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home team Hey Under 25 Fam! At Under 25 we believe every single youngster has a voice.

The way they express that voice changes from person to person and thats what makes our youth stand out.

Through Dayum we’ve created a space for every single person in our community to be themselves keeping in mind that they are always true to themselves as well.

For this issue of Dayum we’ve dived into the world of Fashion and Lifestyle and we believe that this is one way we youngsters express ourselves. Our style and the statements we make through the layers we wear on the outside has a connection to who we are on the inside.

We hope you enjoy reading Dayum 3.0, the Fashion and Lifestyle Edition.

Peace, love and creativity, Team Under 25.

P.S. All the links are underlined and interactive! Feel free to click, follow, explore and smile!

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editorial @theshreyansjain

If he disappears one day, don’t be alarmed. He’s definitely traveling from airport to airport, getting his hands on all the gummy bears he can! We think that’s where he’s going when he says ‘meetings’.

@shibishetty

@sree_prithvi

The world calls him Melo. He even calls himself Melo.

He keeps us going through the day with his music, except for when he randomly plays Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe from 3 Idiots. That’s Melo.

Cannot work after 10 PM. Cannot sleep before 2 AM. What does she do between 10 PM to 2 AM? Complains about not being able to work or sleep.

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Hopes that one of his IG posts will break the internet and is very happy that he can beg the rest of the team to like his pictures. He is also 3rd in line to the throne of being the HR of the company. He’s very proud of that fact.

@siddharth.mohandas

The moment he says buddies, you don’t have to worry anymore. The moment he says BUDDIES, you’re fucked. We don’t know which ones which, most of the time.

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@antophilip

@ iamakbarfaisal If there’s good news be sure to have him call you at 1 AM to tell you whatever.

Regardless of whether you were asleep or not. He’ll apologize after he’s woken you up as well, on call, while you’re sleepy, hence not letting you sleep.

If he’s mad at you, you definitely fucked up.

@mansimishra1 Her meme game is godlike and she missed her best friend’s wedding for an Under 25 event. That’s all you need to know.

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ALL THE DOPE: PEOPLE! There are youngsters out there who are consistently redefining themselves and as they do so, prove to be an overwhelming source of inspiration to us; the youth of this country.

OMG READ THIS! Even if you don’t read, we’ll tell you which ones are good for the IG aesthetic!

THE LOST THREAD The years spent in college are a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. We took that rollercoaster ride again.

OMG WATCH THIS! If you’ve got a Netflix subscription, we’ll guide you from there!

WARDROBES WE WANNA STEAL! Check out the current styles from the globe’s youngest and trendiest!

FROM THE COMMUNITY What’s Under 25 without the fam? We’re celebrating your work and talent!

THE ROUND-UP! Last month we did a whole lotta insane stuff!

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As a fashion photographer, Roshini Kumar’s main goal is to ditch the filter and with every picture, she unfolds a story that has a personal connection to her.

This, in turn, makes every picture super raw and real!

Through her pictures her aim is to represent body positivity, the LGBTQ community and to destroy gender roles. She’s hell bent on these ideologies and hence, doesn’t believe in using skin retouch in her pictures.

She believes her consumers consume her work because of what it represents and neither does she associate with brands that expect her to be what she isn’t.

dayum! | All The Dope: People!

Fashion for Randy goes way back in time because she identifies as Trans and clothes were never made for the Trans community. Clothes were always made for a specific gender and that was either male or female. Which she strongly is against and is working towards taking gender away from fashion or rather, letting go of the connotation as a whole.

Growing up, fashion was her escape. It let her be whoever she wanted to be and as she grew up pop culture became an inspiration. Fashion in a way was a way to express herself without giving a shit about the norms. Fashion is always changing and evolving and Randy too is always changing and evolving through fashion. As life passes there are so many changes and emotions she’s felt through the years and her approach to fashion and style has also changed depending on her mind space or physical space.

