Cafe Hoping

Cafe hoping is something I've loved to do ,be it whatever city . It so happens that some cafe's leave such an impression on you that a visit there becomes a ritual . Le Pain Quotidien (Colaba)  happens to be one of them. Located near the Gateway Of India in Bombay ,is one of the coziest cafe's i know and a visit to Bombay will be incomplete for me without grabbing a bite here. High wooden  stools ,yummiest bakes and incredible coffee is what you can expect here . 

P.S for all those who like to people watch there's a wrought iron bench right outside the door where you can sit sipping coffee and watching the world go by.

S-Oliver

A couple of weeks ago S-Oliver invited me to visit there store which opened in a brand new mall here in Pune .Since it was a weekday and I couldn't get out of work ,Kanu Priya of S Oliver arranged for me to go to Mumbai and visit the store in Mallad at the in Infinity mall on a Saturday. I must say it turned out to be such a fun Saturday , as soon as I reached the store a brief introduction about the store happened .After which I wandered about the store for about an hour ,If not the for the 6 month shopping ban I'am being subjected to by my most important sponsor  read elder brother , would have bought at-least 2 blazers/Boy Friend jackets a dress and a really pretty blue romper from the store. Pune people the S-Oliver stores are In Jewel Square (KP) and Phoenix Market City . It's totally worth making a trip this weekend. So go check them out . 

P.S Bangaloreans will have to wait bit longer I Guess !!

The Lovely Kanu Priya from S-Oliver

Meet The Stylist- Nidhi Jacob

Presenting to you the Oh -So -Fabulous stylist and fashion writer Nidhi Jacob. Most of you who haunt style Pile would definitely be familiar with her .When i  first saw Hidden Button(her style pile name)  why was she hiding all this while was what i thought  because every time i see her style i'm busy making notes . Professional help for free .

If i were to make Nidhi sit in my Garden she would camouflage so effortlessly .I sure would see a couple of butterfly's and pretty pretty sparrows hoping around here. I have never known how to mix prints so well .Ah Someday :)

After looking at these 2 pictures i sure don't seem to see why i should go hunting for locations anymore maybe   it's an eye i need to develop .

When asked to describe her style this is she had to say "I love grandmothers in general, the way they smell, their stories, the way they dress, pretty much everything. My style is hugely inspired by them. I also like playing with androgynous dressing. I borrow a lot from my best friend who is a boy. Once in a while I have this urge to wear shiny, tacky things so i keep a stash of sequinned dresses and gold jewellery for those days. My wardrobe would be incomplete without leopard prints, daddy trousers, cheap jewellery and faded florals. Currently I'm going through a Rosemary's Baby phase which explains my hair."

Oh By the way Organic Farming is one of her interests ,for the annual vacation she spends about 1- 2 months in an organic farm . How cool is she ?

Indigreen Going green this time

Remember  I Introduced you guys to this relatively new brand Indigreen HERE. They have come up with there new collection and this time they go green .The collection was launched on the eve of the Independence day and plan to dedicate one whole year to this cause .

Nidhi one of the Co-founders of Indigreen describes the collection as "Going Green, Patriotic Bollywood Style!...after all, going green is totally patriotic!"

Also she says  "This Independence Day, Indigreen is thrilled to launch its new line of Limited Edition, Handpainted, Bollywood Poster Art, fair trade, Organic tees.

After ‘Going Green, Bollywood Style!’ Indigreen now pays a tribute to Bollywood’s most beloved MAA – Bharat Mata! So get ready for a super mushy dose of Patriotism, Bollywood style. From Manoj Kumar to Dilip Kumar to Dev Anand – everyone is in love with good ol’ Bharat Mata.

Shaheed, Patriotic Insaan (a patriotic twist to Zehreela Insaan), Des Pardes, Apna Desh, Desh Preeme,  …. Written by: PEACE, Directed with : LOVE, Music: PATRIOTISM

Oh! and speaking of patriotism, we also decided that  – Terrorists are UGLY! "

Remember the Oh-So Funny movie Amar Akbar Antony . ?

Meet the Patriotic Insaan's 

Bow To The Shaheed 

 P.S There was a typo with the name of the brand last time ,I was extra careful . I'm pretty lame like that.

Illustrated

Remember this ? Here's a very sweet reader who made this look so much better than it already is

WOW HOW COOL IS THIS?

I must say i don't look half as good in person  as the illustration here. Oh i should totally start posing like the "ME "in the illustration

Illustration of some more bloggers

Karishma-I'm too sexy for my shirt
Tanvi-The fabulous Life of not so rich and infamous
Holly/sally-Hippie by heart-thinks fashion is art
Me Me Me
Lalah- Lalah is here

I'm sure all of you here want to meet the Uber talented girl in question .

Meet the gorgeous Arthi Verma from Art-Meets-Fashion. Illustrations is just one of her many talents. She does a lot of hand painting work as well ,like the bag in the picture.Arthi is an art teacher (I've seen art teachers only in movies,i finally know one )who also has a diploma in fashion designing ,She loves to paint (like we already don't know that) travel ,photography ,clay jewelery .

She is planning on starting her own label. Here's wishing you all the luck lady :-)

You think this is good ?? nope  ... scroll down for one of the most fascinating ,intricate works i have seen till date 

 Thats HAND PAINTED as well .How awesome-ly talented is she ?? Also made me realize -This Is Humanly possible .!!!!

*Whistles*  because i have limited vocabulary.Clay jewelery by Arthi.

IndiGreen: Go Bollywood

Bollywood+Fashion+Eco-friendly now isn't that a good concoction. IndiGreen is a relatively new brand launched in India and is owned by Nidhi Singh and her partner Gaurav Gupta. This is one of the funkiest projects i have come across in a long time . 

What is it they do?

Indigreen is Hand-painted Art work on  tee's, dresses, bags jackets and belts.The Brand uses Bollywood as there source of inspiration I.E movie posters.They also have embellished works which is made by the women of SEWA(an NGO). They use Organic cotton so the brand is in tune with the go green mantra.Right now they have limited editions only but Nidhi claims that they never disappoint fans when they come with requests . Take a look at some samples...

There is something about yesteryears posters which immediately gets you hooked. This is a brown tunic with a fun embellished belt .

Now wouldn't this be so chic for an evening coffee or laid back session of chit-chatting with  friends after an evening movie maybe

I would totally wear this for an evening Karaoke.

Wouldn't this be apt for a laid back house party.

Extreme left is Nidhi Singh

This was the launch of IndiGreen in Melange (Bombay), where some of Nidhi's friends had a fun session of trails with the indie green clothes .The collection in Bangalore is available at Kimaya UB City.

If its too hot outside to go shop or your simply lazy ? Indie green has a solution they have an online store as well for more do check there website where you can place orders as well  IndiGreen