Disclaimer- This piece is a personal opinion and should not be taken as a remark on anyone. The readers are requested to not be offended since I mean no offence at all. And if you end up being offended, the writer is not to be blamed. Thank you!
I have seen a lot of girls previously but thanks to my college, I now see hundreds of them each day. And analyse them. After so much analysis and observation, I finally discovered some things that ladies and girls need to improve upon and get right. Read on.
1. Wax the underarms
So this is a big big turn off for most people. Girls, you may wear sleeveless tops and dresses but know that we don't like to see the bushy region in your armpits that you least proudly show off. Ensure that you are perfectly waxed or have negligible growth the next time you decide to wear something with no sleeves. There's enough hair on your head, we don't need any more to admire.
2. Plastic straps
If the government was considerate enough to ban plastic bags, can't I be kind enough to ban plastic straps? Wearing those plastic straps is like making the invisible visible. Not that men don't get to know what you're trying to hide, but at least don't make it too obvious for them to notice. Try the market, it has numerous alternatives available.
3. Sport shoes with suits
Hell no! Hell no! Tell me it's a nightmare. Okay, it is not. Welcome to reality. This is by far the biggest faux pas in the fashion industry, unless you're a character from Comedy Nights with Kapil. Please do not torture our eyes by wearing those bulky runners under Salwar-Kameez. A fine pair of flip flops, and you're good to go.
4. Prints with prints
If I were the fashion police, I'd declare this a crime, teaming up prints with prints or stripes with stripes. Remember the rule for this- Always wear solid coloured tops with printed lowers and vice versa. And never commit the blunder of wearing horizontal stripes with vertical stripes. Too much of everything is bad and prints/stripes are no exception to this universally accepted fact.
5. Three levels of abdomen
Usually, we all have a God gifted abdomen and if you're lucky, you might as well have the perfect belly. But more often than not, I see women having a not-very-God-gifted three tier belly (if you know what I mean). I've heard of a double chin, but a double stomach, not happening. Just a little tip there: wear balloon style clothes or baggy tops that do not hug your body and help conceal the levels of your abdomen.
6. Re-rebounded hair
The trend that started 5 years ago has only grown to that level where girls and older women are shelling out thousands of bucks to get those perfectly straightened hair. The conception that straight hair gives your confidence and personality a boost is only becoming more believable by the day. But hey, re-rebounded hair and re-re-rebounded hair only tell us about your struggle to keep the burnt dead strands of hair intact. Can't women just love their natural hair? I, absolutely love my curls. You could learn from me!
Am I talking too much hair? Well!
7. Nude coloured tights
Look at her from 10 metres away, "OMG, she's not wearing anything under the kurti!"
Now, get closer by 5 metres, "Oh, the skin coloured leggings, thankfully!"
We've all had that reaction on seeing a lady in nude coloured tights. But the point is, why wear it when you'd rather avoid it. Or better still, Babe, go colourful and stop fooling us.
In nutshell, do whatever you want and wear what you like, but keep your confidence levels in check. Be it a Zara or a Jara apparel, you know you're doing it right if you can carry it with confidence. And remember, don't flaunt what you don't have! Literally and figuratively.
Stay tuned for "Things guys need to get right". Keep reading!
I have seen a lot of girls previously but thanks to my college, I now see hundreds of them each day. And analyse them. After so much analysis and observation, I finally discovered some things that ladies and girls need to improve upon and get right. Read on.
1. Wax the underarms
So this is a big big turn off for most people. Girls, you may wear sleeveless tops and dresses but know that we don't like to see the bushy region in your armpits that you least proudly show off. Ensure that you are perfectly waxed or have negligible growth the next time you decide to wear something with no sleeves. There's enough hair on your head, we don't need any more to admire.
2. Plastic straps
If the government was considerate enough to ban plastic bags, can't I be kind enough to ban plastic straps? Wearing those plastic straps is like making the invisible visible. Not that men don't get to know what you're trying to hide, but at least don't make it too obvious for them to notice. Try the market, it has numerous alternatives available.
3. Sport shoes with suits
Hell no! Hell no! Tell me it's a nightmare. Okay, it is not. Welcome to reality. This is by far the biggest faux pas in the fashion industry, unless you're a character from Comedy Nights with Kapil. Please do not torture our eyes by wearing those bulky runners under Salwar-Kameez. A fine pair of flip flops, and you're good to go.
