Takin' Care of Business....Errr...Ummm...Shoes

Its Monday, you have the blues. You get to work, check your email, see there's a shoe flash sale and ::boom:: just like that your week is off to a great start! So many choices- Aldos, Louboutins, Choo's but guess what pretty girl...With beautiful things comes a great responsibility- taking care of them.

Here 's a handy infographic from The Walsh Brothers Shoe company- A handy, dandy full scale guide to women and their shoes.

Remember to Pinit for all those online shopping orders

To see the full version of the infographic click here

#NoHate Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 - Day 5 +Grand Finale- Anushree Reddy, Arpita Mehta, Sonaakshi, Divya Reddy, Neeta Lulla, Tarun Tahiliani, Sangria, Gaurav Gupta

Anushree Reddy

Florals and chiffon are the ultimate combination

Dreamy, yet luxurious

Arpita Mehta

Its a glamorous silhouette, yet, the styling and cut makes it very fresh. Perfect for a debutante, a young girl getting her first lehenga

Pefect for the Ingenue 

Youthful yet edgy 

Sonaakshi

Love this outfit! I can see either Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone rocking it for the red carpet

Divya Reddy

Its a lovely outfit, but I really just wanted to post Ms. Shilpa Shetty looking stunning!!!!

Neeta Lulla

So feminine and pretty 

Tarun Tahiliani

Sombre, sleek and edgy, not what I was expecting

Patters, bright colors yet still edgy 

Jabong Presents Sangria

I want this look from head to toe

The boxy shirt with the vibrant skirt is a new play in seperates 

This cheery print puts a smile on my face

Love the silhouette especially with the oxfords

Grand Finale by Gaurav Gupta

Sculpted shapes for an ice queen 

Lovely Red

Show stopper in every sense of the word! Ms. Kareena Kapoor Khan -Diva Extraordinaire

To see more designs by these designers visit Lakme India Fashion Week's Facebook page
To learn more about Lakme Fashion week and the designers visit their website
*All photo from LFW Facebook page

#NoHate Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 - Day 4 Mrinalini Chanda, Urvashi Kaur, Masaba, Nikasha, Monisha Jaisingh

Mrinalini Chanda

I love the numbers on the pie symbol! glam and nerdy all at the same time

Urvashi Kaur

Pin stripes and crisp cotton

Masaba

I like the primitive/teracotta style art print

The strap of the leather really makes the outfit.

Nikasha

I don't care what anyone says, Fringe is timeless

Monisha Jaisingh

These pants!!!! 

Love the sunburst cutout detail

Easy breezy silhouette, glam ebellishments

To see more designs by these designers visit Lakme India Fashion Week's Facebook page
To learn more about Lakme Fashion week and the designers visit their website
*All photo from LFW Facebook page

Sunday Funday 1 What Would Mindy Do?

Calling all Mindy Kaling Fans!

What Would Shirt from Totally Good Time | $18

Your wardrobe is now complete! You are welcome

From the biggest Mindy Fan

#NoHate Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 - Day 3 Vasundhara, Armaan Aiman, Antaar Agni, Vir Das, AM PM, Nachiket Barve

Day 3 of LFW Winter/Festive 2015 continues on. I saw on the LFW page that they are screening short films by the designers. I am really hopeful that LFW will put them on the web for free streaming.

For Day 3 I was mostly blown away by the jewelry, laughed at Vir Das's irreverent collection and realized how cool Khadi can be

Vasundhara

The 3D Maang Tika and the breast plate style disc necklace is very modern yet can still be worn with traditional pieces.

This disc necklace would work with any kind of outfit

Armaan Aiman

The whole collection with the animal motifs was very cool, however who doesn't love Jellyfish. this would be such a fun top

Antaar Agni

Presented as menswear but definitely androgynous enough to wear with leggings or denim

Pret a Funny by Vir Das

I love anything that references Govinda. Definitely want a "approved by Govinda" shirt

AM PM

Breakfast at Tiffanys meets mod boho

Graphic embroidered jacket. Modern, wearable and versatile

I must have this maxi! 

