Kalaghoda Arts Festival 2014

I visited the Kalaghoda Arts Festival yesterday with my friend. What’s this festival you ask? It is an annual festival held around Jan or Feb for about a week promoting Arts and its sub cultures like theatre, dance, music, literature, visual arts etc. Also in addition there are lectures, seminars, workshops and the main attraction- street exhibitions with a variety of stalls of skilled artisans, food stalls, artists selling their sketches, handicrafts, handloom products etc. The name of the festival being Kalaghoda, it is usually held in the Kalaghoda area of South Mumbai. The other venues are The Jehangir Art Gallery, Asiatic Library, Elphinstone college, The National Gallery of Modern Art, The David Sassoon Library, Max Mueller Bhavan, Horniman circle and Azad Maidan.

I’m no regular attendee of this festival for I have been there just twice before this and I must say the first two times were so much better than this year. I went around 2pm on a lazy Saturday, but oh my I was terribly mistaken for it wasn’t lazy at all. It was jam-packed even in the afternoon. I couldn’t really enjoy anything coz of the crowd and hence skipped the musical performances which were happening later on in the evening. The zoom button on my camera was seriously over-abused! Having said that, the highlights of the trip were :

Some really cool stalls of handicrafts, collectibles, handloom weaves, and quirky laptop sleeve bags

A quick ‘2 minute’ pottery making wherein your hands are directed and you get to buy your pot!

Candy Floss; Ah! Who doesn’t enjoy the occasional “Buddhi-ka-baal”

Bubble Making Toy – I needn’t explain further right? :-D

I’m no camera genius and these pictures will prove that! :-P Some pics are from my friend’s phone too! but anyway, here are some ‘Zoomed-In’ actions happening at the Kalaghoda. Goodluck if you are planning to go today. It’s the last day and also a SUNDAY! 

My look for the festival was simple yet groovy. The climate was pleasant and so I chose :

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Sweatshirt from Forever 21
Aztec printed Leggings - forever 21.

Black Studded Tote bag purchased online

Black sequined platform sandals

Sally Hansen Diamond Lip Treatment

Lakme Eye-conic Mascara

Kalaghoda Reference

OOTD

It was a long day today. (Vigorous twitter contests were part of it too! Woot Woot J) But I just didn’t want to miss out on blogging. Today I actually made the effort to groom myself from top to bottom after almost a week and it felt great! So, I thought it would be best to put up an OOTD post i.e ‘Outfit of the Day’-For peeps who are not familiar with the lingo.I am way too shy (read lazy) to post selfies of my ensem today, but I have made one online which is thankfully similar. Now about the look, I have incorporated some pieces I had collected during my last shopping haul yeah, the crazy one-day madness! Do check it out-

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OOTD by itzzynitzzy featuring a cropped blazer

1.     Vero Moda White Studded Blouse- EXACT as shown in picture

2.     Vero Moda high-waist leggings – EXACT

3.     Teal cropped jacket- online shopping from – www.shopnineteen.com

4.     Fossil Watch- EXACT

5.     Ivory beaded bracelet-EXACT

6.     Fresh water pearl bracelet- FnU

7.     Black Point-Toe Pumps- I honestly don’t remember! Local store I guess. :-P

8.     Maybelline Colossal Kajal- EXACT

9.     Maybelline Color Show- EXACT 

That’s all for today! Do follow me on TWITTER too- https://twitter.com/itzzynitzzy

Fashionably Harmonized

I love music and I love fashion, needless to say, I’m always on the prowl for a musician/singer who is fashionably tuned as well! This is going to be one of my weekly segments and the one I would like to start off writing would be Florence Welch from Florence + the Machine. I’m gonna be really honest, I was really not into her band in the beginning although some of her songs were really catchy. You know the ones that get stuck in your head all day long? Yeah, ‘Dog days Are Over’ did that for me. But I totally loved her recent soundtrack for Great Gatsby. Her voice sounds charmingly sketchy and oh my! Talk about a powerful range. If you haven’t checked it out here it is:

Coming to fashion, I felt initially her choices were completely overboard almost on the verge of competing with Lady Gaga! And I’m glad that boat sailed before time. Though freakishly weird and sometimes a tad bit sane, there is an upscale in her style over the past years. Much like her voice, she has a strong personality and makes sure her habiliments outline the same. From floor length gowns to high-waisted shorts, her style is unique and preposterous. Going through her style diary, I would say there’s a touch of conservativeness to her style which I absolutely love! That kind of balances the otherwise insanity. From Gucci, Alexanander McQueen to Valentino, she has literally picked out intrepid silhouettes from the ramp, some really good ones too!

