Style Crush : Olivia Palermo

                                                                          

                                                                                  

                                                                           

                                                                               

                                                                        

The fashion circuit is a live-wire. Its dynamic with new ideas, style inspirations, fashion icons, cuts and colours making their way into our everyday lives...everyday. They leave us with more reasons than one to get inspired, dress up and look stylish everyday. Like many of you, there are celebrities, actors and fellow bloggers I really admire for their personal style and the ideology and thoughts behind the same. Something that strikes a commendable balance between being effortless in their style and making the audience sit up and take notice. One such socialite in my list of fashion inspirations and style crushes is Olivia Palermo. I like how she plays with colours and contrasts, sometimes adorning the most basic of silhouettes in an uber stylish way. I also admire how she adds textures to her outfits - a chiffon top underneath a military-inspired utilitarian jacket or a fur vest worn with jeans. Brownie points for dressing-up flats. Her style is something I personally resonate with. Do you have a style crush? Don't forget to tell me about it in the comments section below.

*All images via Pinterest.

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Agam

Thanking You : 50's And Burgundy Bests

                                                                              

                                                                            

                                                                              

                                                                           

                                                                                  

A very warm hello to all of you. I hope you had a fabulous and enriching first week of 2014. As I start my year on the blog, I really feel I cannot thank you all enough for being a source of constant support and encouragement. Blogging about fashion and your tastes in style, may seem like a cake-walk but trust my contemporaries and me when we say that it is a demanding job to do. Nevertheless, there hasn't been a day when I have woken up not loving what I do and not wanting to do it over and over again. A big credit for that goes to you all. So thank you so very much. Here's to lots of work, lots of styling ideas, lots of interactions and to loving and living your dream. Cheers!

Wearing - 

Coat - Van Heusen (here)

Sweater - ZARA

Trousers - TrimmingsAndLace

Scarf - Promod

Bag - Louis Vuitton Pochette Accessories

Pumps - Dune

Earrings - DIY (like this)

Cuff - Westside

Bangle - Gifted 

Ring - Forever 21

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Agam

What's To Come...The better and the best!

                                                                            

                                                                          

                                                                                   

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

I have always believed and learnt over the years, that life is about two things (much of it maybe) - love and hope. The latter is a state of mind, a scenario for the better and beautiful to come. As the sun dips, the sky grey's and a blanket of fog greets our mornings and evenings, a spring like outfit goes a long way to...simply make-believe in the sunnier days ahead. Like I said before, colours, cuts can depict and transform our mood. So, as I bid goodbye to bare legs and slipped into the routine hues, I needed this outfit as my rebound. Or maybe, I got impatient to wait for spring afterall. 

After multiple sessions of how not to match your prints, fashion runways this year showed us how to wear them with aplomb. Boxy top and shorts make up for a completely care-free and comfortable outfit, suited for those sunny soft winter brunches. The great part about this look is that you can pair the top and shorts together or wear them as separates. Pair a silk blouse with these shorts for the day and slip into a solid coloured blazer with this top and your favourite pair of jeans for the night. Further, you can always swap the boxy top with a tailored blazer for the super chic short-suit look. A basic white T-shirt helped me instill a break in the print, besides keeping me warm. I preferred wearing these neutral flats, since I felt anything taller would be too much leg. 

Until I re-style it soon, I say "¡Hola Spring." Have a wonderful holiday season.

Wearing - 

Boxy Top and Shorts - TrimmingsAndLace

T-Shirt - Next

Bag - Mom's (Chanel 2.55)

Flats - H&M

Bangles and bracelets - Westside (here), FabAlley, Gifted

Ring - Myntra.com

Mid Finger Ring - ASOS

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Agam

The Quirkviduality Duo

                                                                                  

                                                                            

                                                                             

As a stylist, Autumn/Winter is my favourite time of the year. It’s the time when you can safely detach your fashion ideas from the conventional. You can throw on a scarf to brighten up the monotones and play around with colours and contrasts like never before. Against the dim sun cheerful prints help brave the cold, much like the vibrant plaids and tartans.
Talking of prints, fashion has forever been revolutionizing prints. I have never doubted the power of a print – be that florals, abstract, whacky, geometric or animal prints. However, post this I have never been surer of the power of a kitsch piece to make a statement like no other. THIS thanks to the pioneer of functional art in India – The Quirk Box. The Quirk Box products besides being fun, colourful, entertaining and a show-door to anything and everything mundane, are inspiring. They draw out a different perception, sometimes subjective, but always let the quirkviduality shine. Case in point this dream circus boyfriend jacket. Initially, my styling ideas were up against the wall with this jacket, but once worn all pieces came together and this statement jacket was ready to shine on.  

