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Is there a girl out there who doesn't own pink? I'm guessing there's probably several. However I'm betting you'll be hard pressed to find a girl who hasn't ever tried pink! As we reach near the end of Navratri, I'm getting closer to thinking about reusing key pieces that I got for Navratri and incorporating them into your regular wardrobe.

Oh, in case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, here's a quick intro. Navratri is a nine day festival in India and I'm doing 3 ways to wear one color for every single day of the festival! If you fancy, you can check out the previous posts here (Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7)

I remember a conversation with a girl in the office about this very same thing. Today's looks all have one core Navratri traditional piece, mixed in with wardrobe staples. There will be a special post up next week where I get into this conundrum, however, for today let's dive right into the lookbook!

1. Festive Workwear




When styling for this, I realised I haven't yet featured a single look in one of my favorite combinations. A co-ordinated separates look! Since practically everyone I know balks at the thought of wearing a blouse to work, I decided it had to demonstarted it's simple. Here, I paired by heavily embroidered blouse with high waisted palazzo pants and added a long jacket for a bit of structure (okay, it was really to hide the back of this blouse but it's still a good workwear layer). Ladies, it IS possible to wear your heavy wedding outfits to work, the trick is to layer it with more structured pieces to tone them down.

2. Fusion Swag


Full disclosure? I really couldn't keep my eyes open while I shot this look. Which is exactly why the sunglasses came out and while it was a completely unplanned addition, I couldn't help but title this look 'swag' inspite of finding the word way too frustrating. Anyway, this is the exact blouse that I wore before, only this time it's paired with dhoti pants and a scarf (you may remember this from my newsletter if you've signed up) as a turban. Lately, I've been into wearing scarves on my head (Hey Mumbai weather, thanks for giving me a reason to do it). The overall look is a very I don't care what you think of me, I'll rock my midriff exposing outfit without a care in the world!

3. Desi Damsel


Finally, after all the crazy looks, I had to give you a good girl outfit. For this look, I paired this printed ghagra (also seen here) with a tshirt that I knotted to convert into a croptop. A quick raid of mom's closet to get her pink dupatta and pinning my tassel earring as a maangtikka and we're done. A super simple outfit that can be thrown together at the last minute without any problems! This works with any skirt, dupatta and top really. And if you're feeling a bit bold, try going with just the top and ghagra!

And that's it for the day folks! Tomorrow's the last day of Navratri and also the last day of the series. I honestly struggle majorly with coming up with the content for tomorrow but it's still majorly interesting (atleast to me) and so I'd say you better swing by the blog tomorrow to catch the tail end of this crazy 3 ways series! In the meantime, give me a shoutout in the comments with what you'd like me to feature this festive season. Since we're going to be hit with a massive blur of festivities soon, if you have something on your mind, go ahead and ask and I'll definitely feature it on the blog! 

Happy Tuesday guys! We're in the home stretch of this absolutely mad festival and can I say I'm just a little bit relieved? If you don't know already, this post is part of a nine day series where everyday I share 3 looks with you in a particular color. Go check out the previous posts here if you haven't seen them already (Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 )

The thing about writing a post everyday is that it's physically taxing and sometimes it's hard to create posts of value for you all. However, today's not about whining but about one of my favorite colors, blue! Now for today's look series, I wanted to give you guys super quick ways to wear blue. I have worn royal blue before I a couple of my posts mostly here and here and so today's post is actually designed to feature styling I haven't done before.

1. Comfort Workwear



Can we take a moment to appreciate the palazzos to work trend that seems to have finally arrived? I spoke about it in a post a couple of months ago where I broke down excatly how you can wear palazzos to work. Today I wanted to give you another option to do the same. If you own just one pair of palazzos, then you can absolutely style this look. A white shirt (something that I'm a HUGE fan of and I've shared 10 unique look ideas to style it too btw, in case you're interested) and an obi belt are all that you need to complete this look. In fact, if you're not a fan of tucking in your shirts, this is a great look for you!

2. Everyday Woman



You know the crazy period dramas that have hit the Indian screens recently? It's like we're assaulted with period images all the time and that mean I can't help but get a bit of ethnic fashion from the days gone by and infuse it with my indo-western series. Since you loved the last post where I fashioned a top from a dupatta so very much, I decided to share yet another favorite drape of mine. This is actually a converted dupatta and this super comfortable and functional. The drape is completely inspired by period dramas of recent times on television, eventhough I don't watch them unless it's as a passive second party who has zero control of the remote control! Yep, I know it's happened to you too!

3. Double Duty 




Finally, since I can't imagine asking you to go out and buy more pieces, I decided I'd share a quick way to reuse the skirt from above. This blue maxi skirt has been a wardrobe staple for countless number of years and if you want to switch things up, why not try and pair your saree blouse (yes, you heard me right) with a maxi skirt like I've done here? This is a super quick way of getting yourself a new maxi dress/anarkali if you fancy and the top can change into whatever's struck your fancy for the day. Reusing clothes you already own is a huge part of affordable fashion. It isn't about buying more, it's about using more!

Have a great day guys. I'm off to get another 3 ways done and hope you remember to come back tomorrow and see what's in store!

PS: If you struggle with creating double duty looks like the one above, why not sign up for the Chiconomical Insider? It's absolutely free and there's a ton of styling tips that I share with you alongwith the best sale finds, all delivered straight to your inbox! 

The thing about white is that it's too often associated with death in our country. Wearing an all white outfit is in my mind associated with someone dying. However, since today's color is white, I figured why not do white outfits my way. Since white on it's own is great for a hot summer but isn't really something that brings me joy, every outfit in today's post is white mixed with other colors. You may or may not love this and that's completely your choice. As always, these looks are to inspire you to create a look of your own!

1.  The Common Woman


If you don't know who The Common Man is, I suggest you google him right now. For the longest time, this was one of the first things I read in the morning and this look is inspired by that childhood memory. I saw this print on the jacket and felt it made a great piece to add to my steadily growing jacket collection. I deided to wear it as a top and added a dupatta and a patiala from another set to complete the look. This reminds me of the common man, except this time, it's the modern day interpretation of him and it's actually a her. If you've got a jacket lying around in a funky print, then I suggest you find a pair of funky pants and make them interesting again!

2. The Couture Woman