tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628743402395219692024-02-06T21:54:38.913-08:00the fundamentals of fashiongailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-9519698360538112782010-12-19T11:56:00.000-08:002010-12-19T12:14:58.847-08:00To Gail on her 25th birthday10 years ago, if you'd ask me whether I would be working in Finance, I'd probably laugh it off with a "nah..." I didn't have a good impression of that industry. I had been checking the stock market since 6th grade, but banking and finance was another matter. Now when I look back, I think I read/watched all that stuff to just sound smart.<br /><br />Back then, at age 14 going on 15, I was this angsty thing. Thoughtful, pensive, anxious, insecure, angry. And how 10 years have just flown by, and I'm no more a school girl afraid that war would hit, and that I would be left stranded without the chance of going into university (a weird fear that plagued me until I got into university).<br /><br />10 years back, I watched those smartly dressed suited up corporates in shows like Ally McBeal, Spin City (remember pre-Alzemier's Michael J Fox) and marvel at how sleekly gorgeous corporate life seemed. All coffee mugs, designer furniture, pretty clothes, and corporate confidence and suave.<br /><br />Richard Fish could sulk and whine in his office, but at least he looked good doing it.<br /><br />Five years back, if you'd ask me again whether I'd be in the finance industry, I would be a bit more insistent that it was not a path for me. I wouldn't be so sure what I'd wanted to do, but I wouldn't have considered banking and finance.<br /><br />And fast forward five years. As I sit in the office having several past 11pm nights, wondering why since my internship, I've had to work so late. I sometimes wonder...Lord are you preparing me for something? As I left work on Friday night at 4.15am, the cool breeze all around and I remember just how near the central business district was to the sea, marvelling at the stillness of the city in the wee hours of the morning.<br /><br />A police car stops by the convenience store and two officers get out. I press on ahead towards Temasek Towers in the hope of getting a cab.<br /><br />The year had just flown by. 2010 was among my most difficult of years and I know the Lord will make up for it.<br /><br />And so I have finally made the transition: from school girl, to corporate lady with two degrees in between. It's been a ride, and for those who helped me along the journey. Thank you.gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-3886328101155242272010-06-08T07:52:00.001-07:002010-06-08T09:46:47.008-07:00What I like...the casual editionI have a serious crush on Madewell1937. It might join COS as one of my all-time high street brands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7mSP6_mjP_1FAhUHCVrmmbfUJ0-7-ds91cIHE0HjESZAgardIsUgAE7WH1O8fqk7INt2BukjgxARDqt4jWsVYczRb_K4_d4QSBV_JM9vivWRWC6D2d-Syay7zkZD5UC0EdLtaKpt3TEv/s1600/madewell+14.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7mSP6_mjP_1FAhUHCVrmmbfUJ0-7-ds91cIHE0HjESZAgardIsUgAE7WH1O8fqk7INt2BukjgxARDqt4jWsVYczRb_K4_d4QSBV_JM9vivWRWC6D2d-Syay7zkZD5UC0EdLtaKpt3TEv/s320/madewell+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480428009497674770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq33fp9tnY-EIhKU1e_r-LSRI1VdJMaP62E83neRvCh5zS9TgtmEVjbqjynEKG9G4eNHiNtXkkA9NpFeOtWsgHAedsa_3HKgnr6FhUr11apUNjKyHnpNqaRnTe84BSFOVZGOs3Xlss3h7V/s1600/madewell+12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2SfKezG5deHoKccMgBIVr4dvIzaRokO-Ijl2pU6vvhFpUl1-JxrJyZHLZOX6yydfy1w6VWVZ2S4142xbW_tZd3IyK2CYDlhJnD6BIBbiahy976rTHbs0r3oSKTDNI5E1J7X7lE8W5i6M/s320/madewell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480434773059008642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was seriously happy.<br /><br />And now the stuff's here already! Most of the stuff in the above pictures are available online. As are these yummies...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvLNYhLJ7bAHt86K8bPV2WouaL3JwmccqvuHfV-z7ou8CtL8JcZXMZzEdEdAznfGV9VVPEvQxZsjiRyRsWn_qNNblHhnmmXow3NYZj3yHpwbmKcSmMLZn5c3eMeMiZcn9ZXmgYhcyj6ig/s1600/madewell+20.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvLNYhLJ7bAHt86K8bPV2WouaL3JwmccqvuHfV-z7ou8CtL8JcZXMZzEdEdAznfGV9VVPEvQxZsjiRyRsWn_qNNblHhnmmXow3NYZj3yHpwbmKcSmMLZn5c3eMeMiZcn9ZXmgYhcyj6ig/s320/madewell+20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480428555679116930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKSw01zzLaZgtRXwtyqXX6XRt8qI0Z9jmdzjIl9hQFsijpLSlRcn4W2k-iB-XZMV-HcTp27GfO05U8HSDtdla1RsVBUwvvh5yr9BlkXHMTJnrCfbhXh9EaqEDcMovJ-Lk76JMiikkmouA/s1600/madewell+15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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it's summer almost all year round in Singapore)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFb8YYGyj48CasCw7713isuH3aoVrGrzCS9DNJNTT2BYJNF3TBLKoA6CYdoew3eRpauLyh48a5DvRfIWpDUm0gag6RycaOzMgJS7NiGTkE9XpnL2yBcZ_7HPs8tuekLcEIVvum6bJynDI/s1600/philip+lim.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFb8YYGyj48CasCw7713isuH3aoVrGrzCS9DNJNTT2BYJNF3TBLKoA6CYdoew3eRpauLyh48a5DvRfIWpDUm0gag6RycaOzMgJS7NiGTkE9XpnL2yBcZ_7HPs8tuekLcEIVvum6bJynDI/s320/philip+lim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480417085994250722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCODlDUaYs4KAMMEFxivTzQXpF8C_hYAmnniD54yKi4GRZCBw-LD9ez-lD5KAmekr9GPwFCEPp1A3ihSIEOflBOpSHVlDuMlQBKm51BTGndJad9RFagerPfZmzvF4dEGoL_W785CEOn8Kg/s1600/philip+lim+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Note: I have a tendancy towards minimalistic style<br /><br />Like the new Celine stuff under Phoebe Philo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lbzHjuFnIwLhb_8ciiYY-PxKxeUKaGPLOHgOgUncPAYB2uNo0AQiAkm3ANm_M25UANHyrwcG0J11-4hd8UaEEtcEg_LMTzhDcKf0_U-lfFv4nK5UrTdzo3wqTI1lePPnZUDUgGxaCQ79/s1600/celine+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lbzHjuFnIwLhb_8ciiYY-PxKxeUKaGPLOHgOgUncPAYB2uNo0AQiAkm3ANm_M25UANHyrwcG0J11-4hd8UaEEtcEg_LMTzhDcKf0_U-lfFv4nK5UrTdzo3wqTI1lePPnZUDUgGxaCQ79/s320/celine+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708840550229650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohjfPlti6tFzzFpj0yZ9GzfwPukjwKVWwhBKQdHuLpTWa6TDfYfUA9ewMdTrYlLCD1RgBndSak1OKziZwPnouHgrmG8oCs1Gtm0HGncuVM26_Vc9ZnA9bM0N4NhPxBmb4aRPtMRbFhU_a/s1600/celine+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXCWRgkdnxG396FQG3HKd5u1R4ckUQnmVkEsiA4d-xxs5ijc0jtPQ20jQNzvKlAaa4FBe3feZupnWVdXXen8o8-k-y3smusnIgbkX1ZtyFihZriNstigdqTF0aaJPRmIcYynTQBHhzuLG/s320/lanvin+%28matches%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474707378067012866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Philip Lim (left) and Lanvin (right)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDhKZoPMRlSqW9AoGbphxxf4h1prPJ3N230OHVzmmRxbN8aQ03aaWCNFRqV5yDx6R5mkdCRlntD1bSY_uNo15T_Erl2FyNaDcW_EPCsmyErbLWOi8czNLyuEgsOrkNqP2jWW637t1iKW-/s1600/maxmara.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDhKZoPMRlSqW9AoGbphxxf4h1prPJ3N230OHVzmmRxbN8aQ03aaWCNFRqV5yDx6R5mkdCRlntD1bSY_uNo15T_Erl2FyNaDcW_EPCsmyErbLWOi8czNLyuEgsOrkNqP2jWW637t1iKW-/s320/maxmara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708175300383442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjzmIYGc-7UQZEzht71cBD-uerEIcqeXIZeDGT2WVcxzrP6mQzG9L8usa7E7hfMu6czG8-qI9CnK_GzY_Y1W9ns7Lwc9fj5G29E23jflMiKlGA5enmeBPQesquPLnXtZR1It-Mg5ekkdX/s1600/bottega+veneta.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjzmIYGc-7UQZEzht71cBD-uerEIcqeXIZeDGT2WVcxzrP6mQzG9L8usa7E7hfMu6czG8-qI9CnK_GzY_Y1W9ns7Lwc9fj5G29E23jflMiKlGA5enmeBPQesquPLnXtZR1It-Mg5ekkdX/s320/bottega+veneta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708144213316530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Max Mara (left) and Bottega Veneta (right)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FtRKXv_gB18Wd7XxYM0OU90OUXmSEyfplFbdXuE7svMH90hnO1mtyBDL24VQmkSFQO8oTm-yphbRnznQL8wO8igTgdGCAiYf5ZBEK7IBs0A9I8tGmEIBPnKsnLq_XQcTjJlIIGF60Bv_/s1600/yves+sain+laurent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FtRKXv_gB18Wd7XxYM0OU90OUXmSEyfplFbdXuE7svMH90hnO1mtyBDL24VQmkSFQO8oTm-yphbRnznQL8wO8igTgdGCAiYf5ZBEK7IBs0A9I8tGmEIBPnKsnLq_XQcTjJlIIGF60Bv_/s320/yves+sain+laurent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706137884229362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLq1EEU2kM8Fvcah-7fOd1xYrhDl5cY8lUCmI2kV8spnXbkLGXSoQPNiSEXmqcSteSRnDH5fTuY1HSh_wBd94kOKFiWR7mHOpT_Yottfl7T8yRWwstoBx_xxxlP2ygimWWX8Yu15cRwnu/s1600/maxmara+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLq1EEU2kM8Fvcah-7fOd1xYrhDl5cY8lUCmI2kV8spnXbkLGXSoQPNiSEXmqcSteSRnDH5fTuY1HSh_wBd94kOKFiWR7mHOpT_Yottfl7T8yRWwstoBx_xxxlP2ygimWWX8Yu15cRwnu/s320/maxmara+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708819053707026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These two dresses need a a thin brown belt, either a single belt or a thin double belt. From Yves Saint Laurent.<br /><br />I have a thing for Celine bags now that they're designed by Phoebe Philo!!<br /><br />These are perfect for work...laptop, files etc<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0E74ylQT_0Jkf7ApAen7LHIaWqchIYNZn7IpkP6nX8TWMzdXsp7Elr404rwG6dNmE9Bpnp3L7T0cGObmtLj8BPeDMjcnTSSjNKtBS_Jb2mBA8CRniN1ae3z6AncxU43QajfLZaGShbs_/s1600/celine+11.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0E74ylQT_0Jkf7ApAen7LHIaWqchIYNZn7IpkP6nX8TWMzdXsp7Elr404rwG6dNmE9Bpnp3L7T0cGObmtLj8BPeDMjcnTSSjNKtBS_Jb2mBA8CRniN1ae3z6AncxU43QajfLZaGShbs_/s320/celine+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709586599040082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-_P_RxMjBzxB_rV7UBn2iD5Ezo4cnNbDK-hIjFD1G5QYDPLp5fdaWFrfyyLUjthmnKyteDESq2ezbh64mAzZiKudDDeUifNz3gbvxbUuxM9kHZNmO7RQ4Sbiz4WhoF3IHgmIKucuYLpN/s1600/celine+10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-_P_RxMjBzxB_rV7UBn2iD5Ezo4cnNbDK-hIjFD1G5QYDPLp5fdaWFrfyyLUjthmnKyteDESq2ezbh64mAzZiKudDDeUifNz3gbvxbUuxM9kHZNmO7RQ4Sbiz4WhoF3IHgmIKucuYLpN/s320/celine+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709081147923090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkIfud6NyWlfcGjIdnTdrjCPVmoEs6VL1mRw9qTX2TaabHlXxgUxvdrzwNKb7QLAYzCsrDdBdT6H4-Y1LaOJ5In-o1TwLmlA9MffH4OFTCvfPIT8PUMGsK7pudN8BdFHHbzhqrz7fnlz8/s1600/celine+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkIfud6NyWlfcGjIdnTdrjCPVmoEs6VL1mRw9qTX2TaabHlXxgUxvdrzwNKb7QLAYzCsrDdBdT6H4-Y1LaOJ5In-o1TwLmlA9MffH4OFTCvfPIT8PUMGsK7pudN8BdFHHbzhqrz7fnlz8/s320/celine+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709063048153250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9fFTMPF-q6_IDT_QcjNCOSU6u8f35NedJGWBtoiQPO_-UPNzOqlCHlOG7NQEoT3XP8tBx4-3USKQKih2DDKijegsIK8m3lJJLjEHCoymxUOlO_aDZ-o9Gutp2xlHLcTyT7nUGrpfvjpe/s1600/celine+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9fFTMPF-q6_IDT_QcjNCOSU6u8f35NedJGWBtoiQPO_-UPNzOqlCHlOG7NQEoT3XP8tBx4-3USKQKih2DDKijegsIK8m3lJJLjEHCoymxUOlO_aDZ-o9Gutp2xlHLcTyT7nUGrpfvjpe/s320/celine+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709055168218018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Jil Sander<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeD3sJ_A4lpO-vLE9aK6d2RgF3L-I5roStoGWGM5Lvv3ANWNu1zEI568ifqzGeelT7rk1OKbtyCDiPkWaLNKiVqcUK_YUaoLsYKvufBlY7RNxcZx00VzUKwsKwfWrXqMq3yV3kl6_A-Ci/s1600/jil+sander+%28nap%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeD3sJ_A4lpO-vLE9aK6d2RgF3L-I5roStoGWGM5Lvv3ANWNu1zEI568ifqzGeelT7rk1OKbtyCDiPkWaLNKiVqcUK_YUaoLsYKvufBlY7RNxcZx00VzUKwsKwfWrXqMq3yV3kl6_A-Ci/s320/jil+sander+%28nap%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708163984889682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Very under-stated luxe! I like the strap.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y7y4MNq9cGoJ1FXitojFOViC8p38DaHf5cx2aabfLWwrAQ-b0BD38mcT9ZUgMmHFK6912iasj7j8WWV9fuBfLlYLfYger0fK2puimKg9aAA5YhsjkFd78fcp9ROSAAbgr1ncWZLwtUUH/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y7y4MNq9cGoJ1FXitojFOViC8p38DaHf5cx2aabfLWwrAQ-b0BD38mcT9ZUgMmHFK6912iasj7j8WWV9fuBfLlYLfYger0fK2puimKg9aAA5YhsjkFd78fcp9ROSAAbgr1ncWZLwtUUH/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474715083205254946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Balenciaga...pretty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP-u6c3CzLs6p5iTENJFqIZcQhwfivyr-QeVFt2UDNcJEHqIdKo-mPA1jeNV-OnU3H2pBKg0lW7mVx_q4P2xRvdz63zoW5yiliSFZBnSaFA4enVMWb7LBbG01631KCHag5BAKUX3-hEjU/s1600/celine+12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP-u6c3CzLs6p5iTENJFqIZcQhwfivyr-QeVFt2UDNcJEHqIdKo-mPA1jeNV-OnU3H2pBKg0lW7mVx_q4P2xRvdz63zoW5yiliSFZBnSaFA4enVMWb7LBbG01631KCHag5BAKUX3-hEjU/s320/celine+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709592122315778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Celine again...for days that I don't have to bring too much to work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGk6aikla3HcBfwJvsMNKQxpFaHM_GGDPR0cob2fxD5IZx1yjx1xmq1ogVWV7MzkieYmGSkZzsnfYiEO4qE41XDUYaHaJYojmQsq8ImM9iXUmHJkuRMPi6FqqIu0_-NJt_4e1QOL6I1W2/s1600/br734533-01p01v01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGk6aikla3HcBfwJvsMNKQxpFaHM_GGDPR0cob2fxD5IZx1yjx1xmq1ogVWV7MzkieYmGSkZzsnfYiEO4qE41XDUYaHaJYojmQsq8ImM9iXUmHJkuRMPi6FqqIu0_-NJt_4e1QOL6I1W2/s320/br734533-01p01v01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708153193183874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9eYHsjAXlOkD51N2doXMIZpHdYtyLTlLoc5Gwq7ixtDJ9OdCiiFTEHNhvo0CNdsFNtamA7ud9g8yFno28KZpwSSYeMEZh3p29dfPrq5tmuA8004ZGLZkdhdSS_I62Ixcylf4I9OBf3lY/s1600/balenciage+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9eYHsjAXlOkD51N2doXMIZpHdYtyLTlLoc5Gwq7ixtDJ9OdCiiFTEHNhvo0CNdsFNtamA7ud9g8yFno28KZpwSSYeMEZh3p29dfPrq5tmuA8004ZGLZkdhdSS_I62Ixcylf4I9OBf3lY/s320/balenciage+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474711563676922354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Banana Republic (left) and Balenciaga (right)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Tw0YcSqN_4669lEN0QB5nKoymFTKRZ9HCmAL2nWkKMof1x67oQ7nxwLvB-BMYW-8gtim_rU9Zm2XRw0dZ6OFYUyrhyEZ8RAYS_oh1TSO8ekDhxqzc1CJMvEqwKldGln62ER5KSTBswG-/s1600/whistles+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Tw0YcSqN_4669lEN0QB5nKoymFTKRZ9HCmAL2nWkKMof1x67oQ7nxwLvB-BMYW-8gtim_rU9Zm2XRw0dZ6OFYUyrhyEZ8RAYS_oh1TSO8ekDhxqzc1CJMvEqwKldGln62ER5KSTBswG-/s320/whistles+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706144001554722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNccaDpTExbShrissGte-hSCaEAQZalNYHZlOIvGYrvmgkoYn8KIpmL8kGxsQDogFdpTGov-oziwlz-wXUv4P-s_tbuOkIbdJZzD4MYIyVBkOdNp5vufPJQ5D9asWQMm1NQcqR2K8JkSC8/s1600/whistles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNccaDpTExbShrissGte-hSCaEAQZalNYHZlOIvGYrvmgkoYn8KIpmL8kGxsQDogFdpTGov-oziwlz-wXUv4P-s_tbuOkIbdJZzD4MYIyVBkOdNp5vufPJQ5D9asWQMm1NQcqR2K8JkSC8/s320/whistles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706848282244178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlot6upLT2zAwixgkixCLhg_4EfX6mYJI1i_Zcl72h2_FuLyMUp9atNO85WSEsU2maS1P9HjqezpcOKGGbUFBsL65nih8ip4acFLa3-cFeuo0MGV1ozY_Et0jnEij_O9tXx_mxPxZCVr5/s1600/whistles+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlot6upLT2zAwixgkixCLhg_4EfX6mYJI1i_Zcl72h2_FuLyMUp9atNO85WSEsU2maS1P9HjqezpcOKGGbUFBsL65nih8ip4acFLa3-cFeuo0MGV1ozY_Et0jnEij_O9tXx_mxPxZCVr5/s320/whistles+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706138752080354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both from Whistles. The one in the middle needs a thin belt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUZPOgwm6EVz2l3KNOg8MoJbctwLzKfQ5I-qlADF3QKbq6eiI6ucQrrAtV38H1LGLu9Mfy4ZMCGsNc_7ziFFJ8ODMa_iEdzBJOEOac6fJUsyXFQUnDaC6zBkfvIBrXNvE-ruJAuTwIj15/s1600/cos.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUZPOgwm6EVz2l3KNOg8MoJbctwLzKfQ5I-qlADF3QKbq6eiI6ucQrrAtV38H1LGLu9Mfy4ZMCGsNc_7ziFFJ8ODMa_iEdzBJOEOac6fJUsyXFQUnDaC6zBkfvIBrXNvE-ruJAuTwIj15/s320/cos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474703800852473634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Cos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8qixnNqoGeOit3RjKi8TCg4llFx06KapxW4xR0zuuEd26C9uM-50SWmZlSAFF1t1wxGYPwJPMQWOBL_VHW-XHkUZ6gyyyZCetJo0k1dBy2AKeOBsTaN7P9AyU7Ipab5xg1Vhp06h1O1i/s1600/club+monaco.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8qixnNqoGeOit3RjKi8TCg4llFx06KapxW4xR0zuuEd26C9uM-50SWmZlSAFF1t1wxGYPwJPMQWOBL_VHW-XHkUZ6gyyyZCetJo0k1dBy2AKeOBsTaN7P9AyU7Ipab5xg1Vhp06h1O1i/s320/club+monaco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474702838577663202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDR8WQ1SAVJEeIpBjjk-aW2qiOs44ltKQ3EBtuxRZRi7zVP_Z31ntU48gGzB_6hnA9QvSrIYBsFiuuNmY59lC5n9w-VVAAFKeRAB3U_KQ8K4cpnRhSUEOQxkgEewijgK9OTt0g7wTiuEo/s1600/club+monaco+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDR8WQ1SAVJEeIpBjjk-aW2qiOs44ltKQ3EBtuxRZRi7zVP_Z31ntU48gGzB_6hnA9QvSrIYBsFiuuNmY59lC5n9w-VVAAFKeRAB3U_KQ8K4cpnRhSUEOQxkgEewijgK9OTt0g7wTiuEo/s320/club+monaco+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474709596431679058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pretty jewelry from Club Monaco...just the right thing to spice up sleek tops such as in this manner (see Philip Lim, below)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxGIo9fv3QXR4vhl_5pBFe4343Kh7SfZIsb-Z3H3f72YxxNIE1oU6U89bUVcpUXBa3tZ7gWyIJb3mWWY-_rPys4KZXj73e_hbwd0KPRSUBUe1_k0XuwfhewglwbrIrJsJwmPNGSwGy1eE/s1600/philip+lim+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxGIo9fv3QXR4vhl_5pBFe4343Kh7SfZIsb-Z3H3f72YxxNIE1oU6U89bUVcpUXBa3tZ7gWyIJb3mWWY-_rPys4KZXj73e_hbwd0KPRSUBUe1_k0XuwfhewglwbrIrJsJwmPNGSwGy1eE/s320/philip+lim+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706128200001698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Tops...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UtfgCbEbi0IoWiK-uJC1ELdDE8mbUQNlGWv5MhZlA5OlEtQNrXh5l0xqPrk2GTGJ5N5Or7Mt7W4QHXtVIu7JHFzPtY3uO9pLC3TZt_SM3k9zcbG2qSo4oKAaISgEgxRBF3fIPVUTQnZc/s1600/cos+14.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UtfgCbEbi0IoWiK-uJC1ELdDE8mbUQNlGWv5MhZlA5OlEtQNrXh5l0xqPrk2GTGJ5N5Or7Mt7W4QHXtVIu7JHFzPtY3uO9pLC3TZt_SM3k9zcbG2qSo4oKAaISgEgxRBF3fIPVUTQnZc/s320/cos+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474707364699920658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyQ0xig_cIndXrsAEYrlKuDaSJZGIZ1sYZC7XUzwYDTYja9yDe4_BmNKdVi52YnTXEA1PrpomPRQY1UTuYa_cmCTm1vV2PdECf-73X6B0JIKZm7jPkY85Wi7B1LtpfFkH3T-FdGeerixL/s1600/cos+%28instyle%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyQ0xig_cIndXrsAEYrlKuDaSJZGIZ1sYZC7XUzwYDTYja9yDe4_BmNKdVi52YnTXEA1PrpomPRQY1UTuYa_cmCTm1vV2PdECf-73X6B0JIKZm7jPkY85Wi7B1LtpfFkH3T-FdGeerixL/s320/cos+%28instyle%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474703806694552178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Cos<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wXz06ZSpjjDMretDrASyTOWqDgd5HQ_Q0u528mhD9e1jSs5Gu3ajw1tH1EqrUF7K8-g_tpnJRkb0r-FKKMGH4yzuRY29y_TLOpG2ku18Bx_m_K4OgWOkUjaBKYdFnIFoIALD7DwhZVJe/s1600/comptoir+des+contonniers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wXz06ZSpjjDMretDrASyTOWqDgd5HQ_Q0u528mhD9e1jSs5Gu3ajw1tH1EqrUF7K8-g_tpnJRkb0r-FKKMGH4yzuRY29y_TLOpG2ku18Bx_m_K4OgWOkUjaBKYdFnIFoIALD7DwhZVJe/s320/comptoir+des+contonniers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474703794408964834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Comptoir des Contonniers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJWOrVZT2iUMNaxzMKjoXzUqtTnx4tr-9QC1gv8cSB8CxrIbVhkgYhq3L4vmKTuTasgR0VaRm3GBCn802oefFZCc4HpSp7I8ATzuG9xEIE0Wc8NCsvobx7dBX_Gu1qT_AVM1REAF1mj5U/s1600/balenciaga+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJWOrVZT2iUMNaxzMKjoXzUqtTnx4tr-9QC1gv8cSB8CxrIbVhkgYhq3L4vmKTuTasgR0VaRm3GBCn802oefFZCc4HpSp7I8ATzuG9xEIE0Wc8NCsvobx7dBX_Gu1qT_AVM1REAF1mj5U/s320/balenciaga+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706843192594578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-bGo7UI0vuZyYzLw-j5F3lTNYpyx-PlxNcalu8KTcsEaNYgUEslcdwXbmczePigifTQYxM4aF2X1gth_my-YPlaqljaeeYu97VgTKVOqJZR44PCjeMglUvkdO_zqbuEkCj68Hr1jj3LY/s1600/balenciaga.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-bGo7UI0vuZyYzLw-j5F3lTNYpyx-PlxNcalu8KTcsEaNYgUEslcdwXbmczePigifTQYxM4aF2X1gth_my-YPlaqljaeeYu97VgTKVOqJZR44PCjeMglUvkdO_zqbuEkCj68Hr1jj3LY/s320/balenciaga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706118038183282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From Balenciaga...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBfXF12aWidG3_mokrYWoU6wpJ-WMzfsd2P9TmDRjmC89IdD4_WrDfauGjyzpTOSGxoZNAv1Fwjo_9ArOdldISX4u-iVP1Wb1-bxN_nDqHD3WMrRyo5HcHhUNd0bNs2HzNQG_iH8YqMpz/s1600/br746151-00p01v01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBfXF12aWidG3_mokrYWoU6wpJ-WMzfsd2P9TmDRjmC89IdD4_WrDfauGjyzpTOSGxoZNAv1Fwjo_9ArOdldISX4u-iVP1Wb1-bxN_nDqHD3WMrRyo5HcHhUNd0bNs2HzNQG_iH8YqMpz/s320/br746151-00p01v01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474702828462110322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Banana Republic (I like the abstract print; very whimsical)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd83j9FT9RTQgKus6vY9CEzsU5lY3chxkOk8xVutJPN1oYKv9iAG-0j_OL5z6azyOngX3eO3esXDLxqXoMyy-c9z8tYVuY4I6qBQKsMwvjYw13nXN1fV9PVt44r7Ye9Vm3_tUUyXvFW8ub/s1600/maxmara+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd83j9FT9RTQgKus6vY9CEzsU5lY3chxkOk8xVutJPN1oYKv9iAG-0j_OL5z6azyOngX3eO3esXDLxqXoMyy-c9z8tYVuY4I6qBQKsMwvjYw13nXN1fV9PVt44r7Ye9Vm3_tUUyXvFW8ub/s320/maxmara+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706865238384786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDUKn_cJt8cunpoFeBvIErQ-coB7-FDTAvukmcYmmE8BroGKeNwZ-x9wm9w-8eWOqbnX0QH1eMWebhQnpKkWWaiC9Cxn69t8Iw0K_7tKL8es-sYcN17oiHMPKMNsxDFPGgy6JAgXPqSvH/s1600/maxmara3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDUKn_cJt8cunpoFeBvIErQ-coB7-FDTAvukmcYmmE8BroGKeNwZ-x9wm9w-8eWOqbnX0QH1eMWebhQnpKkWWaiC9Cxn69t8Iw0K_7tKL8es-sYcN17oiHMPKMNsxDFPGgy6JAgXPqSvH/s320/maxmara3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474708818069372210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Max Mara (I have a thing for ties!!)<br /><br />Can be paired with the in vogue tapered pants<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrVDRw-mojm7DchkGH6Tg8UOksuaJDE6HymRwDeiIikgr04rONWOgdbV_iA1HcBqKc1RkzvG-ghCcGlQAO4QhGKNVEyr6EqcgSPaBTUmmhy1um-lb5Wp5SfZPOL8aVrkBVzC1MTu-lfWU/s1600/phlip+lim+2+%28matches%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrVDRw-mojm7DchkGH6Tg8UOksuaJDE6HymRwDeiIikgr04rONWOgdbV_iA1HcBqKc1RkzvG-ghCcGlQAO4QhGKNVEyr6EqcgSPaBTUmmhy1um-lb5Wp5SfZPOL8aVrkBVzC1MTu-lfWU/s320/phlip+lim+2+%28matches%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474706854724784498" border="0" /></a><br />From Philip Lim<br /><br />Lastly, this is a gorgeous suit from Balenciaga.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB1cy8pNy3zW54LJPUXM7xdp2HDYWGCK8-MKm1mrL9xy5NEXJzQATF6lldb3a4mB6sw7jaoZDiPEPPwTwFx0S_zWg4NhX38HM7ZO17znJ6Vi67y8qgXg0NXsWmRwy_PJ7yIeP9wGfCjml/s1600/balenciage+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB1cy8pNy3zW54LJPUXM7xdp2HDYWGCK8-MKm1mrL9xy5NEXJzQATF6lldb3a4mB6sw7jaoZDiPEPPwTwFx0S_zWg4NhX38HM7ZO17znJ6Vi67y8qgXg0NXsWmRwy_PJ7yIeP9wGfCjml/s320/balenciage+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474703317092323458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For those days where you really need to make a mark!<br /><br />Photographs from: www.matchesfashion.com, www.net-a-porter.com, www.cosstores.com, www.bananarepublic.com, www.clubmonaco.com,www.instyle.co.uk, www.whistles.co.uk, www.celine.com, www.fabsugar.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-203312922189442012010-05-10T19:32:00.000-07:002010-05-10T19:39:04.967-07:00No Labour No!LABOUR SHOULD NOT GO INTO A COALITION WIITH THE LIB DEMS<br /><br />Because...<br /><br /> 1. it is rewarding a party who, despite doing even worse in this election, gets to call all the shots<br /> 2. the coalition will not be able to last and it will be so haphazard that it will make labour look desperate, look bad, and look weak (esp since the coalition relies on so many other political parties before making an absolute majority)<br /> 3. a new election is going to be called anyway, so labour should use this time to regroup while teh conservatives undertake unpopular measures to cut the budget deficit immediately (not a good idea btw...labour's proposal on tackling teh deficit was better); and come back stronger in time for the new re-elections<br /> 4. the tories can very persuasively argue that the lib-lab alliance is a "party of the losers" and does not express the popular will---> note: this can be argued both ways, with labour saying the constitution allows the incumbent party, in teh event of a hung parliament, to seek to form a coalition first<br /><br />On the other hand, there are reasons as to why Labour might want to go into a coalition, despite my arguments against it<br /><br />Because...<br /><br /> 1. they sincerely believe that it is in the national interest to stay on cos Tory cuts on the budget deficit might seriously hamper the still fragile british economic recovery<br /> 2. it so happens that this protecting of the "national interest" also coincides with a chance for them to stay on in power i.e. not being in the political wilderness for 5 years<br /> 3. electoral reform is something that labour has also argued for (though much more halfheartedly than the lib dems); and by choosing to have a referendum, labour can show themselves to be "progressive" on this issue<br /> 4. labour has the benefit of appearing to be progressive, yet since it is a referendum, it does not automatically mean the lib dems will win the referendum on electoral reform (hence labour can still benefit from the "first past the post" system); and if the referendum fails to deliver lib dem's preferred outcome, Labour can still maintain it's progressive stance by appearing to be the party of "hey, at least we tried reform"<br /><br />Xoxo and God blessgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-25171873430400954122010-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:002010-05-01T08:57:33.957-07:00Maggie GyllenhaalLove the hair!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLQpQW_AKuKlaTzNldjNt18TZPNGoJ6DEbGzS4QX9DnlRzRQN782Id-4tytQjsHh191pSf-WaMfh81wJSlvo5GrXZxMrjpuQcPUmw4p-g8-QW6EkegQJRSR0pItwPpMPTQZwBENDz8KkP/s1600/scoop01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxgF6hOs1H1lduMIzBkx0mioydRC3vQAs7OMUIALWDDch9aiKrvWvGHu1LsoJLu7lHVBNCvF2I-4VktmjSD7cN0ePQQ6kOcLNIA7mC04vJSJoqBWtVyE2yqPkpySMpM490BPLKzsHxNGM/s320/reiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458892111641943090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More minimalist chic from ADAM<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH2p7ghjKe7AqCo2w65ZaoFBcxL-Hh-pANi6qW7ivM9RxaUBtifO_-QuGcfGF5m2V4wYrD8g1VebAd0wXxnArn1uVpf7WdMgqA-DiKb8z3E1CHbIJPXDYVftP5xTC14fEyRzZNAKYU_Pi/s1600/adam+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtH2p7ghjKe7AqCo2w65ZaoFBcxL-Hh-pANi6qW7ivM9RxaUBtifO_-QuGcfGF5m2V4wYrD8g1VebAd0wXxnArn1uVpf7WdMgqA-DiKb8z3E1CHbIJPXDYVftP5xTC14fEyRzZNAKYU_Pi/s320/adam+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458891152144728578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />How can one not love the draping of this skirt<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkehgrsQI7pBV0xrWfBRcPiV2wgDBWHWHpoGEA0oHVW7fIbtfK7An_4vLn933rSeaZzTxuFCsZNPJm1I64HmLvJc_YlMsTvN5kfzJaDdfKX01-Sd1sAsCe3KNY_Yaoz78VHZGEHEQ7xEY/s1600/adam+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyq-NKEo8ywKC34M1oYKARgxSWVSOCEunr0yc3BwiKb_4LHZ0XpNDjRVQfKoFJGX9MrpAzI2rnDqFGHuvAXfOukY__fOM1xlX-hedKZm7_5cYT9LkKpj6z8Xi8D8sYBfAo0OyL5_eTcPp-/s320/topshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466326805034424610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />RM by Roland Mouret dress<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f8JAjhy4KXxLCW5vjZWwOyeAclvJsqmqShFTzHuHx2DDnPw57Dn2rdKjIHBn933J2XF1ITMmklZTLYS2EeS7NGCquuC6Lc38XhG1SOuUTQ_y3f7a59VJx_Mi9Pa2bNvozWrMCo0Pus6r/s1600/RM+by+roland+mouret+%28NAP%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f8JAjhy4KXxLCW5vjZWwOyeAclvJsqmqShFTzHuHx2DDnPw57Dn2rdKjIHBn933J2XF1ITMmklZTLYS2EeS7NGCquuC6Lc38XhG1SOuUTQ_y3f7a59VJx_Mi9Pa2bNvozWrMCo0Pus6r/s320/RM+by+roland+mouret+%28NAP%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458890809654356082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course, a couple of bags to finish off.<br /><br />From Proenza Schouler<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5bbYzAz1_QIFVY0VHqd-V6EL3Izn7oKBNHaMY-waaQ1A6vBKPHuwQsYdVQl6xVCxityhzK7_RxSHXpo2gGWOxqMxJv8VZyveuxgYzJYzf50uWrO2uKPQ1JkhJw-awhQUzC63hlJEXv_F/s1600/ps1+%28prozenaschouler.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5bbYzAz1_QIFVY0VHqd-V6EL3Izn7oKBNHaMY-waaQ1A6vBKPHuwQsYdVQl6xVCxityhzK7_RxSHXpo2gGWOxqMxJv8VZyveuxgYzJYzf50uWrO2uKPQ1JkhJw-awhQUzC63hlJEXv_F/s320/ps1+%28prozenaschouler.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458893817506664018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFEhQ48QLUNjoKqkNGhk6aQiSBN-qhyphenhyphenV00Y9GAfUngOcwMeIMbWhozZFw8Hca_a-1IpCTIkdnHYwHQqHueqcaQfbtxWQuK7O9iRLFV3OQoGRzYchqwMAm48SSGYX-MrVucUfXFnoJ6w7K/s1600/ps1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFEhQ48QLUNjoKqkNGhk6aQiSBN-qhyphenhyphenV00Y9GAfUngOcwMeIMbWhozZFw8Hca_a-1IpCTIkdnHYwHQqHueqcaQfbtxWQuK7O9iRLFV3OQoGRzYchqwMAm48SSGYX-MrVucUfXFnoJ6w7K/s320/ps1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458893824579382898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Reiss<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Bq0PON6u7EeFmcHc6M5GugS1FuMWERJRS4iAky69v9a4ja9n2rdY2XHVEM0SbNIjTf1ETegyne2RP-iPN4KtD8PiUKOb7tjM66a5pHEb9vgsUzsJ-CAYtXXsugt8P-4BSaQ6FYQCl7Y-/s1600/reiss+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Bq0PON6u7EeFmcHc6M5GugS1FuMWERJRS4iAky69v9a4ja9n2rdY2XHVEM0SbNIjTf1ETegyne2RP-iPN4KtD8PiUKOb7tjM66a5pHEb9vgsUzsJ-CAYtXXsugt8P-4BSaQ6FYQCl7Y-/s320/reiss+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458892749804290098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnQboxkk9VPnw-zCyC78v2nGcrkv9dzcWLDOKNCi7qcXU0d4vR9G4ijydVZAjSLaRfm7C-gCWkSiNKau9k9xRqenfAiStECpb3StW_Shz6HgTBlzVWbR77Llh0nDOX87YzG3sHwiKogkc/s1600/reiss+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnQboxkk9VPnw-zCyC78v2nGcrkv9dzcWLDOKNCi7qcXU0d4vR9G4ijydVZAjSLaRfm7C-gCWkSiNKau9k9xRqenfAiStECpb3StW_Shz6HgTBlzVWbR77Llh0nDOX87YzG3sHwiKogkc/s320/reiss+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458892745392599794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photographs from: net-a-porter.com, cosstores.com, reiss.co.uk, instyle.co.uk, elleuk.com, gap.com, topshop.com, jcrew.com, shopadam.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-75964538997499270812010-04-04T16:26:00.000-07:002010-04-04T16:47:58.342-07:00What I like...Artful draping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsWdloNZzX3JMqEbsp9U4DfA4YrMeDABBUe3YigOWmUHqstAnzZfbVfYRLVA6B30PdoNxu2jwdjB34wPFwcbSbE3KdV1lzu37a6P1C2t0DJtqBaG9r69cNxEUQR-F6O0C076jYmQNwcTt/s1600/c+os+9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 158px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS0lmSh4B6pKIUvI0RX5nAVjK1Isk05ofWjKihcXLKQQAa-qaZROtQieogBkOxa420fSZ6kCa9H2OYa1kiczb88qP2plyxTodsNXdYOCwrauT8TTGvBTwngPf-cwGSIizFLKw_M1hrFCg/s320/richard+nicoll+%28netaporter%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456427954729693138" border="0" /></a><br />Oasis and Richard Nicoll<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXCYBDv1cJ4ugNCojAd4vnQVEHA3Hpr3vihnIqLmiXn66bPrLXfvuJaRWgsSk-H0RIT4MPYCH4_IJaZTiLIgtDBgE3-I3K6us0g6o8sJg3L3IAO1wiLsqkiCK6Cn3Xp1_WcU3DWK8QIl/s1600/topshop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzXCYBDv1cJ4ugNCojAd4vnQVEHA3Hpr3vihnIqLmiXn66bPrLXfvuJaRWgsSk-H0RIT4MPYCH4_IJaZTiLIgtDBgE3-I3K6us0g6o8sJg3L3IAO1wiLsqkiCK6Cn3Xp1_WcU3DWK8QIl/s320/topshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456427979622611874" border="0" /></a><br />Topshop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC-_53utu2JF_qwBJo_54atAMmKdOV5hTu6_zJoeomKeHyjqum_-4fvFT_snzEholevI3zgrtgkrILYl7SXd2Muqqnba3x5J9bUgnUrz3GjmXSp-U-JTDmK-5fIv77mHIj9bSgjo5TolR/s1600/cos.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC-_53utu2JF_qwBJo_54atAMmKdOV5hTu6_zJoeomKeHyjqum_-4fvFT_snzEholevI3zgrtgkrILYl7SXd2Muqqnba3x5J9bUgnUrz3GjmXSp-U-JTDmK-5fIv77mHIj9bSgjo5TolR/s320/cos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456427987721864242" border="0" /></a><br />More COS<br /><br />To be accessorized with...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFbJo0wl0vorGEhgZZtK1FE228a6azXedykdO0Nkgn2TB7f5v7DzIG0qpvUEgSVcL2GKzzsBrBM4NEDKVbiahktgOu2Yw1E1eoppanzOijeCB_41aGXUssaeGxezX8uCA7OP0dIFoUjJs/s1600/loeffler+randall+%28NAP%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFbJo0wl0vorGEhgZZtK1FE228a6azXedykdO0Nkgn2TB7f5v7DzIG0qpvUEgSVcL2GKzzsBrBM4NEDKVbiahktgOu2Yw1E1eoppanzOijeCB_41aGXUssaeGxezX8uCA7OP0dIFoUjJs/s320/loeffler+randall+%28NAP%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456427961794238722" border="0" /></a><br />Loeffler Randall<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyxiFaWo1xCWsRmr0R_rxaDvqysxsMxPzkHDUz4GkRPQ-0FxYxbbwXncB34oOB07NqizLEWNPc6CgLXvmu7BEnxFfUmBIEBu8rU2_LfgfJbYK9x9OvprTeYhGDn8SPsUTCuDb9VKb9ib5/s1600/miss+selfridge+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyxiFaWo1xCWsRmr0R_rxaDvqysxsMxPzkHDUz4GkRPQ-0FxYxbbwXncB34oOB07NqizLEWNPc6CgLXvmu7BEnxFfUmBIEBu8rU2_LfgfJbYK9x9OvprTeYhGDn8SPsUTCuDb9VKb9ib5/s320/miss+selfridge+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431545757494066" border="0" /></a><br />Miss Selfridge<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfVgQZ7FhPwnNwCEvp70KMr93wcghx1_IdhOL_FgwdSVrpWu5EGyQgubE4z9fTTxw0O4cXwBonboIZxeD6BrR9WWJg0YjFp_6g-ieQwiborw0nnUIevbfyXFk8rJebe4zla4OEfaadsuP/s1600/topshop+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfVgQZ7FhPwnNwCEvp70KMr93wcghx1_IdhOL_FgwdSVrpWu5EGyQgubE4z9fTTxw0O4cXwBonboIZxeD6BrR9WWJg0YjFp_6g-ieQwiborw0nnUIevbfyXFk8rJebe4zla4OEfaadsuP/s320/topshop+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431340020914242" border="0" /></a><br />Topshop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZns8fyM6l5i5Tlio2JSIR6eTlyglXzqEV211giwXAhmLX8bG1MHazlp_PWy-0gZFEWfnAA23h6vktYrfnxSZgtDFXYRP_pbyN2F-8SNbeo9q7mcBV_11aLtbo5eq5yQ8k7Ud_IFhrZ_7z/s1600/miss+selfridge+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZns8fyM6l5i5Tlio2JSIR6eTlyglXzqEV211giwXAhmLX8bG1MHazlp_PWy-0gZFEWfnAA23h6vktYrfnxSZgtDFXYRP_pbyN2F-8SNbeo9q7mcBV_11aLtbo5eq5yQ8k7Ud_IFhrZ_7z/s320/miss+selfridge+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431330530308882" border="0" /></a><br />Miss Selfridge<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrI67zkAnsP0Wl9Bjvs3yCqnZ1EBwd508nDlspoF1JdH82opOk117cunYojNT0GJTLXtBHg4qULkwF_gmxr02Nzg8zqAAtOyG_Z3_KHN680vgsfnQ5mDmOzyffbUwaAxgS1jFNLvdLGdM/s1600/coast+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrI67zkAnsP0Wl9Bjvs3yCqnZ1EBwd508nDlspoF1JdH82opOk117cunYojNT0GJTLXtBHg4qULkwF_gmxr02Nzg8zqAAtOyG_Z3_KHN680vgsfnQ5mDmOzyffbUwaAxgS1jFNLvdLGdM/s320/coast+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431323502436850" border="0" /></a><br />This would look nice attached to a hairband (from Coast).