White on White

Hello guys,
                   I hope you all are doing well. I am so sorry that I haven't posted any fashion post for so long but it's never too late so here I am with today's look featuring DIWAAH handbags.
                   While Indian clothing is my favorite and it has come into prominence once again. Well, if you notice the trends in fashion industry, you'll realize that modern fashion has aped the styling and designing of the bygone eras, the period of royalty, when Maharajas and Ranis used to spend extravagantly on their clothing. Whatever the royals chose to go in for was reminiscent of splendor and luxury. The creative fashion designers of today are in a lookout for ethnic designs that take us close to our cultural roots and remind us of the glorious past.
                  I recently received a hand crafted clutch from Diwaah and on receiving it, I instantly thought that it would go very well with a white on white suit combination to add a pop of colour to it. White on white for me is my most favourite combination and for the kurta as well as my palazzo I thought why not choose a chikan embroidered one to remind you all about Lucknow's glorious past since it came into existence during the period when the Mughals ruled and consisted of styles inspired by foreigners. Chikan embroidery is done manually by the artisans. Since I belong to Lucknow I take immense pride in showcasing the artisan's talent be it the chickan work or the Handcrafted clutch.

I prefer keeping the look minimal so I wore the attire with colourful pom-pom earrings and avoided wearing any other accessory with it. The earrings itself are heavy that they are sufficient to complete the look. While I preferred carrying the outfit with a colourful dupatta which is mixture of Phulkari work from Punjab and Bandhes work from Rajasthan. 

 For my makeup, I applied a silver-bluish eye liner while a light stroke of Black kajal on my lower lid and a mixture of dark brown & maroon lipshade was applied.

I hope you guys liked my look while I would really appreciate if you guys would support & appreciate artisan's work by buying handmade products. For bags, clutches, purses etc you should totally visit Diwaah's Official site and buy some products from there. 

Until next time,

lots of love.

PHOTOGRAPHY DETAILS : Yusra Jabeen

OUTFIT DETAILS : 

Chikan Kurta & Palazzo- Beauty Chikan, Janpath, Lucknow

Dupatta- Mom's Closet

Kolhapuri- Street Style Store

Earrings- Sarojini market, Delhi

New Menu launch at Vintage Machine

Hello guys,
                  As you all know that recently I attended a get together at Vintage Machine for the launch of their new menu. Since the time Vintage machine opened up in Lucknow, it has been my favourite hangout spot and I am sure you must be very well aware of how yummy their coffee is and ofcourse other things as well. The ambiance at VM serves as a perfect hangout place for family and peers.

HOW TO REACH THERE: 
You just have to take a left turn from the Patrakarpuram chauraha and you'll see it on the right just a few steps ahead. Their exact address is 3/11, Patrakar Puram, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Patrakarpuram Crossing Road, Patrakar Puram, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010

AMBIANCE : 
As the word Vintage is been used so the ambiace provides a perfect rustic 90's English look with chic bulbs which is adding to the beauty of the place. Whenever the weather is good you can sit outside as well and enjoy the weather with their amazing variety of food.

FOOD : 
They have a variety of food to offer but this time I chose to order things from their new dishes which were added to the menu. Starting from the starters, I had

MAC & CHEESE PASTA- This pasta was a mouth melting pasta. Made in Milk and cheese, this pasta catered the right amount of flavours to my taste bud. It was garnished with some bread crumbs which made the taste more amazing.

HAM GARLIC BREAD :

The starter which I ordered next was Ham garlic bread which had some chicken crumbs along with a lot of cheese. The aroma was just so tempting and it was very luscious. 

PERI PERI CHICKEN BURGER :

Finally for the dinner, I ordered red burger which was named Peri Peri chicken. 

It had a thick layer of chicken fillets along with some mayonnaise & lettuce leaves. The burger was very scrumptious and was offered with french fries and a mixture of mustard sauce and some chilli garlic sauce. The burger was very filly so in case you decide to have it as your lunch or dinner trust me that would be all.
Along with my dinner. I opted for ferrero rochers shake which was just so appetizing. It had the right amount of chocolate and sweetness.

QUEEN'S WAFFLES :
Since waffles are really my weakness so I decided to end my day with it. And I didn't regret eating all at once. The waffles were loaded with Nutella, nuts & banana making it a "hard to deny" dessert.

