My Wishlist

I know I've been missing for a week, sad to say I think I'll be missing quite alot till the New Year. Reason being... I have to get my life together. Too many things to do, too little healthy time to do it! (I've been pretty sick since I came back to Singapore and really need to get my physical well-being back on track.) There's the building of the loft in my room, getting a temp job and working on my own creations etc. I will be pretty much living out of the "suitcase" for the next couple of months which is difficult since I'm a VERY messy person! Le sigh...

Anyways here are some of my favourites from the runway...

High waisted nautical wide leg shorts and pants are the key essentials for spring/summer.


Cute collars make the best statements.


The only outwear you ever need for all year round tropical weather.
The detailed blazer. The simple chic blazer.


The perfect evening wear. At the ball and at the club.
p.s Hello gorgeous shoes!

I picked up an issue of Seventeen magazine which I haven't done in years... and was so pleasantly surprised by the (well in my opinion) teen vogue inspired styling. The outfits were definitely too cool for school! Although I do find it unrealistic considering they are styling for Singapore weather. Trying to do creative styling for a local magazine all year round without being boring, now that is a very tough challenge!






Have a sparkling week everyone!

Some Grass, Macaroons & Lace

Hafsteinn Juliusson's Growing Jewellery collection is to die for! I've always had a thing for the slightly kooky accessory but this is the most enchanting of them all. Mother nature would be proud!

Now if I just knew how I could lay my hands on one of them! Hmmm...

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Saturday afternoon, I had the urge to have my current favourite dessert from Canele. Thus, I called my dearest friend Aisyah if she was free to accompany me in my indulgence! Canele is definitely the best place for cakes, chocolates and french pastries located in Raffles City, Paragon and Shaw. The reason why I'm advertising is cause I want them to have booming business so they can stay in my life forever!



Macaroons and candy trees. Can look but cannot eat!


My favourite cake in the world: Mont Blanc.
And one of the sweetest girls in the world: Aisyah.
Awwwwww.

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Yesterday my dad and I finally bought an A3 printer from Funan Mall. This was after much discussion cause he didn't see why anyone needed an A3 printer. Let's just say there'll be alot of random mini posters hanging all over my room walls from now on.

After that I went off on my own to Granny's Day Out because I remembered Larissa mentioned a sale was going on in one of her past entries. And there was... a frigging 40% off sale! Jeez. So many nice pieces, just really little cash! But in the end I was smitten with this piece. The lace details did it for me!





Okay, so I didn't really wear the boots out, are you kidding.. in Singapore weather?! I wore sandals. hehe. Just wanted to wear what I would have worn if it were really FALL. So anyways hurry hurry to Granny's Day Out if you've not been.

Hairband: handmade
Dress: Granny's Day Out
Belt: Mum's vintage
Boots: Max & Co.

Kate Moss & I

Just a little update on this entry. I headed down to Topshop in Raffles City, hoping to find a basic top or two and to my surprise was greeted by the latest collection from KateMossforTopshop. I knew Singapore does bring in her line, however what impressed me was how soon it actually came in. Anyways, I wasn't a fan of her last few collections but I felt this one was way more relatable to me and my own style.








Two pieces that I really like, which I absolutely couldn't choose between. The grey cardigan had a heart on each side of it's pockets and was very super slouchy comfy. The sleeves I adore because they weren't fitted like alot of cardigans were! I would so wear this with just a pair of denim shorts and white tee when I'm feeling absolutely lazy.

The apple cardigan. What can I say about it? It's sooo adorable! Anything that has apple motifs on it cannot go wrong! This too is really comfy and accents basics with a bit of patterns. The thing is, it's slightly cropped while I would prefer a more slouchy fit, while the grey cardigan is a little to boring! Dilemma! Dilemma!

However!! I'm waiting for the new Polo Jeans Co. military jacket to come in!! I can't wait to show everyone. I wish I could now, but apparently this company under Ralph Lauren is now discontinued in the US! How odd... Oh well... =D

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I've been busy sketching, sketching the dresses, tops, shorts, blazers and all the whimsical illusions of grandeur I've been having in my noggin for the longest time. I'm trying to come up with my own mini collection for S/S'09! But I won't divulge too much.... cause I'm too caught up in being confused about too many things like seamstress, material etc, I don't even know where to start.

