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!! :)

Cheers..
Ritika

Outfit Details:
Dress: Asos | Sandals: DSW | Clutch: Forever 21 (many options here) | Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters | Hand-cuff: Michael Kors | Watch: Fossil | Belt: Target | Beret: Claire's

This & That - 1

Few random things I wanted to share with y’all ~

1. I am missing India a lot lately. Well, it has been more than a year since I was last there.. And more than anything I am missing my hometown - Kanpur - the place where I grew up – my city!
2. I am on a working out spree these days. After I come home from work, I eat something (I am usually super hungry at that time), then after an hour I go for a run! It feels great post workout.. I am feeling so 'light' these days..
3. Weather is still not good here. It’s very hot all the time.. I miss the rains. On that note, it’s raining cats and dogs in the northern part of India.. (you see.. how much I am missing India)..
4. I am growing out my hair.. plan to keep it shoulder length.. umm.. like a long bob.. Let's see how that goes.. (And for that I am eating a lot of proteins now-a-days, so they grow faster).. haha..
5. Travel is on the cards again! But I can’t spill the beans yet.. Though this time I am nervous (and not excited) – and that’s all I can share for now! Fingers are crossed..!!
6. I pampered myself a Swedish body massage yesterday.. And it felt divine.. truly..
7. These pictures were taken today in the afternoon. It was an unplanned quick iPhone photo-shoot to be precise (hence the picture quality).. My husband and I love eating pizza at Peter Piper Pizza. They don’t over-do cheese and they make these crunchy veggie pizzas which are drool-worthy! Did I mention they have lunch buffets? Yeah!!
8. I am quite active on Instagram (@rising_colors)... follow me if you like!

Happy Weekend you all...!!

Cheers!
Ritika

Blouse: Gap (similar) Love this playsuit | Capri pants: Tommy Hilfiger | Shoes: Ross (similar here and here) | Sunglasses: Forever 21 | Watch: Invicta

Retro Inspired

If you are wondering where I was this past whole week, then the answer to that question is quite simple - I was too lazy to blog or do anything at all.. And I really enjoyed this short little break (since my last post), but now I am back, all charged up and back on track with the first post of this week.

So for today's outfit, I thought of reviving one of my old shift dresses. Added a scarf and my favorite cat-eye sunglasses to get that 70's touch. As far as I have known - Polka dots have always been in fashion. I think this evergreen print never went out of fashion since the day it got invented! Isn't it?
Wore this dress before with sequined leggings here.

Cheers!
Ritika

Dress: Forever 21 (old) (similiar here and here) | Scarf: Levis (wore recently here) | Sandals: Zara | Sunglasses: Forever 21

Salt and Pepper

You know the feeling when you wake up with the sound of rains? Yeah.. that same amazing feeling is what I am talking about.
It was fantastic this morning. Lately, Phoenix is surprising me. It’s so beautiful when it rains here. The past 10 days have been wonderful. And it rains when I least expect it to!

Usually, it’s sunny in the morning, and then by evening when it’s time to leave for home, it starts to rain. How incredible is that! Well, that is how it should always be! Perfect romantic evenings.
Today was one such perfect morning. And I love having coffee when it rains (or even when it does not rain).. and today was no different!
Happy Monsoon :-)

Well, enough of weather news.. let’s come to the outfit part. Lately, I have been mixing a lot of prints.

Check the below pictures - how I mixed prints before (click on the link below for complete posts).

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For today's outfit - I wore scribble print pants and a polka blouse. The more you experiment, the more you get good at it. Trust me, it works!
Well, what do you think of this outfit?

Remix –
See how I wore pieces from this outfit before -

Pants / Blouse

Cheers!
Ritika

Linking this post to the IFB Project #107: Printed Matters

Top: Forever 21
Pants: Loft
Shoes: Payless (similar)
Watch: Invicta

LA Part II: Natural History Museum & Beach

Read LA Part I

The next day we decided to go the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Science Center. It was a good experience to learn about so many species which are extinct now.
I wore my favorite flats to be as comfortable as I can for the walking we had to do!

Then post lunch, we went on a stroll – and guess where – Beverly Hills! The whole vibe of that area is so posh. We then came back to the hotel in the evening. Since the sun was still shining – we decided to quickly change in to something comfortable and head to the closest beach!
Santa Monica it was.. (which happened to be one of the most happening beach I have ever been to)! There was a local fair going on the beach. People were laughing, enjoying, dancing, partying, getting tatted, there was this giant wheel, a roller coaster and many other entertaining rides for kids and adults! Fun all around!

The sun kept setting and it started getting cold. We sat there for hours, watching the sea, chatting, making future plans, listening to the relaxing sound of night waves and before we knew it was already half past 10! That's when we realized we did not even have our dinner! We all then rushed to our hotel before we died of hunger! (Don't worry we reached just in time)!! ;)

Some pictures from the day -

Cheers!

Ritika

Sweater: Tommy Hilfiger | Skirt: Thrifted (yes, can you believe it!) | Sandals: Payless(old) |Sunglasses: Aldo | Bag: Forever 21 (similar in blue) |Watch: Michael Kors

Maxi dress: Loft (Asos-similar; Loft-similar) | Denim Jacket: Gap | Red Tote: Tommy Hilfiger | Flip flops: Aeropostale | Hat: Burlington Coat Factory (similar)