Of tartans and beards

For a pattern, plaid has been remarkably successful. It’s one of the most widespread, recognizable and ubiquitous designs in the world, coming in almost every color and shade under the sun.
Technically, plaid isn’t the pattern’s proper name. That honor goes to the word “tartan,” which was first used to describe the individual colors and patterns used to decorate the clothes of different Scottish clans. 

Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns.

Contemporary thinking on plaid tends to lie in one of two camps: those who see it as a simple, stylish essential, and those who denounce it as a sartorial symbol of that shudder-inducing neologism, the ‘hipster’.

But to dismiss plaid as just another tired trend is to do it a disservice, as its history and longevity suggest otherwise. Whether it’s in the form of a classic flannel jacket, a preppy button-down shirt or subtly situated within a suit, we’re firmly planting our flag in the pro-plaid camp.

Sanky Is Seen Here In A Marks And Spencer Tartan Plaid Shirt Paired With His Grey Stone Wash Denims From Splash And Vest From Koovs.

Coming next with an amazing blospost soon! See you soon <3
Xoxo

Of tartans and beards

For a pattern, plaid has been remarkably successful. It’s one of the most widespread, recognizable and ubiquitous designs in the world, coming in almost every color and shade under the sun.
Technically, plaid isn’t the pattern’s proper name. That honor goes to the word “tartan,” which was first used to describe the individual colors and patterns used to decorate the clothes of different Scottish clans. 

Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns.

Contemporary thinking on plaid tends to lie in one of two camps: those who see it as a simple, stylish essential, and those who denounce it as a sartorial symbol of that shudder-inducing neologism, the ‘hipster’.

But to dismiss plaid as just another tired trend is to do it a disservice, as its history and longevity suggest otherwise. Whether it’s in the form of a classic flannel jacket, a preppy button-down shirt or subtly situated within a suit, we’re firmly planting our flag in the pro-plaid camp.

Sanky Is Seen Here In A Marks And Spencer Tartan Plaid Shirt Paired With His Grey Stone Wash Denims From Splash And Vest From Koovs.

Coming next with an amazing blospost soon! See you soon <3
Xoxo

Of Wraps, Curves and Double Chins!

After having being featured in FashionPro’s first article Desi Girls with curves you must follow on Instagram(which I’m absolutely ecstatic about),Fashion Pro Team asked me to do write an article on my dress that would look great on curvy women.
You can checkout the original post here.

The wrap dress is the most traditional form of dressing: It's like a robe, it's like a kimono, it's like a toga. It doesn't have buttons or zippers. What made it different was that it was jersey; therefore, it was close to the body and it was a print. And the first one was animal print so it made every woman look like a feline.

Diane Von Furstenberg created it in 1974 as an alternative to suits and it’s been a fashion favorite very since. Why? It defines the waist, lifts the bust and gives every woman a fantastic hourglass figure.

Some great to work up the wrap dress for plus size girl:

1. If you are not planning to wear hose and want to keep things looking smooth, wear some shapewear like Spanx to eliminate any panty lines, bumps and bulges.

2. Some wrap dresses have a tendency to come open at the top. Make sure that you buy the correct size or wear a camisole underneath. I find that the non-lace ones look better with this tailored look.

3. If you are not that busty, this is a great time to have some fun with a pretty padded push up bra!

4. You can layer a cardigan or jacket over a wrap dress for a different look. I own 3 wrap dresses and think a wrap is the perfect dress for almost anything. You can wear a wrap to work, dress it up or down with accessories and also wear one out on a date. It’s very versatile and always looks great. Plus, it travels like a dream. It’s lightweight you can throw it in your bag and it’s always so comfy because it’s made of its soft jersey silk fabric.

5.  Shoes? A heel looks best. The formality of the print and the size of print will dictate the thickness of the heel.  The wilder the print, the chunkier  you can go with the heel . That means you can do anything from a more delicate heel to a wedge.

6. Wrap dresses look wonderful with jewelry. A long necklace or short one works. Bracelets or cuffs look especially great on 3/4 length sleeve wrap dresses.

    

    

                                                                                      

     

     

I wore mine from DOROTHY PERKINS paired with a simple tibetian choker I bought while travelling and these super high but comfortable wedges from Forever21 ! Buying a print wrap dress is a great way to conceal and even accentuate curves - so be mindful of where the print is located on your body figure.

The one I’m wearing in post is definitely comfortable but easily slides up the ass. Here’s all that you need to know about the wrap dress.
While the wrap is certainly good for traveling - it's compact and doesn't wrinkle — more often than not when I wear one I'm left feeling lumpy and exposed, and rather than striding around with liberating 1970s confidence, I find myself self-consciously tugging and adjusting the low neckline and skimpy skirt, and find that sitting down is an ordeal. Where, yes, a wrap works with curves, it also slides between breasts in a conspicuous fashion and the belt can cut in a way that's less than flattering to anyone with any flesh at all. What's more, a cami can spoil the line - not to mention show under the unforgiving jersey - and I've often been at the mercy of fashion tape, safety pins and even last-minute tacking. But What a good shapewear won’t tackle ?So yes more than often I try and look for a wrap dress that not made of Jersey material and has a longer.

