Valentine’s Day Love With a Handcrafted Phulkari Jacket

2016 has been a blessed one so far, for which I am grateful beyond words. The passionate traveller in me and a lover of the mountains and spine numbing cold places took me to Dehradun and Mussoorie this time around. I love it when everything falls into place and that too on its own. This time around, there are no resolutions yet a simple thumb rule to do everything that brings me joy and makes me feel like a kid all over again. Travel, travel some more and explore!!! For those of you asking, my travel blogs will be up soon, the minute I am done with my previous articles. But here’s a little peak into the amazing, peaceful and truly heavenly Buddhist temple in the main Dehradun city.

I was so excited to do a look shoot here in its vicinity and with the Buddha statue right in the center amidst the clouds, felt like a constant blessing from above. We reached really early for the blessings, lit a few lamps and then after sitting right at the temple for a while, we moved towards roaming the surrounding gardens for a quick photoshoot. Such a beautiful coincidence this is that I am making this post live for Valentine’s Day. What better colours to stand in sync with the feeling of love than shades of pink and orange right? That also allows you to move away from the clichéd colour red. This orange and pink jacket that you see me wearing is a handcrafted luxury by “Handcrafted By Adah”. It is a fully handcrafted jacket that has “phulkari” work on the front and back. I like the details of the intricate designs, the soft fit, the cut of the jacket and such a fresh burst of colours that they bring to the table. You can check out their handle and follow their work that includes some luxurious and never seen before juttis, phulkari jacket, etc. For those of you who prefer cropped sleeveless jackets, these are available in those types too. The best part about their collection is that these Phulkari jacket can be thrown over any look you are aiming for, be it jeans, skirts or palazzos. Even a holiday laid back and colourful look that I am going for, this handcrafted phulkari jacket does wonders to it. I have teamed it up with a long slit black top with light grey leggings. That brown and peach stole you see me wearing is a souvenir from Shimla and is again handmade. Added some floral off-white shoes simply to protect me from both cold and long hours of walking without making my feet hurt.I must mention here that this colourful backpack from PropShop24 was a big help and a constant companion throughout the trip. You can check it out here –www.propshop24.com

For my accessories, the only statement jewellery I decided to go ahead with was something, which is really precious to me, and it can end up being the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift ever. This super gorgeous 18 k gold, blue sapphire and diamond ring is called a “Quarterback Ring” by Incocu. Read all about this ring here and you can also order it online as per the required size.

I really like the fact that Incocu is actually revolutionizing the way we shop for gold and real diamonds and they give us the opportunity to become the designers. We can get any jewellery of our choice custom made as per our requirements and needs. Be it the type of gold, diamond cut, gemstone, metal type, etc. Their in-house team of design experts and consultants work towards bringing for us designs that are contemporary, stand in sync with our values and are simply an extension of ourselves. They have beautiful ring designs for him and her too that are simply irresistible. Whenever I wear this ring, which is again a great gift for any woman who is a big football fan, becomes the center of everyone’s topic of discussion. This INCOCU quarterback ring goes wherever I go!!!