Of Ruffles and Tutu's

Today is my dearest mom's birthday, she's my best friend and also the most inspiring woman I  know...

Happy Birthday ma!

Birthday's (no matter who's it is) means dressing up for me :)

This is what i planned on wearing for lunch with family, but had to change at the last minute because it was a tad too dressy for the restaurant we were going to :(

I'm head over heels in love with this ruffled Club Monaco Lily scarf, the fabric is chiffon and the layered ruffles give it amazing feel and texture. I'm determined to wear it with multiple outfits this season.

Wearing:

Black V-neck t-shirt: thrift, off-white tutu and studded belt: Hong-Kong,

black tights: GK-I M bock market

Lily scarf courtesy Theme, heels: Bangkok, bracelet: Vintage

I felt like going all-out girl-y while keeping a slight edge to my look, hence the dollops of black!

Pretty tutu's and ruffled scarfs and heels make me happy :)

Shoes!

Below is a nice article I came across in today's HT City (page 9), so thought I'd share it with you guys. It talks about how some Hollywood movies and some stars (or should I say icons) changed the way we dress. Weather its Audrey Hepburn's LBD in Breakfast at Tiffany' s or Tom Cruise sporting the Ray Ban aviators in Top Gun...there will always be those people don't follow trends, but set them.

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Love

Rukman

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Boy-ish

Today, I was in the mood for something casual and different; turned out to be a boy-ish look with my maroon All-stars and boyfriend jeans (which are BTW my mom's! How cool is my mom?)...I quite liked it!

I have a crazy submissions week coming up after which its exam time!..I'm starting to freak out a little!  Aaahhhh!!

Wearing:

Boyfriends jeans: Tommy Hilfiger, white hooded t-shirt, striped scarf and blue jacket: thrift, All-star sneakers: Converse, gold buckle suede belt: Mussourie, socks: Nike, Clutch wallet: Debs

A big shout out to mu friends Suhani for being my photographer for today :)

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Love

Rukman

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Mixing Prints

I love the idea of mixing prints; checks and animal, polka dots and stripes or abstract and floral!

Though I feel its not always easy to mix right, so, I started small and simple, sticking to a basic colour palette and similar colour tones with my animal print scarf and check jeggings.

 Wearing:

black top and bangles: thrift, check jeggings: Bangkok, grey cardigan: Promod, brown studded belt: lifestyle (gift from friends :)), animal print scarf: vintage (mom's), suede nude heels: Charles and Keith

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Love

Rukman

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Let the Boots Begin

These are some random facts about shoes that i came across and thought I'd share them with you guys:

•  Did you know that as a class, shoemaker's have historically been regarded as having an innate philosophical bent. They have been writers, mayors, popes, and leaders of major social upheaval! 
• Since medieval times, October 25th has been celebrated as St. Crispin's Day (St. Crispin is the patron saint of shoemakers) and the Shoemaker's Holiday. In the past, boot and shoemakers traditionally closed their shops on this day, in celebration and commemoration.

Got ready on a nippy November morning for school and this is what i wore:

Blue top: thrift, Brown sleeveless hoodie: Benetton, frayed denim skirt: Levis (DIY), Houndstooth scarf: thrift, black tights: Hong Kong, black suede ankle boots: Charlotte Russe.

Slip on boots like these are really comfortable and convenient for winters, I have 2 in the same style but different colors!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend :)

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Love

Rukman

xxx