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April 21, 2014

Twirl All Day

The sole purpose of buying this dress 2 sizes bigger was to feel like a doll after wearing it! I am thinking of buying a few more doll-like (over-sized) dresses like that! I seriously felt like a doll all day and strangers kept complimenting me. Also I tried my best to keep the accessories minimum and retain all the focus on the dress itself. Looks like it worked!
If you don't know yet.. I am a hat lover in general, however, Berets' are my favorite kind of hats! Yes.
It was nice and sunny yesterday, and the city was happy celebrating Easter. On that note, Happy Easter to you all.. We went to a park for a picnic-y (is that even a word..??) afternoon, ate some healthy lunch, then went for our regular cup of coffees.. then some evening stroll and came back home to watch back to back episodes of our favorite TV shows! It was an unusual but a nicely spent Sunday. I love how sunny and shiny these pictures came out.. what do you think??

P.S. Sorry for being MIA last week.. I was just being lazy!! :)

December 26, 2013

Love thy Lace

These are the last few pictures left to be posted from my India trip. It was another beautiful evening when I attended a wedding with my family in New Delhi. Not only I miss the food, I miss all the fun I had there.
Anyhow, this is what I wore to the wedding. It’s a black shift dress which I paired with black leggings, I don’t know why but I was in a mood of going with a monochromatic look that evening. And then I jazzed the outfit up by adding the chunky neckpiece which my mom-in-law gifted (just so you know, she has a wonderful taste in jewelry).
On a different topic, I have a big news to share with you all, which I am saving for the next post! Stay tuned for it..

Hope you are enjoying the holiday season and eating fresh and delicious food.. Don’t forget to stay fit and healthy!
Happy Holidays..

December 9, 2013

Another Day, Another Dress

Hello everyone! It feels good to be back on this page after almost two weeks. Such breaks are not bad at all, after all who doesn’t enjoy a little time off?
Truth be told, this short break was completely unintentional as I was very busy in arranging stuff, shopping, attending countless weddings, packing bags and then finally flying back to Phoenix. I barely had the time to switch my computer on and write a blog! Anyhow, better late than never..
So, if you don't follow Rising Colors on Facebook yet, (which you totally SHOULD), you would not know that we flew back to Phoenix this weekend and that is how our 6 week-long vacation in India came to an end.. I was busy packing last week and this week unpacking is killing me (On that note, packing and unpacking are the two activities I completely DISLIKE)..
Anyways.. I am keeping it short today, though believe me I have so, so much to share with you all. I ‘ll be back with a lot of updates from my India trip.

On the outfit part, I wore this lovely Anarkali dress for a wedding in Delhi. This is one of my many purchases from India. I love the frock style cut of this dress, and the fact it is pure cotton makes it even more comfortable. The high collar adds an extra oomph to the outfit. Enjoy a few pics (and excuse the quality of the pictures, as these were not clicked with a very good camera).
P.S. Meet my sister-in-law (last picture) who has accompanied us to Phoenix. I look forward to spend great time with her!

September 26, 2013

Dressing Down in Denim Overalls

Surprisingly the weather is changing here beautifully. The cold wind when brushes against my face, leaves me speechless and in awe at nature. Needless to say this is my favorite time of the year. I am crazy about Autumn. The feel of this weather transition is something I enjoy whole heartedly. Even when I lived in India, I loved this time of the year, since this change marks the anticipation of the festive months. And Diwali is my favorite festival; the festival of lights.
Oh how much I used to enjoy decorating my house with oil lamps and lights! And on the night of Diwali, me and my sister used to wander around the streets of Kanpur (my hometown) on our scooty looking at all the decorations of houses. And then we used to pick our favorites!! Ahh.. those days were so much fun! Of course, this was before I got married.

Well, now, after two complete years, we would be celebrating Diwali with a bang! This year we plan to enjoy all the year-end festivals at home in India with our friends and family… And I am really looking forward to it!
This is also the time of the year when I fell in love with the man of my dreams. This Fall our love turns 3! ~ Another reason to love this weather.. Oh, how many memories I have with it!

For today’s outfit post, I am wearing denim overalls (for the first time ever)! And I have to admit, they are damn comfortable. Looking forward to styling them in so many more ways. Did you notice, my hair is long enough to be tied up in a small-cutie pony (frankly it's not even a pony; and do we even have a word for it?).. Of course a lot of hair spray and bobby pins were used! But it feels different, in a good way!

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Cheers!
Ritika

Overalls: Asos (now on sale)! | Knit Tee: Loft (similar) - last seen here
Loafers: Ross (similar here and here) - last seen here | Watch: Invicta
Sunglasses: Oakley | allet: Wilsons Leather

September 5, 2013

Twirling through Town

After traveling to so many places, I feel this is one of the best places I have ever been to.. Let's just say this city is a unique mix of people from around the world.. The architecture, the buildings is a beautiful mix of Parisian and American culture.
Living in a hotel located right in the heart of the downtown is a good experience in itself. I walk along the sidewalks, simply breathing and taking in all the beauty of this city I could. 7 days seem too less now to absorb all the wonderfulness this city has to offer me..

Evenings just fly while I watch people, beautiful people, amazingly dressed, walking along the sidewalks of the busy roads.
The people here are so compassionate, so warm and so welcoming is the least I could say.. Though I did not come here on a vacation, but I definitely would not mind spending a few more days here.
The weather plays wonderfully too. It's cold, cold enough to wear a nice leather jacket! It's overwhelming to feel the chilly breeze brush through my cheeks, making my nose and cheeks all blush! I hug myself tightly at that time, enjoying every bit of it, after all, this is all I have been wishing for a long time living in a desert. And the mornings are cold enough to not want to get out of the bed!
I feel I am God’s favorite child. Just saying that 'I feel I am lucky' is not enough. I feel He has bestowed me with all the best things in this short life of mine, for which I shall be forever grateful..

