Personal Style | Neoteric

We are 14 days into 2014 and my new year has started off on a swell note!

Along with getting the chance to collaborate with a handful of amazing brands, it is also awards season on the Hollywood horizon so a warm cuppa and the Golden Globes make for a perfect night in.The festive season also spills over into the new month which makes the parties and events all the more enticing. And on that crisp note, along with juggling my new years resolutions *nothing extraordinary really, the usual health and happiness kind of stuff*, I could not be any more thankful to each and every one of you for the brilliant year that was and hopefully, the phenomenal year to come.

Black peplum dress - Chica {London} | Black ankle-strap stilettos - Zara [previously seen here] | Satin box clutch - Local store {Bandra} | Gold and diamond necklace - Custom made | On my lips - Maybelline 'Luminous Beige' + Lakme Starshine lipgloss '27' | On my nails - Barry M '289'

                                                                                     Photography: Raynor Pereira for Style File

I have this affinity for a little black dress during the festive season, with an added touch of lace or, in this case, peplum to add an edge to it. Pairing the dress with gold accents through the accessories added a royal touch to the entire ensemble. I finished off the look with a gold smokey eye, beachy curls and a nude lip.

I think it's the perfect look to start the year off - royalty with a modern touch.

Hope you like it!

PS: Just a few hours before the Style File + Crocs contest ends! Make sure you join in!

xo

Dayle