Comment Translation and Gingerbread Cookies

Good morning all. I wanted to tell you...and some of you may already know this...but I did not, that a follower of my blog left me a comment on one of my posts which I was thrilled about because I love reading comments, but it was in her own language and I could not read it. Darn I thought, there has to be some way of understanding what she wrote! So I searched and found a link in which you copy the comment that was left and paste it into this Google translate box and click on translate and voila, you can now read the comment! Wonderful I thought! Now there are many other ways of translating things like downloading an app, but this was easy enough for me and now I'm thrilled that I can read other comments left in a different language easily. If you have ever had this happen to you, here is the link http://translate.google.com/

As I'm sitting here having my coffee, a friend of mine sent me home yesterday with some gingerbread cookies she had made for an outdoor wedding reception. She has made them in the colors of the wedding party. My husband ate one and I'm having one with my coffee, but I have to say that they are to cute to eat, but are so delicious!! The smile on the cookie at the right was smeared from the cover that was on top of it.  I felt guilty biting off an arm and then a leg...and finally the head...(scream)....

I'm sorry, but she was very tasty! Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone! And Ginnie, thanks for the cookies!!

High waste Pants-Pull it up & Crop or Fold it Down..(n get it How ;-P )

High waste Pants-Pull it up & Crop or Fold it Down..(n get it How ;-P )

The high-waisted-full-legged look that keeps coming in and out of vogue is not for everyone. But like every other trend, you can tailor the look so that is works for you. Katharine Hepburn was the first celebrity to lead with the style in the 1940’s as women of America went to work in the factories wearing the pants of their husbands who were at war. When those pants wore out, replacements were needed and the feminine high-waisted trouser was created. 

The first famous woman to start the style trend: Katharine Hepburn.

 We’ve watched other women behind the camera and on the street embrace the look in the last sixty years, from Diane Keaton in Annie Hall to Princess Letizia of Spain walking the streets of Madrid. & even  our Bollywood It-Girls  like Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma to Sonakshi Sinah.. flaunting the look from Premiers to Parties..look at the pic below for reference ..

 And ..One thing in fashion we all must remember is that whether the style is from the 1900’s or 1980’s, we always develop our fashion trends by looking at the past, and modifying everything for the present. As Yves Saint Laurent once said… “Fashion stays the same, but style is eternal.”& these pants came back with a Bang..

Now we see them on Runways, with celebrities and for retail, this trend is one that almost anyone can wear. 

Advantages of a High wasted Pant-

Hides your fat around the belly and waist..even if u have heavy thighs or hips.. a darker color high waste pant can work wonders .. as it highlights ur empire line.. As Indian women bodytype is like that.. Our Women are generally heavier on their lower .. to make the look perfect wear a floral pattern blouse with ruffles , or a cotton blouse or even  a tank with a jacket over it &  use a different color belt to block the color.. n make the lower seperate from the top.. team it up wid a nice footwear( preferably heels..) and a nice Bag with the Vintage feel..You'll look no less than a Celeb.. as it generally suits everyone.. (u need not be a size zero for this look.look at me in the pic below..i m no size zero.. ) 

Another Tip-You can also crop them from ankle or fold them.. if you are wearing High heels..its a great look for afternoon parties,formal affairs,meetings,brunch, movies, coffee..events..etc.,.u like I am wearing in the pic.

How to Get this Look Cheap n Easy??

Now, the secret to save money and get this look cheap n easy.. Raid your Dad's wardrobe( as i always say .. old is gold..n ..what is bad in it.. if u get it from your home.. ;) lol ..) coz yesterday I went shopping with my cousin to Kamla Nagar and  we checked in a store to pick a similar trouser(like the one I m wearing in the picture above) , but I saw the price tag and walked out with a smile.... Coz I had an idea.. the moment I saw the pants..an image of my Dad wearing his formal pants came to my mind.. His old plated Pants .. which are just hanging in the closet.. never worn from ages.. So, I wore the same pants today..with a lillal (almost 2 inch) fold on the ankles as m too short for them..( but who cares.. they r for free  .. ;-)


p.s.- Nobody cud even guess the whole day these are my Dad's.. & to my surprise.. it was a compliment flooded day.. lol :p
   (My wardrobe:- Jacket-Multiples, Tank-top - GK , M-Block market, Footwear- J n M Connection(Venus Steps), Bag-Aldo, Watch-Aldo , Shades-Vero Moda, Rings-GK,M-Block mrkt& Kamla Nagar, Chain- Forever 21, High Waist Pants-My Dad's ^_^, location-ozel ,GK1, m block mrkt, photographer-Yukta Juneja )




You.. can also try this look .. its very simple.. n u knw where to get these pants if u still dont have them in your wardrobe.. :-)


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and till my next update..do it as-   Coco Chanel, “I don't do fashion, I am fashion.” 


