Knotted Florals

This is another one of my college outfits, today was my last day of college before 2 weeks of break! You cannot imagine how happy and exited I am to have holidays! Let's just say I really needed it!

Also, today is my Birthday :D
So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me :)

22 years ago, I was born on this day!

I love teaming slightly short skirts with sheer stockings to give the outfit a perfect balance of chic yet appropriate. It's another reason why I'm so glad Fall is here - Bring out the stockings!

 Wearing: 

American Outfitters floral shirt, Forever 21 skirt, Accessorize neck-piece, Omega watch, Charlotte Rusee flats 

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
Have a little extra fun for me since it's my birthday ;)

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Grey Amber

I loved the sans-flash photographs this time; the lighting gave them a warm and dreamy feel.

Wearing:

Lace dress: H & M, suede peep-toe heels: Charlotte Russe, cross body bag: Accessorize

Thanks for stopping by,

Love 

Rukman

xxx

Maxi-mize

Wore this floral printed maxi dress over the weekend with my new shoes and I've reached a conclusion that there's no heel as comfortable and chic as the wedge!

 Wearing:

Floral maxi dress: Monsoon Accessorize, beaded cover-up: Sfera, Wedges: Benetton, elephant pendant: thrifted, bangles: thrifted and gifted

I really loved the colour palette of this outfit- bright, fun and flirty; perfect for the last few weeks of summer!

I hope everyone is having a good day!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

All Over Olive

 

Hello!

I wore this outfit a while back and clicked it with my new camera :D:D:D (giddyyy!), it's a lil fancy so I'm still getting used to using it as is everyone I ask to click me (hence the lack of photos) and, incase you're wondering I often ask anyone I can find to click me :P

Check out my new bag (with a cut-out butterfly key-chain) and my cool new olive coloured skinny pants!

Wearing:

Pants: Benetton, Top and hairband: Forever 21, scarf: thrifted, bag: Accessorize, slippers:thrifted

P.S: I've been doing a LOT of shopping lately (happy days...sigh), so I have some really great stuff to show you guys in the coming weeks :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Floral Fiesta

I've really been coveting floral prints these past few months, and that made me dig out this AND by Anita Dongre dress that I've owned for years. It has skimpy noodle straps, so, I just paired it with this canary yellow cover-up (that I knotted in the front to give it some shape and help accentuate my waist; maybe knotting stuff is my answer to not belting everything :P).

 Wearing:

Dress: AND by Anita Dongre, Cover-up: gift, metallic sandals: Cobbler in Mussourie, Bag: Accessorize, bangles: thrifted and gifted

I hope everyone is having a good week.


Thanks for stopping by,


Love
Rukman 
xxx

Go Gingham!

I've wanted a Gingham shirt for a while now, so it was at the top of my 'to-find' list (it's true, I'm one of those people who make lists for everything!) when I went shopping week before last.

Some fun stuff about the Gingham:

Gingham is a plain woven fabric typically made from dyed cotton yarn. Gingham shirts have been typically worn by the Mods since the 1960s and continue to be identified with fans of indie and mod music with brands like Pretty Green, Fred Perry and Rough Trade producing gingham shirts. Interestingly, the name originates from an adjective in the Malay Language, ging-gang, meaning striped! That's because the name supposedly came into English via Dutch and when originally imported into Europe in the 17th century it was a striped fabric, though now it is distinguished by its checkered pattern!

Wearing:

Gingham shirt and long white tank: thrifted, tights: Benetton, strappy sandals: Carlo Bruni, Bag: Accessorize, multi-strand necklace: thrifted

Happy Friday everyone!

Have a nice weekend and thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Oranges and Pink

I actually wore this to work today, I took out my awesome quilted orange chain bag out of my closet after almost a year (why would I keep something so awesome locked up for so long? I'm not sure myself!).
I'm not a very pants person and I prefer dresses and skirts to jeans and pants any day, but sometimes you just need to wear the pants :P

 I used a simple trick for this look; simple outfit in basic colours contrasted with fun accessories in popping hues.

Wearing:

Tee: thrifted, checked pants and pink studded belt: Bangkok, quilted chain bag: Hong-Kong, sandals: Old Navy, pendant: Accessorize

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxxx

Have I Broken The Spell?

Remember how I shared with you guys the slight trouble I was having with dressing up for work and not feeling like a boring old lady? (If you don't remember go HERE and HERE). Well, progress is slow, but I think I may have broken the bad spell (touch-wood, I'm really superstitious!). 

I wore this to office today; safe but not so bad eh?

 Wearing:

High-waist skirt: Zingrin, printed shirt: H & M, Belt: from an overcoat, Pendant: Accessorize, Snake-skin flats: Charlottle Russe

I hope everyone is having a good week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Atleast I Tried

 Remember when I promised myself and you guys that I'd do a nice outfit for work this week, well, this was my attempt to that, or should I say failed attempt. I know what you're thinking; 'this is a cute outfit' (why thank you, I think it is to :P). But, minutes into wearing it and clicking pictures, it dawned upon me that it may not be very 'work appropriate', atleast for the office I go to. The cropped blazer and ballet flats were a failed attempt to formal-ness (there I go making up words again, it's a talent I tell you). So, I changed into something boring in the next 30 seconds to avoid being late in my first week of work (I wore jeans and a long cotton top if you may know :S) . 

But then, atleast I tried, right?

Wearing:

Dress: Envy Me, cropped blazer: Hong-Kong, belt: Bangkok, flats: Linking Road, Bombay, Hobo bag: Accessorize, bangles: thrifted

I tried the look with the belt over the blazer (above) as well as under the blazer (first photo); which one do you like better?

