Chiconomical

Crop tops are the summer equivalents of jumpers in my book. If winters are all about oversized and cosy jumpers that cover your till your fingertips then summers have their inverted version of these. Crop tops in my book are all about showing off some skin, albeit in a demure way (hello! living in India here people!!) and maybe flaunting that summer ready body, and most definitely about staying cool in the crazy weather.








Yet another trend I'm completely crushing over, is mixing prints. So out come all those cool summer trousers and their quirky prints. And while I own exactly 'one' crop top, a little intelligent tucking and folding is always useful if you want to rock this trend without investing anything in it. This striped crop top is actually a long shirt that I've just folded and fitted with the inner. Hello crop top! I couldn't resist wearing it with my butterfly print trousers. I had doubts when I bought these last year, but they've justified their cost several times over. If you're in the market for prints, I highly recommend investing in a pair of printed trousers. I currently have my eye set on these Polka printed ones from koovs. (*Quickly calculates how I can budget them into my monthly expenses....no cabs for a month maybe?*)

I love how laid back and summer ready this outfit feels. Are you a fan of the crop top trend? Tell me in the comments below or share your crop stories with me on Instagram (@quirkyengineer)

I see you wearing those pretty crop tops. I see you wearing your printed trousers and flaunting your Malono Blahniks and I rage. I see all those pretty young girls with their designer handbags, bad mouthing the lives that 'common' people lead, and I rage. I'm not a rich girl. I do all my shopping on the streets and I'm proud of it. I may not be able to afford half the things that you do, but I still have a better outlet for my rage. You may spend your time talking about all those glitzy soirees and fancy people with cardboard lives but I spend my time indulging my rage. I rage, but in a different way.
I vent my rage when I let that kid from the trains who spends his day selling knick-knacks play a couple of games on my cellphone. He smiles and tries to offer me a prayer card from the church he attends. I decline, " You keep it." He smiles back and says, 'Nahi?' (No) and I nod. He says that he has to get down now, flashes another smile, and leaves. I'm sitting there a little happy,a little dumbstruck and a lady next to me asks, "Do you know that boy?" I say no, he asked if he could play and I said yes. She gives a shocked and slightly disgusted expression that clearly says, what if he had stolen your phone and run out of the train with it? I'm surprised. I never even thought about that part. Do we really have to believe the bad things about everybody first? Can we not try to be so cynical and judge people without even knowing about their lives?

I may trust easily, I may not have the same mistrust of little kids who sell things in the trains, but I can't feel guilty about it. Am I gullible? Maybe. Am I slightly out of sync with the world? Most certainly. Am I still hopeful that everybody just needs a little kindness and they'll walk the right path? Definitely. Naive as that maybe, I think kindness can change the world. All you need is a little bit of faith.

PS: I know that was slightly heavy as compared to my usual posts, but I felt the need to to vent. I rarely use my blog to express my emotions but I felt I needed to say it. Anyway, here's a few pictures from my Uni's 'Tie Day' from a couple of weeks ago.

Happy Holi everyone!! Don't know what that is? Here's a really helpful Wiki on it! Well, like every year, I celebrate Holi fairly low key with my family. I'm not a big fan of celebrating in big and loud crowds with some people who invariably can't handle their liquor and then try to paw others in the name of Holi (also, my best friend sending me pictures of torn clothes post holi aren't really all that pro-big crowds).

I always celebrate with my cousins and this year was no different. A bit of color, a LOT of water (it usually ends with the cousin hogging the water buckets!!) and endless enthusiasm in the form of a 8  year old cousin who's only aim is to color me pink n red and any other color he can lay his hands on! What I'm wearing is nothing extraordinary, but I think the pictures (weirdly cropped to remove pictures of the fam) speak for themselves!





