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Sometimes I think clothes remember moments better than we do. You wear a color one day, and suddenly years later, it brings back an entire feeling. Maybe that’s why her story always makes sense to me through her outfits. Every shade she chose… somehow matched who she was becoming in that moment.
I’m not saying clothes define a person, but with her—this girl who wandered between mountains, sunsets, and quiet forest paths—they almost felt like chapters of a book she didn’t know she was writing.
And these three outfits of hers… Honestly, they tell a whole story on their own.
The first time I saw her in that black kurta, she was standing against a backdrop so huge it made everything else look small. Snow-dusted peaks. Pine trees stacked like soldiers. A narrow stone path curling behind her.
Black usually screams strength—confidence, boldness, and a kind of “don’t mess with me” energy. But on her, in that moment, it did something completely different.
It softened her.
Almost like the mountains swallowed the sharpness of the color and returned it as calm. She had this peaceful expression—slow breathing, loose shoulders—the kind you get when you finally stop rushing and actually arrive somewhere.
“You know,” she said, kind of out of nowhere, “black feels loud in the city. But here… it feels like silence.”
Strangely, she was right. The fabric moved gently whenever the wind touched it. The subtle embroidery on the neckline shimmered quietly. She didn’t look dressed up; she looked grounded.
And I remember thinking…
This isn’t fashion. This is a feeling.
Sometimes I wonder if she chose black that day or if black chose her.
A few weeks later, she wore white. Not the harsh, crisp kind—this was a soft shade, almost like it borrowed a little warmth from the sun.
We were walking near a cliffside that overlooked the sea. The breeze smelled like salt, and someone nearby was frying corn (the loud crackle of oil kind of clashed with the romantic sunset vibe, but anyway). She stood there, wearing that simple white kurta over denim, and for a second I swear the sky dimmed itself so she could glow.
White is such a strange color. One speck of dirt ruins it, yet it’s the one shade that makes everyone look effortless.
She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said something that stuck with me:
“I like white because it allows the world around me to decide my mood. If the sky is warm, I look warm. If the sea is cold, I look still.”
That evening the whole place looked dipped in gold. And her white kurta reflected every bit of it—like she was carrying a sunset on her sleeves. Almost cinematic, honestly.
People walking by kept turning to look, not because she was trying to stand out, but because she wasn’t. There’s a kind of magic in someone who doesn’t try too hard yet somehow becomes the highlight of the landscape.
I’m not sure why that moment stayed with me, but sometimes simple things tattoo themselves into your memory.

And then there was the mustard yellow outfit.
A color that scares most people because it feels “too bright,” “too bold,” or “too attention-seeking.”
But oh, when she wore it…
We were in the middle of a pine forest, sitting on an old wooden bench that probably had its own life story. Sunlight filtered through the trees, creating little spotlight patches on the ground. She sat where one beam landed directly on her shoulder, and suddenly her mustard kurta lit up like it was made for that moment.
Not loud. Not too bright. Just… alive.
She laughed at something—some silly comment I made—and for a second, I felt like the forest leaned in to listen. The embroidery on her neckline caught tiny sparkles of sunlight, and it was the first time I realized how much a color can change a person’s whole mood.
Yellow looked like confidence on her.
Like hope, even.
As if she’d decided not to blend in anymore.
“You think this color is too much?” she asked.
“No,” I said, surprising even myself. “I think for once, the world might be too dull.”
She rolled her eyes in that “don’t exaggerate” way, but she smiled anyway.
That day, everything about her felt brighter—not just the outfit, but the way she spoke, the way she walked, and the way she let the world see her without shrinking. Mustard yellow wasn’t a choice anymore; it was a declaration.
And somehow… These colors told her story better than she ever tried to.
Black was her quiet strength.
White was her calm acceptance.
Yellow was her becoming.
It sounds poetic, I know, but sometimes a wardrobe does reveal more than people think. And even though none of this was planned—she wasn’t styling a photoshoot or making content for some press release submission website—every outfit felt like it captured an unfiltered piece of her.
When I look back, I realize she didn’t just wear clothes. She was in a good mood. Landscapes. Moments.
She wore seasons.
And maybe that’s why these three colors stayed in my memory longer than the places we visited, longer than the conversations we had, longer than the year itself. Because every time I see someone in black, white, or mustard yellow… a small part of me returns to those mountains, that sunset, that forest bench.
Funny how clothes do that, right?
How they turn into bookmarks for the soul.
If you ever feel lost in your own life’s story, maybe try changing the color of the day.
Who knows—your next chapter might be waiting in a different shade.