This dress is 100 % polyester and I'm not a very synthetic fabric person, but the print (Hello! Floral!) and the beautiful ruffle detailing along the side made it to yummy to resist buying!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Obsessed with Florals

I just have one thing to say, and if you've been seeing my recent posts you may have already figured it out- I'm totally obsessed with floral prints right now! Florals were a big trend this winter, but there's just something about wearing pretty floral prints in the summer that's gotten me addicted!

I went flea market shopping with my girlfriends this week (nothing like some pre-exam retail therapy to set the mood eh ? :P) and everything I bought was, you guessed it - floral!

Wearing:

Panelled jeggings and flats: Bangkok, floraltop: thrifted, Belt: Paprika, Lifestyle, gold cuff: courtsey Theme, sling bag: Accessorize

While between-studying-browsing (and, I do a LOT of that!) I found this awesome awesome website called Pinterest, it's crazy-addictive and super fun! you should check it out! I'm sure you'll find something to inspire you there :)

I hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Scarf-y

I wore this outfit a few days ago to school. I love wearing comfy dresses during Delhi summers and they are the easiest thing to put on when you're getting ready in a hurry in the mornings! It's a simple jersey dress from Old Navy to which I added a scarf (tied around the waist as a belt) to make it more interesting.

Sometimes I'm lazy and I don't iron my clothes (as is clearly visible from the crumpled skirt), do you do that to? :P

 Wearing:

Dress: Old Navy, striped scarf (worn as belt): thrifted, Sandals: thrifted, necklace: Accessorize

(I've also rocked this floral necklace HERE)

I had the nicest most relaxing weekend with family, and INDIA WON the WORLD CUP! WOoohooo! That in itself instantly qualifies any weekend into super-duper weekend!

The boys in blue rocked their shit! Respect.

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

ANiMaL iNsPiRAtiOn

When I saw these stunning photographs of Model Natasha Polly in an animal print dress, it reminded me of this leopard print blouse which I wore (and clicked) when I first started my blog

I love how the leaf pattern on my belt adds to the whole jungle-nature (yes, it's true, I use funny word associations sometimes) vibe of the outfit in a very subtle manner while still adding some much needed bling!

Wearing:

Skirt: Bangkok (from a school uniform shop), blouse: Vintage, belt: Accessorize (I just played around with the belt and turned it around to get a look with both; the buckle and the leaf design), wedges: Bella, bangles: thrifted

photo via

(My camera is on vacation with my mom and dad so I'm going to be digging up some old outfit photographs for a few days).

It'll be fun right?

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

What Would a Nerd Wear?

During exams, I tend to live in my over-sized spectacles (which I do otherwise to actually) and my dressing takes a comfortable and functional turn . This is what I would wear on a typical exam day; no-fuss but still belted! :P

(Don't judge my dirty boots; my pet dog Fifi chewed them up a little + it was raining that day)

Wearing:

Electric-blue jeans: 5th Avenue, DLF Place mall, Saket, Black jacket: Benetton, Scarf: moms, Belt: Hong-kong, brown tshit: thrifted, boots: Wet Seal, Sling bag: Accessorize

Talking about 'What Would a Nerd Wear', I recently came across an awesome blog by the same name; it's an archive of grad school style of/by a student/teacher named Tania based in the US, studying British literature (find it HERE) . It made me realize that we all have a little nerd in us and I quite like the nerd in me :P

What brings out the nerd in you?

I hope everyone has a nice weekend! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Do you Re-Cycle?

These photographs are against a backdrop made by the 'Fashion Communication Department' at NIFT, Delhi. It was my absolute favorite from amongst all the stuff put up at the 3 day extravaganza that was SPECTRUM 2011 :)

Isn't it super fun? + it has a message, which in my books gives it a perfect 10!

This outfit is mainly basic, solid and dark hues, but I feel, the silhouette and layering makes it current. I added some shape and blinged it up a little with my black and gold belt from Accesssorize.  I have to admit that I have a ruffle-fetish going on and these ruffled ballet flats are part of that :)

Some days I tend to go all out colour (as you will see in my next post!) and other days I lean towards grey, navy and blacks. It's a complete mood thing!

Do you have your favorites? or does your mood (and occasion of course)) dictate your outfits colours???

Wearing:

Blue dress: thrift, black tights: Hong-Kong, Grey sweater: Promod, cropped black blazer: Hong-Kong, ruffled flats: Linking Road, Mumbai, belt: Accessorize, hair-band: Forever 21

Comic art anyone? :P

Thanks for stopping by,

Love

Rukman

xxx

Re(a)d-y

Hello! and sorry for being such a bad blogger! I know I've been MIA for a bit and to make up for it, I have a colourful and fun surprise planned for you guys in the coming week :) {clue: NIFT, New Delhi, is having its annual cultural festival SPECTRUM, and it's gonna be awesome! and, ofcourse you guys will get the all the updates} :D

The past week I have been wearing some very cute outfits (according to myself) but, I've had no one to click my photographs :(

This is what I wore on Friday and Saturday :P, guilty as charged.

Do you ever wear the same outfit 2 days in a row? are you a repeater?

Wearing:

Grey skinny jeans: Select CityWalk Flea Market (gift from friend), long black t-shirt: thrift, black sweater: Benetton, Red tie-top: mom's , suede boots: Charlotte Russe, pendant and rings: Acceessorize + thrift

  

I hope everyone had a wonderful week!

Thanks for stopping by, and see you guys soon!

Love

Rukman

xxx