Beret is officially one of the hottest trends for 2018. An iconic piece in the french style that the french don’t really to wear because the Beret comes as too cliche. In the past past I never spotted anyone in Paris wearing a beret to be honest. But as said it was the past. The beret became a trend last year and now its one of the hugest trends for 2018. Be it the runways of ss18,aw18 or the street style during fashion weeks in New york, London, Milan and Paris the beret was everywhere. Not to be said Instagram is full of Beret. I love it because it adds the chic and interest to the simplest of outfits and obviously adds the more to a something extra outfit.
On ways to wear a beret i mostly wear the traditional way, like in these pictures, but an interesting style is to tilt it on one side.
Where to shop a beret- Well just about any high street or online retailer. Zara, Mango, Topshop, Asos, H&M and the likes.
There are quite a few interesting styles in the market. If you are trying for the first time go for a plain black one so its easier to wear with different pieces in your wardrobe otherwise go for anything that you fancy or goes with your wardrobe.
In case you are thinking wearing a beret will turn you into a wannabe or poser or a tourist in Paris get off the mindset. Think of it as just an accessory a style of a hat and wear with just about anything you fancy. Does not have to be so to say a French /Parisian outfit.
Do you like the beret?
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Chichi
Beret trend 2018
Beret is officially one of the hottest trends for 2018. An iconic piece in the french style that the french don’t really to wear because the Beret comes as too cliche. In the past past I never spotted anyone in Paris wearing a beret to be honest. But as said it was the past. The beret became a trend last year and now its one of the hugest trends for 2018. Be it the runways of ss18,aw18 or the street style during fashion weeks in New york, London, Milan and Paris the beret was everywhere. Not to be said Instagram is full of Beret. I love it because it adds the chic and interest to the simplest of outfits and obviously adds the more to a something extra outfit.
On ways to wear a beret i mostly wear the traditional way, like in these pictures, but an interesting style is to tilt it on one side.
Where to shop a beret- Well just about any high street or online retailer. Zara, Mango, Topshop, Asos, H&M and the likes.
There are quite a few interesting styles in the market. If you are trying for the first time go for a plain black one so its easier to wear with different pieces in your wardrobe otherwise go for anything that you fancy or goes with your wardrobe.
In case you are thinking wearing a beret will turn you into a wannabe or poser or a tourist in Paris get off the mindset. Think of it as just an accessory a style of a hat and wear with just about anything you fancy. Does not have to be so to say a French /Parisian outfit.
Do you like the beret?
Love
Chichi
I was going to write about my trials with success and something happened in the house that changed the topic of the post to why emotional honesty is important. Honesty not just to the world but also to self. They say it shouldn’t show from my demeanor if i am angry or sad. You must have a pleasant face and body language no matter how horrible you feel from inside. Your sufferings are yours and thats where they should be with you. Isn’t that the most ridiculous of things!!! Isn’t that the biggest lie isn’t that just preaching pretence. Shouldn’t every element of my body send the exact message into the world that it truly feels.
I don’t want to give a flying fcuk what people think about me, oh she is upset, oh she is cheerful, oh she didn’t like this. Who cares what they think and certainly certainly not want to give them the illusion of my happiness or sadness which i do not experience. And above all pretence. Its a lie. The problem with this kind of show is that although it starts with others, we begin to lie to ourselves and start hiding our real emotions which in turn leads to hollowness and diseases of heart and mind.
Sometimes people walk up to you and ask you why you look sad or elated or worried. It might be out of concern, because probably they hate to see you in bad mood. but often, it’s also about their expectations out of you in a particular environment. I just said sad it can also be happiness at a time when situation demands to be sad. The cause of the happiness could be anything maybe i found some light inside me even in a sad situation and that has made me happy. But showing that happiness to the world means being judged badly. But seriously why should i care for that judgement it is of no consequence.
I understand sometimes we have to hide our true feelings. For e.g a mother might have a really bad day but has to be cheerful when she meets her child because she wouldn’t want the child to get sad seeing her troubled. But even there a check has to come, the number of times, the extent and also some education to the child to prepare her for the realities of life. And same goes to all relationships to be honest.
