I have never really understood the concept of clothes for a particular occassion or place. Unless your workplace is extremely formal and you need to wear a suit to work everyday, buying clothes for a particlar place or reason has never appealed to me.
More About Our Blog, My Style, Thoughts on Budget Fashion and Designer Bags
We have had a good run on the blog and I have enjoyed reading and responding to people’s comments, or listening to suggestions and answering questions. The questions have mostly been about how we came up with the idea for the blog and what we plan to do with it going forward. The Blog For…
Dressing for the London Heatwave
Every time a Londoner complains about the heatwave I want to laugh. I want to tell them you have no idea what hot is, what summer is and what a heat wave really is till you have lived in India. But having gone through this 32 degree hot weather in the last week I can…
The Pants Suits That Are Not Meant for Work
Not sure if you have noticed it but pant suits are everywhere. And I really do mean pant suits (or trousers suits to avoid confusion in the UK). The high street stores are stocked with trouser suits in every colour imaginable – and in every print.
My Favourite Sunday Of 2017 In London
My year started of with a trip to London. It was two weeks of pure bliss. Since Anisha and DJ were both quite busy with work and only got off on Sundays. I spent my days drinking hot-chocolate, walking down the tower bridge, eating in Nando’s and shopping at Oxford Street.
Strange Clothes That Make You Wonder What Were They Thinking?
There are some clothes that make you go wow. And then there are the strange clothes that make you go what the hell is that. For the wow ones look at any Indian bridal collection or couture show. For the other ones, read on. I was browsing the internet and checking out my favourite stores…
Copenhagen: Style File 1
DJ and I went to Copenhagen in the beginning of October. It was pretty cold. We were only there for a weekend so I didn’t want to do a travel post as such but just do a quick style file of the outfits I managed to pack into one carry bag. (I split it into…
Floral Velvet Dresses for the Holidays
I will admit velvet is not my favourite material. I do like the idea of it and the styles I see around in the shops these days but it is difficult to wear in normal everyday life. It is difficult to style since you might end up looking like you are going to a ball…
Other Stories Silk Shirts: Why I Am A Fan
I am sure I have mentioned this before but Other Stories is one of my favourite stores. I love their clothes, I love the store, even their makeup and toiletries. However, for the longest time I didn’t own any clothing from Other Stories. I used to walk in and just walk out because everything was…
Dressing Up Jeans and a Tee #OOTD
Hello from the city of joy! I have been in Calcutta (never Kolkata!) for the past week or so and its pretty amazing. I have actually eaten and shopped like there is a famine in London and the stores are all closed forever. I am not going to go into details right now because there…