Outfit: Oversized

It's been a while since I last did one of these. Since I was in the fitting room, why not take a snap. Moreover, I realised I have yet to do a HK shopping loot post. And for once I wore a cardigan for one entire day, not for the purpose of keeping warm. This is what I wore 2 days ago...

Oversized cardigan: Uniqlo (HK)

Top: Vintage (ebay)

Shoes: Vintage Ferragamo (ebay)

Necklace: Vice & Vanity

Bag: H&M (HK)

outfit: the boyfriend jeans

The weather has been pretty wet lately and this calls for all things long and warm. In my opinion, this is a good weather for dressing up. So out comes the blazers, jackets and tights. Unfortunately we have not reached a temperature where we can walk around freely in layers of scarfs around the neck (that would be awesome!). Sadly it's just rain, rain and more rain. My favorite pair of ballet flats will soon be ruined by the rain. 

top: white tee/topshop

jeans: fcuk/belongs to tik

blazer: thrifted/salvation army

necklace: pull and bear

bag: charles and keith

shoes: flats/shu

for art sake

we braved the scorching sun and headed to City Hall, one of the Singapore Biennale site. Lucky for us, the building has air conditioning. It was one freaking hot Saturday afternoon. Some random photos from the exhibit in poladroids (Im poladroiding everything).

Kids Biennale area. We've quite a bunch of talented little ones in this small country.

Oh this is interesting. There's a pulley system that will undo the knitted vines leaving them in a pile of wool thread.

Video installation, the one below is tik being "integrated" into the picture.

a nursery of flowers laser cut from metal pieces, extremely intricate.

floating book, at some point it looks kinda like a jelly fish.

 

a hell lot of paint! it was featured on an entire wall at the entrance.

and that's me, standing in front of an art installation.

Traditional vs Modern

This post if gonna be photo intensive. It was a Friday night of cam-whoring.

We were out to celebrate Tik's birthday and it was definitely a hell of a celebration. We had a Sou Tao (LongevityPeach) ordered before hand. For those who are not familiar Sou Tao (Longevity Peach) is a traditional "cake" thingy eaten during the birthday of a elderly. It is believed that it can prolong your life for an additional 500 years (yeah right!). Anyway, Tik is not exactly an elderly but it was hilarious. To indulge in the theme of a traditional birthday, we made reservations at Red Star Restaurant for a 9-course sit down chinese dinner, extremely kitchy i say. It's what we call "Jia Tok" i have no idea how to translate that.



the extremely ornamented ceiling.



Huge Sou Tao with baby Sou Taos hidden inside. Like some alien life form! We couldn't stop snapping. The cook thought it was a birthday celebration of some old folk.



To continue with the theme, we headed to New Majestic Hotel for drinks. New Majestic Hotel is a boutique hotel at Bukit Pasoh (Chinatown) with rooms designed by various artists.

And here is where all the snapping began.



It's freaky how the animals look so damn real!

All the following photos were taken against one wall. It kinda gave a mood with one spot of light source from the top. There were lots of art directing going on. We had photos that were good for advertising campaigns like the yellow ribbon project, drug addicts, child abuse, not exactly very happy. We probably shot enough for an entire portfolio in one night haha. Noelle's Sony cybershot took the best photos, they capture the mood of the lightings surrounding the area almost exactly like how it was. Unlike the Panasonic Lumix i was using, all the photos turned out extremely red, so when the individual shots were taken, it kinda look like girls from a red light district.



this shot works for a depression campaign. No?



The girls are endorsing Senada Theory.



irregular choice vs schu. Obviously the irregular choice wins!

dress: marc by marc jacobs
purple tights: far east plaza (I need a new one, it keeps sliding down)
shoes: yellow ballet flats/ schu
bag: massimo dutti

Outfit: sailormoon?

I have been wearing this dress to death ever since i got it and it's definitely starting to show. There are pilling all over the fabric and the color is starting to fade. It is quite unfortunate cause I just discovered how fantastic it is with red tights (inspired by dottie of Fashion Nation). Any tips on restoring color (heh, i doubt)?

