Travel Post: Gods Own Country

I visited the wedding of a close friend in Kerela. I had the most amazing time, and here is a photo documentation of my trip!

At the very onset, I was unduly attracted by the clouds outside my airplane window. Though it is not unusual for me to be besotted by things other people find quite commonplace.

"As I look out of my airplane window, I contemplate climbing these tall, ethreal mountains of the Gods, suspended in mid air; Standing, aloft on their mighty peaks, and feeling oh, so high.

Maybe I will wait until dark and reach up to touch the stars."

Then I looked down and saw mountains covered with coconut trees, and rivers meeting the seas. So I focused my thoughts on the world below. And I was not disappointed!

Green backwaters, mouthwatering local food, greenery everywhere, colourful houses, and a million temples, churches and mosques!

The wedding was a traditional affair, with food served in a banana leaf. I met new friends, witnessed new ceremonies, and braved the sweltering heat in a saree. I spent the next day taking in the sights of Cochin.

Cochin is a wonderful city. Colourful houses, flowers in full bloom and winding streets.The gulmohars here are red, vividly so. The seafront is clean, the the remnant traces of the Dutch colonization is quite delightful.

I have so many ideas lined up for outfit posts, haven't been able to take pictures because of the trip! Hope you've had a wonderful weekend too.

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7 Fairytale Fashion Pictures

I have always loved dramatic, emotive fashion. Fashion that is so beautiful and out of the world, that it tells a story. So here is a collection of the most amazing fairytale fashion pictures from the internet, compiled by me! Hope you like them.

Images from Google Image Search, Vogue, and Dior.

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Style Secret: How to do Comfort Stylishly

I do envy girls who can be comfortable and super-stylish at the same time. I racked my brains for an outfit that fulfills both these constraints, and viola, this is what I came up with!

A casual, interesting tee, a maxi skirt(Apparently maxis are the new minis, thank god for that), and ballerina flats. And that's a headband by the way.
There. The secret is out. Keep it safe, and make good use of it!

What is your go-to comfortable outfit?

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Shimmery Pink

A couple of posts back I promised I would not do the nice top - black skinnies routine on the blog. Its all about stretching myself out here, right? So, engaging some radical (and crazy) thinking, I paired a striped top with patiala salwar pants. It creates an interesting silhouette!

Being an Indian, my outfits can foray into previously unexplored territories. If you ever travel through an Indian market-place, there is so much fashion inspiration to be drawn! Laces, Beaded Patchwork, Embellishments, Strings of beads, and a tonne of other things are readily available, to use in traditional Indian Wear!

My earrings in this post are actually the baubles Indian women attach to the ends of Saree-blouse -strings or duppattas.

Outfit Details:
Peplum Striped Top-Forever21
Pants- Local Botique
Earrings- Off the Street
Cuff-Sister's
Bag-Nine West

So, to all my Indian readers, Happy Exploration and Mixing!
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I'm linking this post to IFB, its so amazing that they are having a stripes-linkup!

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Outfit Idea: Crop Tops and Stripes

I am loving the idea of crop tops right now. They are elegant, expose just the right amount of skin, and I think, may be the perfect fashion statement even on the streets of my country. Don't all those women in Sarees expose their midriff too?

So how am I going to set about implementing it? 

Step 1. Get a fitted tee.
Step 2. Cut it.

Step 3. Wear it.

With this happy prospect in mind, I bid you adeu for now. 

PS: Doesn't the outfit above give you a definite Italian vibe? It does, to me! I can imagine hopping up on a Vespa, and riding to some quaint Roman cafe for brunch!

PPS: I would kill for those shoes. I mean, WHERE on earth can I get that delicious lemon souffle colour in pumps?!

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Stripes and a Flower

 Fashion should be fun. It should invite stares, it should mold you into a person who is not afraid of doing crazy things, a person carefree of societal reactions. Okay I made this up on my own. But you get the gist.

Outfit Details:

Pants(Palazzos or Pajamas, whatever you want to call them): Off the Street

Yellow Top-AND

Blazer-HnM

Nude Pumps-New York

Belt-Colaba Causeway

Flower Clip-Ayesha from Shoppers Stop

  After these pictures were taken in a span of ten minutes, the photographer(who happens to be my friend since the last twenty years), jumped on his bicycle and I hopped on behind him. (On the carrier!) We took a ride through town. Cars and Motorbikes whizzed past us at full speed, but the slowness of the cycle  generated a new reverse-thrill, which felt quite as good! I would rather cruise through life on a bicycle, taking things as they come, than zooming through it on a snazzy motorbike.

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Retro Love

This is a lovely Lilac Vintage Dress that had been lying about on my attic for years. I used the belt for a good old pop of colour, and viola! The matching necklace and earring set were added on. The necklace went on my neck, the earrings, however, took an unusual route and went on the sleeves! DIY Tassels, anybody?

 I adore vintage fashion. Though I might not know much about the eras, or be able to recognize which particular style this is, anything vintage makes me go starry-eyed and emit a long, happy sigh.

Collage Image from StockPhoto.
Dress-Vintage
Belt-Hnm


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How to be Holiday Chic

Summer vacations are fast approaching, and so are dreams of what to wear, wherever it is that you're going. So how to look like modern aristocracy on vacation? This is how. Shift dresses. Strappy white heels. Wide brimmed hats.

PS:  Even if you're not journeying to some exotic locale, why not dress up like you're on a holiday in your own town? 

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Graphic

I like graphic clothes, in small doses. Though I wouldn't dream of combining two graphic prints together, as many of my fellow bloggers pull off beautifully. Some things are just not in ones' destiny, and pulling off clashing prints is certainly not in mine.

This is an easy DIY I made a while ago. Purchased some paper and fabric flowers and stuck them on to a cloth band with fabric glue! You can substitute smaller flowers on a black elastic band, for a cute statement hairband.

Headband-DIY
Dress-Local boutique
Shoes-Mochi
Belt-Nine West




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