5 Must Have Kurta Styles

Kurtas are a staple in every girls wardrobe. Whether you look at the girl next door or idolize the ease with which celebrities like Deepika Padukone make the Kurta look ever so chic, a kurta brings in comfort like no other garment.

I love wearing kurtas to work, to the market and specially for a get together with traditional attire as the dress theme.

Here are 5 must have Kurta styles that will ensure your wardrobe is ready for any occasion.

1. The Straight Cut Kurta 
A straight cut kurta suits all body shapes. It elongates your silhouette and gives a crisp appearance. This is highly suited for work as well as a formal setting. You can bling it up or tone it down as per the occasion. To give it a twist, team it with pants instead of a churidar.

The World Of Sweatshirts & Our Floral Tryst

Sweatshirts are normally considered a comfortable piece of clothing to keep you snug when the winter sets in. Made of knit fleece its usually lose fitted and great for athletic wear. 

From plain grays and blues sweatshirts made their way into a women's wardrobe in rich tones of red, green and even pastel tones.

With time designers started bringing in a touch of glamour by adding details like embroidered slogans, company logos and the like. 

Sweatshirts are a staple that I believe all of us should have in our winter wardrobe. And if you love all things girly like me, then its time to storm into this world of manly comfort and merge our world of florals with the world of sweatshirts!

The World OF Sweatshirts & Our Floral Tryst

Floral sweatshirts add the perfect feminine touch to an otherwise 'manly' piece of clothing. You can find several different floral prints out there. Roses are what we chose for our day out in the city. 

A navy blue sweatshirt with bright red and pink floral pattern on the front is our pick. Teamed with a pale blue pair of denims, a pair of flat ballerinas and we are set to hit the city looking chic! We accessorised the look with a dainty silver necklace and ear studs.

Leggings, Jeggings, and Treggings - What's The Difference?

We started off with the humble churidar made of cotton or silk but with lycra entering into our lives big time, our life actually changed, and for the better.
When leggings initially entered the Indian market girls would be seen wearing them with the humble kurti. The leggings would offer more comfort whilst being easy to wash and care for.
Then came the era when we got flooded with different varieties of these skinny pants and the world went topsy turvy. I have spotted so many young girls making a huge fashion faux pas in terms of how they style their leggings and that is what bought out this post where I'm going to put forth the basic difference between leggings, jeggings and treggings.

Leggings, Jeggings, and Treggings - What's The Difference?

Leggings are tight fitting pants that are usually made from a blend of lycra and spandex with cotton or polyester. Leggings are not the same as tights. Tights are translucent and usually worn with short skirts and dresses to prevent skin show. Leggings are thicker than tights but not too thick. Leggings are worn safely with tunics or tops that land below your hips. It looks ugly if you are wearing a short shirt and your dearie is not well supported by your legwear. Wear your leggings with short skirts, shorts, tunic tops and with your kurti for added comfort.

5 Ways To Style A Maxi Dress (For Different Body Shapes)

Maxi dresses spell comfort and suit mostly all body types. But if not styled correctly maxi dresses can look as if you are wearing a nightgown! Here are the 5 key tips on how to style a maxi-dress focusing on your body shape. 

5 Ways To Style A Maxi Dress (For Different Body Shapes)

1. Cinch that waist

Best suited if you have a straight body (or with weight around your tummy!) a belt adds shape. Make sure the belt is about 2-3 inches wide so that it can clearly give a 'break' in the straight shape of the maxi dress. I wore a tan belt over a Rachel Red Maxi dress. If you are lean then add shape to your waist by wearing an empire line. 

How To Style Printed Palazzo Pants For Work

I am back with another styling post. Palazzo pants are all over the place in terms of fashion. Plain palazzos, printed palazzos, cotton palazzos, flowy georgette palazzos, and the list goes on.

I recently spotted a pair of printed palazzos and bought them to wear to work. Palazzos are so much more comfortable in summers as compared to jeans or other pants. When you wear palazzos you have many options of how you can style them. Since palazzos are flowy you can team them up with a fitted  shirt. You can team a solid coloured palazzo with a short kurti. You can also pair it with a crop top if you have the body to flaunt it.

How To Style Printed Palazzo Pants For Work

I wanted to wear my palazzo pants to work and hence decided to team them up with a solid fawn coloured top. The top is made of georgette while the palazzos are made of rayon. It has a button fastening like pants and two side pockets.

#MyShoeDiaries - Sunday Brunch And Travel Style With Clarks Blissful Cloud

In life you can be inspired by a lot of things. You can be inspired by a person to write a book, you can be inspired by some music to compose your own dance steps, and you can be inspired by the smile of a child to create a new melody. Sometimes you look at a painting and it inspires you to create your own theme for the decor in a room. At other times you might look at a piece of jewelry and your entire outfit gets created so that you can wear that piece of jewelry on a special occasion.

Today's post is all about my inspiration for an outfit. And lo and behold, I got inspired by a pair of shoes! When you take one look at this stunning pair of pumps from Clarks you will understand why! After all there is a reason why Marilyn Monroe once said "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world!"

#MyShoeDiaries - Sunday Brunch And Travel Style With Clarks Blissful Cloud

This is the Blissful Cloud in Coral Combi pair. The upper is a soft suede in coral while the heel is a shiny silver. The pair fits my feet like a glove and despite the 3 inch high heel it feels quite comfortable due to the cushioning inside.

#MyShoeDiaries - Sunday Brunch And Travel Style With Clarks Blissful Cloud

As soon as I got this pair I pictured a lovely white dress, because the shoes have such a lovely color I wanted to keep all the color focus on my shoes. I will share later in the post, what I think, are stunning pictures of the shoes (I actually went a bit crazy clicking pictures, the color just popped out so well that I just went on and on!) But, let me first share with you two outfit ideas for styling with these shoes.

How To Style Sequined Jeans To Work!

Call me crazy but its true, I recently wore a pair of sequined jeans to work. The old me would have never approved of something of the sort but I fell for this pair and decided to make them work.

The jeans have very pretty crystals, silver beads and sequins on the front pockets.

How To Style Sequined Jeans To Work!

I would team this with a white shirt with a bow knot on the neck and black detailing on the sleeves. For the feet pair the outfit with a comfy pair of white sandals. A sleek black belt completes the look.

And since we are headed to work, take along a spacious white and black bag. And while we are matching everything a simple black and white nail art works well for work.

How To Style Sequined Jeans To Work!

I will post a casual avatar of these jeans as well on my instagram sometime soon, if you haven't already done so then do follow me on instagram.com/OurExternalWorld