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

What's the next best thing to a super hero?

Have you wondered what it is like to discover aliens? I always have, I secretly wish some mutated DNA would give me super powers. But next best thing to being a super hero is genius who figures out the super heros! (I know some of you would rather be swept of your feet by Thor, but not me) Have you been watching MARVEL's agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? I am, and it's obsessive! and like every other TV series my favorites are the genius Fitz and Simmons. Their intelligence and natural curiosity makes they all the more amusing to watch. honestly it's been a while since I've watch a chic in a nerdy role (oh! wait do you remember anyone else?) I'm not saying Jemma's better than hard faced May or sneeky Skye, she's just so much more intelligent and well dressed. At least I can choose to dress like her. ;)

I know we have Mr. muscle man and Agent May to protect us, against the enemy. But who can figure out what energized Ward is an asgardian staff, or figure out what happen to the particle accelerator, or the strange electro magnetic disease and the anti serum for it. We all need the logical solution to the problem, even though we wish for a magical one. Yes sir! Jemma Simmnos is on the case.

"You create superheroes to take care of problems that can't really be solved another way." - Robert Rodriguez

Outfit 1

Shirt : allen solly ( shop here)

Sweater : wills sport (alternate here)

tie : borrowed form my dad

Jeans : Lee( shop here)

Boots: bought in Paris

Outfit 2

Shirt : park Avenue

Jacket : bought in Paris

Jeans: Lee ( shop here)

shoes : Bata (similar here, alternate here)

The day eveything went wrong

Well Kavya's trippy location was a bust (sorry hon, next time a better outfit), and some how I keep forgetting that I'm not as lean as I used to be before. It's quite depressing when you don't fit into majority of you wardrobe favourites. Yet some how I still try to pull my new ones with the old and pacify myself. Also I love ponytails yet repeatedly forget my XL sized forehead is creepy, and those pretty red booties were hidden by my boot cut denims. But I still deserve a pat on my shoulder for salvaging whats left of the pictures. Hope you enjoy them.

Boot cut denim : Paige

Kitten Brooch : Done by None

Shoes, Finger ring, Studs, Chain : Thrift

Watch : Sonata (Buy here)

Black tank : Splash

Waist coat : UCB

Photographer : kavya

It's like I knew some thing was to get capsized when I left the house. Practice makes perfect and I have to keep doing it until I perfect the art of dressing, I was an obsessive habit I've gained working @ Ffolio. Makes life very interesting.

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monochrome

The all time famous... B&W?

"Black and white" she said. It felt like I was condemned for no reason. I remember it was my 2nd assignment in college, we were told to do the whole submission in black and white. Right up to that point the two did not classify as colours, Its taken the maturity that came with age to understand the value of these colours. 

Many people would say that black and white are too jarring to be wore together, personally I find them elusive best friends. the combination still doesn't sit in my head. Yet it exhibits a lot of strength and control, the lack of the ability to fully derive a mood in the combination is most intriguing. But my mind that has to be Sherlock Holmes has to kill the mystery therefore to break away I picked to carry my red bag and gold choker to try to look edgy yet bring in that subtle classy look.

Photographer: Kavya 

Top : Inmark

Skirt : AND

Shoes : naturalizer @ bata

Bag : Jabong

Choker & rose studs : thrift

Watch : Tommy Hilfiger

I know its been a long time since the world has been talking about monochrome! but we all know this is a trend that's always been around and can never go out of style. Trends are for those who forget that the things in your wardrobe can not be buried, remember to wear your style like your skin.

"Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong." Catherine Zeta-Jones

Imagine ... John Lennon without his glasses?

I never liked the Beatles, personally I don't understand their music. Yet the most iconic thing about them to me was John Lennon and his round frame glasses. They captured my imagination, beyond my own understanding. I always believed if he took off his glasses he would hypnotize the world.

Image courtesy the mirror, UK

All thanks to my friend sid, I never would thrift shop sunglasses owing to my over sensitive hypnotic eyes, I now own a mercury tinted sunglasses. 

Not to worry I don't plan to hypnotize anyone, just trying to contain my own madness. I don't want to die over radical ideology. With eternal love and peace from my heart, let it be until next time.

Birthday happiness? never grows old....

"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity." Eleanor Roosevelt

So what do you ask for every time your birthday comes up? Well every year I ask god to help me fine the spot in my head that people would call sanity! I think I don’t pray hard enough.  Well my birthday comes at a strange time! So I’m expected to celebrate Christmas and new years with it. That’s why December is the best time of the year for me. What I don’t get throughout the year I get it all in one huge installment. 

Well not every birthday is perfect! just like this year since I've not been working its been difficult to spend, because I have the great fear of draining my savings.( oooo not to mention I actually managed to save this year!) Well my mom got me few tops and a dress and also shoes :) , yet all together they looked mismatched! So I had to take a corrective measure. So what was the point of doing 2 years of design if I couldn't fix my self something. I couldn't help it, I've never been the girly type yet after having an overdose of MAD MEN I had to do it. I had to create something so 80's, and I fixed myself a half circular skirt. The task took me a few hours, and then I was pleased with myself.

Those are the super awesome shoes my mom gave me! I can't express the happiness I feel wearing them. Of course there is nothing like shopping with mom. Also love my dad for the super awesome rose gold watch from Tommy Hilfiger (p.s Its not in the picture) and I had to gift my pretty self something on the occasion, so I picked up the pretty pink box clutch.