I think of it as honesty, wrong info to the world about my emotional state will be a lie just like i wouldn’t want to make wordly and actly lies i wouldn’t want an emotional lie. That is my answer to whosoever tells me to check my expression my body language my demeanor. And i urge each one of us to take this with seriousness, its not society’s expectation that your emotions have to live up to. you can feel what you are feeling and it is great if that shows on your face and through your actions. Just proves that you value truth, you care for self love and you haven’t let the ways of the world override your ways.
I would love to hear your thoughts on emotional honesty. Thank you for stopping by, see you with my next.
Love
Chichi
Why emotional honesty is important
I was going to write about my trials with success and something happened in the house that changed the topic of the post to why emotional honesty is important. Honesty not just to the world but also to self. They say it shouldn’t show from my demeanor if i am angry or sad. You must have a pleasant face and body language no matter how horrible you feel from inside. Your sufferings are yours and thats where they should be with you. Isn’t that the most ridiculous of things!!! Isn’t that the biggest lie isn’t that just preaching pretence. Shouldn’t every element of my body send the exact message into the world that it truly feels.
I don’t want to give a flying fcuk what people think about me, oh she is upset, oh she is cheerful, oh she didn’t like this. Who cares what they think and certainly certainly not want to give them the illusion of my happiness or sadness which i do not experience. And above all pretence. Its a lie. The problem with this kind of show is that although it starts with others, we begin to lie to ourselves and start hiding our real emotions which in turn leads to hollowness and diseases of heart and mind.
Sometimes people walk up to you and ask you why you look sad or elated or worried. It might be out of concern, because probably they hate to see you in bad mood. but often, it’s also about their expectations out of you in a particular environment. I just said sad it can also be happiness at a time when situation demands to be sad. The cause of the happiness could be anything maybe i found some light inside me even in a sad situation and that has made me happy. But showing that happiness to the world means being judged badly. But seriously why should i care for that judgement it is of no consequence.
I understand sometimes we have to hide our true feelings. For e.g a mother might have a really bad day but has to be cheerful when she meets her child because she wouldn’t want the child to get sad seeing her troubled. But even there a check has to come, the number of times, the extent and also some education to the child to prepare her for the realities of life. And same goes to all relationships to be honest.
I think of it as honesty, wrong info to the world about my emotional state will be a lie just like i wouldn’t want to make wordly and actly lies i wouldn’t want an emotional lie. That is my answer to whosoever tells me to check my expression my body language my demeanor. And i urge each one of us to take this with seriousness, its not society’s expectation that your emotions have to live up to. you can feel what you are feeling and it is great if that shows on your face and through your actions. Just proves that you value truth, you care for self love and you haven’t let the ways of the world override your ways.
I would love to hear your thoughts on emotional honesty. Thank you for stopping by, see you with my next.
Love
Chichi
Weddings in the family and those of close friends call for a good time but can also leave one extremely exhausted, if not done with a plan. I can also say so from experience as my life has been all about weddings for the last 8 months. Two of my younger sisters got married within a gap of 2 odd months. Two big fat Indian weddings in 3 months, you can understand the drill. The second wedding just got done and last night we were reflecting on how everything went, what helped and what did not. We all concluded that it is not some rocket science but actually some basic things and realities of today's time that help just like they do in everyday life and situations. They not only kept us relaxed but also helped us actually enjoy the wedding functions.
1. Lists are always a good idea. An excel even better in today's time. Make an excel for the active participants and jot down every single detail. The wedding functions, the guest list, the food, the shopping, the outfits, the jewelry, the timings, the ceremonies, the rituals, et all. A master list and individual lists. Update all changes and ask people to check daily or weekly to be in loop.
2. Allocate jobs. No point taking all stress on oneself. Moreover, people are mostly happy to help.
3. Shopping - For our big fat indian weddings involving 5 different wedding functions shopping was a stress point. Initial research on pinterest and instagram is something I strongly recommend you do before heading to the stores. When you are clear with what you want and have the outfits somewhat in your head, shopping is a breeze. Also for Indian wear we do not usually check online but I was pleasantly surprised with what we got from the internet. My sisters checked a few wedding wear designers online and were specially besotted by Anita Dongre's designer wedding sarees. It housed bridal sarees, party wear sarees, designer sarees, gotta patti sarees; just about everything. We also found lehngas, suits etc. online and it was this online shopping that saved most of our time and hassle.
