Saturday, March 15, 2008

Channeling My Roots

I decided to take out some tops from India I had gotten recently and try to Americanize them. I'm getting really into ethnic prints lately and I have found a new love in my Indian clothes, which is always nice because I can get some more wear out of them. So, here are some outfits, which I will hopefully wear out in the near future. Keep in mind that these are all casual tops, meant to be worn to lunches at someones house or things like that. They are not for big Indian parties- for those, we bust out the bad boys ;)



Perfect for summer, no? I love this top, I got it over winter break when I visited India. It's so comfy and soft and pretty at the same time.





Ah, I found this buried in between all the saris on my last day in India over winter. They only had one and it wasn't my size but I knew I had to get it. It's quite loose on me, but I love it. The color is dreamy.




A family friend of ours got me this top last year, as well. I haven't gotten a chance to wear it anywhere yet, but I love the print and the detailing on the neckline.




Probably my favorite. My aunt brought me the top when she came here to visit last year. I think the print and fabric of the top go wonderfully with the old-feel of the bag, which I am still obsessing over if you wanted to know.


And lastly, I leave you with an elephant my parents saw during their honeymoon in Goa (a beautiful beachy state in India).


(Click everything to enlarge.)

19 comments:

Caroline said...

everything is STUNNING. i really love your blog, and i don't say that lightly. it takes a lot for me to like a fashion blog (most i actually hate, quite honestly) but you've done very well. keep it up!

Monika said...

there is no need to americanize things - althogh you wanna have overweight *lol*
these colors look stunning on you! I totally agree with caroline.

biancaaa said...

everything is amazing!!! Im jealous, and it looks amazing on you because well....you are indian, and obviously indian things look good on those people.haha. Ah my favorite is the white dress, but its all stunning

Sammie said...

i love all of the tops from india! i've always wanted to go there, and now i have more of a reason. and i have to say, that elephant is adorable!

Wendy said...

These are all so stunning, especially the pink worn as a dress!

Riley said...

wow, you found amazing things! love the last two dresses...seriously amzing! wow serious case of jealousy! haha

indi said...

looks like goa is THE honeymoon spot! my parents went there too!

Anonymous said...

wow, you really know how to make things look good! I have a lot of these "kurti's" too but they're not even close to yours in style. But you've given me some great ideas on how i could wear them!

Paige said...

WOW I love those tops! Especially the first one! I've never really seen any clothing from India before but those are absolutely gorgeous.

Unknown said...

the second one is my favorite; it's the perfect spring dress!

Anonymous said...

i love your blog!
i voted in your poll, but i wish there was an option for like what you did that day, etc. i love reading about how people's days went and what's going on in their lives in their blogs. it makes the whole blog more personal.
besides for that, great work (and cute outfits!!) :]]

anna. said...

hmmm,
my favorite is the white dress.
but the first top is adorable...
everything is.

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Stephanie said...

Cute outfits! I love finding new ways to wear old clothes.

Zeeshan Syed said...

Beautiful stuff! Lovely and interesting blog. I wana visit Goa someday :)

Anonymous said...

And oh btw, my wife loves some of them cloths!

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