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    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Unholy State Of Matrimony

    September 29, 2011October 4, 2023
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    I’m dissecting the (un)holy state of matrimony. The wedding is a pretty massive start. Jewellery, outdated rituals and more.

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  I Wear: Power Dressing
    Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    I Wear: Power Dressing

    September 27, 2011March 22, 2023
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    I had a day full of meetings and it felt like the perfect opportunity to bring back a look that I used to sport before I left the corporate world (and surprisingly found I’d been missing!) – the power dressing look. These photographs were shot in the night after I…

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    Body & Sex | Home & Identity | Politics & Feminism

    Beauty Over Brains

    September 23, 2011March 23, 2026
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    If you had to choose between breathtaking beauty and Einstein-like brains, what would you pick?

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  I Wear: Man About Town
    Pop Culture

    I Wear: Man About Town

    September 19, 2011April 14, 2024
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    A thing of beauty really is a joy forever. It’s no secret that I’m an open admirer of well-dressed people. These tend to usually be women which is why it is even more of an AHA! realisation to see a well-dressed man. The range of colours, patterns, fabrics & pieces…

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  I Style!: The Bird Lady
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    I Style!: The Bird Lady

    September 12, 2011February 25, 2025
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    I was captivated by her bright eyes, warm smile and struck up a friendship. This is what she wore to our first coffee meeting.

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    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Passive-Aggressive Chauvinist

    September 6, 2011March 23, 2026
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    Men who provide services (waitstaff, plumbers etc.) show their misogyny in their behaviour to woman customers. Even if we are the ones paying the bill. Indian men would literally rather lose a customer than serve a woman.

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  I Wear: Day & Night Dress
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    I Wear: Day & Night Dress

    September 3, 2011March 22, 2023
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    I’ve been enchanted by the idea of clothes that could be worn in different ways. I first heard of a Day & Night dress during my Barbie Doll days.

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  Home bird
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    Home bird

    August 31, 2011October 4, 2023
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    Home is a place of comfort, but not necessarily luxury.

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  I Wear: I Love Ikat!
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    I Wear: I Love Ikat!

    August 23, 2011March 22, 2023
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    I was under the impression that Ikat was an Orissa-based textile print craft with close cousins in the southern Pochampalli. The internet however, informs me that this art form is also present in Indonesia, Cambodia and other parts of Central Asia. In the recent times, these intricate line-based designs have…

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  The Man Shop
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Man Shop

    August 23, 2011March 30, 2025
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    The man is now available on sale just as well and my gender has always enjoyed shopping. Let’s look at what The Man Shop has to offer.

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
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