Share your Wrap Dress looks with me ,I'd love to take a look.See you soon in my next post!

XoXo

zubhana

Buying and owning jewelry is one of the best perks of being a girl, so it’s our accessory-loving duty to tell you what sparkly essentials you need in your jewelry box.

This is what the brand speaks about itself "Zubhana is a brand which formed out of a desire …a desire every woman has, that of looking good and express positivity. The co founders of Zubhana believe every woman is beautiful in her own way and she deserves to look good know matter what the occasion is. Zubhana's vision is to enable woman express themselves with jewellery.

Zubhana is the story about a brand started passionately when these siblings were trying to find the perfect jewelry for the eldest sister’s wedding functions and trousseau. They realized the lack of neat jewelry at reasonable prices. They are passionate, hard working, corporate junkies who slog it out at work but are driven by the passion of changing the way we look at jewellery. Initial days were tough, looking for the wholesalers, getting the designs which were unique. Then, they thought of creating something of their own. They are self-taught designers, and for them it is the most intuitive, effortless process. Now within 3 months, they have an assortment of various kinds of jeweler, made with Druze quartz, Shiny Druzy, Colorful Stones, Kundan, Uncut polki. Zubhana offers jewelry for all ages and tastes, for young, stylish high street customer to the more classic tailored lady.  All pieces are hand formed and give customers the option of customization. Zubhana also offers bridal jewelry collection for the Brides D Day and preceding events.

Zubhana designs are for the bold, for the believer, for the fun, for the leader, they are for you and they are for her. There is a design for everyone, for Zubhana respects the uniqueness of every woman.

Zubhana offers jewellery designs made from Druze quartz, Shiny Druzy, Colorful Stones, Kundan, Uncut polki among others. They also have an option to customize jewellery for Brides to be at affordable rates. Check out their designs here and be mesmerised with these timeless treasures." You can checkout their page here.

Unlike pretty much anything else we wear, our jewellery is filled with emotion.  While clothes express our personality and self-image through colour and style, and hair or makeup reflect what we want the world to think of us, jewellery works very differently.

It can uniquely bring back memories of an event, a person, a time in life or even a mood.  The closest thing we can think of with the same power is music. As jewellery has become more affordable and accessible, buying it has become a more everyday experience, with less thought put into buying it than used to be the case.  We think that’s an acceptable price to pay for the ability to buy jewellery more often, but nevertheless, it would be a shame if we lost sight of the emotion involved in jewellery. 

This is all part of the shift towards more affordable jewellery in recent decades. By bringing it in to clothing stores rather than jewellers, the retail fashion industry has made jewellery part of the “uniform” that the fashion-conscious adopt, and want to change from season to season.

The biggest sign of this is the appearance of jewellery by tills in retail outlets – it’s become an impulse purchase to complete a look, rather than something to savour and appreciate for its own sake.  The emotion here may be less “special”, but that doesn’t make it any less valid.

And that’s my take on the jwellery I decide to adorn myself. Here you’ll see how my hairstyles have evolved for a single post to suit my jwellery. I really believe in working my hair around a statement piece ,be it jwellery,makeup or a certain outfit.

I hope you liked my jwellery collaboration.If you have any feedback that I must work on, please let me know. I will happy to learn. See you soon in my next post.

XoXo

Happy in the Head featuring Made For You Handcrafted Brass Jewels

This dress is proof that outfits don't have to have a million pieces to make a statement!

While I'm a firm believer that most outfits look best with 3 pieces to keep them interesting, sometimes (ahem, ALL SUMMER), it's just way too hot for that kind of thinking! This dress is my perfect 5 minute bargain find from streets of Colaba and is labeled Old Navy(Double Whammy!).
I pair up this really comfortable skater dress with my metallic brogues from Wanderlust from KOOVS and add a choker ,layering up from this gorgeous piece from MADE FOR YOU.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate this ‘One Love,One World’ handcrafted pendant from Made For You.

When Shaifali approached me I thought it was just another run in the mill industrial cut pendant but well all that lather in my head cleared up she explained how these pendants were handmade by her. We are seeing the endless promotion of handlooms and well anything handmade so why not just dedicate 5 mins of your precious day and adore how beautiful actually her penance goes into making that very intricate pendant. Trust me she is much more of a gem of a person in real and it reflects in her designs genuinely!The pendants are very reasonably priced and can be customsed to your liking of fonts,languages  or shapes.

It comes in three different polishes-gold,silver and rose gold. The range starts from a modest 450 and can go up to your liking really! You can check out her page here.

