FTLOFAOTxOrosilber

'Name tags' and personalized jewellery have taken over my bedside. Yes by bedside I mean that I wear these particular style of jewellery pieces so often off late that I almost feel that they have been around forever. That's not exactly a lie, is it now? When Shahrukh Khan wore his 'COOL' tag around his neck in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, we froze in our seats (mostly out of the sheer coolness) and when Carrie Bradshaw wore her 'Carrie' name tag and called it lucky, we believed it. And why wouldn't we? There's nothing a little self loving can't fix. This cool '90s trend is back and Orosilber for one is doing the coolest versions of the same. I like the fact that the quality of their jewellery is fine and hence you needn't think too much before you treat yourself to one of these. It is an added bonus that you can customise the length of the chain, the font and *Wait for it* they have a rose gold option which I excitedly opted for of course. They do some really rad lapel pins, cufflinks and ubiquitously favourite, fan merchandise. A pretty damn good reason to hop on and check them out would also be their one-of-a-kind personalised rakhi feature. I wouldn't mind gifting my brother that certain accessory for him to channel his inner LL Cool J. *could not resist the rapper references*

A cool idea to style these name tags is to keep the rest of the look, accessory free. Since they are delicate, it's best you let them shine as the centre piece of your look. Maybe layer a few cool tags at varying lengths, if you feel adventurous. This is how I wore mine. You can also find Orosilber on Facebook. 

Wearing:

Leather camisole: Banana Republic

Culottes: C/O Stalkbuylove

Necklace: C/O Orosilber

Bag: Gift from the sister

Shoes: Something Borrowed (Singapore)

Photography Courtesy: Riddhima Arora Behance or reach her on email at riddhimarora17@gmail.com

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FTLOFAOTxMalasa

When I first received this crop top from Malasa, my first thought was how reminiscent it was of the beauty of an Elie Saab garment and yet had a distinct Eastern flavour to it. The beautiful interplay of beads, sequins and crystals on a palette of ivory create a constellation of spangly stars across this top and that, also happens to be the USP of Malasa. This label run by the dynamic mother daughter duo of Jyoti and Nimrit Gill has gone from strength to strength. From creating beautiful luxury garments for the women who exude the old world charm with the grace of a modern Grace Kelly to now dipping their toes into more contemporary garments like peplum tops and crop top cholis, these ladies are hitting all the right notes. It only helps that everyone from Aliaa Bhatt to Gauhar Khan has been spotted in their coveted label.
I decided to put my own spin on a very traditionally hand-crafted choli/crop top and after much deliberation and hours of endlessly staring inside my closet, I paired it with a pair of tie and dye pants in red with a joined wrap over the same. The combination of gold and red is ethereal and possibly the most traditionally Indian combination there was for wedding festivities. The outfit is perfect for the spunky bride on her sangeet who obviously thinks outside the box as far as her sartorial choices go, yet maintains a close relationship with all things traditional. A low twisted bun and a sun and moon maang-tikka completed this look and it was difficult to really categorise it as a traditional or modern. A fusion look which is easy on the eye and definitely a lot of fodder for the mind. How are you wearing your modern day choli, princess?

Wearing:
Crop top: C/O Malasa
Pants: Folklore
Maang tikka: C/O Ae-Tee

Photography by: Saumya Gupta. Find her on Behance.

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Like a hoopoe bird

A few days before I decided to shoot this outfit, I was chilling with a group of friends. The reason I insist on narrating, penning if you may, this anecdote to you bunch is because it has an inherent something to do with how this look came about. In a passing conversation about trends, being the resident fashionista with my friends I was asked if 'monochrome and lack of colours' was the new thing. On inquiring where they got this idea from, I was informed that my personal style seemed to reflect that a lot off late. Serious colours, lot of black and white and mostly a very normcore look. As much as I relate to and enjoy being on this certain wave of normcore style, I do believe that my style cannot easily be compartmentalised. It's like putting my free spirit into a box, just not in a creepy way. And that is when, ladies and gentlemen, I decided to bring the hoopoe bird back to town. I went on a wild riot of colours and put almost all spring-summer '15 trends into a blender to deliver this smoothie of a look. An off shouldered style- check, the colour tangerine- check, statement earrings- check, block heels- check, eccentric bag-check check check. Peppered with my sleek low ponytail and minimal make-up of course.

What do you think?

Wearing:

Dress: Bershka

Shoes: Kurt Geiger

Earrings: Atelier Mon

Clutch bag: Random boutique in Barcelona, Spain

Photography Courtesy: Riddhima Arora Behance or reach her on email at riddhimarora17@gmail.com.

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