Aayushi Bangur, fashion blogger, wearing a polka dot top from Zara.
Polka dot dresses hanging in a shop in Asansol, West Bengal.
Girl in polka top, with siblings, en route to Lotus Temple.
..and the Lotus Temple.
A ragpicker in Delhi…in a polka dot skirt.
Niamat Bakshi in Stella McCartney.
— Scarf at Ogaan in Hauz Khas Village.
Divyak channeling Dr. Strangelove at LFW..wearing tailored polka dot shirt and bow tie from Selfridges.
Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove in polka dot sunglasses.
Tania at LFW in tailored polka dot pants.
Ruchika’s polka dot pouch.
Paloma Monnappa channelling Hepburn in a Zara dress, her mom’s vintage glasses, and a thirty rupee scarf from Asansol.
The polka dot story ends here…and another begins..
Below is a daily wage worker in Asansol, wearing the same scarf(gamccha) as Paloma...
The story I did for HT Brunch Quarterly is out now. It’s a 6 page spread of about 3000 words and 8 such analogies+ I’m also talking about undesirably stumbling upon trends in the unlikeliest of places, about runways & Bollywood, and my experiences in general with people and the streets…
Tags: India, new delhi, polka dots, Street fashion Mumbai, street style
wearabout 
December 7, 2013 at 13:48
What an interesting series !!!!
August 23, 2013 at 23:04
[…] wearabout.wordpress.com […]
August 23, 2013 at 21:49
[…] wearabout.wordpress.com […]
March 9, 2012 at 11:27
loving it so much i featured you on my blog. you are doing a fab job Manou!
December 25, 2011 at 00:21
necessity invented clothes .
decided the trend.
designers are a cliche.
( do not have a blog )
Sneha Kulkarni
November 29, 2011 at 14:21
[…] up from where I’d left last…above: A cart pusher in Asansol. Below:Paromita Banerjee […]
November 25, 2011 at 13:48
Superb post! Shades of Miranda’s speech to Andy about the the trickle down of haute couture in The Devil Wears Prada. Well done.
November 7, 2011 at 17:32
They are oblivious to the existence of even the word fashion but still they manage to sport the best of it…hobo’s are the best..!
November 7, 2011 at 15:22
This is such an intelligent post..WOW.I’m amazed…you’re so good..
November 7, 2011 at 15:02
Oh my god! Who is Niamat Bakshi? She looks gorgeous!
November 7, 2011 at 14:50
You know Manou i was so surprised when i first started reading *seeing the blog, i thought i was the only one who got excited to see rickshaw guys in their Utilitarian fashion ensemble :).I know it is ironic but so are our Indian lives and ways :).
Love
a very hyper person interested in your blog
🙂
November 7, 2011 at 14:33
Brilliant! That Stella McCartney dress is GORJ!