Miss Sixty Spring 2008

Miss Sixty's Spring 2008 collection with tiny dresses, short mod jumper suits. Very retro-ey chic. I especially love the silver billowy top below.

Frolicking fun look with smiley face top and black tights. You may sneer at it but it sort of appeals to me:

Photos courtesy of nymag.

Miss Sixty: Almost Forgotten

I used to buy a pair of Miss Sixty jeans every year but the label has been lost on my radar for the past 2 years. I have almost forgotten about Miss Sixty till I saw this picture in the latest issue of Paragon's magazine. Love this look with the contrasting striped dress and shimmery belt, from the Fall 2007 collection. I'm heading there this weekend.

Skinny Suspenders

One of the looks that I always wished I could carry off. Totally cool in my book.

Flat Chest: Check. Micro-mini waist: Oops.

Fossil Anadigi Watch with Wooden Inlay

Went to the Hereen Fossil boutique yesterday after a workout at the gym just to search for this watch and alas, only the display piece was left! The helpful sales assistant called the Suntec store to check it out and it was the same situation over there. I decided against getting the display piece as the leather strap looked so worn out and they couldn't change it to a new one.

I so love the contrast of the wood inlay with the polished silver tone metal case.

Femme Sud Book Clutch

Gorgeous book clutch from Femme Sud under the Ex Libris Collection. Each design comes in limited edition of 999 pieces each. Beautiful exterior and fun interior with coin purse, lipstick and mirror provided. Choices include: Diary, Photo Album, Bible, Fame and Fortune. The Birds and The Bees above is my favourite - the coin purse is aptly labelled as "Nest Egg". My long-time lust at Femme Sud from NYC.

Lady-Bird Earrings

I almost threw away this pair of Peter Lang lady-bird earrings when it dropped into the bin by accident. Luckily, I caught it in time when the Alannah Hill tag caught my attention. Phew!

Outfit to Grace and Michael's wedding

My outfit today: Green and black retro print dress from Mango. Black tights from Topshop and burgundy patent leather Mary Janes from Tod's. Paired with my Green Green earrings.

Club 21 Fashion For the Environment Charity Auction

As part of its 35th anniversary celebration, Club 21 will be holding a Charity Auction on Ebay with lovely items contributed by international designers like Marni, Giorgio Armani, Marc Jacobs and Donna Karen, Tsumori Chisato and others. 35 gorgeous items in total, with some to be auctioned at a live auction by Christie's in November. Maison Martin's flower vest, Paul Smith's vintage floral print handbag and Marc Jacob's tee shirts shown above.

Ebay auction timings (Singapore time):
18 Oct 2007 - 28 Oct 2007
26 OCt 2007 - 26 Nov 2007

Proceeds will be contributed to a few environmental groups all over the world.

Gaze at the beautiful items on http://www.club21global.com/ and be persuaded to put in your bid for the environment.

More details at www.ebay.com/club21.

Betsey Johnson Spring Summer 2008

In typical Betsey Johnson fashion, she finished off the latest Spring Summer 2008 show with a cartwheel. Theme this season: prom dresses through the ages. Beautiful party dresses in her quirky style. All candy colored and wonderful to admire. Especially love the dreamy dress on top.

Emporio Armani Online

Just last week, Emporio Armani has broken away from an age-old tradition and for the first time hired Yoox Group SpA to set up a new online boutique at http://www.emporioarmani.com/. The European and Asian websites are expected to follow within the next 1 or 2 years. Categorised into 2 sections, "Experience" allows views of the current EA looks while "Shop Online" is a virtual store displaying the latest collections. Apparently, great pains have been taken to recreate the architectural of the flag-ship Milan store online. Each showcase has even been optically presented to reflect a spotlight effect ala the original store. Via The Wall Street Journal.

Giuseppe Zanotti Leather Boots

Gorgeous ankle boots from Giuseppe Zanotti. A curious play between the contrast of patent leather and smooth grain leather. Top it off with shiny gunmetal heels. Eluxury. Also available at On Pedder, Ngee Ann City.

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Boots

My love affair with patent leather shoes started with my first pair of so-glossy mary janes at 8 years old. My fervent adoration of it did not wane even during the minimalist age when it was no longer fashionable. This pair of Christian Louboutin patent leather Miss Fred Tacco Boots seals my undying devotion to patent leather footwear. Saks Fifth Avenue.

Tod's Patent Leather Mary Janes

Pure sophistication with a playful heel and 7 small juicy spots at the back of the Mary Janes by Tod's. Love the burgundy patent leather version in its rich tone. The stacked heels give height without killing our backs, bless the person who first invented this design. See this darling in all its 360-degree beauty at Tod's.

Black Vest

Just couldn't resist getting the same vest in a different color. :D I paired the black vest with a grey tee and a SOOT necklace. Strictly this was my outfit 2 days ago.

Lime Green and Brown Boots

While clearing the other half of the shoe closet, I rediscovered this never-been-worn pair of lime green and brown ankle boots. Good timing now that ankle boots are all the rage again. It's so funky chic and I just love the colors! I got this from a friend who bought it in Hong Kong as a sample. I'm going to work my wardrobe around this for the next few days.

Vest: Love the collar

I just love this beige vest, a recent purchase from a shop at The Hereen. The collar, instead of being sewn outwards, is inverted instead so that the pointy corners are faced inwards, making an interesting statement. I have matched it with my grey Blythe tee and beigey brown capris. A chunky SOOT bracelet completes the look.

Anunciacao Dress with wolves print

I sound so gushy, I know, but I like this Anunciacao with prints by Catalina Estrada as well. So cool prints of wolves in a sketchy dark forest.