But here's some stuff that's inspired me =D:





I don't know if you remember Babar, or have even heard of him for that matter. He's another french character like Madeline whom I adore. I had forgotten him for a decade till my French tutor had mentioned him with much delight. I remember the Babar cartoons I would watch in the morning, with the simple, very pleasant, and some time's slightly odd musing of an elephant wearing a suit. haha. =D I love the colours and if you look carefully, the clothes on the elephants seem rather fashionable... a green suit and a crown... you gotta love that! xx





Today I spent an hour looking through old photographs because I remember how my mum used to dress me up in the loveliest of dresses when I was a wee lass! Sometimes I wish I was that young again, then again, age has never really stopped me from dressing the way I want to! =D It's so sad that most parents don't bother to dress their kids up anymore. Even 2 year olds start wearing tees, jeans and when they reach 12, they're dressing like their 30! Where's did their childhood go, seriously? Le sigh

Have a sparkling week everyone!

The Littlest Rebels

Today I stopped by Books Actually to pick up 2 back issues of Nylon which I had noticed the last time I was there. Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan graced each of the covers, which is good enough reason for me to get them!

I love Nicole and Lindsay cause they are crraazzzzyyy... People like that make me feel relatively sane when I know tt in 90% of society, I am a 110% nutjob. =D I know they aren't exactly fashion icons because they are just 2 of the 100s of Rachel Zoe's styled minions, but I just can't stop looking at them. Ultimately I think it's their persona that makes their overall appearance so damn appealing. "Almost-freak show in pretty packaging" sound like the perfect description? Hate them/Love them... you gotta admit you're always intrigued.








Let's all be rebellious lumberjacks!
*a random comment from a random nowhere*

Very casual outfit today, the only thing I liked was the little grey tube top I used to layer over my white top. Oh and yesh, the vintage plaid shirt that I had knicked back from Ezra's wardrobe. =P Although I think it does look better on him, or at least sexier! =D

Singapore's been really hot lately... grrrr.... However great news for me, my dad will be flying to/from France for the next 2 years... that means I'll be joining him too! Oh JOY right?! Plus, looking forward to travelling around South Asia soon... can't wait to get out of the heat!


Looking forward to the weekend....

Singapore Safari

I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I've been down with some nose allergy and throat infection, which has the germs consuming all my energy thus leaving me limited to that small space called my bed. In other words, I've been pretty much dead. So dead I haven't been taking my daily dosage of blogs!! Yup, it's been that annoying.

So anyways a few weeks back Ezra and I headed to the Night Safari for fun, seeing as how his mum and sister works there, therefore we get in FREE! It was really fun! Too bad we don't get to touch the animals though... However, the best part was when the staff starting telling us ghost stories about the place. Apparently doing World War II, alot of people were shot and buried together in a massive grave on this piece of land. People have seen spirits in trees and strange things have been happening to them. I was so spooked, I had Ezra's hoodie on in fear that someone would grab my hair from the back or something on the tram! Here are some photos! p.s If you're ever in Singapore, you should take a look. If you're local and haven't been there in a decade like me, then you should go! They've had so much upgrading and BONGO BURGERS!











So here's my safari themed outfit for today! I decided to keep my Safari-ish military uniform top after much contemplation. I love the big buttons, they're such a trip for me to look at! I wanted to mix feminine with masculine by using the structured top over an over-sized loose blouse. This way, I don't end up looking like I really work as a Safari park ranger! =P Best part of this outfit, is that I get to wear in my Doc Martens! =D Thanks to Bebee of Jshoes!

Safari military top: Vintage
Blouse: Mum's
Shorts: Guess
Shoes: Doc Martens

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Today I made my way to the Salvation Army Thrift Store along Upper Serangoon Road. At first I was rather excited because it looked pretty big and loads of stuff all around, however was pretty sad that the clothes selection was very limited. Not only that, it was surprisingly not very thrifty! The cashier wanted to charge 15 bucks for a bag that would have probably came free at the cosmetics counter (an old lady wanted to get it). In the end I didn't get anything and decided to stick to Ebay! =D

Not only is the selection on Ebay crazy good, if you look carefully, you'd find good buys at very good prices. Much better than shopping at Far East Plaza! Looking forward to receiving these in the mail! Colour colour & more colour!