<br /><br />Photographs from: www.cosstores.com, www.instyle.co.uk, www.net-a-porter.com, www.topshop.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-71725660666086104862010-02-26T15:18:00.000-08:002010-02-26T15:36:23.322-08:00Spring pics are here II: ZaraWhen one is bored and doesn't want to sleep, one blogs...<br /><br />So since the high street spring pics have started droppping like leaves, it's time to put them online.<br /><br />Here's what I like from Zara...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzOCHcIrpJPAcG2_ZWn9Fm71dJ6Q9F68-F7LqgMigd_BspBtnkSDsQibkjfxxX-K-c_MPs6xujBOM79soJaVW8Q8rIiO8LPT97UaLGdoEkkVq8ip8ZcWpsfgbdbrm3yt6_UvZdj_8Dryk/s1600-h/zara+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzOCHcIrpJPAcG2_ZWn9Fm71dJ6Q9F68-F7LqgMigd_BspBtnkSDsQibkjfxxX-K-c_MPs6xujBOM79soJaVW8Q8rIiO8LPT97UaLGdoEkkVq8ip8ZcWpsfgbdbrm3yt6_UvZdj_8Dryk/s320/zara+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696789825305378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB9vmHAoVIkQaGINrrn_tAiSHWUR_7F7PiDZEO_9YqkOMCwKYMFogI6YH3tGkIDmtFrl_DJ5jpsBMl7zfhOgL3t-2BR1KyVSkW-T4LFLy21jOwiSG3BkrG4b4sxux1O6wtDBKldjs07d4/s1600-h/zara+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB9vmHAoVIkQaGINrrn_tAiSHWUR_7F7PiDZEO_9YqkOMCwKYMFogI6YH3tGkIDmtFrl_DJ5jpsBMl7zfhOgL3t-2BR1KyVSkW-T4LFLy21jOwiSG3BkrG4b4sxux1O6wtDBKldjs07d4/s320/zara+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696450528120834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvs7Jb2Dxuf8Ab_j48BMqCWYHEqNRS5BVXk2RhwKOKi_QrEL3DRhsYZM4ji0uedHEzwA9VH51FllrnH5J7U-lFcpnQeYSaajz8tqcwFaGCvjhAE_S9zc35z9tdAA8X5fEpfsxrBMQskuX/s1600-h/zara.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvs7Jb2Dxuf8Ab_j48BMqCWYHEqNRS5BVXk2RhwKOKi_QrEL3DRhsYZM4ji0uedHEzwA9VH51FllrnH5J7U-lFcpnQeYSaajz8tqcwFaGCvjhAE_S9zc35z9tdAA8X5fEpfsxrBMQskuX/s320/zara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696436145656098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Feminine Minimalist...so Celine S/S 2010. I remember that for a very long time, I didn't like clothes from Zara. They were trendy, true, but the fit was always a little off: either a wee too big or too small.<br /><br />Strangely Zara clothes fit me better now. So either the fit model's change, or I have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8moXaTeriy7BoWUa33QJuV903lITWp1JtBebnk9oC30-gpU0EStM3Y2cPVdX4mqqKjU5CWDBAFV-OiQKIC6hfLnMQTjhXD07yrlU5xi4-aA_k29aDVQ1dhEFKqMRe326FnFQ60gGfZ_i/s1600-h/zara+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8moXaTeriy7BoWUa33QJuV903lITWp1JtBebnk9oC30-gpU0EStM3Y2cPVdX4mqqKjU5CWDBAFV-OiQKIC6hfLnMQTjhXD07yrlU5xi4-aA_k29aDVQ1dhEFKqMRe326FnFQ60gGfZ_i/s320/zara+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696441948104194" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNHMVqnmmus-YHX1gtqHrNbw97MTmbvmALMdwXyzBOuTh7CIHc20b_4G5EwmMsEwz7Ymswczt03sK5jziZj9dIcc6bXygy1JANX-5TnzUCdqVJxzSUhd76E7v4Yger6xY65aJZXj4N3sv/s1600-h/zara+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNHMVqnmmus-YHX1gtqHrNbw97MTmbvmALMdwXyzBOuTh7CIHc20b_4G5EwmMsEwz7Ymswczt03sK5jziZj9dIcc6bXygy1JANX-5TnzUCdqVJxzSUhd76E7v4Yger6xY65aJZXj4N3sv/s320/zara+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696455409371986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nautica is always a big trend for spring. And Zara is teeming with everything, white and navy, and striped.<br /><br />Now the big shoe trend of the season...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecipmwCUov8ojZiA1Ees66SnfmCmzPIw2Ca0HCQ66H1S_rN1As5-kTKT3JEXaJPP7Zx6kQ72Iu1lZUodoIjYBJJYnlYfliDsp8KbzQDRNaXKmxLeZi2vDi_cyaSWm6dXWNSQG8uOlPFGw/s1600-h/chanel+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecipmwCUov8ojZiA1Ees66SnfmCmzPIw2Ca0HCQ66H1S_rN1As5-kTKT3JEXaJPP7Zx6kQ72Iu1lZUodoIjYBJJYnlYfliDsp8KbzQDRNaXKmxLeZi2vDi_cyaSWm6dXWNSQG8uOlPFGw/s320/chanel+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442699270993083730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNyRzvHuXY_VCX5Cto3r7dx3nABdqZditc47bY1hRqdoQfzWgDIj3hh5PMmo-McMhtZ3VTBNQuS55X3kLO1DOGDwhzNtJ9bZUOnyDiRh0ZHne-ZSwtZoX8dIY8cUcabbhhkyEsAoIZOX2/s1600-h/chanel+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNyRzvHuXY_VCX5Cto3r7dx3nABdqZditc47bY1hRqdoQfzWgDIj3hh5PMmo-McMhtZ3VTBNQuS55X3kLO1DOGDwhzNtJ9bZUOnyDiRh0ZHne-ZSwtZoX8dIY8cUcabbhhkyEsAoIZOX2/s320/chanel+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442699281753570130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjayiWyG5JHJbLbnOG4Tn7ubZJZ3YtgJ7Lb69874VGoSK1zPnx5w4ohpsWdqodceXoE3lKrkP42b4Bcd-ya5a7yLR2z19yRREU_YrwP2dAsSV4hw3UDudPDgD0ySIn9Jd-GLTKs2CTPLf/s1600-h/chanel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjayiWyG5JHJbLbnOG4Tn7ubZJZ3YtgJ7Lb69874VGoSK1zPnx5w4ohpsWdqodceXoE3lKrkP42b4Bcd-ya5a7yLR2z19yRREU_YrwP2dAsSV4hw3UDudPDgD0ySIn9Jd-GLTKs2CTPLf/s320/chanel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442699261944676162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Clogs or wooden-soled shoes! Ever since Chanel S/S 2010 sent those down the runway, clogs have acquired IT shoe status. Fashionistas, prepare thy plasters!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z805jJMSAciil0iYTUx0YFf6wrw8TDpEobs5XbL-F5bMOdTKdy3hUhSPIk-wd2zCJ2bFEPK-Ik2TyfOVgov88NHbd7hXyv4ptab4CnVpaNBu5Vt-HpNKxzTZfYSL0b6YqkoeXZxgLPNc/s1600-h/zara+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z805jJMSAciil0iYTUx0YFf6wrw8TDpEobs5XbL-F5bMOdTKdy3hUhSPIk-wd2zCJ2bFEPK-Ik2TyfOVgov88NHbd7hXyv4ptab4CnVpaNBu5Vt-HpNKxzTZfYSL0b6YqkoeXZxgLPNc/s320/zara+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442696457532843346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So of course, Zara had to send out clogs too, no? And while these are open-toed, they combine three of the big accessory trends of the season---bows, clogs/clog-like soles, and nude colours---and in a very pretty way too.<br /><br />Photos from: zara.com, style.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-85884186443325375232010-02-24T09:35:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:55:56.580-08:00Spring Pics are here: Madewell; also featuring Alexa for MadewellSupposed to be writing an essay on political risk in Nigeria. Decided instead to upload pictures.<br /><br />Love the outfits. It looks like what I wore and what my fellow university-mates wore when I studied in London. People in Singapore don't dress like this.<br /><br />I like these 3 outfits best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBSTYrfQvbTsSA-69ddMN_Bie5T_JnEaUm_SkH4xePUJeIeM5_d7FoepfU3iZ6THkv1_fGts9W_zqMXC-a6z1522CPfrxbiPuk29Hn9jYsc8X1U9ULXbR4EjaJN4Urla7O1NBmvX9ZOzW/s1600-h/madewell+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBSTYrfQvbTsSA-69ddMN_Bie5T_JnEaUm_SkH4xePUJeIeM5_d7FoepfU3iZ6THkv1_fGts9W_zqMXC-a6z1522CPfrxbiPuk29Hn9jYsc8X1U9ULXbR4EjaJN4Urla7O1NBmvX9ZOzW/s320/madewell+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865238845810546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UMrwD8FOEgwr6JgOzaRtorLoAwrXZUfaOZ44Q_nQ59AIHrCvw0Z9tAB2PeJtksGAyW1QwyVw4GVtXTRTO3Y1FBvNb-Z40HLm9WA5LEgdkCBYdAVnV5Kv0-iSoc80zZmaqaXy5VVxwbLk/s1600-h/madewell+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UMrwD8FOEgwr6JgOzaRtorLoAwrXZUfaOZ44Q_nQ59AIHrCvw0Z9tAB2PeJtksGAyW1QwyVw4GVtXTRTO3Y1FBvNb-Z40HLm9WA5LEgdkCBYdAVnV5Kv0-iSoc80zZmaqaXy5VVxwbLk/s320/madewell+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865242139586418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVWGLa1tww23Q-9RY_o6SOuLP04ctj0mQFiJqx4a_dg6b2DF6777wXW-RXEISeN3wEufXxleN3xsMBLfzohMmAzvFgjCHPAS4Z-KSMZOrDBntm797eSZiaOSYJ0yi1R5pOSgCDiVAWu5T/s1600-h/madewell+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVWGLa1tww23Q-9RY_o6SOuLP04ctj0mQFiJqx4a_dg6b2DF6777wXW-RXEISeN3wEufXxleN3xsMBLfzohMmAzvFgjCHPAS4Z-KSMZOrDBntm797eSZiaOSYJ0yi1R5pOSgCDiVAWu5T/s320/madewell+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865226084879730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Outfit number 4 (below left) is particularly "American exchange student-y", a phrase I saw somewhere being used to describe crossbody bags, and a linguistic turn that I've adopted ever since.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhYx0_nWi1tKDhI7dJCv5jju-emaysrsThzbZlWhxhS0Egvipf3OZZ_oFT4qgP7hjGUtCJX0O7mhfX62GAJMThAVzRLiODsEMS0JwGcWDTK8rf5NhZYeOZLrf87e4sJuQ2hQ1Jg-AotQE/s1600-h/madewell+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhYx0_nWi1tKDhI7dJCv5jju-emaysrsThzbZlWhxhS0Egvipf3OZZ_oFT4qgP7hjGUtCJX0O7mhfX62GAJMThAVzRLiODsEMS0JwGcWDTK8rf5NhZYeOZLrf87e4sJuQ2hQ1Jg-AotQE/s320/madewell+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865463007540082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkWaj4S9SBtUnuHy_zK8309188Tl5y-Y_2ZnqdOimNj56rWTpWNoM0EhADYGughxXeFT_nWuTqFQvSLqLiFhIHUbFdVxoPr0EtwJvfdgZQ4MqQ5yWruyjfoSxzeFZ2UwIvZzCBKinxz-/s1600-h/madewell+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkWaj4S9SBtUnuHy_zK8309188Tl5y-Y_2ZnqdOimNj56rWTpWNoM0EhADYGughxXeFT_nWuTqFQvSLqLiFhIHUbFdVxoPr0EtwJvfdgZQ4MqQ5yWruyjfoSxzeFZ2UwIvZzCBKinxz-/s320/madewell+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865247347609730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More pictures...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TDKQMLRtx-BWyyH7PEfM-2bRxa6sLEd0HYjNBxc1TRAoJYn7iQDKlS-OK6T9jzFgJ7to-ONZP-nNDDGu8RkzDkUeZlLr2ToOeuSDV4yTMBg0TJloc8WCgaJZI3CUWDSCW0ONFiHBXyWR/s1600-h/madewell+9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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For further proof of the similarities, check out the cardigan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwzbXwTsitu2urd9-PUNTRPI9XgoDCEBkWYRzQIzhaXBIpJQa7We58Z-sW57oM2S9I4h3nS8S8h7ySMzl0VYpvR3-PH_Z8yk7UZxPY9qrnfZMQrHAIAKF_e2mYLbqeJusat6UDIAVhPud/s1600-h/madewell+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwzbXwTsitu2urd9-PUNTRPI9XgoDCEBkWYRzQIzhaXBIpJQa7We58Z-sW57oM2S9I4h3nS8S8h7ySMzl0VYpvR3-PH_Z8yk7UZxPY9qrnfZMQrHAIAKF_e2mYLbqeJusat6UDIAVhPud/s320/madewell+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441865471252389234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4-BXLEnuT7Zqhg3RKXJKi7J5_CgAlsNRHm7RkJpQl2SoyBqQLw9UZsDnIRJ0GG_LKydNAISBZBeaBX4M1yyRM-ulEEEcytNdruHfWR4kvzDnSkIn54S9Ua_va9FPpv2bPIxplo6JpQrK/s1600-h/alexa+15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4-BXLEnuT7Zqhg3RKXJKi7J5_CgAlsNRHm7RkJpQl2SoyBqQLw9UZsDnIRJ0GG_LKydNAISBZBeaBX4M1yyRM-ulEEEcytNdruHfWR4kvzDnSkIn54S9Ua_va9FPpv2bPIxplo6JpQrK/s320/alexa+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441868022457880178" border="0" /></a><br />(love Alexa's pink bow bag btw)<br /><br />Speaking of Ms Chung, the following pictures come from her debut of her "Alexa for Madewell" collection at the recent New York Fashion Week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_eKRybg-UlbmHrvX_fRmLXAq_2g3iZK7QoxNfagvuqRi1fyqiVKIldWEv9lSsoO6QeiC7EUYzL_k7OhL1FX9sPuiwy37jUKyU1494uX5tQ_hpabPJk6Hd0PwtGCHLp5gggtp3M7uEhBB/s1600-h/alexa+madewell.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_eKRybg-UlbmHrvX_fRmLXAq_2g3iZK7QoxNfagvuqRi1fyqiVKIldWEv9lSsoO6QeiC7EUYzL_k7OhL1FX9sPuiwy37jUKyU1494uX5tQ_hpabPJk6Hd0PwtGCHLp5gggtp3M7uEhBB/s320/alexa+madewell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441868663230709010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG48q-5aZVqOIw4kVbmNhX4280J2wP07z_9fL-SP37IAd-E_mPDBQWmSPLkFyHUNVjdp-As2BXNIlWlUhHAVrtXAePGwSyeE06PAMUEjrT-DIQatz1MpFmMmgCuy0gTdvZtspNB8hoz7q2/s1600-h/alexa+chung+madewell+%28fashionologie%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS5jGeR-CFjIS_07dxuF80hcEADLY1pWGqFZDYdGB3Bwi5SC_3RQ233B9iHva-scbXk__1fCJyIeUL6zZlXvFnk8kv5FnkgbOw3rUAweCz1itQ6JadN80o6SXvCxmWRUWuwD_VtdhAlSe/s320/alexa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441868025273062034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXXXPt4ulnvVrH7DOrofrzYen3MLmV_23moAbXwxb97CiCHGIqXcu-CA5olxmm5KIhkVIN1lkB6f2TSYygKT0vddL8_gwXEDtG4IdSGB4QgaAHBB0CrOGPYPeHIWJu9WIoWYHbwNHKrsW/s1600-h/alexa+chung+madewell+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXXXPt4ulnvVrH7DOrofrzYen3MLmV_23moAbXwxb97CiCHGIqXcu-CA5olxmm5KIhkVIN1lkB6f2TSYygKT0vddL8_gwXEDtG4IdSGB4QgaAHBB0CrOGPYPeHIWJu9WIoWYHbwNHKrsW/s320/alexa+chung+madewell+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441868045547267602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photos from: madewell.com, fashionologie.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-60092762577466398522010-02-11T13:08:00.000-08:002010-02-11T13:36:18.703-08:00Pre-Fall 1I'm really bored and I can't sleep so I'm going to put some fashion pics that I like. These are from the Pre-Fall 2010 collections. New York Fashion Week for the Fall/Winter 2010 collections has just started. So might be time to ruminate a bit on Pre-Fall before it becomes passe (or has it already?)<br /><br />So in alphabetical order...<br /><br />These are from Balenciaga<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv5uGDBegYbSofkeqp9KsZxbTGmZ5rThv6eXKhY9BxBDAiTqeXVjJhyUK0aWO6Si-zUBX_lhjNC5151aXTybItlMPNCAVvFn5xwOhzUygilEq_zR42_9R5ObLnwZUW68DGkGxdJpZ2sap/s1600-h/balenciaga+pre+fall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv5uGDBegYbSofkeqp9KsZxbTGmZ5rThv6eXKhY9BxBDAiTqeXVjJhyUK0aWO6Si-zUBX_lhjNC5151aXTybItlMPNCAVvFn5xwOhzUygilEq_zR42_9R5ObLnwZUW68DGkGxdJpZ2sap/s320/balenciaga+pre+fall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096576661802178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq4-TtjvMZ45x_Fi_9kU209lASxGPI3Qn3nCiIfuCPuIiNqcNg75biadJKaYmta9FMk9VKjygoIKpavyXYFZFYsKfUcwDkzk2C67G-3WhyphenhyphenbVspgUMYcwbYYIWGhwhVrodazxdwMmVj-YQ/s1600-h/balenciaga+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq4-TtjvMZ45x_Fi_9kU209lASxGPI3Qn3nCiIfuCPuIiNqcNg75biadJKaYmta9FMk9VKjygoIKpavyXYFZFYsKfUcwDkzk2C67G-3WhyphenhyphenbVspgUMYcwbYYIWGhwhVrodazxdwMmVj-YQ/s320/balenciaga+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096252051282002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Celine<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFohNw4XZG9gYSPT4W31mH8vJk5NXgBYNHacrFqU2Pp0v6jjERpdSmkqQCuXSfDiH94AdXe_bXHLRZm_nnfn38vo_Y3jnzzjsN-3MAXv9hiIOz4l-OUlR71ZprSXsbkOF1dwKYYIKE5Uo/s1600-h/celine+pre+fall+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFohNw4XZG9gYSPT4W31mH8vJk5NXgBYNHacrFqU2Pp0v6jjERpdSmkqQCuXSfDiH94AdXe_bXHLRZm_nnfn38vo_Y3jnzzjsN-3MAXv9hiIOz4l-OUlR71ZprSXsbkOF1dwKYYIKE5Uo/s320/celine+pre+fall+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096580163406818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98jYnPB71TanW4nv8w0fYOdrtPh5dqYyag-NNHUl3epzxFLf-wM3B3dhnOwyj57z8WNEFsOc5kCy-6xSutVe3BhiqYBbPZUEPZ8q0mto9Qc7SIonh_pyr3ozMGiK_lnH9S9RdWF5RTNh2/s1600-h/celine+prefall+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98jYnPB71TanW4nv8w0fYOdrtPh5dqYyag-NNHUl3epzxFLf-wM3B3dhnOwyj57z8WNEFsOc5kCy-6xSutVe3BhiqYBbPZUEPZ8q0mto9Qc7SIonh_pyr3ozMGiK_lnH9S9RdWF5RTNh2/s320/celine+prefall+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096220360597890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Proenza Schouler<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_phOSrfHftPzBv2uFfe-2_rcCy19FJqiCblJoDGFRHT_ounpWCCUAsJyAt47h66l43TKVGN9pME6T9Tn-lORpSy7ZR0ZjAd6LEFFpCgpFt7IrnJkTDrAI9ZAC8kzySunxzfOIPpDX3Wrf/s1600-h/proenza+schouler+pre+fall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_phOSrfHftPzBv2uFfe-2_rcCy19FJqiCblJoDGFRHT_ounpWCCUAsJyAt47h66l43TKVGN9pME6T9Tn-lORpSy7ZR0ZjAd6LEFFpCgpFt7IrnJkTDrAI9ZAC8kzySunxzfOIPpDX3Wrf/s320/proenza+schouler+pre+fall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096239286570626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkXLRY2hB0NzmBIWBNG0xBlS9gF0huuJmjuEVKGthPzoudj-peuJfb1MYM3gTsZABkfoO0HHQLwsjEsRNRiby_lidsf9uYn4m2JwM0-2Tbc2wNkJjuL3rX2JnJ9kV18VN1sCB5fFJvIDs/s1600-h/ps+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkXLRY2hB0NzmBIWBNG0xBlS9gF0huuJmjuEVKGthPzoudj-peuJfb1MYM3gTsZABkfoO0HHQLwsjEsRNRiby_lidsf9uYn4m2JwM0-2Tbc2wNkJjuL3rX2JnJ9kV18VN1sCB5fFJvIDs/s320/ps+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437101513980553250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rag and Bone<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQExH9E76mLRdNATxdmHwyMnQonyyX_OvyiZf1j3A8NdN8CvZAarbT7-jS4UsChnm2qUsyf_JnZUVF9YfG7y2XI0f4ztAboNQBmSgS33YBzyyqMPXw8zK4YurVdOGfAZ_Ie0wZhITfu7N/s1600-h/rag+and+bone+pre+fall+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQExH9E76mLRdNATxdmHwyMnQonyyX_OvyiZf1j3A8NdN8CvZAarbT7-jS4UsChnm2qUsyf_JnZUVF9YfG7y2XI0f4ztAboNQBmSgS33YBzyyqMPXw8zK4YurVdOGfAZ_Ie0wZhITfu7N/s320/rag+and+bone+pre+fall+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096590221687090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And my favourite (besides Lanvin...that gets a post all to itself), from Stella McCartney<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuDe8-Ly1E6q2V8eiKNbDoSQaczNv2qBwH9VUsX9022fQKiu1g_ZBaulH_TrV-FiV6kVeOub1lSOsocI5wf9bhOEp2vs5sOH9qwdtXy_pGP_HXTruQt2JiUfnqg4UFBrOuMijOZCmtHPn/s1600-h/stella+mccartney+prefall+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuDe8-Ly1E6q2V8eiKNbDoSQaczNv2qBwH9VUsX9022fQKiu1g_ZBaulH_TrV-FiV6kVeOub1lSOsocI5wf9bhOEp2vs5sOH9qwdtXy_pGP_HXTruQt2JiUfnqg4UFBrOuMijOZCmtHPn/s320/stella+mccartney+prefall+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096233831622434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaytq2OlAtTHLOZB1Gq30nibpZq51e34ctqfWVzwN5-336DxY9UMQw-vJ0neCQHeiKthn4komeEgsR8iLfqzR_3IedMk-xXufWOVcAIUkPc6OVy2xMgVxyJJsnfndQBnEY6bQo3NE2IiF/s1600-h/stella+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaytq2OlAtTHLOZB1Gq30nibpZq51e34ctqfWVzwN5-336DxY9UMQw-vJ0neCQHeiKthn4komeEgsR8iLfqzR_3IedMk-xXufWOVcAIUkPc6OVy2xMgVxyJJsnfndQBnEY6bQo3NE2IiF/s320/stella+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437096224456020210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photos from: style.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-32174084888092564922010-02-08T04:15:00.000-08:002010-02-08T07:54:35.307-08:00destroyed jeansI was randomly walking about at Forum Galleria---an upscale shopping mall---when I stumbled on these Current/Elliott skinny destroyed jeans.<br /><br />They were SO SOFT!! I wanted to get one but the mark-up was toooo high---at about 50% more, it felt like daylight robbery when a quick search on the internet can give you a more favourable pricing. That is what capitalism and globalization is supposed to give---more competitive prices---and not a return to monopolistic price hikes.<br /><br />So I started a search for destroyed skinny jeans.<br /><br />This is a pair of Current/Elliott ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKNnFsnGbM-QPSnzAR6Jwh04fqCCI-BFp4ySkurA6a1jpvXoRU64p2FmjSLNY0Wr2pki9mWMgXgpThATpmJCu0Y4ndlBSfjoOFCoivLTbu7pZvJKz0T_L8lR31QVQm3FssaTuVgaDkDpw/s1600-h/current+elliott.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKNnFsnGbM-QPSnzAR6Jwh04fqCCI-BFp4ySkurA6a1jpvXoRU64p2FmjSLNY0Wr2pki9mWMgXgpThATpmJCu0Y4ndlBSfjoOFCoivLTbu7pZvJKz0T_L8lR31QVQm3FssaTuVgaDkDpw/s320/current+elliott.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435897378803722498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They're not the first in the skinny jeans business---it was J Brand that arguably put skinny on the radar. Current/Elliott first came to the public consciousness after celebrities were seen wearing their boyfriend jeans. It was them that put boyfriend jeans on the map.<br /><br />Usually when a new denim trend comes about, I test it out, mainly because I like jeans, and am always looking for a new way to wear them. The first time I tried Current/Elliott was when I was at Liberty's in London. The salesgirl was telling me about how soft those jeans were and how she was saving up for a pair. I tried their boyfriend fit.<br /><br />The cut wasn't great. I felt the boyfriend cut looked a little too baggy, and it looked sloppy. But their jeans were so so soft. I've had denim from Seven for All Mankind and Citizens of Humanity, and tried on jeans from other premium labels but never have I worn such soft jeans! So now that they've got themselves working the skinny jeans, I'll probably get myself a pair online. They're way too soft to resist.<br /><br />This Current/Elliott introduction started the hunt for nice destroyed jeans. It wasn't a very persistent hunt such as the way I can get when I am really into something, but I stopped by the Gap during my usual wanderings about after church on Sunday and found that they had some nice ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_ob9UiqgqsjVUpkkomsG3l4FK0DXAxIhkMDrEss_sBP8-OpL2dTo_eyEAW7WM05HaXbIOJZun_65cdZsQP5s_b9GSsOPbU1IWUFdrHCip9ETQuqo3zzl0wv7B_py9CBBoOv99BDFkg1w/s1600-h/gap+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_ob9UiqgqsjVUpkkomsG3l4FK0DXAxIhkMDrEss_sBP8-OpL2dTo_eyEAW7WM05HaXbIOJZun_65cdZsQP5s_b9GSsOPbU1IWUFdrHCip9ETQuqo3zzl0wv7B_py9CBBoOv99BDFkg1w/s320/gap+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845425978722642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKoJxYBYNmJix1PwMLrJKt11mBr7GGINykZx2StuPu36e-RGvgtSJcDkS0ZwYNcsVzg-olzHuDscdvygK8zjAsuuQ8DcYS5LshXoEkOa8xY7-cneGGpfCjTd8oWBoCQOfWtwyzOyl5Ix1/s1600-h/gap+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKoJxYBYNmJix1PwMLrJKt11mBr7GGINykZx2StuPu36e-RGvgtSJcDkS0ZwYNcsVzg-olzHuDscdvygK8zjAsuuQ8DcYS5LshXoEkOa8xY7-cneGGpfCjTd8oWBoCQOfWtwyzOyl5Ix1/s320/gap+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845305415952642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I loved their skinny jeans. I felt the fit was very good, and the wash and the amount of distressing was just perfect. And it wasn't exhorbitant, though definitely not as comfy as Current/Elliott.<br /><br />These are their boyfriend cut jeans. They're meant to be baggy but I felt they were a bit too baggy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E7keyKJraupRWN35NMM-9NYAz9k9pUg21zQTSAzwEKYEybLwSf4UokWDg8kW6RAxbmZ0BQQXP8PqZCM5foyXVj1ItI5123nCPQsVJdmay5bBgYS8b64WvCIqM_20Lj1joElsbk98AdzB/s1600-h/gap+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E7keyKJraupRWN35NMM-9NYAz9k9pUg21zQTSAzwEKYEybLwSf4UokWDg8kW6RAxbmZ0BQQXP8PqZCM5foyXVj1ItI5123nCPQsVJdmay5bBgYS8b64WvCIqM_20Lj1joElsbk98AdzB/s320/gap+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845302383886466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d2ZZhGZrc5DQ2AF2pzMEZXuutQ5lJDfMHl3yA4DMs56HIo6lH1G3J6TQ1oBgjES2DHbCscjIRpIi6Ga94PhEXPIk46P-N4FxAkq3cVkIdJx1IVSofBSmNDvAWawL6rbUQ8ijosWZ6UmO/s1600-h/gap.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d2ZZhGZrc5DQ2AF2pzMEZXuutQ5lJDfMHl3yA4DMs56HIo6lH1G3J6TQ1oBgjES2DHbCscjIRpIi6Ga94PhEXPIk46P-N4FxAkq3cVkIdJx1IVSofBSmNDvAWawL6rbUQ8ijosWZ6UmO/s320/gap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845290240508402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I stumbled on a tip for getting boyfriend cut jeans which are not too baggy---size up the skinny destroyed jeans! Their larger size makes for a baggier fit, but because the overall cut is still skinny, it prevents the jeans from being too baggy, resulting in boyfriend fit jeans which are just right.<br /><br />Banana Republic also had some nice distressed jeans. I'm not sure if I tried on the boyfriend cut one, but the skinny cut one suited me just fine and it was also in a lovely dark wash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl36H9llPKgnZQK0_q4YwKEfhaWgYFmK6_ZhhwmFMRifWodVFzI-woA9v_wm8RowBoyzQd4kMJ5b2NFc5v_Lo6F_KlG3_ORrJ48W4gDDhjj-JSzf4CcnetWBqjQjxZ1Ft2nqCw4kQr3nl/s1600-h/br+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl36H9llPKgnZQK0_q4YwKEfhaWgYFmK6_ZhhwmFMRifWodVFzI-woA9v_wm8RowBoyzQd4kMJ5b2NFc5v_Lo6F_KlG3_ORrJ48W4gDDhjj-JSzf4CcnetWBqjQjxZ1Ft2nqCw4kQr3nl/s320/br+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845285481431698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV11ylumcN0oLKUvWmW-40fPXRiqhz5uF1UXQjDZApxc_cftN3acrcCPygdKKFr-uYK06KkLiINEe7g1RlWt5AJ_LelmIO5_8mXMuVPzP8qppj3pBath3XbHoL2gk_77Ax_oAjCa9rBXIa/s1600-h/br.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV11ylumcN0oLKUvWmW-40fPXRiqhz5uF1UXQjDZApxc_cftN3acrcCPygdKKFr-uYK06KkLiINEe7g1RlWt5AJ_LelmIO5_8mXMuVPzP8qppj3pBath3XbHoL2gk_77Ax_oAjCa9rBXIa/s320/br.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435845276092214482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photographs from: gap.com, bananarepublic.com, and revolveclothing.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-50691726270960211262010-02-06T09:05:00.001-08:002010-02-06T11:49:13.030-08:00Bag LustI never really liked Louis,<br />And Chanel suffers from ubiquity...<br /><br />These are what I really like. Let me introduce them by name.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is a Hermes Baby Kelly. I saw a girl wearing this ala messanger bag style, and I was very inspired. I recently blogged about the easy-peasy drape-y style that I am now very much into. This is just the bag to go with it.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHahGbZR29P33EbWu2PCWJSgc6wzN9xZdlcUc0T07W1KVDMEfeUuk99kVxiJ7o5SUREKInOYT6k03SEBuJbftnyec2B_vtlDp37C5HLcvkkcLPsV6i3XLOL6VKXRDV7o5CKRBMPfqlhFM/s1600-h/hermes+kelly+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHahGbZR29P33EbWu2PCWJSgc6wzN9xZdlcUc0T07W1KVDMEfeUuk99kVxiJ7o5SUREKInOYT6k03SEBuJbftnyec2B_vtlDp37C5HLcvkkcLPsV6i3XLOL6VKXRDV7o5CKRBMPfqlhFM/s320/hermes+kelly+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435178303296745266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am also on the lookout for 1960s style bags. Like this baby from Hermes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdywUX7pkg80ODN1yk8KggM97ai6RI9hcE_0asbvJKw5jg6kHBsOF-ZCxyANwuJqguZTeletswpuVGypidwXoGqyla3fhs4sqw8M6pc4dQz8nb-jLrhvr5KLgs8QrKf7UOB0Wc9ZLdegQ/s1600-h/hermes+Veau+Doblis+Suede+Mini+Constance+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdywUX7pkg80ODN1yk8KggM97ai6RI9hcE_0asbvJKw5jg6kHBsOF-ZCxyANwuJqguZTeletswpuVGypidwXoGqyla3fhs4sqw8M6pc4dQz8nb-jLrhvr5KLgs8QrKf7UOB0Wc9ZLdegQ/s320/hermes+Veau+Doblis+Suede+Mini+Constance+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435178028377846674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's pretty! Quite with a cute little "H" that strikes that just whispers (not shouts) out the design name. Understated luxe at it's best.<br /><br />I'm not sure what this type of bags are called, so I refer to them as "air stewardess bags" because I see them most often on stewardesses. No matter. The House of Celine (now under Phoebe Philo of Chloe fame) seems to agree with me that these bags are now fashionable and they have launched a series of bags in this style.<br /><br />Smaller...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2vUuqj2QxJe5tZhCxvyyOxQL2zTlbGhmNma_luLvUWsHp2WuYWJ5BKhwkfgNn2p8Qu1OkTTrcEjfWVT8u0tltQiB1EvCC4qnb5R9I1nfGsXW8QWLC65Rrt91KRCk8LoL236DtGPYpeQd/s1600-h/celine.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2vUuqj2QxJe5tZhCxvyyOxQL2zTlbGhmNma_luLvUWsHp2WuYWJ5BKhwkfgNn2p8Qu1OkTTrcEjfWVT8u0tltQiB1EvCC4qnb5R9I1nfGsXW8QWLC65Rrt91KRCk8LoL236DtGPYpeQd/s320/celine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435177795684008834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and larger...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAdJYTpZlajiqAfbuZWY0Qdo_sc9jCy51a6gQ6RtyzZD3lfGP9e4EmWnUuMhzwa6D8MfP8-qggws7oFcNxnxLJcPNT4TCqf3aY57dT2SI3O6qfelGMN3bilwlc_YPN5e3QPMBWy1NZqgX/s1600-h/celine+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAdJYTpZlajiqAfbuZWY0Qdo_sc9jCy51a6gQ6RtyzZD3lfGP9e4EmWnUuMhzwa6D8MfP8-qggws7oFcNxnxLJcPNT4TCqf3aY57dT2SI3O6qfelGMN3bilwlc_YPN5e3QPMBWy1NZqgX/s320/celine+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435177803066724338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So yours truly, who has always thought of Celine in the most unflattering terms, will now---for reasons entirely due to its change in creative director---will be heading to one of their stores to have a look-see (-and maybe, buy).<br /><br />Ok, finally, here's a brand that I adore. I've got quite a few stuff from this brand---handbags and a wallet---and am always on the lookout for their new arrivals. I like this brand because I think they add the best mix of intelligence and light-heartedness to their bags. I started noticing when they had wallets and bags in bright punchy patents, and that started my love affair.<br /><br />I'm refering to Mulberry. And this is their Alexa bag which I have been waiting for since last year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK40I7anN-U1vi9mX_2Pdv0xK19xXEQPBY1HO_aLntV4oQUxBm2JesieTnLQGJElHRc1iEgrikMJPgmcdMJTI0snDvLYXtT17RuuvWhHWMVb_62ZhB1VRN4OveuDiWMSRCxZn93awvTYV/s1600-h/mulberry+oversized+alexa+bag+%28netaporter%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK40I7anN-U1vi9mX_2Pdv0xK19xXEQPBY1HO_aLntV4oQUxBm2JesieTnLQGJElHRc1iEgrikMJPgmcdMJTI0snDvLYXtT17RuuvWhHWMVb_62ZhB1VRN4OveuDiWMSRCxZn93awvTYV/s320/mulberry+oversized+alexa+bag+%28netaporter%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435177818353586498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So basically, the Alexa (named after previously blogged about It girl Alexa Chung) comes in two sizes: the medium and the oversized. I think this is a style of bag that will age very well---it has "classic" written all over it---and so I want one in the oak colour because I think the rich brown colour will look even better with the passage of time. But the medium sized one isn't big enough and the Oak Oversized Alexa wasn't brought into Singapore and it seems to be all sold out online :(<br /><br />For the medium sized bags, this is cuter because it uses a more "feminie" tweed to go with the semi-masculine design of the bag. So it's a nice juxtaposition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTzH6Sn2OqCPeBG4HbLs_Ko_h0HI9tZFkpfbebrDZE1F9phbdztIRXmlOtXSC5z0NGopM-wjEH9HOk-Xk9g7TKAxzZH1DRFAqTrcCihS-7o6YxEwTQDHNLxyBb-ex4v-4u3pUeCW1jrrd/s1600-h/mulberry+alexa+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTzH6Sn2OqCPeBG4HbLs_Ko_h0HI9tZFkpfbebrDZE1F9phbdztIRXmlOtXSC5z0NGopM-wjEH9HOk-Xk9g7TKAxzZH1DRFAqTrcCihS-7o6YxEwTQDHNLxyBb-ex4v-4u3pUeCW1jrrd/s320/mulberry+alexa+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435218748975160146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The last bag that I am looking forward to from Mulberry is this Daria tote. It comes in blue and black but I like the white best because I mainly wear dark coloured clothes, and because the white best encapsulates the effortless luxe look that I'm going for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYGP3tIO4cMCX6HpKTfDioHmXH3QjegwAUWa2YTSGjhISUKQua58vDiEqQfG5SfVByvRxTStBa3lwHGgeXjKvJQDGDKF-Yuf3woGefE6ArPTbFplu1vf_9sJoOToP-R03pMsDsFXAjvd_/s1600-h/daria+tote+%28mulberry.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYGP3tIO4cMCX6HpKTfDioHmXH3QjegwAUWa2YTSGjhISUKQua58vDiEqQfG5SfVByvRxTStBa3lwHGgeXjKvJQDGDKF-Yuf3woGefE6ArPTbFplu1vf_9sJoOToP-R03pMsDsFXAjvd_/s320/daria+tote+%28mulberry.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435177809402993970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Photographs from: mulberry.com, celine.com and fashionphile.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-53722076684963237962010-02-02T10:20:00.000-08:002010-02-05T08:04:45.936-08:00Madewell 1937Madewell 1937---the sister line of Jcrew---is one of the lines that I keep on my "to watch" list, meaning that I regularly check their websites for any updates. So far the only place online (besides ebay) where you can get their stuff is shopbop.com, which hawks a small selection, and is nothing compared to the huge inventory at sister website jcrew.com.<br /><br />So it was a nice surprise to see this recently sent to my emailbox:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw2k2HcKSQ1QpQiLoC48jGB9I4e3jPZ2Nk_i5TAhLdvoxe5GN-Rl4hj-BjoGwyjtMMFElh1ZzJEuK-G6QmQtftMo80q0dDPnxP3zfKT_avZyzFdg2pKokwKDFuWK6_WCH8R4tWg2ZFtQw/s1600-h/madewell+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw2k2HcKSQ1QpQiLoC48jGB9I4e3jPZ2Nk_i5TAhLdvoxe5GN-Rl4hj-BjoGwyjtMMFElh1ZzJEuK-G6QmQtftMo80q0dDPnxP3zfKT_avZyzFdg2pKokwKDFuWK6_WCH8R4tWg2ZFtQw/s320/madewell+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713519932149442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But this wasn't the first piece of interesting news I recently had from them. Madewell is known for their effortless, casual grungy style, so it was a lovely surprise to read that they enlisted Miss Grungy-cool herself, British It Girl Alexa Chung for<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTueWsMTTl5ECN1i__9Vb6WiqtP_GY5tWSdA1R6zi-IyAGBCJBPkRuLqj_hkumLptLvUjTeJOkW0NHMq43xaobdcRs91U2PHTKcXi3rU4ISfnMDJBt5_oayi3DW_OrRtSyxmsXjHYMKm8/s1600-h/madewell.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTueWsMTTl5ECN1i__9Vb6WiqtP_GY5tWSdA1R6zi-IyAGBCJBPkRuLqj_hkumLptLvUjTeJOkW0NHMq43xaobdcRs91U2PHTKcXi3rU4ISfnMDJBt5_oayi3DW_OrRtSyxmsXjHYMKm8/s320/madewell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713512860306002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alexa is one of the few celebrities (this list includes Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppella and Kate Bosworth) whose style I mostly enjoy. If I am not mistaken, she achieved fame first as a model in the UK before crossing over the pond and acheiving greater star wattage as an MTV host on the talk show "It's on with Alexa". Well, the show has been cancelled, but Alexa's celeb power has not dimmed as Vogue named her the most stylish woman in the world.