Nachiket Barve

girly and tough - the feathers and the zipper make for a great balance

To see more designs by these designers visit Lakme India Fashion Week's Facebook page
To learn more about Lakme Fashion week and the designers visit their website
*All photo from LFW Facebook page

Happy Rakshabandhan

For us desi's from India, its Raksha bandhan this saturday, Aug 29. A day to celebrate with brothers and ones who love us like brothers in our lives, the ones who introduce us to our favorite bands, the ones who bought us our first beer, the one who beat up the bully on the playground, the who picked us up from the airport at 5am, the ones who walked us to the mandap, the one fed our firstborn the first bite of rice, the one who doesn't care whether we wear make up or not, the one who carries our bag in the mall, the one who drives us to our boyfriend's house when our car is in the shop, the one who carries our backpacks on hikes, the one who comes over to change the lightbulb, the who always has our backs, and to all those who are always there to love and cherish and nurture us unconditionally.

On Rakshabandhan, a sister ties a sacred, decorated string - Rakhi around her brother's wrist. It is symbol that she will love him for life and a sign that he will protect her. There are plenty of stories in our mythology and history about the importance of these relationships.

Rediff India has a great slide show about the history of traditions of Rakhi, and is definitely worth a read

Here is the classic Rakshabandhan bollywood song

Another of my favorite of the Bhai Behen song from  Hare Krishna Hare Ram

I am so jealous of Zeenat Aman in this movie, Dev Anand is her brother and she gets to wear the most amazing pucci print maxi's and the sunglasses ::le sigh::

Have a happy, festive love filled Rakhi and as always wear fabulous fashions

{Weekend Inspiration} No. 8 Art, Livelihood and Beauty- The Anita Dongre Grassroots show

This week i scrolled through hundred of photos of glamorous models strutting their stuff for the LFW. They were perfectly styled, dressed in the most beautiful clothes and of course their own beauty was of course flawless. Even when the designers and artist were polished, curated , an elevated version of their art themselves. And then I came across these last few pictures from the Anita Dongre Grassroots show and I was literally moved to tears. 

I have spent all week for many different reasons questioning if I am "fashionable enough", "pretty enough", artistic enough" and this photo was just a lightbulb moment for me. Art and Artists come in many different forms. Beauty is in the most simple and profound of places and above all like Shakespeare said "in the eye of the beholder. 

Dia Mirza and Anita Dongre are beautiful, strong women and artists but so are the traditional artisans in their vibrant handwoven blouses and the white cuff bracelets. While we present their art in a curated stylized form for consumers. They wear their art everyday, they live and breathe it and build their livelihoods on it and who then says thats not beautiful. Kudos to Anita Dongre for showing beauty in all is avatars

I still don't think I've put my pulse on why exactly I am so moved by these photos and I definitely have a lot to think about this weekend. 

Happy weekend friends. Let the inspiration take you 

#NoHate Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 - Day 2 Rinku Sobti, Swati Vijaivargie, HastKala, Gaurang, Ritu Kumar, Anita Dongre,

My favorites from Day two of LFW. Such an eclectic day with new modern talent and of course giants like Ritu Kumar

Rinku Sobti

Must have this jacket to wear with boots

My Love affair with modern plaid in indian wear continues 

Swati Vijaivargie

Patchwork ,in modern fluid shapes

HastKala

Skeletons on a saree makes my inner goth super duper happy #irony

Gaurang

The Nath, The colors and the weaves! And of coure she looks fierce and delicate all at the same time

Ritu Kumar 

And like a broken record, I'm back to my obsession modern  desi plaid

Colorblocking in traditional weaves and fabrics. I even like the embellished blouse. 

Anita Dongre

I must have this Maxi right now! And those cuffs as well! 

To see more designs by these designers visit Lakme India Fashion Week's Facebook page
To learn more about Lakme Fashion week and the designers visit their website
*All photo from LFW Facebook page