Fashion Orgasm!

Egads. Its that time of the year again!


ITS FASHION WEEK! For the upcoming Spring 09 showings! In the fashion world, their clock automatically ticks around 4 months faster than the average normal human being's. This means that designers are designing and thinking up absolutely fantastical whimsical outfits for Spring when its winter, for summer when its spring, for autumn when its summer, for winter when its autumn!


Get it? Basically, they have to be ahead of 'normal' time. Why one asks...tis due to the fast-moving world of fashion and the dedicated hordes of fashion-worshipers! The whole world of fashion moves fast because of the buyers, the stores and the magazines! The magazine people need to showcase the correct clothes, i.e. prepare for the future upcoming spreads and editorials! The buyers need to select the correct clothes that will fill boutiques, departmental stores and what-nots come the correct season! So think again when you pick up a winter coat (ermmm... a designer branded winter coat maybe) because that winter coat went on show in Autumn, was picked by a fashion buyer after the show then ordered from the main fashion house (let's say the winter coat is a CHANEL) for winter! Chances are, you saw this winter coat in a magazine spread in Autumn and you knew you had to have it!


Ta-daaaaaaaa! So that's how the Fashion World eats (if they ever eat at all), sleeps and proceeds to churn out money gobbling pieces of art!


Anyway, although I definitely cannot afford any of the pieces that have been paraded across the NewYork/ London/ Paris walkways of Spring 09...one can always admire, can't I?


Well, this year's shows were really interesting. Everyone seems to be going into the new modern-era rage...trying to out-do each other with cutting-edge pieces...even the shoes are competing, without heels!


So- my favorites still range between the Simple, Sweet and Wearable. I mean, I do love Rodarte...but this collection of theirs looks too alike to their previous ones- hence, no excitement on my part. The Chanel show has yet to take place, since Paris Fashion Week is still commencing! Fingers crossed for that one!


Balmain! Its one of the most recent shows and its been haunting my dreams! Literally! They made THE best LBD! Mod and yet not overtly cute, cunning with a sly gleam! I did not really read into the whole collection...but there were certainly key fave looks from this label!

(Click on pic to enlarge,
and drool together with me!)

First Look-
THE LBD! That little black dress is to die for! Its the one part rock goddess, one part demure lady look rolled into one. The fit and cutting is genius! Not too tranny-like with a modest length that reads more sexy than showy. But with my flat chest...I'm not sure that bustier works for me, ah well, ain't like I'm gonna buy it...(dreams...dreams...dreams...of a better tomorrow when Blamain shakes hands with TopShop or some other fast fashion merchandiser)


Second and Third Look-
I have always been a jeans person. Especially skinny jeans, one should always thank the divine being above for skinny legs so one has to make the most of said legs...before one has children and can't fit into skinny jeans anymore! So these ensembles with really covetable skinnies and just the right fit blazers are right up my tree! Love the diff individual detailing on diff sides of the jacket! This is one jacket that I'll be trying to scout for-its cheaper version, mind you- for next year's CNY wardrobe!



Devi Kroell. This fashion darling was previously a very, very established accessories and jewelry designer. Now...she's not only a very established accessories woman, she's a very successful designer as well! Some people have all the luck! True to her simplistic yet breath-taking silhouettes, her clothes bear resemblance to her accessories! I've loved her accessories since spotting various pieces in magazines, now I'm falling in love with her clothes as well!

(Once again, you know the drill-
Click, feast, drool!)

This collection is accurately timeless. I have learnt the hard way, like countless others, that its better to stick to cuttings that suit you or pieces that you feel comfortable in, it ain't sharp and smart to pick out key trends and wear them like everyone else, only to feel uncomfortable and foolish when these pieces just aren't suitable for you.


Therefore, If there is a collection that is made for me, for my fat days and my dress-up days...and my bad hair days and my lazy ass days and my I'm Feeling Great days. THIS IS IT.




I really really HEART all those classic looks that aren't too boring...because the superb fit that hugs one's body in all the right places takes care of that? Damn. Now I really want my bottomless bank account... or I might actually invest in a piece that will last me...what? 20 years? Hmm, the ROI has a lot of potential..hmmmm...



Lorick! Everyone knows GossipGirl. Everyone loves Gossip Girl. Hah! I do have a confession to make- the only reason I watch Gossip Girl is because of the fashion. Gimme Blair's entire wardrobe and I am a happy, happy girl. But does anyone know which fashion label most of the covetable clothes come from? Like the blue and red backless jewel tone dresses that Blair and Serena wore as part of their 'I'm your best friend again' make up act?


Those babies and most of the dresses that Blair's mom supposedly designs are all from this quirky, sweet, ladylike label- Lorick! I heart Lorick because it makes me want to dress up, in a ladylike manner! In a good way of course...

Jumpsuit/ Romper with artsy collar
that totally makes the difference.

Right.
What I want to emphasize here is the fit and cutting of this dress,
I don't really like the fabric...I might just brighten up the whole thing with a Pop Color!

I heart the pleats that give this dress that unique feeling!

Once again, the genuis that is Lorick.
A normal emerald green jewel tone dress?
Nah- its given a Oomph with the beige centerpiece and hairwrap!

