Denim Addict

“What do you think, should I have educated them that I was in fact wearing something called a strapless bra?” Shocked? Read on…

I am wearing a denim slip dress teamed with my all time favorite denim button down shirt for an all-denim look of the day! In my last post I did mention about my love for velvet slip dresses and I am seriously dying to do the layering with one of them. But alas, the weather is still not appropriate for much of layering. So, it just the slip dress for now!!

Ever since I have started doing my photo shoots in Guwahati, a city I live in currently, I have been going through weird experiences! First those experiences affected me but now I kind of get amused by all the reactions of the people I see around. Today a group of kids (yes kids, probably 9-12 years of age!) started passing lewd comments from far when we were doing our photo shoot in a small village on outskirts of the city. They said I wasn’t wearing a bra as they couldn’t see any bra! I couldn’t think of a way to even react.

What do you think, should I have educated them that I was in fact wearing something called a strapless bra?

Would it have been a wrong decision if I had called them and told them about all the different kinds of bras that exist in the world so next time they do not pass similar comments at another girl wearing a strappy dress? I have no clue what should I have done. So obviously we just ignored them and went ahead with our photo shoot.

All my fellow blogger friends suggested that I should be as thick-skinned as possible while going about doing my photo shoots in public and ignore any negative experience of this kind. I have taken their good advice and have started doing exactly that. But sometimes some experiences become worth sharing. With adults passing comments at me, I know what to think and how to react. But kids already getting into the zone of becoming potential eve-teasers and what not, I really doubt where we are heading as a society.

I am not a social reformer, never intended to be one. My blog is entirely about fashion and lifestyle and will always remain so.

But such tiny incidents of everyday life are sometimes disturbing when I try to think about the bigger picture and problems they might lead in the future.

Anyways, life moves on and so does my blog. From now onward I will be including a shopping guide with all my look posts so that my readers from across the world can shop whatever they like from the outfits I share. I always mention the brands from where I shop my clothes and accessories but most often my readers outside India find it difficult to get those products as they are mostly from Indian brands and flea markets. I hope this shopping list will help you shop for items that you love from my look posts. If you ever need any other info about the clothes and accessories I wear, please leave a comment or shoot me a mail. I always love helping people out! 

Outfit Details 

Dress : Zaful / Shirt : New Look / Shoes : Wet Seal / Choker : Koovs / Sunglasses and Ear Studs : Local Shops in India

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It’s all in the Eyes!

“The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them.”

― Paulo Coelho

I am a kind of person who always gets drawn towards intense powerful eyes. I love looking at photographs with close-ups of models in beautiful eye makeup. In my view, expressive eyes speak a thousand words!!! Such is the impact of a pair of strong eyes that it can leave people spell-bound. Indeed a piece of art in itself!!!

Needless to say, I pay a lot of attention to my own pair of eyes as well. I am into eye makeup and most often keep my lips nude. Though nothing special, but I love my eyes just the way they are. It’s my way of loving myself and not wanting to change anything by going under the knife. I do exercise to stay in shape and do use make-up to hide a few flaws here and there but more than that, there isn’t much that I have ever tried to change about my appearance.

The natural color of my eyes is deep brown so I picked Dare Hazel which is a few shades lighter than my natural color. There were the greens and the blues that would have looked beautiful and dramatic, but as a newbie contact lens user, I chose staying closer to my natural eye color.

Then came home this offer from Adore, an Italian Cosmetic and Beauty Contact Lenses company, to try out their range of colored contact lenses. Frankly,  I have never tried out contact lenses before, though you might have seen me in a wide variety of eye wears lately. I was skeptical but interested at the same time to see how my eyes would look in a different color.

Gosh! Why didn’t I think about using contact lenses earlier! I love how intense my eyes look.

It’s pretty much like trying out a new eye makeup, switching to a new lip or a hair color.

Nothing outrageous, no going under the knife, just plain and simple colored contact lenses! Although the shade isn’t much different from my natural color but at least I am confident to wear colored lenses more frequently and may be even try out some dramatic shades next time.

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Favorite Fall Outfit

I had all the plans to do absolutely nothing over the weekends but my plans unfortunately got cancelled. We had a last minute client photo shoot to do and Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, literally darkened all my efforts to relax during the weekends! It wasn’t such a huge disappointment as I did enjoy lighting lamps and bursting quite a few crackers, but the cracker noises disturbed our 4 year old Cocker Spaniel, so we had to stop! In short is was a pretty weird weekend.

