New Year Resolutions

After the first three days of the year I realised all over again why I have never been a fan of new year's. I believe it is one of the worse excuses to celebrate.December is one of the best time of the year for me, It starts with my Birthday and ends with Christmas. As a kid it was the best time of the year to do shopping. 

Soon after Christmas starts the paramount of lies we like to tell ourselves. "the best is yet to come", "I will keep my resolutions this year", And those lazy louts who prefer to mock themselves for not keeping or even making resolutions. It's amusing to watch young boys coming to the park to jog in the evening, By the end of the month would like to know how many of them are still on track to achieve their goals.

So make a deal with yourself, don't ever make false promises to yourself, Don't make resolutions that you were never suppose to make because you know you won't keep them and it's not in your nature e.g. to exercise and lose weight. Instead discover yourself and set realistic goal (like I will drink a green tea with every dessert I eat) that won't make you guilty of the things you never resolved to get done. Spend more time with people so that you discover who truly cares for you, and build a meaningful relationship with them. Find a new hobby to keep your idle mind occupied. And be more productive and have a satisfying year ahead ( Vaibhav I had to quote your choice of words).

So remember don't make resolutions, make realistic goals you can achieve. Lets fell a bit less guilty this year.

Have A happy year ahead in 2016.

My outfit

Kurtha: Fabindia

Palazzo & dupatta: Silk exhibit cum sale

shoes: Blak

Mom's saree: Another silk exhibit cum sale

shirt tunic

Ok! I'm not sure why I really chose such a boring plain simple feature, it's been a while since I took these pictures, though I did start noticing the new shirt trend. extra long sleeves to cover your hands, shirt tails sticking out, tunic length shirts with side slit. suddenly something so basic seemed trendy!
The second reason however ;) is to show of my G watch! Its a super awesome gift that came from my super awesome brother. Now a lot of you all might consider that watch pointless, considering that the phone has become an extension of everyone's arm. In my case however at work I deal with a new face every 5 mins and opening my phone in front of them would be rude! it's nice to have a watch that saves me the trouble of reacting to my phone every time it beeps.

Tunic : Fabindia

Leggings : Bossini

Slippers : Forever 21

Watch : LG Gwatch (buy here)

summer wardrobe

Lighter Brighter Summer

Whats worse than the perfectly cool Bangalore turning incredibly hot in summer. Yup summer is setting in! and it's time for a wardrobe change. I couldn't think of a better way of starting my summer shopping with a pair of shorts. I don't even know how much longer I would survive the heat my hair down, The fringe is killing me now. summer makes me want to lighten everything I wear. Yes that means lighter cloths, lighter colours, lighter make-up, lighter footwear. I know many of you might wonder why the scarf? but hey, truth be told I find wearing a cotton scarf in summers just as good as wearing an over sized scarf in winter.

Scarf & necklace : thrift

Tee : Forever21

Shorts : FABELS by fabindia

Sneakers : Bata

Work Wear #1

Dressed up for Work @ FabIndia

It's been only 6 months since I joined FabIndia, yet for some reason my HR thinks I would make a smart trainer. yup they sent me out to give product gyan to colleagues who have been in the system longer than I had. Now planning and execution of the training was not an issue, because I've have a reputation for good presentations. But my tiny build and noisy nature makes it difficult for  people to take me seriously! so I had to dress down a lot yet look like a by product of FabIndia. It seemed like a mammoth effort at first, cause all the pairings of cloths either made me look way too ethnic Indian (not like I wouldn't be able to carry it off!) or way off beat looking too stylish for the average FabIndian. However this paring came off beautifully becausse all my colleagues complimented the way I was dressed :) 

Top : Fabindia

Pants: M&S

Stole: Fabels by Fabindia

Earrings: Aldo

Booties : Thrift

navy stripes

Sid once said "Nita your a drama queen that hates drama!", He was bang on! My mom always said I contradict myself. May be thats because I try to see both side of the coin at the same time. I guess thats  why I can never wear a pretty dress and look pretty. 

So I had to pair my pretty dress with some bold accessories. That necklace has been one of the best things in my wardrobe for a while, the perfect lion head with the bold chains seemed to naturally draw myself to it like a chemical reaction!

Outfit

Dress: Van Huesen

Bangle : Fabindia

Necklace & shoes : Thrift

the colour yellow

It is criminal after over a month to be talking about how much I shopped in Delhi, so I won't! However it's never criminal to talk about the yellow ;) I do love every thing about yellow, how could you not like it too! I remember my first yellow acquisition was a yellow puma bowler bag, everyone would smile at the sight of it (Amused or annoyed, either ways they did!). Unspoken fact about yellow is that you can never wear it unless you consciously choose to be happy about life. It's too bright a colour to contain, it just naturally spreads happiness.

However this shirt however had the misfortune of being worn the first time to a hand block printing unit, but of course we were expected to do some of the block print ourselves! And like my track record goes I stained it with printing dye (FYI all my school uniform shirts had paint stains on them!). Although it was an awesome experience, and it never fails to remind me why I appreciate what Fab India does for Indian artisans.

So everyone out there, Especially you designers who understand the pain of making that one hand stitch or changing that one font, do feel free to patronize these products. If you don't the art will eventually become extinct, If not to mention pricey. Also for those of you who don't think these products are fashionable enough, do keep your eyes on my blog a lot more Fab India products will show up. P.S. its the side effect of working in a place where cloths are affordable!

Top : FabIndia

Jeans : Scullers

Slipper : Delhi @ Sarojini Nagar

Studs : thrift

Watch : Tommy Hilfiger (shop here)