The only part where I feel sad is when I miss GM, my loving partner in all things good and bad. His mere presence could have doubled the joy I feel while walking down the streets, looking at the magnificent and beautifully crafted houses people live in, the parks where people take their pets for an evening walk and the malls where they indulge themselves in..
I wish to come here again someday when the time is right, when the weather is the same, and when I have him by my side...
I believe the charm of this city will always remain burning in my heart. Oh, if I did not mention before, I am in Ottawa, Canada. Hope you remember when I mentioned about this trip before.

And if you are wondering, these pictures were clicked in Phoenix. Obviously I wouldn't dare to wear a cotton jumpsuit in this super cold weather here.. Though these pictures were taken only 4 days ago!

Cheers!
Ritika

Jumpsuit: Forever 21 | Sandals: Franco Sarto Glinda via DSW | Clutch: Aldo | Sunglasses: Aldo | Watch: Michael Kors

August 30, 2013

I like to RUN!

I bought a Groupon three months ago for a month of unlimited Yoga classes. For some reason I never redeemed it. And kept postponing it till the last week when it was finally going to expire.
May be the reason was – I started to enjoy something else. Something I thought I would never like. And that was my evening running sessions. I was never a big fan of running truly. I even hated the 10 minutes of jog on the treadmill which used to be a compulsory warm-up (as instructed by my then gym instructor).
Well, I love doing body weight exercises, lifting light weights, abs-toning workouts etc. But running was something I always disliked and dreaded from!
Then things changed.. I moved to U.S. My work hours changed and hence my gym hours changed too…
Now I had less time to workout since I had to perform all the household activities and go to work as well. So I came up with the idea of brisk walking in the evenings. Slowly those walks turned in to jogs.
And now I can happily say that I RUN! Yes I do and I enjoy it.. But the most fascinating part is the post run feeling.. it’s like an achievement in itself! My strength and stamina increases everyday with every run... No wonder my body is thanking me in so many ways..
And here I am.. thinking why didn’t I start running sooner.. Well its LIFE.. As they say – Better Late Than Never. Right?
So tell me – Do you run? Do you enjoy it?

Cheers!
Ritika

T-shirt: Gap | Skirt: Loft (similar) | Shoes: Aldo | Clutch: Aldo | Watch: Fossil

July 22, 2013

Tango with me

For a long time, I had a love and hate relationship with cropped tops. I loved them on models, other bloggers etc. and hated them on myself. So it was more of a hate relationship from my end!
I never wore a cropped top in my life (till today)! And when I sat and thought about it, I came up with the following reasons for my hatred towards the cropped tops –

They suit teenage girls more than women with curves. And I have got curves. <Hence, cropped tops is a bad idea..>
My upper body is heavier than bottom. <See - cropped tops is a bad..bad idea..>
I do not have those super-toned, super-flat abs which makes the situation worse. <I already told you - cropped tops is a bad idea..>
It just will not suit me.. I am just not made for it. <How many times do I have to say that cropped tops is a bad idea..??>

- Well, truth be told, we all do that. We all have these preconceived notions about some or the other thing in our life (and sometimes, people). We tend to reject it by saying it’s not good enough, or its not made for me etc. even before trying!

Like my husband dislikes the idea of eating at a new place. According to him, one should not experiment with food! Eat only where you have eaten before! However, my opinion is completely opposite! I love going to new places and trying different kinds of cuisines. Hence I keep dragging him all the time to new eateries. And it always turns out good (okay fine – most of the times). We just have to give it a try!

So anyways, back to our cropped tops… I bought this orange top back in September last year from the clearance section of Forever 21 (obviously I didn't think much before buying it). And since then, it was sitting in my closet waiting for its turn to come out in the sun! And yesterday, just like that, I was in the mood of wearing something I have never tried before – something different from my usual style! I picked this top and keeping it the center piece, I styled the rest of the outfit.
- That’s the story of this cute little outfit. And I love how it turned out.

Confession – Sadly after these pictures were taken, I suffered with a wardrobe malfunction. It so happened that I was in the dressing room trying a skirt in a store and these pants got stuck in the wooden hanger on the wall. Since I did not know they were stuck in the hanger, I simply pulled the pants from the hanger in a quick motion and there you go – before I knew it, there was a big tear and my favorite pants were ruined! Just like that! The damage was irreparable, hence, I bought a skirt from the same store, put it on and discarded these pants..
<Sob.. sob.. they were my favorite..> I have already bid adieu to these pants. You are free to do so too!

May 20, 2013

The Little Black Dress

Here is how I styled my favorite Little Black Dress (LBD). It's my favorite cause it was gifted by my husband on my 25th birthday! Love it for its simplicity. It’s like a blank canvas and you can style it whichever way you like!

And if you are wondering, I got a blow dry done on this day, hence the straight hair.

On other note, things I am loving at the moment -

White Nail Paints – Wearing the same in these pictures, they look so awesome! Try this out..
Satchel Bags – The more the merrier (recently bought this cobalt blue beauty)
Summer Dresses – Just can’t get enough of them! The light and flowy fabric does the magic! Love this one and drooling over this one..
Gladiator sandals – Nothing else screams more bohemian! Love how they can transform any polished look in to boho-chic. Eyeing these babies right now.