Tuesday 29 September 2015

Flaunting My CAPE..




Hello people!! A new week is here and so is the new story. Also this time, IN MY CLOTHES is in its new avatar. The IMC team has been working on it from quite sometime now, and finally  the new look to the blog is out.
I am relaxing in my comforter, sipping coffee and enjoying the rain drops pouring down my window pane while writing today’s post for you guys. Such an amazing feeling it is, as past few days have been really hectic. On the last weekend my latest Indian Bridal Couture collection “KALASIRIS” was on a preview in The LALIT, Chandigarh. We had an amazing response and it was over whelming to even have so many of my blog followers visit me during the preview.





I am relaxing in my comforter, sipping coffee and enjoying the rain drops pouring down my window pane while writing today’s post for you guys. Such an amazing feeling it is, as past few days have been really hectic. On the last weekend my latest Indian Bridal Couture collection “KALASIRIS” was on a preview in The LALIT, Chandigarh. We had an amazing response and it was over whelming to even have so many of my blog followers visit me during the preview. 


In today’s prose, I wear or I can say FLAUNT a leopard print cape in Hot Pink, pairing it up with ruche crop top in black and a black high wait trouser. The cape is made in satin silk, with the torso made of unstitched alternate black and pink straps. Flaunting it while walking keeps my LEO characteristics intact. HAHA!! Adding a contrasting fabric to the crop top, I chose to make it out of Chantilly Lace and the trousers are made in cotton, blended with spandex and trimmed with pink top stitches and a metal zipper at the back.





To complete the look I wore my LOUIS VUITTON aviators, blue sued t-strap platforms from ALDO and a black leather bag from ZARA.



I kept the make up and hair casual keeping the high street wear look intact. Dark eyes, pink lips and black nails, is my easiest and favourite pick for any street look.









 leopard print cape : Shruti S 
crop top : Shruti S 
high waist trousers : Shruti S 
leather bag : Zara
t-strap platforms: Aldo 
aviators: Louis Vuitton 
Photographer: Sandeep Sahdev 
Editor: Sumidha Sharma 

Sunday 28 June 2015

Into The Woods..


Into the woods we traveled, with little fear and doubt, 
Into the woods we traveled, with no way out. 
Into the woods we traveled, with thoughts of the new day, 
Into the woods we traveled, with you and me. 
Into the woods we traveled, with hopes of a new way, 
Into the woods we traveled, with no more cares of our ways. 
Without Fear, We conquered the way 
Without Sorrow, We sit here today 
To tell this tale one more day, seems to be my only way 
For into the woods we traveled…. Brad Combs 


Hey everyone. Life of a designer is not always easy. And for me, as I started my own label at an early stage, life has always been challenging ever since. There are times, though, when it seems like all the things have lined up and will go smooth. The past three months, since I started my Blog have been such, when no day has passed without anything new and challenging to do. This week my label completed three years and my blog three months. The journey has been exciting so far and has opened so many new paths for me to walk on. 


And Yes, the tale from Himachal continues.. Another shoot on the trip, and this time it was supposed to be in the woods. Another Crinoline dress, with A-line box pleated bottom, and a fitted torso, in the flora print, from my own label “Shruti S” was to be styled and shot. I wore my high heels from “Steve Madden”, a dangler in my right ear, kept the makeup and hair natural, with deep-pink lips and nails. 


Crinolines are meant for women who want to and are confident about flaunting their curves. It's just about the apt cut and fit. 


The look was casual and perfect and I was all set to give my shots at that particular spot where I was supposed to stand and pose. But no. Sandeep wasn’t sure of the lighting and he made me walk in heels, or I should say made me travel through the woods to look for the perfect spot. I was so afraid, coz I could stumble any moment. But he is so stubborn when it comes to choosing the location and spot, so we continued to walk. “Shruti, attempt 2. I think the light is good here, give me some good shots now”. I kept on posing on the rhythm of the camera clicks. Further, Sandeep made me go deeper and deeper into the woods to get more shots. Attempt 3 and attempt 4 at other two spots, which seemed almost same to me. But I did manage to give convincing shots. All content, we finally made our way back to our cottages where we stayed.