<br /><br />Alexa mixes tomboyish and feminine, sticking mainly to very french-inspired pieces like breton stripes, skinny jeans, toggle coats, and the occasional floral print dress to produce a look that to produce a look . Her style can be divided into her more casual collegiate style e.g.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUMRmWhw061IBS6_FBs0_bGO1RGoqWErRCbXIS0nzCl1rEGuUTfQVhdvyuHrw7GTjuBUKIT86An4Fc5XIdERngUGweaNoCkr7xDGrnYF3rQ9SAVU7ab_t517Jqvd6vLK1QLKXRXPLr9CP/s1600-h/alexa+15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUMRmWhw061IBS6_FBs0_bGO1RGoqWErRCbXIS0nzCl1rEGuUTfQVhdvyuHrw7GTjuBUKIT86An4Fc5XIdERngUGweaNoCkr7xDGrnYF3rQ9SAVU7ab_t517Jqvd6vLK1QLKXRXPLr9CP/s320/alexa+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713777952496882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0FGe7aGHB8J3g4pOe1HnQpLO7Vf-gc2trNw3auebDx6EZPuiEyYVEhbTk27kAIfi5cBX-O7Yg5B5nK3UgiPo7ed-HCUkXDqghwcJqOVnEgUn7RHXkXO-6kaEwb01rOg0eHiqtrFOocpy/s1600-h/alexa+12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0FGe7aGHB8J3g4pOe1HnQpLO7Vf-gc2trNw3auebDx6EZPuiEyYVEhbTk27kAIfi5cBX-O7Yg5B5nK3UgiPo7ed-HCUkXDqghwcJqOVnEgUn7RHXkXO-6kaEwb01rOg0eHiqtrFOocpy/s320/alexa+12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713768066091730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and tomboyish glam<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbMW6Mf_gyhGaHc5nqhJtOR0oIAP_WqLx-R38Te8rkXEQDFI-2qPHqPztStO1QcMyXqY92ITlSQtC1pGZhptq7wao4MCjWpRzw7M0UuAEQpRMj_rf7X4aXcIMKdNOnS921T2DW3B0P76A/s1600-h/alexa+chung+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbMW6Mf_gyhGaHc5nqhJtOR0oIAP_WqLx-R38Te8rkXEQDFI-2qPHqPztStO1QcMyXqY92ITlSQtC1pGZhptq7wao4MCjWpRzw7M0UuAEQpRMj_rf7X4aXcIMKdNOnS921T2DW3B0P76A/s320/alexa+chung+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433714869699443042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Note: a similar style can be found at H&M (see below)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8UXNmvaZwtAgyWF3Kgbcg2Hl4YccAMxydqAuF1Pr-yDkQyS9F5K1ze2hYPWG2mLUmziQFLuk7ZZjjA5pB08M2koCNPYwi7te9FaZ3ud99NeG9GNXnPpntUYzd8KkKEgBaYX0Krx5Md9R/s1600-h/hm+%28elleuk.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8UXNmvaZwtAgyWF3Kgbcg2Hl4YccAMxydqAuF1Pr-yDkQyS9F5K1ze2hYPWG2mLUmziQFLuk7ZZjjA5pB08M2koCNPYwi7te9FaZ3ud99NeG9GNXnPpntUYzd8KkKEgBaYX0Krx5Md9R/s320/hm+%28elleuk.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433714873066650610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is her in the georgous Jason Wu dress. The 2000s have been a great decade for Chinese surnames in fashion. Think Derek Lam, Philip Lim, Jason Wu, and of course, Alexa Chung.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8d16vExBJ0pDkH-rTAAAirRfj_Kj8GKqC00YAp5ZKfix1U-Qj6olRPOUOfEdH7Fz_cRvJhEVPs2JkhspqjMfwyrgv1lHmhhdHGZSz4vAEfkaSFe9AzNPMVuAcqfp6ctBBbjy1UUmJDvV/s1600-h/Alexa+Chung+Jason+Wu+minidress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8d16vExBJ0pDkH-rTAAAirRfj_Kj8GKqC00YAp5ZKfix1U-Qj6olRPOUOfEdH7Fz_cRvJhEVPs2JkhspqjMfwyrgv1lHmhhdHGZSz4vAEfkaSFe9AzNPMVuAcqfp6ctBBbjy1UUmJDvV/s320/Alexa+Chung+Jason+Wu+minidress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434788133518077666" border="0" /></a><br />(with the designer at the 2009 CDFA-Vogue Fashion Fund ball)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1n2MmB3udE6ASsVOwK_LhfQLHGE1yCjqEuJIXfOfuxtvkTefsR5q3unQRupa6jijIxDjsUDA0pD7k9TSWMfhxzKvixeyhcD4xmGMafKcojGZYwqapaP2xH-rCqziSfu3kiGF_xjbyvRa-/s1600-h/alexa+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1n2MmB3udE6ASsVOwK_LhfQLHGE1yCjqEuJIXfOfuxtvkTefsR5q3unQRupa6jijIxDjsUDA0pD7k9TSWMfhxzKvixeyhcD4xmGMafKcojGZYwqapaP2xH-rCqziSfu3kiGF_xjbyvRa-/s320/alexa+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713775464965074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />According to an interview with vogue.com, one can "expect high-waisted pants and jeans, velvet dresses with Peter Pan collars, and a coat based on a vintage children’s one she found that originally came from Harrods. There will be nothing that nods to the eighties or nineties, because she’s not into either decade. “I want to bring back forties tea dresses, sixties mod dresses. . . . I want to bring cute back.” "<br /><br />No more 80s trend---YAY! Go away studs and spikes.<br /><br />This is one celebrity designed collection that I am looking forward to seeing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTueWsMTTl5ECN1i__9Vb6WiqtP_GY5tWSdA1R6zi-IyAGBCJBPkRuLqj_hkumLptLvUjTeJOkW0NHMq43xaobdcRs91U2PHTKcXi3rU4ISfnMDJBt5_oayi3DW_OrRtSyxmsXjHYMKm8/s1600-h/madewell.jpg"><br /></a>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-7312843444777139422010-02-01T11:25:00.001-08:002010-02-01T12:12:08.202-08:00I'm a bit on a roll today so I am going to do two posts, even though it's now 3.25am Singapore time.<br /><br />I have certain brands that I put in my to-go list when scouring the pages of style.com for fashion updates. Lanvin, Balenciaga, 3.1 Philip Lim, Proenza Schouler and Hermes (must be the advancement in age...never thought I'd say this) are staples on my Luxe lust list. Thakoon? Not quite. It sits up there with Derek Lam and Alexander Wang---fashionable, yes, but if I only had 5 minutes of surfing time, I would give it a miss.<br /><br />So my fascination with these dresses from Thakoon Addition---a new (non-diffusion! insists the designer) line---caught me by surprise. I first saw them on coutorture.com and it was the love. They're pretty, with enough drapes and bunching (I'm fond of these additions, especially when placed at an aesthetically pleasing spot) to keep it interesti<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>ng. lagarconne.com (one of my favourite e-boutiques) carries a selection. These are the ones I like.<br /><br />This is my favourite piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n7ZL-oIFbWxkYXpUCOeJdM1O8QU2O4O5vBs7gffpXjigy-xB4YKhVZNUTK2sWceUxyN4Pe2c-fq8RpIHa9kJEfm6nikMfPNlorwU29VqDFkkeEW6ujW3jRDUN8gTfcKd0tyYaUA3J9mS/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n7ZL-oIFbWxkYXpUCOeJdM1O8QU2O4O5vBs7gffpXjigy-xB4YKhVZNUTK2sWceUxyN4Pe2c-fq8RpIHa9kJEfm6nikMfPNlorwU29VqDFkkeEW6ujW3jRDUN8gTfcKd0tyYaUA3J9mS/s320/thakoon+addition+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433366023969293762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAyQ3HhXntA_8_HDxRQEtNs0dAdXEaTEw8Op7to2wPEpwr4rlLmKSK3w_JG3bcVBwFJaISw9fzbD3FawBlLnFA8cIuPB4WVywqBfHQduw3EcLrjiElqIuopVgmztQGSfHnH-B9XkIF5ZY/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAyQ3HhXntA_8_HDxRQEtNs0dAdXEaTEw8Op7to2wPEpwr4rlLmKSK3w_JG3bcVBwFJaISw9fzbD3FawBlLnFA8cIuPB4WVywqBfHQduw3EcLrjiElqIuopVgmztQGSfHnH-B9XkIF5ZY/s320/thakoon+addition+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433358800048112258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The prints, teh shape of the dress, the bunching and bits of draping...there's nothing I really dislike about it. Well, maybe the elastic smocking at the neck, but that's a small quibble. I don't think he added pockets though, but if he did, it would have been perfect!<br /><br />Other pieces<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNl461gZgYQxMWc6lT-eTEuTj7fTKG24U5ky6qbPbvPx5UiAk5MzK7dIUG2SkUh9PCmUf_XdPL3SjQBKfkQJXOaJY9HhyphenhyphenjSkl1IrNM8xvglbkBggeDLDr9xTieDKmaLnsoQYyIZ0qRCjJ/s1600-h/thakooon+addition+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNl461gZgYQxMWc6lT-eTEuTj7fTKG24U5ky6qbPbvPx5UiAk5MzK7dIUG2SkUh9PCmUf_XdPL3SjQBKfkQJXOaJY9HhyphenhyphenjSkl1IrNM8xvglbkBggeDLDr9xTieDKmaLnsoQYyIZ0qRCjJ/s320/thakooon+addition+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433359237134969842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hyE9j0bvN_pZwQKOY6fBBs5QfuYs79_LBOp9hwn8bWbzA-Ac2aQeyzQ6S5_Mlq7o0nu6qJpD2Poki71pZULbYlrO9Aa-nt5BIu-LK2G9rqO4FKKhOy7qZG8rAGi3pACuXQdzEU5uyzK/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hyE9j0bvN_pZwQKOY6fBBs5QfuYs79_LBOp9hwn8bWbzA-Ac2aQeyzQ6S5_Mlq7o0nu6qJpD2Poki71pZULbYlrO9Aa-nt5BIu-LK2G9rqO4FKKhOy7qZG8rAGi3pACuXQdzEU5uyzK/s320/thakoon+addition+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433358818596015474" border="0" /></a><br />The unique cut of this dress prevents the gym-issue grey from being dull. Instead, it would look very pretty with a cross-body bag. Something like this<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s5L9UMNwXnHO6xLGwRgM-GULO-p2B8wo6LlB1Pdx2DvuoRGXNMke0HAigVIeA-3j95g9HyuCkuoX9JIfJVafArZ8yJyP1QQir_vA4hLojC6mRmXAfgmqTrxYSZw8j2zjilBeylnLxgkN/s1600-h/br+5+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s5L9UMNwXnHO6xLGwRgM-GULO-p2B8wo6LlB1Pdx2DvuoRGXNMke0HAigVIeA-3j95g9HyuCkuoX9JIfJVafArZ8yJyP1QQir_vA4hLojC6mRmXAfgmqTrxYSZw8j2zjilBeylnLxgkN/s320/br+5+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433367388897314482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWiZO0xEh7F2Xm5ZRITkKLYVdcMHG4gEMIZ2fSxmK625Wvf-LBKEMg85gORv6gZgjk35m2Du6OJmawSOSbJJxnMFeCMXDwlMEc4hhVf0MDMYkqGIQQ_x89mhOt1JA_zFs4sj3JS9VOWB6/s1600-h/hermes+Veau+Doblis+Suede+Mini+Constance+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWiZO0xEh7F2Xm5ZRITkKLYVdcMHG4gEMIZ2fSxmK625Wvf-LBKEMg85gORv6gZgjk35m2Du6OJmawSOSbJJxnMFeCMXDwlMEc4hhVf0MDMYkqGIQQ_x89mhOt1JA_zFs4sj3JS9VOWB6/s320/hermes+Veau+Doblis+Suede+Mini+Constance+%28fashionphile.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433367691445524834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Banana Republic and Hermes respectively.<br /><br />Two quietly elegant (a key motif for me) tops<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O_KCpBBjX6JywJl3_cDbjB8-WmqMPuNt8cd3ryJ8zZkM71QhuAjWwuwjSXLe-7hBzAtGSbgFAm5FX3JT9G_yOh6KC_AITJYVbr9oSlQoVwgzhQMlev7Vo5eyVAFpFSeRP0vYtjt1amjC/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O_KCpBBjX6JywJl3_cDbjB8-WmqMPuNt8cd3ryJ8zZkM71QhuAjWwuwjSXLe-7hBzAtGSbgFAm5FX3JT9G_yOh6KC_AITJYVbr9oSlQoVwgzhQMlev7Vo5eyVAFpFSeRP0vYtjt1amjC/s320/thakoon+addition+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433358790016230450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2ret0B9gsYJ6YU1Tl_xslmpjAsiefeGUSKX1FKsdAW5H118bS5Au4W3bICORbkR4Yw-b4rbjhvUcuHmwdpvSh1tZQaBuubm8hw4qnecpN9wur9FUhh-Uc_T-YCkA5YEQiSNIFNS9Sti/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2ret0B9gsYJ6YU1Tl_xslmpjAsiefeGUSKX1FKsdAW5H118bS5Au4W3bICORbkR4Yw-b4rbjhvUcuHmwdpvSh1tZQaBuubm8hw4qnecpN9wur9FUhh-Uc_T-YCkA5YEQiSNIFNS9Sti/s320/thakoon+addition+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433359219126052002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and a simple but beautiful white dress. In this case, just add a Hermes Birkin and grecian sandals for the luxe-boho look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnyHaBURlfdvqVn8bDjQCalOlwlc2BNrC-s4B-G54FU80jT3u8iwtVQlHjHWhA0w95QQe1qbLH52_E434RAAELrC3V2RrIZmLKkCusB2aqZnvClWQzDPlPsP5H1z8R6NE3BiGmkt23TYQ/s1600-h/thakooon+addition+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnyHaBURlfdvqVn8bDjQCalOlwlc2BNrC-s4B-G54FU80jT3u8iwtVQlHjHWhA0w95QQe1qbLH52_E434RAAELrC3V2RrIZmLKkCusB2aqZnvClWQzDPlPsP5H1z8R6NE3BiGmkt23TYQ/s320/thakooon+addition+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433359235431969778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It looks better on the model<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWtJY8wKZE26uLenuNKAeIcfj8uBNzarggwYS8yNUMFVvSVd7pvIGpt3y6fkFraaCjl7ZEE53BYP1j5hJEQ3XhP8cPhIW6rDTqqW-PFtMWUXvlIhPlEVimZpLY3idijtsCfyj54YDrBF2/s1600-h/thakoon+addition+9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWtJY8wKZE26uLenuNKAeIcfj8uBNzarggwYS8yNUMFVvSVd7pvIGpt3y6fkFraaCjl7ZEE53BYP1j5hJEQ3XhP8cPhIW6rDTqqW-PFtMWUXvlIhPlEVimZpLY3idijtsCfyj54YDrBF2/s320/thakoon+addition+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433369570806753522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, it has a very 1920s vintage glamour. Reminds me somewhat of what Mira Sorvino wore in The Great Gatsby in the scene whereby her cousin Nick is first introduced to her. <div style="text-align: left;"><br />Photographs from: lagarconne.com, instyle.co.uk and fashionphile.com<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-85034497179076119412010-02-01T10:37:00.000-08:002010-02-01T11:25:22.558-08:00b'COS i love you...One thing I miss most about London is the availability of this particular brand---COS. For the uninitiated, COS stands for Collection of Style, and it is owned by the Hennes and Mauritz group, the same group that runs H&M and is the 3rd largest fashion conglomerate in the world, just behind GAP Inc and Inditex---the name behind Zara and Massimo Dutti.<br /><br />Unlike H&M, COS is the anti-trend high street brand, prefering to stick to quality classics with a twist. Think Jil Stander, Helmut Lang, ck Calvin Klein and Balenciaga.<br /><br />I didn't know of this brand until I started studying in London and saw it mentioned many times in Instyle UK. I thought the clothes rather stylish---the quietly elegant look that I love---and decided to seek out this elusive brand.<br /><br />It was love at first sight.<br /><br />Now that I'm back in Singapore, I still scout the brand's website every single day (yes, withdrawal symptoms are that bad) hoping to get a glimpse of their spring/summer 2010 collection. Unlike COS' menswear, where the key SS 2010 looks have been posted out, the same doesn't hold for womenswear.<br /><br />Alas!<br /><br />Still, there are some crumbs to keep me satisfied till they do their balldrop. So here goes my tribute to this fantastic FANTASTIC (anti)-high street brand that changed my style from more French Gamine to a more artsy, edgy mix.<br /><br />These are some pictures of their shop in Covent Garden which I used to visit whenever I had time to spare. It was snuggled right next to Massimo Dutti---another of my favourite shops---so it was a match made in Heaven for me, especially since<br /><br />1.my school was near Covent Garden.<br />2. my dorm was near enough Covent Garden---it was a short bus ride there, though I could walk if i chose to<br />3. Covent Garden was one of my favourite shopping haunts in London, especially for it's quaint cobbled stoned streets and it's slower pace, especially compared to Oxford Street (hate that area).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WZpRYRJd0S9VmnrLDosaZ1hqd5HORPZlhcie03icek-H2HgHM2g-0ucSdhzxfsaf9FkmK17wFEjP1Hf9mHP42lmyM4LweY1-BX2QGd7QpMnMyDfVuqCUNax86drq2TNla4_80iqSufl3/s1600-h/cos+covent+garden+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WZpRYRJd0S9VmnrLDosaZ1hqd5HORPZlhcie03icek-H2HgHM2g-0ucSdhzxfsaf9FkmK17wFEjP1Hf9mHP42lmyM4LweY1-BX2QGd7QpMnMyDfVuqCUNax86drq2TNla4_80iqSufl3/s320/cos+covent+garden+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348740688063858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNnDNleAYUdKy3w9rPrXFFrR8BDv2j3oWzENswRMN5SP7rcXz7zX4ul46Uix3KAuwY5nFnTqGQjrgc_6j65NCwTYh480g0a2RtbJG2_yvs5zBxsmIv7CiAhclp7J65nQY8ndfay9b9uJ7/s1600-h/cos+covent+garden+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNnDNleAYUdKy3w9rPrXFFrR8BDv2j3oWzENswRMN5SP7rcXz7zX4ul46Uix3KAuwY5nFnTqGQjrgc_6j65NCwTYh480g0a2RtbJG2_yvs5zBxsmIv7CiAhclp7J65nQY8ndfay9b9uJ7/s320/cos+covent+garden+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348731414871586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNxuySPKJtAd5O2lg2wotokhVtyfLIobSchNf5TpsoFLNJvnVMSetip7LL-1jcb85aslY9_-dyk5fvDGaR9hcE9VR9tU8nPvH0DV-rFGgojqMv2JnDpn6ywVsvPIxE9xe0x1vxAjrat2S/s1600-h/cos+covent+garden+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNxuySPKJtAd5O2lg2wotokhVtyfLIobSchNf5TpsoFLNJvnVMSetip7LL-1jcb85aslY9_-dyk5fvDGaR9hcE9VR9tU8nPvH0DV-rFGgojqMv2JnDpn6ywVsvPIxE9xe0x1vxAjrat2S/s320/cos+covent+garden+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348485153409410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHfJO1GU89FSfme13qYR1hqNswbb5_-M81Xs-Ak2b09unSdkwRUW9rW8MIvSlcYCdaItZJ-J_8U7vihtbUYLNBqZLTPDNy_M7Mf63PcC_9ZkUAxuDPVL3QfuGigbG_WJleOl1NADVToec/s1600-h/COS+covent+garden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHfJO1GU89FSfme13qYR1hqNswbb5_-M81Xs-Ak2b09unSdkwRUW9rW8MIvSlcYCdaItZJ-J_8U7vihtbUYLNBqZLTPDNy_M7Mf63PcC_9ZkUAxuDPVL3QfuGigbG_WJleOl1NADVToec/s320/COS+covent+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348478336123170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Won't you agree that the interior design is just gorgeous? I have rarely seen a shop (either high street or designer) so beautiful. The sales staff were very friendly too, particularly one Indonesian girl and this other British salesgirl. I don't know their names but I remember their faces and enjoyed their fantastic warm service. The British girl introduced me to this pair of cropped black pants---she said she had introduced it to many a shopper and they loved it---she can add me to the list of happy customers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyCBu5ehVjTOK7v1vvz8QYgM2b4r4xueSaWJBa6WRxp3nfNdA1ukWsZjgmH7_dtbTCQh55BM5bhdD_dWLvC-8BfT_Rqj00HYvHGvV3pzUP2dHuwZPX1Zb7JZSNBdsfogzmKJoAqjDJ2qZ/s1600-h/cos+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyCBu5ehVjTOK7v1vvz8QYgM2b4r4xueSaWJBa6WRxp3nfNdA1ukWsZjgmH7_dtbTCQh55BM5bhdD_dWLvC-8BfT_Rqj00HYvHGvV3pzUP2dHuwZPX1Zb7JZSNBdsfogzmKJoAqjDJ2qZ/s320/cos+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348271446204546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfLSuxqsEcXP_QeRJByaQFOaD-RCFK5laZi-ik6WAjI8RNEyED1alBS412XwKIlf77r2vqTxkbuI24CkjRkjbFydrg9vZHKlf9QDtjW_xNWlBUAKbDT6XU3hOzCGN9sZC6AwTFV1hpRtM/s1600-h/cos+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfLSuxqsEcXP_QeRJByaQFOaD-RCFK5laZi-ik6WAjI8RNEyED1alBS412XwKIlf77r2vqTxkbuI24CkjRkjbFydrg9vZHKlf9QDtjW_xNWlBUAKbDT6XU3hOzCGN9sZC6AwTFV1hpRtM/s320/cos+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348278407952674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two SS 2010 looks from them that I love love. Artsy and elegant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS91ugGzXIfqDRnRq3PX09BMqBaoWh5cJ0-wRCH2rpQSH7pSaw4Ha3bfLpQBzEd4_tOYStxEGcS70upbvhxOM0SYnTY39-yzB0xSK-ayOph1CnBHCkO_GdaW_izKCaFvi3KfQxEkZ9FUC/s1600-h/COS+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS91ugGzXIfqDRnRq3PX09BMqBaoWh5cJ0-wRCH2rpQSH7pSaw4Ha3bfLpQBzEd4_tOYStxEGcS70upbvhxOM0SYnTY39-yzB0xSK-ayOph1CnBHCkO_GdaW_izKCaFvi3KfQxEkZ9FUC/s320/COS+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348290652497266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR9oJZn5tlU4f7l9HWgDKkcMytZJ6_YQrnRAqB-2S-VdxRvHn_jASAdlFV0qFjXPFXpJGcHBfQwK8U6NGdqcb3V4qLK2Uy-EO3F03P_e6otaUiD9keLD4VcN0aWaNd_kRhDrNg7wVgOxl/s1600-h/COS+7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR9oJZn5tlU4f7l9HWgDKkcMytZJ6_YQrnRAqB-2S-VdxRvHn_jASAdlFV0qFjXPFXpJGcHBfQwK8U6NGdqcb3V4qLK2Uy-EO3F03P_e6otaUiD9keLD4VcN0aWaNd_kRhDrNg7wVgOxl/s320/COS+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348281811569650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These are from last year's winter collection. I especially like the look on the right---the bunching, the play on proportions (though I wouldn't have worn a black bra!). It's quite difficult to make a pair of such unusually shaped pants not look clownish, but this look just nails it. Quietly quirky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYxL_nZYhutBdXsVUdrvHhk6qan1siwkjaz4lm45XsaEXZqU1LBFaYxRN7dG1IkhF48uO4_iVBoumujw_yHLK4mbvObaiVqevlKB6guEdJbTvfS3OZQIylE4e9n1wRHyx8oFV4UxGONmy/s1600-h/COS+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYxL_nZYhutBdXsVUdrvHhk6qan1siwkjaz4lm45XsaEXZqU1LBFaYxRN7dG1IkhF48uO4_iVBoumujw_yHLK4mbvObaiVqevlKB6guEdJbTvfS3OZQIylE4e9n1wRHyx8oFV4UxGONmy/s320/COS+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348300440130322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is also from last year's autumn/winter collection. I have a similar top---bought from them in 2008. The top is wool but the skirt is chiffon, so a nice mix of textures.<br /><br />Anyway, for the new pieces out this week, there are...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHpmEg1yAlbZwzaNbNmOLnIvT9iDSyR7VkryknNdZSEW9WbHxzaP6MxcfU6o5mGs8pl7eBw-es94vNZcFQXc7tRJ9zJQFTkzGBMR3HQsvC4kQxuH2uXt0V6n_7fVlTErrZNL0F4ZEvp9J/s1600-h/COS+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHpmEg1yAlbZwzaNbNmOLnIvT9iDSyR7VkryknNdZSEW9WbHxzaP6MxcfU6o5mGs8pl7eBw-es94vNZcFQXc7tRJ9zJQFTkzGBMR3HQsvC4kQxuH2uXt0V6n_7fVlTErrZNL0F4ZEvp9J/s320/COS+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348468012175266" border="0" /></a><br />very nice anorak. I can think of so many ways to pair this! Cropped pants with black platform pumps. With skinny navy blue or grey jeans and gold sandals. With crisp cream or white shorts and pretty K Jacques or Musa sandals.<br /><br />Or these Balenciaga ones!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSxIJ653ItckVo9QgzbZ3MGdHY6DOOwdSARRAcHDCeGSE1pTCLBVl2Q4MW61VhUcLnQY14QySaXxQv_VMJVG4UH6XerkeT1DmOcTU5QAsHIF96qBM45R9f73Rv8XKDyc3VVP1uPyCwbHU/s1600-h/balenciaga+%28brownsfashion.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSxIJ653ItckVo9QgzbZ3MGdHY6DOOwdSARRAcHDCeGSE1pTCLBVl2Q4MW61VhUcLnQY14QySaXxQv_VMJVG4UH6XerkeT1DmOcTU5QAsHIF96qBM45R9f73Rv8XKDyc3VVP1uPyCwbHU/s320/balenciaga+%28brownsfashion.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433357049810959042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then there are the nautical stripes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJM4C_lWnTTUaErClSABQYtOC8F06S8luOjb-bhnnJsvZxkZiQ7-VqzTy9JsgmMAgfubr-HQrzv9u76fSitIbjuu6ytYt_-l2LNul2LVhi-JClWhpix3mpuTlDyD54F2rZIvjVzW9qMBnG/s1600-h/COS+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJM4C_lWnTTUaErClSABQYtOC8F06S8luOjb-bhnnJsvZxkZiQ7-VqzTy9JsgmMAgfubr-HQrzv9u76fSitIbjuu6ytYt_-l2LNul2LVhi-JClWhpix3mpuTlDyD54F2rZIvjVzW9qMBnG/s320/COS+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348467703751186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ECiAvIbBUPuoxa9cg2JV2SxhhVyfCTfrtdJtp6d5k1Zw5zwQJd2-nDy_QJamw76ADc0t4fR_oG8N9QfOkcjysZg4w19ualhzYoQpuA6OAif9nInKNLGNY0oOnu-EaYt_4TN-jeG-Haf/s1600-h/COS.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-ECiAvIbBUPuoxa9cg2JV2SxhhVyfCTfrtdJtp6d5k1Zw5zwQJd2-nDy_QJamw76ADc0t4fR_oG8N9QfOkcjysZg4w19ualhzYoQpuA6OAif9nInKNLGNY0oOnu-EaYt_4TN-jeG-Haf/s320/COS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433348458522845138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I bought a dress that looks similar to the one on top last year. But somehow I think mine looks nicer. In my case, the placing of the stripes at the bodice is not linked to the stripes on the shoulders, thus breaking up the stripes---a look a prefer---as compared to the linking of the stripes in this dress.<br /><br />The red and white stripes are very stereotypical French chic. Just add a beret and you're good to go.<br /><br />Photographs from: cosstores.com, brownsfashion.comgailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-51879371367996637742010-01-27T22:46:00.000-08:002010-01-28T00:59:07.626-08:00Inspiration board!<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I haven't blogged for ages. But recently, I've had a lot of time on my hands and have been looking forward to the new spring collections. Shopping was hardly any fun last season and I wandered the streets, bored by all the 80's references---a fashion decade I am not too keen on. So when I first saw the Spring/Summer 2010 collections on style.com last year, I was very pleased. Soft draping, neutrals, romanticism!<br /><br />Bring it on! say I. Makes a nice (and long awaited) change from punk, acid wash and studs.<br /><br />Currently I am feeling 1920s British seaside resort. Perhaps it is the warm yet breezy weather here in Singapore (before the humidity sets in later in the year), the quietness of the day and having lots of time on my hands to read and think that inspired this move.<br /><br />Either that or it's the doses of Jeeves and Wooster and Hercule Poirot that I've been having. All that Art Deco furniture, sunny weather and gorgeous clothes!<br /><br />E.g.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQSWQa9y9x02fX6j78rLs2hk4xOXo0BOgBkkcNQogN0Dj42JXQdm-vRB0F8EhLa88sc27kkW4EtpVVcr5JqKZ9wBeOcu7ojdbY_gdVmnzA3GMAk8nVrc0WHtURqm8BYbEu0ZeEyMIvgen/s1600-h/jw+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQSWQa9y9x02fX6j78rLs2hk4xOXo0BOgBkkcNQogN0Dj42JXQdm-vRB0F8EhLa88sc27kkW4EtpVVcr5JqKZ9wBeOcu7ojdbY_gdVmnzA3GMAk8nVrc0WHtURqm8BYbEu0ZeEyMIvgen/s320/jw+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431696097326525602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzRerOd7QW0iM0tfZnffNSiH6D2Y-j1jVPI2gFyn91Nsf9cggaQOLga_nwbitMZn3Z28isqqcWLFgZJfnW1CUHywx99MdKjdgfReAWNiDuZy9U4ZlsvQJLaK9UIcp8fKYEWVr4M3LDZp0/s1600-h/jeeves+and+wooster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzRerOd7QW0iM0tfZnffNSiH6D2Y-j1jVPI2gFyn91Nsf9cggaQOLga_nwbitMZn3Z28isqqcWLFgZJfnW1CUHywx99MdKjdgfReAWNiDuZy9U4ZlsvQJLaK9UIcp8fKYEWVr4M3LDZp0/s320/jeeves+and+wooster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431696101094090754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRdUR2f5GYrbTU7Z_kBtyFOxNM2qSo-W8Iu6yEAA_iSxT3TG_JFPlH0S2v1HWrra0JGtEpQc7cLA8TcxwhqCBREti-60la3oqHeu_thBGB8a5n_NUuMVlFFvAzMtRUgKW7M2JJh84QI31/s1600-h/jeeves+and+wooster+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRdUR2f5GYrbTU7Z_kBtyFOxNM2qSo-W8Iu6yEAA_iSxT3TG_JFPlH0S2v1HWrra0JGtEpQc7cLA8TcxwhqCBREti-60la3oqHeu_thBGB8a5n_NUuMVlFFvAzMtRUgKW7M2JJh84QI31/s320/jeeves+and+wooster+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431696105877018562" border="0" /></a><br />(from the Jeeves and Wooster series)<br /><br />So this is what I imagine myself wearing: <span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHce0t8LeomuZUseq0RWuIDCKFtRH4sVRDn04ZbiG3vv8z6hjFlIbJIWY6SYEVzXnUP0abaeGYMLD3WCcCqyitLcFI2nw6Pd359Db1-onWjuFuaszFotZeZnl0xTVaQTPpkgHl3xQ_iIk/s1600-h/jcrew+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHce0t8LeomuZUseq0RWuIDCKFtRH4sVRDn04ZbiG3vv8z6hjFlIbJIWY6SYEVzXnUP0abaeGYMLD3WCcCqyitLcFI2nw6Pd359Db1-onWjuFuaszFotZeZnl0xTVaQTPpkgHl3xQ_iIk/s320/jcrew+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431679696803391778" border="0" /></a><br />I saw this on jcrew.com and immediately, I felt: this is it! Completely captures my mood, right up to the white fedora which, I am having a strange hankering for at the moment.<br /><br />Other pieces which I currently favour are<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-PWhX1fdPgVmsTI6Lw1OD-YoMdSFo_2tWlclvZhFsZoq04zWdnD8J3dIJowIkhLscu8BfhWd69bcz9kaU3vdCsP4uMwyYqpbLyX74twqSOR7Hr9OUy4qVqxsDo1ivfkTjudoWW6di05W/s1600-h/TED+baker+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-PWhX1fdPgVmsTI6Lw1OD-YoMdSFo_2tWlclvZhFsZoq04zWdnD8J3dIJowIkhLscu8BfhWd69bcz9kaU3vdCsP4uMwyYqpbLyX74twqSOR7Hr9OUy4qVqxsDo1ivfkTjudoWW6di05W/s320/TED+baker+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683412338408898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitjkhkOo1aVqpTZ0V6QZi9NiuFZJmKvpboF-Av95bZXO7lBNJQqXOw_hPE6mGGKwV2kB1IJlUvfX76HJ65EFQbLHyLpfej_hCt-RPpfEjT4jKSuuMY2TX3sVQp51LBVzfzhyphenhyphenbg7nz-wro/s1600-h/topshop+2%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitjkhkOo1aVqpTZ0V6QZi9NiuFZJmKvpboF-Av95bZXO7lBNJQqXOw_hPE6mGGKwV2kB1IJlUvfX76HJ65EFQbLHyLpfej_hCt-RPpfEjT4jKSuuMY2TX3sVQp51LBVzfzhyphenhyphenbg7nz-wro/s320/topshop+2%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683921715926066" border="0" /></a><br />Butterfly print dress from Ted Baker and ditzy floral jumpsuit from Topshop. I'm often wary about the quality of material from Topshop, but for trendiness, they're still hard to beat. These would look great with the aforementioned white fedora, and with beautiful gold low or high heeled sandals.<br /><br />Or to further the 1920s vibe, one can add this<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTE2U3hCGXH4db95Y01Wcy3FxyEW0w5E9Q8U13zTq-5zgtXt7qCmsnjv7J4aWb5d-oP9fIxaie37Dm9KJGprUgRmmcXZKyeRPOnf93ifBsAMeztHeRaOEKa5MCEhCA04lCRx1GM6L4qyV/s1600-h/river+island+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTE2U3hCGXH4db95Y01Wcy3FxyEW0w5E9Q8U13zTq-5zgtXt7qCmsnjv7J4aWb5d-oP9fIxaie37Dm9KJGprUgRmmcXZKyeRPOnf93ifBsAMeztHeRaOEKa5MCEhCA04lCRx1GM6L4qyV/s320/river+island+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683401637923650" border="0" /></a><br />Black and white T-bars! (from Topshop)<br /><br />Or if one wanted a more grungy look to juxtapose with all that resort-ish vibe, one could wear these instead:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CiADKO0c6H3vLkjIpSQHd4qhuO38AEnUZt5OQ0PCIanJGKJosBCn8FKgQJjpzyGgEFFUqz5nf8rRq2ld2Sp-oFSYLBBEdXwxvPKhFr97Ky2SQePmt95UQnnV6jVxmhyiXFlzEamV72LZ/s1600-h/TOPSHOP+-AMBUSH+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CiADKO0c6H3vLkjIpSQHd4qhuO38AEnUZt5OQ0PCIanJGKJosBCn8FKgQJjpzyGgEFFUqz5nf8rRq2ld2Sp-oFSYLBBEdXwxvPKhFr97Ky2SQePmt95UQnnV6jVxmhyiXFlzEamV72LZ/s320/TOPSHOP+-AMBUSH+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683933839219906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've always had a thing for suede boots, and these ankle ones---judging from the web photo---are just gorgeous (also from Topshop).<br /><br />Other nice print dresses include these from French Connection<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElhzfWMC_5VL-5MtPZb89ubmVWa5YJABXjC76M9LxmT8Eb5oOc12xO_vdbcWZQvvyprP6dNdsXBJiUJdVb6-7k7jbMQpVwv4j79hWXE6JcSEPcjCY_VHNugw1vDxRxTNLWb0x66HxCEOE/s1600-h/fcuk+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElhzfWMC_5VL-5MtPZb89ubmVWa5YJABXjC76M9LxmT8Eb5oOc12xO_vdbcWZQvvyprP6dNdsXBJiUJdVb6-7k7jbMQpVwv4j79hWXE6JcSEPcjCY_VHNugw1vDxRxTNLWb0x66HxCEOE/s320/fcuk+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683059414187410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQ15v9igHTqNO9rRxWGSday8RN9HKe36hNeqY3r5nQV4gPIn1pq1ui_w8YMU5z4IP8EMFXLrroCPYnSl5YZvRTwPLjvmyfRjFrsLu9bb83bY4NB_fZ4wGsta1OhfI72FYxZ9pYKc_2GC/s1600-h/fcuk+3+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qQ15v9igHTqNO9rRxWGSday8RN9HKe36hNeqY3r5nQV4gPIn1pq1ui_w8YMU5z4IP8EMFXLrroCPYnSl5YZvRTwPLjvmyfRjFrsLu9bb83bY4NB_fZ4wGsta1OhfI72FYxZ9pYKc_2GC/s320/fcuk+3+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431682802462739570" border="0" /></a><br />They're not bad, but I still prefer the first two picks.<br /><br />Continuing with the easy-breezy vibe, I saw some shots of the Banana Republic Spring 2010 Collection that epitomised what I have been hankering for:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WAw3TtC2qtM0kfZGUevOq0ffXPvXWlhoBrbpSETASIoiTm54FxgYsfb2eRjQqBIdqsDuN4CtDY0cKysRnKClA2BruuO4zww4kwSykTF1SGXVyKhYGsXFqB8fxHwxCFFn07Dwier3VnWb/s1600-h/banana+republic+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WAw3TtC2qtM0kfZGUevOq0ffXPvXWlhoBrbpSETASIoiTm54FxgYsfb2eRjQqBIdqsDuN4CtDY0cKysRnKClA2BruuO4zww4kwSykTF1SGXVyKhYGsXFqB8fxHwxCFFn07Dwier3VnWb/s320/banana+republic+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431680803356828274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DC_u_tswXewswvkx22KzBRe8IwrJLckc4TY3DyyCf8kw5j6GRfhvGQXLT_ugs21I5MOaWjFbFBwNFuTSwrPlTTxHHwnC2dQ4SKTOXvGhwSBvBnFjwm73XJKQ63YEbzgJHQuAy7eYC55Q/s1600-h/br+4+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DC_u_tswXewswvkx22KzBRe8IwrJLckc4TY3DyyCf8kw5j6GRfhvGQXLT_ugs21I5MOaWjFbFBwNFuTSwrPlTTxHHwnC2dQ4SKTOXvGhwSBvBnFjwm73XJKQ63YEbzgJHQuAy7eYC55Q/s320/br+4+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431680814113399282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some other pieces that capture this seaside resort/romantic vibe are these last season's Tulle tees from Jcrew.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpELpkkc6_nNB-eZG_ucNCJlfF_az53KgPT7Ivd6p-NLUzY6anTLC9CwgvCc_l49a3AovaujZPYikPyjccCNzLq7-UNBZoHCB30vGh3Qq7dmEJhEuYNTWj7mayotUOjwc0LJox6ZU1yQr/s1600-h/tulle+tiered+blouse+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpELpkkc6_nNB-eZG_ucNCJlfF_az53KgPT7Ivd6p-NLUzY6anTLC9CwgvCc_l49a3AovaujZPYikPyjccCNzLq7-UNBZoHCB30vGh3Qq7dmEJhEuYNTWj7mayotUOjwc0LJox6ZU1yQr/s320/tulle+tiered+blouse+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431684152099528434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylPJUU1wEnktvPGdBy5GqAa2nomaptm_TA61TTf7cARna1UO1NIePM8d4lYUkd-1sLBbJR4D646_43SQGbeYqIWieVvU62DxeDQwi9oxqj58pEodBmllV9tS3JP1UYT_m83weyqGtviaY/s1600-h/tulle+roses+tee+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylPJUU1wEnktvPGdBy5GqAa2nomaptm_TA61TTf7cARna1UO1NIePM8d4lYUkd-1sLBbJR4D646_43SQGbeYqIWieVvU62DxeDQwi9oxqj58pEodBmllV9tS3JP1UYT_m83weyqGtviaY/s320/tulle+roses+tee+%28jcrew.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431684149623710898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2IDhk30Gv3T2QPM_Wp0WczUa22hyHiUzZPEQSIc3vbp7cBYg8hPRQ0ZCXGRReozoatljo88u50j6nr4-o4zVsb4gsHVw7lJMMCM_b6gJkjxDm3aSxm6f_ODd36ptSMBGYGw2E6kEaV2O/s1600-h/tulle+roses+tee+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2IDhk30Gv3T2QPM_Wp0WczUa22hyHiUzZPEQSIc3vbp7cBYg8hPRQ0ZCXGRReozoatljo88u50j6nr4-o4zVsb4gsHVw7lJMMCM_b6gJkjxDm3aSxm6f_ODd36ptSMBGYGw2E6kEaV2O/s320/tulle+roses+tee+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431684141373495618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just love the rosette detailing. So very delicate.