My makeup comprises of no foundation look but I never forget my colour corrector for my raccoon eyes and concealer from KRYOLAN. I contoured my cheeks and chin to give more of leaner look (well you know how that works)! A thick no winged liner sans any eye shadow and I ‘m wearing a colorbar Matte lipstick. The hair was obviously transpired by my chokers and Sanky gave me a half bun look and waved the rest of my hair.

 Also Flashing these very pretty metallic flash tattoos to sync in with my brogues.

And Can I just talk about how pretty is this newly opened café?They have the most amazing filter kaapi and that’s the greatest attraction for me,such a sublime contrast to the interiors. You can choose from your favourite coffees and well don’t forget to click tons of selfies cos this quaint little café is the place to be.Visit The Koffee Works here.

Tell me how do you like my new oil slick hair and any other feedbacks that I need to work on! I will see you soon in my next post!
xoxo

FLORGASM- By our Mad Hair Scientist

THE MAD HAIR SCIENTIST(TMHS) as I call Sanky, is the male's guide to life in the big city . 

Since I can recall, a print is a print! It doesn’t matter if it is polka dots, stripes, birds, or a collection of flowers. Too many guys associate flower prints with the female wardrobe, and we’d like to set the record straight. When worn in the right manner, which means with comfort, confidence, and charisma.The flower print is not only in style, but is a big fashion trend for 2016.

When it comes to wearing floral prints, it can be quite an art to be able to pull off such a feat. For example, you can look rather suave yet fun, or you can end up looking like you’re experiencing some form of life crisis on the way to Hawaii. Here’s my quick tutorial on why floral prints are an important asset in men’s fashion and why you shouldn’t write them off just yet.

Often mistaken these days as a tool to any middle-aged holiday-maker’s suitcase, there are various ways you can successfully wear floral print in a sophisticated and fashionable way whilst challenging these old-fashioned conventions. As they say, it takes a real man to wear pink – and wearing floral is no exception to this rule.

Now, we know you’re busy, so allow us to show you the do’s and don’ts of wearing floral with this simple pictorial:

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So apart from being a fabulous Hair artists he is also a stylist and designer from NIFT(that was his first calling) he designs ,most of his wardrobe. Here seen in a floral ditsy shirt made from well my heirloom bed sheet(yes we share them and I made a dress) paired with Zara Denims. The bag and knotty derby sailor boats are from  KOOVS again!

We both swear by KOOVS for our fashion finds at a top-notch price.

Coming next with an amazing blospost soon! See you soon <3
Xoxo

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Back to Black with all that SASS

Since Coco Chanel unveiled her iconic black dress in Paris in 1926, that little black dress has become a clothing essential in every woman’s wardrobe. t is said that it was Coco Chanel in the 1926 that first made the LBD famous.Her design was a simple straight-lined black dress in the garçonne style. For the time period this was fashion radicalism. Prior to that black had only been worn for mourning.  I have a great story I love was when a designer rival at the time passed Chanel on the street and reportedly remarked, “What are you in mourning for, Mademoiselle?” She responded with the fantastic quip, “For you, dear Monsieur.”

No item is more of a blank slate for accessorizing and styling yet completely chic on its own. Bravo, LBD! You've gotten us through some tough times and we don't know what we would do without you. I own more than 15 black dresses, no for real and these are the ones that I actually wear(No idea about the ones up in my attic)

So many of the clothes we buy are grounded in fashion, which means it’s expiration date is subject to fads and trends. The little black dress is something that can stay in your wardrobe for years without looking like a fashion faux pas. Think about it, how many of us would still die to wear the dresses Audrey Hepburn did in Breakfast At Tiffany’s?

Black flatters everyone. One of its best attributes is that black recedes making you look taller and slimmer. The color is also neutral and demure, which means it doesn’t clash with any skin tone.

The trick is to find one that fits your body type. From a plus size little black dress to a petite, there’s one for anyone. If it doesn’t fit perfectly in the store or that great sale find is a little too big, don’t fret, use our secret- go to a tailor. A quick tailor job can make the biggest difference. I practically never find a dress, especially something  I want to splurge on, that fits perfectly. Alterations almost always follow and it’s not expensive.

I spotted this dress on the STALKBUYLOVE website and whilst I did stalk for pretty good darn time ,I might as well thought with much contemplation that if I don’t like it I will return it! But oh well me and returns are a complete rarity, so here we are with this absolutely subtle yet statement making black midi dress with sheer lace panel. 

I dressed them up with favourite jewels from a new discovery ZUBHANA. Sandhya was kind enough to collaborate with me but I did end up buying these statement pieces after all!
Here’s here page you can checkout all her amazing and well priced baubles here.

 

Do I even need to mention my absolutely stunning NEW LOOK block heels? It’s a complete no-nonsense heels that literally are the most comfortable ones that I own until now.

                       

What do you think of my hair now which done by the fabulous Sanky and also photographed by him!

I will see you super soon in my next post. Until then

xoxo

p.s.:I had to be like that on my bed,excuse my manners :D