4. There is no point stressing on everything turning out to be perfect. Weather might have a different mood, someone might get stuck in traffic, the bride might not be ready on time, etc. It's all possible so don’t have the expectation of it all being perfect, what is perfection anyways? Be happy with whatever best you can make do.
5. Less is always more and quality will always win over quantity. This was our mantra for the weddings and I am super proud that we didn’t let ourselves get carried away by the many lures.
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Do you have a wedding coming up? Hope this post was helpful
Love
Chichi
How to plan a wedding in the family
Weddings in the family and those of close friends call for a good time but can also leave one extremely exhausted, if not done with a plan. I can also say so from experience as my life has been all about weddings for the last 8 months. Two of my younger sisters got married within a gap of 2 odd months. Two big fat Indian weddings in 3 months, you can understand the drill. The second wedding just got done and last night we were reflecting on how everything went, what helped and what did not. We all concluded that it is not some rocket science but actually some basic things and realities of today's time that help just like they do in everyday life and situations. They not only kept us relaxed but also helped us actually enjoy the wedding functions.
1. Lists are always a good idea. An excel even better in today's time. Make an excel for the active participants and jot down every single detail. The wedding functions, the guest list, the food, the shopping, the outfits, the jewelry, the timings, the ceremonies, the rituals, et all. A master list and individual lists. Update all changes and ask people to check daily or weekly to be in loop.
2. Allocate jobs. No point taking all stress on oneself. Moreover, people are mostly happy to help.
3. Shopping - For our big fat indian weddings involving 5 different wedding functions shopping was a stress point. Initial research on pinterest and instagram is something I strongly recommend you do before heading to the stores. When you are clear with what you want and have the outfits somewhat in your head, shopping is a breeze. Also for Indian wear we do not usually check online but I was pleasantly surprised with what we got from the internet. My sisters checked a few wedding wear designers online and were specially besotted by Anita Dongre's designer wedding sarees. It housed bridal sarees, party wear sarees, designer sarees, gotta patti sarees; just about everything. We also found lehngas, suits etc. online and it was this online shopping that saved most of our time and hassle.
4. There is no point stressing on everything turning out to be perfect. Weather might have a different mood, someone might get stuck in traffic, the bride might not be ready on time, etc. It's all possible so don’t have the expectation of it all being perfect, what is perfection anyways? Be happy with whatever best you can make do.
5. Less is always more and quality will always win over quantity. This was our mantra for the weddings and I am super proud that we didn’t let ourselves get carried away by the many lures.
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Do you have a wedding coming up? Hope this post was helpful
Love
Chichi
I stand super impressed by the street style from London Fashion Week aw18 and the ongoing Milan fashion week aw18. My love for fashion weeks as also mentioned in my trends and street style round up post from ss18 is more for the street style and the vibe in the city than the fashion shows. So a bit off that i have missed out on two successive seasons of fashion weeks because of my sisters weddings but guess thats what life is, different priorities different times!!! Ok anyways i have been all over the internet aka instagram to check my favourite fashion girls and fashion accounts also the #lfw #londonfashionweek #mfw #milanfashionweek and got these kickass street style looks that are super chic and effortless yet super fun and interesting. No unachievable unwearable looks that can neither handle a job nor are weather appropriate, seriously those looks might make good pictures but they never inspire me. Practical fashion made special does and here it is.
The key fashion pieces spotted are 1. the heritage check 2. the pant suit 3. the beige trench 4. the vinyl trench 5. wide leg trousers/ jeans 6. the blazer 7. the hand held bag 8. the dad sneakers 9. the sock boots 10. the white boots 11. the belt on the waist
London fashion week a/w 18 street style
Milan fashion week a/w 18 street style
I see myself wearing so many of the above looks with the pieces already existing in my wardrobe.
Thank you for stopping by, see you with my next.
