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Its has been a crazy week. Can you imagine going to Uni everyday at 7 in the morning and getting home at around 8 in the evening, only to have dinner, study, sleep if time permits and do it all over again!! If your having a week like that, and mind you with tests and deadlines everyday, you learn to appreciate the power of getting dressed quickly.







This is something I've never worn before. I find the concept of wearing leggings as trousers a little out of my comfort zone. Read VPL people!! So this is me, trying new things...wondering if it works. Honestly, I'm still on the fence about this outfit.

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Till last month, I used to love Monday mornings. It was the only day of the week when I could reach Uni a bit late and sleep a little more. This Monday wasn't like that. I have be up since about 5.30 and have been on my feet the whole day. Not to mention I need to study for a dozen tests and time seems to fly.
So what do you wear on days like these? Why comfort clothing of course!







This is my lets get ready while trying to study outfit. Throw on a baggy shirt with a pair of pretty coral leggings. Hair piled up in a messy knot since there's no time to comb it and add oversized earrings to complete the look. While its nothing out of the ordinary, its something I stand by. Fashion doesn't need to always been perfect right? Sometimes, chucking things on still makes them look pretty (well, unless you chuck on a pair of mismatched socks...those never seem to get trendy no matter how much I try!)

What do you think of the 'ready while you study' outfit? Talk to me in the comments below. You can also find me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!

PS: Is anyone a fan of the Bangles song my post is named after?! Its such an amazing song that reflects monday blues perfectly no?

Okay. So there's a couple of versions of this day's color floating around, and I decided to follow this one, for purely selfish reason. Meaning, I wanted to wear my gorgeous peacock feather earrings. How cool are they? I got Oh so many compliments on these, so yay!!







I got this kurti (tunic) one of my spur of the moment shopping sprees and its such a cool material that washes quite well and looks amazing. I kept the look fairly simple as there's a lot of interesting design detail going on on the top itself and I didn't wanna steal the focus from the brilliant shade of the peacock feathers either.

Do you agree this is one of those pretty literal interpretations of the color for the day? Talk to me in the comments below. You can also talk to me on Twitter or Facebook! 

Oh yes! It was a white Monday! I decided I'd go traditional for the day since it is a fairly colorful festival (no, mum had nothing to do with it, honest!). I paired basics that you can find in any Indian girl's wardrobe with a statement piece, aka my fabulous Anushree Reddy scarf! I have to say, I was totally floored by all the compliments I got for this scarf!! You may remember it from my post on Anushree Reddy's collection at Lakme Fashion Week. (If not, you can refresh your memory here).

I added these earrings from yesterday again (thank you so much Martyne!!) since I felt they went well with the whole gold, white and pink theme I had going on. All in all, an outfit that I'm extremely happy with, and one which you can replicate easily with things you already have in your wardrobe!

Is there something called color addiction anonymous? Coz I feel I need color rehab! I've been wearing a lot of Blue lately (like you didn't notice!) and seriously need to start focusing on other colors. Somehow, I seem to be wearing exactly what my mood seems to be these days. Today's outfit was just another blue day. (A few other 'blue' outfits can be seen here, here and here)

In case you don't read my blog (why not?) you know that I've been having shoe problems lately (read the post here) and so this whole outfit was mainly based on comfort. The fact that I rather liked it in the end is an added bonus! The leggings I'm wearing are true blue vintage! They used to be my mum's and have been in her closet for a good 26 years now! Still, pretty brilliant no?





Do you feel crazy about one particular color? How do you manage color obsessions? Talk to me in the comments below. You can also talk to me in many other ways found in the Contacts section above! 

I have a working holiday this week, so this post has got to be quick. Kaftans for me have always been associated with beach cover-ups, Goan shores, and evenings in the beach shack sipping iced tea. Wearing one for a casual day out never really crossed my mind till now. Here's my take on how to wear a kaftan when you're not on vacation.







The leggings I feel, add much needed color to the outfit. I added the chunky bangles and layered neckpiece to add a little boho. What do you think of wearing kaftans away from the beach? Talk to me in the comments below or contact me using the links in my Contacts section.  

Its (yet another) festive day down in India. Today is something called RakshaBandhan, and for all those people reading this who don't know much about Indian traditions, its literal translation would be something like 'bond of protection' or more colloquially, its a celebration of the relation between brothers and sisters. (here's a nice little wiki page where you can find out more about it)

Now I celebrated this festival on last Sunday, mainly because I did not have a holiday from Uni (why God?!!) and had a couple of tests scheduled for today. Nonetheless, in the spirit of festivity, I'l share some of my pictures from the day!

Its been 66 years of Independence! India, one of the most vibrant, culturally diverse and beautiful places on earth! Its also my home. Its a bittersweet day today, since a couple of my good friends have left for the States, and I'm feeling a little bereft. At the same time, I'm also extremely proud to have always celebrated Independence day in my own country ever since I was born, surrounded by links to academia.

If you venture onto the streets today, you will probably see people dressed in various shades of white, orange and green (these are the colours of our flag in case you didn't know). I decided to do a little something different this year. I opted for homespun fabrics. Nothing screams Indian to me like Khadi in Khaki, that material and color forever associated with our freedom movement, our leaders and our protectors. My green bag is a little nod to the tricolor.










Is that a bit too much patriotism? Okay, maybe, but atleast for today, I don't care. Here's wishing all my fellow Indians, a very Happy Independence Day!

Love,
QuirkyEngineer