Bohemian Vibes

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well. 

In today's post I will be telling you how I styled a black dress with a boho touch.

I have personally always admired Bohemian dressing, its colourful,  sets you apart from others and it looks pretty cool too. Bohemian dressing generally involves headbands, printed maxi's, eye catching colourful geometric prints, long coats with tassels, chunky metal or leather jewellery. 

As much as I admire this style, till recently I had never tried my hand at a boho look. 

However I recently found a black maxi in my cupboard,  an outfit I probably bought months ago but never wore. Its a full length black dress with some details on it.

I bought this black dress from a store called Clothes Rack in Andheri west. 

I was aiming to add just a subtle Boho vibe to the dress so I though of starting with the most basic and easily available accessories like the trademark metal neckpiece. According to me it is one of the most basic jewellery pieces that can add a subtle boho vibe to any outfit. 

I added a few metallic bangles and a ring which matched with the blue details on the neckpiece. I dint want to keep my hand empty so I added the bangles, but you could exclude them and just stick with the ring.  

You can find similar neckpieces, bangles and rings in  Lokhandwala, Irla, Hill road, Linking road and even in stores like forever 21. There are a variety of designs that you can choose from. If you go street shopping these neckpieces and rings will cost around 100 bucks and the bangles around 150 rupees. If you are looking for some delicate designs you should check out the jewellery section in Forever 21. 

I paired this dress with some high heels, due to its length flats would only make me trip. But some strappy sandals or gladiators would look really good too. 

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Flyrobe-India's First Fashion Rental Website

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well.

In today’s post, I will be sharing my experience with Flyrobe with all of you. Flyrobe is India’s first fashion rental website. It has a collection of western and ethnic wear along with bags and jewellery. Their collection has brands like Zara, Topshop, Mango, ASOS and Veromoda in western wear. In ethnic wear their collection includes pieces by Ritu Kumar, Anita Dongre and Shehla Khan. For now it is available only in Mumbai, New Delhi and Ahmedabad.

You can also get Rs.600 off on your first order from Flyrobe with my referral code P90MXM9.

Why rent?

Most of us do not like repeating our clothes too much or do not want

 to spend a bomb on an outfit we not going to wear more than 10 times. In the cost of buying one outfit, you can actually rent quite a few outfits and have a different look for every event or occasion. Flyrobe rents the outfits at a minimal price.

For instance, the yellow skater Topshop dress I rented was worth Rs.5000. However Flyrobe rents it out for Rs.599 only.

 

How did I place my order?

I placed the order on their website. You can also do it on their customer care line or their Android app.The order was confirmed with me over the phone by a customer care executive. I was given the option to select a preferred time slot for delivery of my parcel. The delivery boy called an hour before the time slot to confirm the address and the time of delivery.

 I was unable to apply a certain coupon code with my order because I had applied the same coupon earlier to another order which I had cancelled. When I explained the situation to the customer care executive, he was very quick to understand the situation. He applied the coupon code through his system and also instructed the delivery boy accordingly. I could have just been lucky but it was really comfortable and there was no confusion.

How did I receive my order?

My order came in a huge box well wrapped. I was really shocked and surprised to see this because the dress could have fit into a small box easily. However with the care it was packed, it did not feel cheap and gave a grand feel. The dress was further packed in a plastic cover along with a hanger.

Along with the dress, I received a complementary accessory which were cute floral earrings with a separate jewellery pouch.

The package also contained a few cards that provided instructions for the care of the outfit as well as the pick up. They are pretty simple and direct.

My outfit.

 

After spending hours on their website, I finally settled on the yellow skater dress from Topshop. I was looking for an outfit for a brunch with friends and I really liked the colour of this dress. I usually do not wear bright yellows or figure hugging dresses but something about this dress really appealed to me. 

I accessorised the outfit with a silver and blue neck piece from Mango and blue pumps from New Look.

 

For my make up, I went for a neutral look that complemented the colour of the dress and did not look to much.  For a complete break down of my make up, you can check out my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/infinite_times_infinity

How did they pick up my order?

This process was as simple as the delivery. I was given a call my the customer care executive. However I missed it and she dropped in a message. I called back and in no time I was directed to the concerned authority and the pick up time was confirmed. The delivery boy came, checked the outfit politely and left.

Things I love about Flyrobe

Customer care executive and delivery boys: They are so polite, well aware and well coordinated.

Collection: They have something from everyone at every occasion.

Punctuality:  Delivery and pick up time slots could not be more accurate.

 

Recommendations for Flyrobe

Develop an app for iOS users
Provide an option to pre-book more than just one day in advance.


 

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Photography Credits: Anushka Varma and Shivam Bhatt.