Blazer and shorts set by Inspire In collaboration with Santosh Chantyal MUA Sunii Magar To me a power suit speaks in volume about women empowerment and asserts so much of self-confidence and power. For someone who knows it well, clothes are not just clothes it is how you express yourself. Whether you choose to dress up or dress down, it is an expression of your personality and who you are as a person. Going down the lane to where it all started, the first women suit was seen in the 1920s when the iconic Chanel tweed suit was born, designed by Coco Chanel. However, it was the French designer Marcel Rochas who started the women’s pantsuit in the 1930s. Later iconic actress Katherine Hepburn was the one who made the power suit popular in the 1940’s. Then, it had a revival in the 1960’s when Jackie Kennedy wore a watermelon pink suit during the historic assassination of her husband. Also, during that time designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced the menswear inspired Le smoking suit for women.   It was in the 1980s power suit become more prominent when it made bigger impact in the way women dressed in the workplace demanding for equality and more female representation in the decision-making. Margaret Thatcher was one such female politician who embraced the power suit and led its popularity during her time as a female minister in the uk. Similarly, in recent years another such female politician Hilary Clinton wore pantsuit throughout her presidential campaign. In 2018, the power suit has re-emerged and since the last few years, its popularity is soaring. More designers are injecting power suits in their collections and in my view as a designer, it is a manifestation of that bold cultural movement where demand for female and minority representation is surfacing around the world right now. As they say, “these movements are not only impacting what is designed but how women choose to dress.” About the outfit, I am wearing bubblegum pink linen blazer paired with a shorts underneath from my own clothing line Inspire. I paired it with heels from Zara. This post was a collaboration with Chardonnay and photographer Santosh Channtyal. I had a really good time shooting for this one. – TYPES OF WOMEN’S SUIT AND HOW TO WEAR IT – Love & Luck XOXO

  Collaboration w/ Santosh Chhantyal Photography Full Outfit- Antee Gurung.co Bag- Chardonnay Fashion House Pumps: Zara Basic MUA : Sunii Magar     Dear readers, Midnight Blue is one of my favorite colors. It reminds me of a midnight sky full of stars, which adds mystery and depth to it. I have always wanted to design something with this color for myself. During one of my fabric search, I found a perfect summer fabric with a unique floral pattern in midnight blue. So I made a summer suit and to fit with the seasonal mood I used a very light materials and lining to go with it. The cute little bag which I am carrying is provided by Chardonnay House in Lazimpath. For this blog post, I collaborated with the talented street style photographer Santosh Chhantyal. Santosh has been covering various street styles of Nepalese fashionistas and his work is one of the best in this field. Also, my makeup was done by a young makeup artist Sunni. She has been doing this for the past three years and I loved the way she personalized my make up based on my facial feature. I felt like a completely different person as I don’t do much makeup on a daily basis. But it did feel good for a change. The photos were taken at dusk, which wasn’t planned but I still love the way the backdrop looks in contrast to the outfit. I am keeping this blog post very short for now, but I do have more to share, which I will cover in my next post. Love & Luck A  

Dear readers, So, here are another amazing shots from street style photographer, Santosh Chantyal. He is such a talented and promising photographer. I actually met him for the first time as he just recently came back to Nepal from South Korea recently. We met through Instagram where I found his street style photographs from Seoul Fashion week. He is such a sweet person and like a brother to me. I wish him the very best. Love & Luck -A-

Photography by Santosh Chantyal Dear readers, So here is a glimpse of a shoot I did with street style photographer Santosh Channtyal. I was wearing a sheath dress with amazing abstract prints and the clutch is my personal favorite. Actually, there’s a funny encounter I would like to share with you guys. I was actually shopping randomly one day and I saw this beautiful purse. It was very minimal and pretty. It had this golden side exterior and woollen fabric wrapped on its body. I instantly fell in love with it. I am always looking for unique accessories to add to my collection and I felt like it went perfectly well with my wardrobe. But to my surprise it was defected as its lock was broken and it wouldn’t close. Without any hesitation, I bought it anyways because I could not let go of it. I know this is a materialistic item we are talking about here. But in life as well, we fall in love with imperfections so easily. I think there is so much of expressions and vitality hidden in every imperfect moments, things and people. Sometimes there’s beauty in defects and perfections in their imperfections. Life is beautiful just like that. From a purse to life quotes… I might have gone too far. Maybe its time for me to sign off but there’s more 2 My Style Diary Stay tuned. Love & Luck -A-