                                                     XOXO- Shaily

Pages of My Dairy -Making of Confessionz of a Closet.... on my favourite Fashionista..Bodyguard..Ganpatii..n more..

Today's post is very special to Me.. not because its my Birthday.. but, because it was Eid yesterday..Bodyguard released and its Ganpatii.. and the big secret is out now..

And also what m gonna write today is sumthing that i have been dying to share from months.. like....

*Who is my favourite Fashionista?

*Why a sudden career change?

*What inspired Me ?


 And a MORE..

Making of  Confessionz of a Closet-

cfc..my baby..!! :-*

 The Answer is.. exactly a year n a half back.. a mass com. student moved to Mumbai from Delhi.. to make it big..She met a lot of ppl ..Good and Bad.. Her passion for Clothes and Fashion made her popular among her frnds n colleagues .. her ability to recognize best from scrap made her the the best shopping guide.. from Lokhandwala to Collaba ..she knew the best shops..and bought the most amazing clothes in cheap n best deals.... The stress of work n deadlines started taking over her passion.. and to add to her miseries she got conjunctivitis (damn Mumbai  monsoon).. but she didn't give up.. from a publicist she went to bcum  a Celebrity Manager..   But she wasn't happy at all..coz the stress ws taking over her..and the Fashionista ws dying..  and one fine day.. she decided to quit a job.. to her rescue a frnd (who is a Casting director )offered her a lillal appearance in the Salman Khan starrer BODYGUARD..to play one of Kareena's frnd..

pic from a Mumbai's daily,(from L-R) Shaily, Salman and ,Sidique sir(the Hello! hello! scene..)

And Kareena being her favourite Fashionista and Salman on the sets made her write a resignation over nite.. saying bye to mumbai and Hi! to Pune for 15 days shoot .. where She got time to think.. think ..n think..and after 15 days of thinking she come to a conclusion that..she has to do something in Fashion(why and how.. lets find out)..That She is ME.. -Shaily

 

Bodyguard-

  

The stylist who styled Pamela Anderson for Bigboss-4 .. gave me clothes that I wud never wear personally..not suiting my body-type or personality.. see the pic above fr the reference.. i ws dressed in a dress that ws too big for my size.. a denim jacket to hide the design(only gud thing about that dress) a taveez in my neck(yuck!!).. a brown tote(only gud thing about my bad costume) a white pair of gladiator(too big for my feet,it was a struggle to wear them)n to top it all a pony tail to tie my tresses.. not realizing that I have a round face.. making me look a perfect example of BTM(Behanji turned Modern) ,like a nightmare.. i have never dressed so bad ever.. that made it all the more obvious that I have to do something in Fashion..

in the vanity.. before the disastrous pony- tail n taveez

 And  that's how months later I came up wid "Confessionz of a Closet".-
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Confessionz-of-a-Closet/264495290245359

 p.s.- i kept hiding my face through out my scenes out off embarrassment ..


Kareena-

Spending time on the sets wid my  favourite ..Fashionista around  inspired me even more.. the Punjabi factor made me  relate and connect wid her   .. real her ws so like real me i realized..like her personal style too is Boho..- tunic tops n denims wid fit-flops..and what really got me thinking ws how sumone wearing Indian ethnic.. in a total desi outfit can look so amazingly gorgeous n fashionable at the same time.. she made look kurtis and salwars wid jhola bags so trendy..that inspired me even more coz  i too club my tunics and mom's old straight salwar wid duppats for family dinners..gatherings , parties ,premiers, college, etc.,..

Kareena's look in bodyguard..(PIc from PinkVilla.com)

Desi Me..for a family dinner..

Me n Joyeeta Mitra(senior correspondent Star News), on the premier oh Hum Dono Rangeen..

coz we being Indian's dont realize we have an advantage of clubbing Desi wid western and create sumthing new.. no one in the world can do that..

  A T-shirt wid  patiyala salwar can only be worn here n which also  became  a style statement among young girls n teenagers .. ( remember Kareena from Jab We Met) thats how i dress-up for night..


Ganpati-
Today on the auspicious occasion of Ganpati.. i suggest all my Fashionista's to Go desi.. wid a hint of western.. 

Ganpatti Bappa Moriya..me posing after the ganpatii aarti..(kutri W, salwar-mom's old..footwear-kolahpuri's from GK,M block mrkt, bangles-lajpat nagar mrkt, mobile holder-gift..)

With this.. signing  off for the day..  Blessing and Wishes .. Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to all.. Ganpatii bappa Moriya..!! 

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  Till my next update.. do it as-   Coco Chanel, “I don't do fashion, I am fashion.”

                                                              XOXO -  Shaily