Love
Chichi
LFW & MFW A/W18 street style
I stand super impressed by the street style from London Fashion Week aw18 and the ongoing Milan fashion week aw18. My love for fashion weeks as also mentioned in my trends and street style round up post from ss18 is more for the street style and the vibe in the city than the fashion shows. So a bit off that i have missed out on two successive seasons of fashion weeks because of my sisters weddings but guess thats what life is, different priorities different times!!! Ok anyways i have been all over the internet aka instagram to check my favourite fashion girls and fashion accounts also the #lfw #londonfashionweek #mfw #milanfashionweek and got these kickass street style looks that are super chic and effortless yet super fun and interesting. No unachievable unwearable looks that can neither handle a job nor are weather appropriate, seriously those looks might make good pictures but they never inspire me. Practical fashion made special does and here it is.
The key fashion pieces spotted are 1. the heritage check 2. the pant suit 3. the beige trench 4. the vinyl trench 5. wide leg trousers/ jeans 6. the blazer 7. the hand held bag 8. the dad sneakers 9. the sock boots 10. the white boots 11. the belt on the waist
London fashion week a/w 18 street style
Milan fashion week a/w 18 street style
I see myself wearing so many of the above looks with the pieces already existing in my wardrobe.
Thank you for stopping by, see you with my next.
Love
Chichi
I am really glad to see the response on my alternative ways to celebrate valentines day post, many have commented they would most probably stay at home and cook for each other!!! `Valentines day is on a weekday so its best to plan in advance which is easier said then done. Deciding what to cook on a bit of a special day can be a real task. You don’t want to do the routine and considering its a weekday can’t be too elaborate. I love meal kits specially for such occasions, you get to cook a fancy dish without having to look for a recipe and go shop for ingredients. Thats like half the battle won!!! Take the stress out of valentines day, like literally!!!
Your staying in on valentines day is matched by 70% of people surveyed by Hello Fresh. Not just that they have some really cool and fun insights into the nations Valentine’s eating habits and modern aphrodisiacs. 66% of us believe that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach. 72% believe that date night is more romantic if our other half cooks for us. 35% of British men are planning on cooking for their loved one this Valentine’s day. Steak and Chips are the most popular date night recipe while chocolates are the biggest turn on food. I am going to link their really cool infographic here so you can check all the fun data.
Valentines day in a way marks the beginning of spring and i can’t wait for it to feel like it, lol i love winter but as with everything i get bored and i have got bored of the layers. Every day i imagine myself to be in Bali or Thailand or someplace like that walking on cotton sand and gorging on the fresh sea food and tropical fruits. Some one brought us a dragon fruit the other day, a native of Thailand but it doesn’t really taste the same. What grows in a particular place is meant to be eaten in that place, eat local!!!!
Hope you all have a stressless and romantic valentines day and all days of the year ahead.
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Fun insights on Valentines day
I am really glad to see the response on my alternative ways to celebrate valentines day post, many have commented they would most probably stay at home and cook for each other!!! `Valentines day is on a weekday so its best to plan in advance which is easier said then done. Deciding what to cook on a bit of a special day can be a real task. You don’t want to do the routine and considering its a weekday can’t be too elaborate. I love meal kits specially for such occasions, you get to cook a fancy dish without having to look for a recipe and go shop for ingredients. Thats like half the battle won!!! Take the stress out of valentines day, like literally!!!
Your staying in on valentines day is matched by 70% of people surveyed by Hello Fresh. Not just that they have some really cool and fun insights into the nations Valentine’s eating habits and modern aphrodisiacs. 66% of us believe that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach. 72% believe that date night is more romantic if our other half cooks for us. 35% of British men are planning on cooking for their loved one this Valentine’s day. Steak and Chips are the most popular date night recipe while chocolates are the biggest turn on food. I am going to link their really cool infographic here so you can check all the fun data.
Valentines day in a way marks the beginning of spring and i can’t wait for it to feel like it, lol i love winter but as with everything i get bored and i have got bored of the layers. Every day i imagine myself to be in Bali or Thailand or someplace like that walking on cotton sand and gorging on the fresh sea food and tropical fruits. Some one brought us a dragon fruit the other day, a native of Thailand but it doesn’t really taste the same. What grows in a particular place is meant to be eaten in that place, eat local!!!!
Hope you all have a stressless and romantic valentines day and all days of the year ahead.
Suggested post - Alternative ways to celebrate valentines day
Love
Chichi
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