I'll be the first to admit that I have a lot of clothes. (Three closets full at one point!) But there are still a few things I'd like to get my hands on. (Whether my bank account would like me to, is a whole other story.) What are they? Well, here's the shortlist:
The perfect pair of boyfriend jeans:
The perfect pair of boyfriend jeans:
I wish Topshop retailed in India. I would have bought these jeans last summer. Unfortunately they don't. Neither did I travel to the UK last year. Which means, I'm still searching for that elusive pair of boyfriend jeans.
Oh, I've been on the hunt for the last three years. I've found skinny ones that fit perfectly - but I don't want another pair of skinny jeans. And the regular styles seem to fit me either on the waist or the thighs.
Hysterical fitting room moment one: A pair of jeans in Mango that were so tight on my thighs I could barely get them on. However the waist was so loose, you could fit two of me in there! Apparently there's a denim designer out there who labours under the mistaken impression that women have large waists and very slender thighs. I beg to correct him - and it could only be a him. No woman would ever make such a mistake!
Denim shorts:
As hard as it is to find jeans, try to find denim shorts!! Now that's an impossible feat. All I'd like are some that cover my behind, have a bit of embroidery or appliqué or something and are a faded, well-worn blue. I've been looking for the last five years and I'm still no closer to finding anything like that.
Stores like Zara and Forever 21 appear to be under the impression that women want to show off their as much of their naked behinds to the world as possible. Most of the actual denim stores - Levis, Wrangler, etc - appear to think that Indian women are slimmer than Chinese. Or that we like shorts so tight they cut off the blood supply to the rest of our legs.
I mean, most of the shorts I've seen are usually shorter than these! And while I love the tie detail down the side of these from Zulily, I'd like a little more of my legs and butt to be covered frankly!
My ideal length would be these from Lazada. Unfortunately, they're not my ideal style. At the rate I'm progressing on the 'find a pair of denim shorts' front, I'm considering giving up the whole process for good.
Brown Sandals:
Summer is sandal season. I do have many pairs. However they're mostly black, with a red espadrille or two in there. So I'd like a pair of brown ones. Brown is just such a summery colour. But once again, I can't find any that I like.
I'll admit that the Steve Madden ones in this picture are cute. But I really don't like the fact that they look like tie-up chappals, more or less.
This pair that I saw on Etsy is far more my style. But I hate the shade of brown. To be honest, I'm very picky about my browns. It's a very tricky colour with me. The right shade makes me look like a movie star. The wrong shades - and there are many, many wrong shades of brown for me - make me look like something that's fallen out of the rubbish bin!
Well, at least my Zara pearl slides are still going strong. They make up for the lack of every other summer shoe!
The Black Shopper:
I'll be the first person to admit that I have a lot of bags. A lot, lot of bags to be precise. However, one kind I don't have is a large black shopper. What's a shopper, you ask? It's the bag - Balenciaga - that the model is carrying in the pic. It's basically a large bag - think LV's Never Full - into which you can stuff your life. I don't use large bags as a general rule in my daily life. But I do use them extensively when I travel. My brown shopper from Furla has been my carry-on for more years than I can remember. (Five or six maybe) And I love it. However, they are occasions when brown simply doesn't go with my outfit. My puffy, down coat is actually black, so my Furla bag looks rather odd when I travel in the dead of winter. (A frequent occurrence with me.)
But I've never been able to find the perfect black bag! This one from Pickett is truly almost exactly what I'd want - only, it's navy blue and suede.
The Balenciaga one in the previous pic has that horrible patent leather finish I love on shoes but loathe on bags.
My ideal bag would have a finish like this moc-croc one I saw on Ali Express, but everything else would be the Pickett bag. And it would be from a designer. I'm a bit picky like that with bags that I want - and expect - to last for years. I honestly expect my travel gear to last at least seven years, if not more, which is why I don't mind paying a lot for my stuff. No matter the amount of cash I'm willing to drop on the bag though, I can't find one to suit me! Maybe I should quit this high-end stuff and go look in Mango or Zara instead??
Pale pink polish:
No matter what I put on my toes, when it comes to my hands, I'm a very neutral type of person. I wear a mauvey-pink shade (like the one I bought from Innisfree) from September to April, a red one (Save The Date from Sephora) during the gloomy, grey monsoon days, and I always, always, always hunt for a light pink shade to see me through summer. I love a light pink then. It feels so girly, so fresh and so, so summery. But no matter how many I've tried, none seem to be the one for me.
Essie's famous Ballet Slippers shade make my hands look six shades darker than the rest of me. I haven't tried out this Fiji one yet. But somehow I don't think it'll be quite right either.
I've gone through a zillion OPI shades at my salon, even my manicurist suggests something else when I ask if this or that light pink shade will suit me.
I quite like the look of this shade, it seems like it might do well on tanned skins. But I have no idea where Megan Miller polishes retail. If anyone does, this shade is Pink Lily. Maybe it's the US. In which case - given that I do NOT ever want to travel there - I'll never get a chance to try it out.
But all is not lost. I just bought another shade of pink today. Fingers crossed that this will be the one!!
What are you looking for this summer (and maybe the previous ones as well)?? What's on your 'To Buy' wishlist?? I'd love to know.
Till next time,
MumbaiGirl.
IG: @maryannecp
Photos:
Jeans - Topshop and The Woolly Lion
Shorts - Frenzy Market, Zulily and Lazada
Brown Sandals - Steve Madden and Easy
Black Shopper - Balenciaga, Pickett and Ali Express
Pale Pink Polish - OPI, Essie and Christine Iverson.
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