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To Hkawnsan, everything in life is about looking good. She’s a makeup artist whose current style is avant-garde and minimalistic. To her, makeup is about bringing a picture to life. The ideal example would be if one day she decided to paint her models face blue and black, she or he wouldn’t necessarily look good based on your everyday beauty standards.

As an artist, she has the liberty to create and deliver her art to the world and hence believes her art is a sign of empowerment. Sometimes, through this process of trial and error, she learns something new every day. Due to this her style constantly changes and once they are worn out, she goes out into the world looking for more inspiration.

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Agent Storm: A Spy Inside Al-Qaeda BY Morten Storm Morten Storm chose the Jihadi life. Yeah, what a weird thing to say. After reading a book about Prophet Mohammed, he converted to Islam. 10 years later, he’d become a double agent for the CIA, the British Intelligence and the Al Qaeda.

Read this as he goes into the deets of a thrilling and nerve-wracking journey inside one of the world’s most feared terrorist organizations.

Saffron In The Streets, Woke In The Sheets - Vice India The hook-up culture has finally reached a sense of normalcy in our country. This read is your normal hook-up but with the slightest of differences. One has extreme leftist ideologies while the other an extreme rightist. How did it happen? Read this sensual but mindboggling story of how things went down!

To read the article, click here.

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Zero To One

by Peter Thiel Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future is a book by venture capitalist, PayPal co-founder, and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel. He dives into the making and running of a successful business from an absolute abstract point of view!

accounts to follow: Hot Dudes Reading Instagram If you think this is about the hot dudes, you’re right. If you think it’s about the books they’re reading, you’re also right. But, what we’re also into, is the beautifully descriptive captions to these images. What a sight!

To visit the profile click here.

Khap Panchayat - Twitter: ‘Making the world a better place, one missing couple at a time. Go against us and we’ll fatwa your behinds’ is their Twitter bio. Need we say more?

For those into satire, a bit of humour and aren’t prone to offensivitis (yes, that’s a word, keep up!), this one’s for you!

To visit the profile click here. dayum! | OMG Read This!

French Braids + Bright Blue Tights

year 1

sree

I grew up in the most happening country in the world, Kuwait. Just kidding it was an absolute snooze fest but, when it came to fashion, it was like the Milan Fashion Week, all day every day. So obviously my fashion sense was at its peak, NOT. I studied in an Indian school and like all Indian schools, mine too was very strict when it came to its uniform. From our pants and shirts perfectly ironed and tucked in to our hair being perfectly braided, the only way one could physically express themselves in school was maybe trying out a French braid instead of a regular braid.

The only time I would make an effort with my clothes was when we either went to the beach (always a mess) or to the mall (I am a clumsy eater, so still a mess). But back then, it was 2013, the year of heavy eye makeup and Converse (thank you, Avril Lavigne, for bringing back the trend).

Hence, nobody really bothered about what I wore.

That changed when I got to Bangalore for my Undergrad.

I joined a girls college and I wasn’t particularly excited about it. On my first day of college, I was convinced girls were bitches because I too got sucked into the girls college stereotypes, you know the “Girls are bitchy”, “Girls are always gossiping” and of course the “Girls are judgmental”.

On day 1, I decided to keep my outfit simple, a white Kurti along with bright blue tights. I didn’t think much of my outfit because I genuinely put very little effort into it. As I walked in, I felt a couple of eyes on me (not that I am a stunner) and to my surprise I noticed a group of girls scan me from head to toe.

I shook that “look” out of my head and proceeded to my class.

But it still came back to me eventually because suddenly I looked at my clothes differently.

I would wake up at 4 AM for an 8 AM class just to try on different outfits and styles so as to look on point, only to realise that my lifestyle choices started to mess with my sleep cycle and the fact that dark circles aren’t attractive for shit. dayum! | The Lost Thread

Jeans + Shirt + Sneakers

year 1

shibi

I walked into that classroom, palms sweating as my knees were filled with anxiety. Amidst this, I was also conveniently 10 minutes late.

My punishment was simple, I walked in to 60 pairs of eyes just completely fixated on one thing; me.

They knew nothing about me, I knew nothing about them, so what was I fearing?