<br /><br />I'm also partial to this blouse from Jcrew<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweSil3VOfAnZrJZYks5rlmMPEpnWpL2cadJPKJAroobUZWcuM2cFfA-I15-wB_UMZNfJbSOstgf0ECcbERbgv_SPMux3uofGjeLXnbU9XV3F6tm3l8usyGuvNogWNz3y5yY5dpdZQxlCg/s1600-h/jcrew+kelsey+ruffle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweSil3VOfAnZrJZYks5rlmMPEpnWpL2cadJPKJAroobUZWcuM2cFfA-I15-wB_UMZNfJbSOstgf0ECcbERbgv_SPMux3uofGjeLXnbU9XV3F6tm3l8usyGuvNogWNz3y5yY5dpdZQxlCg/s320/jcrew+kelsey+ruffle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683060674326226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Overall, I would pair all three tops with crisp white or cream shorts, and I would pair the rosette tee and the ruffled blouse with these skirts<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweY-DnZUDlh6CgLwYTyuARcnvk61hz5XWFrvVAXWpeSgxofme9AtbvM5ilIC5_K_yoGkYaRDSJ2VCwI5mnz0ni96F41vpIZ8QdW1ndC4yEaBejnzO-Af56_3Ro0AE-yJBY89g-g3tbStL/s1600-h/Ted-Baker-Celat+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweY-DnZUDlh6CgLwYTyuARcnvk61hz5XWFrvVAXWpeSgxofme9AtbvM5ilIC5_K_yoGkYaRDSJ2VCwI5mnz0ni96F41vpIZ8QdW1ndC4yEaBejnzO-Af56_3Ro0AE-yJBY89g-g3tbStL/s320/Ted-Baker-Celat+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431698261433323602" border="0" /></a><br />(from Ted Baker)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNTcGpzd3yn5pQL-LTG3eR0KRVnSRXLSgwBNjeda3Cywi6ndixzanHIn_G7pxaHoxSXensq-a3_X_JL6Q9dmLXj5C4zC0zKK00BIGr9RFxUe9uQPUfDxkI0vWsiZkIJoEsZ9z5D2UxDrZ/s1600-h/new+look+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNTcGpzd3yn5pQL-LTG3eR0KRVnSRXLSgwBNjeda3Cywi6ndixzanHIn_G7pxaHoxSXensq-a3_X_JL6Q9dmLXj5C4zC0zKK00BIGr9RFxUe9uQPUfDxkI0vWsiZkIJoEsZ9z5D2UxDrZ/s320/new+look+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683398975356306" border="0" /></a><br />(from New Look)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXd2DWlasPwJe64JsEPN1YuALss9Wkd4sdweOcpOh9qRD7QiPtF5BQWsZ3MksMfZgk2p98cU_4QYlYEBt8ITU_W7C3Usuz2gqCt73FCvjHzOorbBE9X7g6ZQIo7QeGT9mydSu96Nx7xRZ/s1600-h/BR-Skirt+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXd2DWlasPwJe64JsEPN1YuALss9Wkd4sdweOcpOh9qRD7QiPtF5BQWsZ3MksMfZgk2p98cU_4QYlYEBt8ITU_W7C3Usuz2gqCt73FCvjHzOorbBE9X7g6ZQIo7QeGT9mydSu96Nx7xRZ/s320/BR-Skirt+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431682787965381554" border="0" /></a><br />(from Banana Republic) I think it looks nicer on the model<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghwBXT3P4072XeEdHduT9klu9jhCG116ec8s5sJDWU-F4gWfnrEHoQp07JCvU6JK5lOPgQ2SCZNG8nGxunINPmdGOiP09dxnnwvOw0tcplT6J6gJYyf9Ya1RGWk_gIBTKaOfsx3Cu1p1q/s1600-h/br+2+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghwBXT3P4072XeEdHduT9klu9jhCG116ec8s5sJDWU-F4gWfnrEHoQp07JCvU6JK5lOPgQ2SCZNG8nGxunINPmdGOiP09dxnnwvOw0tcplT6J6gJYyf9Ya1RGWk_gIBTKaOfsx3Cu1p1q/s320/br+2+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431680808889484866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other things that I'm loving that fits with this theme:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f5-4pT1Kvrr1IM5E9FZmuIXQzVcLaeC1XZLfq0-esZnRqkHe__jFq-WJu1nA2HdsW9PGNTb1lDsZ4Mt0SnjAu9VQxqh5G8rW9sadGRluDDen1g5QW54r-ZWbRysrpH3kmOmQhbB6E6-m/s1600-h/ted+baker+2+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f5-4pT1Kvrr1IM5E9FZmuIXQzVcLaeC1XZLfq0-esZnRqkHe__jFq-WJu1nA2HdsW9PGNTb1lDsZ4Mt0SnjAu9VQxqh5G8rW9sadGRluDDen1g5QW54r-ZWbRysrpH3kmOmQhbB6E6-m/s320/ted+baker+2+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683410012829938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY07PZCs_rWJMq9wk4oBBCV2gVCXuFWRWP8bnSrPHQTMgRdKcBxCDCnIm6HcpPBkum1Rf36WhtcJfEmrfWgd32cVJbVzklt4YrH_rfUyDCY0xNzTMQ1Zy7vpPYb8KStQJptfMoRqHQEEs/s1600-h/Ted-Baker-Orange-Emidius+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY07PZCs_rWJMq9wk4oBBCV2gVCXuFWRWP8bnSrPHQTMgRdKcBxCDCnIm6HcpPBkum1Rf36WhtcJfEmrfWgd32cVJbVzklt4YrH_rfUyDCY0xNzTMQ1Zy7vpPYb8KStQJptfMoRqHQEEs/s320/Ted-Baker-Orange-Emidius+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683925270585778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two other print dresses from Ted Baker. They're on a roll this season. Generally I only find one piece of interest per season, yet this time, I like four articles of clothing. Perhaps they have made changes to their design team?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCwnTfNADJDrsWcmb8uICOOYNckxI6-N-VNt5ce3hNyb3vht9NVp86zwNy6SS86fTX2mUBwIiLwkXsfwY4OkGy6xzyFXL-LzCzJyUqHFTXPPm9S7-B9x-jv5cE7MiE7e3QB6BabTsJOWG/s1600-h/topshop+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCwnTfNADJDrsWcmb8uICOOYNckxI6-N-VNt5ce3hNyb3vht9NVp86zwNy6SS86fTX2mUBwIiLwkXsfwY4OkGy6xzyFXL-LzCzJyUqHFTXPPm9S7-B9x-jv5cE7MiE7e3QB6BabTsJOWG/s320/topshop+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683929179813154" border="0" /></a><br />(from Topshop)<br /><br />In case it gets chilly...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTApHppvjCXQITVbG0dW70ZTkfItvK3J-Y4NXAF0ILl_Ej2YBFPAmcbucJ_G_Bfusuc8fkuA9-g5hyphenhyphenMuXUExtsb9YDSV6wZl6CNBt6bBx-K7UREFyql9MSGYkPXr105kGSwmwfwwxlcbHN/s1600-h/short+cardigan+%28topshop.com%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTApHppvjCXQITVbG0dW70ZTkfItvK3J-Y4NXAF0ILl_Ej2YBFPAmcbucJ_G_Bfusuc8fkuA9-g5hyphenhyphenMuXUExtsb9YDSV6wZl6CNBt6bBx-K7UREFyql9MSGYkPXr105kGSwmwfwwxlcbHN/s320/short+cardigan+%28topshop.com%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683405068048386" border="0" /></a><br />(also from Topshop. Saw this in person and it was indeed lovely and prettier in fact than in the photo. The shiny yet muted gold and pink threads weren't captured so well in this picture.)<br /><br />Two more looks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIu_Zu0xL5nAik86C7t-fr63E9UItD5plDVgoZ1vdYmwFqQHnXoMlDxqU6rkHoOmJcNv6hd8n3tQjTkK-9RbsEKj7YhCVSJ2iRadBi7zkolgAsiD3R4rK9EHZqW2TTVvy_P7dO4t5etyq/s1600-h/br+3+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIu_Zu0xL5nAik86C7t-fr63E9UItD5plDVgoZ1vdYmwFqQHnXoMlDxqU6rkHoOmJcNv6hd8n3tQjTkK-9RbsEKj7YhCVSJ2iRadBi7zkolgAsiD3R4rK9EHZqW2TTVvy_P7dO4t5etyq/s320/br+3+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431680812591352050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8l8cfGxNI8BOf2K9g2MSIFigS5Q9bT7Qzogzp0MtisQ1sn5qlct4WEVjS6J5Q20femaDGENY27bhZBHExglG5V5RrnoLIV-WLySImqghUclCo04pJqqVbNxDYfVrMNHVNOn4XtEO4hVC/s1600-h/br+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8l8cfGxNI8BOf2K9g2MSIFigS5Q9bT7Qzogzp0MtisQ1sn5qlct4WEVjS6J5Q20femaDGENY27bhZBHExglG5V5RrnoLIV-WLySImqghUclCo04pJqqVbNxDYfVrMNHVNOn4XtEO4hVC/s320/br+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431680825590466402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both from Banana Republic (another brand that I don't usually favour but whose Spring collection I am loving). I like the water coloured motifs---they look so serene.<br /><br />And now for accessories to complete the ensemble:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6S7RqhBlw3zQGBndp0wkXQPNGv_OjZzV1rH13HFrPxllsTSfb_4zZUr4xUCod6OfUOgar2ui_V_lk6lc8zGswuxPCVPyG4DVH_CXJeM3SHczWz7aigC0T8pwSryvNAOWoga3sRkFrUbY/s1600-h/br+5+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6S7RqhBlw3zQGBndp0wkXQPNGv_OjZzV1rH13HFrPxllsTSfb_4zZUr4xUCod6OfUOgar2ui_V_lk6lc8zGswuxPCVPyG4DVH_CXJeM3SHczWz7aigC0T8pwSryvNAOWoga3sRkFrUbY/s320/br+5+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431682779059657234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDSG4cfgODLmdacumepP9fIakcfDYKzC-5K7KTKwhOL2J0Pi5gDyTdmaD8ooyGVfTggPaVcNr-IIlVkEVTaTrA4u5DbgwgPFoA_jU5kaSM8diGOCWVSeX24gb3upGPOhSec_B0VXRuBhk/s1600-h/Ted-Baker-Cleeo-STRAW+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDSG4cfgODLmdacumepP9fIakcfDYKzC-5K7KTKwhOL2J0Pi5gDyTdmaD8ooyGVfTggPaVcNr-IIlVkEVTaTrA4u5DbgwgPFoA_jU5kaSM8diGOCWVSeX24gb3upGPOhSec_B0VXRuBhk/s320/Ted-Baker-Cleeo-STRAW+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683617674016706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxluYmiO1xrmVIMOcMDIiWMLC4uRfXTZy_wwHcUz_QDLnwml1c9Mu2plu-8eRGFM_-v4Khis-sESBe36vxPPsu0a8K_VRyyh7UM41E4Af33AOVfRvfGIarOw8org5DY59UDa8AH4c1rtN/s1600-h/ted+baker+Cleeo-BRT-ORANGE_A+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxluYmiO1xrmVIMOcMDIiWMLC4uRfXTZy_wwHcUz_QDLnwml1c9Mu2plu-8eRGFM_-v4Khis-sESBe36vxPPsu0a8K_VRyyh7UM41E4Af33AOVfRvfGIarOw8org5DY59UDa8AH4c1rtN/s320/ted+baker+Cleeo-BRT-ORANGE_A+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683606538866578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Small satchels (Banana Republic, Ted Baker and Ted Baker respectively)<br /><br />I've once seen these things described as part of the American foreign exchange student's uniform. That was quite an unflattering description. I suppose because I like these things and yet, I haven't met any very nice American foreign exchange student thus far, so I didn't like the association.<br /><br />Then for those who have lots to carry around there are the larger satchels<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsjqQeyGD3YANMdcy-VnD2ArdsLNvFGi6AbHdzeNmxtK_Yttl3TwifyfJxfesIpNVxmsEMqlTgB5E9eIkGH9HI9toeDo4J0uSCv9qTSxiPCM6KgwmbqPqI0wTpvK8DQF1yLLOVAjSnQEf/s1600-h/br+6+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsjqQeyGD3YANMdcy-VnD2ArdsLNvFGi6AbHdzeNmxtK_Yttl3TwifyfJxfesIpNVxmsEMqlTgB5E9eIkGH9HI9toeDo4J0uSCv9qTSxiPCM6KgwmbqPqI0wTpvK8DQF1yLLOVAjSnQEf/s320/br+6+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431682781950847218" border="0" /></a><br />(from Banana Republic)<br /><br />and THIS! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the Oversized Alexa from Mulberry<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelf3pS-5mX-3J3iiGBGUQUZDs4nFjzcUoc3noTl61t_7hatnuhXk_pz6GxYThZL5SKWUHM7BcaJldFn5ZoyrV_R67MsiZTMIXLiMQboOlTcozezJ2iRAwc_aPa1H-fBgGJXHIIDbCVRdp/s1600-h/mulberry+oversized+alexa+bag+%28netaporter%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelf3pS-5mX-3J3iiGBGUQUZDs4nFjzcUoc3noTl61t_7hatnuhXk_pz6GxYThZL5SKWUHM7BcaJldFn5ZoyrV_R67MsiZTMIXLiMQboOlTcozezJ2iRAwc_aPa1H-fBgGJXHIIDbCVRdp/s320/mulberry+oversized+alexa+bag+%28netaporter%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431702957741872210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I went to the Mulberry store hoping to get one but alas! here in Singapore they only had the leopard print version and not the classic oak version. What was worse was that even Net-a-Porter had run out of the Oversized Alexa in this colour. I shall just have to wait for NaP to restock.<br /><br />A side word about Mulberry. 'tis my favourite handbag brand. I don't like Louis Vuitton and I think Chanel is now a tad too ubiquitous. I missed out on the Croc Print Suede Bayswater in Grey last season so I was hoping to get this one instead but alas the Singapore store didn't bring it in. I shall just have to wait till it is available online.<br /><br />The only other bag I am loving is the Hermes Kelly Bag (the small sized one). I saw this young lady sling it ala messanger bag and I liked that look very much---expensive bag carried with an air of insouciance. I'll blog about bag lust in another post.<br /><br />Finally, two little accessories to complete the look.<br /><br />First up, cute little flower ring from Topshop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZwUwIX4OPxgiZNZSyVgzSgiEfcODoi1tN7ZVsHurXpw0keNZX09Wo6FAQHvxEK5P8km7_Yl9-Iu58bs6R14JGKqUzegoCSoIIiDNctbjEdcoJU-D9uYhnN6a3BT5vdT9ayUXhgQuzCmq/s1600-h/TOPshop+-FLOWER+ring+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZwUwIX4OPxgiZNZSyVgzSgiEfcODoi1tN7ZVsHurXpw0keNZX09Wo6FAQHvxEK5P8km7_Yl9-Iu58bs6R14JGKqUzegoCSoIIiDNctbjEdcoJU-D9uYhnN6a3BT5vdT9ayUXhgQuzCmq/s320/TOPshop+-FLOWER+ring+%28instyle.co.uk%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683940238057394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Art Deco inspired bangle from French Connection<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PBouG2HGsii9yh6NHTysJdIGqT_aAf_kwwGclBZMxM-BLoLb7J66JGUipmWfbxLwBc3GzELQeR019Oq0aDUNyu1dmXlfY6t9cg3lIedN33_YqmsZn2PdQCgFLpj_haotJMpdAvSC_tus/s1600-h/fcuk+3+%28instyle.co.uk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PBouG2HGsii9yh6NHTysJdIGqT_aAf_kwwGclBZMxM-BLoLb7J66JGUipmWfbxLwBc3GzELQeR019Oq0aDUNyu1dmXlfY6t9cg3lIedN33_YqmsZn2PdQCgFLpj_haotJMpdAvSC_tus/s320/fcuk+3+%28instyle.co.uk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431683055665682066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So that's about all for now. Till then!<br /><br />Photographs from: elleuk.com, topshop.com, jcrew.com, bananarepublic.com, mulberry.com. Screen caps from youtube.gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-80730113306781374332008-01-26T04:46:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:48:31.533-08:00what he wears<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So right, I am supposed to be working on my research work now---about 5000 words to hand up to a certain person this friday---but instead, while checking my emails, I came across a picture of a male model in a cool black tee, and suddenly, I have decided to dress up (mentally of course) that certain person.<br /><br />What can I say. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeV33DWVKrzUweiVgEJtdk7OvRO3SCaow9m7FaG1DT71_cvp-lTRj_u8KhQAQr6sJeKAyatYEABzJamJI-GXjazDRpEiG0veyuvUdKc4JziTLRdOJcThMfpoDcJyVkjLDR6ptnGDGR8Tj/s1600-h/project0122_email.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159796798442044386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeV33DWVKrzUweiVgEJtdk7OvRO3SCaow9m7FaG1DT71_cvp-lTRj_u8KhQAQr6sJeKAyatYEABzJamJI-GXjazDRpEiG0veyuvUdKc4JziTLRdOJcThMfpoDcJyVkjLDR6ptnGDGR8Tj/s320/project0122_email.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The image that started it all... For some reason, this picture emailed to me from Revolve Clothing (</span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) sparked off a thought in my head: what if that certain person wore something like this. You see, he likes wearing tees off duty (at least on both counts when I met him outside work), and both times his tees were white, and, erm, a bit boring. To be fair, he can compose his clothes rather nicely---no awful colour clashes, everything's pretty neat etc---but I just wondered how he would look if he decided just to spice things up a bit fashionwise. Afterall, he's maintained himself rather well---no beer bellys, saggy or dry skin. And cos he's really fair, I figured that he would look nice in black, or at least darker colours, which he seems to eschew in favour of whites and khakis. Again nothing wrong, but why not something different right?<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rh2Gm-wFo7R_gLZ1zg4hlwoZCzR22zFEMb8f9Gshe5zPr9m7DLH-axpe_re7o1WLjW_bIRwj4HjJsghei1sZRdPWnfy9v3iE-JV03g8siTuTpd_B5QqcaIOjXoUqYVx68OeGN9r74ca8/s1600-h/project+e+(revolveclothing).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159796046822767554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rh2Gm-wFo7R_gLZ1zg4hlwoZCzR22zFEMb8f9Gshe5zPr9m7DLH-axpe_re7o1WLjW_bIRwj4HjJsghei1sZRdPWnfy9v3iE-JV03g8siTuTpd_B5QqcaIOjXoUqYVx68OeGN9r74ca8/s320/project+e+(revolveclothing).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So he could wear this Project E tee (</span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)! I love the "reuse" wording cos in his particular line of work, erm, reusing certain things without permission is extremely forbidden.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Also nice is this (from Gap, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR3HYueZhFN77CladmYT7_2wr1KDZrTm0HgFbH_WinisLRJyLzwSyiP6bDbxK01HstddSosAwIdSJz6M1Uwz_sCpJxPdX4em6r3XuyjvcC5Q9R1bvzQjUVxIFmTCCmyDP3zQUTUiS2J8x/s1600-h/gap+3.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793512792062482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR3HYueZhFN77CladmYT7_2wr1KDZrTm0HgFbH_WinisLRJyLzwSyiP6bDbxK01HstddSosAwIdSJz6M1Uwz_sCpJxPdX4em6r3XuyjvcC5Q9R1bvzQjUVxIFmTCCmyDP3zQUTUiS2J8x/s320/gap+3.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The dark colour, as mentioned above, would look great on his nice fair skin. Plus since he's slim, the tee would drape nicely without any offending beer belly's spoiling the silhouette. And cos he's pretty conservative and I'm guessing, doesn't like to attract attention to what he wears, the subtle graphics on this tee would fit him to...a T.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgWaeza2tAfq_HLK9ELya_4ZwScRCt52G_9ePGIOBghCWpNgvEluKP8KVSEw3nZ5dKspdL0gFEwDS1raubJXPmkTgN5_BngiluNwi6c_FSeVO-3SC4xWZJzaSzcYqGj0RoP5cTZAUfJIv/s1600-h/cnc+costume+national+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792937266444754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgWaeza2tAfq_HLK9ELya_4ZwScRCt52G_9ePGIOBghCWpNgvEluKP8KVSEw3nZ5dKspdL0gFEwDS1raubJXPmkTgN5_BngiluNwi6c_FSeVO-3SC4xWZJzaSzcYqGj0RoP5cTZAUfJIv/s320/cnc+costume+national+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This striped tee (from CNC Costume National, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) is nice too especially cos I think the nautica look would look nice on him. Especially when paired with his beloved khaki though I would suggest khaki bermudas rather than khaki pants. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But if he MUST stick to white (some men, not saying him, can be very stubborn---girls, if you're using this post for ideas on how to dress up your guy, especially if he's a slob, take this piece of advice: change things slowly. For instance, he only wears boring white tees, but you want him to wear a graphic black tee, and he absolutely refuses, start with a graphic white tee, then compliment him (very important!), then after he has gotten used to the graphic white tee, then push on from there to graphic cream tee--> graphic blue tee---> and finally graphic black tee, showering lots and lots of compliments at the same time. That <em>should</em> work. If not, call your relationship therapist.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So yar, er, back to white tees. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUqNWFFrrGAdF3bZJZ-wav_St4Nb8UvkR6lhewE-cHJfe1IM2dbDI-hSSHs8-UoTgDssLS49WYESvSCr6mjqtBEuxZ86J6SKYNeDdttU_9UTu3M_qU-lNf0v6p0wkK0x18mD_6mlFh934/s1600-h/energie+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792937266444770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUqNWFFrrGAdF3bZJZ-wav_St4Nb8UvkR6lhewE-cHJfe1IM2dbDI-hSSHs8-UoTgDssLS49WYESvSCr6mjqtBEuxZ86J6SKYNeDdttU_9UTu3M_qU-lNf0v6p0wkK0x18mD_6mlFh934/s320/energie+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is nice (from Energie, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). Very melancholic yet poignant graphics. Would suit his taste in artistic finery. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And then there's this (from Banana Republic, </span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.bananarepublic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVcWIkdHMH2ke2ZKogz3NE3tgbInOObHqwAVwY6mtPXXXm-C6GvOIrXMmcgAHEYHwR1rXjITCjBGbMZ0p8UAvlm9mBCXb61EGpStMeeM6ry55NJoU3xQ9UdefnLZD8j7qRNxFCiWUC_wv/s1600-h/banana+2.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792499179780514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVcWIkdHMH2ke2ZKogz3NE3tgbInOObHqwAVwY6mtPXXXm-C6GvOIrXMmcgAHEYHwR1rXjITCjBGbMZ0p8UAvlm9mBCXb61EGpStMeeM6ry55NJoU3xQ9UdefnLZD8j7qRNxFCiWUC_wv/s320/banana+2.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Nice and erm white, and aptly describes his job in a rather cool way. Would work for those casual saturdays where he has to go to his office. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And of course, since casual (I almost typed causal...freudian slip heh) tees look best with bermudas, I thoughtfully added some here. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These two Abercrombie (</span><a href="http://www.abercrombie.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.abercrombie.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) shorts go nicely with the aforementioned tees. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybho7rFCh3ZDHriZ7hzUjO0hQF0c08Qw0MmZJrjyFQfDxpXExZBNYiuO779UCJwzIrUgNG2B-KnPUC5fYOPF8pMnTKKbqQ50fXu0K4BU34SPmc_w1jUy3mxHCaGCr9sEXK5al3GEektMB/s1600-h/abercrombie.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792490589845874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybho7rFCh3ZDHriZ7hzUjO0hQF0c08Qw0MmZJrjyFQfDxpXExZBNYiuO779UCJwzIrUgNG2B-KnPUC5fYOPF8pMnTKKbqQ50fXu0K4BU34SPmc_w1jUy3mxHCaGCr9sEXK5al3GEektMB/s320/abercrombie.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg1aYnDyXkmF1XZe9_f__cKJOe_KibnMBE0IfKH-zF2X0Pe9kRRX30eQV9VjMk-tiuS-L7vNgB0sGAJwXqbBILvQ0ndUCDxcfMZ7p_HjKCVOLwyqdm19IpzmPehKAcHgiRvcCBRBVCR16/s1600-h/abercrombie+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792494884813186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg1aYnDyXkmF1XZe9_f__cKJOe_KibnMBE0IfKH-zF2X0Pe9kRRX30eQV9VjMk-tiuS-L7vNgB0sGAJwXqbBILvQ0ndUCDxcfMZ7p_HjKCVOLwyqdm19IpzmPehKAcHgiRvcCBRBVCR16/s320/abercrombie+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For guys who don't like the button fly and ribbon combination, there are these more conservative zipper and bottom berms from Topman (</span><a href="http://www.topman.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.topman.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) and Jcrew (</span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) respectively. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAnolVq0LNWJgae54kQJpVaA1dcGX3DS0Nb7JaejrPeD5W1h-sf5avtcT3ywA8NM82p1q9fnGVuXIPXQq1vm0aogLASNn1s-SuM9q1k0-CX7bVPe-q-8WtfFVxZo_9RXadixYrbZ5C-YH/s1600-h/topman.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159796046822767570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAnolVq0LNWJgae54kQJpVaA1dcGX3DS0Nb7JaejrPeD5W1h-sf5avtcT3ywA8NM82p1q9fnGVuXIPXQq1vm0aogLASNn1s-SuM9q1k0-CX7bVPe-q-8WtfFVxZo_9RXadixYrbZ5C-YH/s320/topman.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSXkNEdev2C1JShzJ3vR-rC9jqYI0ivdl9qS949PThGvCV1FkD-51g8Gfep1OrlXYOT2lpbhX-xTlqsVNljQP2HDJfffHgtgwV4CYxBxfqdctlTbHv2wCuX2hBW3NXJCJqjXLlRghau5i/s1600-h/jcrew+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793839209577090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSXkNEdev2C1JShzJ3vR-rC9jqYI0ivdl9qS949PThGvCV1FkD-51g8Gfep1OrlXYOT2lpbhX-xTlqsVNljQP2HDJfffHgtgwV4CYxBxfqdctlTbHv2wCuX2hBW3NXJCJqjXLlRghau5i/s320/jcrew+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ok, I didn't add any cargo bermudas cos I don't particularly like them. I find them a bit sloppy, especially when the pockets haven't been properly starched or have been filled with huge wallets that just cause the pockets to bulge out at the sides, which just spoils the crisp and streamlined, but still casual look. So yeah, in my book, cargo bermudas are usually a no. Especially when they are of army fatigue prints. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For a slightly more formal take on the casual look (yes, fashion oxymoron, but you know what I mean), there is of course, the ubiquitous polo shirt, which I personally believe have been manufactured and marketed to save satorically lazy men from themselves. I mean like, how wrong can you go with a polo tee (actually you'd be surprised, some people can still falter at this very basic stage), but generally, it's a fail-safe option. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway, back to that certain person. So I've picked these polo tees for him: </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ZW7KQI3VnI8Lt4FOfbDYxn5blGAGwfT4UAUngNJxQ-1BqzF6pfr8pIuLxqFx0BqkIPzu0uFYkr_KgPN1XEW484REy3S4Xr6_V8TZs3Xop7L1Ksf7kGqrWEWO-ye6rvR6DY1mMmmRbSD/s1600-h/jcrew+4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793847799511714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ZW7KQI3VnI8Lt4FOfbDYxn5blGAGwfT4UAUngNJxQ-1BqzF6pfr8pIuLxqFx0BqkIPzu0uFYkr_KgPN1XEW484REy3S4Xr6_V8TZs3Xop7L1Ksf7kGqrWEWO-ye6rvR6DY1mMmmRbSD/s320/jcrew+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">from Jcrew, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzQ7-mh1VztsXTXv0b2Ld6s2X1O90gO_GqahAfZzMzrK0kTdGyDjLG6dtNwvJ10PeUtcXrHar2zIJM_MCZxApezQ4c61oPmaQlTnwv2_8fqDTSYDgLj2g8k8m5E4F9w5l3ej2XHCIZdHa/s1600-h/jcrew+5.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793843504544402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzQ7-mh1VztsXTXv0b2Ld6s2X1O90gO_GqahAfZzMzrK0kTdGyDjLG6dtNwvJ10PeUtcXrHar2zIJM_MCZxApezQ4c61oPmaQlTnwv2_8fqDTSYDgLj2g8k8m5E4F9w5l3ej2XHCIZdHa/s320/jcrew+5.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(also from Jcrew, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFJWWOn6fhK4Ezqo2Q7qaj40FqGnNYCvcQhCb8UKVPbNXQgGLweG3WtlYO9MkAlcfowRxZyVGONU4cUyIxOCPNhVSuBm_ed8KCO8mRF_3VFTzDyC5CCrVyxUXxbm_ZdaCGNNVp2kfAM-Q/s1600-h/massimo+4.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159795205009177378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFJWWOn6fhK4Ezqo2Q7qaj40FqGnNYCvcQhCb8UKVPbNXQgGLweG3WtlYO9MkAlcfowRxZyVGONU4cUyIxOCPNhVSuBm_ed8KCO8mRF_3VFTzDyC5CCrVyxUXxbm_ZdaCGNNVp2kfAM-Q/s320/massimo+4.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Massimo Dutti, </span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Horizontal striped tees are usually a good bet. They broaden the chest and shoulders (according to Time Magazine, women are usually attracted to men with broader shoulders...something to do with evolutionary psychology. Go figure, or read the article for yourself), and the nautica look, in my opinion, is always classicaly chic. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thicker rugby stripes, such as this tee from Polo Ralph Lauren (</span><a href="http://www.polo.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.polo.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaosWVXBwfpcwBYISBK5w2w-HU6Dr_QToc2p-nAohsmQEaQ_Ug7SlGEeEJ4qeO-w4-c210yP54Tc1Ytzvgal-CbuGbNHXUZ09u4u4bjbpYPWdwECH8UyeUZx3E7iD0o0Wc-169nyKyQlb/s1600-h/polo+ralph+lauren.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159796042527800242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaosWVXBwfpcwBYISBK5w2w-HU6Dr_QToc2p-nAohsmQEaQ_Ug7SlGEeEJ4qeO-w4-c210yP54Tc1Ytzvgal-CbuGbNHXUZ09u4u4bjbpYPWdwECH8UyeUZx3E7iD0o0Wc-169nyKyQlb/s320/polo+ralph+lauren.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">are also a good alternative, and give a very, what else, sporty vibe. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And then we have the plain polos tees... </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvp_oUqHt0btc_Ro5-A92hG41HWE1MkOcYoGkN5sY9jdCjGSaiKuW_x9FIjPwKfEcxMyWB7_-xEw-al375UxvblClZa7QfFQjc4Kulyp3GA0ujBWlgwtVAupJYr-9tOxCmhuNVN8fPahh/s1600-h/gap+2.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792941561412098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvp_oUqHt0btc_Ro5-A92hG41HWE1MkOcYoGkN5sY9jdCjGSaiKuW_x9FIjPwKfEcxMyWB7_-xEw-al375UxvblClZa7QfFQjc4Kulyp3GA0ujBWlgwtVAupJYr-9tOxCmhuNVN8fPahh/s320/gap+2.bmp" border="0" /></span></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OoQ5aexPnfCkM22fz99KO_35s7TPQ-iQxiwnMZDpcMeu3rtXldj5wKn2wEFec1i7zxCYQDviO6eFSBIpG7GWL11L6a1qmbZUcuQWjxuiyXaaAWBVXTxbkpKIBECloMI7C9b9Bs2nzm9A/s1600-h/abercrombie+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792499179780498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OoQ5aexPnfCkM22fz99KO_35s7TPQ-iQxiwnMZDpcMeu3rtXldj5wKn2wEFec1i7zxCYQDviO6eFSBIpG7GWL11L6a1qmbZUcuQWjxuiyXaaAWBVXTxbkpKIBECloMI7C9b9Bs2nzm9A/s320/abercrombie+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(both from Abercrombie, </span><a href="http://www.abercrombie.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.abercrombie.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because he's fair skinned and slim, he would look nice in almost every colour, but I especially like these baby blue and pastel pink shades as they give a very soft look, which I feel would suit his gentle demeanor quite nicely. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAcsH8xtdZTWFzTh287pvpjMUDK9dksOQX4EyWY5TYSjnMa6JOlRoCA61IfN9DSCvk_8wtg05yWhJAlu6ZEreWi-XEALschPj5Ec92vD7gxqwYTTqDLeauo7W7xu8EDdhZb6cV6OMb0z0/s1600-h/gap.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792941561412082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAcsH8xtdZTWFzTh287pvpjMUDK9dksOQX4EyWY5TYSjnMa6JOlRoCA61IfN9DSCvk_8wtg05yWhJAlu6ZEreWi-XEALschPj5Ec92vD7gxqwYTTqDLeauo7W7xu8EDdhZb6cV6OMb0z0/s320/gap.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But of course, darker shades would do just as well, and while the black polo will always be an easy option, I think this dusky blue colour is a far more interesting choice (from Gap, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">), particularly when paried with a darker shade of khaki or even brown bermudas. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Erm, since he usually wears short sleeved shirts to work everyday, I tried not to include too many of such options here cos the point of this post is to about him moving away from his usual pieces right? But anyway, here's one (from Banana Republic, </span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.bananarepublic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">).</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq9H09BzRY1r0I3pPOJF1VczjCTyg_W6LOb6HGyD03ZuXQd7p0MpzlMNmGnOKTEnJL0F8aS-rKvvjnEeiDiND_wc1uO1dNojLDXepakE8fqO0wbsH_mieCkc9JhqrgP4OvCy6dFBRmT4O/s1600-h/banana+republic.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792932971477442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq9H09BzRY1r0I3pPOJF1VczjCTyg_W6LOb6HGyD03ZuXQd7p0MpzlMNmGnOKTEnJL0F8aS-rKvvjnEeiDiND_wc1uO1dNojLDXepakE8fqO0wbsH_mieCkc9JhqrgP4OvCy6dFBRmT4O/s320/banana+republic.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The grey colour is a fresher option than black, and would look nice with cream coloured berms. I tried to find pictures of such short sleeved shirts in pastels---but I couldn't and was too lazy to search summore---cos I think they would also complement this skin tone and to some extent, his personality. Oxford blue, baby blue and light pink would look nice I think. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There is also the long-sleeved option (from Gap, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79YMK5trphQMNNTneW5T5PGUEiZetW2pX8D3pHj15PGlWHulFCoF-29yaVZegF4I9Xl1KHfsgM_dK__x0yn-_mRf9W5xVoVXYtrRx3Wybftht1hMn4QnG3gdgLk70c66b00HXND031l5f/s1600-h/gap+4.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793517087029794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79YMK5trphQMNNTneW5T5PGUEiZetW2pX8D3pHj15PGlWHulFCoF-29yaVZegF4I9Xl1KHfsgM_dK__x0yn-_mRf9W5xVoVXYtrRx3Wybftht1hMn4QnG3gdgLk70c66b00HXND031l5f/s320/gap+4.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">which can be dressed down with berms, though given his slim physique, I think he should roll up the sleeves to prevent him from looking skinnier. White tee worn inside is optional. This oxford blue shade is beautiful and espouses quiet elegance, the latter being always chic in my book. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally if he gets cold (like my friend said..."you think of everything"), there are these jackets/sweaters. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oAM3_K8dJ6Lm4Rrmfhxv0N7yKWTrkX2B-LG42K6ZJcTtmA7UDjw3LdDhTCjjLrVcCVHgsNwM7jhu8IH6UBI9k3DG6QIRd2pZuq9gMqM1vFPSSuk64PJJVMiOp4ZnZECuIRbUyzLoHGqg/s1600-h/massimo+6.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159795205009177394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oAM3_K8dJ6Lm4Rrmfhxv0N7yKWTrkX2B-LG42K6ZJcTtmA7UDjw3LdDhTCjjLrVcCVHgsNwM7jhu8IH6UBI9k3DG6QIRd2pZuq9gMqM1vFPSSuk64PJJVMiOp4ZnZECuIRbUyzLoHGqg/s320/massimo+6.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This jacket (from Massimo Dutti, </span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) is nice and sporty, while remaining quite classy (usually the two don't go together) and the hood is useful for those rainy days. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On the other hand, if he just wants something nice to snuggle into (don't we all sometimes?), there is this cosy looking option from Gap. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jQPYjS6fxEg86Td57S5ikEeOVGhN6kOd9LuNB7oRvhkp3sCI6nGkiaKKCpPDBV7X6-HL6xrdtxzwPPaXRU3BBFgQXhkgufaX9YCOAGF_ak3_KezXxyj7Zh3q7UWmm1FiwilDUuFqReiw/s1600-h/gap+5.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793521381997106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jQPYjS6fxEg86Td57S5ikEeOVGhN6kOd9LuNB7oRvhkp3sCI6nGkiaKKCpPDBV7X6-HL6xrdtxzwPPaXRU3BBFgQXhkgufaX9YCOAGF_ak3_KezXxyj7Zh3q7UWmm1FiwilDUuFqReiw/s320/gap+5.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(</span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And finally, shoes and accessories. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Besides its utilitarian fuctions, shoes are very crucial in making or breaking a person's, whether male or female, outside. I can't count the number of times I have shuddered at seeing a guy pairing his jeans or khakis with track shoes. Now I'm not talking about those cool sneakers you see at Hogan, Louis Vuitton or Onisuka Tigers, but rather, those trainers that should only be worn for exercise and on no other occassion. But of course, unless it's my boyfriend or brother commiting such a fashion faux pas, I'm usually too polite to point it out. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If trainers are banned, and dress shoes are out, what does a guy wear off duty? I usually recommend moccasins or sandals. And no, not those camping or trekking sandals (actually you shouldn't wear sandals for trekking...might get bitten by a horrible ... (insert your chosen insect) ), but the nice leather ones. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But I digress. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For moccasins, I think these two brown pairs from Jcrew (</span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) fit the casual but not sloppy bill. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4ciYQqC8ulUu2BATXeE-a1SAHeWkElWJa9xm_SLyn0-AlO7sOi6gUNoyGWMjwmuYpAkn7FYNsrQdGp_kFDwRqVl0gsUy4l_xCZ-RHhbIzXpYaVGbEH1xnzwUAigwnHR5cdLqzWLmP5xZ/s1600-h/jcrew+6.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159794178511993522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4ciYQqC8ulUu2BATXeE-a1SAHeWkElWJa9xm_SLyn0-AlO7sOi6gUNoyGWMjwmuYpAkn7FYNsrQdGp_kFDwRqVl0gsUy4l_xCZ-RHhbIzXpYaVGbEH1xnzwUAigwnHR5cdLqzWLmP5xZ/s320/jcrew+6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5-Vk0_kLZdyJGJnpSLCUek-8ROgHyN14lBu76xrKy2n2000xyCnvItyKoBqWxvca1KvIon18gI42FZdjlm1o3RZdTvWK60la4Iutg_Ad0jZsOYKFeOuMmaFyBdtssdKMIHv_4nSrLany/s1600-h/jcrew+7.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159794182806960834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5-Vk0_kLZdyJGJnpSLCUek-8ROgHyN14lBu76xrKy2n2000xyCnvItyKoBqWxvca1KvIon18gI42FZdjlm1o3RZdTvWK60la4Iutg_Ad0jZsOYKFeOuMmaFyBdtssdKMIHv_4nSrLany/s320/jcrew+7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Usually I would not recommend suede (for those not in the know, suede is the velvety type of leather e.g. Jcrew pair no. 2) because it has a tendency to get dirty and soggy easily, but this pair is too pretty to exclude. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for sandals, I like these </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Sk2dGht6tpFwfy0ef5ezKzey1pcb652Hx1HslHxqyPMcj389zzRgvfWciCobTYyDBQz-cidO5pcFHQ0tIdKhpxtoGHjkgnEahNjHKtQ298szm7-qBDoDTH_1ZSXXY6c5zZ3D9WSPV3Pt/s1600-h/gap+6.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159820966223019010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Sk2dGht6tpFwfy0ef5ezKzey1pcb652Hx1HslHxqyPMcj389zzRgvfWciCobTYyDBQz-cidO5pcFHQ0tIdKhpxtoGHjkgnEahNjHKtQ298szm7-qBDoDTH_1ZSXXY6c5zZ3D9WSPV3Pt/s320/gap+6.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Gap, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eEYnTR8kekPla1Mh3ly-3eY-xb-j0v24QRhZYQEPLU5kFQ_4JvkQojtwnIx91mk4efAeSIYx4-L3dFSVFR3gA_QWdJP3ItyPLaHtDDyzepemBq3hNCYYUy1GD-eLlS1DSTfr0iCW6PlY/s1600-h/gap+7.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793525676964434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eEYnTR8kekPla1Mh3ly-3eY-xb-j0v24QRhZYQEPLU5kFQ_4JvkQojtwnIx91mk4efAeSIYx4-L3dFSVFR3gA_QWdJP3ItyPLaHtDDyzepemBq3hNCYYUy1GD-eLlS1DSTfr0iCW6PlY/s320/gap+7.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(also from Gap, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdnmZMRhMTxDsmARB8NHtQ34GBUuaXEJ9_sOh_EgXzphvYvZ-8yUowTnssAv8oyjdJrbW67uDClNAYPmWe5eOTcZYyQfB_J3kCC4wcSlTJR08AsjQqvMpDE1nbCAqVjh9HxhaxlbIdHct/s1600-h/jeffrey+fitzhugh+(revolve.com).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159794191396895474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdnmZMRhMTxDsmARB8NHtQ34GBUuaXEJ9_sOh_EgXzphvYvZ-8yUowTnssAv8oyjdJrbW67uDClNAYPmWe5eOTcZYyQfB_J3kCC4wcSlTJR08AsjQqvMpDE1nbCAqVjh9HxhaxlbIdHct/s320/jeffrey+fitzhugh+(revolve.com).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Jeffrey Fitzhugh, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIazhhW9Ikxo0uj-9ekqIn7JuhjONwBv7X2inzMwkMeha1ohV4Xs_VwAOwkI52EJRKPsfVdkUBleSCjVg4wLLQGw8eiyqJTyzt4i2GyW55NHZni3UVgGfA3q_Of1_YzNOu9emf08B-YZ74/s1600-h/jcrew+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159793839209577074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIazhhW9Ikxo0uj-9ekqIn7JuhjONwBv7X2inzMwkMeha1ohV4Xs_VwAOwkI52EJRKPsfVdkUBleSCjVg4wLLQGw8eiyqJTyzt4i2GyW55NHZni3UVgGfA3q_Of1_YzNOu9emf08B-YZ74/s320/jcrew+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Jcrew, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Personally, I prefer the tong sandal, sometimes known as the slipper, to other forms of sandals as they tend to elongate the leg, thus giving a sleeker look. Flip flops are totally out in this case, as he is of a certain age and shouldn't be seen running around in them, though a well-chosen pair of Havaianas would be excusable. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for accessories, I have here the belt, sunglasses, watch and bracelet. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For the belt, given that it is for casual wear, he should stay away from boring work-ish black ones and go for one in nice brown leather. A man of his age should stay far far away from canvas belts in of all permutations. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWov-CdWVgutXJ1vthH2JFb5wUvTM95PhGfdastYWtdxXTHfVFD4sqxPRj9rx2VDPlYMpXxCYUnntjvpVbJcK68Yw8cTE_NCqu8MUvPlA9XFnCXR2l6KFcxcUu-GG5tPFFdhnxiut_y0cD/s1600-h/jcrew+8.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159794182806960850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWov-CdWVgutXJ1vthH2JFb5wUvTM95PhGfdastYWtdxXTHfVFD4sqxPRj9rx2VDPlYMpXxCYUnntjvpVbJcK68Yw8cTE_NCqu8MUvPlA9XFnCXR2l6KFcxcUu-GG5tPFFdhnxiut_y0cD/s320/jcrew+8.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSd9A4hjFS48Os1tmbzneYWs52-jRsbapDWzMddhOU1wA0Mmatw-ujm-SXnjZqSh4-FcqsxTBbR4jHikPmkylEYKd4ctlSD8uQZrnzfM9K7_J_8yw-0IhUH38aAlQdSvlQoZFWCHWh36wT/s1600-h/jcrew+9.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159794187101928162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSd9A4hjFS48Os1tmbzneYWs52-jRsbapDWzMddhOU1wA0Mmatw-ujm-SXnjZqSh4-FcqsxTBbR4jHikPmkylEYKd4ctlSD8uQZrnzfM9K7_J_8yw-0IhUH38aAlQdSvlQoZFWCHWh36wT/s320/jcrew+9.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These two are from Jcrew (</span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) and I chose them because I like their rich brown colours---classy as opposed to dirty looking. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for sunglasses, they add a nice touch of pizzazz to an casual outfit. Aviators are best because they are perenially chic, elegant and fit a variety of face shapes. I like these ones best: </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE-h7XPDPsdb2DCLbOKpao4fyC6AflBPBVQxbMrfQEmcn_AXxWRI8Gz4e5-nXps8Mta-HfX3gyp3_WFPeKO7AZHkDUc_6qHHThyphenhyphen-IFK20tziBYBNWl25b1e_lvzxo35HC3OgSk873S_rR/s1600-h/banana+3.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159792503474747826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE-h7XPDPsdb2DCLbOKpao4fyC6AflBPBVQxbMrfQEmcn_AXxWRI8Gz4e5-nXps8Mta-HfX3gyp3_WFPeKO7AZHkDUc_6qHHThyphenhyphen-IFK20tziBYBNWl25b1e_lvzxo35HC3OgSk873S_rR/s320/banana+3.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Banana Republic, </span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.bananarepublic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQwa052hItfbUfmEGM6Y5l_-gBAGZBEKUAzR99OfUMsxHSChTaFgAd9IdTt1hafS8NahIfFj2OKEHZxKcw16k9WT4SzkbluZtfrRW06o4EhGQBAZ90vcwvuQbxQY2U_243YwTlZoC8-fi/s1600-h/jcrew.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159820961928051698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQwa052hItfbUfmEGM6Y5l_-gBAGZBEKUAzR99OfUMsxHSChTaFgAd9IdTt1hafS8NahIfFj2OKEHZxKcw16k9WT4SzkbluZtfrRW06o4EhGQBAZ90vcwvuQbxQY2U_243YwTlZoC8-fi/s320/jcrew.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Jcrew, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8fZpODtWZGh2u8PqOD9RE0Uqf9h3QwWDm8j1bfWJAuZ5a9T01Crtl3N_xoi0tuhfzVqp1n_MiAxtSYN6e22BUd4_Aq5yqmFO6h54wBG7bLbYysxWNmcDPwRVOSUnBlkMmiyqbRLIMQty/s1600-h/massimo+2.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159795192124275458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8fZpODtWZGh2u8PqOD9RE0Uqf9h3QwWDm8j1bfWJAuZ5a9T01Crtl3N_xoi0tuhfzVqp1n_MiAxtSYN6e22BUd4_Aq5yqmFO6h54wBG7bLbYysxWNmcDPwRVOSUnBlkMmiyqbRLIMQty/s320/massimo+2.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Massimo Dutti, </span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there is the watch.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Since last year, I have noticed that he has a very nice watch. It's a leather camel-coloured one and I've been secretly wanting one ever since, even more so now that my current brown leather one is a bit spoilt and I haven't gone and fixed it yet. Perhaps I should ask him where he got his.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MPsDe2mqOB5Km-ovXdTgdZyqSC5t8BZAemV0hRvIW16IN8SgfCsrVW-unvbggY0tBnyY87QBpSNAuSD3wb74PP2NywSGTdHhDSTF8sc65l2L18MoVHI-dd1Z4mE1sWgGv0zcVza-LckT/s1600-h/massimo+dutti.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159795205009177410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MPsDe2mqOB5Km-ovXdTgdZyqSC5t8BZAemV0hRvIW16IN8SgfCsrVW-unvbggY0tBnyY87QBpSNAuSD3wb74PP2NywSGTdHhDSTF8sc65l2L18MoVHI-dd1Z4mE1sWgGv0zcVza-LckT/s320/massimo+dutti.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyhow, if he wants a change of wrist wear, this Massimo Dutti piece (</span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) would be a good option. Come to think of it, I should get it for myself if it's available. Or just go fix my current one. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And last but not least, this is a long short, but if he <em>ever</em> finds wearing a watch too boring, there is always the bracelet.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHCYFml_KJjYtiKMATJJNlOpJi00iXleGaOXZiEPnpV99xiGAjzEPZEVGT8QnmEW23Wg35RQQwQp06Og4qZwD02kp_fZ-rh3cbcjg6gs8SDbiXAK4NPnHUq3IQFB4wLba6xqfHcErm_GL/s1600-h/massimo+3.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159795196419242770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHCYFml_KJjYtiKMATJJNlOpJi00iXleGaOXZiEPnpV99xiGAjzEPZEVGT8QnmEW23Wg35RQQwQp06Og4qZwD02kp_fZ-rh3cbcjg6gs8SDbiXAK4NPnHUq3IQFB4wLba6xqfHcErm_GL/s320/massimo+3.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is from Massimo Dutti (</span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) and I like the double strands, and the brown, rope and metal combination. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A final note: While this post was created with him in mind, I think it can be easily adopted by many other guys out there, especially those in search of a casual look that doesn't look a) slobby b) overly funky c) boring. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And now back to women's wear. I mean, my research. Phew.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.bananarepublic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.gap.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.jcrew.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.massimodutti.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.massimodutti.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.polo.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.polo.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.topman.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.topman.com/</span></a>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-4886279670011664012008-01-24T10:18:00.001-08:002008-11-06T19:48:31.851-08:00Topshop 2<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Spring clothes are gradually hitting the stores. My favourite fashion boutique, Massimo Dutti, finally had their Spring stuff arriving in the droves (at last!). Sadly, Massimo's website has not yet been upgraded to showcase these new changes. And Banana Republic, French Connection, and Gap---the stores, together with Massimo, I frequent the most in Singapore---have only showed little or none of their new wares online. The only store that I often patronise that has kept things fresh is Topshop. And fortunately, this season's wares are much improved from last year's.<br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Furthermore, a friend who reads my blog has mentioned how my previous post on Topshop has got her all excited about Topshop again (yes, the previous season was <em>that</em> bad) and since she has started being more creative fashionwise, this blog post on Topshop's new (and nicer) wares is dedicated to her. Unless stated otherwise, all the clothes featured here are from </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.topshop.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Here's to you Jen!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So let's start with dresses. While last year was definitely the year of the dress, and this year supposedly the year of the skirt, I'd hate to see the dress regulated to a lesser role, especially with such pretty ones around like these...<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IwqYvIQiSP6BTW-eLMDQ5KU7iUeQvoBVJPsib8hcHwO9TIj_tNLvFLHapcGTMZhLKVgzx2tY5tuSmbkh7u0bYH1OCcVuuQaywXVT4qI5BynMTaRosp30DshZ6M1NCyxqhi9sTZBiEpYW/s1600-h/10S35SGRY_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159114749045504034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IwqYvIQiSP6BTW-eLMDQ5KU7iUeQvoBVJPsib8hcHwO9TIj_tNLvFLHapcGTMZhLKVgzx2tY5tuSmbkh7u0bYH1OCcVuuQaywXVT4qI5BynMTaRosp30DshZ6M1NCyxqhi9sTZBiEpYW/s320/10S35SGRY_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKblftn0O6D5fEvhdiYEGsU3uqsVbtTSohQnY-07up6mwqVeFxPxOc5NtO2F4UrT8HlD1xpEa1C9QtCK5FGuHz0abdv75EfmHfW6aMlJ12-skNp5XVPvb9_6Pl56dUOTOUiLBVAnbwfIBl/s1600-h/10R07SGRY_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159115002448574514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKblftn0O6D5fEvhdiYEGsU3uqsVbtTSohQnY-07up6mwqVeFxPxOc5NtO2F4UrT8HlD1xpEa1C9QtCK5FGuHz0abdv75EfmHfW6aMlJ12-skNp5XVPvb9_6Pl56dUOTOUiLBVAnbwfIBl/s320/10R07SGRY_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdNoQVfLDOh7Fdc-QUes_0x5L_41MK0t9tQ1mrR1BsI1xF9WbmiX3MibaMQ3fjIr6KwWqItY3MGY3vZqHMmvMSz0srsYeKH5CjPnTMKBXuzGMeN0gWSj2E-Z_SAwLNgRarVkQlwkzB1Vh/s1600-h/10A11SCHR_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159109384631351026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdNoQVfLDOh7Fdc-QUes_0x5L_41MK0t9tQ1mrR1BsI1xF9WbmiX3MibaMQ3fjIr6KwWqItY3MGY3vZqHMmvMSz0srsYeKH5CjPnTMKBXuzGMeN0gWSj2E-Z_SAwLNgRarVkQlwkzB1Vh/s320/10A11SCHR_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Such gorgeous tea dresses! They might not be 100% cotton or silk (which are usually my prefer choices of material) but, ahem, unless one has a grumpy "boss" that makes you work day in day out and would blast you if your work falls short of expecations, how can one resist trooping down to a Topshop boutique to try on these lovely things. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If these are too feminine, there are these two options. </span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0KarHPQtvcUOMs0H4R4QeNt8qS0lGhSY-qX7UDTr_CT4PkV82AHPVXOLOC06lUQ_dMc3cUkmgWeRR7e5WnBS9s2we-brk_Fq9QkfsVus9Qnve2YfbLMO5naS9UYo9HfOkz2Sr2Z225a4/s1600-h/23L05RGRY_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159116582996539458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0KarHPQtvcUOMs0H4R4QeNt8qS0lGhSY-qX7UDTr_CT4PkV82AHPVXOLOC06lUQ_dMc3cUkmgWeRR7e5WnBS9s2we-brk_Fq9QkfsVus9Qnve2YfbLMO5naS9UYo9HfOkz2Sr2Z225a4/s320/23L05RGRY_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzXmDt6Nqui9k2n0EaPN1-GuGm8IlrSwUQTZcj0Auz8fG0b7t_cX_XFC8KnbbW1EriV1AzZb5Qx1pPpNJ3OmyzYsjZ8nbbfm5AJ4_X1mCP2aEvCmj8NBCwtqK5kvTmrwlAr2If2XCjWZ8/s1600-h/topshop.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159116587291506770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzXmDt6Nqui9k2n0EaPN1-GuGm8IlrSwUQTZcj0Auz8fG0b7t_cX_XFC8KnbbW1EriV1AzZb5Qx1pPpNJ3OmyzYsjZ8nbbfm5AJ4_X1mCP2aEvCmj8NBCwtqK5kvTmrwlAr2If2XCjWZ8/s320/topshop.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I particularly love the swing dress on the right. I have a similar one at home from Massimo Dutti which has embellishments around the collar, but this plainer option is sweet too. Particularly when paired with a cool jacket like this one (by Free People at </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">).<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hf151sWeIT4tpSmrC3458_RsGn9V7AK5cPXo_hNRB_F6InndyBIbKF9aR7CV-Rbd-qeK9kB_EIFwVa8wVHJq27SaMQ65oiVSRCY4eoui3C7_IS0SOc-pX1eOhlTtiiEI_i9oJQ6odTev/s1600-h/free+people+(www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159110174905333650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hf151sWeIT4tpSmrC3458_RsGn9V7AK5cPXo_hNRB_F6InndyBIbKF9aR7CV-Rbd-qeK9kB_EIFwVa8wVHJq27SaMQ65oiVSRCY4eoui3C7_IS0SOc-pX1eOhlTtiiEI_i9oJQ6odTev/s320/free+people+(www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The white and blue combination is nice, classic but still very gamine and would look great either with heels or ballet flats. This jacket would also fit nicely with the aforementioned tea dresses to create a nice 1940s inspired look---polished but not staid, just the way I like it.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for the grey dress on the left of the blue swing dress, I can imagine wearing it to school paired with pointy toe kitten heels or ballet flats. It's especially good for those days where there's lots of errands to be done, but one does not want to sacrifice style in the process. Heh.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As for tops, I am partial to these:</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnPtTQadNiz6xWqynW6jfeNVWhXA7S-qEEzVp1KyvYsj1RdQeACBRtnEKwBcTqHkRMi0xei5BIjKqOgvKpm2RJXSOBUlOydCj7cl-rAAhaG3MEYyUckmo0HcLrbSkCGpDLaqIO3fMXXd9/s1600-h/topshop+2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DZDS0CPXLTlEZodj0Xs-91TWTEdOPyoNNmVCbpAz71YiUrnY1TokGKCRcxbXDuOpd6DSevyRbxb3WTvsdvU4aRAnUJxC0HVjeNaUX1urkTyO0XR2Sm6UeeIPgrieGRzy_CqMD4QsbHQ1/s1600-h/topshop+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159120328208021698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DZDS0CPXLTlEZodj0Xs-91TWTEdOPyoNNmVCbpAz71YiUrnY1TokGKCRcxbXDuOpd6DSevyRbxb3WTvsdvU4aRAnUJxC0HVjeNaUX1urkTyO0XR2Sm6UeeIPgrieGRzy_CqMD4QsbHQ1/s320/topshop+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJnR4XF-wmFFJDIgYXuSCyfxVaRwYEBe6mEv1zUnLeNq9XEaBpybypHynJSa4C2n6RWiOdbHX5YlZgMEKOsA3dXGOqpfqri0uLGcPwcL2BAXiWuLdCjxUvkg8EpRToDNDPDKvGIUcnckZ/s1600-h/topshop+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159120328208021714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJnR4XF-wmFFJDIgYXuSCyfxVaRwYEBe6mEv1zUnLeNq9XEaBpybypHynJSa4C2n6RWiOdbHX5YlZgMEKOsA3dXGOqpfqri0uLGcPwcL2BAXiWuLdCjxUvkg8EpRToDNDPDKvGIUcnckZ/s320/topshop+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKKBbNFQyjj34bOPXP-7w9GK1APv5q6KF67tmipmyCF8EaYzjxfdadbbWz6l0DiyuszP-ylxefNDd9kvB_zg8KOLEf0q1Yb6duvQuCbsY-PHGCtjzMmmXtIdv5phrvhlxYSwMcha2lVVk/s1600-h/topshop+6.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159120332502989026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKKBbNFQyjj34bOPXP-7w9GK1APv5q6KF67tmipmyCF8EaYzjxfdadbbWz6l0DiyuszP-ylxefNDd9kvB_zg8KOLEf0q1Yb6duvQuCbsY-PHGCtjzMmmXtIdv5phrvhlxYSwMcha2lVVk/s320/topshop+6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Feminine without being overly girly or diabetically sweet, these can be easily paired with jeans (bootcut, flared, skinny, straight), shorts or crops, or slim fitting trousers. I especially like the details such as the pleats and tiers---makes things more interesting. Do note that due to the rather flow-y shape, i think they'll look better with something more fitting at the bottom as compared to wide-legged trousers.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxYDvOXY2H7wUj7R1nx109rzEM0ikPjqukTwhSMrqnT54TVCHRbd6CwEZ2uk7KJHhZYpCW8AVrhWvb3fHVuqnAUOokNYQCQSsxYzWnRt_PShxbzet44bROy4FOOU7-34-S_IACkp7QJpN/s1600-h/topshop+7.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS5dO2X0kvhyhAZ8eeY7yOb7In2qeN3SVqCZseb06D8owL9mvLyyZb1eVrNmfuMR1n0w1553xrXayVa-51E8NGYeAdWCDC7sZwXutVKyGk7DhN498QDhtZJGWThhyauZAZbrmCrujvZL3/s1600-h/36S07SSLT_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159122570180950290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS5dO2X0kvhyhAZ8eeY7yOb7In2qeN3SVqCZseb06D8owL9mvLyyZb1eVrNmfuMR1n0w1553xrXayVa-51E8NGYeAdWCDC7sZwXutVKyGk7DhN498QDhtZJGWThhyauZAZbrmCrujvZL3/s320/36S07SSLT_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MnvRk0zWLljgO0IKK3AISf_92hE_OHmlLBYlKT9RFspILkm2pkhF_3SvuYlgtx6x-nUFYy-V73V2W_N8N2KkRwxaKOVY4dkjq9dM1TuRI3kSEm-IK3JTqYQ9PWJOxf0itgzxG5wLpj0_/s1600-h/topshop+7.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159122574475917602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MnvRk0zWLljgO0IKK3AISf_92hE_OHmlLBYlKT9RFspILkm2pkhF_3SvuYlgtx6x-nUFYy-V73V2W_N8N2KkRwxaKOVY4dkjq9dM1TuRI3kSEm-IK3JTqYQ9PWJOxf0itgzxG5wLpj0_/s320/topshop+7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM9nCSJGmKjiA51Zg2cXCjbLKKHh4F6Msi-dDuXK_9X9f9B3cPvinpEVSgXuH0aLZBLvDgKQUabLw-8TBBS7SP2y-iLd2p5SeBGels0uNyjVVsc_XiB6mI7MiHkuM4GYcHfe_dJ-mctV-/s1600-h/topshop+8.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159122574475917618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM9nCSJGmKjiA51Zg2cXCjbLKKHh4F6Msi-dDuXK_9X9f9B3cPvinpEVSgXuH0aLZBLvDgKQUabLw-8TBBS7SP2y-iLd2p5SeBGels0uNyjVVsc_XiB6mI7MiHkuM4GYcHfe_dJ-mctV-/s320/topshop+8.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I think these two grey pants would go great with the first two tops, while the white jeans would look great with the second and third.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys43gpEEmtZn8DnP-K1ecVnGcNvuhoNm3dgNV64Vskv-CdcojwQ_zNXpGL7G4C4ouudswMGYYX9XXTvEeDd_y-ia8IodA3d7hXcj181hL_0pA47lTFziduqu2pLLkeQeFZQSjE0SRZpMY/s1600-h/16Y09QBLK_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159122570180950258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys43gpEEmtZn8DnP-K1ecVnGcNvuhoNm3dgNV64Vskv-CdcojwQ_zNXpGL7G4C4ouudswMGYYX9XXTvEeDd_y-ia8IodA3d7hXcj181hL_0pA47lTFziduqu2pLLkeQeFZQSjE0SRZpMY/s320/16Y09QBLK_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vYLwsBQoROHciLAR9gm6Cjq42EzDtA4sz_afQs8VdY7vEZr_tk9kstU7e0wnnh-hNmPBrujmNEFyD6aDQPJz8Iub-HKLu8mB6olpvHH30Mwo7xVs6zqCqPXuzcJRrN0Y4ClXF3GEpKBn/s1600-h/36C06RBLK_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159122570180950274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vYLwsBQoROHciLAR9gm6Cjq42EzDtA4sz_afQs8VdY7vEZr_tk9kstU7e0wnnh-hNmPBrujmNEFyD6aDQPJz8Iub-HKLu8mB6olpvHH30Mwo7xVs6zqCqPXuzcJRrN0Y4ClXF3GEpKBn/s320/36C06RBLK_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />As for these crops, I think they would pair nicely with all three tops.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DNqzfrO0tWUBvay8iN3YRqUS-YHHtxH2Cl9Nx7x1PWK_aznTYiPkJy_eeY4AWvewoDdpdO_azKeimPi0FFw-r5kq4P0ddgb2Q5Zxgu1vZag1Nht0r8ffdoaOVwxubFRJJ47DS1sgFYag/s1600-h/36H02SKHA_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159124803563944274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DNqzfrO0tWUBvay8iN3YRqUS-YHHtxH2Cl9Nx7x1PWK_aznTYiPkJy_eeY4AWvewoDdpdO_azKeimPi0FFw-r5kq4P0ddgb2Q5Zxgu1vZag1Nht0r8ffdoaOVwxubFRJJ47DS1sgFYag/s320/36H02SKHA_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This pair of shorts would also fit well, especially when paired with sandals for something casual but still classy.<br /><br />Then there are these two sleeved tops...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y3ypJmO5E2EsoUW3QtWjD2toKtx0t-FI5rVklpfFVtPnDnsY75bwnXigUKo6jvE5_uusbEs6ZNlOTfh_CmeWeWqKL1qjLwfou5oqZ9v-War8tcBsj1sZNQxg6xCuIJIzShBZW_6-tMXo/s1600-h/topshop+5.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159110458373175266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y3ypJmO5E2EsoUW3QtWjD2toKtx0t-FI5rVklpfFVtPnDnsY75bwnXigUKo6jvE5_uusbEs6ZNlOTfh_CmeWeWqKL1qjLwfou5oqZ9v-War8tcBsj1sZNQxg6xCuIJIzShBZW_6-tMXo/s320/topshop+5.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSjDb7LAW4UpHkutQkfFFqA_G7kqm4t7e3AImCvu07ByXw9oHimun_QRKpwNoE1jLUUJ8aGizWxAoaPIdcsjUbQ7FH4HvnRD6qf00xY_dXmWd-bqaSaswyU-wNs18gfviey3LG8vWFI7f/s1600-h/topshop+4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159110192085202898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSjDb7LAW4UpHkutQkfFFqA_G7kqm4t7e3AImCvu07ByXw9oHimun_QRKpwNoE1jLUUJ8aGizWxAoaPIdcsjUbQ7FH4HvnRD6qf00xY_dXmWd-bqaSaswyU-wNs18gfviey3LG8vWFI7f/s320/topshop+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The one on the left is nice and vintage-y, while the one on the right has that cool sporty vibe. This time, I'd rather pair them with crops or shorts, as opposed to full length jeans or pants to keep the look young and fresh.<br /><br />And since it's supposed to be the year of the skirt, I thought I'd throw this in for good measure.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaJWRQfFFvqpgnMjJK0Q8xSnBxvZPj8w9oLXyEl1POKs5X5dEaExy-pueVKM8vTHNZNadhWsB47cT1JhZaUFjqLUV1rYyQlH5zoutxwo1WhoxC0UkNdgMiV1qZEoPlVVzubxaQaikubqi/s1600-h/27M06SMUL_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159124794974009666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaJWRQfFFvqpgnMjJK0Q8xSnBxvZPj8w9oLXyEl1POKs5X5dEaExy-pueVKM8vTHNZNadhWsB47cT1JhZaUFjqLUV1rYyQlH5zoutxwo1WhoxC0UkNdgMiV1qZEoPlVVzubxaQaikubqi/s320/27M06SMUL_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Very Luella---the floral prints, ruffles and tiers. For something as girly as this, to prevent oestrogen overload, I suggest pairing it with a plain white or black tee or tank for a nice juxtaposition. Come to think of it, a rocker/band tee would provide a great contrast to the sweetness below. Girly punk. Hurhur.<br /><br />And finally I couldn't help but add this...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQYPDcjBgkQC9k_WTcdU9yEA_vrJOPMIxIcjZk2zxD21zcQwXLJU3LpHv_KSmil7egRyft9IShEje6oC_XEVKwfCdVET_8Bxs6JNybz98Iq3EteiREEYoBZHkMT2cJdUSAmRCtOo7n8cD/s1600-h/42M27SOFF_normal.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159124803563944290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQYPDcjBgkQC9k_WTcdU9yEA_vrJOPMIxIcjZk2zxD21zcQwXLJU3LpHv_KSmil7egRyft9IShEje6oC_XEVKwfCdVET_8Bxs6JNybz98Iq3EteiREEYoBZHkMT2cJdUSAmRCtOo7n8cD/s320/42M27SOFF_normal.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Gorgeous capped-toe ballet flat. Love the patent detail and the bow. Somehow I find ballet flats without some form of embellishment on the top, be it bow, jewel etc a bit too plain. I love ballet flats, especially black patent ones---got two of these at home---but am now thinking of diversifying my collection and I've got three new pairs in mind. This would make the fourth.<br /><br />Hope you like this Jen. God bless.<br /><br /><br />Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.topshop.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk</span></a>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-21370625161707097272008-01-11T08:40:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:48:32.227-08:00Change?<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To say change is ubiqutious is a little of an oxymoron, but that's how things are like in this early part of 2008, especially with ahem, a few good (wo)men of a certain country, appearing daily on the news, tirelessly rush around calling for changes to be made in their country, and presumably, given their country's superpower stature, to the rest of the world as well. A little closer home, I have heard from the grapevine that some of my friends are now sporting rather different looks---tanner, shorter hair etc. As for myself, my fashion choices have also undergone a...(let's all say it) change.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Or has it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Recently I was out with my sister walking along, where else, the shopping boulevards of Orchard Road, when I told her that my new favourite fashion labels are now "Banana Republic, alldressedup, and as usual Massimo Dutti. I think I have outgrown Topshop". She agreed and said "yes, we have not been frequenting that place for quite some time". To me, Topshop designs were getting tacky, and the choice of material poor, creasing easily and generally looking shoddily made. Their former ability to churn out trendy fast fashions that were of relatively (it is still the high street we're talking about) good quality and design had seemingly vanished. Or changed... for the worse. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Still, I may have spoken too soon. A shopping detour last Thursday with mum took us to Isetan Scotts where, having nothing much to do, I trooped up to Topshop on the 3rd floor to while away my time till she was ready to leave. And then all that I used to love about Topshop came calling to me from the clothes racks. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDpuJmPWoOYSFHkUNgYowblxN5cZWoP_YAh8DBMQvwA8k4lqxf2NbpeGx9Qyyk_ctDo3RXCyKqbjkQfy06n84LtQXhNmjVHVkzomRYhSqpibCg1Tv8-YXW8t0HUrlFjt7j3PrJMpK4hOV/s1600-h/topshop+4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154265076635313986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDpuJmPWoOYSFHkUNgYowblxN5cZWoP_YAh8DBMQvwA8k4lqxf2NbpeGx9Qyyk_ctDo3RXCyKqbjkQfy06n84LtQXhNmjVHVkzomRYhSqpibCg1Tv8-YXW8t0HUrlFjt7j3PrJMpK4hOV/s320/topshop+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT8RBQAyj_V9ttHu6_hhvGa7TR2adyVQpL2C9V3F_s3evsga4atzHL1FgsxAAcWqBQrSXJNq0LJpOVnyGhCAIqknsIaj8RM1-yO2JN_MRA1ZNpjkxR2SS_TRT9gXmS-BtFmo-5kc8V4Wm/s1600-h/topshop+10.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154272777511675858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT8RBQAyj_V9ttHu6_hhvGa7TR2adyVQpL2C9V3F_s3evsga4atzHL1FgsxAAcWqBQrSXJNq0LJpOVnyGhCAIqknsIaj8RM1-yO2JN_MRA1ZNpjkxR2SS_TRT9gXmS-BtFmo-5kc8V4Wm/s320/topshop+10.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Take these two tops for instance. I just love them. Currently I'm into billowy tops that I can wear with skinny trousers or jeans, or shorts. And this is just perfect. I'm thinking of picking up them today when I wake up. </span><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtLZ-OC75EO3jDBhY6M2P3YLZq_FThen_z8Op2QUHNQcMY83zUX8SiVGO0os5VprRO_AqT8Au5_PJyDQ9A-KFnH6NB0IDJbCv5upcj7Cd-zUwbgeWrX4xWenIxku8qLVI9KgglGaLklrK/s1600-h/topshop+5.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154265080930281298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtLZ-OC75EO3jDBhY6M2P3YLZq_FThen_z8Op2QUHNQcMY83zUX8SiVGO0os5VprRO_AqT8Au5_PJyDQ9A-KFnH6NB0IDJbCv5upcj7Cd-zUwbgeWrX4xWenIxku8qLVI9KgglGaLklrK/s320/topshop+5.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there's this tie-dye piece. Again, the billowy silhouette. I saw this on the Topshop website and have yet to try it, but it looks nice. And it's 100% cotton too, which means it will feel much softer on the skin than those cotton-vicose, or 100% vicose pieces. To be paired with crisp shorts and gorgeous sandals, like these Steve Madden (</span><a href="http://www.stevemadden.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.stevemadden.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) ones.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJLH6ysVguGcrClYFCWlaS3RSWJ8mPk7DGl3BY9Nzejz_9SMEpt4950qvMwlkkfLkIrH91VKKy7JVp41tyWrqZtK7L1YLbu1nhzhlSKBrw9eGtlyCBaCH2VTz2ulwXJD66VSVYeeuQr1o/s1600-h/steve+madden.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154267417392490338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJLH6ysVguGcrClYFCWlaS3RSWJ8mPk7DGl3BY9Nzejz_9SMEpt4950qvMwlkkfLkIrH91VKKy7JVp41tyWrqZtK7L1YLbu1nhzhlSKBrw9eGtlyCBaCH2VTz2ulwXJD66VSVYeeuQr1o/s320/steve+madden.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Also nice was this tie-dye top.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSV6tOXgBxVOwnFCbepmTjKLdivtWCaCbqa0T8p3PXDguTg4o1bl2eoib6DFzWyHnzCA8_FWLJGT3pSiHygCV8P-GhsReBDxfDUN23xrL6dnV5-H4xPxju2bPP6GHBgZdQsbfaHBJp-JN/s1600-h/topshop+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154265076635313970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSV6tOXgBxVOwnFCbepmTjKLdivtWCaCbqa0T8p3PXDguTg4o1bl2eoib6DFzWyHnzCA8_FWLJGT3pSiHygCV8P-GhsReBDxfDUN23xrL6dnV5-H4xPxju2bPP6GHBgZdQsbfaHBJp-JN/s320/topshop+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The fit is really great. Slouchy enough without being unflatteringly baggy (there is a fine line between slouchy and billowy cool, and looking just sloppy and baggy: a fine line but it's there alright). I tried this piece and found it to be quite translucent, so a cami underneath might be necessary. Would go perfect w skinny fits on the bottom, but would also look great w trouser-cuts, though for the latter, unless you're very tall, heels are a must to keep the look long and lean.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are some other tops that I liked. Found them online and am eager to see them in the stores. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8i_-ryPOVuwCz4OkiIbfYXGQiNHOMgCfxH2_6WBrk-KwafxwmhK3vmvG5X4XRWbfRuc9wojSTJUtQcSV_zzouWp82Y3ni95fr_O00F2nF97FEnpDE5eHvLjIHCbvyiotA1oT2f2FRJWy/s1600-h/topshop+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154265076635313954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8i_-ryPOVuwCz4OkiIbfYXGQiNHOMgCfxH2_6WBrk-KwafxwmhK3vmvG5X4XRWbfRuc9wojSTJUtQcSV_zzouWp82Y3ni95fr_O00F2nF97FEnpDE5eHvLjIHCbvyiotA1oT2f2FRJWy/s320/topshop+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55WWymf3dh9Y_Mn4Tk90Y112bq_z5mGFY3FC1AbCdUe9ccFScEo1HWIjaZWsrzhi52guW6xgb_GNvbkZqrXKubtxwZTcJmlWzkW-jQkIKRrgM9tBFBQfWYVpLXRlSF42wWPUhnKRN_yZK/s1600-h/topshop+6.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154267421687457650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55WWymf3dh9Y_Mn4Tk90Y112bq_z5mGFY3FC1AbCdUe9ccFScEo1HWIjaZWsrzhi52guW6xgb_GNvbkZqrXKubtxwZTcJmlWzkW-jQkIKRrgM9tBFBQfWYVpLXRlSF42wWPUhnKRN_yZK/s320/topshop+6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As you can tell, the slouchy-cool look is my current favourite. I have a knack for guessing trends---usually (not always but most of the time) what I yearn for now, I will see magazines declaring it the "latest trend" about a month later, so yeah, that's my secret to stay ahead of the fashion curve, girls.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZd5ZQi0e-qpVwg05GX3GAR4sd9z_aQQoayS6xYYooX4_hVJp7T4JyvpQLgPiqGIHOQkdVMQ2lSJnb3b2f8YUfHC3XvBLAFvb-gyQTf7vJVOKENP50xEuWcuOai0tLz4q_TUKsyrLPoSg/s1600-h/topshop.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154265072340346642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZd5ZQi0e-qpVwg05GX3GAR4sd9z_aQQoayS6xYYooX4_hVJp7T4JyvpQLgPiqGIHOQkdVMQ2lSJnb3b2f8YUfHC3XvBLAFvb-gyQTf7vJVOKENP50xEuWcuOai0tLz4q_TUKsyrLPoSg/s320/topshop.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This silk blouse is also very pretty. Simple but still quietly espouses nautical chic. I like!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there are these 2 lovely tees from Olly & Suzi for Topshop. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfmA2FOpUIr83ODsoj0PILiBTz8E2KqPNlB_IR_RL4hnK1kn7NQim2C8f8F_yGgE_0oL3Tyi244ZICuntdID5ScwgQTi2OfnHIDG-k6ZiXO-R3hX1MarR2x9cRhGx0AW5k94JkFY6A9Ki/s1600-h/topshop+olly+and+suzi.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154268461069543346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfmA2FOpUIr83ODsoj0PILiBTz8E2KqPNlB_IR_RL4hnK1kn7NQim2C8f8F_yGgE_0oL3Tyi244ZICuntdID5ScwgQTi2OfnHIDG-k6ZiXO-R3hX1MarR2x9cRhGx0AW5k94JkFY6A9Ki/s320/topshop+olly+and+suzi.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqgCOtqIegQ2ioyvdjBj4SAuwukBmdV-4jQQbqcr-4gjMs7upa1zini9_kWJexHCuEsp4F9dj-Vt-qfvYtDGCrNnKhDDcajT9ZxCN5Pr1Z9tWoYWliKwMAhrMI351lmbI2ZlLISVdjDhc/s1600-h/topshop+olly+and+suzi+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154268461069543362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqgCOtqIegQ2ioyvdjBj4SAuwukBmdV-4jQQbqcr-4gjMs7upa1zini9_kWJexHCuEsp4F9dj-Vt-qfvYtDGCrNnKhDDcajT9ZxCN5Pr1Z9tWoYWliKwMAhrMI351lmbI2ZlLISVdjDhc/s320/topshop+olly+and+suzi+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As I cannot stand slogan tees, and don't like tees with sexual innuendos on them, these two tees are perfect for their whimsical, yet edgy, depiction of animals. I particularly like the dark green one. It would go great with skinny dark grey jeans and a blazer like this one (also from topshop.com)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN-_7cmaVcOBP8EOq4VFqfOszUX_zJauCaj0bD-E0HiLreOmX2GFuNoZY42nvAwpPSPPGbzHmwL7d7HWI0bRFJyLn6TDrNT7Ap7VnsQ78fLO8Ofu1S1tWwoRhd6gS6psL2COVpox8Z4rF/s1600-h/topshop+9.