Plus, Vintage has its first anniversary today and they are giving 15% off to the women for one year (Min. value of bill - Rs.400)

So you guys have one more reason to go to Vintage besides the delicious food. 

Hope you all loved the post & I would love to hear from you guys. 

Until next time,

Lots of love. 

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS - Shish Photography

Launch of Bar & Non-veg menu at Cappucino Blast, Aishbagh

Hello guys,
                  I know I have been posting posts like really late but that's just because I had my internals and was pretty tied up with them. Anyways! all those who have added me on Snapchat must have seen a glimpse or rather the whole event which I covered recently at Cappuccino Blast, Aishbagh. So all those who want to catch the live happenings of further events I will be going go to can add me on snapchat - saakshi_khosla.
                 Whoever belong to Lucknow must be very much aware about Cappuccino Blast which opened up in Mall Avenue in 2000. Cappuccino Blast has various branches one being Mini Cappuccino near Fun & Cappuccino Blast, Aishbagh. Though the Aishbagh branch opened up in 2015 but it exclusively had Vegetarian menu.
                 On 6th August, 2016 the owner of Cappuccino Blast, Miss. Puja Nemani & Miss. Aarti Vaid hosted a grand event for the launch of bar and non-veg menu in association with CIROC nights.

 This Cappi (Short form of what we call it ) is very spacious as in has a lot of space in its garden, terrace & the dining area too. Now, Lucknow has a party address where you guys can host parties also.

ENTRANCE- We really had some amazing time wherein everybody was made to Spin-the -wheel and do whatever the wheel told them to as soon as they entered the venue.

THE TERRACE wherein the real party was taking place. DJ Ravi was too a part of it and did his job really well. For the first time in Lucknow they introduced Molecular mixology technique for cocktails, for those who don’t know “Molecular mixology” is the process of creating cocktails using the equipment and techniques of molecular gastronomy. These methods enable the creation of greater intensities and varieties of flavour, flavour combinations and different ways of presenting drinks, for example using gels, powders, foams, atomized sprays, etc., as well as affecting the appearance of the cocktail.

THE DINE AREA ON THE GROUND FLOOR - The seats are in shape of Stilettos making it unique on its own and the ambiance is just so beautiful and serene. 

CREDITS : MRINAL KHATNANI

CREDITS : MRINAL KHATNANI

PHOTOBOOTH AREA was the main attraction of the night wherein we just got clicked & clicked & clicked. 

WITH TABINDA FROM FAITH IN RED

FROM LEFT - TABINDA, ME, TARRY, DANIEL & POORVI

WITH POORVI FROM SHADES OF JADE

ACTRESS SUMONA CHAKRAVARTI TOO WAS SPOTTED THERE

FROM LEFT- BUSHRA, ME, AARTI VAID (OWNER), TABINDA & POORVI

 For starters they were a lot of variety but since we were so busy dancing & getting clicked that we missed out on some good stuff so Chinese Bhel which is a Vegetarian dish was the only thing which we managed to eat. Rest there was a lot of booze and some new additions too were made like- Paan Cocktail, Caprioska, Masala Vodka, Tiramisu Martini, Frozen Margerita, Bull Frog, Lemonade Bailey Shots Rasgulla Shots, Tiramisu Ferrari Shots, Cucumber Shots and more. They are based on daily basis in the cafe.

For Dinner we had Chola Bhatura and Live Mongolian Counter which had some really lovely dishes. I had Thai pad noodles wherein the noodles are made of rice along with some exotic veggies.

THE BAR AREA

HANGOVER KIT

And not to forget the Hangover kit which was something really new and had things like Vicks, Orbit, Herbal tea, Pepsodent and other similar things which are required to remove the hangover.

Coming on my outfit I wore a dress from Myntra and heels were from Inc.5. I love keeping the look minimal so went for a watch to accessorize the look while to change my look applied some white kajal on my lower lid.

You guys should totally visit Cappuccino Blast, Aishbagh & if some event is coming up you can host your parties too there.

Hope you guys loved the post. Suggestions & views are always welcome.

Until next time,
Lots of love

Photography Credits : DANIEL JOSEPH