Flea market buys #1

Why we all should go flea market shopping?

So flea markets, exhibitions, bazaars, and any type of events used to make a account for quite a bit of my family entertainment when I was a kid. I even got lost in one of them, one of my most amusing childhood memories of trying to be Sherlock! Ah forgive me, I could go on and on about those memories. But in the recent past we've all see a rise in the number of flee markets hosted in the city, especially targeting youngsters like us who like to do cheap shopping, fancy food and drinks, with a live band playing in the background.

Flee markets can be annoying most of the times, but there will be that one thing that you will find that will brighten up your whole day. Likewise I can never forget that day, my car lost a bumper (never mind that story) it was the first time I meet my best friends boyfriend (Ewwww) and the heat and dust of palace grounds was killing me! Yet what made my day was finding that dress :) 

We all know solids can make a statement in itself, but those who know me also know grey no matter which shade would be too dull for my nature. The accessories light up the effect of the dress, Never forget your accessories can make or break an outfit. p.s. this is something I would typically wear while thrift shopping or going out with my friends. With a jacket and heels I could even wear the dress to work!

Dress : Summer Love

Shoes : thrift (similar buy here, here)

Rose rings & studds, Leather cuff, scarf : thrift

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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Mint in trend

CORAL OR MINT? Mint it was!

I still recall the child like excitement I felt when looking aubergine pants becoming the new trend. Actually picked them up in corduroy just because I was so captivated by the colour (I used to hate corduroy, I remember my brother's corduroy being as heavy as denim!).  It was instantly followed by Levis bringing in a huge wave of coloured denims. Secretly wished this would disappear like an earthworm, it did however seemed to settle on two adorable colours - Coral pink and mint green. 

I always fancied buying coral pants, I've tried them on every where. Yet I never found the right one, then I got to busy at work and life moved on. CHEMISTRY was having a SALE, yes my friend! The devil beckoned me to enter. Yet of all the pretty things they had to offer this one stuck to me like a second skin. Once I wore it, and I knew it had to be the ONE.

As for the choice of outfit itself, I should say this would be typically me. A large scarf with a basic tee, and shoes. I still remember being identified in college as the girl who wore over sized bright colour shawls (very infamously the red one :P) with the Red converse shoes.

Scarf : Splash

Tank top : Jockey

Mint Pants :  Chemistry

Studs & Wrist bands : thrift

Shoes : Bata

I know as a kid, I went to bata only for school shoes and rubber slippers. But I hate to admit it, Bata is doing well with their shoes. I don't think I still believe those shoes were @ 499! Oo and the handbags too! 

p.s. I know the pictures not done justice to the shoes.

gift wrapping #2

Lenny's wedding gift

Lenny and Eddie are both very special to me. Well len's just that one person I've learnt from a lot, the best thing I would say about her is her strength of charater! Well Eddie I think Lenny and almost everyone knows why your so special to me!

Well len when you were about to have the most perfect wedding I had to make sure I gave you the best looking gift too! Of course I'm the best at gift packing, but I've never made a bow. So I sat for a really long time staring a YouTube videos to make sure it comes right. I know some would call it messed up, but I'm bored of the same old cliché bow n you have to admit the fat bow is kinda cute.

I know the purple packaging and gold stars makes it look like a packet jumped out of Hogwarts but honestly that just randomly came together like that. I was just trying to look like me, I guess! when randomly contrasting things come together they make something happy.

"So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good." - Helen Keller

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.