Inspiration-Mommy!

As little girls, my sister and I used to love watching our Mommy get dressed for parties. We would get so excited when she was finally ready, complete with her daintily embroidered vintage kerchiefs, tucked into her vintage style mommy clutch(I am first in line when Ma's ready to bequeath it ;) )and help her with the final touches of her sari,tugging on the edges to make them even, pinning the pleats to make them stay in place and ironing them out with our little hands.

I would describe her style as minimalist and elegant. She was never about being 'made up'. She always used a subtle shade of lipstick, combed her hair into a neat bun and used matching accessories and pearls. Mommy always made a statement with her dainty jewellery. She never liked anything chunky.

I fell in love with the sari thus, and wore it to work sometimes too, inspiring 'Sari Tuesdays' at my workplace. Today, I dress up with a silk temple border Manipuri sari. The sari is handmade and this particular style is Manipuri-temple border saris are common across India-you have the Bengali version and South Indian versions as well. I go minimalist, following my Ma's footsteps; accessorizing with a pair of gold earrings and a vintage Manipuri gold 'Pundon Mapan' cocktail ring(a little on the chunkier side this one; Ma has a daintier version :) ). 

Manipuri silk temple border sari-From Manipur, India; 'Pundon Mapan'Gold ring-Manikumar,Sagolband-Manipur, India;Gold Earrings-From Pune,India;Ankle strap gold heels-From Mumbai