A cropped top lends a wonderful balance to the boyfriend jacket, while keeping the femininity of the look intact. My infatuation with crop tops over seasons has grown by the day. Bra tops, crop tees, ruffled bandeaus' or corsets, this is one trend and I vouch for self, is not going to be ditched anytime soon. Statement earrings and some arm candy in neutral tones were my accessories of choice to enhance the look without diluting the glory of our center-piece!

Wearing - 

Boyfriend Jacket - c/o The Quirk Box (Shop)

Top - Promod

Pants - (we've come a long way)

Peep-toes - Vero Moda (last seen)

Watch - Kenneth Cole

Bracelets - Assorted

Earrings - Forever 21

Ring - Thrifted

On my nails - O.P.I Alpine Snow

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Agam

                                  

Colour Musings

                                                                            

                                                                         

                                                                       

                                                                           

This particular outfit is having a resurgence from the drafts (Read: long hair). The neon palette has stayed around stylishly for a long while now and is surely befriending us this Fall. Collections like those of Tanya Taylor and Victoria Beckham have incorporated neons by complimenting it with the classic plaids and checks. A streak of neon among the winter darks' and monotones is always enough (and safely enough) to make a statement.

Currently, with the wedding season in full swing and most importantly my bridesmaid duties in force, I have had a lot of encounters with fuchsia pink in Indian wear. It is the hue you cannot help but fall in love with over and over again. Its a shade that complements all skin tones and tends to reflect that rose blush glow on you. Treat it with a neutral or contrast it with another bold colour, fuchsia is surely a winner.

If you have been a regular reader of the blog, you must be aware of my indispensable love for skirts. Having put together a contrast here, I matched the solid fuchsia with this printed, fuller midi-skirt. The midi skirt may seem more 1950s than 2013, but has taken the runways and street by storm (love this one). If a mini skirt gives you shudders and maxis seems overwhelming, then midi is the length to be. I always feel that the choice of colour makes styling very easy. Colours like fuchsia, royal blue, emerald green and red suggest minimal accessories. Hence, for this outfit I accessorized with these chandelier statement earnings. To add a different dimension I wore my pair of metallic silver heels (much like here) keeping up the power of colour! 

Wearing - 

T-Shirt - ZARA (last seen)

Tank (Underneath) - Aeropostale

Skirt - Gifted

Slingbacks - Local Store (Chandigarh)

Earrings - Gifted

On my nails - China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint

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Love

Agam

Fall Wish-List : TrimmingsAndLace For Sheinside

For all those who feel like a novice in the big, lustful world of online shopping, here is a 'style-for-less' website for you - Sheinside. Discover and shop the latest trends without burning a hole in your pocket. A quick look at what made into my wish-list.

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Clockwise - Shop, Shop, Shop, Shop, Shop, Shop

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The Golden Midnight

                                                                         

                                                                           

                                                                             

                                                                       

                                                                   

                                                                         

                                                                  

                                                                       

As I sit to pen down my upcoming outfit posts, I am fearing that I'll bore you off all my outfits which include skirts. Along with the fashion world, I seem to be having a major skirt moment in present. Though I have been in love with skirts forever for their undisputed ability (have I said this before?) to give me a new outfit every.single.time, currently skirts and more skirts seem to have been filling my wardrobe and The TrimmingsAndLace Collection. A silk skirt was an added risk to the collection, but I am happy I swayed that way. More than the look of it, the feel of silk is sure to poise up your look. I am not marketing, but you got to slip into one to believe me. A ruffled blouse, denim wedges, scaled and spiked jewellery were my bits to add different textural elements to the outfit. Also, I was happy to let these gorgeous wedges have a second sighting on the blog.

From chiffon's and lace to silks. I am definitely in the Dolce and Gabbana zone now. With me?

Wearing - 

Top - Forever 21

Skirt - TrimmingsAndLace (Shop)

Wedges - Marks&Spencer

Earrings - Gifted

Flower Ring - Forever 21

Spiked Ring - FabAlley

Cuff - Westside

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Love

Agam