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It’s funny how things change over time. I used to try so hard to make it seem as though I was always wearing something new but now I pride myself on rewearing the same item but in different ways. Comment down below, have you ever paired your desi clothing with American items? What are your favorite wardrobe pieces to rewear? 📷: @mallariproductions #indianwedding #followtheminnu #tulleskirt #indianfashionblogger #fusion

Something you may or may not know about me is that I’ve struggled with mental health a lot over the past few years. I have a natural tendency to become negative, hopeless and ungrateful. But one practice that is proven to make us happier and has challenged me is being grateful. I’m grateful to live so close to the best city in the world. I’m lucky to come from a rich Indian heritage and have had so many opportunities to excel here in America. Yes, I can focus on the negative but something counseling has challenged me to believe is that choosing positivity is a flourishing foundation for life. I choose gratitude. I choose to be thankful for who I am and where God has placed me. What are some things that you’re grateful for? 📷: @mallariproductions P.S- How do you wear a dress with a zipper that refuses to zip? Throw a lengha top on it. 😅

In retrospect this outfit was beautiful. But I honestly felt so ‘extra’ wearing it until I reached the area by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Near FIT, everyone was wearing the most creative things and you almost stuck out more plain old clothing. I asked my friend Lauren about how she is so darn confident and one thing she taught me was how when picking between a safe sunglass look and a bold one, she chose the bold one. Part of confidence meant being okay with sticking out. As a minority and as someone tall-ish, I always feel seen and rarely try to attract more attention. Everyone knew the one of ten brown kids in school. But I’m learning now that it’s okay to stick out, it’s okay to be noticed and be seen if it’s for reasons that are authentic to you. Time to try out bold outfits more often I guess. 😅 📷: @mallariproductions #indianfashionblogger #tulleskirt #vettacapsule

Yeah, that’s a lengha bottom. 😉 My top is from @vettacapsule, this company offers sustainable wardrobe pieces that can be mixed and matched in versatile ways. 📷: @mallariproductions #nycfashion #malayalee #fusion #indianfashionblogger #ootd #ethicalfashion

Fun fact: The dress I’m wearing here was thrifted for less than $30. It seemed like such a steal, it still had tags on and was from Nordstrom. I bought in on a whim, assuming it would fit me. Another fun (or not so fun) fact, it doesn't. It zips halfway and then meets the point of no return and lies open. The two halves of the zipper just decided that they refused to meet and the distance between them was too large to travel. In the past, when I put on clothing, I felt as though it was my responsibility to fit in my clothes. That my body should change to meet the demands of changing fabric. “When I lose weight, I’ll wear those pants” “I’ll fit that dress after I start working out” Newsflash, I now eat (pretty) clean and workout regularly but as I tried my best to zip up this dress I realized that it just wouldn’t fit, that it may never fit. That my torso is the smallest part of my body. That it’s pretty much as small as it can get for me while still being healthy and that even if I lost more weight, my naturally medium frame would need to be smaller to fit that dress. So I decided to be okay with this dress not fitting. To be content with the fact that my bones and chest are broader than this dress is willing to wrap around. Instead of running after an unattainable and likely unhealthy perfect, I decided it’s okay for me to love my body even if it would never be a size 2 or 0. That maybe it means there’s just more of me to love. 📷: @mallariproductions #nycphotography #bodypositivity #followtheminnu #thrifting

7 years later [swipe] and now you’re 16! 😢 #babyturns16 #babycousin #fambam

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