They didn’t know who I was and I didn’t know who they were but at the time, it seemed like that was enough to decide my fate amongst my peers or should I say, equals.

I mean, the furthest they could’ve gone, was either judge me on how I looked (pretty stunning, I must say) or gauge my financial standing (pretty average, I must say), based off the clothes I wore.

I was in awe of the people around me and the thoughts they had, the way they spoke and their sense of fashion were things I wanted to have for myself.

I did exactly that, in the slightest hope that even I’d be accepted by this bunch of people I just met.

My thoughts saw action as there was a significant change in the way I behaved and dressed in particular. Popular slangs to unnecessary habits to uncomfortable tight fit jeans, I did them all.

Coming to think about it now, after multiple discussions with friends who went through something similar I’ve come to realize that it was just a cute yet vicious circle.

While I wanted to be someone else, that someone was trying to be another and so on.

dayum! | The Lost Thread

year 2

shibi

Chinos + T-Shirt + Slip Ons We were told to count from 1-3 and were split into groups depending on the number we yelled. Immediately, you’d see a reshuffle in the order. We’d do the math just to be able to stick to our so called own.

To me that’s what second year of college was all about. Finding your own.

It’s a gradual yet eye-opening journey of sorts, isn’t it?

Like multiple conversations and situations, you put yourself in with that person and if they finally pass the test, they’ve made it.

Again, that could’ve just been me.

Acceptance into the group that I was a part of was relatively easier than the rest and that was why I was here, I guess.

Like-minded people and all of that.

Although, I’d still pick things off these people. I still wasn’t willing to be comfortable enough to be myself around these people.

Amongst this bigger circle I found myself in, I sensed multiple commonalities with a smaller set of people. They’d think the way I think, their interest matched mine and so on. I didn’t need to filter my thoughts just because maybe they weren’t ‘cool’.

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year 2

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Zara Pants + High Heels I didn’t have a bad sense of style.

I dressed pretty well and I looked good but on most days as Shaggy would say it, it wasn’t me. I would see girls in my college and my friend circle wear them classic “Zara pants” and lord, trust me when I say this but that trend was insane.

Being the plus size girl I am, that trend was not my favourite.

I would usually dress my body type but there were days (okay, months) I didn’t. I too felt conditioned to wear those pants even though they were so uncomfortable to wear but hey, my butt looked great.

Like all college kids, I too started going out a lot more karaoke nights, ladies night, Saturday nights, happy hours, you name it!

I gave my attendance everywhere but what they don’t tell you about partying so much is the amount of clothes you require or rather, don’t.

I never showed a lot of skin when it came to what I wore as it mostly came from the fact that people with my body type barely flaunted it.

My friends on the other hand weren’t curvy girls. So when I saw them put on a short skirt or a crop top, I too felt that the only way I could look good (or sexy) was if I too wore the same.

There was no one else close to my body type to take inspiration off. So the skirts got shorter and the heels got higher, only to realise that the constant adjusting of the skirt and bruised feet weren’t worth it.

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Sarees + Vans

year 3

sree

I slowly started to find myself through my clothes. I started following a lot of fashion bloggers on my Instagram who matched my body type as well.

I genuinely started enjoying wearing ethnic clothes (though I have a love/hate relationship with sarees). A fitted kurti with a low back along with a bindi made me feel amazing, empowered if I must. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t ditch the skirts or dresses.

Instead, I wore a layer of confidence first and then put on my clothes. I was more aware of my body and what made me feel comfortable around this time. So automatically, whatever I wore made me feel nice and pretty.

I realised the only reason I complained about my clothes earlier was cause of the lack of confidence and hence pulling it off was an absolute disaster (in my head). Though I did ditch my heels for a pair of Vans (God bless whatever material they are made out off).