4. Prints with prints
If I were the fashion police, I'd declare this a crime, teaming up prints with prints or stripes with stripes. Remember the rule for this- Always wear solid coloured tops with printed lowers and vice versa. And never commit the blunder of wearing horizontal stripes with vertical stripes. Too much of everything is bad and prints/stripes are no exception to this universally accepted fact.
5. Three levels of abdomen
Usually, we all have a God gifted abdomen and if you're lucky, you might as well have the perfect belly. But more often than not, I see women having a not-very-God-gifted three tier belly (if you know what I mean). I've heard of a double chin, but a double stomach, not happening. Just a little tip there: wear balloon style clothes or baggy tops that do not hug your body and help conceal the levels of your abdomen.
6. Re-rebounded hair
The trend that started 5 years ago has only grown to that level where girls and older women are shelling out thousands of bucks to get those perfectly straightened hair. The conception that straight hair gives your confidence and personality a boost is only becoming more believable by the day. But hey, re-rebounded hair and re-re-rebounded hair only tell us about your struggle to keep the burnt dead strands of hair intact. Can't women just love their natural hair? I, absolutely love my curls. You could learn from me!
Am I talking too much hair? Well!
7. Nude coloured tights
Look at her from 10 metres away, "OMG, she's not wearing anything under the kurti!"
Now, get closer by 5 metres, "Oh, the skin coloured leggings, thankfully!"
We've all had that reaction on seeing a lady in nude coloured tights. But the point is, why wear it when you'd rather avoid it. Or better still, Babe, go colourful and stop fooling us.
In nutshell, do whatever you want and wear what you like, but keep your confidence levels in check. Be it a Zara or a Jara apparel, you know you're doing it right if you can carry it with confidence. And remember, don't flaunt what you don't have! Literally and figuratively.
Stay tuned for "Things guys need to get right". Keep reading!
Dear Richi, I say this because you want to be a writer and there is dearth of good writers in India and hence even i am worried if newbies like you get distracted, influenced and diverted by the lousy viral posts going around on the web.
ReplyDeleteYou are good in English, many people have told you that. And I completely agree. Now that you have cleared the first step of having your grammar and vocabulary in place, you probably need to work on your content and the topics you chose.
Being a woman yourself and studying in a women's college, your opinions dishearten me.
Let’s say, the convention of waxing underarms was vice versa. You know, boys were the ones supposed to wax their arm pits and girls weren’t. Would your first point still be valid? Or would you shift it to the similar article meant for boys?
How do you know that one is trying to hide by wearing invisible straps? May be it’s their style and they like it that way. Of course they also know, they can be easily spotted by somebody gawking at them. Fashion and style are all about feeling comfortable and confident. And it doesn’t look that bad anyway.
Sports shoes are the most comfortable and probably the best option for your feet. Why wear heels and get arthritis or big differentials or wear flats that spoil the feet with dirt and sun when you have an option of wearing shoes that take care of your feet in every way. Again, fashion is more about comfort.
If somebody has tiers or love handles, it can be a medical problem too. And even if it is not, they have all the right in the world to wear whatever they like and feel confident in. Everybody wants fat-less figure but everybody can’t have due to their personal reasons. But that doesn’t mean they can’t wear what they like.
You love your curls, they love their straight hair. You won’t get them straightened, they won’t keep them curled. No need to tell people what they need to do.
They wear nude legging so you can shout, "OMG, she's not wearing anything under the kurti!". They like the shock faces and fooling others, you see :) !
Even though your disclaimer says it’s a personal opinion, your subsequent posts are more like comments and instructions to what to do and what not to. Though I don't see a reason why should you be telling somebody how they are supposed to be dressed or look. Do you hold a professional degree in 'Personality Improvement' ? Are you a 'Fashion Expert'? Or you a well-established and a trusted 'Beautician' ? Are you a '60 yr old wise woman' who has gained all the knowledge and wisdom of the world to be going around interfering in other people's lives?
Or Are you just a little teenager high on the college life with such strong opinions and ideas that it reminds me of RSS and Saffron army!
In a nutshell, ‘have’ your opinions, but try not to ‘impose’ them on others. You can keep observing and analysing girls as much as you like and gossip later with your other girlfriends. But putting such a thing on a public portal isn’t a very responsible thing to do.
I don't mean to be harsh or to demotivate you but criticism is always welcomed by good writers and aspirants. And I hope you’ll take it in good stride. :)