• Talk with the Beauties

    Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

    I’m not sure if there is something about the air around this time of the year coz man oh man, I feel so inspired. I don’t know what’s gone into me – whatever it is – I love it! Having said that, I’m going to kick of this week by some bloggy-goodness, yes! So I am introducing this new category to my blog, (which honestly I don’t work will work or not, but I can only try, right!?) I have been thinking about something like this from a long time.  I wanted to start this series mostly because since I’ve started blogging regularly – I have also started to feel really narcissistic. There are so many people out there who inspire me in many ways, so I thought starting a series on them might be fun and also I get to know them! Win – Win! So in this category, I would cover stories of people who inspire me in terms of their work, style and beauty. (Note – These might or might not be popular people). 

    So let’s get started! 

    This year in March I visited Bhutan and I completely fell in love with the country. Apart from its astonishing beauty & culture – I was also amazed and mesmerised by the street style. I immediately started looking up for stylish people in Bhutan and Chyunid’s blog came up.  I’ve been reading her blog ever since. I really wanted to know more about her and so I wrote an email telling her about the series and that I would like her to be a part of it and guess what – she said yes! I hope you guys enjoy you this! 🙂

    screen-shot-2016-09-18-at-10-45-09-pm Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

     1. Can you tell me a little about what you do and what kind of things you enjoy the most? ( these need not to be fashion related)

    I’m a full time aircraft engineer. Besides that I just enjoy every bits and pieces of stuff to work with.

    2.     When I was in Bhutan, I realized women had great skin. What is your daily facial skincare routine?

    Honestly, I think its all about hydration. I would totally recommend drinking lots and lots of water. 

    screen-shot-2016-09-18-at-10-45-09-pm Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

    screen-shot-2016-09-18-at-10-45-09-pm Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

    3.     I also realized they had great hair.(:P) How do you care for your hair?

    Oiling and hair mask. I would make sure I use conditioning all the time esp. at my tips of my hair rather than roots.

    4.     What’s the best thing about Bhutan? For me, the open mindedness of people towards women was really inspiring. Being right next to India, you can’t expect such an open culture for women.

    For me best thing about Bhutan is fresh air and clean water and above all happiness. 

    screen-shot-2016-09-18-at-10-45-09-pm Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

    5.     I really like your style. I am a huge vintage fan and I always find a hint of vintage touch in your style and you completely rock it. How would you describe your style? Who inspires you?

    I have never stuck to one style to be honest, I love trying different trends and its always fun. I love exploring fashion around different parts of world and those inspires me the most.

    6.     I see you do a lot of interesting DIY projects. What made you do so and from how long are you doing it? Any tips for starters?  

    I have always loved doing mini projects. I always made dresses for my doll as a kid and as I grew up I started making my own..haha. 

    screen-shot-2016-09-18-at-10-45-09-pm Meet Chyunid from Bhutan :)

    7.     Finally, do you have an overall fashion/beauty philosophy?

    If you love doing something, just keep doing it and guess it just happens.

    Follow her on Instagram – @chyunid

     

  • Modayalda.com

    80s Fashion – Modayalda.com

    Hi there! Here is the last part of the series in collaboration with Modayalda.com. This series turned out to be really amazing and exactly what I wanted. This part is based on 80’s hippe fashion trends in India. I hope you enjoy this!

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    Concept and Modelling : Charuta
    Photography and Editing : Jasmin Kaur

    Vintage Maxi Dress : Shopbe | Dream catcher necklace : Yellow Chidiya (buy here)| Rose Pink tee : Adagio | Suede fringe bag : Borrowed from mom | Sunglasses : Trifted

    I clearly remember Zeenat Aman in Dam-maro-dam with the bindi, big yellow sunglasses, winged eyeliner and kurta with garland around her neck. She did complete justice to the Hippie Trend and it’s a statement even today. This trend started in the late 1960s and become very popular in late seventies and the early eighties.

    One of the prominent trends of Eighties has to be Hippie fashion is all about loud patterns, prints and colors. This trend is associated with flowly silhouettes.  Zeenat Aman is the one who popularised the hippie fashion in India with her vibrant colored shirts and dresses (with large amounts of ‘oomph’ factor ofcourse) were the kind of clothes she commonly wore on-screen. She was not conservative in the slightest way and certain trends became exceedingly popular all because of her. Flaired high waist pants and an overall hippie style of dressing was made popular during that time because of the ease in which Zeenat Aman carried these styles. The Retro look was very popular during her time and she took it to greater heights with her sense of fashion and style.

    So when I was planning the last part of the story, I know I had to take inspiration from the queen herself. I got this beautiful printed dress from Shopbe and it perfectly fit my eighties fashion story. I paired the dress with a rose pink turtle neck tee. I kept my hair open staying true to the free-spirited vibe of hippie fashion. I carried a suede fringe bag along with it. No eighties look can be complete without a pair of over-sized tinted sunglasses and I prefer yellow. I pop of bright pink on the lips and my clothes transported me back to the eighties.

    You can check out curated vintage dresses at Shopbe

    I am so glad that collaborated with my friend Jasmin for this post. I absolutely love how the pictures have turned out. You can check out her work on her Blog or Instagram.

    You can check out the Part I (sixties fashion) here and Part II (Seventies Fashion) here.

    I am so glad I worked on this personal project “Fashion Time Machine”. Did you guys like it?
    You always connect to Moda Yalda on Instagram or Facebook and let me know.

    Until Next Time
    xx
    Charuta