Spring is here!

Yes, Spring is finally here and I have been neglecting the blog. Eeepp! Well, I have been busy traveling for work and will be again on Monday but I thought I'd post this to make your weekend, for now. Heh.

pic taken from nataliedee.com

House of Avant-Garde Girdles

Okay, I realized I haven't posted in a week so here's something for you to laugh at so that you could perhaps forgive me? *sheepish grin*

pic taken from here

Celeb spotting: Alexis Bledel and Kelly Osbourne

Alexis Bledel and Kelly Osbourne both spotted wearing the same dress from H&M. The dress definitely looks more expensive than that and in my opinion it looks better on Alexis Bledel than on Kelly Osbourne.

What do you think? Who wore it better?

On a side note, this is the 100th post for the blog! Wooohoo! I thank you readers for your continuing support! Perhaps I will have a giveaway soon in an effort to lure you to share your thoughts on the blog. Heh.

Chanel Les Trompe L'Oeil Tattoos

Chanel has released some transfer tattoos and they are available at the Chanel boutiques and at their website.

The tattoos are hand-drawn by Global Creative Director of Makeup, Peter Phillips for the Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Show in Paris and there are 55 exclusive temporary tattoos, each retailing for $75.

What do you think? Would you get them?

Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2010 Runway show

Here's the show that I missed LIVE but here it is!





I don't think I have ever felt so emotional for a fashion show. The song, "Somewhere over the Rainbow" was just perfect and the clothes and the mood for the show was perfect. I love how wearable the clothes are! Oh, Marc! *hearts*

American Style, Way Up High

MARC JACOBS From left, a fur shell and rounded skirt in a tweed pattern; a wool peacoat over an A-line skirt. A suit in windowpane wool.

Thirty minutes before the start of the Marc Jacobs show, the models were lined up and waiting. Mr. Jacobs, in a formal mood, was wearing a three-piece suit but had removed the jacket. Out front, where the floor and specially built walls were covered with brown cardboard, giving the aura of a giant box, guests milled around. The photographers, without celebrities to snap (none had been invited) were like chickens idly pecking around a barnyard.

And so all was calm at Marc Jacobs, in contrast to previous seasons when the scene was part of the fun, crushing or not. Then, too, Mr. Jacobs was interested in conceptual collections, involving a set, and afterward journalists would troop backstage to unearth the meaning.

On Monday night, though, the music was a remix of “Over the Rainbow,” from “The Wizard of Oz.” That’s only worth mentioning because a number of puff-sleeve dresses, and the low-heeled pumps with anklets, pointed to Dorothy. The rest of the show needed no explanation.

“Did you like it?” Mr. Jacobs asked guests backstage. “It’s beautiful, right?”

Yes, Mr. Jacobs, it was beautiful.

Part of the tug of “Over the Rainbow” is that it’s an American ballad, written by E. Y. Harburg, known as Yip, and that seemed to be Mr. Jacobs’s idea — to create a buoyant American collection.

His timing couldn’t be better. American style is the subject of this year’s major costume exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, opening in May. And by banishing celebrities from his front row, at least for now, Mr. Jacobs has pointedly returned the focus to the clothes. That has been a complaint about American fashion — that it has been sidetracked into celebrity, parties and co-branding deals. What about its great tradition of innovative design?

If the spirit of American fashion is modernism, Mr. Jacobs seemed to approach that ideal in at least two ways — through a neutral palette, with flashes of bitter yellow, that evoke modern interiors free of Old World clutter, and in the modest, relaxed line of the clothes. The majority of the skirts and coats, in wools and double-faced cashmere, were A-line and hemmed below the knee. A sleeveless taupe blouse with a streaming sailor tie appeared with a wool kilt in a slightly warmer tone, the wool cut in window slats and inset with chiffon. By raising the center of a peacoat and pinching the back, he gave the classic shape a new, flattering silhouette.

Probably he has shown pantsuits before, but two in putty gray looked just right. The collection was loaded with fur, piled at wrist and neck and sometimes treated as a top, but it also appeared in a checked pattern for a plain shell and rounded skirt. You’d think it was tweed.