Independent Vintage


Tin Roof Vintage


Vintage Moon Baby


Cloud Nine Vintage

Ribbons, Bows & a Questionnaire

Something I'm looking forward to getting from Borders asap! Here's a description according to Revolveclothing.com :

Your favorite designers take the Proust Questionnaire - a legendary test created by Marcel Proust that is fun, intelligent, concise and reveals much about the test-taker?' personality, only this time, it's got a fashion angle. The book features an introduction by journalist Michael Specter and 23 answered questionnaires from fashion's most applauded designers. Read hand-written responses from icons like Roberto Cavalli, Carolina Herrera, and Michael Kors. The book comes with blank tests so you and your friends can answer important questions like: Are you more Nicole Miller or Oscar de la Renta?

ZOMG. It looks like so much semi-serious fun!

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The elusive and prized Luella hairband which I have not been able to find anywhere! TeenVogue linked one of the prettiest hairbands I have ever seen, to the official Luella website, but it's not up yet. Early X'mas present?! =P Ezra told me I didn't have to hint, it was written all over my face as I flipped thru the mag while having Mos Burger with him. While this is unavailable right now, he was soooo sweet and bought me a light apple green bow hairband from woodwood! (view below)


Anyways I woke up this morning after 4 hours of sleep, feeling rather inspired. I had been looking at the plaid fabric laying in the corner right before I slept, thinking what was I going to do with it. Initially, I was just playing around with it making the usual elastic band skirt, but I got bored cause I finished it in like 45 minutes. Then I decided to add some wooden buttons I had leftover from another project and used abit of the remaining fabric make a bow for it (just to add to the girly-ness I love to have in everything in my wardrobe =P) Just to let you know, the bow is detachable so that I could put a belt on. =)


But then I thought... wearing just another pretty skirt was getting abit boring... so I tried it as a top and I think I love it even more! Who knew!?! I really like this plaid fabric! Gonna get me more to make something else! =D




Cardigan: Luella
Top: Fcuk
Shorts: Chloe
Shoes: Trois+Inch
Hairband + bag: woodwood (ty my love!)
Belt: Urban Outfitters UK
Skirt/Top: Homemade

If you've noticed, I've been maybe looking abit dead. I haven't been putting on makeup for 3 reasons, one being my eyes are constantly red (due to me rubbing them for they are f-ing itchy... i blame humid weather!), I've been sneezing randomly so I don't feel like a million bucks and I'm actually taking this chance for my skin to take a break... which is a must for EVERYONE!

Once again, thanks all for the super comments. Another thing I wanna tell everyone is: Don't be afraid to wear colour this Fall and Winter!

Plaid, Tartan & A Sailor

House of Holland


Mathew Williamson


Alexander McQueen

Plaid or Tartan...? I am so confused. Some magazines call it tartan, some people call it plaid... so what exactly should one of the biggest trends for F/W'08 be called? Here's the definitions:

Plaid
1. any fabric woven of different colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
2. a pattern of this kind
3. a long, rectangular piece of cloth, usually with such a pattern and worn across the left shoulder by Scottish Highlanders
4. having the pattern of a plaid

Tartan
1. a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and width crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
2. a design of such a plaid known by the name of the clan wearing it.
3. any plaid
4. of, pertaining to, or resembling tartan.
5. made of tartan.

If tartan is the name for the clothes worn by Scottish clans, then shouldn't the current trend just be called plaid? Oh well, that's what I'm sticking to... What do you think?

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Remember a few posts back, I talked about the sailor dress Libermarlene vintage was selling, which now obviously has been sold for a lot of money. o__O I decided to make a similar one with 21 bucks of fabric.You like?? It's still rather raw as I haven't done the final editing eg. fixing the hem, cutting thread, and fixing one of the white panels which seems to be a little lobsided. But I was too eager to show you what I've done. Project Runway judges would send me off the runway for BAD HEMMING! Unfortunately, I don't have my T-bar shoes with me right now... if not I think it'd be a perfect Sunday's Best! AHOY THERE SAILOR!!