Dress: Dancing Riot/Bangkok
Tights: Livia
Shoes: Robinsons

Outfit: In(vest)ment

The weekend bazaar at SMU was my first ever flea/bazaar stall, and even thou there were lots of quiet moments, it was still fun. Some readers came by, chatted with SMU Students and even one of the boutique owners at Haji Lane. It was our honour to have met all of you. We shed our sweats and earn some cash! Sales was alright, could have been better but all in all it was a great experience and we're definitely looking out for more fleas to participate in. To prove our participation we have some photos of the stall. We were too busy chit chatting we forgot to take people photos!




Snooze buttons are evil (I repeat, EVIL!)! I overslept this morning and broke a person record. Woke up, showered, got dressed and zoomed out of the house in 20 mins ( I even arrived at my usual time)! I managed to incorporate my newly bought vest into the outfit today. It's a basic slouchy vest at an unbelievable price for Topshop's standard. Especially with the escalating prices (imagine a slouchy tank for S$69) at Topshop these days, it was too good to be true, I grabbed it at an instant.



Dress: Uniqlo/Hong Kong
Vest: Topshop
Leggings: Topshop
Shoes: Ballet flats/Schu
Bag: Charles & Keith
Bow Necklace: Bangkok

P/S: Apologies for the lousy photo, there's actually polka dots printed on the leggings! I'm a lousy photographer.

Testing 1,2 ... 3? 4? 5?

Okay, this is what i stayed up for all night. Testing out my new jacket, taking a cue from Gossip GIrl (the red tights), suggestions from jo (stripey dress) from wottoncool, and the rest are all my own imagination (whatever of it was left at 3am). It was fun playing dress up, but also kinda tiring. I've always wished that when dressing up, there is a undo/redo command like a computer. You know how sometimes you put on something and remove it, only wishing that you didn't remove it earlier? But it was the best option so you'll have to put it back on again, but having to remove the 2 layers you have on first? Yes, that's about how i feel when it comes to dressing up in general. Especially when you're already late and you only have 15mins to dress up.

outfit: Casualness

We've completed our artsy quota for the year all in a Saturday afternoon. Headed to the Singapore Biennale 2008 at the South Beach Development for a look see, there are a few installation pieces that are actually quite good and worth the time. So, I spend my Saturday in a all casual tee and denim ensemble. Something that's comfortable for a humid afternoon, should have swop the jeans for shorts instead! Anyway I threw on a statement necklace to jazz up the outfit a lttle.

We've gotten a confirmation and got a slot at the coming Weekend Bazaar at SMU on the 17/18 Oct! I've never been to one before and i have no idea what the crowd is like. So should there be any students from SMU, please give me a heads up of what to expect. Truly appreciate it. We've got tons of pre-loved goods (ladies and menswear) to clear, some pre-loved vintage from our own collection as well as brand new pieces for sale. Pieces starts from S$5, so come down and shop with us!

Top: Button tee/topshop
necklace: own design/tuu:shop
jeans: Gap
Shoes: tangs
Bag: perfect combination/ Bangkok

Outfit - Past few days

Okay this week came and almost gone in a flash. Fash-bash was great and packed with ladies, it was a fashion mad house, but everyone were nice and polite even with all the squeezing. There were tons of good buys from the various sellers, many were giving 20% off and additional discounts for cash payments etc. I'm sure many had scored fabulous deals from baylene, the pieces were going at a great steal! As far as I'm concerned, I was trying to keep my wallet in my bag for as long as possible. Well, I managed to resist the temptation from all that glorious clothes calling out. Tried a couple of pieces here and there but didn't buy any, I have to save for a trip. Oh, the Swirl girls are lovely! So were many other sellers. Think i spotted a couple of familiar faced, was too shy to say hi. :) Sarah from wottoncool is so much taller in person (compared to photos)!! I felt like a midget standing beside her.

