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

Neon

She's always buzzing just like Neon, Neon, Neon

I know I've expressed my dislike for jeans many times before but I've been hording cloths in my wardrobe waiting for a sunny day to wear some of them. That stupid fear of wearing a good outfit for the wrong occasion. When my friend so graciously requested my presence at the filming of her music video I was so flustered about what to wear. She kept saying come formally dressed! Oh gosh! of all the things people say. But I said hey! Not like it really meant anything because it was happening @ urban solace, now for such an amazing place how could anyone wear formals. 

So finally when I opened my over cluttered wardrobe and found my neon top, I just had to wear it. There was something about the colour, I still remember the first time I saw a bunch of neon garments on one rail. That was a while back when I still worked for Maison, It was the happiest rail in the store. Of course I lied when I told everyone I could never carry it off. So When I found this @ soul sante I grabbed it with both hands.

So it took me a few more seconds to decide what to wear it with, naturally with the insufficient time at hand I chose to wear it with my skinny jeans and pumps (I know it such a typical cliche). So I paired it with a printed belt and over-sized clutch, also that ring I've been wearing to work almost every day. Amen! I was done... 

Top : fun & Flirt by Japna

Jeans : Scullers

Pumps : Shoes : naturalizer @ bata

Ring & clutch: Splash

Belt : thrift

Boots

These Boots are made for walking...

I love my boots. Makes me feel exotic, sensuous, super strong! Every girl loves her boots. Don't you? I know I wore this outfit only for the boots. There is something about  Knee length boots that make you feel tall (though mine could have been a little longer), or maybe they make us look stronger, either way there is something about the boots that has attracted women to them. Can you seriously name one super star that hasn't  worn a pair of boots in their career?

Wait I think all the things said before came from a pre-conditioning from the pop culture. What is the need to put women in boots all the time? Honestly I wear my boots for functional reasons. I live in a city where it gets really cold, also the monsoon makes the whole city murky and muddy, I think wearing boots makes my feet warmer, protecting it from the cold and rain. I remember my first pair of boots were the converse red canvas boots. I wore them every day until the sole got holes and that made my socks get wet. The worse day of my life was when I had to discard them (they were my prized possession!) 

Boots are an extremely good accessory, you get used to it's protection and you will never give them up like an addiction. Also it makes a very bold accessory! I'm not just saying to satisfy my pre-conditioning. I've always been amused by knee length boots and how they make your legs look never ending.

Boots : Marks & Spencer

Jeans : Levis

Belt : Local leather dealer

Top : splash

The colour Blue #2

Printed Pants, My Personal Favorite!

It isn't quite easy being dressed up while growing up in a city that has a reputation for it's all denim dress code! Yeah, i'm not kidding. I had people visiting Bangalore asking me Why does everyone here wear denims? and why am I being stared at for being dressed up. I guess that follows the city's laid back culture, live and let live. The minute we spotted someone dressed up we could tell they are not from here :) But I've never really been a denim pant fan. I wholly dislike the denim Bangalore stereotype. 

However this isn't about the whole I don't like denim session, I've really done that before! I love printed pant, they always seem to make me happy. They break away from the same old boring denims and trousers and make me feel light on my feet. I know it goes without saying may of us don't really like the tight fitted pants we wear, its all cool for a bit n then it just gets stuffy and uncomfortable. The first time I wore this my friend said "Nita I feel like I'm walking with a parisian" ;) But lets not get into that! 

P.s. Guilty as charge these pants were from my blue fever phase and also the necklace. I can't deny it still lingers around to bite me again if it could but I'm over it, hopefully.

Top : allen solly

Pants : Jabong( similar buy here)

Slippers & necklace : street shopping

Finder rings: FabIndia

What about the shorts?

Let's just make this short!

Images courtesy lookbook

I'm not sure what to say, really! Shorts has become this trend with these young thing (as my ex boss always referred to youngsters) do they think it's a more decent way of showing how sexy they are. Seriously I think it's an over glorified piece of clothing. However, it is a comfortable outfit, and that's exactly why men wear it all the time! That's exactly why I wear them. I've never looked at shorts and said "hey! that's so stylish let's get it", having shorts in the wardrobe is a comfort obligation. Yet I'm sure most of you women get the oxymoron of the comfortable shorts! 

Come closer, shhhh! For those who are not used to seeing me in oversized clothes, you should know I stole it from my brother. Poor thing I'm sure he doesn't even know it was meant for him, So on that bright shiny day when my mom was packing the bag of goodies to be shipped to my brother the shirt was handed over to me to be pressed! instead I wore it and paraded the house. Suddenly mom say "Why don't you just keep it!"

Shirt: Stolen from my bro

Tank: Splash

Shorts : Van Huesen

Belt : lifestyle

loafers, finger ring & studs: 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)