Anyways, the weekend is over, it’s Monday and I am once again starting to wear fall outfits, well, fall colors mostly.

I forever wanted a maxi skirt and as suprising as it may sound, I actually didn’t have a single one until now!

A huge thanks to Dresslily for sending me this high waist long skirt and the matching sling bag.

The outfit of the day is a part of my ongoing collaboration with a few fashion sites. I have picked up some really cool pieces that I absolutely love and putting together outfits that are inspiring as well as wearable. The series of collaboration started with my Monochrome look published a while back and I still have quite a few pieces lined up to be shot and posted. I don’t think I can get started on them any time soon as they all would be real fall outfits and I will have to wait around for it to get a lot cooler than the current temparature.

 I have been waiting to wear fall fashion for quite a while now and have taken an attempt or two earlier to pretend it’s fall. But the weather refuses to co-operate with my idea of fashion. All I have been priviledged to do until now is wear some darker colors in lighter fabrics. But I’d still love to call this look of my fall outfits and yeah, it’s my favorite because of the brown maxi skirt.

So, have you started dressing up for the fall season already or are you still waiting for the fall to arrive in your place like me?

Please say you are still waiting for fall like me, I would love some company! 🙂

Outfit Details

Top : Femella / Skirt and Bag : Dresslily / Shoes : Mango / Belt and Hat : Zaful / Finger Rings : Accessorize / Necklace and Ear Studs : Local Shops in India

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Salman Khan’s bodyguard Shera: Past, present and future

Shera comes across as a no-nonsense man who is focused on doing his primary job – guarding Salman Khan. Late on Tuesday night, Shera was booked for assault after an altercation with a man. Without commenting on the police case, we take a look at the life of Shera and his meteoric rise that made him Salman’s right hand man.

Salman Khan’s bodyguard Shera’s Family background

Born into a Sikh family in Andheri (Manish Nagar) in Mumbai, Shera’s real name is Gurmeet Singh. Yes he is a Sikh who decided to sacrifice his turban for his job. “It became very difficult to handle the crowds with my turban so I had to cut my long hair,” Shera once said in an interview to indianexpress.com. As a kid, Shera was less inclined academically and spent a major part of his early childhood chipping in at his father’s automobile workshop. And before Bollywood and Salman happened, pumping iron was Shera’s only passion, something that helped him win a few bodybuilding contests namely Mr. Mumbai and Mr. Maharashtra contest in which he stood second.

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Salman Khan

It was Shera’s impressive physique that helped him get into security in the early 90s when Andre Timmins of Wizcraft asked him join his company to handle protection details of Bollywood bigwigs. He first met Salman in 1995 at a party held for Hollywood star, Keanu Reeves. It was just a chance meeting which didn’t materialize into anything at first. However, a freak incident in Salman’s life thereafter when crowd spiralled out of control at a show in Chandigarh forced his brother Sohail to look for a new and stronger bodyguard. This is when Shera came into the picture. “Bhai ke saath hamesha rahoge (Will you always stay with my brother)?” Sohail asked Shera to which the beefy man said, “Yes”.

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A bond is formed:

While the rest of the world including girls address Salman as Bhai, for Shera Salman is Maalik. “Maalik means master and Salman Maalik is everything to me. I will lay down my life for him. He is my god,” Shera told me once. And he has proved his loyalty towards Salman by keeping him out of physical harm at all public places even if it means running in front of his car for miles. Recollecting an incident that endeared him to Salman for life, Shera said, “During one of my early assignments, I was at Indore with Maalik. We were travelling by car through this very small road where there were a lot of fans present and other people walking as well. So, it was difficult to drive. I got out of the car and ran in front of it for two kilometers clearing the crowd and allowing the car to pass smoothly. Since then, I have been like family for Maalik.”

Bodyguard film

Salman dedicated an entire film to Shera, a gesture that the bodyguard is eternally grateful about. “Who else has ever done such a thing for his bodyguard in the industry?” asked Shera. And the man repays his master by staying concerned only with his job. “Apne kaam se kaam rakho. I am like a horse decked up at a wedding to carry the groom. I am only concerned about my Maalik (Salman) and wherever he goes, I am there. I am his Yes Man. Till date, whatever Maalik has asked, I’ve done. That is why I am a part of Maalik’s family,” said Shera.