 Here are some quick favourites that you may love too!

Floor length dresses:

The floor length dresses range from gold to white, pastels, deep emerald, teal, blacks, metallic, etc. There’s a subdued and sophisticated glam vibe to her clothing and just when you think of that, there’s an outburst of vibrant blue! Conclusion being, she’s totally in touch with the seasonal hues. At least that’s what I’m guessing!

              

       

                   

 

Casual Style:

Chic may necessarily not be in her style book, but that doesn’t stop her from experimenting with sheer top and printed straight-cut pants, cute retro shorts, adorable hats etc. I am definitely diggin her style.

 

Photo courtesy :www.elleuk.com,www.vogue.com, www.glamourmagazine.co.uk,www.marieclaire.co.uk,
www.hitfix.com,

Shopping for your man

Heyloo it’s time for us gals to sweat it out. And I mean literally! Coz it’s time for us to “SHOP FOR THE MAN.” It’s always a cakewalk shopping for ourselves or even close to our gender. But man, is it tough to shop for the alpha male. I personally get confused as in what would you even get them to make them happy? The choices are so limited too. It circumnavigates from sports shoes/ accessories, gaming consoles, jersey’s, watches, back to more sports stuff! But, it’s valentines and if you gotta receive you gotta give too ;-) Hehe. Speaking of which, here’s a cool Valentine’s Day fun fact for you,

V-Day Fun-Fact

“In Japan, Valentine’s Day is celebrated a tad bit different. On V-Day, women shower the men with chocolates, preferably home-made and other gifts.  However, here’s the catch! The situation gets completely reversed on ‘White Day’ (14^th March) a tradition initiated by the National Confectionery Industry Association. As an ‘answer day’ to the women, men have to reimburse them twice or sometimes thrice the amount of gifts they received! Touché! Sounds absolutely LEGIT and must be incorporated worldwide too! Haha”

fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day

Coming back to shopping for dudes, here are some shopping gifting ideas you can grab on for men. 

POST 2 FOR GALS

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Trust me when I say that men love gifts as much as women do! That’s a fact. As much as they deny, it’s actually really amusing to see their child-like portrayal on receiving a gift! I had recently checked out the new Hamley’s store near my area and guess what? There were tonnes of premium range toy cars and the top droolers were men! They were literally crushing on them! So standing on those lines,

Here are cool stuffs you can get you guy on V-Day:

   ©    If you have saved up enough, get their favourite gadget like iPod or iTouch or those uber cool headsets.

   ©    If you haven’t saved up enough owing to your own previous shopping guilty pleasures, you could gift him the latest game CD’s that he has been craving for since its release.

   ©    You could also gift him a personalized shirt from his fav band, team etc.. There are a lot of stores who can actually get them done at quite cheap rates.

   ©    If your guy is a food junkie, learn some good recipes online and prepare an awesome sauce three-course meal right from appetisers to the desserts! Yummy!!

   ©    Also, if your guy is an adventure type, pre-plan a trip for just the two for some adventure sports like short hikes, para-gliding, scuba diving, sky-diving etc.. you would be surprised to know that there are a lot of adventure sports happening around you. Even in Maharashtra itself! Here’s a site listing of scuba diving I just happened to cross paths with :

Adventure Sports- Maharashtra Tourism

   ©    If your guy loves all things classic, gift him a lovely suit with a tie and cufflink set or his favourite perfume!

   ©    The dude’s a complete book worm? gift him a collector’s book edition of the book he’s been eyeing on!

   ©    If he is a movie buff, get him super cool DVD’s of his favourite action movies.

Attention Attention! awesome idea blurt: If your guy is a serious Indiana Jones fan, gift him a fedora and a green satchel and be prepared to see the look in his eyes!