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154267425982424994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN-_7cmaVcOBP8EOq4VFqfOszUX_zJauCaj0bD-E0HiLreOmX2GFuNoZY42nvAwpPSPPGbzHmwL7d7HWI0bRFJyLn6TDrNT7Ap7VnsQ78fLO8Ofu1S1tWwoRhd6gS6psL2COVpox8Z4rF/s320/topshop+9.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The clean cut of the blazer keeps it from distracting and overwhelming the gorgeous prints on the tee, forming a nice juxtaposition of edgy but sleek. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally, there are these trouser options. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-oigEl8sT6CWaqaDsgg8I7UQFFJrWbD5aVsIuf6anMjqdTdF9Vmw9QztsHNUzhUOhwN8zl_uICKBTOHkAPplTH3XOKmbdsbS9UenWjNhlu4b4Gz2mu4HNfUiiqBMwbCxIhjo5j_4QYd6/s1600-h/topshop+7.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154267421687457666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-oigEl8sT6CWaqaDsgg8I7UQFFJrWbD5aVsIuf6anMjqdTdF9Vmw9QztsHNUzhUOhwN8zl_uICKBTOHkAPplTH3XOKmbdsbS9UenWjNhlu4b4Gz2mu4HNfUiiqBMwbCxIhjo5j_4QYd6/s320/topshop+7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpmt60qxTKniQahyphenhyphena_c-v9Stj8ymVaBUMrvabRpMP0aXGRgp9AbPhjyMW5XQrQHnl3v3R74GSDsiOJSBlKiL14P-Y9kK-nZeTAPO1lWjW0C_xnKLZQwH0zROV157DYpP8P69QBkrfa_1x/s1600-h/topshop+8.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154267421687457682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpmt60qxTKniQahyphenhyphena_c-v9Stj8ymVaBUMrvabRpMP0aXGRgp9AbPhjyMW5XQrQHnl3v3R74GSDsiOJSBlKiL14P-Y9kK-nZeTAPO1lWjW0C_xnKLZQwH0zROV157DYpP8P69QBkrfa_1x/s320/topshop+8.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As the nautical and the flared looks are still going strong, you can still get plently of use for these elegant pieces, especially since their pared down form easily gives them evergreen status. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Changes in the air for 2008? Perhaps, but sometimes, oldies are still goodies. Especially when it comes to fashion. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.topshop.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.stevemadden.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.stevemadden.com</span></a>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-30202517386323152772007-09-14T03:45:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:48:32.601-08:00Autumn tops<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Pants are a huge trend this autumn. Skinny ones, wide legs, jodphurs... you name it autumn has it. But as everyone knows, pants can't be worn alone. Hence this post: pretty slinky tops to go with pants.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First up...pussy bow blouses. They've come back in a big way since lady-like is way to go this fall. Hitchock-chic, secretary chic... these are just some of the names given to this certain trend that highlights pussy-bow blouses. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67miPr2b_wbv6gjgz6Hc0WFAKbf9gg5zPx3MuK7SEg_frwEGKo8AbUhv1w2GW4lYX_A1u3fhcC_bwruPiIuvw825Gajsky6RqdslngHMkyU-r-Qnn0OGUy_RKFdr82QznfCsV6Z_ao8fp/s1600-h/fendi+2+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010244927918754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67miPr2b_wbv6gjgz6Hc0WFAKbf9gg5zPx3MuK7SEg_frwEGKo8AbUhv1w2GW4lYX_A1u3fhcC_bwruPiIuvw825Gajsky6RqdslngHMkyU-r-Qnn0OGUy_RKFdr82QznfCsV6Z_ao8fp/s320/fendi+2+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpNk2_-ts7LdOhR5XJiHX1h-EjRkWJ50SZtvTM402I1wctsx4zWcbwCBzpakHoOMiTuO8al0ntcm-SzHnVEVVDbdfQdh3QZcpEfIdnLc44soN82GzH5O4ZGVBeWrFQsol7xICKx6QPEAW/s1600-h/mulberry+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010249222886098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpNk2_-ts7LdOhR5XJiHX1h-EjRkWJ50SZtvTM402I1wctsx4zWcbwCBzpakHoOMiTuO8al0ntcm-SzHnVEVVDbdfQdh3QZcpEfIdnLc44soN82GzH5O4ZGVBeWrFQsol7xICKx6QPEAW/s320/mulberry+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These two are from Fendi and Mulberry respectively (both net-a-porter.com) and while you can wear them tucked into a pencil skirt, I rather pair them tucked out with slim cut black tuxedo trousers (add a clutch) for date night, or tucked into wide-leg pants with a thin brown leather belt for school or work.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">E.g. Something like this pair from Banana Republic (bananarepublic.com)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOt452f3SPikiwwboGyIA9tuehzgjFbuubMguvDChtPOoewZEsvHulR6QMMZ3qjOpKPgucJ1y0HQHaLA1r3jJSc5zUNOFo5sDta_VYwzJiLE7Jyz861hm_a8ws7k_wqGhsreRA_200MU0/s1600-h/banana+republic.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110018306581533522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOt452f3SPikiwwboGyIA9tuehzgjFbuubMguvDChtPOoewZEsvHulR6QMMZ3qjOpKPgucJ1y0HQHaLA1r3jJSc5zUNOFo5sDta_VYwzJiLE7Jyz861hm_a8ws7k_wqGhsreRA_200MU0/s320/banana+republic.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A word about these two brands. I am not exactly a fan of either, usually labelling them as being too old-ish for me, especially for Fendi. To me it was the less hip version of Chanel and targets an older set. And even regarding Fendi's handbags which are seen on the arms of many a starlet, I haven't been particularly fond of most of them, save perhaps, for the Fendi B bag. However, I have been pleasantly surprised by Karl Lagerfeld's designs for Fendi this season. Some of them are very wear-able for my age set (i.e 21).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another nice long-sleeved top, albeit not in the same lady-like style as shown above is this one by Elijah (revolveclothing.com)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1MMhD-oX5iej-jl1IfdqvTdBH8t1jRjS5pJmOniLuN1o3g6yzmsqx8M-wpo1MOzwLtx_xhazC4Jdr0ehFbO1X_YCoKKxfKv_T4QJ7-k21-I7cidLzau_JBLd_FDMnlSxVEkVSpCQXVd5/s1600-h/elijah+(revolveclothing).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010244927918738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1MMhD-oX5iej-jl1IfdqvTdBH8t1jRjS5pJmOniLuN1o3g6yzmsqx8M-wpo1MOzwLtx_xhazC4Jdr0ehFbO1X_YCoKKxfKv_T4QJ7-k21-I7cidLzau_JBLd_FDMnlSxVEkVSpCQXVd5/s320/elijah+(revolveclothing).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love the collar detail. Interesting but still subtle. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's a closer view:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9s-JbM1TFynmHhTcsB7U1Jen8VJ0NFTUeW8LXEcDLcyXTuQme5TBlkNDuAAXYwJzGjXv5iN0QAZKCnP5cGR2rMBXWLgcy-WrTaOswgyCk_T0LhLrrrW060DEm4gXWm-q2veAFJZ8Zt3O/s1600-h/elijah+2+(revolveclothing).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110009746711712386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9s-JbM1TFynmHhTcsB7U1Jen8VJ0NFTUeW8LXEcDLcyXTuQme5TBlkNDuAAXYwJzGjXv5iN0QAZKCnP5cGR2rMBXWLgcy-WrTaOswgyCk_T0LhLrrrW060DEm4gXWm-q2veAFJZ8Zt3O/s320/elijah+2+(revolveclothing).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As this top is rather voluminous, it has to be paired with a more fitted bottom. So here, think skinny crops, especially those ankle-length ones or skinny pants. These are from Gap (gap.com). </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcv5NTHtxk6dywNyGu1i1IsvLRA8vi6iVBBV1QU0S9YlFslT5nZoDjilD4G00ONx9rpy_9LMQ9UwHNJITBF-9FAm5wyqKu06tY7cZiQQoiEi9Rs0AVjEkBVvA7wY0K1Sjvh9lQnx9ZpOy/s1600-h/gap.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110016949371867970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcv5NTHtxk6dywNyGu1i1IsvLRA8vi6iVBBV1QU0S9YlFslT5nZoDjilD4G00ONx9rpy_9LMQ9UwHNJITBF-9FAm5wyqKu06tY7cZiQQoiEi9Rs0AVjEkBVvA7wY0K1Sjvh9lQnx9ZpOy/s320/gap.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Or even jeans. Just keep the choice of pants fitted so as to keep the silhouette slim. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Next up: sleeveless tops.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiFmYNSEGAV3-Y86e5QXpXNNtGS-2yjhSt68lPRkv41ozqW6I7_p3-BJ_eHw8c8FuFg8xQRJ0KBttXz1yRJQ1kXsfGX4hGH4FkJyKnANtqOG8R8QxzRCMi7G5J-dHz9oPRet2nbYHrZ_i/s1600-h/stella+mcCartney+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010700194452194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiFmYNSEGAV3-Y86e5QXpXNNtGS-2yjhSt68lPRkv41ozqW6I7_p3-BJ_eHw8c8FuFg8xQRJ0KBttXz1yRJQ1kXsfGX4hGH4FkJyKnANtqOG8R8QxzRCMi7G5J-dHz9oPRet2nbYHrZ_i/s320/stella+mcCartney+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I really like this one from Stella McCartney (net-a-porter.com). It's just so cute and very French gamine. I can see myself pairing this with black cuffed-shorts, ballet flats and a chain strapped handbag. This top would also look really good with ankle-length skinny pants like the Gap pair above. Actually, it can pretty much match anything---wide legs or skinnies, crops or shorts and anything in between. This top is just so pretty! </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I also fancy this one from Chloe (net-a-porter.com).<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNEI6P6myycny9RLYo3aeIYmXcX4SjiUD4Y6a1Kn9RfbnnhCjgE4cFzl8zjPa4gc8LQroR7A2ubo5WrrYSFneTeeEF2tI1_MUZX5ZTWqViN0k3s0gi1WtUzieAAI5l4zhzuG69iV2dBO2/s1600-h/chloe+2+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110009738121777730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNEI6P6myycny9RLYo3aeIYmXcX4SjiUD4Y6a1Kn9RfbnnhCjgE4cFzl8zjPa4gc8LQroR7A2ubo5WrrYSFneTeeEF2tI1_MUZX5ZTWqViN0k3s0gi1WtUzieAAI5l4zhzuG69iV2dBO2/s320/chloe+2+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jewel tones are very "in" this autumn and this ruby red is very elegant. The detailed collar also serves to make it unique, but doesn't distract from the overall look of the piece. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there's this top from Development (net-a-porter.com). </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ec5KbLQKBxHdCU2VlAI_MR0crPy1BRan4uKkJKRVWgBJHe0KGZrZCWwCbx78qjJ4zb5dAR-F8AubrC3SCMn2RM4sdA7PY4KjCcblVjiHEkb1eouSj7r6TgwETZh8Gpos1hz1fkVcK4C/s1600-h/development+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110009746711712370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ec5KbLQKBxHdCU2VlAI_MR0crPy1BRan4uKkJKRVWgBJHe0KGZrZCWwCbx78qjJ4zb5dAR-F8AubrC3SCMn2RM4sdA7PY4KjCcblVjiHEkb1eouSj7r6TgwETZh8Gpos1hz1fkVcK4C/s320/development+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4oaW4XyRp7WvLVk7W7tmZA-WvBo4pM9hLrfueSql3nXJ_5YUsQlJTmKCykFM5v8PmDW4dfgn20SbTSTPeL9wh45_HmPxQjMz_No7rFU5PPSnDPCSnYBdUY13RVcFW3wDocK7OcLCFLXc/s1600-h/development+2+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110009742416745058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4oaW4XyRp7WvLVk7W7tmZA-WvBo4pM9hLrfueSql3nXJ_5YUsQlJTmKCykFM5v8PmDW4dfgn20SbTSTPeL9wh45_HmPxQjMz_No7rFU5PPSnDPCSnYBdUY13RVcFW3wDocK7OcLCFLXc/s320/development+2+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's paired with jeans here, which is nice, but I'd prefer to pair this with black slim cut pants ala the Banana Republic one shown above. For working ladies, this is a perfect day-to-night top, just pair with black slim cut pants and a blazer for day, and take off the blazer and add a clutch for night for an outfit that while elegant, isn't boring. But this top is versatile and would fit very well as part of a weekend wardrobe. Just swap the black pants for shorts or crops, or yes, even jeans. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">From long-sleeved to no sleeves, we now turn proceed to short sleeves (I'm starting to sound like a museum guide). </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGPHkXaLsSoZpBnMO_m4WsEy2lwEwMM9cRTmGUHhVD-3HRzFUMkC8JBVpK1UeeeU6p1W-g0_vDDTNXjeJrZ0hv7bqlSto4Qe-xbuWHr52TWTpTyIQEurc7-Tre_G0CPNceL1L7jwXuBeN/s1600-h/vanessa+bruno+3+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010850518307634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGPHkXaLsSoZpBnMO_m4WsEy2lwEwMM9cRTmGUHhVD-3HRzFUMkC8JBVpK1UeeeU6p1W-g0_vDDTNXjeJrZ0hv7bqlSto4Qe-xbuWHr52TWTpTyIQEurc7-Tre_G0CPNceL1L7jwXuBeN/s320/vanessa+bruno+3+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrBgSzwWdZgqUBvSSO7H480HqKn59nJfqQElvIS37iKrG84vOV5hjmYLnovyI0JK_42Vi_QN3-JQGeho6DKh7wHCjOL856T3SIbmu-4-80D_rOvVKHdCdnvghhtpKBTOQW1zrwGn0D_Ap/s1600-h/topshop+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010704489419522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrBgSzwWdZgqUBvSSO7H480HqKn59nJfqQElvIS37iKrG84vOV5hjmYLnovyI0JK_42Vi_QN3-JQGeho6DKh7wHCjOL856T3SIbmu-4-80D_rOvVKHdCdnvghhtpKBTOQW1zrwGn0D_Ap/s320/topshop+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The one on the top is from Vanessa Bruno (net-a-porter.com). A high-street alternative can be found at Topshop Boutique (bottom, topshop.com) . I simply love the grey colour and those angel sleeves. Very flattering those type of sleeves I tell you. Makes your arms look really thin. Again, because of the voluminous proportions, keep the bottom slim and you should be fine. Perhaps pair with tuxedo pants, a nice pendant necklace and one of those leather bombers in camel brown that are so in vogue now? Or dress down by pairing it with shorts (preferably white and tailored), and I'm thinking either Hogan-esque sneakers or bejewelled sandals.<br /><br />I am esepcially liking these two Hogan pairs (top, hoganonline.co.uk; bottom, raffaellow-network.com) .<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA20GsImBfl_HHYnBzwM6w7suUyZCtVrC6jLNnGdBAOVnFH7vxa7byFz1IAYSre_ATbGYrHBIetu8jdYVhnJxS33Ssc__sVR7o4eSgmerTzRpAisW6eVXPDXWLvn5Ol9JYn5brUsINGg4V/s1600-h/hogan+(hoganonline.co.uk).bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110031505016034146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA20GsImBfl_HHYnBzwM6w7suUyZCtVrC6jLNnGdBAOVnFH7vxa7byFz1IAYSre_ATbGYrHBIetu8jdYVhnJxS33Ssc__sVR7o4eSgmerTzRpAisW6eVXPDXWLvn5Ol9JYn5brUsINGg4V/s320/hogan+(hoganonline.co.uk).bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHyOtIzVonkEsK-hV_kvewkzRcjfxppCuu5vRPn8pZlUiPyHXAJSUaV0nQ2_ooZ9koJ6jOWVWDURnM55nANz95VZvJYIR8-zO9xjmL8nukay3B6f2PBhGMBhQ0fT6cD9x-OX2YLW2VUup/s1600-h/hogan+(raffaello-network.com).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110032269520212850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHyOtIzVonkEsK-hV_kvewkzRcjfxppCuu5vRPn8pZlUiPyHXAJSUaV0nQ2_ooZ9koJ6jOWVWDURnM55nANz95VZvJYIR8-zO9xjmL8nukay3B6f2PBhGMBhQ0fT6cD9x-OX2YLW2VUup/s320/hogan+(raffaello-network.com).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there are these kimono-esque tops. They are from Little Joe by Gail Elliott (net-a-porter), and Topshop (topshop.com) respectively.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytqxhH66Abssg0btlBGH9K4WbRG3a9vBITv6ZdEd06E0s4BsHLJirlXJ4tPC6xvhaSIJvtjGnVbs6ukkA0LEmg7BZmXIUVG6Uus2_3PGiX7rwxurYYr-PCos8cmmWboqDg6FR8aqSU8E6/s1600-h/little+joe+by+gail+elliott+2+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010249222886066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytqxhH66Abssg0btlBGH9K4WbRG3a9vBITv6ZdEd06E0s4BsHLJirlXJ4tPC6xvhaSIJvtjGnVbs6ukkA0LEmg7BZmXIUVG6Uus2_3PGiX7rwxurYYr-PCos8cmmWboqDg6FR8aqSU8E6/s320/little+joe+by+gail+elliott+2+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHJw-aUAUpWPy8j3_Jeu-oHNQE0PeaNs7ecnxUi8AvXUc_OIsr8OQ44rTdQsrgBxVlIZZw6Zm8T5farcB_kNp9r-_nmBVTg0Uhr6lcKdICd9dgkwNeqndz5gA4N6ylONT52ohPcDGzk6B/s1600-h/topshop+6.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010704489419538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHJw-aUAUpWPy8j3_Jeu-oHNQE0PeaNs7ecnxUi8AvXUc_OIsr8OQ44rTdQsrgBxVlIZZw6Zm8T5farcB_kNp9r-_nmBVTg0Uhr6lcKdICd9dgkwNeqndz5gA4N6ylONT52ohPcDGzk6B/s320/topshop+6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Little Joe by Gail Elliott top is much more fancy but it can still be worn for day time, just pair with slim jeans, crops or tailored shorts. And to amp up the glam factor, pair with slim cut black pants for night. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTcRZXkCZEIqtPFHZzn3N0xqNS5g487OBJVTMD0drjBieN5A08NHtp3VbwLAX9jNGnxEdHmtb7dcWYZJOHI65aacSUSVX_hidH0aosiXkXraDXiYcHOZInJzpKcAgdhFeHQCNJkxQFzcr/s1600-h/little+joe+by+gail+elliott+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010249222886082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTcRZXkCZEIqtPFHZzn3N0xqNS5g487OBJVTMD0drjBieN5A08NHtp3VbwLAX9jNGnxEdHmtb7dcWYZJOHI65aacSUSVX_hidH0aosiXkXraDXiYcHOZInJzpKcAgdhFeHQCNJkxQFzcr/s320/little+joe+by+gail+elliott+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m_c1Ko4A8HetBRP_6XSWRY81haVg0pXxbabS1DklDy80eVS9nYQ7iyoTnkilz28_N3JfmPRrCftud0FUnVRORzg4W1okSMblWBoBBzNCwv1G6ZeelWf_HBYc93ZiWfm95lHCLLH5mI8x/s1600-h/topshop+unique+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010708784386850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m_c1Ko4A8HetBRP_6XSWRY81haVg0pXxbabS1DklDy80eVS9nYQ7iyoTnkilz28_N3JfmPRrCftud0FUnVRORzg4W1okSMblWBoBBzNCwv1G6ZeelWf_HBYc93ZiWfm95lHCLLH5mI8x/s320/topshop+unique+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These two are also by Little Joe by Gail Elliott (net-a-porter.com) and Topshop (topshop.com) respectively, although this time, it's by Topshop Unique in particular. They are much more structured than the other short sleeved tops featured, so they can be paired with wide-legs without being overly voluminous. This pair from Gap (gap.com) is would do nicely.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHJCB0nJceagMFLGaOB72fXMtyrBFytIpS5HQ-mGUbteSdErT7zKaPyvOvmsQBbUDObko2FGnFflhAUPQvBSh7paobn8aqXnVNuU82azKTxjtTDdcq8gfPG_IgmtSzo_F4qoDgiQ5_b33/s1600-h/gap+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110037367646393218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHJCB0nJceagMFLGaOB72fXMtyrBFytIpS5HQ-mGUbteSdErT7zKaPyvOvmsQBbUDObko2FGnFflhAUPQvBSh7paobn8aqXnVNuU82azKTxjtTDdcq8gfPG_IgmtSzo_F4qoDgiQ5_b33/s320/gap+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally, there are these last two tops from Topshop and Chloe respectively.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAi4Hr7xJMtIjB-wApvOIA4_fX227kWr4BU_s69pIycEj-Z4oOO6rht6NJWlPVvoTPO33IPqsC_sUmtXDXur4IlQGJBbRuP1ap8jje7yLWUjRQU6NJYSUi3bQDh3Ag4w2XT39VYsYi081/s1600-h/topshop.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110010704489419506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAi4Hr7xJMtIjB-wApvOIA4_fX227kWr4BU_s69pIycEj-Z4oOO6rht6NJWlPVvoTPO33IPqsC_sUmtXDXur4IlQGJBbRuP1ap8jje7yLWUjRQU6NJYSUi3bQDh3Ag4w2XT39VYsYi081/s320/topshop.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKmb3siffEQ_a21M9BpgtAJWuNTeMgpp4C3sAkUVLuXOzPH_j80bR0MrZHTTI1fpry8CbjQAatWW0qP819fb_oYFKz-Wns_i3QMxe1ISLNzaxGMYBZxumpmrli6_5X1uBC7IxQey6dWsL/s1600-h/chloe+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110009742416745042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKmb3siffEQ_a21M9BpgtAJWuNTeMgpp4C3sAkUVLuXOzPH_j80bR0MrZHTTI1fpry8CbjQAatWW0qP819fb_oYFKz-Wns_i3QMxe1ISLNzaxGMYBZxumpmrli6_5X1uBC7IxQey6dWsL/s320/chloe+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">While smock tops may be a bit too summer-ish, for people who want to wear skinnies or slim cut pants but are afraid of it being unflattering, having a billowing top can do wonders in alleviating the unflattering factor. So maybe give this Topshop piece a try. I added the Chloe piece because I loved the cowl style collar. This is again one of those fabulous day to night, weekend to weekday tops which can be dressed up or down based on, in this case, the changing of pants. Black slim cut pants for a work (and maybe post-work cocktails), while short or crops would do great for the weekend.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.net-a-porter.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.revolveclothing.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.gap.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.gap.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.bananarepublic.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.topshop.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.hoganonline.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.hoganonline.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.raffaello-network.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.raffaello-network.com</span></a>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-14813155729504419792007-08-27T04:16:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:48:33.076-08:00Autumn 07 Fashion<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally! The autumn clothes have come in and boy! am i excited. So much so that even while doing my readings, I sometimes think about what I want to get. Reason being that while summer is mainly about casual dressing, autumn has always been more about understated elegance, which probably best describes, at least for most of the time, my kind of asthetic. In other words, to me, autumn's shopping options tend to be much more appealing, hence the reason for my excitement. Teeheehee.<br /><br /></span><div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First up: Tops (we must be systematic no?)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are plenty of nice pants and jeans out in the market now---skinny, wide-leg, high-waisted etc and these call for pretty tops to match with. Among my favourites are these two monochrome tops by Tibi and Derek Lam respectively (both from </span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.net-a-porter.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">).<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6-f15_LBctDhTwtWA_1ECYS4Q0h5GehdbLipwB33rzDorzT9vbAr1iEltpxjykROJszHxnklAyaXVDjju0e5oD6IODdXo_U8HeNpf6bj0Gmx-3UDuk_zhFcSVMP_GvgQOOGc4nqPmzYs/s1600-h/tibi+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339576732239730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6-f15_LBctDhTwtWA_1ECYS4Q0h5GehdbLipwB33rzDorzT9vbAr1iEltpxjykROJszHxnklAyaXVDjju0e5oD6IODdXo_U8HeNpf6bj0Gmx-3UDuk_zhFcSVMP_GvgQOOGc4nqPmzYs/s320/tibi+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmel4u_tqE0W8rYvWblYikKxbfuG9c4x5sDJP9nr3ov1gCK1Frmc7axfnkFYJ2tE2eOERQYaox62bO4xb74okwYBcmoX9W7o_0QmA70SBYeLCjsyYW_32WzJWMFM5PViDT653BJ19ku1il/s1600-h/derek+lam+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338150803097282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmel4u_tqE0W8rYvWblYikKxbfuG9c4x5sDJP9nr3ov1gCK1Frmc7axfnkFYJ2tE2eOERQYaox62bO4xb74okwYBcmoX9W7o_0QmA70SBYeLCjsyYW_32WzJWMFM5PViDT653BJ19ku1il/s320/derek+lam+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They are just the perfect mix of classy yet girly and oh so chic. I can totally see myself wearing these with skinny black pants (preferably long, rather than cropped, for a more streamlined look), or with dark wash jeans. I am rather fond of the recent crop of Asian designers---3.1 Philip Lim, Derek Lam, Peter Som and Thakoon---as I like their asthetic: elegant but not stuffy, highly wear-able and quietly cool. Derek Lam is currently the creative director of Tods, one of my favourite brands, and I hope to see his, as well as the other aforementioned designers, stature rise in a fashion scene mainly dominated by Westerners. Not that I am biased against Westerners of course. I love my Miu Miu and Chanel very much. But it'll be nice to see the big fashion houses, and by that I mean Gucci, Louis and Chanel etc having Asian creative directors some time in the future. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Next is this lovely jewel toned Miu Miu piece (from </span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.net-a-porter.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). Did I not mention I love my Miu Miu? Heh. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-nwfG6wwg_JoskFIm9mtm0RoAYMezNR70ASagF2uceXsAlroabcflN3mybmxkPqJChrcUGF2qkvaCddduAyUZ8oD8WyGIo4fUQx4_1wGnwqhdWQAW5XUoixvO8UXGWhyphenhyphenOA3UQy6Ubfk9/s1600-h/miu+miu+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339568142305090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-nwfG6wwg_JoskFIm9mtm0RoAYMezNR70ASagF2uceXsAlroabcflN3mybmxkPqJChrcUGF2qkvaCddduAyUZ8oD8WyGIo4fUQx4_1wGnwqhdWQAW5XUoixvO8UXGWhyphenhyphenOA3UQy6Ubfk9/s320/miu+miu+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The rich colour and the and beautiful pleats makes this a lovely not-so-basic take on a simple top. Again, I would pair this with skinny pants, or skinny or bootcut jeans for a nice movie/dinner date out. Or if I'm just doing errands around town, perhaps with a pair of white shorts and one of those beautiful patent ballet flats that I featured in a previous post. Either that or embellished sandals---it is hot here in Singapore, though the weather is starting to get cooler. For a more affordable take on the jewel-toned top, check out Banana Republic (</span><a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.bananarepublic.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). There is a good selection of silk tops in rich colours that are versatile enough for work or for cocktails. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hoGO_r0Rjtzzp72WKIMU_GFcxfRH91jKcjEHvYD0B-fAUDNxVjggRXuKlon21DjvFM-LuRCCo_Zgdg_417oEx0nSAPqVEgkqbBVn_Ktv1fqjykkC1_9b6A0GbCXKRUTfqGA7kC-_es0m/s1600-h/j+brand+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338713443813138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hoGO_r0Rjtzzp72WKIMU_GFcxfRH91jKcjEHvYD0B-fAUDNxVjggRXuKlon21DjvFM-LuRCCo_Zgdg_417oEx0nSAPqVEgkqbBVn_Ktv1fqjykkC1_9b6A0GbCXKRUTfqGA7kC-_es0m/s320/j+brand+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This pair of J brand jeans (from </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) would go very nicely with the tops featured above. The inky wash and the streamline fit match well with the paired down elegance theme of the tops. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another top that caught my fancy was this long-sleeved collared sweater by Robert Rodriguez (</span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx7ppG44XRyrYqWsPJC-udUaHTPothjewlK09pyCkS1P9UbFf__sP8wjwukuQsBkc3iIRsBX_P_DGba-5nUHZ-VdXuDuaJ9lIxTAdU3BCCpBqumK7pv0HyCSakyojwk0q9aMPAKxRlh9C/s1600-h/robert+rodriguez+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339572437272418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx7ppG44XRyrYqWsPJC-udUaHTPothjewlK09pyCkS1P9UbFf__sP8wjwukuQsBkc3iIRsBX_P_DGba-5nUHZ-VdXuDuaJ9lIxTAdU3BCCpBqumK7pv0HyCSakyojwk0q9aMPAKxRlh9C/s320/robert+rodriguez+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">While it is probably meant to be worn over a top, I think this would look great just by itself, especially for school where the classrooms are often really chilly. And because the collar is attached to the sweater, it removes unnecessary bulk which might occur when this look is achieved by pairing a long sleeved collared shirt underneath a sweater. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there is this tee from 2k by Gingham (</span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) that I found quite cute.<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHnMe9qOfG5bRfg1soOWgHw02dc6CIQqLIp-t4_MP5DqdxqUnOoc9OiNpJyA-TsEwvXrMbInvMPx9ePeGBh0LBc6a4s9r-J_Ze9dUctOyoEBfwtmTa3kZK_kgSnyFHl7FSTO7vUrJI3h2/s1600-h/2k+by+Gingham+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338142213162658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHnMe9qOfG5bRfg1soOWgHw02dc6CIQqLIp-t4_MP5DqdxqUnOoc9OiNpJyA-TsEwvXrMbInvMPx9ePeGBh0LBc6a4s9r-J_Ze9dUctOyoEBfwtmTa3kZK_kgSnyFHl7FSTO7vUrJI3h2/s320/2k+by+Gingham+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It seems quite out of place given the relative dressy-ness of the other tops featured, but I haven't bought a tee for quite some time and this looks pretty nice. It doesn't have like angsty motifs or sexually-themed slogans, and it isn't cloyingly cute either. Which suits me just fine. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Moving right along, we have the dresses.<br /></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Rl3LDsp4iV3Tf6T9_V-jJttqx6SHeuQbtdOBSqbJKq-Z-BG9tAEcGAM9LlbxDqak4n_LnUtpsG-sM9kwtpAkhhvZMxm7xCW2LemXXcul2yETg-8YpRu66Lr0yzHCdjGZXkWJFSXpDT9R/s1600-h/richard+ruiz+(activeendeavors).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339572437272402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Rl3LDsp4iV3Tf6T9_V-jJttqx6SHeuQbtdOBSqbJKq-Z-BG9tAEcGAM9LlbxDqak4n_LnUtpsG-sM9kwtpAkhhvZMxm7xCW2LemXXcul2yETg-8YpRu66Lr0yzHCdjGZXkWJFSXpDT9R/s320/richard+ruiz+(activeendeavors).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is from Richard Ruiz (</span><a href="http://www.activeendeavors.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.activeendeavors.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) and it looks very easy to wear. The voluminous shape is good for those bloated days (girls you know what I mean) where everything else doesn't seem to fit right. Just throw it on, pair with pointy-toed kitten heels and you're good to go. I also like the fact that it has pockets, which somehow, always make dresses a wee bit cooler. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another nice black dress is this one by Ella Moss (</span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwIX6-SZuqsPb4PAKlySYbvQir22oG5HK842nHAUSR_9h6RAhlsIbuXcSYHvuniv6aoy_gr88a5tkIbVKpdWUZiuTGli6sDunUZzp0oD_Nff4PJvuHZ0XUUUrlUNs-9Uuzjp0Hjfedajw/s1600-h/ella+moss+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338155098064610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwIX6-SZuqsPb4PAKlySYbvQir22oG5HK842nHAUSR_9h6RAhlsIbuXcSYHvuniv6aoy_gr88a5tkIbVKpdWUZiuTGli6sDunUZzp0oD_Nff4PJvuHZ0XUUUrlUNs-9Uuzjp0Hjfedajw/s320/ella+moss+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_mlJL6o9JQAlWwlamxkmHqWaTXDqnCDawZdfYq93PvVpP8D8eLE_-5NrwPRKMSstIOtcYtz6stuk3xHEEHMwGknn8cFIhn3pty7hk807YZ2k1akj8apMlaxnjjYA5lh0wpU-rswJKo7-/s1600-h/ella+moss+2+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338150803097298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_mlJL6o9JQAlWwlamxkmHqWaTXDqnCDawZdfYq93PvVpP8D8eLE_-5NrwPRKMSstIOtcYtz6stuk3xHEEHMwGknn8cFIhn3pty7hk807YZ2k1akj8apMlaxnjjYA5lh0wpU-rswJKo7-/s320/ella+moss+2+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The first picture isn't very clear so I added the close-up shot. Like the Richard Ruiz piece, it's again one of those slouchy, easy to wear dresses. I like the kimono-esque vibe of this piece: the deep-v neck and the oversized sleeves are sure to flatter, while the short hemline gives this a casual feel.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Also sold at </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.revolveclothing.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is this H Fredriksson piece. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag-ACIpj8KPfYe77q9pp1ITvqqLvjtELSlL9WjvnqBwcLPWW_bgA_kHWwi3VEiRdcm_AbP4wa57CLmJeQa1EqNprfU1RFHFNSTPATHyY0VkvrbCYvZsag1avzsZxYWwWBfvh3-_gAkiMG/s1600-h/H+Fredriksson+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338709148845826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag-ACIpj8KPfYe77q9pp1ITvqqLvjtELSlL9WjvnqBwcLPWW_bgA_kHWwi3VEiRdcm_AbP4wa57CLmJeQa1EqNprfU1RFHFNSTPATHyY0VkvrbCYvZsag1avzsZxYWwWBfvh3-_gAkiMG/s320/H+Fredriksson+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC4bEZu0xQJTFOAsv08wCLa78kLCUgfh2O0oee8vvGp0lqaZPlpvx6ZWan9ZPt5lI-wkvulP8s-JDoNBSSvWh6_bWEVL_E5yXeUQnlzcFn2JP7XZS2EQ3PDHwDUyM9DBABBjfO129nCeo/s1600-h/H+Fredriksson+2+(revolve).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338709148845810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC4bEZu0xQJTFOAsv08wCLa78kLCUgfh2O0oee8vvGp0lqaZPlpvx6ZWan9ZPt5lI-wkvulP8s-JDoNBSSvWh6_bWEVL_E5yXeUQnlzcFn2JP7XZS2EQ3PDHwDUyM9DBABBjfO129nCeo/s320/H+Fredriksson+2+(revolve).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The black and brown combintaion give the floral prints a cool noir-ish vibe. I can imagine myself pairing this with ballet flats and wearing it to school. It's just so fuss-free without compromising on the chic factor.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But for the times I want to dress up, maybe because there is some event or something, there is this oh-so-pretty Jill Stuart dress (</span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.net-a-porter.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQ8XrtQZ-vd4p1SnsuJjJK6p_X-n-jBQbTk9xKfiS_fQ09Td8eRI2ir7sawh1XTLrnylh8bfjjdZKWevkRte9DoGxCSwOUsLQgwCWksXhxunMmxXKK6PxbcL-h6xTwspkutBGvBO2mdv/s1600-h/jill+stuart+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103338713443813154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQ8XrtQZ-vd4p1SnsuJjJK6p_X-n-jBQbTk9xKfiS_fQ09Td8eRI2ir7sawh1XTLrnylh8bfjjdZKWevkRte9DoGxCSwOUsLQgwCWksXhxunMmxXKK6PxbcL-h6xTwspkutBGvBO2mdv/s320/jill+stuart+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Most formal dresses tend to come across as being for a much older set, but this one is refreshingly young and sweet---not over the top sweet, but of a more tasteful variety. I guess it's cos while the short hemline and the bow give the dress the nice girly touch, the pale colour and the overall simplicity ensures that the sweetness is nicely balanced out. To be paired with peep-toe or patent (or maybe both) pumps.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And when I want to look demure (bats eyelids) , there is this tea-dress with floral prints from Urban Outfitters.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAQ8zuRG4ssPk0SH7dYYtL7zIetA0MrgP5b3jLfFCpHJpimz-NJNxdt6r6jn2D73oiE89ZXwUeAYMZYVGeXJdLkinQXnX0erh3-B_YnUqVoHQ_hiI6M-CgReVrt97VXo86bzxmGhnnLdw/s1600-h/urbanoutfitters.com).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339576732239746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAQ8zuRG4ssPk0SH7dYYtL7zIetA0MrgP5b3jLfFCpHJpimz-NJNxdt6r6jn2D73oiE89ZXwUeAYMZYVGeXJdLkinQXnX0erh3-B_YnUqVoHQ_hiI6M-CgReVrt97VXo86bzxmGhnnLdw/s320/urbanoutfitters.com).