Styling Tips
I love saris and Indian wear, and my personal style is definitely one that the average Indian woman will relate to. IshtyleAwhile is my story and I want you read my styling tips and know how you can find your own style as well.
Latest Articles in Styling Tips
My journey with Umbara blouses
This was originally going to be an Instagram post with a carousel of Umbara blouses I own. I sat down with my hard disk to look for images to use and I found way more than I expected. I started to write a caption and I had A LOT to say, and 2200 characters could not...
Capsule Wardrobe Collection: Summer Saree Edition
Capsule wardrobes are all the rage when it comes to living a minimal lifestyle. Is it possible with just sarees? I experimented with 3 sarees and 4 blouses through April. Make sure you to take a look at the different ways I have styled them.
Dance like no one is watching. Can you really?
Talking about social media responsibility Dance like no one is watching. In this era of social media can we really do that? Is it possible for us to ignore the fact that we are constantly under scrutiny and just live life the way we want it? Well, a lot of...
Featuring Ethic Attic- An Ethical Fashion Brand in India
Talking about slow fashion and easy ways to style a sari. Ethic Attic - An ethical fashion brand When I look back at my older posts it never ceases to amaze me at how many clothes have come and gone in my life. Yes, I have been that person who has bought clothes just...
Bell Sleeves and Shift Dress from Howrah Bridge.
Summer Trend with bell sleeves and shift dresses! The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants is a story of a pair of jeans that fits 4 different girls and how they make a pact to share the pair of jeans. Of course it is also a story about how friends are always there...
Navrathri Day 8: Wearing Red Lipstick for a wedding. [VIDEO]
Did you think I would forget to have a makeup look for the Navrathri season especially since this is a wedding special? Hell no! In fact I did one better and I have made video. It is a makeup tutorial featuring red lipstick for a day time look and how you can...
Navrathri Day 8: Styling Palazzos for the festive season
You know how you sometimes have that 'Eureka' moment and it happens at these most awkward times, like for Archimedes it was when he was in the bathtub. For me, well I do get a lot of my best ideas when I am in the shower, but this particular styling idea came to me...
Navrathri Day 4: The Green Agate Necklace
Once in a while you come across a piece that leaves you searching for words to describe it. This is what happened to me when I saw this stunning beauty from Hasta Kaushalam. This set was a gift from my father for no particular reason. He saw it, he liked it and he...
Navrathri Day 2: Of Royal Blue and Tamburas
She sat down cross legged and smoothed out the wrinkles on the sari. It had been more than a decade since she had picked up the tambura. Her fingers ran over the slender neck and the chillness of the metallic strings made her shudder gently. She placed it on her lap...
Makeup that I wore for the ASUS Indiblogger meet + graduation day
January is the first month in the calendar year, but for a teacher, it signals the end of classes of 10th and 12th standards, which means saying good bye to your students. This January, I had the opportunity to attend 3 graduations days (2 were in the schools that I...
Navrathri Day 5: The tee shirt and Assamese in White
My first time experimenting with a tee shirt as a blouse.
Navrathri Day 1 outfit: The Yellow Bengali
Ever since I tied the Bengali style sari for my sister, I have been itching to wear it myself. I really miss wearing a sari. I used to wear a sari practically every day for work and being home has really dampened the need to "dress up". So I decided that for this...