OOTD- Wedding Season !

So the wedding season is officially upon us and we all are busy attending some party or the other. The problem is not attending these weddings and parties in fancy clothes,’coz trust me the best part IS walking around in these extravagant clothes ! The problem arises when we have suddenly repeated all our anarkalis and sarees and there is nothing new in our closets anymore ! Yes, we have all raided our mother’s and friend’s closets for these at some point, but it isn’t always the same is it ?

Today, was one such day for me, when I had my blouse and saree all picked out and ready, but woke up to realise my mother isn’t home to drape it for me !

Reaction 1- Panic Mode

Reaction 2- Tea

Reaction 3- Opening my closet.

I took out all the skirts I had, the initial idea was to fashion a lehenga-isque look. After emptying my entire closet, I found this bubblegum pink skirt I had worn many a times before. I threw the blouse on, that I had decided to wear previously with my saree. Now, all I needed was a fancy dupatta to bring this all together.

Ideally I dont mix metallics. But somehow the dull gold zari in the blouse and the silver from the phulkari dupatta went really well together. I think it was the color of the dupatta that complimented the skirt , and bought the whole outfit together .

I have to tell you that when I left home I wasn’t too sure as to how this entire outfit looked, but once I got to the venue, I got a lot of compliments,which needless to say made my day 😀

Check out some of the snaps from today-

 

And if you know any more interesting ways of getting creative with traditional clothes, share them below 🙂

Kimono Love

Aah Mondays. The day that almost always brings in the crankiest in us.

This post isn’t about about how to beat the Monday blues- Oh no. We have read a tad too many of those. And trust me, we will start populating Mars away before we will ever get a solution to this.

 Today I’m doing a blog post on a lazy girl’s guide to making any outfit look a-maz-ing.

We have a hot and humid climate almost through the entire year, and most often than not, you would see me in a pair of denim shorts or a T-shirt dress or anything that doesn’t cling to my skin. But lets face it, how much playing around can you do in ‘em ?

*Drum Rolls*

Enter your knight in shining armour- kimonos/ loose shrugs/ coats- what have you.

I have seen a lot of kimonos lately, but most of them have fringes at the end, and I had been looking for one that didn’t. Finally, I found this amazing kimono here. It has a splash of colors and looks extremely quirky and bohemian.

The idea was to experiment.

For the first look, I simply paired it with my denim shorts and a black T-shirt . I kept everything from my basics to shoes in one bold color and let the kimono bring in the freshness. By the time I got all my essentials on, the bohemian in me wanted to play around a little, so I went ahead and stacked up on all my rings. I also created my version of a half bun. Not too shabby I thought.

 

Later, I took out an old belt and tied it around my waist. And I tugged it from the top to create a balloon effect. Once done, it looked like a printed wrap dress. Also, since the fabric is light, it falls neatly and creates pleats at the right places, when tied together !

 For the third look, I ditched my T-shirt and wore the kimono as a top. I have used a cloth belt to cinch my waist, but you can even use a broad belt- it’ll help create an hourglass silhouette. I wrapped from either sides,with a side parting, creating a tulip-hemline like appearance.

PC- A Story Perhaps 

Sunglasses- TopShop Bag- Michael  Kors, Denim Shorts & T-shirt- Bandra haul , Kimono- WhySoBlue , Shoes- From a Mall in Dubai, Rings-thrifted

That’s all folks ! Hope you liked the looks I created.

If you think there is more we could do with the kimono, then please comment below and let me know !

And also, what do you think of my first attempt at a half bun 😀