Akshara

  • Wardrobe Essentials: Versatile Indian Fashion for Every Occasion

    My personal style is ever-evolving and constantly changing. Looking back at my old Instagram posts, my wardrobe consisted of fast fashion and trendy pieces. It also included menswear and many impulsive buys (emphasis on impulsive). My personal preferences have grown, and continue to grow, towards appreciating Indian designers more than anything else. Heavily inspired by…

  • The monthly menu – september

    September kicked off with a four-day trip to Adelaide for a wedding. Afterward, we visited markets, a jam farm, and a German town. I found a thrifted tea pot, pomegranate lotion, and gingerbread tea. Back at home, the warm weather was welcomed by more farmers markets, evening walks, masala chai and lots of books. September…

  • The monthly menu – july

    Winter in Australia is getting into bed at 7PM and seeing no issues in the early bedtime. Working a nine to five and surviving shorter days is a tough feat and can have anyone spiral into a monotonous routine of the Ws – wake, workout, work. To beat the hum-drum of everyday routine, I would…

  • Tis the season

    The start of the festive season marks the beginning of a much needed dopamine surge, where my Instagram feed was inundated with Navratri looks & now the much awaited Diwali shift is coming through. Brands are gearing up for the most wonderful time of the year, after two years of mellow celebrations, this year feels…

  • Boots

    It is 7:50 on a school night, I’ve just eaten a sub-par falafel salad and am now standing in my kitchen watching my Nespresso go through descaling ( a term unbeknownst to me as of Monday ), sipping on some p’ mint tea with a side of Easter eggs ( balance). I’ll spare you the…

  • How To Pack: An Exert from my suitcase

    What seems like an extreme sport is also a matter of immense joy. Packing a suitcase(s) for a domestic trip involves finding “inspiration” outfits on Instagram, finding every new piece of clothing from my wardrobe, making an extensive list to ensure only the essentials are packed & lastly overpacking to the point where you have…

  • Back for another decade

    Okay. What seemed at first a short-lived slump, has turned into an all out distaste for shopping. Maybe its the lull of lockdown or the lack of inspiration or truth be told the fact that I can no longer find clothes in my wardrobe that are in style. With my everyday track pants rotation, switching…

  • Is there more or are we all tired?

    I’m not sure if this concept exists but I feel Fashion Fatigue should be a new term coined in twenty-twenty-one. I speak for myself when I say I am exhausted. Not exhausted in life per say, but with finding clothes that I actually like & would need for when freedom day is announced ( I…

  • Thanks, it’s old.

    I’m one of those people who don’t rummage through their wardrobes once every six months & do purge. Instead I keep every t-shirt, shorts & dress that I have every owned in the last ten years or so. A clear example is the Sheike canary yellow, heavily embellished satin dress I wore to my ten…

  • Black Blazer – Yawn?

    Vintage shopping is a little like starting a new book, at first you’re browsing page by page looking for that one blazer that will change your life, then its hits you like a plot twist you won’t expecting. It was my first time shopping at a vintage online store & I was subjected to menswear-inspired…