with Sarees ? Its official and clearly Blazer cannot give you a Faux Pas moment even if you wound up working from home . 
Today I have teamed up with Stalk Buy Love , to show you how I wore a blazer to a girl's brunch on one foggy Sunday morning. This is Part 1 of my blazer edition for winters, and Part 2 is on its way,just to show you girls how a blazer can uplift any outfit ,be it jeans or even a wintery dress.
I have a soft spot for colour blocking, and today I brought these two colours from the same colour wheel into one outfit, teamed with the blazer in Christmas Red and these deep burgundy Dungarees, all from Stalk Buy Love.These burgundy oxfords also brought in the flavour and a sense of occasion beyond the humble over the knee socks into garnering a fun and flirty Outdoorsiness casual vibe. 
So ladies, If you haven't placed your faith in blazer till now to to take you around for a plenty of occasions, it's time that you do so now even if it means stealing that checkered oversize coat from your boyfriend's closet, or donning  a solid party blazer over that dress. 
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To be contd....

Crop Top- Bangkok

Dungarees- Stalk Buy Love - Buy

Blazer - Stalk Buy Love- Buy

Bag- Here

Shoes- Blur
Sunnies- Dior

Earrings- Happiness Boutique

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Moods | Dressing Up for a Music Fest In Bangalore

We all know that Coachella weekend 2 is happening all around. For my fellow readers in US- yayy, but Indians long and wait all year round to get their high on music fests, which could satiate their hunger for fashion, dance, drama, and music. Delhi witnessed emerge last month, and since I couldn't get myself to attend that coz of pouring rains, I got my entry somehow to the Atif Aslam live concert(c/o my lovely friends  from music industry ) happening in Bangalore around the same time as Coachella . On one hand I have started sorting outfits and creating looks anticipating my visit and a small getaway to ooty is being dreamt of and this little air about travel has got  hubs excited in finding a few boutique hotels in Bangalore  and in fact  We are so looking forward to a getaway , and this tickets to the concert is filling me up with a vacation mojo.
On the other hand, this much talked about Coachella is giving a lot of inspiration to dress up to  every fashionista. Social medias are streaming life full of those .
 I know I can't go for one, but who says we can't dress up for one. This is also my weekend look, which if things set up nicely and we manage to  get the hotel bookings in Bangalore of my choice, I might just copy this finery , the jewellery drama , and fly out for a weekend.
With this look, I played with antique accents, and this lace co-ords from Stalk buy love were conveying the whole drama. Its fun, its flirty and the whole combo, is a sunny ripping up of my style lookbook.  Although its a whole 90's revival stint, with two smashing separates,Its really interesting to see how the bloggers are taking this trend up a notch with their own re-incarnations. Today I tried something sporty chic again (all-right its not my first ) with Jewellery being the main focus.
I shed my sweet girl image and touched base with my inner eccentric and whacckky .There is another whole new level of fashion and music I am going to explore, and this kind of a getaway is a great excuse to dress up and on to traipsing back and forth.

The Fox Says "MEOW"

Wore this outfit Yesterday to Pangaea Bloggers meet at Hotel Ashok, Delhi. Turned out a retail therapy day later, coz I missed shopping in Delhi malls in the longest time I can recall .It was fun to break the humdrum and actually hit the trial room after ages of being more comfortable shopping online or picking up stuff from streets and malls internationally, where I mostly succumb being the underdog to offline store,and always jiff up my buys coz speed is better than time spent in trial rooms- My theory,and you don't really have to agree !
Last time I brought a color-blocked look together with this outfit, but this time monochrome it was. The animalistic bit pepped up more with the snake print pumps and with that I brought some harmony to the jungle so that the Fox could say" meow" and get away with it :)

Mother's day

Mothers day should be celebrated everyday and not just on a dedicated day that we decide to shower words which are as melodious as a lullaby ! You know my sentiments about Valentine days and it holds true for mother's day too ! I kinda faked to my 7 yr old that I had forgotten which day it was and I tell you that its these uncoaxed , unrehearsed affection bursting out from lil kids which becomes the greatest memory note ! My daughter made me the sweetest card with things outta a wishlist(mostly jewelry) and some stuff which I am too possessed about(fashion wise) like my Michael kors tote ! There was a supermom costume which apparently gave me some insight on how my future is gonna be like since it involved a big time presence of  wings and a cape , very Spy kids but true, and which also incidentally bore some resemblance to mothers day  Google doodle page with moms in capes ! She made this card days before and I can safely say that I intend to keep all the copyrights lol :) You can Check the card photos on my Facebook page.
It was a day off as in truly off-  peace and quiet ! We went out for lunch and shopping and these Swarovski earrings were a gift keeping the occasion in mind. On the way back, after my dress was crumpled from every possible corner, we decided to further ode it to the celebration and call it a day :)  

Trench dress : Mango(old) , Buy better Version

Heels-Bangkok,On my Wishlist

Bag-Charles and keith-  Similar Style

Rings- Bangkok and Knuckle rings from Malaysia , Buy Similar

Sunnies-Dior Buy Similar

Watch- Michael kors-Buy Latest

Necklace-Koovs Fashion Buy better Version

Earrings- Swarovski Buy Similar
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Cropped Jacket Trends for Spring 2014

Trends which are Simple , Practical and Comfortable always catch my eye first. Some are easily worn than others, while some takes a lot of spirit and challenge to Pull off (cropped top for some) ! After witnessing Cut back pants and flared jeans, its now the turn of the cropped boxy jackets to find our way into our closets ! A good jacket can be paired with your favorite jeans, or skirts or dresses ! I feel these jackets  kind of have a very hard rock edge with a lady like sophistication, allowing a lot of room for a next level of layering to flourish ! I had been Vying for something quite similar from Thakoon's Spring/Summer 14 collection and I got a little Jazzed up when I saw this Jacket on Dresslily.com and could already think of creating Varied looks from this ! Its got nice bomber panels on the sides, and a bit of wool in the center. It was my first time ordering from this website, and was quite amazed seeing the rock bottom prices for a lot of trendy stuff which could immediately update any budget girl style quotient in a Tick ! 

Keeping myself warm- Ahoy !!  

Cropped Jacket- C/o - Dresslily 

Pants- Nuon

Pumps- Tresmode

Bag- Oasap

Sunnies- Dior

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MOSCHINO BELT

Outfit Breakdown  

Hearts Blouse- Thrifted,Shrug- Zara, Skirt- Zara, Moschino belt- Romwe

Bag- Bangkok,Sunnies-DIOR,Watch- Michael kors,On my lips- Mac Embrace me 

Life goes by pretty fast, if you don't stop to look around once in a while, and have some fun, you could see it go quickly ! Likewise, what's the fun of taking pictures, when you don't have some fabulous clicks of awfulness ? And believe you me, when it comes looking awful , I am the queen of expressiveness , Probably have more of  my stupid outtakes pictures than of good ones, and then having the guts to put everything on record right here and sharing it publicly, when all you want to do is tend to be more subtle ?? Takes hell lotta courage for me at least !! But then every once in a while, I love putting my blog through a vent of fresh air, by sliding in a character and saying something like "psst-- wanna see something cool? 

Trying to correct the way MOSCHINO is pronounced .Most Indians (due to the language flow) call it- "Mauka cheeno" (in English- opportunist)

left- 1, 2 cha cha cha ... right- damn everything , i need to answer the phone .

Failed attempt at Bag fling

Left- "No i don't mind u staring at me " Right- Nope I won't stand on that ledge  !