Easy Outfit Formula for Work/Office + OOTD

How many of us have woken up in the morning with absolutely no clue as to what to wear to work, and in a rush to get ready and reach office on time, we often end up wearing the same run-of-the-mill outfits (read button-up with trousers). I know I have faced this ever so often.

Dressing up for Autumn/Fall Already: What I Wore to Work

I am a summer person, have always been one, and any day prefer the sun to the fog. But there comes a time in the year when the leaves change colour, the mornings become misty and pleasant and there’s festivity in the air. And that for me is this time of the year- Autumn (or Fall, as some call it).

Now I know that it’s far from Autumn here (in Delhi), I mean what’s with the scorching sun at this time of the year?! But I’ve actually started dressing up for the colder months. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not covered with woolens etc., but I’ve just been adding little details like wearing scarves with jewel tones, wearing a light blazer etc.

In the outfit below, you’ll see that I played with some neutral colours and the only source of colour is the scarf (in shades of mustard, burgundy, olive) and the blue bag. BTW, if you like wearing scarves then I have a video where I show 7 Different Ways to Tie a Scarf. Coming back to the outfit, the top that I wore was a deep mustard colour, but then again, that’s hardly visible in the photo as well as IRL. However, I do love clothing in deep mustard, especially during this time of the year.I wore my new olive-taupe jeggings for the first time. Yes, I wore jeggings to work, no they don’t look like jeggings (they look like skinny trousers, probably because of the colour).For footwear, I wore these tan Primark sandals (that are almost like shoes). And my bag remained the same blue one. I quite liked this outfit, and the blazer provided the perfect dose of coziness in the rather cold (air-conditioned) office.

Blazer: Mango

Pants: Marks & Spencer

Bag: Zara

Sunglasses: Forever 21

Sandals: Primark

Scarf: Janpath

Are you looking forward to the colder months? How does your wardrobe transition from summer to winter?

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What I Wore on A Working Saturday: Floral Top and Maroon Pants

Remember the last time I wore this floral top? Well, I had been itching to wear it again, but this time in a more ‘relaxed’ way. And a Working Saturday was a perfect day to give this top a relaxed, fun spin.

So I started by picking out these burgundy/maroon pants which bookend the pink/maroon flowers of the top rather nicely. And then for footwear, I chose a pair of black Bata sandals. I bought these and a couple of other sandals from Bata fairly recently, and I must say they are all super-comfy. Coming on to the bag, I really did not bother changing in to a neutral one and just went along-with my current favourite blue Zara bag. In fact, since the outfit is fairly coordinated, a pop of blue adds a touch of unexpected ‘interest’ to the outfit. For sunglasses, I had my newest Primark ones on. I love them, and I have nothing similar to these. J On that note, do let me know if you’d like me to do a ‘London Haul’. Also, although my hairstyle is not too clear in the photo, I made a side French braid and then pulled the rest of the hair in to a normal braid. I’ve been loving the whole French braid thing, and it literally takes 5 minutes, and looks super-fancy.

Top: Select City Flea Market

Maroon Pants: Promod

Bag: Zara

Sandals: Bata

Sunglasses: Primark

Watch: Tommy Hilfiger

BTW, did you watch my video where I show you 7 Different Ways to Tie A Scarf?!

I love reading what you all have to say, so do drop in a line (or two). J

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Florals for Fall with a little Flea Market Experience: OOTD

How many of you who stay in Delhi have had a chance to explore the make-believe ‘Flea Market’ that’s set-up every Wednesday at Select City Walk? Well, I happened to discover this fun market a couple of weeks ago (16^th August, 2014- that day it was held on a Saturday 2014 because of security concerns pre-Independence Day).

Work Wardrobe Essentials: Basic Pieces to Build a Work Wardrobe

Hi Guys!

I am back with another fashion video, and this one is all about the Basic items to Build a Work Wardrobe.

For those of you who don’t know, I work in a law firm where I’m required to wear ‘business casuals’ on weekdays (although I sometimes wear business formals for meetings and black and white court uniform for when I have to go to Court), while on Saturdays, the dress code is ‘smart casuals’. Now I know, my work environment may differ from yours, but I’ve tried to put together a bunch of essentials that would work for a wide range of work settings.

Just hit the play button to find out what exactly those essentials are. J

BTW, I forgot to include a blazer, which is always a must-have in any work-wardrobe. If you’re starting out, I’d just you pick up a black blazer, only because it works with anything and everything (later you can add gray, navy etc. to your collection).

