I was drawn to fashion from a very young age, though I realized it much later. One of the side-effects of living in a small town in India is that you almost always have that one cousin who comes from a big city during summer vacations, displaying a collection of clothes you want to own immediately. And when you are a child, getting your mind off of even the smallest things is far from easy. Today, I am going to talk about three such things I so wish I had growing up.
1. A short floral dress
They were bright, fun, happy and super cute. What made them even better was that most of them were fit and flare meaning you could swing your legs wearing them. But what raised them to that "I have to have them status" was the mere fact that they were sported by almost every Bollywood actress back then. Remember Preity Zinta in Kya Kehna or Karishma Kapoor in "Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge"? Who wouldn't want to look like that?
2. A pair of fancy sneakers
Back in those days, we,the small town dwellers had no access to an adidas or a nike. They were aspirational in the best sense of the word. If I had somehow gotten my hands on one of those, I would have kept them somewhere safe, and took them out only when I rode a bicycle, no roads were gonna soil them under my watch.
3. Ray Ban aviators
I don't remember when I saw them first. Could be a movie or a guy or even a fighter pilot. All I remember is that I grew up wanting them. In my head, they were the very definition of cool.
This blog post features two things from this list.
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