Suspended Love

Can never get enough of suspenders , with skirts , shorts and suspenders in it's original form.Absolutely heart them. Wearing it with a self made polka dot shirt .The fabric I found in a scarp market and it's better than some famous brands I've bought from .Went back there looking for more but didn't find them again.Pointers for next time - buy in bulk.

P.S pictures by The Lensor , His Flickr and FaceBook .


P.P.S going home tomorrow , Ruhi and I have fun road trip planned , cannot wait .

WildFlower chase

Got a dress made when I was back home for New Year's , technically I'am just like an hour and a half away from but I like making it sound like it's a distant land . I have no clue why I don't hang out by the tailors more often here in Pune. I bug all the Pune people I meet to introduce me to some good tailor,later I forget all about it.I'm going home for the long weekend and I've decided to scout for some local tailor talent as soon as I'm back.Since dodging questions like "did you check out the tailor I was telling you about" is getting increasingly difficult .Moreover it's difficult to get people to take me seriously when they do I better live up to expectations.I have been told about Clovers center a hundread times over ,maybe I will start from there.

P.S Picture of the wild flower print dress till I actually wear it, planning on teaming it with my orange shoes , This will be available in the shop . Hop on to my FaceBook page for more details.

Pop Up Store

YouTube is my favorite place on the internet . Gives me crazy ideas during insane hours of the night.Found this video of a studio being converted to an pop up store. Since I'm on a new furniture buying mode decided to adorn the walls of my living room with some duct tape.There is a picture of what I've started of with here on my Tumblr  . 

In Brogues

Scored 2 pairs of Brogues while randomly going through ASOS in the beginning of the month. That's when I'am most vulnerable, have been teaming them up with almost everything .Here's one of them . Must say Brogues have been my favorite kinda shoes every since I got my first pair . I remember about a couple of years ago Ruhi (Republic Of Chic) ordered a pair online for me and one herself and we both couldn't wait for it to be delivered . Well it's another thing that we wait for almost everything we order online with bated breath . Considering I'am someone who has an attention span syndrome it's a little difficult to believe the love for these shoes lasted so long . 

Pictures By The Lensor , 

Anantns Flickr 

Cleaning Up My Closet

We actually live in one of the hottest regions on planet earth , However hats have always been the most disregard piece of accessory . More than a style statement it's actually a necessity. Anybody sporting anything other than a regular cap is always starred at like an amusing thing on the road . I see thousands of girls on the streets of Pune covering everything above the neck level completely with a scarf or a stole funnily only there eyes is visible squishing there noises and shutting up there mouths ,i'm often wondering why they go through so much torture all one has to do is buy themselves a nice pretty big hat .

I for one have decided there has to be more hats in my cupboard but then I realized for that there needs to be some storing place .  Eventually I'm moving back to Bangalore (Hoping this would happen ASAP) I  refrain myself from buying furniture of any kinds . In an attempt at making some space I'm having a sale of some of  my favorite pieces of clothing over at the FaceBook Page Vintage Obsession. There's going to be new additions every week till my closet has some breathing space and my suitcases can move back to the attic .

With some feathers

Happy New Year you guys , I know It's super late on the blogging scene, that's only because I have been busy giving the blog a new look in the midst of moving it to a new domain and a whole bunch of exciting things coming up on the blog .

So far the New Year has been pretty nice to me started of with an absolutely impromptu trip to Bangalore , some wine and movies . Hoping the New Year will be full of travels and many more interesting things .                

CHEERS!!

P.S Photos by The Lensor 

Anantns Flickr

Mad Hatter

Introducing The Lensor . After Bruno decided to take a sabbatical from the country . I was scouting .Just when a dear friend suggested he would like to collaborate with me for the blog . Meet Anant , does some incredible photography . Check his Tumblr  The Lensor and his Flickr Anantns for proof

 Is currently obsessed with levitating , taking one picture everyday and eating one orange a day while getting back from his day job.

P.S Up next will post some quick shots we took for fun on a Saturday evening .

Storage Idea's

Before I buy anything whether it fits in my budget or not isn't the concern.How and where to store it always is.The purchase is made depending on the same . Always scouting for some storage ideas . I hate a stuffy looking house so what I do basically is use tidbits of accessories or hang bags here and there ,Adorn walls with tribal belts and convert them into items of home decor . Right now my computer table has a wine glass filled with finger rings and broaches .

Hot Pants

Did some informal clicking with my new trousers (read FabIndia) and my new lens . This was at some insane hour of the night because I was too lazy to sleep . Cannot wait to shower these trousers with some sunlight . For that they will have to wait for the weekend though. 

