Inspirations

Chaotic Sequins – Ashish SS16

February 22, 2016

It’s the month of excitement, frenzy, chaos and fun in the fashion industry! With New York fashion week just wrapping up, y’all must be seeing pictures of collections, photo shoots and after parties on your social media feeds. I love fashion week times. What excites me the most is seeing designers come up with crazy ideas. More than the outfits and I’m excited to see the styling, use of patterns, colors, the show, the drama and the out of the box thinking that the designers bring in their collections.
One such collection that caught my eye this year is designer Ashish Gupta’s SS16 collection shown at London fashion week. This designer has truly taken sequins to another level. I love it! (check his models skateboarding on the runway). I thought it was pretty cool.

Image Sources : Vogue , Mirella Bruno

Instagram Crush – Jonna Jinton

January 31, 2016

Just randomly stumbled across this instagram account over the weekend and I instantly fell in LOVE. So I visited the website and trust me, it was like a breath of fresh air. Some of the pictures actually made me gasp! Meet Jonna Jinton, a Swedish photographer, artist and blogger. I was totally inspired by her work and her story. She lives in the woods in a small village north of Sweden. Her blog and pictures were so refreshing that I had to share some of my favorites with you.

I started my blog almost towards the end of 2014 and since then instagram has played a huge part in terms of creative inspiration and connecting with fellow bloggers. I started following a lot of accounts which were similar to what I was doing (diy, recipes, art, lifestyle) and so on. However, these days I’m following a lot of random people. Creative accounts from all genres like pacific northwest photographers, abstract artists, graphic designers, modern art, mainly anything that is inspiring and catches my attention. Like Jonna’s work for example, there’s something that is so original in her thought process.

It’s a nice change to mix up your feed every now and then and break the monotony. I think it very important for a creative person to do that in order to think differently and create something new and original. I have said this before too and I will say it again, that sometimes we keep looking at different versions of the same thing and don’t even realize it. Internet can get pretty saturated specially if you are looking at similar stuff. That’s why I’m making a conscious effort to follow different accounts, see different work, even if it’s not my style. And I would love to see how this would affect my blog posts in the future.

Would love to know some of your favorite accounts too!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Fall Staples / Colored Tights – Part 2

October 21, 2015

Hey guys! so today’s style post is Fall Staples / Colored Tights – Part 2. Remember part1?. The inspiration for this post was to share outfit ideas for fall – using colored tights. We often wonder how colored tights would look on us and how we could style outfits without looking costumy? Last week’s color was blue and today we are gonna see how yellow can be styled with different looks.Continue Reading

DIY Matisse Inspired Pouch

July 21, 2015

Hey guys I’m back after a break of almost a week! Hope you guys are having a fun summer. A lot is going on, on my end, future travel being one of them. But I’ll save that for another post later. Today however, lets talk about art and an amazing artist, Henri Matisse!
I love when I can combine an artistic inspiration with a diy project. Matisse (1869-1964) was a french artist, sculptor and print-maker but mainly known for his modern paintings. What I love the most about his work is his use of shapes and bold colors. This painting of his is one of my favorites. That combined with a little a gold and leather obsession was the inspiration for today’s DIY Matisse Inspired Pouch tutorial. Its super easy and you can get the whole project done under $10.

Alt Summit (Summer 2015) – Part2

June 19, 2015

Okay guys so here is part-2 of my trip to Alt Summit Summer 2015 which was held in the beautiful Salt Lake City,Utah last week. As I mentioned in part-1 (in case you missed) there was so much I wanted to share about this super exciting conference that one post was not enough. So today in part-2, I’m talking about the classes/talks that I attended, sources, my learnings, experiences and takeaways from it. And just so that I don’t miss out on anything, I’m breaking it down by the days.
Just a heads up, this post has more content than my usual posts. But I wanted to share my detailed experience with you all. And also there are links to some amazing blogs and websites run by these super rock-star ladies who spoke at the summit and tips you might find useful for your blogs and businesses. So grab a snack if you like and enjoy!

Alt Summit (Summer 2015) – Part1

June 17, 2015

Hello there! I have finally put together a roundup of my trip to Alt Summit (Summer 2015) last week. There was so much I wanted to share with you guys that I thought I would break this down in two parts. Today in part 1 I’m talking about all the fun and the parties at AltSummer2015 along with a little bit about my stay in beautiful Salt Lake City. In part 2, I will be sharing a little more about the classes/talks I attended, my learnings, sources, activities and takeaways from the summit. Oh and just a heads up, there are more pictures in this post than usual but I promise they are pretty. If you’ve been following on instagram you may have seen a few. Hope you enjoy the rest!

The conference is held at the beautiful Grand America Hotel however I stayed at the The Little America Hotel right across the street since it was a bit easier on the budget and the location was very convenient too. And it did not disappoint at all. In fact it was more than I expected and it has the cutest cafe facing main street which served one of the best breakfast in town!

8 Pins/ Inspiring Pastel Color Combos

March 26, 2015

Designers need their dose of visual energy every now and then. Back then it was magazines, advertisement banners, store catalogs, travel diaries and more. Although these will always continue to inspire us , these days pinterest is also a pretty popular forum. This season I am leaning towards the pastel color palette and these are some of the pins that are inspiring me right now. It could be anything , a color combo, a texture, a photoshoot that could trigger other ideas and I’m definitely getting a lot of them right now. Can’t wait to get on with some new projects.

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Sources (left-right,top-bottom): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Happy Thursday! the weekend is almost here 🙂