Fashion Notes And The Crazy Ones

                                                                           

                                                                                        

                                                                               

                                                       

                                                                                  

                                                                 

                                                                                     

The predominant facet of fashion is a trend. A trend that persists, goes back, gets recycled and revamped only to resurface with vengeance. For me, the biggest trend has always been to invent new tastes, move out of my comfort zone and tread areas that satisfy my fashion longing for discoveries and experiences. It’s that place where I can mix tastes and colours, prints and accessories and simply not feel nervous and have fun at a shoot. 

And thankfully, this milestone in my TrimmingsAndLace journey came as I got this delightful opportunity to collaborate with the magic box of fun, colour and creative insanity – The Quirk Box. The Quirk Box pieces have a quintessential appeal that defines bright, quirk, youthful fashion.  As they rightly state that Quirk Box is a roller coaster ride over a colourful rainbow full of pop, kitschy, loud, yummy, tangy lifestyle products with a load of attitude and spunk.

Drawing inspiration from their philosophy and slipping into the recently launched ‘Stuck With Stupid’ vest, I ditched the minimalistic and monotone-ish fashion notions I had been abiding to, to simply have fun and let loose the child in me. I decided to accentuate the colours and artwork of the vest by pairing it with this cobalt skirt from The TrimmingsAndLace Collection. Further, to allow the quirky print and the colours to go overboard, I decided to add elements in white to let the pieces shine through unperturbed. 

The idea behind this outfit resonates with that of the ‘Stuck With Stupid’ vest. ‘Stuck With Stupid’ is about that person in your life with whom you can be silly with, the one you can laugh till you cry, the one you can be crazy with, the one who you fight with but also love the most, the one who is an inseparable part of your life. We all have that one person be that our sibling, best friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, parent or we ourselves. ‘Stuck With Stupid’ is all about celebrating that quirkiness in your relationships and life.

On that note, here’s to all those who make our lives valuable, cherishable, crazy and fun. Don’t forget to tell me about your special ones in the comment section below.  

Wearing - 

Stuck With Stupid Vest - c/o The Quirk Box (Shop)

Skirt - TrimmingsAndLace (Shop) (Worn Here)

Tank Top - Thrifted

Flats - Macy's (Worn Here)

Neck-piece - Thrifted 

Bangles - Westside

Ring - Forever 21

Earrings - Claire's

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Agam

 

The Sky's Blue - For Me And You

                                                                             

                                                                            

                                                                               

                                                                          

I quite enjoy the idea of an impromptu outfit shoot. For first it helps me answer the hovering question as a YES that I do wear these outfits in my everyday life. Second, it helps me put to test my not-planned, not-tried-before outfit ideas. Beyond that, a reason to wear florals...Really?? I believe as much as we might want to categorize, 'Florals' can hardly be confined to a particular fashion season. While bold, large floral prints welcome as into spring, soft flora provides respite from the scorching summers. Florals cast in deep hues suggest the autumn festivities while in winters florals magically work to cheer us up on a foggy day, reminding that the dewy spring is just around the bend. Whatever be the season's color palette or silhouette of choice there can never be any escaping the high-octane dose of floral power. 

On the side, blogging is helping me re-discover my fashion sensibilities. Like, I cannot miss out on adding a feminine touch into my regular style. I added that tinge of petiteness to this otherwise casual look with my earrings. Further, I love to go statement. Thus, with spring worn so boldly on my sleeves I kept the look basic by pairing it with mutes. Finally, a belt clinched to the waist to structure this flowy top.

So, does the happy blues (test) score well?

Wearing

Top - Gifted

Shorts - Vero Moda

Belt - Thrifted (Chandigarh)

Bag - Gifted

Rings - Forever 21 and Thrifted (Australia)

Earrings - Accessorize

Ballerina's - Macy's (New York)

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Agam

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Life & Me

Hello Lovelies!!

It seems I no longer need to shout from rooftops my love for stockings and how much of a winter staple they are for me.

That was my outfit, definitely intended to brighten a typical winter day. Yes, perhaps the amusement park visit with my four year old brother, the rides and endless doses of McFlurry and french fries (oooppsss it is OK to spoil yourself..I never proclaimed I was a celebrity *wink*) wasn't enough to make the day brighter!!

I teamed up my purple turtleneck sweater dress with orange stockings (Winter Colour-Blocking???) to create a very basic and bright look. Turtlenecks are back from an exile thanks to designers like Poebe Philo, Raf Simmons and Altuzarra and continue to uphold the charm of sophistication and chicness. 

Wearing:

Sweater Dress from GAP

Stockings from Forever 21

Ballerina Flats from Macy's

Bag from Gucci

Vintage Trench - Its my mom's and roughly 25 years old :D

Orange turtleneck sweater (worn underneath) is too old to remember :p

P.S One of my readers recently wrote to me stating that what I call as 'stockings' should rightly be addressed as tights or pantyhose. Error regretted!!

