Vintage Choker

MUJI Striped Tee

Surface To Air Silk Dress

Got a funny reaction from a colleague who initially thought I was wearing a hospital gown. -_-

That Dress

Photo:Garancedore.

Mission: To find a similar dress. Suggestions are welcomed.

On a Hot, Lazy Saturday Afternoon

KIZUKI

Loving my new hairstyle, created by my stylist,Oba.

If you love what you see and would want to try an authentic Japanese haircut (the stylists are all Japanese), go to KIZUKI at Cantonement Rd. You'll be guaranteed excellent service.

Dries Van Noten

DVN trousers bought from the Club21 sale.

Helmut Lang Tanktop

Scored at the Club21 sale.

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

To check out the full collection, click here.

Linda Farrow for DVN Sunglasses

This was me posing shamelessly with the Linda Farrow for DVN sunglasses which I got for my friend for her birthday.

Inspiration

Colour Contrast

Above are the doc martens my friend got and below is Bing!

Vogueite and I

Vogueite and I (and Dinie too) were at the Raf Simons X Doc Martens launch yesterday @ Front Row. It was also the trunk show for Linda Farrow for Dries Van Noten sunglasses.

Burgundy Trousers

The most comfortable pair of trousers ever!

New Purchase: Tod's Loafers

After much deliberation, I finally bought a pair of Tod's loafers. 

Wore them with my Vivienne Westwood Men's shirt and Hells & Bells Jeans. 

2 Rather New Purchases

I got a Longchamp messenger bag and a pair of glasses (finally!) from Toki eyewear.

Going to get a big ticket item in a few hours time and I'm major excited!

A Time for Reflection

I spent close to an hour reading and looking through my archive and what came out of it was a sense of longing. Longing to be the way that I was.

What struck me the most was my (naive) confidence. How I didnt seem to care what the public feels - I wore (and pose) with much gutso and conviction. I wore the clothes and not the other way round. I was much vocal. I talked about fashion and freewill, image problems, etc. I facilitated discussions among readers through the comment box.

I was fearless, carefree, intellectual and vocal.

Now, I'm just a run of the mill, who wakes up everyday with nothing to look forward to but the weekend. My posts are dreary, with nothing but half-baked photos of myself. My outfits are boring and lack character. And let's not talk about mind stimulating posts. Really...I think the longest post that I last did was 3 lines long.

So what happened to me? Is it work? Have I lost my style? Am I getting more and more boring/stupid by the day?

Or maybe, my personality and style has become, and I quote from a friend "more subtle, more chic,more mature". I don't need to put my heart on the sleeves. I appreciate simplicity, which borders to boring (sometimes). I don't feel the need anymore to be obsessed by the latest model, bag, designer etc. I've shifted my preferences in the pleasures of life- less clothes and fashion, more time with friends, intimate conversation about anything but fashion, good food, good books and basically waking up and acknowledging that there are more important things than clothes.

Should I?

Should I let my hair grow long like the above hairstyle?

Black and Gold

Sheena Easton

Yesterday, my colleague made an out of the blue comment on how I look like Sheena Easton. I had no idea who she was. I wiki-ed her and this is what it says,

"Sheena Shirley Orr, better known by her stage name, Sheena Easton (born April 27, 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the United Kingdom television program The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract, and got her a deal with EMI.

Easton is the only UK female artist to have two singles ("9 to 5" – known as "Morning Train" in the US – and "Modern Girl") in the UK top 10 at the same time since 1959. In the UK Sheena Easton has earned eight top 40 hits and three top 40 albums to date.

Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over 4 million albums in the US alone, and 20 million records worldwide. She has recorded 16 studio albums, released 23 singles, and has 15 Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. Sheena Easton is the only artist in the history of the US Billboard charts to have a top 3 hit on each of the Billboards key charts: Adult Contemporary, Dance, Pop, Country, and R&B."

Here are some of my favourite photos of her




Okay. I think my colleague was referring to the hair.

A Random Gift from the Mom

My mom passed me this beautiful silk scarf right before i left for work a few days ago.
It was exactly what I've been looking for. The colour is great, the material, pure silk and the length, just nice.

Mother really knows best.

Stark

Bare Faced

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There's something mesmerising about a face that is stripped of deliberate brush strokes.
It's so raw and refreshing.
More so when you have killer bone structure like Sasha's.

Back to Basics

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Now, where can I get that delicious grey tee?

If you have noticed, I've been wearing my spectacles alot lately. Not that I like to wear my glasses...They irritate me, especially the pair above.
This particular pair has smudgy lenses that can't seem to disappear and it sits uncomfortably on my face.

But I have no choice. My eyes have been giving me problems lately. They get dry really easily and that hampers my vision. Wearing contact lenses for more than 4hours is hell on earth.

So since I hate the existing glasses with passion, I'm now shopping around for the perfect pair. I've had my eyes set on the Black Gallery Spectacles collection that based in Japan.
As the name suggests, all the spectacles are in black. They are very sleek and true to its Japanese design aesthetic, minimalist. Do check out its website at http://black-gallery.jp

Ahhh, I can't wait to get my GST offset package so I can finally say adios to the current wretched glasses.

Turn off the Lights

Nelly Furtado was my idol before she goes shaky-ya-booty- i'm-promiscous-yo! She was constantly bursting with energy and inspiration. Just look at the video above and you know what I mean.

PS: The song in the vid is the remixed version.

PPS: The scene of her in the black dress and multiple gold chains reminds me of Givenchy Fall'08.

Hedi Slimane Diary

Flea and Easy

Though Bing is well at ease, he definitely has no fleas on him!

I am having a booth with a few friends in the upcoming zouk flea market (8/2/09, Sun). I will be selling my jeans, tops, hats, shoes, a couple of cds and books. Come by our booth to check them out or at least say hi to us!

Gritty

Stunning

Monster Inc.

Wine Stained Lips

Cheers!

Grease Lightning!

Blue Denim, Un-skinny Style

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