Beautiful Anunciacao Dress

Wow, I love this dress by Anunciacao, a Brazilian label, for their Winter 2007 collection. The colors are so vibrant and the graphics by Catalina Estrada are just so capitivating. I think these will look totally cool as wall paper as well. From Anunciacao. I feel happy just looking at the illustrations, which is what beautiful things should be all about.

Naughty Tops and Accessories

Pretty tops and accessories that look oh-so-sweet until you give it a closer look. Naughty messages and so much fun! From Lochers.

Gypsy Chandelier

This aptly named chandelier is my dream lighting! Such beautiful colors! If I could ever be in love with a lighting, this is it. US$150 at Dutch by Design.

Cydwoq Liquid Shoes

Designed by Rafi Balouzian (who was orginally trained as an architect), this pair of Cydwoq (pronounced "sidewalk") shoes looks fabulous with jeans with its wooden heel and so-soothing color combination. I love its vintage look with the scratchy warm brown and red leather upper. Available at Ped.

A/X Sea Green Hoodie

My most recent hoodie purchase. From A/X with rhinestone logo. Great to wear alone or as a layering piece. Also available at Armani Exchange. The azalea pink one looks even better than the green one I have, pity it was not available at the shop where I bought it from.

Hoodies

I just love hoodies! There is just something about the hood that attracts me...maybe it's just a fascination with Little Red Riding Hood. I got the white heart jacquard hoodie overseas at US$79.99 at a sale. There are darling little white hearts all over the terry fabric! Now, it's also available at Shop Dolly Rocker for US$70.

Nostalgic Fun Pencil

Oo..when I saw this on sale at Guardian Pharmacy, a nostalgic pang swept over me. I used to play with paper dolls and paper push-out dresses long time ago (something like $0.20 for a sheet of dolls and dresses?). Now, the paper doll has been drawn onto the body of a pencil and the outfits are little pieces of reusable stick-ons. I could not resist given that it is sold for only S$1.50.

Verbarius "Most Humane" Clock

At last my blog is back in action after being locked by the robots at Blogspot for a day!

Anyway, I've been learning Russian for the past few months and this clock looks really useful in learning time-telling (although to totally justify buying this for US$158, I have to learn German, Spanish and French as well). Any other languages e.g. Latin can also be uploaded into the clock via a PC. Available from 1 November 2007 from Art Lebedev Studio. http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/office/verbarius/

Totally sleek in a black box shape.

Juicy Couture Charms

I'm not a Juicy Couture fan however I could not resist but covet these 2 charms since last year. Finally I fulfil my wish while on a trip last month (gleeful laughter)! The cheque book charm can be opened to reveal a Banque de Juicy cheque but my favourite is still the lipstick charm which can be twisted so that the pink portion can be turned up or down! Yummy! US$50, available also at http://www.juicycouture.com/

More Harajuku Lovers Bags

Now, I'm addicted to Harajuku Lovers totes and am thinking of getting the 2 above. The first one has a portrait of Gwen Stefani in a tiara and blue get-up, sitting on a mushroom! It's in the same shape as the one I have (I have a bad habit of getting the same things in twos or threes if I really like them, albeit in different colors or prints) :p

The pink tote is smaller but has so-adorable circus prints. I don't like watching circus shows (too many unnatural movements!) although I like circus prints!

http://www.harajukulovers.com/

Harajuku Lovers Tote

This is my personal It bag of the moment: the first picture shows the back and the second one shows the front of a Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers tote which I bought in a Virgin store in LA for about US$55. The front features one of Gwen Stefani's 4 watercolor girls, Love. The other girls are Music, Baby and Angel.

I just love this tote and have been using it almost every other day. The bag bell in Gwen Stefani's likeness is cute but the self portrait of her on the back is my favourite part of the tote!

I don't usually fancy totes because of the unstructured look of the bag but this bag has really changed my mind.

Fish Sandals

Happy National Day to all Singaporeans! Went to the SingFest concert last night at Fort Canning. Hated some parts of the show but the finale by The Pet Shop Boys were great! They started past midnight and put up a great show with all our favourite songs, dance and lighting effects. Boogied till about 2am in the morning.

Anyway, I was just looking through my shoe cabinet when this pretty pair of fish sandals in its striking purplish box caught my attention. Now that Irregular Choice is all over the local fashion magazines, I did not even realise that I have a pair in my collection. It was purchased early last year in Hong Kong and have not been worn yet (the Imelda Marcos streak in me strikes again).

The top is made of different floral and polka dotted fabrics. Even the soles of the sandals are pretty; the raised heel is in the shape of a cherry and the soles are decorated in a red and white gingham print with red roses and the following verses:

Summer may change for winter

Flowers may fade and die

But I shall ever love shoes

While I can heave a sigh

Tarina Tarantino Hello Kitty Puff Bracelet

I just got this Pink Head at 50% off the retail price on my recent trip to USA in July 2007, final price about US$56. I'm adding this to my Tarina Tarantino Hello Kitty collection. So far, I have the Hello Kitty Russian Nouveau earrings, and a ring and necklace from an older collection. I have never worn them (except for the ring, which I wore about 3 times). They are just sitting pretty (really pretty) in my jewelry box.

Hello Kitty Pink Head is designed by Tarina Tarantino, Pink Head being a reference to Tarina's own signature fuchsia hair (Tarina spots pink hair all the time!). Many celebrities have been photographed wearing Hello Kitty Pink Head, most notably Cameron Diaz and Paris Hilton.

It's probably not that cool to admit it but hey, my clandestine fascination with Hello Kitty continues.