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The silhouette is very 1930s. Just add a bonnet or cloche hat and a jacket like this:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSnqFhQsS4hsO-yrRoc-Nl4MSZlLWVT_ruEIJCRr6TZ3YPfQVxG3drHuqp7bhVJPnvsi1MHb8cqnXI-EqxtXNAiV9C_S_v8rWujEaTeLwyQR6c9q1ss9e3DqecEuzI2iuTh0hBWUAturr/s1600-h/milly+(shopbop).jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV3ooAH3qdYg0IDcusgp8NksrNSeZgBhPZY-PlKNAlSpXRcH-E0lwmmOUGbBNApm6rznw6RmlD-43XUNY3VT9MxdTBXVNE9XG0lVSQHQechrZaLUJHPzLysJR-EBpFZcvjrrspqiPwOe4/s1600-h/milly+(shopbop).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103384214327347090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV3ooAH3qdYg0IDcusgp8NksrNSeZgBhPZY-PlKNAlSpXRcH-E0lwmmOUGbBNApm6rznw6RmlD-43XUNY3VT9MxdTBXVNE9XG0lVSQHQechrZaLUJHPzLysJR-EBpFZcvjrrspqiPwOe4/s320/milly+(shopbop).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">From Milly (</span><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">http://www.shopbop.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">). </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The jacket is more 1950s-ish though. Still, paired together, the dress and the jacket, with the addition of a nice pair of pumps, would be a beautiful projection of glamour. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But back to the jacket. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I LOVE these kind of structured jackets. They are just up the elegance factor of whatever you are wearing, even if it just a tee and jeans (please pair with appropriate footwear though), and also because they harken back to an era of glamour. Such as this: </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr9LfveRkgWUdPI6wCiM3kbRuR3GDTPm39KqtAmblseRkvxmD2w-0wzSPQKAr3CnZWy0gTszuRZMEuozKUtr5fzWKhJnQkZshPgcuQ21vu1RSLhwwDPr8vkcMHG7WY7BuO6dI_GKrGvVs/s1600-h/hosea+joy+047.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103388900136667042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr9LfveRkgWUdPI6wCiM3kbRuR3GDTPm39KqtAmblseRkvxmD2w-0wzSPQKAr3CnZWy0gTszuRZMEuozKUtr5fzWKhJnQkZshPgcuQ21vu1RSLhwwDPr8vkcMHG7WY7BuO6dI_GKrGvVs/s320/hosea+joy+047.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from Instyle Magazine August 2007 Issue) Isn't it just wonderful? </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I also like this cardigan from 3.1 Philip Lim. It'll look great when paired with an LBD for a dinner party at some chichi restaurant.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHs43CWQMEnLqQnp_SMwgz1Rkrwg8pqRxZn5soYQZKNG6vaK9VFtLjVG2nGc9EFqM6SAaifzXK3Q0AM0xauDuqC_z9CkMnbD5CNlFd0WzzuFgV-olQC3IIs2DT_tLtsurTSs9pIPN96SE/s1600-h/3.1+philip+lim+(netaporter).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103392151426910130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHs43CWQMEnLqQnp_SMwgz1Rkrwg8pqRxZn5soYQZKNG6vaK9VFtLjVG2nGc9EFqM6SAaifzXK3Q0AM0xauDuqC_z9CkMnbD5CNlFd0WzzuFgV-olQC3IIs2DT_tLtsurTSs9pIPN96SE/s320/3.1+philip+lim+(netaporter).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As the dress cardi is already very embellished, keep the rest of the outfit simple. Don't want to overdo the bling. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.revolveclothing.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.activeendeavors.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.activeendeavors.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.shopbop.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.net-a-porter.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.urbanoutfitters.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, Instyle Magazine.</span>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-31058804626238310622007-08-06T23:27:00.001-07:002008-11-06T19:48:33.164-08:00Luv and Joy<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My godma's gone off to Canada and now I feel lonely. I think somewhere along the way, I've picked up this habit of hanging around with older people. Like I talk to my peers online, but I <em>hang out</em> with those mainly of the 40 something age set. Something about their presence that I find comforting. Like they know what they're doing. At least most of the time. So this post is dedicated to my darling godma and her 2 dogs Luv and Joy.<br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is Luv (pronounced Love). He came with a pedigree cert saying that he is a chihuahua, but I think he looks like a mix between a chihuahua and a pomernarian. Luv is very smart. The vet said he has a big brain, and Luv understands English. If you mention the words "by" or "I've got to go" in his presence, he starts to bark. He doesn't like it when people leave. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aM3yozwWx0Lk0xCDJUeY7ull_n1K0KpVTr1BWg2_XyFtD4Omxl7Td8xsJU9AUQ95ydrcNU2fXwQRM8dtfPUUswu5CAvpVqRGODKTWjBnBp2Pylfqa4VJo4CCPFJKrQka7Vy39yw-W3ge/s1600-h/hosea+joy+005.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095845561737211970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aM3yozwWx0Lk0xCDJUeY7ull_n1K0KpVTr1BWg2_XyFtD4Omxl7Td8xsJU9AUQ95ydrcNU2fXwQRM8dtfPUUswu5CAvpVqRGODKTWjBnBp2Pylfqa4VJo4CCPFJKrQka7Vy39yw-W3ge/s320/hosea+joy+005.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxugadA8QG3axsGqmpSZ_wYq10lHW03v-eibcZVFaml3spiIiXjoOk2Kb-RghU_-pVEsjMzISWEJj2HhDOi7pMtNw1V1CNx9GhuPOdePQQ8ys1Bn7dqq7bizG8IQv_bdPeLgzRqharLbR/s1600-h/hosea+joy+008.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095845566032179282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxugadA8QG3axsGqmpSZ_wYq10lHW03v-eibcZVFaml3spiIiXjoOk2Kb-RghU_-pVEsjMzISWEJj2HhDOi7pMtNw1V1CNx9GhuPOdePQQ8ys1Bn7dqq7bizG8IQv_bdPeLgzRqharLbR/s320/hosea+joy+008.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then there is Joy:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Amo3jEp2zbzBUMa9a_gvHcjr6lSYXpHvl3UG-_GfnMGbD7fC2Rc-Bt_tFC-pcrFxnoDOexyc_aaqbQttvmrKbTKiGBrT1wRBbTztyYvnzRXMAlycqzaaKJ2zpPVhkX1iX3zgRtI9P2PW/s1600-h/hosea+joy+004.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095845566032179298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Amo3jEp2zbzBUMa9a_gvHcjr6lSYXpHvl3UG-_GfnMGbD7fC2Rc-Bt_tFC-pcrFxnoDOexyc_aaqbQttvmrKbTKiGBrT1wRBbTztyYvnzRXMAlycqzaaKJ2zpPVhkX1iX3zgRtI9P2PW/s320/hosea+joy+004.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZZB2LMtp57qjMCGd2iRtbjEtzkyViawLV2Csn2Pl34dRdmqXqWCZ9Xb40xrzMZXvo8wzOg-E3kdhArxsHnlMhwYhZ0qTqrPVLWQJ9bVfXkjUdSfZywwsPbFyYwnMwbopmNJYHyUf83ZG/s1600-h/hosea+joy+002.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095845570327146626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZZB2LMtp57qjMCGd2iRtbjEtzkyViawLV2Csn2Pl34dRdmqXqWCZ9Xb40xrzMZXvo8wzOg-E3kdhArxsHnlMhwYhZ0qTqrPVLWQJ9bVfXkjUdSfZywwsPbFyYwnMwbopmNJYHyUf83ZG/s320/hosea+joy+002.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Joy is a year younger than Luv and is a chihuahua. Somehow, he reminds me of a little fox---I think it's his fawn colour and his pointy ears. He is extremely active (ie cannot really sit still) but very affectionate. Rather kiasu but he is nonetheless a very happy dog and is often seen smiling.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqUoWRtYlhxNzDDoL_kBswFf-0rxBBx6pplb2civPPROMNx7OGmc6Q9kwZSUz1e_CnQXmIJQJVhNPs2xKVoiqyljI7VIX-ncr9EuPlWIPCuoaHf42UTMuALvEhX8DmQq8sGB54YNV0ZOb/s1600-h/hosea+joy+006.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095845570327146610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqUoWRtYlhxNzDDoL_kBswFf-0rxBBx6pplb2civPPROMNx7OGmc6Q9kwZSUz1e_CnQXmIJQJVhNPs2xKVoiqyljI7VIX-ncr9EuPlWIPCuoaHf42UTMuALvEhX8DmQq8sGB54YNV0ZOb/s320/hosea+joy+006.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZZB2LMtp57qjMCGd2iRtbjEtzkyViawLV2Csn2Pl34dRdmqXqWCZ9Xb40xrzMZXvo8wzOg-E3kdhArxsHnlMhwYhZ0qTqrPVLWQJ9bVfXkjUdSfZywwsPbFyYwnMwbopmNJYHyUf83ZG/s1600-h/hosea+joy+002.jpg"></a></div>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-87903686186871784622007-08-05T23:35:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:48:33.698-08:00Back to school cool<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Okay, so school starts in a week! That means back to school clothes---Teen Vogue leads the pack with the editorials (i'm biased. Heh. It's the only teen magazine that i can say i really like). However, with many stores still displaying the summer sale stock, a sizeable part of the Autumn/Winter '07 collections have yet to be made available for sale.<br /><br />But who cares when the web has so many lovely offers right? Here are some of my favourites.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ovJPBwWSF7VpdQZcmuquIwSakr5eciGQQWn4_kzV9B6l-iG02s1VM1MUr-tekLQtYTDXGy0uDcUPLYZ5dftwN5qtgr4PaVlkvO7jeql9p5zNhKFRcNlF_J0NpxiGdW1g3RYEgiGIMBcg/s1600-h/rachel+pally+2+(shopbop).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095477783687655282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ovJPBwWSF7VpdQZcmuquIwSakr5eciGQQWn4_kzV9B6l-iG02s1VM1MUr-tekLQtYTDXGy0uDcUPLYZ5dftwN5qtgr4PaVlkvO7jeql9p5zNhKFRcNlF_J0NpxiGdW1g3RYEgiGIMBcg/s320/rachel+pally+2+(shopbop).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipUr7p9NywwZMipNF1rewgeD0t1PhFSfNAQ2Qcxsxci4FrfHn3U7XE1xZyFvBDvEN-R1ju4IwRLeifhKXK4u3K4gT-t4olfV8jQxOT3i8Ggm443lJhRFiWeoyDGkYHeaavPH2QRgK_O6t/s1600-h/rachel+pally+(shopbop).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095477787982622594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipUr7p9NywwZMipNF1rewgeD0t1PhFSfNAQ2Qcxsxci4FrfHn3U7XE1xZyFvBDvEN-R1ju4IwRLeifhKXK4u3K4gT-t4olfV8jQxOT3i8Ggm443lJhRFiWeoyDGkYHeaavPH2QRgK_O6t/s320/rachel+pally+(shopbop).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Dresses! These from Rachel Pally are sold at shopbop.com. 2007 has been the year of the dress, not only in the fashion books, but for me personally. Excluding my school uniform years, I can safely say that I've never worn dresses so often in my life before, and these aforementioned dresses are just great. Simple yet stylish, they make for fuss free fashion in school, with a skimming but not too tight silhouette. I also love the way they are paired with classy-chic ballet flats.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtcSzhxNZNzLsMMNCL_UH0BJDExYPtOmF19hY6vGVJnu4_v-0_YhEuG4jhSQpMFxBjkmhd2FNlG5j9NAtG_Es39Z3J-lqX-yhomh53ZIdoeBiW8_9LNh1wgVHBsWAc-qiUQFGU2nBtAf1/s1600-h/c&c+california+(shopbop).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472651201736322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtcSzhxNZNzLsMMNCL_UH0BJDExYPtOmF19hY6vGVJnu4_v-0_YhEuG4jhSQpMFxBjkmhd2FNlG5j9NAtG_Es39Z3J-lqX-yhomh53ZIdoeBiW8_9LNh1wgVHBsWAc-qiUQFGU2nBtAf1/s320/c&c+california+(shopbop).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihktF616kTj7BhrxcTM87oe-jXHs06lkxnf6hUVchFAD4_cdVeP0iPCQOd8x0Y47ifFYZhkYNoH94r_u4wvuDxHoNzaq5vi-YFpflNldKSZVJopPO9hOVi9y68ZYMLWIjDiVRZE8Ov1Atl/s1600-h/lux+(urbanoutfitters).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095475064973356898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihktF616kTj7BhrxcTM87oe-jXHs06lkxnf6hUVchFAD4_cdVeP0iPCQOd8x0Y47ifFYZhkYNoH94r_u4wvuDxHoNzaq5vi-YFpflNldKSZVJopPO9hOVi9y68ZYMLWIjDiVRZE8Ov1Atl/s320/lux+(urbanoutfitters).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I'm also loving these 2, from C&C California (shopbop.com) and Lux (urbanoutfitters.com) respectively. The C&C piece is demure without being overly girly---more gamine than prissy---yet still age appropriate (you so don't want to look like a young adult dressed in kids clothes). Would look great paired with a swing jacket/cardigan, nice ballet flats or pointy toe kitten heels, a hairband and a fresh face.<br /><br />The Lux piece is the right mix of pared down (black colour, pan collar details) and snazzy (i'm loving the zipper). For this piece, I think it stands out nicely on its own so no need for fussy accessorising. And please, no biker boots---that's just too predictable.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ikCbS3j6nk6D83Wq-RDpyPevbX_ZiGpFhXCby7BzBYgXuhjUTgETzOD4pwd1NFB8Dz7Swzgk5z6NXz_11ZPmkJo1X-ww-1k2SUJZlIsq9NedPXYGSZuikiURJs2v6iWWYil0rPVVBM2y/s1600-h/french+connection.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472655496703682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ikCbS3j6nk6D83Wq-RDpyPevbX_ZiGpFhXCby7BzBYgXuhjUTgETzOD4pwd1NFB8Dz7Swzgk5z6NXz_11ZPmkJo1X-ww-1k2SUJZlIsq9NedPXYGSZuikiURJs2v6iWWYil0rPVVBM2y/s320/french+connection.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then there are these French Connection dresses (fcukbuymail.com). I don't really like the purple one though. Much prefer the black. While they're not exactly very imaginative, I like them for their simplicity and for those days that I'm just too lazy to choose something appropriate. Or when I'm in a rush. Just put this one, pair with pointy toe-d kitten heels (my school staple) and I'm good to go.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo0dfy9GGjuRtgUVj9iwnnxlr1eFpDpq8uZp_Fx6PKxKbtI7TGfni5drp4iqlLOSsQ5cpGs3nokaaAIn9RDbwBsz09YiB6r_D-mu1irD5TZ0fqNgL-9IeEfo6DQ7Bv7FM_WXd9XZ0kHdz/s1600-h/vena+cava+(revolveclothing).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095477946896412610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo0dfy9GGjuRtgUVj9iwnnxlr1eFpDpq8uZp_Fx6PKxKbtI7TGfni5drp4iqlLOSsQ5cpGs3nokaaAIn9RDbwBsz09YiB6r_D-mu1irD5TZ0fqNgL-9IeEfo6DQ7Bv7FM_WXd9XZ0kHdz/s320/vena+cava+(revolveclothing).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Finally there's this Vena Cava piece (revolveclothing.com) that reminds me of those 1920s flapper dresses that I like. This is good for days where I have to rush to a function or dinner straight from school and have no time to change into something dressier. It's pared down enough for school because its black and has a sleek shift shape, but has got enough detailing to make it interesting enough for an event. So yup, this works.<br /><br />Moving on, there is the other school staple---jeans. Notice how all back-to-school issues (well at least those in American magazines) always feature jeans? Well cos most students live in them, and not without reason too. It is practical, comfy, and with so many cuts and varities out there, you're sure to find the right one for you. I'm currently loving these:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GgZaI8wHbnKxCdWyt60IVyBbGufcXXqsB2dJb6YFuhd-XgbzlfUCEFaM0BWUTdaieQg_oo66gorQdPcePdracen5CutjmJothG4n8tyiUDQoXpKd1vq2iLqHsCnJyk1sRsvMWlCjkAAu/s1600-h/french+connection+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095475060678389538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GgZaI8wHbnKxCdWyt60IVyBbGufcXXqsB2dJb6YFuhd-XgbzlfUCEFaM0BWUTdaieQg_oo66gorQdPcePdracen5CutjmJothG4n8tyiUDQoXpKd1vq2iLqHsCnJyk1sRsvMWlCjkAAu/s320/french+connection+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5RXWbBN4Ou7PVISmRjEWIJaHKufdpshT_gJF8vvAnYz0yp1sOXLQylPJ_beVrfw4BY4wL572ZKEQlHWbpZhizYUSF0xcG05xf-iFQJ4GnOMwW-xhX4iSeQCH_4Y1XdpDkuqTxo-6upU9/s1600-h/french+connection+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095475060678389554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5RXWbBN4Ou7PVISmRjEWIJaHKufdpshT_gJF8vvAnYz0yp1sOXLQylPJ_beVrfw4BY4wL572ZKEQlHWbpZhizYUSF0xcG05xf-iFQJ4GnOMwW-xhX4iSeQCH_4Y1XdpDkuqTxo-6upU9/s320/french+connection+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2o-m44Gle2mmhz7aS7nasE-HzNSW0OM-del3rU4s2PMTIBsQCuiFv7ft9JU10E2KkWtCF9cAr4yBINb2TTR-Xt1cN0u2TouEgL5fHhBY0dbN2k2tBIlfqgODJZTsCDh7Lju5LPsyoZqw/s1600-h/french+connection+4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095475064973356866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2o-m44Gle2mmhz7aS7nasE-HzNSW0OM-del3rU4s2PMTIBsQCuiFv7ft9JU10E2KkWtCF9cAr4yBINb2TTR-Xt1cN0u2TouEgL5fHhBY0dbN2k2tBIlfqgODJZTsCDh7Lju5LPsyoZqw/s320/french+connection+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />All 3 are from French Connection and I like both the cutting (a flattering bootcut) and the inky washes (very Autumn season). The one on the far right is in a lighter wash, and it's for those rocker tee, jeans and sneaker days.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel7CKJVs0VzlzKUymW3dYXCFQrPjA0DbJFAUE_HjBBRvOSw-xFfaZ4ldNlj2raoEm38nHrC3vxaI8-C7PMaST12YjgDQ5yi9I8sfdI6XH-5GTCnl_IFMTrhaZ1E7YXiabyhQnlUEi_3RA/s1600-h/riverisland+2.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095477787982622626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel7CKJVs0VzlzKUymW3dYXCFQrPjA0DbJFAUE_HjBBRvOSw-xFfaZ4ldNlj2raoEm38nHrC3vxaI8-C7PMaST12YjgDQ5yi9I8sfdI6XH-5GTCnl_IFMTrhaZ1E7YXiabyhQnlUEi_3RA/s320/riverisland+2.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I'm currently liking ankle jeans/pants too. They make your legs look really slim and have this Audrey Hepburn-esque vibe about them. This pair is from River Island (riverisland.com). Again I'll probably pair this with my pointy toe-d kitten heel mules. I have like 3 pairs for school---2 from Andre Valentino and 1 from Anne Klein---and I always wear them cos they're just so versatile. The small heel and the covered toes make them somewhat formal, while the mule design makes for comfortable wear. Back to the jeans: to be paired with a billowy top, or a polo and vest. Or maybe with just the polo alone. Heh.<br /><br />For shorts, I'm liking these 2.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv26SxWAMDF5fp7tEJpAp0yNE9OkPQ5S2wCmLirJlv3LvqJ7100GOf4DPYjD0NRQGMDH25g4fXW8jR-MTUy_JJ4L0OOrBCPomaT3Q0dCgDfjyAI644qjFzbSE12Kh442bXZnkwU5Pe_m7K/s1600-h/abercrombie.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095508170581274626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv26SxWAMDF5fp7tEJpAp0yNE9OkPQ5S2wCmLirJlv3LvqJ7100GOf4DPYjD0NRQGMDH25g4fXW8jR-MTUy_JJ4L0OOrBCPomaT3Q0dCgDfjyAI644qjFzbSE12Kh442bXZnkwU5Pe_m7K/s320/abercrombie.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJizrVRYYTigbHyQFQt0eV_j4QW-losY9ATqnFtTEEA4bZgHea58SN2pdLyIXciU93DwtFDB6Juj8ing1h1-8wCojyDiAmjG9wOGZDXkDh4kMUll-EoxhJuaM-FQmmIrE1mJUDF92z2CVa/s1600-h/fcuk+4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472655496703666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJizrVRYYTigbHyQFQt0eV_j4QW-losY9ATqnFtTEEA4bZgHea58SN2pdLyIXciU93DwtFDB6Juj8ing1h1-8wCojyDiAmjG9wOGZDXkDh4kMUll-EoxhJuaM-FQmmIrE1mJUDF92z2CVa/s320/fcuk+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />These are from Abercrombie (abercrombie.com) and French Connection (fcukbuymail.com) respectively. I'm not really on the lookout for shorts---I've got quite a collection---but these 2 caught my eye. I like the preppy plaids of the Abercrombie one. Would go easily with a plain white short sleeved turtleneck or just with a white tank. As for the French Connection piece, it's nice and slouchy, without being unkempt. I'd pair it with this:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHU7RA7i58AqDHfqudjz9fyS8iKHjvTyKd2kQ4XXPc65Gb2pEwu6noYz3IBQFzcobVa_cqZuhXpiaOQE4i1hcahphTCtU2YcK1l23ZrUgif8lY_E6UpkVfTYAoejwg4XwPTTInSn9DvUn/s1600-h/lux+2+(urbanoutfitters.com).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095475064973356882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHU7RA7i58AqDHfqudjz9fyS8iKHjvTyKd2kQ4XXPc65Gb2pEwu6noYz3IBQFzcobVa_cqZuhXpiaOQE4i1hcahphTCtU2YcK1l23ZrUgif8lY_E6UpkVfTYAoejwg4XwPTTInSn9DvUn/s320/lux+2+(urbanoutfitters.com).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />From Lux at Urban Outfitters. I think it will match very well with the shorts colour-wise, and also because it will soften up the shorts.<br /><br />As for skirts, I've only got this denim mini from Abercrombie listed cos I don't really wear skirts to school and I'm very content with my own denim mini.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT4llp9Ilq0EUJHdoTrAeiwKV_bib9LHHwTvpwJTQhnMhPltKxix_3HrgmqGFABYlvTcmyB8Kf3tMe2zpEYpnIvYSddjjiPsXvdyHHbJWV7eE7tf7OdlDJxoS2FvYWTFCCRRC7J9E1fnV/s1600-h/abercrombie+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095508174876241938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT4llp9Ilq0EUJHdoTrAeiwKV_bib9LHHwTvpwJTQhnMhPltKxix_3HrgmqGFABYlvTcmyB8Kf3tMe2zpEYpnIvYSddjjiPsXvdyHHbJWV7eE7tf7OdlDJxoS2FvYWTFCCRRC7J9E1fnV/s320/abercrombie+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Still, this is not too bad---it's got a nice cut and wash.<br /><br />Then there are the tops.<br /></span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdpPdkKZU3pUia8yzhg7M4ZVVtSIedGLw5I5vqedO6AugQa4bbAVCgGZz4fS5Voa8bq3T06XJZwzVfiXYaFdsLCvdd1BfY4bqVcMXSA98QT6KONhx-BFjL4v_3DKvOYVztJb_Erdx8ASg/s1600-h/riverisland.bmp"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mqMLcDNqutyVqfrq6Ad6G3cce8C1abqK-iXnBMntRuXG730HCFuMqaWlCddeLp46M05o0Gyp5_BEkwc23_q2RgSitBVnaIGnrgNzMUB5oOfHeazbZQIk2TujLkJ5IsNtV1B0qECVJixb/s1600-h/topshop.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095477792277589938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mqMLcDNqutyVqfrq6Ad6G3cce8C1abqK-iXnBMntRuXG730HCFuMqaWlCddeLp46M05o0Gyp5_BEkwc23_q2RgSitBVnaIGnrgNzMUB5oOfHeazbZQIk2TujLkJ5IsNtV1B0qECVJixb/s320/topshop.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K7xSI5oOse3-gYBXuCiwoSY7PTZwc0Rv-aoT1rv3rI3GuTmcnFdB9FeRLfBSHNa5OCb_4uiq8SGPRc5sWlhlZdHrWjOGylewTms0WETDA4T9RruxckasfyqR8OYMwASQqk6nAHzSjO8f/s1600-h/fcuk+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095505885658673106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K7xSI5oOse3-gYBXuCiwoSY7PTZwc0Rv-aoT1rv3rI3GuTmcnFdB9FeRLfBSHNa5OCb_4uiq8SGPRc5sWlhlZdHrWjOGylewTms0WETDA4T9RruxckasfyqR8OYMwASQqk6nAHzSjO8f/s320/fcuk+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are from Topshop and French Connection respectively and I like the edgy colours and the billowy shapes. Would go nicely with the aforementioned jeans, with neutral coloured shorts (black, biege, white) or even with a denim mini. Remember that with billowy tops, keep the bottom part of your outfit streamlined!<br /></span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xMmhpnyPz2lQ2iydYTgzcSW0YEzx7Biu1xTwbFCWMeU4xubbTz6_fuhzJFIezoX6yDRSyix7vnBWXehsrY_EsHrEUG5kGjvuO_AvnnCdKvksR4a3KE35fdU65OTUPLxvja7aNP4PYXKT/s1600-h/fcuk+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472651201736338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xMmhpnyPz2lQ2iydYTgzcSW0YEzx7Biu1xTwbFCWMeU4xubbTz6_fuhzJFIezoX6yDRSyix7vnBWXehsrY_EsHrEUG5kGjvuO_AvnnCdKvksR4a3KE35fdU65OTUPLxvja7aNP4PYXKT/s320/fcuk+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I find this piece quite fascinating too. Mainly for the lantern sleeves. French Connection had this in a dress version last season, and now as a top, I think it works very well too. Would look chic with white shorts---I like the monochrome look. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And for a splash of colour, there are these French Connection tees.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlXu6DH4SrRVEN9I-NvskqlVXx1gRyF9PahkmCn7A9Fdm5uVXWSBrBZiakRPkmRIA3eLR418YUcwkb0QGoV-glGOyo9Je6-1SqL5dwkDBbKVz5ZGPJ9s-vEOqz8qNSyjJeaUDgqfuQCx9/s1600-h/french+connection+(fcukbuymail.com).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472900309839618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlXu6DH4SrRVEN9I-NvskqlVXx1gRyF9PahkmCn7A9Fdm5uVXWSBrBZiakRPkmRIA3eLR418YUcwkb0QGoV-glGOyo9Je6-1SqL5dwkDBbKVz5ZGPJ9s-vEOqz8qNSyjJeaUDgqfuQCx9/s320/french+connection+(fcukbuymail.com).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Again, I'm not really liking the purple top, but the black one's cool. Very art deco.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally there are the shoes. I'm currently into embellished ballet flats, and-guess what-so is Lucky Magazine! </span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W4UfofeSXdr5AYcXMiuAKlk28XEckl87_tisTYobfBPWu-XWd7R1A6ml4DC2LbNfoxycKVPs7EYA_UCCpiVlJX45SCSga3IKpPVxMbMsLOVeF0Pog_oKjyj0gjRYkn5VlT73cjaMcL-q/s1600-h/juicy+couture+(revolveclothing).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095472904604806930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W4UfofeSXdr5AYcXMiuAKlk28XEckl87_tisTYobfBPWu-XWd7R1A6ml4DC2LbNfoxycKVPs7EYA_UCCpiVlJX45SCSga3IKpPVxMbMsLOVeF0Pog_oKjyj0gjRYkn5VlT73cjaMcL-q/s320/juicy+couture+(revolveclothing).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This pair is from Juicy Couture (revolveclothing.com), which I think is getting better and better at design. They're actually producing nice sleek things and not just terry/velour sweat suits.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And finally, these: </span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UCx1TDAKKfNgBsoesbW9iciAlKVMLK5nELyxTJTF14W6hHFoNfIuKbvq1yAu_UBrCTdY2mYxS7E5cDbQaVgxtlVdeAdyHBno5_SWesxlSncGW5ERmSLOILZK4wmmtyKy7M1xrGQST9wt/s1600-h/ferragamo+(ferragamo.com).JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095511576490340402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UCx1TDAKKfNgBsoesbW9iciAlKVMLK5nELyxTJTF14W6hHFoNfIuKbvq1yAu_UBrCTdY2mYxS7E5cDbQaVgxtlVdeAdyHBno5_SWesxlSncGW5ERmSLOILZK4wmmtyKy7M1xrGQST9wt/s320/ferragamo+(ferragamo.com).JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4qGxCXbSWjlOjSp8ctOAJ7bkonFjxZ4ToDc9VM0jrejH0_xVydLNX_QuZ6sshgdobTA4ArGRlGZblkpZ6EvcOGXiRdxVsfeGXuZsFAAAtma-PYPVat_2F8PgUqul1wacx-rP5bTz-oLL/s1600-h/ferragamo+2.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095511576490340386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4qGxCXbSWjlOjSp8ctOAJ7bkonFjxZ4ToDc9VM0jrejH0_xVydLNX_QuZ6sshgdobTA4ArGRlGZblkpZ6EvcOGXiRdxVsfeGXuZsFAAAtma-PYPVat_2F8PgUqul1wacx-rP5bTz-oLL/s320/ferragamo+2.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Both are from Ferragamo. Gosh, I never thought the day would come when I would actually say I like Ferragamo. I used to associate them with "old" and like frumpy cos most of the pairs I saw were those with chunky heels. But now, quite tellingly, I find them quite cool, especially those mules/pumps with sleeker heels and the workmanship is excellent. But of course. These are chic and elegant---easy to wear for school---and the heel of the latter isn't too high so it's good for walking around. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.fcukbuymail.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.fcukbuymail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.ferragamo.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.ferragamo.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.revolveclothing.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.urbanoutfitters.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.abercrombie.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.abercrombie.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.shopbop.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.riverisland.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.riverisland.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.topshop.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.topshop.com</span></a> </div>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-90849451569576587852007-07-26T00:38:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:48:33.716-08:00Of summer in Shanghai<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Day 6</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last day in Shanghai, and the Sun Yat-Sen museum still remains unvisited. But at least this time, I know roughly where it is and how it looks like, so the probability of me getting lost is low. I quickly get out of bed, change and go downstairs. James is on duty today and I ask him to help me write out in Chinese the name of the Sun Yat-Sen museum and the exact address. He does, with much neater handwriting, and Mummy and I head on outside.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Sun Yat-Sen museum is as crowded as the Soong Ching Ling museum---in museum speak, it means less crowded than the Shanghai Museum but more crowded than the CCP and Shikumen museums. We see Sun's medical kit, the English books he wrote---one about the French Revolution and another about strategies for the development of China---his letters (my his handwriting is VERY neat, and yes, because my handwriting is rather messy, I tend to go around admiring people with neat handwriting). And Sun Yat-Sen is one of them neat handwriters. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As I look at his photographs, a passage from the book "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" comes to mind: "he was a <em>Goodnight Moon </em>(Brown, 1947). Goodnight Moons had duvet eyes, shadowy eyelids, a smile like a hammock and a silvered, sleepy countenance that most people wore only during the few minutes prior to sleep, but which the Goodnight Moon sported all day and well into the evening. Goodnight Moons could be male or female and were universally adored."(Pessl, 67) Now Sun Yat-Sen has a sleepy countenance. In fact, though he was an active person, in all his photographs, he looks strangely sleepy. I figure he must be a Goodnight Moon as he fits the next requirement of a Goodnight Moon---that of being universally adored. So adored that Taiwan, mainland China and the overseas Chinese regard him as a hero, Father of the Chinese Revolution etc. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrGEdqt70kWyAJlbSs21O3eWQmIlBF-PWIE7A1iMqPxbQIHEsGuY_6hQQuJqdzpRY49Jaf3cQ1CgyBE2K2rPTqkhcjJEo4AfXoONu30_Khxqelf-_OC96NCecNw91xuQwKmjW4V34nQhx/s1600-h/sun+yat+sen+(sysu.edu.cn).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091442691977834082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrGEdqt70kWyAJlbSs21O3eWQmIlBF-PWIE7A1iMqPxbQIHEsGuY_6hQQuJqdzpRY49Jaf3cQ1CgyBE2K2rPTqkhcjJEo4AfXoONu30_Khxqelf-_OC96NCecNw91xuQwKmjW4V34nQhx/s320/sun+yat+sen+(sysu.edu.cn).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCK5elEZtUv0jPng-pbdrkJj6ULxNXpbQRZ_oIeVYKYPTAQOudHBI7PyDHOFHlyc8pMOULbhBXHfZa4wEv_7Y4PgSsF45kyi6677G1mr8HYbr8DB84i0Bsr1-yhPPmJ5qqd1-wc-h6K5n/s1600-h/sun+yat-sen+2+(sysu.edu.cn).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091442696272801394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCK5elEZtUv0jPng-pbdrkJj6ULxNXpbQRZ_oIeVYKYPTAQOudHBI7PyDHOFHlyc8pMOULbhBXHfZa4wEv_7Y4PgSsF45kyi6677G1mr8HYbr8DB84i0Bsr1-yhPPmJ5qqd1-wc-h6K5n/s320/sun+yat-sen+2+(sysu.edu.cn).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sun at age 17 and age 52, respectively. A Goodnight Moon?</span></em><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mummy as usual finishes looking faster than I am, mainly because I make it a point to read and close read every single thing write up in museums. A peculiar habit of mine, but I like to study the way people write history, and lots of times, the <em>way</em> the captions are written tell as much as <em>what</em> is being written. You just need to read closely. That no mention is made here of Sun's first wife, is also telling. I finish viewing the exhibits in the museum, and head on out to look for my mum. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I find her talking to a security guard outside. My mum is the best networker I have ever come across. In fact, she should write her own version of "How to win friends and influence people". I have yet to meet a person that doesn't really like her. Ever Miss Popularity, she won (or was a runner up) in a beauty pageant in university. Everyone seems to take a liking to her, at least that is how I view it. I say hi to the security guard and he tells us that the building next to the museum (both are within the same compound) is Sun's actually house. So we go and have a look. Again, we have to put on the plastic protective coverings over our shoes as we venture into his house.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Or Soong Ching Ling's house to be exact. Turns out that this was her house (the couple stayed in here in Shanghai), which she gave to the Chinese government to use as a Sun Yat-Sen museum when Sun had died. In return, the Chinese government gave her another house, which, upon her death, has also been turned into a museum. Basically, the way the museum for famous people thingy goes is like this: Original house is preserved just the way it was the day that person died. Next to original house is the exhibition hall where all the historical documents are kept. Both are within the same compound which is called a "gu ju". I'm not sure what gu ju actually means, but I figure I'd just call it museum. In the CCP museum's case, the original meeting site is preserved, and next to it is the exhibition hall, and once again, both original site and exhibition hall are in the same compound. Mr Lu Xun's one differs from this format, which resulted in me getting a bit lost. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But back to the Sun Yat-Sen/Soong Ching Ling house. The house is fitted out like a colonial bungalow---teak flooring, white walls, European furniture. There is even a veranda, complete with wicker chairs and a coffee table, and a lawn at the back of the hosue. Pictures of afternoons sipping lemonade and playing croquette come to my mind. I remember the photograh in the museum that I saw---of the couple sitting in their wicker chairs, with lots of people around them---and wonder if that event took place on this very lawn. There seem to be a lot of books in the house. "Are all these Sun's actual books?" I ask a guard. "Shi jia de" (these are fake), she says. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I guess unlike the Soong Ching Ling house which she moved into after the Second Sino-Japanese War, and kinda never left it, this house might have been abandoned during the war as Soong Ching Ling left for Hongkong to flee the Japanese, so the authorities weren't really able to leave everything just the way it was. They did try their best though, with Soong Ching Ling having been involved in the arrangements of turning the former house into a memorial site(pictures of her actively planning and supervising the work are hung up on the walls). