Chic February Guide: What to do, where to shop, what to buy this month

Chic February Guide: What to do, where to shop, what to buy this month

It’s February already! And while it’s time to take stock of broken resolutions, it’s also time to figure out your fashion agenda of the month. Here’s my guide to being chic this month.

Buy Valentine’s gifts: Fragrances

It’s the month of romance so it’s the right time to buy some chic gifts for your special someone and close friends. Give your guy the newest launch from the Giorgio Armani perfume stable—Code Sport. The fragrance is a woody aromatic citrus and an explosion of freshness on a base of torrid sensuality. I know why the ladies will love this one. 😉

Armani Code Sport

Guys looking for a special fragrance for their special gal could try Ralph Lauren Romance Valentine’s Day 2012 Limited Edition, a fresh sparkling floral. The pink-silver carton enveloped with delicate metal-grey entwining flora and vines would make her swoon. 🙂

Ralph Lauren Romance perfume

Buy Valentine’s gifts: Gizmo

The Diesel Noise Division’s VEKTR headphones are the perfect gift for a fashionable music lover (or a musical fashionista). These headphones fuse Monster’s secret experimental audio savvy with Diesel’s iconoclastic design.

Diesel headphones

The gizmo has a sharp and faceted look and translates Diesel’s obsession for innovation and details: head of the Mohican inside the cushion and on the metal piece, contrasting colour, and clash of different finishing outside-inside (shiny and matt). Even the cable is designed not to tangle. Can’t wait to hear music on this one!

Shop at: Ensemble

Ensemble’s end-of-season sale kicks off today, and if I was in the mood for designer wear that’s where I’d be headed. (I shopped at their Lion Gate store during the sale last year). Running up to February 4, you can get up to 70% off on outfits from designers like Savio Jon, Tarun Tahiliani, Anamika Khanna, Gaurav Gupta, Gauri & Nainika, James Ferreira (picture below) and many more.

Ensemble Sale- James Ferreira

Attend: ‘Demystifying the Drape’ workshop

At Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, fashion designer Shaina N.C. will shed light on the different ways the sari can be re-vamped. The workshop is meant for those who wear saris regularly and those who don’t. I’m hoping I can make it to this workshop.

The workshop is on February 6, 2012 from 2 to 3.30 pm at Artisan’s Centre, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.

Look forward to: Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week

FDCI & CEL AW 12 logoFDCI’s Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 kicks off February 15 in New Delhi, and it’s going to be the fashion event of the month. Designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil will open the season and pave the way for over 130 designers to showcase their collection. WLIFW A/W 2012 promises to bring awesome fashion and fresh trends!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are you looking forward to this month?

Chic Diwali gifts: Light up a friend’s home

What’s a Diwali without gorgeous diyas and candles to light up the home of your loved ones?

Seeing the lovely candles and candle holders in the stores, I thought why not gift them to friends and family. These Diwali gifts would be light on your pocket, and would double up as decorative living room accessories during get-togethers, and be used often as well. 🙂

We suggest you pick candles and candle holders from Good Earth (if you’re in Mumbai) and the Bombay Store. For more affordable options, try Westside and Marks & Spencer stores in your city.

I particularly liked the coloured glassware and the gold motifs—they’re super stylish and trendy! Check out a couple of affordable gifting options (from Marks & Spencer) in the pictures below:

Looped candle holder from Marks & Spencer Decorative candle holders- Marks & Spencer

Are you gifting candles and candle holders to your friends this Diwali?

Chic Diwali gifts: Sporty watches for girls

Diwali is not too far away, and it’s time to draw up a list of things we covet (separate lists for guys and girls). Our list is too long to share in one go, so we’re kicking this off with Diwali gifts for girls.

First up on our girls’ list: a sporty, oversized watch. It’s classy, it makes a statement, and it’s very very trendy. I liked the ones at Swatch and a couple at Toy Watch Co.

Check out these Swatches:

Swatch gold   Swatch silver

What chic accessory do you want as a Diwali gift? Tell us!