I'm inspired by all different global styles, and love incorporating ethnic pieces into my everyday outfits. I have a lot of South Asian and Pakistani clothes in my closet because of my personal cultural heritage.
The pieces are so beautiful, but I can usually only wear them on special cultural occasions. So I've set out to make them wearable in any outfit, any occasion.

That's where the "Repurposing Ethnic Pieces" series comes in. You can check out previous posts in this series (Parts 1, 2, and 3) here, here and here.

Here, I take a traditional Pakistani lehenga choli and wear the choli as a short embellished vest over an everyday black shift dress.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments below! What do you think about repurposing ethnic pieces for a more versatile, everyday look? Would you try it out?

Hello lovely readers!

Welcome to another installment of Repurposing Ethnic Pieces. This week, we take a striped black and white shalwar kameez by Pakistani designer Sana Safinaz and turn it into a totally chic, modern look.


I think the black-on-black embellishments are what really make this traditional piece easy to mix and match. My favorite part is how the black on black embellishments carry from the front to the deep scoop in the back.








If you haven't already, be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 of this series here and here! 

As always, thanks for stopping by and be sure to leave your questions and comments below!
xoxo

It's started getting colder out there folks! That can only mean one thing... coat shopping time! I was surprised to see the variety and quality of trendy coats at Forever 21 this time around. Check out some of my faves:

Hi guys!

As promised, here's part 2 of the new Style Matrix series, "How to Repurpose Your Ethnic Pieces". In this set, I'm wearing a similar tunic dress to the one I was wearing in Part 1, below. This time, I tucked the dress into a neoprene flared skirt and accessorized with gold aviators and stilettos.

It got chilly all of a sudden, so this was probably the last time I'll be able to wear this ensemble before next summer!

Hope you're enjoying the series so far. As always, leave any questions or comments below. And remember to check back soon for more parts in the series coming up!

xoxo

Hello lovely readers!

Today's post is the first in a series that will show you how to rearrange traditional ethnic pieces into other interesting, everyday outfits. The idea behind these posts is to see how many awesome clothing options you really have if you look at your wardrobe just a little bit differently.

I have some traditional costumes hanging in my closet that I don't get a lot of wear from. Some have gorgeous embroidery and embellishment details that I just love. And it was a pity they were just hanging there unworn for lack of occasion. That's when I had the idea to pull them off the bench and put them in rotation. Why can't I just mix and match these pieces with my other everyday ones, I thought, to create a truly unique ensemble?

Here is a tunic and pant outfit that I loved so much, I made the tunic into a dress for my line, Haute Heritage.


Traditional tunic and pants (Shalwar Kameez): 

Hi guys!

My photographer-cousin and I were playing around with the camera this weekend while we prepped for the next blog series which will be coming up soon. It's a series of posts showing different ways to wear interesting, ethnic pieces.  

Here we were brainstorming backdrops and presentations at my aunt's house.

Check back soon for more!

xoxo

Hi dear readers!

I had to share one of my other favorite summer trends with you here: crop tops. Get that silly picture of cropped beach T's out of your head. I'm talking about fitted, sophisticated pieces to wear with high-waisted skirts or pants that show only a sliver of your midsection. The nice thing about wearing it this way is you don't need to have abs of steel to look good! The top I'm wearing here is slightly textured neoprene from Forever 21, believe it or not!

Another summer piece I'm loving is the white watch. It's bright, casual and fun and the perfect lightness to wear on your wrist during the hot months. I like how it's an easy statement addition.  

What are some of your favorite summer trends? Please do share, I really enjoy coming across different things everyone is trying out. Hope you're having a great summer!

xoxo