Many of you might have heard of the name Liva already. I had a couple of years ago, when I had a day time job where I rubbed shoulders and worked in the corporate world of fashion. Birla Cellulose was a client I often met with, under my seniors to ideate themes for their next show or how to design their next stall for their exhibitions. There I was introduced to Liva which was always the star and the main product that had to be showcased so I always went home with tiny sample pieces to try and make things out of this almost viscose jersey-like fabric which was soft to feel and was very easy to work with (and of course mom would make her flowers). Soon after I started noticing Liva on hoardings, particularly the Global Desi ones. I sort of knew that Birla Cellulose had a tie up with a few brands, but I wasn't really aware of which ones they were until quite recently.
Birla Cellulose unveils "LIVA" | A new age fabric
30.3.15
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filed under — Anita Dongre + birla cellulose + fabric + fashion show + fibre + James Ferreira + kangana Ranaut + Liva + Narendra Kumar + Puja Nayyar + Soham Dave
filed under — Anita Dongre + birla cellulose + fabric + fashion show + fibre + James Ferreira + kangana Ranaut + Liva + Narendra Kumar + Puja Nayyar + Soham Dave
Fifth one's the charm | On getting inked, again
27.3.15
Last week I told my mum I'm getting another tattoo, and she said "again? why?" and I said "why not?". But since I shared that idea with a few friends, most of who supported it and a small minority (well two people) who asked "again?" and "one more?", I decided to go for it. As luck would have had it, a friend/tattoo artist, someone who I've never met in person, but am just Facebook friends with, and have had a few conversations with on messenger or whatsapp regarding tattoos, just launched his own website and a lovely offer as well. So taking advantage of the situation, I finally headed out to his studio and met him to discuss designs and fix a date. We agreed on the last day of this month and narrowed down to either a floral tattoo or a cat face on my forearm. That same evening, or more like at 2 am, he texted to tell me there was a sudden opening the very next day and if I was okay to get mine then, my enthusiasm made me jump and say yes!
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filed under — 30 seconds to Mars + cat + Clover + independent fashion bloggers + ink + Inks and Needles + Links à la Mode + Mumbai + tattoo + triad + watercolour
filed under — 30 seconds to Mars + cat + Clover + independent fashion bloggers + ink + Inks and Needles + Links à la Mode + Mumbai + tattoo + triad + watercolour
Bringing Animal Print to Fashion Week | All my 5 outfits
26.3.15
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filed under — Aldo + Animal Prints + culottes + distressed + Dolce and Gabanna + forever 21 + Lakme Fashion Week + monochrome + Noble Faith + outfit post + pencil skirt + Stalk Buy Love + streetstyle + Studs + thrifted + Wedges
filed under — Aldo + Animal Prints + culottes + distressed + Dolce and Gabanna + forever 21 + Lakme Fashion Week + monochrome + Noble Faith + outfit post + pencil skirt + Stalk Buy Love + streetstyle + Studs + thrifted + Wedges
My favourites from Lakme Fashion Week Resort 2015
24.3.15
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filed under — Indian designers + Indian Wear + Lakme Fashion Week + Prints + Trends
filed under — Indian designers + Indian Wear + Lakme Fashion Week + Prints + Trends
My photo diary | Some R&R in Goa
19.3.15
I know I spammed last week like a mad maniac on Instagram and managed to make a few people a little envious of my trip, and here are some more images. And since I cannot remember the last time I've ever uploaded an entire album dedicated to a party or trip or whatever on Facebook, I make sure I share the ones that don't make it to instagram (and the ones that did as well) in this space. All these images are taken either by mom or myself and a majority are from my phone, a few others from mom's digital camera and a couple from our DSLR.
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filed under — baga + beach + beach wear + food + goa + hotel + India + photo blog. + photography + stay + sunset + Travel + vacation
filed under — baga + beach + beach wear + food + goa + hotel + India + photo blog. + photography + stay + sunset + Travel + vacation
Chasing Waves and being "beach appropriate"
15.3.15
Last week was a pretty good one. Mom and myself went on a little trip to Goa, which most of you might already know, thanks to the power on Instagram. I've been to Goa countless times and for many different occasions as well. But the thing I've noticed about a lot of people my age, or even those who belong to the same decade as I do, they all believe Goa is a place to go wild and crazy, behaviorally and as well as when it comes to dressing up!
So many people believe that you can wear anything in Goa. No one will care. I myself used to say I was only comfortable wearing a two-piece bathing suit in Goa, as compared to any other place in this country. While you might have the freedom to wear what you want to in Goa, there needs to be a bit of caution as well. When I went to the beach, I saw scores of women dressed in the most atrocious attires, and no, I don't mean skimpy, but completely irrelevant to what one usually wears to a beach. While I'm not saying every woman has to be in a bathing suit, there has to be a line drawn, and garments like leather, skinny jeans, etc are just bad bad choices! I even spotted a girl wearing a pretty skater dress, which again was so out of place at the beach. And let's not forget the boys. Men, if you're reading, please, boxers are not swimwear. In fact they should not be seen! Please keep them under your pants. If you need to wear shorts, you can buy shorts. They're not too hard to find!
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filed under — Aldo + beach + beach wear + bikini + Daniel Wellington + goa + hat + head2heels + kurta + oversized + shorts + summer + vsco cam + White
filed under — Aldo + beach + beach wear + bikini + Daniel Wellington + goa + hat + head2heels + kurta + oversized + shorts + summer + vsco cam + White
Urban Love | Every woman's story
7.3.15
Women have always been strong literary characters. Women generally possess a lot more dimensions as compared to male characters and is usually a writer's dream, because from their basic description from facial features to the clothes might choose to wear for a particular occasion, to reactions during tense moments, there is so much scope to dramatize and play these things up and that makes a book interesting and fun to read.
In fact if I had to name my top five female protagonists, I would say Nancy Drew; because solving mysteries and crimes is always so bad-ass, Jane Eyre; a modern day feminist with her strong values and principles, Hermione Granger; while many argue she wasn't a main character, she was vital and the brains of the group, Jessica Wakefield; I must confess I was a Sweet Valley High fan and appreciated Jess's vain and cool approach to men and school and she was probably the original mean girl and lastly a tie between Anna Karenina and Catherine Earnshaw; both of who lived in different times but were remarkable woman, each in their own way.
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filed under — book + fiction + lifestyle + literature + Mumbai + read + urban love + women
filed under — book + fiction + lifestyle + literature + Mumbai + read + urban love + women