Rachana Reddy Clutches

I've known Rachana Reddy from std 12 , she used to be the only girl I remember who would come dressed  up really crisp and nice for a class at 6 AM so it's no surprise that she happens to be one of the hottest accessory designer around the block . 

I have been bowled over by the designs ever since I saw them at the launch about a year ago or so .

Exquisite ,clean cuts , blend of modern and old world charm is how I would describe Rachana Reddy clutches . Small details like the perfect finishing given to the geometric shapes on the Jali clutches to the perfect butterfly edges are so carefully crafted .Personally I heart the Padma reflection clutch since the idea appeals to me . Absolutely lady like with a touch of vintage . 

 The Jali clutch

The beautiful Krishna Clutch

The Padma reflection Clutch

It's really hard to choose favorites since they are all so good . However there is some good news in store for those of you who cannot wait to own these , There is a sample sale going on right now , rush to her online shop and get buying since the rates are sloshed like crazy more like a Christmas gift I guess. Click on the link to get to the sale now . RACHANA REDDY SAMPLE SALE

P.S sale ends Dec 24 so hurry 

Elephants and some caves

I've been visiting Mumbai ever since I was a small girl ,however the Elephanta Caves was some thing I have never done . So on a recent visit just for some kicks decided to visit it , had nothing much to do and the ferry ride looked interesting . So hoped on to one and after like what seemed like an hour and half or so reached the caves didn't expect much but must say it's beautiful , a bunch of caves though badly maintained is quite a pretty sight . Later sat till what seemed like eternity in this lone restaurant that stands there and did Mumbai watching from the other side . 

P.S if you plan on visiting the place make sure you take the last ferry back because the light at that time makes everything look so beautiful. 

Tripping on Stripes

Bruno and I had fun photo-walk last Friday . It's so much fun to miss work and do these random things , the thrills it gives . Sadly Bruno is of on a vacation visiting exotic countries for three months and he say's he will back in February.  

Apart from that I'm super excited to be clicking some awesome pictures from my lens over the weekend  , brother dearest gifted me new lens for the camera and  it's so precious right now that it sleeps with me on my bed . 

                                           
                                                 P.S Picture courtesy Genre Photography .

                                          P.P.S Is introducing someone exciting soon on the blog  :-)

Optical Delusion

The perfect  accessory -- get some prints to splash itself over what your wearing ,in different shapes and sizes every-time There is a confusion with  accessories   . Works always for me . Since there will be so much happening with the prints simple or no accessories will do.

Uncle Karl is showering some love on Bombay

Chanel's Rajasthan inspired show Paris-Bombay is absolutely incredible with rich ensembles and lovely styling with flamboyance thrown all over .Totally heart the jewelry used the belts , broaches et allia . Of course not to forget the gorgeous clothes .This show is a must watch .

Shop A Dress

I have just been introduced to this new fashion store online called www.dressshop.in . Meet my newest white with gold and perl sequence gauze dress courtesy  DressShop . It's the softest fabric and feels lovely when worn .The fit is just right .It's perfect for coffee in the evening without the jacket and spice it up a little more for say a lovely dinner later at night. Very versatile could be worn in so many ways . Will soon try and do more looks with this. 

Meanwhile check out there other collections , good range of jumpsuits, evening party dresses to ball gowns. The winter collection is going to be up soon ,so register yourselves for more updates . 

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.

Tumblr

I discovered Tumblr a year ago every since I have been following many a interesting fellows there. OfLate I'm totally addicted to Tumblr and post so often there it's a little surprising . Thanks to this obsession I have been learning a lot of new things about my camera and take at-least one new picture a day . If you have nothing to do on a Friday evening like me drop by my Tumblr      VintageObsesion  (Get Clicking ) 

Temple Towns

The next pit stop on my road trip was Belur followed by Halebeedu more popular known as temple towns both the temples in the these towns have very similar architecture and it's painfully beautiful .On the first look these temples look like they have been built out of  a huge monolithic rock . The dictionary meaning of intricate could have well been defined after a visit to these places . The temple in Belur has a very Vintage Vibe as in modernization hasn't touched it yet however the Halebeedu temple has a pretty lake by the side with a small park along the sides of the temple . You can sit her the whole day with some music and life's good . 

P.S Both these places are surprisingly neat not a spec of dirt ,very impressive . Makes me want to live in another era .

P.P.S Will do a what I wore post next.

French Connection

During Diwali while I was in Bangalore ,was invited to check the FCUK and Calvin Klein Stores in Bangalore . Though I had a tight schedule due to the road trip this was something I had decided to do because FCUK's first stand alone store had finally opened in Bangalore and also I wanted to check the Phoenix Mall in Bangalore near WhiteField . Had a ball visiting the stores and clicking pictures of some of my favorite pieces from the store and of-course mall walking is always fun . So here are some of my favorite picks from the store .