Fabrics are a game changer when you live somewhere drastically hot or cold. I’d know because I grew up in Karachi’s hot and humid summers and spent my teen and adult years in the United States warding off temperatures as cold as 40 degrees below zero (Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York). I always knew wool was…
View PostMore than any day this winter, today I felt grateful for a capsule wardrobe. I woke up late, and since I’d forgotten to prepare my breakfast last night, there was that situation to deal with. I ate an apple with peanut butter and chugged a cup of coffee, so I could get dressed only to…
View PostIt snowed all day today. Engulfed in a blanket of white fluff Amsterdam looks like a dream. The city’s public transport, however, becomes unreliable on snow days and I didn’t want any part of it, so I decided to work from home. Luckily I’d no meetings, just emails and a tall stack of regulatory papers…
View PostI recently disabled my Instagram account because it became very time-consuming and prevented me from writing here. At this point, I’m not sure if or when I’ll be back on the gram, but I’ll definitely be using my blog to channel all creativity. In that pursuit, I’m starting a new blog series where I can…
View PostWhat’s a capsule wardrobe? I’d describe the capsule wardrobe as a selection of a few essential, timeless items that complement each other. The number of essentials can be different for everyone; there also can be different capsules for different seasons. Most capsules I’ve seen are seasonal, which means wearing a set number of essentials for…
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