In case you're wondering, that tshirt used to be a pale pink. I think its safe to say its now forever more a deep pink. Also, I'm currently grappling with post holi lethargy coupled with trying to finish a rather difficult implementation for Uni. I really do need to get about three hundred more hours in my day. I wish the 'Bura na mano Holi Hai' mantra extended for a week post holi, for Universities, when I can't finish the work assigned. 'Bura na mano, Holi thi'! ;)

Well, hope you liked the little peek into my holi avatar. I know a 'fashion' blogger is supposed to be all glam and perfect looking even during festivals, but hey, I think I'll leave that to the people who are more worried about the pictures than the festival. For me, it will forever be the festival of colors, family and food!

Hey Everyone! How's your week been so far? I can't believe its the weekend already. I feel like I haven't had a weekend at all (thank you Uni!) and I'm still in a big blob of the never-ending week from hell. Oh well, I did do a spot of shopping to alleviate the no weekend pains so that's a good thing right?








Last Sunday, I decided to splurge a little and took my mom for a bit of shopping. It was really tiring but we managed to get some seriously cool stuff for mom. If you're ever on the lookout for good quality, sensible, Indian wear I suggest going to Malad in a shop called Albeli (You can mail me for details and a referral). You won't be disappointed! Since it was my day off, I decided it was best to forgo the pants and wear a no fuss maxi dress. In my world, maxi dresses are one of the best inventions by man. And the longer they are, the better they look. They eliminate the need to figure out proper separates that work, and still look like you've made an effort. I did get dressed while watching a rerun of The Big Bang Theory, so I guess its safe to say I was a tad distracted.

Now that spring is here, I  envision lots of maxi dresses and jumpsuits on the weekends. I can't seem to muster the time or the energy to pull out "two" pieces of clothing. What will you be wearing for spring?


PS: Stay tuned for a very special weekend edition of  'Thrifty Thursday' post coming up in a short time! 

Hello everyone!!A very Happy Women's day to all my women readers! You know that women run the world, so be proud you're one! And boys, we can do everything you can, and we do it in 6 inch heels! ;)

 Sorry I've been away for a week. I've had the most stressful week with Mid semester exams and crazy submissions. I slept about 10 hours for the last five days! Anyway, on to the happy news! I'm back with a cool Women's day outfit post. I've had the best day today with my dearest friend (you know who you are!) who has been a totally kickass addition to my bunch of friend. I really don't know why we didn't start talking earlier! We had an early dinner at Yoko Sizzlers! (God I love Sizzlers!!) Oh, and I managed to do a little bit of shopping (More on that in the next week).










Today's outfit is actually yesterday's outfit. It was my 'yay!! I'm done with Mid semesters let's go out and have fun outfit'. I really feel like summer is right around the corner, and the legs have come out with a vengeance. It was simply too hot yesterday to wear pants and since I spied this shirt thanks to a minor cupboard landslide, it was meant to be! Keeping it casual (yes, that's what I say when I can't be bothered to think too much...but I was awake for about 15 hours at that point!) I paired it with a striped top, simple flats (my feet still hurt thanks to that sprained ankle) and I was ready to go.

Hope you've had a good week. Are you ready for spring? Tell me in the comments below. I'd love to hear what you've done all week while I was away.

This dress was a garage sale buy. I loved it instantly but little did I realise that it would be a pain to wear in real life. Sometimes, you see something and then imagine a situation it would be perfect for. Of course you (read 'I') forget the fact that such situations really don't come in the life of a poor postgrad who spends more time in a dusty classroom than an opulent ballroom. So yes, it was a struggle to style this dress. Its my 'on a dance reality show' dress and this is the very first time I've worn it in public.









I couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures with only the dress on. It honestly feels a bit too much on its own, and I don't think I'd be comfortable wearing it without a blazer or a cover-up of some kind to hide the 'exposed' bits. I love the asymmetric hemline (I'm a big fan of disharmony when the mood strikes) and think that everybody should have atleast one piece of clothing that has a crazy hemline for special occasions.I mean, you never know when you'll be invited to do the tango on that dance show you like right? No? Okay, maybe it's just me then.

What do you do with your impulse buys? Tell me in the comments below. I'd love to hear your thoughts!