Chiconomical

Its day two! Its a Sunday! And the color for the day is Orange. Now I had to think hard over what to wear since I don't have much orange in my closet. I spent a good fifteen minutes before I recalled buying this on one of my impulsive shopping trips with my best friend about five years ago!! Yep, its ancient, I haven't thought of it for ages now, and it took me quite some time to dig it out of the back of my closet. Perfect for my day at the beach with the folks!

I've been having shoe problems! If  you follow me on twitter, you probably know how much of my time is spent at Uni running around doing a lot of running around. I did buy a new pair of jelly flats last month when my old ones had a rather unfortunate accident, but they turned out to be a size too small for me, causing me to have painful blisters. Not gonna be wearing them anymore. (In case you wanna buy mine, drop me a line here and we can talk details, I promise they're in great condition and have been worn about 5 times)



So coming back to my week, I've been worrying about the rains and have worn absolutely everything from beach thongs to boots to jelly flats to Uni, and my feet have almost given up. I could have worn my regular trainers, yes, but those were in dire need of serious cleaning, which I was too lazy to do. So finally, after a rather painful blister today , I decided to go buy a new shoes. Simple, black, ballet flats that will (I hope) go with everything, and not eat my feet for a snack.

Since I couldn't visit Bandra (my go to for shoes) I had to compromise and get a pair from my neighbourhood. This little shop had a surprisingly current collection of shoes and bags. Its called Sartin and its in Moksh Plaza, Borivali, worth a little look if your in the neighbourhood. Here's a look at my new flats!

Denim+Denim = more Denim!!!
Denim is the most commonly worn item in India. Walk down any street in my city, and your bound to spot atleast 3-4 people in various denim and denim-y variations. Of course, like any self respecting girl, I have a closet with a few dozen variations of denim jeans but this is my very first denim shirt. Okay, maybe not. Well...lets try that again, this is my very first denim shirt- bought by me! (remember the shopping haul from here)




I love the tie-n-dye effect of this shirt. Although I bought it off the street, its surprisingly good quality and is fast becoming a go to shirt in my closet. I tied it in a knot because I wanted to keep the look casual. Glasses because my eyes tend to reject my lenses out after 12 hour long days at the Uni. The spiked necklace is worn so much I'm shocked I don't have previous posts to link it to!

What do you think of the denim on denim trend? Talk to me in the comments below. You can also find more ways to reach me in the Contacts section above!

Can you believe it? This is my 100th post! I'm so happy I've been this consistent (more so in recent times I'l admit) and even did a little celebration with a bite-sized cupcake(Great bakery on my way home, but more on that later). No pictures of it though, it was too tempting to wait for a picture moment.

So what am I going to show you guys for my 100th blogpost? Well, as we've finally seen the sun come back with a vengeance this week, a nice little summer playsuit! Honestly, everyday I feel like I've sweat about two kilos by the time I reach Uni in the morning! So this is something I can't wait to slip into and dream about on my way back home.

If your a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that I've started my Masters course a couple of weeks back and I've been a full-time student at Uni (dying under coursework now). So keeping this in mind, I thought it might be nice to do a little post on what I wear to uni. Keep in mind, that there are quite a few rules to be followed while dressing here (read no short skirts, shorts or tees). Add to this the fact that its been raining like there's no sun in the world for weeks now, I have been struggling with my wardrobe. (Cue thoughts on shopping).







What do you usually wear to Uni? Do you have any rules you need to follow when dressing there? Tell me all about it in the comments below or talk to me on Twitter. You can also follow me on Instagram, Pinterest and Bloglovin.

I'm done with all my old posts about Lakme Fashion week and now I'm back to outfit pictures!! If you follow me on twitter (you can do that @QuirkyEngineerR) or are a regular at this blog, you'll know that my best friend, the one I usually pester to take my pictures has gone off to do her Masters in a land far far away (kinda like the kingdom from Shrek!) and that means I'm left with nobody to take my pictures! So, I've resorted to the timer on the cameras to help me out. Sadly, I'm still not confident enough to do this in public (and also I'm a little scared somebody will steal my camera while I pose) so I'll be taking pictures in my room for now. If you know any photographer who can help me out then please let me know!

The rains have stopped today so I thought it safe to bust out my white pants (oh, look at me all brave!) mainly because I've been dying to wear this little blue blouse that I got myself for my last birthday. Also, its the perfect backdrop for my skinny spikes necklace. (I have a slight spike problem at the moment). I've noticed that I've been shying away from arm candy ever since it started raining. I think its mostly because I recently lost one of my favorite rings thanks to an unexpected rain ambush! Oh, if you could just see how sad I was! Anyway, here's my outfit for today.





 This spike necklace is something I'd seen a lot of on various websites. While I can't justify spending the amounts they're telling me to there, I did find this one and a lot of its variations on the streets.

 I kept the look simple because the shirt has such a nice fabric and I wanted to to speak for itself without being overtaken by prints. That being said, I'm definitely going to try this out with my printed trousers pretty soon! I can currently imagine atleast three different looks using this shirt! I didn't want to be too formal so I tied the front of the shirt into a knot. Knots are a great way to breath fresh life into simple outfits such as shirts or maxis

Do you have any spikey things in your closet? Do you style your looks with knots to change things up a bit? How are you styling them? You can share you pictures with me on twitter(@QuirkyEngineerR) or on instagram (quirkyengineer). Or, you talk to me in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you!

I've gone and used timer to get my pictures thanks to the lack of a good photographer! Here's a little sneak peek into the up-coming outfit post!

Last Tuesday I went shopping. It was absolutely brilliant and I loved every minute of it! I think shopping's my drug. I can shop all the time and especially if its shopping for jewellery!! So I had a pretty awesome day checking out stuff on the streets (and MAN! was it some good stuff) as I had to send some things for my sisters.
Its funny how a perfect day can turn into a nightmare in about a microsecond. I got home (extremely proud of my purchases) and mom told me that my sister's grandpa (so in a way my own aswell) had passed away. Since then we've been running around making arrangements and have barely slept for about 10 hours between all of us. This whole situation has made me think of how fragile life can be. It takes less than a second to move from exhilaration to excessive tears. I didn't think I would have been able to do much blogging but I think this is my way of trying to heal myself. If we all keep crying, who's going to take of everything? Atleast that's what I've been saying to myself. So, in an (dunno how successful) attempt to bring back a bit of normalcy in my life, here's a round up of all the things I got for my cousins.....

I've recently found a few new blogger friends from the UK. They're all absolutely brilliant and I can't even begin to compete with them in terms of style and elegance. Thanks to them, I've started looking at many UK brands (my sister was also a BIG part of this) and since they're all on sale right now, my Chiconomical brain's working overtime! So, i'm going to do a series of outfits this week (not owned since I'm not supposed to be shopping) that I think work well and don't make you dread the credit card bill!

Today's look: A simple office look with a statement piece mainly, the lace skirt! The entire outfit costs less than ₤50!!