You can also do the same with any of his favourite movie! Woot Woot J

©    Also, make sure everything you do above is separated from another list of shopping you have done for him! Oh yes absolutely, whoever said, “love don’t cost a thing sugardoll” definitely hasn’t been in a relationship! So in addition to any of the gift you chose above, shop for some clothes; add some casual t-shirts, jeans, sunglasses etc..

If you are still admissibly confused, checkout these online sites that have a lot of great gifting ideas that may help you!

Flipkart- V-Day Specials

myntra gift set

wishpicker- Online gift shop

Indian Gifts Portal

Valentine's Day Look Book

I’m sure, in addition to the spa session, mani’s and pedi’s, you have started looking out for that perfect dress for V-Day with the malls being the biggest attraction. A lot of stores have already started putting on V-Day Specials on their display while you walk past them slowly scanning the collection. My inbox has been swelling up with ‘Valentine Day Collection discount coupons exclusively for our valued customer’ mails. Which I generously forward to my friends who can actually use em!

The climate is going bonkers, especially in Mumbai; it’s like a thousand degrees in the day and sometimes cool in the night or just plain HUMID. It’s hard to choose a perfect outfit to wear on a normal day, let alone a special occasion. Keeping that in mind, whether in Mumbai or not, I have picked out some outfit and accessories that just might be painless for you to fish out from the stores later!

Valentine’s Day- Lunch Date

While the global warming takes a toll on us, I suggest you take it easy if you have decided to make it a lunch date. Pink seems like an ideal color for the date. Leave the sun dresses for the summer, it’s still viable to hog on to some pastel pants. The look is sober as well as keeps up the spirit of the day!

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Valentine’s Day – Date Night

Play a game of hide-and-seek in a cute yet flirty dress. The dress below is a laced-sheer dress that sticks to the promise of a romantic date night. Fancy yourself to some killer heels. A good pair of heels actually uplifts a woman’s self esteem! Guys actually like hangin out with confident woman and what better occasion than this? Also, don’t forget to finish up the look by adding a whisk of your favourite perfume! There’s nothing better than feeling good too! Woot Woot

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Valentine's day Prologue

Well, yes, It’s February already. Valentine’s Day is around the corner and your news feed/reading lists may have been spammed with date ideas, celebration, spa sessions and what not! I think another post WILL NOT KILL YOU!! J I am a big sucker for romanticism. ! I have and will always say that “Love motivates me in everything I do.”   I’m all in for going on lovely dates, getting pampered and being spoilt silly! But I think I’d rather prefer it to be on a day-to-day basis! I actually have NEVER celebrated this day! In a relationship or stag! Having said that, I won’t puke all over the concept just coz I’m not privileged enough *Sob Sob* But I know I will be very soon ;) So all you lovely coupllles (All the mallus will get this one!)  out there, while you are fortunate enough to do so, engage in all the lovey-dovey things that will make you all mushy inside: go on dates, if you are scared to venture outside because of extreme moral policing that day just prepare a romantic lunch/ dinner at home or go on holiday getaways, pamper yourselves, serenade each other with roses, cards, letter or just a cute verbal expression of your emotion to that special one, while singles like me dangle on a thin rope of patience and hope! Hehe

So this was kind of a prologue for the week. The agenda is set, it’s going to be Valentine’s Day specials and some things random... J From last minute gifts to look testings, I plan to strangle you with all the Love and I bet you’ll be lovin’ it too! Woot Woot 

POST 1 FOR GUYS

 What She Wants vs What She Needs: Here are a couple of things your girl wants and needs. Invariably, that means Do BOTH!

What She Wants

She may throw around some hints, days before V-Day about that new store that has opened up and she wants to check out! Take her out for shopping there a day prior! Trust me she will be more than grateful and this may Uh, I dunno, keep her on her toes for grabbing better gifts for you *Wink wink*

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What She Needs

Take a good look at what she needs:

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Trust me if you buy something along these lines, you will be on her good side for the rest of the week! Can’t promise you more than that bro! If you are not good at gift shopping for her, check online for some gifts shopping sites that may help you since its not too late! Click on them and explore the world of women wants and needs: 

• Flipkart- Valentine's Day Special
•  Archie's online gift store
• Indian Gifting Portal
• Gifts With Love
• Talaash- Valentine's Day Gifts to India