Summer Heat !!

How do you know that summer is around the corner?? An increase in the heat (which is kind of obvious), humidity (hmm), eyes encased with sun glasses, jeans going for a toss, and yeah every issue of fashion magazines screaming the advent of fashion weeks. Well I love summers for all the colour and brightness that it brings to our lives in every way and of course it also provides a good excuse for me to indulge into more shopping.

 So the other day, I set off to browse the stores. Here is a list of some of the things that caught my eye:

Shorts are back again. I am very bored with the usual blue denim ones, but Remanika has a great collection of cotton ones in greens and magenta with black imprints. They were rather eye-catching and also had a cotton belt with it…Would look great paired with a white shirt. Would also recommend the pretty sleeveless embroidered tops fitted in the front and flowy down.

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One shoulder tops and dresses are also the flavour of the season. It’s perfect for an evening or a night out. Wear stilettos to enhance the look further. Simply love the knitted multicoloured dress...

 The shops are flooded with accessories… Headbands are a great investment in summers. Will keep your hair in place and will raise your glam quotient. The satin ones with bows are perfect. Also I will pick big chunky bangles. A string of pearls also looks really chic and can be paired with almost anything if you keep the length in mind (very important).

 Bags and clutches in shades of green are flooding the stores. Owning one will convince people that you are really involed in the green drive...

I think its time to ditch black. Purple eye pencil (I am very partial to this colour). Can’t wait to doll up my eyes. Also a blush in rose colour or peach is perfect for the summer.

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Glares… Necessity more than a style statement. It's important to protect those pretty eyes isn’t it?? Don't you simply love the electric blue frames.. sigh!!

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So finally summer is here..I think..(umm I feel bad t

Scarf dresses and beaches!!

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So the last time I was writing about beaches and sands and underwater palette and the next thing I knew I was in goa... No kidding. I guess the earlier blog was a premonition. Anyways so I found myself in this beautiful beach paradise (no it’s not too much to call it paradise; anyplace having so many beaches qualifies for me). I found it the same as always; the tourists milling about, the foreigners not getting enough of the sun (which felt pretty harsh and made me want to sprint back to my hotel room), the clubs and then yeah here was something new finally… mushrooming of shopping stalls… everywhere from the calangute beach to baga. My heart gave a leap. Loads of stuff and not the usual shorts and wrap skirts which were previously found in droves… Loads of cute cotton dresses in different colours were all lined up along with spaghetti tops. But the scarf dresses were the best. Made of satin, they came in an array of colours which looked very pretty and I actually had to stop my urge to buy one in every colour. They had asymmetrical hemlines which are very much in this season. They look very boho chic and can be worn for clubbing and parties, when you aren’t sipping cocktails in the sun. Also same in halters were also available. Perfect for Mumbai as you can dress them up with a pair of skinny jeans and some beads and this will serve as a perfect Friday night ensemble but the best thing that will make that outfit more amazing is the tan. Also displayed were the kaftans which the girls had sported with a pair of gladiators or boots which looked very inspired and fresh. Hippie meets urban style... Cool hats with bows were also available as was jewellery in the form of beaded neck pieces and very colourful chunky bangles. Also satin jumpsuits and harem pants were seen in the Anjuna beach markets. Very new...

I couldn’t help wondering how the city dressing is so very different. Being in goa was like getting a healthy dose of fashion in itself. Everywhere the girls exhibited a flare for dressing very uniquely… a big thumbs up to subtle makeup, tanned legs and short dresses.

The best part of shopping here is that the price ranges from 150-200 at the most for amazing pieces. I would suggest that the next time anyone goes to goa, please don’t pack loads of clothes… Just go for shopping there and you will end up with a whole new wardrobe and ready to holiday in style.

Too bad that I couldn’t take too many pictures as blogging was the last thing on my mind with all these wonderful things staring at me…

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