Leaving you guys with some really interesting quotes I picked up from a rather popular Facebook page called Life is a Bitch Quotes. I found it quite late :(:(

 

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Agam

What's Your Christmas Wish List ???

Hello gorgeous people!! How have you been?? 

Well we in Chandigarh experienced the first winter showers today and man..its winters OFFICIALLY!! Now just as it was raining and getting dark and I was piling on another layer of cardigan I reminisced some typical winters scenes - layers and layers of cardigans, constantly cold feet, the toughest battle to get out of the blanket each morning, quiet streets, gloomy evenings, gripping hot coffee and tea, great skin and hair, the chilly wind striking the face, fabulous clothes, lots of weddings, parties, new year resolution drafts and and and SANTA : D

Yes..the reason I had been absent all this while was because my darling sister had to go to US, which makes her my Santa for the season :p 

So as she holidays there, I shall be here waiting for my bag(s) full of Christmas goodies...Though she is off with quite an extensive list from me, here's a peak into my wish list:

Christmas and Santa are symbolic of another thing and that is STOCKINGS!! Yes, winter fashion lets you morph yourself (legs to be exact) in amazing hues which can lift up any outfit. Besides they are a great way to enhance the traditional greys, blacks and navy blues. Plus plus plus, contrary to popular belief they are really really warm precisely because they are mostly in nylon mix which traps, locks and seals air byways.

For this post, I wore a summer dress the winter way, completing it with some feminine accessories and the season's favourite shimmering - metallic hues!!

This is how the dress looks originally:

And this is how I wore it:

This pendant has a beautiful European lady etched on it in white..I wish you guys could see it better :(

Wearing: 

Dress - TrimmingsAndLace

Silver Top - Next

Stockings - H and M

Ballerina flats - Macy's (New York)

Ring - Thrifted (Australia)

Pendant - Gifted

I shall be happily playing Santa for my gorgeous readers this festive season. Get ready for your winter wish lists :D To know more please visit my Facebook page here. DO NOT forget to like my page. You guys can follow me on Twitter as well - #TrimmingsNdLace!!

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Agam

The Spectrum of Green.

A big hello to all my lovely followers!! Well this post is certainly coming after a long long time..blame it on my battery of exams which are seeming far from getting over..I still have one to go though :p
So how are you all? I hope the sunshine of life is pleasantly abounding on you all :):)
Well in this very post I would wanna share with you all my new found love for the colour sea green/Blue green. I have always been attracted to this shade of green but my affection and affiliation certainly grew when it was so beautifully showcased in Gucci Spring/Summer 2011 collection.
The fashion magazines and the blogosphere have been raving about this collection for a long time now..and I admit I am late in sharing my love for it. Dear followers, forgive me and enjoy the post :)

THE COLOUR IN GUCCI S/S 2011

The trend or the technique that is highlighed in the collection is termed as COLOUR BLOCKING..I am sure you must be hearing alot about it these days..more on it in my next post :)

Isn't the collection and the bold use of colours just to die for? Wishing to own a piece of it soon..anyone's listening :p

So, the colour inspired its use into my regular dressing...though I played safe!!

HERE's HOW I WORE IT

So I wore this shade with black corduroy's and yellow ballerina's. I also incorporated purple by wearing a tank top underneath. I accessorized by wearing a multi coloured stone cuff (one of my favourite buy's this season), yellow smiley earings :):) and the retro sunglasses of the same shade!! So how well do you think that I played with all the colours?? Also you see me in these pics :p

Wearing:
Blue/Green Cardigan: Macy's NewYork
Yellow Ballerina: Lifestyle
Multi Stones cuff and Sunglasses: Forever 21
Smiley Earings: Claire's

I ALSO WORE THIS SHADE AS

This is a simple look. I accessorized the look by wearing this leaf pendant chain from Forever 21 Dubai and gold,orange bangles (thrifted). Also as regards the footwear I kept the tone subdued by wearing white.

Would love to know your reviews as regards the post!!

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Agam

Happy Beginnings :)

"All glory comes from daring to begin." Eugene F. Ware

Well although we know it isnt any rocket science but here I am amidst a stream of emotions as I put across to you all my very first post for Trimmings and Lace. My profile describes me as a fashion enthusiast and I hope to stand up to that.

Without much delay, so here's what I wore yesterday for a family dinner. I love love love my family (like all of us) and I guess my first post should include them as well, in whichever way.

I simply love this dress primarily because of its rich colour. Its got this beautiful lace detailing for the bodice and the back (LACE..so apt :) :)). Lace also adds so much feminity into an attire. 

I should also mention here my love for slings and cocktail rings this season.

I shall keep you posted on a few of my favourite picks of the two this very season..soon!! 

I have a lot on my mind to share with everyone..from who I am,what I like, how's my city like and so much more..I hope I'll be welcomed and loved by you all in doing so!!

Please leave your comments and let me know your views :)

P.S Suggestions would be appreciated!!

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Agam