Monday, August 20, 2012

Prim and proper in peplum...





I'm excited today to be wearing my first ever peplum top today.

To be honest, I'm not a person who blindly follows or wears trends.
In my teen age days, when I was completely smitten by minis and skin tight tops, my mom used to tell me-  "Fashion keeps changing, dear! It is important to have a style of your own, rather than just be fashionable, and style is when you personalize the fashion trends and make them your own!"
So, once I managed to get over the teen age whims and matured as a person, I've always believed in embracing only those fashion trends which, I feel, look good on me or suit my body type.

Peplum was one such trends which I was never too keen to embrace.
It is not because peplum will not look good on me. In fact, I knew that the volume at the hips would rather flatter my skinny bottom and help create an hour-glass shape. It is only because, the idea of some extra fabric dangling at the waistline never appealed to me. Even though I have admired it so many times on other bloggers, I never thought of giving it a shot myself.
I was, in fact, attracted to this top in store only because it was lace and not because it was peplum, but it was a completely different story once I tried it on! I fell in love with the peplum too (may be because it was not too much fabric, just a little flare at the waist) !!

It is funny how we sometimes have such deep rooted misconceptions and discard many a things without even giving them a single chance! A lesson well learnt, I'd say.
I'm so happy that blogging, once again, helped me shed off one of my inhibitions.
I felt so sophisticated, so elegant and so prim and proper in peplum.

Tell me, have you embraced the peplum trend yet?

Today I'm linking up with  Still Being Molly  for her YOLOmondays link up.




                                                                          What I Am Wearing:
                                                                skirt- New York & Company     top- T J Maxx     heels- Nine West    bag- Younkers 
                                                                watch and sunnies- Guess   cuff- Kohl's   bracelets- Buckle   ring- Charlotte Russe
                                                               

                                             Thanking you                                                                             Yours fashionably
                                                                                                                                      Juneli 

Friday, August 17, 2012

A dash of neon...






I wonder what has happened me? The woman who was bonkers about black and white not so long ago, couldn't stop herself from infusing a dash of neon to this black and white dress today!

It is true, change is inevitable, change is the only thing constant in one's life!

Tell me, how have you changed or evolved in your sense of style and dressing?

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Today I'm linking up with  Two Thirty-Five Designs  for her Casual Friday link-up [even though today's look is NOT so casual:))!!]




                                                                          What I Am Wearing:
                                                                       dress- GAP    clutch- Steve Madden    heels and watch- Guess    sunnies- LOFT
                                                                       belt- Nine West    ear rings-??    bracelets- AEO, F21, Charlotte Russe, gift

                                                 Thanking you                                                                             Yours fashionably 
                                                                                                                                         Juneli

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

I want to break free...

Freedom is precious- be it individual, or a country's freedom!
Today, the 15th of August, India celebrates her 65th Independence Day.
I know I'm guilty of not wearing red, blue and white on USA's Independence Day, but hey, I'm not going to repeat that mistake.
Though not quite the right shade of green, not definitely the right shade of orange, neither the right shade of white- but yes, I'm wearing all the colors of the Indian flag today (even though the shirt looks like blue, trust me, it is green, and, if you are still not convinced, I have green dots on the skirt)! Yippppeeee!!





The whole blogging world, and beyond, is going gaga about polka dots these days, and let me tell you, I'm no exception. I was immediately attracted to this pretty polka dot number in store, and to top it off, it had these three adorable scalloped tiers and a broad waist band to create an hour glass shape.

Today I'm linking up with  The Pleated Poppy  for her What I Wore Wednesday and  Rolled Up Pretty  for her Whatever Whenever Wednesday.


                                                                            What I Am Wearing:
                                                                    skirt- T J Maxx    shirt- Old Navy    clutch- Steve Madden    flats- Express
                                                                    sunnies- Guess    bracelets- Charlotte Russe and gift

                                              Thanking you                                                                          Yours fashionably
                                                                                                                                    Juneli

Monday, August 13, 2012

Sundress on a cloudy day...

Hello lovelies,
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was so much fun with our dear friends and their cutie-pie three year old.





It was a cloudy day, and the dress had big, water color, floral print on an equally cloudy base!
Definitely, I needed to cheer it up with a pop of yellow and pink.
It is one of those very rare sundresses with broad shoulder straps providing modest coverage to the bra straps! 100% cotton and 100% comfy with no zip, buttons or belt. 

You must be wondering, sundress on a cloudy day? Well, as I said before, I'm totally scared that summer will be over in no time and my summer dresses and shorts will be lost in the closet without even making a single public appearance! So be prepared for a heavy dose of summer attire in the coming days, even if the weather doesn't co-operate.

Today, I'm linking up with  Still Being Molly  for her YOLOmondays link-up.



                                                                                            What I Am Wearing:
                                                                                         dress- LOFT    bag- Wilson Leather    shoes- Famous Footwear
                                                                                         sunnies- Kenneth Cole    bracelets- Charlotte Russe and gift

                              Thanking you                                                                                             Yours fashionably
                                                                                                                                           Juneli