Chiconomical

Today's outfit post was supposed to be posted almost a month ago, but somehow I never got around to editing the pictures. Well, better late than never I suppose.
If you live in Mumbai, you probably travel a lot by public transport. Unless your a Millionare. Or you have super wings that nobody knows about and fly to work. Or you have the patience of a saint in the city's traffic.I currently use pretty much all the top ways to travel in this city (read train, bus, walking, auto, etc etc). Trains usually have people of all classes traveling together, and many of my friends ask me how I can stand the stares when I wear slightly revealing clothes on the train or the bus. Well, a little bit of smart dressing can help imho. If you travel using public transport and dont want people to give you the "what on earth is she wearing" or "man that's too much skin" look, just use that layering trick we all hear about. No, we can't all have personal bodyguards to protect our modesty, but then, that's why we have tons of coverups no?




I love this little dress/tunic thing but I always fret about the length. One way I wear it (whenever I'm not taking the car) is to pair it with leggings/tights. A cropped jacked covers the arms and you end up with a totally public approved look. Loose the jacked and tights when you get there, and you're all ready for that pool party you've been dreaming about for weeks.





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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.

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The slight chill in Mumbai has been slowly creeping into my heart. I've decided that I'm going to make the most of these last few days of 'winter' since I have a feeling that summer is almost here. Boy oh boy is that gonna be a major game changer. I envision melt faster than a Popsicle days and even hotter nights! Back to the present though, I was inspired by a fellow WIWT-er for this look. While layering a shirt with a sweater is nothing new, I just felt it was a look that didn't work for me. However, in the name of reinventing my style I decided to embrace it. Overall, I like how 'grown-up' I feel in this outfit.











I wore a short sleeved shirt since there seemed to be a rise in the mercury. I know the 'jumper' isn't really a jumper but come on, I'd probably die due to over heating in Mumbai if I wore a woolly jumper. However, a nice jumper-like t-shirt is great for layering. I wore my comfy slightly oversized jeans which completed my laid back look quite nicely.

Do you like the layering trend? How do you layer all your shirts and jumpers? Tell me in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you!

Layering necklaces is a trend I've wanted to try for quite some time. Okay, correction, its a trend I used to rock when I was kid, but somehow lost in that transition that we all must make from being a child to a sensible adult. Well, I've decided I don't quite like this whole 'adult' business. Hence, today's outfit.







Some days I wish to dress exactly the way I feel inside. For the past couple of days, I've been frustrated with quite a few things and this is reflected in today's outfit. So I look like a caricature of the wicked witch of the west, I know it and its awrite. Since what I wear is my form of expression, excuse me while I look the way I feel. Oh, well, lets hope this feeling passes by the time I celebrate my birthday. (Less than a week yo!)

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Mixing prints. Remember those days when I swore i couldn't do it? That prints would drown me if I wore more than one? Well, guess what, once I started (remember this?) I just can't seem to stop!










Continuing in the tradition of winter called 'layering', I paired my leopard print bat-wing blouse, with my peacock feather dress (remember this post). I pretended that I was a new species called the leopard bird, and well, the bat-wing sleeves flapping in the wind meant I could also pretend I was flying. W.I.N! All in all, absolutely love this! Definitely something I'l wear again.

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