Spring Fever

Spring is in the air, and I couldn't be happier! It was a long, bitterly cold winter, and I've been desperate for warmer weather for months. Now my wishes have finally been answered - while there's still a nippy breeze from time to time and mornings and evenings are still cool, the sun is out and there's a beautiful warmth hanging in the air. The smell of flowers blooming tickles my nostrils when I go out, I wake up to the sound of birds chirping every morning, and I'm even considering taking up swimming again (despite my fear of water). There's just something wonderful about dipping into a pool on a hot, sunny day!

To celebrate the coming of spring, I've been reaching for long, flowing dresses; cool, breezy salwar kameezes; and anything in a floral print; and have shoved all of my sweaters and winter wear up into the far recesses of my closet. Delhi residents have convinced me that in a few weeks I'll be complaining about the unbearable heat, but till then I'm happy to soak up the sun!

Here I'm wearing a dress that Mum had tailored for herself, but for some reason she decided to pass it on (lucky me!) - I am head-over-heels for the soft color, asymmetrical shape, and sunflower print. Silly story - when I was young (8 or so), I had a sunflower-print shift dress, which I loved and used to wear often. Once, for a school project,  I was asked to document the favorite colors of my parents. So I asked Mum what her favorite color was, and she said "red." I then went and asked my father, and he said he loved yellow, because I looked so pretty in the yellow sunflower dress! Naturally, sunflowers have held a special place in my heart since then.

There's no fabric better than chiffon on a hot day

Wearing tailored dress, Stuart Weitzman heels, Kate Spade 'Emma' book clutch, Charles Jourdan sunglasses

Also, I know I'm really late to the party, but I'm finally on Pinterest! I was actually never interested in joining because I knew what a time-sucker it would be (and boy was I right) but I started getting traffic from being Pinned so I thought I'd give it a go. You can find me at Leia12,  and see where I've been pinned here. (By the way, does anyone know how I can link the two, so on my profile it also shows where my own stuff has been pinned?)

Ciao! xo

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