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In the end, we finish viewing the museum in good time and we head back to the hotel for lunch. I want to eat the mango pudding at Gui Hua Lo, while Mummy wants to eat at the Yi Cafe. In the end, thanks to the resourcefulness of the manageress Jennifer, we both get to have our cake and eat it. We dine at the Yi Cafe, but Jennifer brings the mango pudding from Gui Hua Lo up here for me to eat. Come to think of it, while this is the 3rd time I have ordered the mango pudding, it's the first time I've actually got to really savour it and finish it. The first time I was already full, so I didn't finish it. The 2nd time, again I already too full, so the waitress packed it back for us, but she poured the milk on top of it. And everyone knows I am allergic to milk (for the time being). This 3rd time though, I eat the mango pudding <em>first</em>, and so I really get to enjoy it and finish it. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And then I start on the roast beef, which is really good---juicy and tender. As is the sashimi, and sushi. I consider going to the Super Brand Mall for some last minute shopping, but there isn't much time, so I change and get ready for my flight back home. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mummy finishes her meal and meets me and Dad at the lobby. The car and the driver have arrived to take us to the airport, and I say goodbye to Charlie and James. I ask the driver where the Buick comes from and he says China. I am surprised. I thought Buicks were from America. Maybe this particular one was made in China. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It has started to rain and just like I guess, our plane is delayed for an hour. I have a headache (I tell you it's airplane phobia). Mummy and I do some duty-free shopping---this time it's a Ferragamo ring for mummy---and wait. I think back on my trip to Shanghai. Of how I enjoyed myself, of the people I met, of the place in general. And I think about him.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's time to board and the pilot warns us of turbulence. Oh dear. Next to me is a Japanese man who seems very neat and prim and proper. He has a book, written in Japanese, with him, wears a blazer and corduroy pants. He eschews the inflight food for cup noodles, which I find odd (yes, I have nothing better to do than to examine those around me). And he spends his time playing computer games. He looks really bored. Mummy watches the same comedy twice (or thrice if you count in the fact that she watched that aforementioned movie on the flight to Shanghai) , while I, too nervous to watch any drama or serious shows, also watch that comedy. But only once. And then I listen to music to soothe my nerves, changing channels whenever I hear the words "fall", "gravity", "sink" or "crash". As usual, we buy something on board. This time it is an Aigner watch. We really have nothing better to do. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We land safely. PRAISE JESUS. And I stagger out of the plane, just so happy to be alive. I'm pale, and tired but sooooooooooooo happy that I'm home. A little duty-free shopping is again in order. This time it's for liquor. And then a cab takes us back.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">By the time we leave the airport, it's past midnight.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Back home, Granny is there to meet us. I am so so happy. I missed her a lot. So much so that I ask her sleep in my room. At 2am, my sister calls, and we chat a little. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And at 3am, I finally sleep. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I really had a great time (this coming from someone who admits to not liking travelling much) and I truly thank God for it. He took really good care of me, as usual, throughout the whole trip, and I came back, with my parents, all of us safe and sound, having had lots of fun.</span><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.sysu.edu.cn/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.sysu.edu.cn</span></a></p>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062874340239521969.post-38866808209456045492007-07-24T21:00:00.000-07:002008-11-06T19:48:34.525-08:00Of summer in Shanghai<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Day 5</strong><br /><br />Mummy and me have breakfast at the Yi Cafe. They have an excellent buffet breakfast---once again, they outdo themselves with their mind-boggling array of food and juices. The watermelon juice tastes a bit queer so I leave it be. Otherwise, everything is great. Next to our table sits an Indian man, an Indian infant and a Chinese teen. The Chinese teen holds the baby's toy. My mum thinks the Indian man has adopted both. I think that the Chinese teen is a hired babysitter. But neither of us ask them about it.<br /><br />Afterwards, Mum and Dad go out together, while I continue my museum route. Today is Lu Xun museum day, and I am keen on seeing his memorial site or "gu ju" as it is commonly called here. Charlie re-writes the address for me on a slip of paper (I can't find where I put the slip Penny gave me on which the helpful people at the Soong Ching Ling museum write down the precise address of Lu Xun's and Sun Yat-sen's memorial sites). His handwriting is rather messy. I wonder if the taxi driver would be able to read it, but I then again, I know of people with messier handwritings (namely me) that are still legible enough (if barely). I take a cab from the hotel entrance and off we go.<br /><br />Just that I end up horribly lost. The taxi driver drops me off at the curb (of what happens to be the wrong place), telling me that cars are not allowed to go into the park but that Lu Xun's house is in the park. I go into the park and see lots of statues of famous Chinese authors of the early 20th century, but none of Mr Lu Xun. It would be awhile before I realise that Lu Xun's house is <em>not</em> in a park, and definitely not in <em>this</em> park, but rather, along some streets. What's more, unlike the Soong Ching Ling and CCP museums---where memorial site and exhibit hall are within the same compound---Lu Xun's exhibit hall is some distance away from his house (which is his memorial site). His exhibit hall is located in a park though, aptly named Lu Xun park.<br /><br />I don't find any traces of Lu Xun here but I see...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTaf_SsJZUzpiA4h2kic5tDPndiOYeJ7CAi1rQ9j3N9bf5Y0pdYrFJkypjsFRf1Sn4p2pl12n-w9YWGIm5gBvhe9Kg9U7P7qMPrLn90lh_GasuI3P_-L_SYrqn1ACEZj1HvKATymBUQS0/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+154.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090991432648944834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTaf_SsJZUzpiA4h2kic5tDPndiOYeJ7CAi1rQ9j3N9bf5Y0pdYrFJkypjsFRf1Sn4p2pl12n-w9YWGIm5gBvhe9Kg9U7P7qMPrLn90lh_GasuI3P_-L_SYrqn1ACEZj1HvKATymBUQS0/s320/shanghai+trip+154.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The former residence of H.H Kung aka the husband of Soong Ai Ling.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tz0lmxzP2GzfDkSNa0pGwW52OemslzmYv8knlVe8MmNmctJVnSyVNvqaaiRBZol_bC3Q657dPU0tbTmN9JbAjYl_0eA1QiPNEB8S-LV_WjeKzaXrPP3_GL3A4_BIynq6nvRTvFmEtmZ7/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+156.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090991441238879442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tz0lmxzP2GzfDkSNa0pGwW52OemslzmYv8knlVe8MmNmctJVnSyVNvqaaiRBZol_bC3Q657dPU0tbTmN9JbAjYl_0eA1QiPNEB8S-LV_WjeKzaXrPP3_GL3A4_BIynq6nvRTvFmEtmZ7/s320/shanghai+trip+156.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />My his house is large. Then again, he was supposedly the richest man in China during that era. What I find surprising is that the current Chinese government still preserves this as a heritage site, for H. H Kung had close links with Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, serving as Chiang's finance minister and, at one time, premier. And we all know that Chiang gets no love in mainland China.<br /><br />This memorial site doesn't seem to include a museum though. So I walk past it and into the park proper.<br /><br />The park is called Hongkou Park and it is along Duolun Lu. This was an area where lots of famous Chinese writers of the New Cultural Movement stayed, and here, you have their statues lining the park, with little stone tablets outlining the writer's significance.<br /><br />And on a side note, you have this:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxSZSI7M9zrJnLu0kKYgxLhrhWJw9wa4RceY06TIoH4URvqYmgFpYPbufMkIGnJ69RmB5F_Sd3izva9NSH-ou3sJt4AwCX4QqfJWm2pxUBfwh0E87dy5ILqWmenzThCOvTBAWfTDqodSE/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+159.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091051510651481314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxSZSI7M9zrJnLu0kKYgxLhrhWJw9wa4RceY06TIoH4URvqYmgFpYPbufMkIGnJ69RmB5F_Sd3izva9NSH-ou3sJt4AwCX4QqfJWm2pxUBfwh0E87dy5ILqWmenzThCOvTBAWfTDqodSE/s320/shanghai+trip+159.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />For those who can't see the writing, it says "The Historical Documents Museum of the Fourth National people's Congress Of The Chinese Communist Party...Please Visit The Museum From Here". But I'm not really very interested in this museum, mainly because I am unclear about the significance of the Fourth National People's Congress. So I give this a museum a miss.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qydBw644FYGSxpIUnlV65jevFlQ7C4DFZlzYdAaPFUfoZ-Al74A487dfHNOztwbeKEQO-6lo9G9vLG8xK3_C7OTWAaq04XjgRrDPDVwc6sNt14V7Oxx17Oh3lZC4ycx8Uic3D-_VO56C/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+157.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091083911884762434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qydBw644FYGSxpIUnlV65jevFlQ7C4DFZlzYdAaPFUfoZ-Al74A487dfHNOztwbeKEQO-6lo9G9vLG8xK3_C7OTWAaq04XjgRrDPDVwc6sNt14V7Oxx17Oh3lZC4ycx8Uic3D-_VO56C/s320/shanghai+trip+157.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The sign points into a courtyard, which has a XiaoYa Culture Art Co. Ltd. I wonder if I should take a look, but I am short of time, and I dunno how to tell the real from the fakes here in China. So I too give that a miss.<br /><br />Instead, I wander around the park, looking at the statues dedicated to the writers, and reading tablets marking their former residence.<br /><br />Statues like this...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI4U1BGCTQ0GVZrz1BQWnMlKB3PWY2HgfSg5r3vtCNmfecJjXFwENQJfKgnzi0Xy1jlrXcFBj4lOJ4daCkHS3onLjwjrpYyKiDXdZTFK1XksXGCwq85VMnrBrvlGIbOm5A7Dqk6qSZfEF/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+164.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091051540716252434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI4U1BGCTQ0GVZrz1BQWnMlKB3PWY2HgfSg5r3vtCNmfecJjXFwENQJfKgnzi0Xy1jlrXcFBj4lOJ4daCkHS3onLjwjrpYyKiDXdZTFK1XksXGCwq85VMnrBrvlGIbOm5A7Dqk6qSZfEF/s320/shanghai+trip+164.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The accompanying tablet states that this statue is of Ye Shentao.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ayKeBVAtT0hJBm_srKOVDUEWz3Ft8Uk2LVGT4T_3CNUtw6NbhY-glTiF9-0vevEHB0CTOUwlSYfcd5bMr9GSCCcl91sbUfnmkxZxDXcdlCfDa1y9-ZyfQdw-Oc2MNOtTso_bh8sT1q8S/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+165.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091051549306187042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ayKeBVAtT0hJBm_srKOVDUEWz3Ft8Uk2LVGT4T_3CNUtw6NbhY-glTiF9-0vevEHB0CTOUwlSYfcd5bMr9GSCCcl91sbUfnmkxZxDXcdlCfDa1y9-ZyfQdw-Oc2MNOtTso_bh8sT1q8S/s320/shanghai+trip+165.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />And this is a tablet marking a writer's former residence:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3GlrA28qLqjnc_u9s0xEjMUET4NCS_7e3LqNA1g7qejBCniFfRVEDQZsvYmXJLHr4Rtqbdm9txOY92tHcRGLoLtmNnlYXURc-TgiQ4o5ccMdd2A6oHbPgi3vrv9qz5g8Es9QIDFMIigv/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+162.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091051519241415922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3GlrA28qLqjnc_u9s0xEjMUET4NCS_7e3LqNA1g7qejBCniFfRVEDQZsvYmXJLHr4Rtqbdm9txOY92tHcRGLoLtmNnlYXURc-TgiQ4o5ccMdd2A6oHbPgi3vrv9qz5g8Es9QIDFMIigv/s320/shanghai+trip+162.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It says "The Former Residence of Zhaoshiyan".<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-PWFKRBpZ_0oPGIhPFb2TwDj4H60azg5VwjVjp98i5cYHgRq2uKkNIBhlg6pG3DZwjkAIlZhEoim_zMGPb8sf96pngWJMbF6k0jA1cz5_WBRLNBwh01wFj-AQnZjwBwmoGQppSmJJbor/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+163.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091051527831350530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-PWFKRBpZ_0oPGIhPFb2TwDj4H60azg5VwjVjp98i5cYHgRq2uKkNIBhlg6pG3DZwjkAIlZhEoim_zMGPb8sf96pngWJMbF6k0jA1cz5_WBRLNBwh01wFj-AQnZjwBwmoGQppSmJJbor/s320/shanghai+trip+163.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So this is how his former residence looks like. I wonder if they have kept the building almost exactly as it was, or if it differs vastly from how it actually was when Mr Zhao lived in it.<br /><br />Other illuminaries whose statues are in the park include:<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieALsFqSH6OZTYswiPBh2WRRl2NyvOhJq42-QvQZJmlTnV0xYSNpIIKe5UjwA4F67qY9AwhpzlHsy_yzbbuLlHoxjytZoyt0cDetxmkRdx2Qa1-oTf4thcna3pYjm_03iXYBnEfmgeq3V/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+166.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091087773060361570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieALsFqSH6OZTYswiPBh2WRRl2NyvOhJq42-QvQZJmlTnV0xYSNpIIKe5UjwA4F67qY9AwhpzlHsy_yzbbuLlHoxjytZoyt0cDetxmkRdx2Qa1-oTf4thcna3pYjm_03iXYBnEfmgeq3V/s320/shanghai+trip+166.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKGVRFZGHPqVAub-PITX_AT_NKpOIXtP6RkkqMv6UtN4EodZkAA6dkQ2GWowEJAtf9iuIq6L6TbLn53stLRnZM6LVZQQVb8pfBLTUqU-sX01y37N5s8yPA_J7ELLYg2uKvvU8kAhat0jq/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+168.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091087781650296178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKGVRFZGHPqVAub-PITX_AT_NKpOIXtP6RkkqMv6UtN4EodZkAA6dkQ2GWowEJAtf9iuIq6L6TbLn53stLRnZM6LVZQQVb8pfBLTUqU-sX01y37N5s8yPA_J7ELLYg2uKvvU8kAhat0jq/s320/shanghai+trip+168.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Guo Moruo,<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXQfKkpTPMlRxdFhJOeedgSicIE9Fmya6V80cpCf9uxJYDmf8WPKAVEXBvdmAykExRVNDV7w-H9sIj2gJvXczmpkSHR6r5dhBvioZGDMiYbpUftF-8Pg70kNi4lTVrbrbVIc-7QjbDdv8/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+170.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091087794535198082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXQfKkpTPMlRxdFhJOeedgSicIE9Fmya6V80cpCf9uxJYDmf8WPKAVEXBvdmAykExRVNDV7w-H9sIj2gJvXczmpkSHR6r5dhBvioZGDMiYbpUftF-8Pg70kNi4lTVrbrbVIc-7QjbDdv8/s320/shanghai+trip+170.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq4iG-irdcbwG8PzIh-fLVLHCA3JXuZYC0HsstMvmDB0Atff9BAxCdBeO5bHXkrixW7iMfLpxpbqiTczIEM0vvxR2VJIFHpmWATleu_Y5B52mbZhQTiMGqS18Ma4viCP_-SiJQUG8Fa-9/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+171.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091087803125132690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq4iG-irdcbwG8PzIh-fLVLHCA3JXuZYC0HsstMvmDB0Atff9BAxCdBeO5bHXkrixW7iMfLpxpbqiTczIEM0vvxR2VJIFHpmWATleu_Y5B52mbZhQTiMGqS18Ma4viCP_-SiJQUG8Fa-9/s320/shanghai+trip+171.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Shen Yimo<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ8-zkt9bvwc9FctkVIWEt4NcsT8RzskJGgsWcGsrYL-8vJOFQIW9aqOyUBSYjwkAPYPdNaTbADpHyN_BYJEyYFCa43zHdLoKZHeg0DANUxJUMha4negaeuv02iVANRvzK1qZStmz_UQC/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+173.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091098038032199090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ8-zkt9bvwc9FctkVIWEt4NcsT8RzskJGgsWcGsrYL-8vJOFQIW9aqOyUBSYjwkAPYPdNaTbADpHyN_BYJEyYFCa43zHdLoKZHeg0DANUxJUMha4negaeuv02iVANRvzK1qZStmz_UQC/s320/shanghai+trip+173.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIETqInnyGhZBGWayBMZWuhWi2CYC0gxgdRK2Ftc4f2vM5WJyut4DyKclQZTXcERCzOdrmV5xfMBDQv14hIMQ8lceOi2b2chNKtKr-oxhmreJy35WRHa9Ek8wh_2QPcXiOGsbYNcu9ydyE/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+172.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091098029442264482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIETqInnyGhZBGWayBMZWuhWi2CYC0gxgdRK2Ftc4f2vM5WJyut4DyKclQZTXcERCzOdrmV5xfMBDQv14hIMQ8lceOi2b2chNKtKr-oxhmreJy35WRHa9Ek8wh_2QPcXiOGsbYNcu9ydyE/s320/shanghai+trip+172.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Uchiyama Kanzo, (I wonder why the slightly bowed pose...is it to showcase his Japanese ethnicity, or is there more than meets the eye)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybhMeE7TSUITslzOJpzoaiGFA9Hf0yrXawF3I1Sg20rPcvsbjtIjzh8GrKf_TfiOQit2yyJXsWYrwPdHfwJX9bnFBuaPYYuCl7DVV0MHUpBcec57428TBUM7nIvl3EU3T7nuPWWye3icD/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+174.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091098050917100994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybhMeE7TSUITslzOJpzoaiGFA9Hf0yrXawF3I1Sg20rPcvsbjtIjzh8GrKf_TfiOQit2yyJXsWYrwPdHfwJX9bnFBuaPYYuCl7DVV0MHUpBcec57428TBUM7nIvl3EU3T7nuPWWye3icD/s320/shanghai+trip+174.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Apparently this was his residence. (Or was it his book store?)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikcAQYfIJ0OgpV8ihx0hhJoUwmxWcMXdOODCj2d03Yncv29usaX3HJp0hPJz8MZFg9hRpfK91KrAWJzp96cVgmubNm_jUM6eqUrttYmxMkCd6rTKeyMGVVcyjQ5Tsz04HKFdsE9504nvF/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+184.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091105867757579730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikcAQYfIJ0OgpV8ihx0hhJoUwmxWcMXdOODCj2d03Yncv29usaX3HJp0hPJz8MZFg9hRpfK91KrAWJzp96cVgmubNm_jUM6eqUrttYmxMkCd6rTKeyMGVVcyjQ5Tsz04HKFdsE9504nvF/s320/shanghai+trip+184.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />This is Ding Ling, author and also a member of the New Cultural Movement. I wonder why she is portrayed looking like a schoolgirl.<br /><br />I also come across a church. According to the inscription, it is the Hong-De Tang Church. Completed in 1928, it is the only church in Shanghai with the architectural features of a temple. Are there still ongoing services here?<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRSWJVdaabZRqBfLGs3xAh8Z2uz3OHDf-bfyORTshYb4EfJCoILC8tU0EOSN8AjtW-dXSWZFGxdKytaFWlCxATYOjlAJUcGJp7kAFAsiGzkxN-nGchno_WRVPTymjhwiPKQ5CZTAb-c8G/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+176.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091105889232416242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRSWJVdaabZRqBfLGs3xAh8Z2uz3OHDf-bfyORTshYb4EfJCoILC8tU0EOSN8AjtW-dXSWZFGxdKytaFWlCxATYOjlAJUcGJp7kAFAsiGzkxN-nGchno_WRVPTymjhwiPKQ5CZTAb-c8G/s320/shanghai+trip+176.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsieshHUHGlBtFdQEfOZQZwN481-1sv1XmQxycKjSM0UPO4v0nX0M8WDXwnMyYQRA4fue-gHGYidbIl0le-nqAdWmgKwGwPnfFzsxZ11YCIaIF1F-OJOJQe6YB6mLJF0mAsjdKrYKDF3K/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+175.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091105872052547042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsieshHUHGlBtFdQEfOZQZwN481-1sv1XmQxycKjSM0UPO4v0nX0M8WDXwnMyYQRA4fue-gHGYidbIl0le-nqAdWmgKwGwPnfFzsxZ11YCIaIF1F-OJOJQe6YB6mLJF0mAsjdKrYKDF3K/s320/shanghai+trip+175.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It's hot, I can't seem to find much about Lu Xun here, and I am expected back at Ye Shanghai at Xintiandi at 1.30pm. I stop by the Master Arts Gallery to ask for direction to the Lu Xun museum. The ladies there tell me I have to walk all the way back to the entrance of the park, but this contradicts the advice given to me by another lady. I do head back to the entrance of the park and stop by the East Zili Continuing Education School, hoping someone there would speak English. A young lady there tells me that the Lu Xun museum is not here at all, but at Lu Xun park. That's it. I decide to go to Xintiandi.<br /><br />I arrive at Xintiandi 20 minutes late, and look around for Va Bene, remembering tht Va Bene is just next to Ye Shanghai. I wonder if my parents would still be there. They are and they've already ordered the food.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJmMMEmewj81P0OdsvzYwLYyKIRwbDYCbi0bhyphenhyphengAIVlsaoPcdf3AuNjuVoCneBi5Pabow3UFkF3BBY_ARBqFeq29ZHU8fIcrJhRYuo6ba7km6nfwEkeegJRztG2lcMg-A4RcC2A27oAJA/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+059.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091083903294827826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJmMMEmewj81P0OdsvzYwLYyKIRwbDYCbi0bhyphenhyphengAIVlsaoPcdf3AuNjuVoCneBi5Pabow3UFkF3BBY_ARBqFeq29ZHU8fIcrJhRYuo6ba7km6nfwEkeegJRztG2lcMg-A4RcC2A27oAJA/s320/shanghai+trip+059.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Ye Shanghai next to Va Bene.<br /><br />The food comes quickly and is accompanied by a jovial manager John Tang. Curiously, while Ye Shanghai is known to be <em>the</em> restuarant in Shanghai to sample Shanghainese food, it is run by Hongkongers. Similarly, Canton, a place renowned for its Cantonese cuisine, is managed by Shanghainese. The promotional material of Ye Shanghai reads something like this: "born in Shanghai, moved to Hongkong and now back in Shanghai". Quite peculiar indeed.<br /><br />John is a nice chatty sort of fellow. He tells us about Hongkong, Shanghai, and Beijing. When is a good time to visit, what is nice to do, whether living conditions are better in Hongkong, Shanghai or Beijing etc. I learn quite a lot from him, about how things are run in Shanghai and Hongkong. John tells us that it is quite safe here in Shanghai as the Shanghai police are not corrupt and very efficient. He tells us that Hongkong is considered the gateway to China, while Shanghai is nicely at the crossroads between Hongkong and Beijing---it is two hours from Shanghai to either destination.<br /><br />The food here is nice, and so is the decor. It looks like a great place to come in the evening when the glamour quotient is presumably upped somewhat. But I'm in a bit of a hurry. The museums, as I have been earlier told, close at 5pm and I have yet to see both the Lu Xun and the Sun Yat-Sen museums. Feeling frustrated about how difficult it is to get find the Lu Xun memorial site and museum, I hire the hotel driver to fetch my parents and I to the exact place so I don't have to get lost again, especially as I am running short of time.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYH1IVawMBcwi8hEfvUXgJNZ_BjYj3vh4tjSU0dciog7OPEko-C6GwQt_-HXIaECLLAlFCcI1jcRKcQNlxtnZTbDCy7gJ07Mzdxt2p3Hf2Z_ldxFcyMeOjicPLleaYu7hyphenhyphenkeBIawwy-a-/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+226.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091122261647748658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYH1IVawMBcwi8hEfvUXgJNZ_BjYj3vh4tjSU0dciog7OPEko-C6GwQt_-HXIaECLLAlFCcI1jcRKcQNlxtnZTbDCy7gJ07Mzdxt2p3Hf2Z_ldxFcyMeOjicPLleaYu7hyphenhyphenkeBIawwy-a-/s320/shanghai+trip+226.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Ye Shanghai at Xintiandi. <em>Mummy says the toilets are a little too dark for her liking, but I tell her that this is part of the restaurant's theme of 1920s-30s Shanghai glamour. </em><br /><br />The driver comes and picks us up, but he too gets lost and has to call for directions on his mobile. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Finally we reach the elusive spot.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjordYFJ2RKfvgfEdGJE0LPTyaNUR-KJu4PPv9_6CaAYQAlmyVEpdiBWp5wzRuI8zkC4Ynn_U-v5Mov48-1F1okHdPihqVrlX6OSvsLVxT7ZvNZrJcHuMiOU2JjKVti-dha0JrzWoCdSsjY/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+188.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091108161270115858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjordYFJ2RKfvgfEdGJE0LPTyaNUR-KJu4PPv9_6CaAYQAlmyVEpdiBWp5wzRuI8zkC4Ynn_U-v5Mov48-1F1okHdPihqVrlX6OSvsLVxT7ZvNZrJcHuMiOU2JjKVti-dha0JrzWoCdSsjY/s320/shanghai+trip+188.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It is a townhouse, not very big, tucked between other town houses. A few people take photographs there, but other than this commerative plate, there isn't much about Lu Xun to see here, especially since his former residence is not open to the public. So it's back in the car and off to Lu Xun's museum which is situated in Lu Xun's park.<br /><br />Lu Xun's park proves to be about a 10 minute drive away. Boy am I glad for the car cos it is 38 degrees outside!! The driver stops us at the main entrance of the park, and we walk in to get tickets. Mum and me go in for a look. And find that EVERYTHING to do with Lu Xun can be found here. Lu Xun's photographs, books, letters, former clothes, the medical instrument the doctor used on him, pictures of his friends, the people he worked with etc can all be found here. Well, it isn't called the Lu Xun Museum for nothing. I guess that I didn't know that the life of ONE author could provide that much exhibition material. Well you learn something new everyday I suppose.<br /><br />Strangely there aren't lots of people in this museum. Only and father and son team, and my mum and myself. Overall, the Shanghai Museum proves to be the most popular, followed by the Soong Ching Ling and Sun Yat-Sen museums. The CCP memorial site, Lu Xun Museum and the Shikumen Museum are rather devoid of people. I ponder buying a set of Lu Xun books to read, but figure that it'll be better getting it back in Singapore. The museum closes and I head back to the car.<br /><br />The driver is waiting at the entrance. He opens the door for me and goes to the cafe to call my parents, my mum having left earlier. Next stop is the Chanel boutique at Plaza 66---something I had put off for a few days.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcSp4vB0CtUmNE3t0_OEZ8JPOLuyNW7jhuUCsVZCDhIY9ym7VMN4CvfS2areBnGsmzjB2YpEk3vVuyyG0qXghEkl0cjwksO0cxTX9hQY02X2BR2Ak3nLOVcz2_ttt5Je70tWWmQWlkbdz/s1600-h/plaza+66+(moveandstay.comshanghai).jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091159683697798738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcSp4vB0CtUmNE3t0_OEZ8JPOLuyNW7jhuUCsVZCDhIY9ym7VMN4CvfS2areBnGsmzjB2YpEk3vVuyyG0qXghEkl0cjwksO0cxTX9hQY02X2BR2Ak3nLOVcz2_ttt5Je70tWWmQWlkbdz/s320/plaza+66+(moveandstay.comshanghai).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Chanel here happens to be more expensive than it is back in Singapore. As mentioned in the previous post, while there is no direct goods tax on top of the sale price, there is an import tax which is already incorporated into the sale price. But no matter. Plaza 66 is a lovely mall. Developed by Hongkong's HangLung group, it only stocks luxury brands. According to the booklet the lady at the information counter passes us, there are also a few restaurants. Many of the luxury brands that have set up standalone boutiques here are not available in, or don't have standalone boutiques in Singapore. This is unsurprising given Singapore's relatively small consumer market. Why set up in Singapore when you can set up in Shanghai with lower operating costs and a much larger market base to tap in. I wonder a bit on how Singapore will cope with that, but then my attention quickly turns to the mall itself. The layout of the mall is good, the boutiques and lanes are spacious and it is very clean. Mummy likes it very much.<br /><br />I ask the information lady if she could call the driver back for us. She nicely complies. He picks us up and off we go, back to the Pudong side. Like John, the driver tells quite a bit about Shanghai, when to come (in april-may or in october), why (because it is harvest time and there are lots of fresh seafood), tells us about the Japanese trying to break into the market (i understand they are having a difficult time), about buying houses in Shanghai (you have to live here for a year first before you are allowed to buy a house, if not, you can try to get around it by paying much more for the house), of how Shanghai has changed etc. He points out some people standing by the road yelling and clapping their hands. They work for a restaurant and the manager is trying to boost morale or something of that sort. The driver disagrees with such methods. "Those in the know understand but think they are noisy, those NOT in the know think they have lost their minds", he says (or something to that effect). I tell him I think this is a Japanese or Korean run restaurant as when I last visited Korea, I realised the people there are quite fond of shouting and demonstrating in the streets (then again when I visited it was during the Asian financial crisis of 1997 so there was much reason to protest). And as for the Japanese bit, well, I once saw a Japanese television program that showed Japanese employees doing something similar. But I didn't tell him that last bit.<br /><br />We reach the hotel in good time and it's time for dinner. Mum and I change for dinner and go to Gui Hua Lo for some more of their delicious food. We order the Curry Prawn again (I really like it), stir fried mixed vegetables (Mummy likes it), goose meat (very tender and juicy), mango pudding, rice and Chrysanthemum tea. They do not serve xiaolongbao for dinner. The manageress Penny recognises Mummy, and our waitress today is Sophia, a very helpful young lady. I tell the manageress about how much I like their fried mantou and how much i like mantou in general. She tells us she can get the chef to prepare a steamed one for us. So we order that too. In the end, Mummy and I are too full, and we have to pack the steamed Mantou and the mango pudding. We bring these upstairs to our room and head out to Cloud 9 at the Grand Hyatt. We meet a Singaporean lady in the lift. She works at Shangri-la and she recognises us as being at the Grand Hyatt bakery the day before. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But before we go, we have a little walk along the promenade at the back of the Shangri-la, which is along the Huangpu river, directly opposite the Bund. A man sells pirated goods at the entrance while a few guards sit a few feet away. I wonder why they allow him to continue at such a prominent position. Perhaps he has paid them off. The weather is warm, but there is a bit of a breeze. The are couples embracing along the rails, while peddlers tout goods along the walkways. We walk around a bit more, then its back to the taxi stand and off to Cloud 9.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFscGeY_BLAfiT6dohc98qFdmJnhdy_ej75nHuS6H1YR8WM74Q2RRymLfThPZiOPHn4akA9jFPDbXSUR5wPAk3eECW-Bw6lVloMJt3etkFsoY1lcZPjgKjahUoS4ozY8tXhRIPc5CHOktO/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+222.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091122265942715970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFscGeY_BLAfiT6dohc98qFdmJnhdy_ej75nHuS6H1YR8WM74Q2RRymLfThPZiOPHn4akA9jFPDbXSUR5wPAk3eECW-Bw6lVloMJt3etkFsoY1lcZPjgKjahUoS4ozY8tXhRIPc5CHOktO/s320/shanghai+trip+222.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The promenade.</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipg2YJfVEoT5ATgiLs1Ztui2Y0R1TBERQjjSBiH1BryqKGwl-PygAokfg1jSYeCe2oZBJ7spNZj_zZz2jj8OC2423YKsLOIMs-KnOAJxlDZBs1UK98RsOYHR1yBkR5LLyXe8KclsaXraxZ/s1600-h/shanghai+trip+211.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091108165565083170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipg2YJfVEoT5ATgiLs1Ztui2Y0R1TBERQjjSBiH1BryqKGwl-PygAokfg1jSYeCe2oZBJ7spNZj_zZz2jj8OC2423YKsLOIMs-KnOAJxlDZBs1UK98RsOYHR1yBkR5LLyXe8KclsaXraxZ/s320/shanghai+trip+211.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>The view of the </em>Bund <em>from the promenade.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This time, the taxi queue has 2 people in front of us, however, not many taxis seem to be coming in, and it is hotter at the taxi stand. But praise Jesus, one comes soon enough to pick us up and off we go again.<br /><br />The lights are dim, the seats are comfy and the view is just great! Only problem is that there is no available seats at the non-smoking area for us. I guess lots of people must have read a lot about this place, especially after the superb review given by Newsweek, in which cocktails at Cloud 9 were described as a must try experience. So we gaze at the view a bit more, but leave as there were no forthcoming seats.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CDS0CpxdDUGt6KUKi8YN-PtNh9cjt8t3CsV7HWmLK8Q1aHXIfFcUHkl9V5HX86_xOR2ZB6v6a7fYYg_I7bj635YfTMg0tmeIxW0yTvM3y3LWVKXItDo0S_E0upjCxG4rnNBzR4t58km9/s1600-h/cloud+9.bmp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091108156975148546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CDS0CpxdDUGt6KUKi8YN-PtNh9cjt8t3CsV7HWmLK8Q1aHXIfFcUHkl9V5HX86_xOR2ZB6v6a7fYYg_I7bj635YfTMg0tmeIxW0yTvM3y3LWVKXItDo0S_E0upjCxG4rnNBzR4t58km9/s320/cloud+9.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Cloud 9 at the Grand Hyatt.<br /><br />Before we go back, we stop by the Super Brand Mall to pick up some stuff. It's near closing time so we don't have much time to browse around. We go to Sephora and Watsons, and I see a huge NEXT store upstairs. Then we head back to the room. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just before I am about to sleep, a call comes from the concierge, and a quick stream of mandarin words comes through the receiver. I don't understand a word. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"Is this Leon?" I ask, remembering that he was the concierge on duty. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yes it is.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Turns out, though it is 11.35pm, there is a man wanting to deliver a parcel. Ah ha! Mummy's cushion covers have arrived. "Send him up Leon". </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And then I sleep. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Photographs from: </span><a href="http://www.hyatt.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.hyatt.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a href="http://www.moveandstay.com/shanghai"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.moveandstay.com/shanghai</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, my own camera.</span>gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975840750322019903noreply@blogger.com1