Shubhagata's Fashion Diary

Living in confusion, staying on the safe side and not behaving like yourself can never help you with anything. You need to be carefree and the best way to feel good is spending quality time. Not with someone else, but with yourself. Going out somewhere and doing what you like can help you unwind your thoughts. Here are some more steps. • Going for a walk Sometimes taking a walk can be useful to swipe away from thoughts. Try it either alone or with your best friend. • Reading something you like  Reading is relaxing and helps make your mind active. If you are a fan of comics, magazines, journals and books, it's the best. You can also join fandom clubs online of your favourite fan-fiction characters. • Shopping (can also be window shopping) Shopping is always a jolly moment for girls and women. Even if it is window shopping (where you don't buy anything), it can increase your sense of fashion.  • Try random dresses Even if you are lazy, try it because dressing is everybody's...

  Wearing saree is everybody's fancy. Even if you don't like it, try it now because the look of gives is unforgettable. The ladies who wear saree on a daily basis do not face any problem though. But for those who are new to this or wear saree on occasions, it becomes difficult if you are a bit thick. To help you with this, here I am with some hacks for making you feel confident about your looks. • Pair up with leggings Avoid pairing up petticoats if you can, try using it with a jeans or a leggings. It makes your thigh part look slim and gives a fluent drape. • Printed A bit crowded design draws the attention away from your body shape and can be helpful for you. • Dual coloured saree A dual shaded saree can help you have a contrast in your look and will be effective. If you have a heavy upper body wear the dark shade on your upper side. Similarly, wear the dark shade at the bottom if your thighs are bulky.  • Dark shades over light The best thing is to drape in dark s...

Wearing dresses always never suits anybody. You need to get some pair up outfits like pants, trousers with top, kurtas. Now, many of you don't know about the variety of bottom wears out their. So for those people, this article can be a help. • Ripped jeans A very very famous form of jeans which is also called distressed jeans. Nowadays, mostly all the teenagers have this handy. • Pleated pants Long ankle pants with pleats allover, these are also an option if you want to attend formal meetings.  • Side slit pants These are loose pants with a slit cut from the sides. Check out some of Nora Fatehi's iconic looks in these pants. • Ankle laced It can be any pant like jeans, trouser, pencil pants with a border of lace at the ankles. Getting a jeans with light blue or white lace can be picked up on fancy occasions. • Bell bottoms It is basically the jeans with a split pattern as going to the bottom so that there is a bell type shape. It is actually a retro style but is redefi...

  Whenever you go out on occasions and parties, you should always take up some accessories like jackets or Stoles to make some additional styles with them at the last moment. It can be fruitful for even saving you from awkward situations and of course they add some more beauty. Well here is a list of some stole patterns and designs which should be in your wardrobe. • Phulkari One of the oldest and evergreen designs is the phulkari duppatta which is very colourful.  • Black duppatta with lace or gota patti Black has the ability to match with any dress and so you should get it. You can use it on a western dress also as a fusion wear. • Full embroidery It was popular last wedding season and will also be trendy the next two seasons. Just a designer duppatta and their will be no need of heavy dress or jewellery. • Banarasi Silk It is one popular design that makes you look classy without much cost. You must have a banarasi stole in your collection. • Pom pom bordered ...

  Golden colour and its shades are always attractive to one's eyes. Whether it be any occasion, having a little golden design on our dress or a jewellery of this can make you eye catchy. Mainly, on our dresses, we see either embroidery work or embellishment. Dresses of these shades are mostly made in silk or layered nets. • Yellow gold The pure shade of gold which is mainly used for jewellery and golden embroidery. • Pearly gold  It is more of a creamy shade of gold which you can opt as the colour of your new dress. Miniature pendant if this shade can also look great. • Rose gold A pinkish golden colour with a rose shade. You can get a watch with a dial of this shade, small bracelets and jewellery. It has a royal touch and looks classy at office and formal parties. • White gold  It looks like silver and so nor many people buy it, but has a richer look.  • Copper gold A bag of this shade or a dress belt can suit your style.

  You all might have found your fashion icon and have started following him/her. But you might not have give it a thought that if your influencer is fron the Bollywood, he/she will never ever stick to a single style. And so only some people succeed in creating their fashion identity with respect to a particular style. Well, if you want to keep up with a particular style of yours, you may follow my steps. • Be clear about your niche You need to be very clear about the type of clothes and styles you like because that is the whole base of what you want to look like. It can be classic, bohemian, chic, formal or other exotic styles.  • Try connecting your choices with clothes If you understood your type of style, the next step would be the easiest. Now you know about the mode you like and that was surely on the basis of the outfits that the fashion consists of. All you need to do is to add your own ideas to it and purchase the basic designs of that style. (For example, my fav...

  Laces always add a spark to your dresses. You can also get them separately and attach to your lehanga or saree for additional beauty. Here is a guide if you are going to get a lace for yourself. • Sequin Its just a strip of fabric with large and small sequins. • Pearls It has many variants but the most popular is the one with pearls for the edge of the fabric. It makes a thin line of beads on the corner of your duppatta or saree. • Ruffle extensions You can get ruffle patterns and attach then to your simple saree to make it effective. • 3d crochet laces This is not so effective if you want to attend a traditional wedding, but is one amongst the exotic designs and looks classy. • Golden embroidery The very best for traditional weddings, golden thread embroidery is worldwide popular and symbolizes our culture. • Banarasi pattern Although its saree looks awesome, you can also get a lace of this design. • Fringes It can be both beaded fringes or threads. The most comm...

  Ladies who get to their 40s think that fashion is all over for them. Even if they like fashion, they remain in apprehension for dressing like their usual 30s. Well, you can make your fashion inspiration from the ladies in their 40s or approaching 50s. (Apparently, as you age, your influencer similar to your age is also aging.....you don't need to change your influencer ;) . Still, if you don't know much influencers of your age....get to know them now.  Get in here if you want to know about some more influencers of another age group. • TABU A true example of beauty with brains, Tabu has been significant in her styling. She dresses modest and beautiful with her own elegance. You should give her dresses a try. • SHILPA SHEETY Flaunting her way since a very young age, she was one of the biggest fashion icon of her time. Even now, her style chooses her clothes. • RAMYA KRISHNAN Being famous from her role SHIVAGAMI in the movie Bahubali, she created her distinct identity. ...