RODARTE Layers of fuzzy wool and fabric, with ankle-wrapped stilettos.

A trip to a Texas border town, seeing factory employees walk to work half asleep, gave Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte the concept of a young woman dressing herself in the dark, using short and long lengths of fabric, washed-out florals and highly textured knits that also looked haphazard.

Yet, while some of the constructions were beautiful, the concept rapidly wore thin, and perhaps it was not developed enough.

*article taken from here*

I was bummed/gutted that I missed the LIVE show online for my incompetent web browser but oh well, I am sure I'll be able to find the video somewhere, say on youtube. I definitely love the palette of colors used by Marc Jacobs and of course lovin' most of the handbags that he sent down the runway. Boxy and vintage with the padlock, in exotics no less. Oh Marc, you just know how to steal my heart!

I shall post detail pics of the aforementioned handbags in another post. A week of snowcation has made me productive blogging minus the long weekend that I was away in Long Island for the Lunar New Year. Now that things are back to normal i.e. work, I shall try my best to update whenever possible!

Breaking News: Alexander McQueen Commits Suicide

The Daily Mail is reporting that Alexander McQueen committed suicide. The British paper says the designer was found dead at his flat in London, and is believed to have hung himself. His mother had died a few days earlier. A source at McQueen's office confirmed the suicide, saying, "It is a tragic loss. We are not making a comment at this time out of respect for the McQueen family." Details of his death have not been released yet. McQueen, who was discovered by Isabella Blow, was extremely close to the fashion editor. Blow killed herself in 2007. We will update as we hear news.

*article taken from here*

This is upsetting! Although I have never really been a huge fan of McQueen, his demise is definitely a loss to the fashion industry. He made the skull scarf popular...

... and who will ever forget the 10" heels that he sent models down the runway for his Spring/Summer 2010 collection?

Pictures courtesy of style.com

With the NY Fashion Week going on, his presence will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Alexander McQueen.

Shopping haul from KL/Singapore

Here's the shopping haul from my trip back to mother land in December/January. I bought 3 pairs of shoes - flats, sandals and a pair of pumps - a shirt dress, a trench coat, scarves, and a wrap-around skirt.

Faux snakeskin embossed bejeweled flats from Tangs

Shirt dress from G2000

The shoes and the shirt dress were purchased from Singapore. I was not able to take pics of the sandals and the pair of pumps for my battery died when I wanted to do so today, and by the time the battery was done charging, no more natural light. Just my luck!

By the way, the purple shirt dress came with boring purple buttons which I did not fancy. I bought these gold vintage-looking buttons and replaced them instead. I know, trying to be a fauxionista and give it my personal touch!

Trench coat from a local boutique in Bangsar, KL.

Close up of the embroidery on the coat

My sister and I went to the local boutiques around Bangsar area after our facials and as soon as we stepped into this boutique, she exclaimed that I had to buy this coat! Yes, without even asking to see if they have it in my size! Thankfully it was, and it fit my broad shoulders albeit a tad snug but whatever, I'll survive. I wore it out once with a friend to Sephora to help her pick out some stuff and almost all the staff in the store complimented me on the coat! *beams*

Hand-painted silk scarves from Central Market

Batik wrap-around skirt from Central Market

I went to Central Market, our local handicraft market to pick up crafts for friends as gifts and ended up spending more on myself than my friends! Did I mention that I am a shopaholic with expensive taste on a beer budget? Heh.

Red dress from charity event

I didn't purchase this dress but my sister did. She saw it at a charity event and decided to buy it for me as it was only SGD$10. It fits me like a glove and I am always to add more dresses to my wardrobe, so SCORE!

Marc Jacobs Swirl Paisley Scarf

Last but not least, my Marc Jacobs scarf which I patiently awaited for to go on sale. Yes, I missed out on the Cartoon Paisley scarf, but nonetheless this scarf is just as gorgeous and I paired this with the G2000 purple shirt dress to work and got plenty of compliments!

I will try to snap pics of the other two pair of shoes tomorrow, should the weather permit (if there's enough natural light!). This has been an entire week of work-from-home snowcation which equates less productivity at work. Heh.