Coz style never goes out of fashion!

With the fabulous fashion becoming more accessible and affordable than ever before, clothes seem to have a shorter expiry date. We girls are the most blessed of all, given the privilege of so many different styles, different colors to choose from, ranging from different shades of pink, red, purple to blue, brown and even black and so many different things to accessorize ourselves with, what an amazingly colorful life! William Allen Butler has rightly quoted about his women in his verse 'Nothing to Wear':

Shopping alone and shopping together,

At all hours of the day and in all sorts of weather;

Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners, and balls;

Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in;

Dresses to dance in, and flirt in, and talk in;

Dresses in which to do nothing at all,

Dresses for winter, Spring, summer, and fall.

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A woman’s dress should be like a barbed wire fence, serving its purpose without obstructing the view. Every woman, be it a kid, school going girl, college chick, working woman, mother or a grandmother, wants to look beautiful, irrespective of the age. Every time we pass by a mirror, we can’t just stop ourselves from looking at it and blushing at the fact that we are looking as pretty as ever. Mirror mirror who is the most beautiful woman in this world…..n well we all want to be her. We can’t define in words the satisfaction that we get when someone compliments us on how we are looking or what we are wearing, from a small hairpin to a beautiful dress…it makes us happy…really happy!!

There is a lot of fuss and unsaid competition going on around us about style, fashion sense, brands, colors and who is looking good and who is not. What is the first thing that comes to your mind, when you use the word “style”? This term most commonly refers to one’s fashion sense or outer appearance...but in the true sense style is much more than your shoulder length haircut, fashionable coat, or your shoes. It’s the entire combination of the way we dress, talk, move our body, or do anything for that matter. Simply put, it’s how we express our inner being. This includes all of our thoughts, emotions, interests, and values. Everything on the outside is a mere reflection of what’s on the inside.

There are tons of “what to wear” and “what not to wear” type of advice out there, but nobody ever cares about how to really develop your own unique sense of style rather than just following the crowd and so called ‘in fashion’ stuff. Always remember,Coco Chanel says “Fashion fades; only style remains the same”. There's no equivocalness between these two words but there is a difference...Fashion means the popular style at a certain place and time. Something "fashionable" conforms to one or more popular norms; something "stylish" has a nice composition and flair. You can be totally stylish without following a certain fashion trend or fashion norm!

It all comes down to one question...What really makes a woman stylish? Is it the clothing she wears or the way she wears it? Does a woman define her image or does the image define her? Many a times, we see that one woman comes off as attractive, while another, wearing the same outfit, comes off as try-hard and awkward. Why is it that some women following all the “style laws” to the tee still look bland, while others break all the rules and still look stunning? These are just a few examples we see around ourselves from the mountain of confusions that overwhelm the average woman when it comes to style. This is because style is more of an art which you learn with time. You can’t go from being an ordinary dresser to a rule breaking stylish person overnight. You have to learn, observe and spend time with yourself knowing who you are and what makes you ‘you’!  It’s really more about expressing your personal self rather than following a set of rules set out by some style expert.

Some people might be thinking that I must be a style coach with an unstoppable force of charisma who looks impeccable all the time (Ha)...many a times I’m at home and even outdoors all muddled up and wearing clothes that are more about comfort than fashion...I’ll tell you a secret...I've worn my Jockey track pants to work many a times (sshhhh...the guards at the gate still think they are some sort of trousers ;) Well, I’m just another girl obsessed with the subject of style. I love learning and analyzing this stuff, and while obsessively doing so I am trying to share what I've learnt.

The majority of style advice people would give out there is about what you can fix on the outside. Now you might be thinking, “Ummm, isn’t that the point?”

Yes and no. It’s just a part of it. You can go browse the internet, read magazines for tips on how to shop for a dress, what colors will suit you or what type of shoes you should wear to the office, but within the boundary of achieving your ultimate sense of style, such isolated bits of advice would do less or no good and sound pretty useless. I firmly believe that every woman has the capability to be charismatic – being the type of girl that everyone loves and is drawn towards.

In the coming posts I’ll be working to give you the lowdown on the must have's of the season...What's hot and what's not in store this summer around you...! XOXO