BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY

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WEARING

Top- Promod | Maxi Skirt – Koovs | Gladiators – Thrifted (Old) | Bag- Oriflame | Sunglasses –Ycode

After a long time, taking things on a slower pace. Guilt-stricken for ignoring myself for all this while, I’m trying to be a little regimental this week and sleep a bit early, by 11:30 at least. But I could only manage to go to bed at around 1:30  last night which is sad. Hopefully, I’ll get there. Today in the mood for some yummy finger food, black coffee and good music. Currently listening to all tracks by The Verve. So addictive.

Talking about this outfit, I’m wearing a comfy maxi skirt and my go-to top for days I’m too lazy to dress up. I’ve about four colors in the same type which my sister is really tired of seeing me in. Lol. But I kind of like them. Wearing my old gladiator sandals that I had bought 5 years ago and completely forgotten. Gladiators are having a big moment right now. Planning to invest in some new ones (if my shopping budget allows :D)

Hope you liked this post.

Waiting to publish some new stuff. Hang around!

-Naznin

BIJOUX

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Featuring

Kiara

Jewelry - Kiara | Nose Ring - own

Photography by Nikkhil Bareli

Styling & Modelling by Naznin Suhaer

There are so many unpublished posts that I'm in the process of sharing with you and so many concepts on my mind that are waiting to see the light of day. The self created pressure of accomplishing tasks, being creative and fighting against the odds has been quite daunting, yet extremely interesting and satisfying.

From appearing for medical entrance exams to studying biotechnology to working in multi-national companies and starting something in fashion and again going back to the corporate world, life has been a carousel of sorts. But fashion is something I always keep coming back to. Maybe this is where I belong. There is always an urge to come up with something new, to do better than what I did yesterday. Compete with no one but myself. But sometimes things get extremely challenging. As challenging as defying gravity with very limited resources available around. And probably that's the reason why my work gives me immense amount of satisfaction. I love the the fact that this space is wholly solely under my control. Where money is not the driving factor, but creativity is. 

Talking about this story, this was my second project with Nikkhil Bareli (after this one) and Kiara was the brand that came to my mind when Nikkhil shared the idea of working on something like this. I instantly fell in love with their jewelry when I first came across their Facebook page. Kiara is for the woman who is elegant yet loves to explore her edgy side. For someone who loves to create a ‘style statement’. Each piece is beautifully handcrafted with lot of precision and is timeless so you can wear them on different occasions for years together. If you're someone who likes gold tones with a bit of quirkiness, Kiara is for you. This post is quite different from the work I've done so far. It unveils a dark story which portrays beauty in its crude form and I couldn’t have had a better brand to feature to add the Midas touch to this story. Glad.

-Naznin

HOBNOB

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WEARING : Floral Jacket-Vero Moda (Lifestyle) | Bag- Baggit (Lifestyle)  

Pretty Trinkets at Toniq 

With blogger Santoshi (The Styledge)  

The pale pink backpack on the left (want!)

Pretty Monica styled by me  (Crop Top & Aztec Print <3)

Styled Puja with a Maxi Dress and Jacket  

Cool Menswear

Ashwin - styled by me (Loved the jacket & the shoes! )

Styled up the lovely Asica 

Leather Vibes 

Sandra wearing this lovely top and a pearl cuff 

The gorgeous Aditi- styled by me 

With Eliazer, Payal & Neethi 

Happy Girls 

With Siddharth

 

The two of us!

Last Saturday, Lifestyle International had invited me to be a part of Style Circle event that was conducted in Hyderabad for the very first time. The Style Circle event that happened in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi and now in Hyderabad is about fashion bloggers coming together to share fashion tips and style consult people up who walk into the Lifestyle store. This event showcased the Autumn Winter Collection at Lifestyle which included their own labels- Ginger, Code, Fame Forever, Melange, Paprika, Bossini and Kappa apart from brands like Vero Moda, AND, Only and more. The event started with lots of young fashionable people who were waiting to meet us and get styled by me & Santoshi (from The Styledge). It was so lovely to see some of my friends who I had not met in a long time come down to meet and get styled by me.  At the end of the event, a shopping voucher was given to a pretty girl- Monica who was styled by both Santoshi and me separately and she carried both the looks really well. It was a fun-filled evening with us sharing our styling ideas, talking fashion and clicking lots of pictures. I’m so glad Lifestyle came up with something like this since not many blogger events happen in the city. Hopefully, this will open avenues for more of such events for fashion-lovers like us. The city definitely needs it.

-Naznin

I AIN’T THE ONE

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“Good fashion is like rock music: all anarchy and revolt”- Ann Demulemeester

WEARING

Shirt- Max Fashion | Lace Skirt- Vero Moda | Shoes- Truffle | Sunglasses- MacV Eyewear | Clutch- Old

One of those days when I'm wearing my comfiest boyfriend shirt with a feminine lacy skirt. Adding a bit of grunge to the look with an oxblood lipcolor and wearing my most favorite sunglasses. The day is almost over and I'm still trying to finish my tasks before tomorrow's event at Lifestyle. Therefore unable to share more of my thoughts today. But I'm really excited to meet you guys tomorrow. See you there!

-Naznin

HAND-ME-DOWNS

-EDITORIAL-

Photography by Nikkhil Bareli 
Assisted by Jitendra Sai Bhagavatula

Concept, Styling, Modelling & Editing by me

Apart from working on the creative aspects of my projects which gives me a soul satisfying sense of personal accomplishment, I love the fact that I get to work with new people which always turns out to be an interesting experience. For this post, I collaborated with Nikkhil Bareli who is a talented photographer from Hyderabad. Nikkhil and I haven't known each other personally, however I remember us getting in touch two years ago (back when there was no existence of I Dress for the Applause) for a project which did not materialize for some reason. Good things take time. When we decided to work on this creative, there was a quick exchange of ideas with the verve to create something new. I'm so glad that Nikkhil was able to understand my vision which very well translated in the images.

Creating something like this has been on my mind for the longest time and I couldn’t be happier to bring this project to life. This post holds an extremely special place in my heart, reason being that it features my mother's wedding dress. I remember trying it out as a kid years ago and drowning into it completely. Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return again.
Shooting this story in a place like this was one of a kind experience. The walls that tell you a thousand stories, the corners that hold so many secrets, the place that is dark yet has shafts of light passing in through the roof, leave me all intrigued. This dress called the khada dupatta worn as a kurta with a long sleeveless overcoat, choodhidar and a dupatta as long as 6 yards is a quintessential wedding ensemble worn by the women of the Nizam era. This dress in particular was designed years ago by a local designer whose name I really wish I could know, only to appreciate his remarkable work. The massive dupatta, the exquisite fabric, and the luster this dress has even after so many years, makes it an old world beauty that is so hard to find in this time. Unfortunately, they don’t make them like this anymore. 

 There are always those special things that hold a big significance in your life, that take you back to the memories that changed a young girl into a woman, that are not things but life itself, that are handed down from your mother to you. Those special things that are called hand-me-downs.

-Naznin

P.S- Thank you Nikkhil for working with me on this. It was a wonderful experience shooting with you.