There’s so much I can wear in order to express myself and who I am. But the truth is, I could be wearing a watermelon and walking down the streets. Sure, I would get a few (A LOT) of stares but if I wore it with confidence, who do you think would stop me?

dayum! | The Lost Thread

shibi

year 3

Chinos + T-Shirt + slippers The 60 pairs of eyes staring at me when I’d walk in late was amusing to say the least, mostly because I realized that I kind of thrived off the attention I’d get (Yes, I’m an attention seeking human like that).

There was a slight difference this time round though as I knew where I sat and I knew who sat around me. My circle was definitely smaller.

There was a sense of comfort with the people around me. The cycle had changed, we were all accepting of one another. I’d see someone and be accepting of the differences we shared and be okay with it. They’d do the same with someone else and so on.

Just as we stopped the hunt for approval we finally were accepted for the people that we were.

That’s what college was to me. It’s all about you learning with everyone else and from everyone else and in the midst of all of this, you kind of become yourself.

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shibi sree

future

What do we wanna wear in the future?

Over the years, fashion has been an ever existing entity in our lives. The beauty of this term and what it stands for is how one it’s understanding is flexible from one mind to the other. Today, fashion is used to display and discuss characteristics and the issues that lie in the underbelly of our society.

While clearly, the both of us have opposing ideologies when it comes to fashion, we believe that everyone should be able to be comfortable in whatever they’re wearing and that on the list of priorities is numero uno.

Shibi Shetty:

Nothing but boxers and a T-shirt if society was more accepting of hairy legs.

Sreelekshmi Prithviraj:

Hopefully she can pull off an animal printed shirt but then again, we know she’ll never be caught dead in that pattern.

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ADAM SANDLER 100% FRESH The Sandman is back! The wait for comedic genius from Adam Sandler has been long but oh, the wait has absolutely been worth it! With 100% Fresh, Sandler takes us back down memory lane with his comedic musicals across comedy clubs and concert halls across the US!

BIG MOUTH Season 2 Regardless of how old we get, there are still some unexplored and unidentified parts of our bodies that we’ve had absolutely no clue about.

Big Mouth has this uncanny way of explaining all of this in the most unfiltered, weird but hilarious way!

With season 2 just being dropped, now’s a good time to catch up, if you haven’t! Time to biiinge!

HASAN MINHAJ PATRIOT ACT When Hasan Bhai left the Daily Show, hearts across the world were broken but Minhaj had other ideas.

He brings his own show to @netflix where he discusses the globe and its happenings in the unique storytelling style we all love!

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Daredevil Season 3: If you haven’t watched this yet, keep up!

Netflix has just dropped the third season of Daredevil and might we say, it’s bloody amazing!

Daredevil is a Netflix show inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name.

It follows the life of Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer by day and a nuisance to crime by night.

The Haunting Of Hill House Well, as the name clearly suggests, this show is for those who find thrill in fear. Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

(Feel the shivers, goddamit!)

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Lorde

Lucky Blue Smith

He was a model who was discovered at a young age and has been around all things fashion. So one would assume finding your own style would be quite hard, but he wasn’t lost in that department. Blessed with his perfect genetics, his style is also a very modern day James Dean. From well tailored suits to dazzled bomber jackets and eye catching prints, Smith has played with it all.

This singer/songwriter’s style was never in the dark (see what we did there?). From head to toe she’s all modern day goth-chic. According to us her signature will always be her dark lipstick. We mean, if she’s slayin’, why question it?

Her unconventional style has definitely made heads turn when she entered the industry and since then making statements through her songs and fashion choices have been loud and clear.

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Luka Sabbat

Alia Bhatt The 17 year old definitely made people stop what they were doing when he walked in. The current youth culture in the US currently revolves around him ever since he featured in Kanye West’s Adidas collection show. If you think Kanye is the only big name he’s worked for, you’re wrong. Luka is also one among the #DGMillenials starring in the new Dolce and Gabbana Ads. His style is super urban and highend. Also, how can we forget his boyish looks?

From movies to her personal styling, everything she’s got has always been on point. She isn’t afraid to take fashion risks and doesn’t think twice before walking out of the house with a bare face. The young actress has come a long way with her style and has definitely made the red carpet sizzle multiple times.