Okay, below is the outfit i wore on Monday. And this photo was taking in the fitting room while trying on my new jumper dress worn yesterday! The top is vintage, from etsy, it's really cute. It has a irregular clown-like collar. The sleeves used to be really long with some puffing and ruffles, but it was way too oversized and I felt it needs less, hence it was shorten. The original can be seen here.

top: vintage/etsy

belt: from another dress/ mango

pants: G2000

shoes: vintage/ebay

So, here's another doodle of what i wore yesterday, all the shopping and we forgot to take proper photos! And pl was acting shy and all. I was pulling off the jumper straps to try on clothes at the individual stalls, no image retained! Oh, and i have a new do! To quote my hair stylist, it's a boxy bob. Looks more round than boxy to me. But nonetheless, i LOVE it! I've never really dislike any cut done by him. His cuts last pretty long for a short hair standard. No complains. 

top: paul smith pink/ club21

dress: denim jumper/pull and bear

shoes: yellow ballet flats/ schu

bag: faux croc granny bag/ Urban oufitters

I forgot to add the string of red plastic beaded necklace i was wearing! The outfit yesterday was spring inspired, cute florals, light denim and candied colored accessories. 

Fall in love

I finally understand my affection for Fall, coats and everything else that comes along with the season. When i was younger, my mum used to dress me in oversized knits paired with psychedelic leggings during the monsoon months, I was hell of a hip kid (mummy had great taste!). That warmth and feeling fabulously as a kid has been buried inside me for the longest time. And of late, I've learn to appreciate clothes and the seasons, and that feeling is just waiting to be unleashed. 

With the recent downpours, I'd wake up with a bright lit on my face (even when i dread going to work). I'd pull out my thicker knits and tights out to play. I'm terribly afraid of the heat, i'd avoid tights at all cost during those weather. Unfortunately, even thou with my scope of work, i find brightly colored tights (my new obsession) unsuitable for this office environment (there's still black, grey and eggplant). This is the best time for laying and still feeling cosy and warm throughout. Reminiscing my childhood days all over again.. 

I started doodling, and decided to give it a go of what I'm wearing on Friday. I'm wearing my new fire engine red vintage shoes from ebay! Got them in the post on Thursday and I was grinning with glee when I saw them. They're just perfect! And in mint condition too. I forgot to add the blazer i'm wearing in the drawing, opps.

Dress: Laura Lee for Topshop

Tights: Black tights from Topshop

Shoes: Vintage/ Ebay

Outfit: Dress down friday

Apparently, it's dress down everyday for me at work. And yesterday I paired up my recent purchases into one casual outfit. This gingham top was a last minute purchase during my last trip to Deja Vu Vintage. FINALLY! A gingham piece that is missing from my wardrobe. It's kinda avant garde-ish in vintage terms due to the contrast color and size at the collar (not very visible in the photos). Oh, and the bag is the free nylon bag that came along with the marc by marc jacobs book i bought.

top: vintage/ deja vu vintage
jeans: gap
shoes: marble ink/ robinsons
bag: marc by marc jacobs

outfit: presenting... Yellow tights!

This is me, finally wearing yellow tights.

Dress: Senada/Bangkok
Tights: Forever21
Bag: Urban Outfitters
Shoes: Per sempre/Bangkok

Outfit: Doing a Katie Holmes

Rumors has it that Katie Holmes has been seen rocking the boyfriend jeans for 10 days in a row! Slouchy and comfortable. Here's my version of it.

image source: stylebakery

Outfit - Back to basic

I got bored at work, and decided to do a outfit post. And since i do not have a camera (mine's a 3mega pixel, from ages ago, i spend all my money on clothes) i decided to use polyvore to create today's outfit as closely as possible. 

Today's theme is back to basic, denim jeans + white tank, mixing in vintage accessories, with a punch of cobalt blue. The only actual item shown is the faux croc framed bag from urban outfitters.

source: polyvore