Floral Crinoline dress : Shruti S
Nude Wedged heels : Steve Madden


Photographer: Sandeep Sahdev
Editor: Sumidha Sharma

Sunday 21 June 2015

The Royal...The Blue...




How's everyone doing? It's been great hearing from so many of you this week. The appreciation and love that our efforts are receiving from all of you, feels beyond awesome. I know I wrote to many of you that this time's story would be about the travel during my Himachal trip, but I am going to save that for later and share my new look, which I couldn't wait to reveal. I will be putting up the Himachal stories in the upcoming posts.


My love for fringes is now evident in my hair style too. As a trait of a true Leo female, I just love styling up my hair and can spend hours and hours in the salon meddling and styling them up with the help of my hairdresser. 


Today's post is about the constructed Egyptian look dress made in summer silk. Whenever we talk about Egypt, we are reminded of the Pyramids, Pharos, the gold embellishments, elaborate neckpieces, the fringed hairstyles of the queens and last but never the least, the glamorous cuts and slits that their attires had. So this dress that I have designed is made in the Royal colour BLUE, and has an elaborate overlap in the front which is a convertible slit. 

Coincidently, my fringed haircut gelled perfectly well with the ensemble. To complete the look of this One-shoulder constructed overlap Blue dress, I put on a Royal blue and Gold costume necklace that I got custom made for myself. I wore a deep blue smokey eye-makeup with cat-eye winged liner. Nude lips, nude heels and Royal blue nail art completed the look. 

Summer vacations are on the verge of ending and people will be returning home from their holiday trips. So will the partying and night gatherings begin. Today's look is perfect for occasions like cocktails, dinners, formal clubs, etc.






















Royal Blue Dress : Shruti S
 Necklace: Custom Made
Shoes: Woods



Photographer: Sandeep Sahdev
Editor: Sumidha Sharma

Saturday 13 June 2015

Tom-Boyish MEE!! -Fringes, Rips, Tassels..



Hows everyone? It's simply a coincidence, I guess. Past few days, the weather has been so hot that the mercury touched 44 degree celsius. But today when I was about to share my post on Day 2 of my Himachal trip, about how heavily it rained there and that it totally messed my hair, urgh!!!,  we had beautiful rain showers even in Chandigarh! As Chandigarh is situated in the Laps of the mountains, one can easily relive the memories of Himachal in such an amazing weather.


Day 2 started with loads of enthusiasm to explore and have fun, but with no plans to work or shoot (trust me, all the shoot u see in this prose is totally random and was not planned at all). The day was sunny, to start with and I chose to wear my super-favourite Ombre, Fringed , linen cropped-jacket, from my own label Shruti S, paired up with a crocheted flared top again from Shruti S, and ripped denim pants by ZARA. I love fringes in every form. So I created this all season jacket in linen-slug fabric which can be paired up with so many attires.




As we had to explore the place, my styling was very tom-boyish. And to keep the look intact, I picked up a tasseled sued belt from ZARA, my mouse-grey sued Bag full of Fringes by ALDO, that I carried on the entire trip (and it looked amazing in every look), and for the footwear, I picked up my trekking shoes in sued by WOODLAND. NO HEELS this time.. wink!!


As soon as we trekked over one peak, it started raining and we got soaked badly. It took us 20 minutes to reach the closest shelter. The rainwater was extremely chilling and it messed up our clothes, shoes and hair. Soon after it stopped raining, we all got back onto our track. 


The place we chose to visit in Himachal, aint very crowded. It's so serene and peaceful with no networks for calls or internet. The population of the natives there was also very less. It's wonderful to go and relax for a few days in a place which isn't crowded, where no one can bother you from work because you are not reachable, and where you are so close to nature that you rejuvenate and come back to life!

Stay tuned... 
















Fringed Ombre Cropped-Jacket : Shruti S
Crocheted Top : Shruti S
Ripped Denims : Zara
Sued Tassel Belt : Zara
Fringed Bad: Aldo
Sued Trekking Shoes : Woodland


Photographer: Sandeep Sahdev
Editor: Sumidha Sharma