Salman Khan to launch Shera’s son

Shera’s son Tiger, a handsome young man, is waiting in the wings to be launched by Salman. The youngster is currently learning the ropes of Bollywood by assisting filmmakers and was also an assistant director on the sets of Sultan.

Salman and Shera – a reciprocal relation

Today Salman is guarded by a posse of bodyguards while shooting in India. But if Bhai travels abroad or for something extremely important in India, his security detail is handled by a lone ranger- Shera. At best, their relationship today can be described as a reciprocal one where one cannot do without the other in life.

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It’s a RED day today!!

Top : Honey / Pants : Lee Cooper / Shoes : Metro Shoes / Bag : Kiara / Sunglasses : Miami Blues / Jewellery : Pantaloons (India)

Today is a day when I planned to break free from my color love at least for once and try some neutral shades. But when you live in a country like India,  known for its bright and colorful culture, you feel encouraged to wear something vibrant all the time. Or at least I do! So I changed all my plans and wore a red top today 🙂

This basic red top is ultimate in comfort in a sunny day like today, and so are my pants from Lee Cooper. It is a perfect blend of style and comfort. I added this multi-string black necklace and a black bracelet to balance the color of my shoes and the bag 😉

We had to finish the shoot really fast as it was getting more and more humid progressively. We treated ourselves with some yummy ice creams before heading back home.

How do you like my ‘RED’ look today?

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Being sensuous!!

Sensuousness is a virtue that does not come easy to all!!! I had always been on a creative pursuit to capture this element in people (especially women) through my lenses and the results had always been pathetic. But thanks to Sarmistha and her lovely blog, things have really changed for good in the last two years. I got into street style fashion photography in 2013 and the journey has been an amazing learning experience for me.

I do all my shoots with Sarmistha and here is a recent one that celebrates the amalgamation of beauty and sensuality.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this post and I will also keep an eye for any suggestions that you may have for me…It’s so good to be back

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Casual Day Out

Casual and comfortable is what today’s look is all about.

This cotton halter dress from a local Indian brand makes a  perfect summer attire. And the slight chill in the air allowed me to wear my all time favorite denim jacket from Mango (which is otherwise impossible given the hot and humid summer climate that I live in). It was a fun afternoon! Me and my husband went on a long drive, had coffee in a roadside stall and did this shoot at the end of it all.

Oh, forgot to mention, I picked the wedges and the jewelry from Indian flea markets at a throw away price!! 😛 I will share with you some more stuff that I picked up from the flea markets at an unbelievably low price in my next post. So stay tuned…!

For now, take care and have a great day!!

Dress: Remanika / Jacket: Mango / Shoes and Jewelry: Indian Flea market

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Fashion Dilemma

The title of the post may seem a bit odd but it is actually a very realistic situation for most of us. We find ourselves in some kind of a fashion dilemma most often than not, no matter how good we think we are in styling ourselves. The moment I decided to do a photo shoot of this spaghetti strap criss back floral print dress sent to me by Dresslily, I went absolutely blank for a while. Not because I was clueless about styling it. As a matter of fact I quite clearly knew that this dress would look great teamed with a golden belt, golden bracelet and boots. But I had no idea how to justify wearing a floral maxi dress in the first place!

I am not a fashion slave. In fact, I challenge fashion rules pretty often and break them even more frequently. So, I am totally comfortable pulling off summer fashion in winter. What really bothered me is the inconsistency in my outfit posts on the blog lately. In my last few post you must have seen me covered head to toe in fall colors giving the illusion of a cool winter weather, and today’s photo shoot in a floral maxi dress has a strong summer vibe. Let me blame it on the confusing weather in my city, as we transition from summer to winter. Currently some days are excessively hot and humid while the others are rainy and a bit chilly. I dress to the weather and thus quickly switching from summer to winter and back to summer with every post.

Recently one of my readers shared that according to her fashion can be quite a challenge at times. While I agreed with her to a large extent, a voice inside me whispered,

“Yes baby, bring it on! I am up for the challenge!“

Outfit Details 

Dress : Dresslily / Boots : Carlton London / Belt : Zaful / Bracelet : Roselily / Ear Studs : Locals shops in India

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