May it be in a saree and high heels or wearing denim on denim with a pair of white sneakers, her style has always been worn with confidence and elegance.

dayum! | Wardrobes We Wanna Steal!

Monica Dogra

Saba Azad

Her music isn’t the only thing to watch out for. With every Instagram picture she drops, our jaws do as well. Her bold sense of style is a game changer when compared to our Bollywood Divas. Her hipster silhouettes and Indie vibes only make us want more and lets not forget the amazing hairstyles she can pull off!

Monica Dogra’s sense of style is what our industry needs right now.

She isn’t in the game to play it safe but rather she’s in it to make your jaws drop and heads turn.

Lets be honest, when we look at her from head to toe we definetly do wonder why the rest of our industry isn’t as bold as she is.

From all the must haves of this season, Monica is definetly rocking the experimental and boho chic look! Her free spirit is portrayed on the outside perfectly.

dayum! | Wardrobes We Wanna Steal!

#my first ramp walk

by Niveda Baddula

I woke up one morning with this immediate urge to contemplate which direction I would like to spin my life towards. I told myself that I’d try the first thing that popped into my head and so, in a blink of an eye, I decided to make modelling my personal goal.

So, I went for it.

I spent 10 days with the renowned Prasad Bidapa Model Management agency, where I picked up my trade.

Regardless of the fact that I was pretty confident with my skill sets, the pressure of walking on the ramp for the very first time got to me. The music, the lights, the murmur of the audience made me tremble with fear as i was prepping backstage due to which, the voices in my head started playing.

I started doubting myself, thoughts like “maybe if I was taller I’d have had a better chance” rang in the back of my head.

But, as I was about to walk out on stage for the very first time, I replayed every single compliment I had ever received.

With that confidence, I walked out on stage with my head held high and ever since, I have never even bothered looking back.

IG: @nivu14

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Tanmoy Kayesen made us go: Dayum! THAT ART THO! Tanmoy Kayesen is a 25 y/o Architect and an Artist from Hyderabad.

His art renders the complicated relationship he shares with reality; it is a product of constant conflict between the actual reality and the reality that his mind fabricates for itself and experiences. His process involves very little conscious control over the outcome as it is the documentation of his life from the perspective of his subconscious mind.

IG: @the_cray_esen dayum! | From The Community: Dayum! That Art Tho!

the round-up The Under 25 Creator Summit The Under 25 Creator Summit 2018 happened on the 28th of October in Mumbai!

And we’ve got to tell you, IT WAS FUCKING LIT! The Creator Summit was specifically designed to celebrate the journey of the digital content industry over the years.

The Creator Summit, 2018 was for consumers, fans and aspirants to be a part of this evergrowing digital content industry. There were two colossal stages, the Creator Stage and the Spotlight Stage set up for the complete experience!

There were panels, workshops, discussions and zones with the likes of Raftaar, Armaan Malik, Sumukhi Suresh, Jova, Aranya Johar, Bhuvan Bham, Rob, TVF and many more; for our consumers to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars, minus having to adjust their mobile phones.

All in all, the first ever Under 25 Creator Summit was a kickstart in the right direction and we can’t wait to get even bigger and better next time!

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Artidote Tour We at Under 25 believe that mental health needs far more attention and conversations about it are supremely important. So here’s what we did.

Last February, we got Jova Ferreyra, the curator of the renowned Instagram page The Artidote down to India for a 3 city tour, to spread some love, positivity and awareness amongst the youth of our country.

After the tour’s incredible success, we brought The Artidote down to India.

AGAIN! This time for a 6 city tour across Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Jaipur!

Our community did not let us down either!

With intimate moments across these cities, our community came flocking towards the gates as The Artidote spoke about everything mental health.

The response we received across the country was heartwarming to say the least. With people coming, listening and sharing their dealings with mental health, we believe we may have made just a tiny impact in the generation of mental health awareness.

For more on what actually went down at the The Artidote Tour 2018, check out our YouTube channel- Under 25.

To good health all day erryday, because mental health over every damn thing!

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