Happy New Year - May 2012 Be The Dream Year!

Wishing all my friends, readers and fellow bloggers a very happy and healthy new year! I am grateful to have you all in my life, grateful for your kind words, encouragement and all the love you have shown me in 2011! May 2012 be fulfilling for you! Go catch your dream...

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A Walker's Guide To Winter Wardrobe Essentials

If your mode of transport requires you to actually walk to reach it, or you live in a city where sidewalks are used more than the roads (or you simply plan to put that pedometer to work), you need to have little more than a pair of gloves in your winter weather essentials! Living in the suburbia years ago, I never paid much attention to...

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Style Inspiration - How To Interpret IKEA Style For Your Wardrobe!

Oh, the good old IKEA stores - full of  ready-to-assemble ideas and signature style of decoration! Other than Swedish meatballs, vowel rich product names, and DIY satisfaction, IKEA could be the ultimate source of style inspiration! For me, every visit to IKEA store stimulates the 'build a better wardrobe' creativity and curates more...

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Star Style For Less - Cozy Pippa!

I am totally in love with the Middleton sisters' (I mean to say Her Grace and Ms Pippa!) style! Always superlatively chic and elegant. Even fashion magazines are running out of adjectives. Here is Pippa Middleton- professional, put together and stylish all the way. Here is Pippa Middleton's style for a fraction of the cost of original...

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Featuring Oh So Original, Always Stylish - Spy Girl!

Sometimes, out of the blue, you come across a fashion blog that is genuine, fun , not 'made-up' and you really feel the blogger's passion thru all the posts and pictures! Recently, I came across one such blog - Anne M Bray's Spy Girl on Independent Fashion Bloggers 2011 Round Up project (#26)! She doesn't know me (and doesn't know I...

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Style Delights on Links a la Mode on IFB!

I am glad to say that style-Delights was featured on Independent Fashion Bloggers top 20 blog links on Links a la Mode weekly roundup! My post about 'How not to be a fashion victim/trends slave' was one the 20 selected bloglinks. Hope you enjoyed it. Check out style Delights and other featured bloglinks below! START 2012 WITH STYLE!Edited...

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How To Wear A Fur Vest

Since Spring 2011, I have been seeing fur vests everywhere. Some celebrities even wore them during summertime, which made me hot (not in a good way) by just looking at them!  The thing with fur vests is, they can look über chic or straight freak depending upon how one is wearing them! If your frame is totally swimming in the fur...

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The 'Business' of Blogging - Treading The Fine Line Between Blogging And Selling

A friend recently commented that my blog wants to make her buy the things I am writing about. I took it in the spirit she meant - she loved my blog. But it made me think - Are bloggers 'selling'  things to their readers (even unknowingly)? This year for Black Friday, consumers all across the country spent more than 52 Billion dollars (yes, Billion!) over the 4 day weekend! (They also used pepper spray, shot the bullets...

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How To Care For Cashmere Sweaters

After shrinking, pilling and accidentally stretching out my cashmere sweaters, I can tell you one thing - treat the cashmere like a baby - always be gentle! Cashmere is a little high maintenance, but the luxurious warmth and softness make this the winter essential! I specially love cashmere cardigans....

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How To Look Fresh And Put Together After A Wild Party!

This video for the UK luxury retailer Harvey Nichols caught my eye on youtube today.  It is supposed to send the message about sensible party clothes (no prizes for guessing, Harvey Nichols clothes)- that the dresses that look chic and hot in the night at the party can look trashy in the bright light of morning sun! In the video the...

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How To Wear Sequin Dresses

It is that time of the year! Holiday parties and new year celebrations - everybody is in the festive mood!  And sequin dresses can really match the festive ambiance! They are shiny, sparkly and very glamorous. They can make you look like a star and the center of attention.  But if not done correctly, they can also make...

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Lookbook - DIY Shawl Cape

Recently I had done a blogpost about winter coats,  and while researching for it, I fell in love with the cape. As I have a tall frame, the loose fitting frame of a cape works well with my body. So I decided to make my own cape style outwear using a shawl. In India Shawl is a quintessential winter outerwear. We wear it with ethnic...

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The Year That Was - 10 Posts That Show How My Blog Reflects 2011

Independent Fashion Bloggers have this really cool IFB projects every week, and for this week's IFB project #26, they came up with the theme of "The Best of 2011". It gave me a chance to go through my blogposts and talk about my favorite ones! While reading my posts, I realized my blog mirrors not only my style but  also my environment!...

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Style Trend Spotlight - Mustard Yellow

I looooooooooove mustard color, so much so that I am willing to let people question my spelling skills and add all those extra 'o's in 'love' when I describe it! I have seeing this color everywhere lately - celeb pictures, subways, store windows!! From Left - Hilary Duff in mustard sweater, Jennifer Lopez in mustard coat, Taylor swift in...

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