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How I Styled my Forever 21 Floral Top for Work: OOTD

I know I haven’t done a blog-post in a long time, and I’m not going to give you any excuses for the same, instead I shall just write this post. J

Now if you recall my last video/post, you would know how I styled my floral Forever21 top for a casual Sunday outing. What I’m going to share with you today is how I wore that same top to work.

I swapped the skinny jeans with dark blue trousers, tucked in the rather tunic-y floral top and swapped the bright yellow bag with a vintage-y dark blue one. And voila, my outfit instantly became office-appropriate (at least IMO). 

Now what I could have further done was changed my footwear to maybe a pair of nude flats, and addition of a skinny belt wouldn’t have hurt either, but let’s just say I got ready in a rush.

Top: Forever 21 (scored from Janpath)

Pants: Allen Solly

Bag: Zara

Footwear: Bata

Sunglasses: Forever 21

Watch: Tommy Hilfiger

Looking forward to your feedback. J

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OOTD Video: How to Make Animal Print Work for Work

I know a lot of us shy away from animal prints, thinking they are ‘too loud’ or ‘in your face’, but I’ve come to realise that with a little effort, they can be worn in any setting. Don’t believe me? Watch the video below where I wear my animal print top to work.

If you want to read more about animal print, you can find a bunch of posts here.

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Trying to Break Away from the Office-y Mould: Colourblocked Work OOTD- Mustard, Blue and Brown

Hello hello!

Let me start by sharing that I have been featured on Creative Mondays. This spring outfit of mine was chosen by Claire for her Creative Mondays link-up. Super-happy! :)

How to Avoid Looking Boring at Work: Office Outfit

Although I like polished suits, well-cut shirts and pencil skirts for work, the boho side in me itches to come out, even at work. So what if I can't really go boho at work, I do try to break-free from the office-y mould to add some fun to the day-today work-life.

OOTD: Multicoloured Striped Sweater, Trousers and Blazer

I know I’ve been posting outfits with striped sweater back to back, but what to do, they just seem to be so versatile.

So today I bring to you another work-appropriate outfit, featuring my new multicoloured striped sweater. Wuhooo!

Striping It Out: OOTD

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but let me say it again, I think stripes fall in the category of neutrals! I mean with so much of pattern-mixing in the fashion-world, stripes are the safest pattern to mix with anotherpatter/print…say polka-dots!

OOTD and a little story!

The outfit and the story are not related, but since I wanted to put this down on the blog, I’ll just start with the rather strange story first. So here we go…

Happy New Year- 2014

Here’s wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new year. May 2014 be a wonderful year for all of us.

Multi-coloured Cardigan, Hot Pink Scarf and Black Trousers: OOTD

I know I have been MIA for quite some time now, but I have a good reason for the same. I was out-of-station for a friend’s wedding, and now that I am back I plan to be regular with the blog posts.

OOTD featuring my new Blazer

Here’s a quick outfit post- I wore this outfit to work sometime last week.

This blazer is brand new and did not see the light of the day for more than 3 years. I had bought it in July 2010 and since it was only to be worn in the colder months, I had happily stuffed it away in the box bed, only to have realized now that it had been unworn for SO long!

Pumpkin Spice: Work Outfit

Here’s another outfit featuring my teal scarf. If you want to see some other outfits featuring this teal scarf, you can have a look at them here and here.

Pastel Blue Sweater, Black Trousers and Colour-blocked Scarf: Work Outfit

I wore this outfit last week and it might just be one of my favourite outfits from this season.

Green, Teal and Brown: Work Outfit

Let me start by saying that I voted yesterday and for those of you who stay in Delhi, and are above 18 years of age, I sincerely hope that you exercised your right to vote.

Now coming on to the fun fashion stuff- It’s not hard for you to guess that I’ve been crushing on this teal scarf for some time now. I’ve been using it with a lot of different outfits, all of which might not be posted on this blog, but you’ll surely get a glimpse of them on my Instagram (clothesandcreativity).

Pink and Black with a Dash of Brown: Work Outfit

Hello there!

I know I have a lot of pending outfit posts, especially those relating to Indian outfits, and I promise I’ll blog about them soon. Trying to figure out whether to do a series of posts on Indian Wear or to just bunch it up in one post. Let me know if you prefer one over the other.

Teal, Yellow and Brown: Experimental Friday

I wore this outfit to work today. I had not planned on wearing this, but just put it together in the morning rush. And on seeing the photo, I really liked the whole experiment of mixing teal, yellow and brown.