I really hate the fact that I am broke.
When I am earning money...
Do you think that I'll be able to get my hands on these babies???

LUELLA! A great big shout-out to this adorable, street-vibe, punky, girlish label that I love, love love! Its the finest thing out of Britain! Okay,maybe I exaggerate...there's Keira Knightley, The Beatles...and scones. Hahahha! Anyway, I think I like Luella almost as much as I adore Chanel.


The direction of this label is almost spot-on, always. Right. I'm still 20, which means I can still appreciate youngish fashion- come 20 years later, I might look back at Luella and say "Well, I had a great time!" Its one of those fashionable, london-vibe eccentrics that kinda have a piece for everyone, but more in store for the younger audience!


I think that I migh really want to get a Luella piece...before I depart from my 20's...at the most, because wearing cotton-colored ensembles are quite pushing it once one enters mid-life stage. However, one can't deny that the bags are delicious & bags don't adhere to an age limit!

I think its understood that I like simple basics,
with a twist.
Love the pearls and the ruffles on jersey.

The tea cup dress.
I might lose the flower though.

She has really outdone herself with the pants.
Slim-perfectly tailored trousers...with just the rigth amount of skinny-ness around the ankles!

Don't you just love that HAPPY jacket!
Candy colored cotton strips of cuteness!

One up on the classic tailored jacket suit,
swap pants for trousers,
get the jacket in a zippered pastel,
You're ready for tea or fun!

So there are the current faves of the season! Might have more to come...Chanel...Chanel...Chanel, its like a drug, so addicitive that you don't realize it, until your out cold. Anyway, what's Fashion Week without individual style! All the fashion people- read, editors, stylists and whos-who of the fashion world kindly provide first class fashion entertainment.


And me like shoe porn. (credits to Fashion Toast for the much-plagiarized phrase)

The fab-fab-fab RODARTE shoes on Cecilia Dean.



Chanel killer heels (literally) on Leigh Lezark.

The age-defying glamazon legs of the French Vogue Trio.
Google for info under the term "French Vogue Team"
Prepare to be amazed.

I am always in AWE of these superhumans that seemingly come from another planet, where they have superlegs that withstand the most horrible, terrible pain. Otherwise, how can one explain HOW HOW HOW they manage to stand in these killers pretending to be babies for one whole damn day?


Dammit. There must be some secret among the fashion elite that normal beings don't know. Heck, I can't even withstand 5 hours of heels...and mine are no where as towering as theirs...and they stand and dance and prance around in them like no one's business.


But... isn't seeing believing? Perception reality? Ah ha! That's exactly what these cunning stylish people want you to believe! And I am fond of saying that there is the word 'lie' in believe...hence I am proven true!


Hilarious footage of this year's fashion week lays light to the old myth of fashion people= stylish people. Fear not, normal people, me and you, we now know the truth! We are as stylish as them! They are as normal as us!


CLICK for a great laugh and a little lesson in...being fashionably smart!




And not to forget, shoes are one thing...the style is another! Enter Girl Crush 2.0, courtesy of Fashion Week!


I've noticed this terribly attractive, superbly dressed woman several times on The Sartorialist and Garance Dore. Now, I am officially smitten with her! Kate Lanphear, your style is to die for!

Love her bangs.
Love her mannish-style.
Love her artfully done bracelets.
Love her for saying: 'I'm a jeans and tees girl, I just take it to a whole new level.'



Thus sparked the start of a relationship-
with me admiring from afar...
literally, like two oceans away.



AHHHHH.
How can I express my adoration for that sleeveless tux she has on?
Drapes the right way, exudes the right feel...
am sure its down right comfortable as well!

Ah, Kate...you make the world a better place,
where we now know...
dressing up doesn't equate to dresses and whimsy, ladylike pieces...
Thank you!

Credits:
Balmain, Devi Kroell and Luella- style.com
Luella- Fashionista
Shoes- Jak & Jil
Kate Lanphear- The Sartorialist & Garance Dore

To rejoice with Cheer!

In all honesty,
I am awed by the Beijing Olympics-
from the Opening Song and the Opening Ceremony
TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT MALAYSIA WILL WIN A GOLD MEDAL!


Lee Chong Wei, the Malaysian world No.2 Shuttler,
has advanced to the men's badminton FINALS.
I am speechless.
(tears)
There is actually a 50-50 chance for a first Olympic Gold!






The whole of Malaysia is behind you,
LEE C HONG WEI!
You have our total support, faith and confidence,
WE BELIEVE IN YOU!



'The most important thing in life is not victory but combat,
it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.'
-Pierre de Coubertin

Side Note:
All my FAV artistes appear in the theme song-
notably Lee Hom, Stephanie Sun, Na Ying and EASON CHAN!
which celebrates the philosophy of Chinese beliefs and traditions.
I am proud to be Chinese!
Beijing 2008!

Blind in a room full of Lights

I thank my dear friends- Clint, Ronald and Daniel for shedding some light on the workings of the brain of a blundering black hole on legs.


(please tell me you sense my sarcasm- Or I am out of touch- Blundering black hole on legs refers to MEN)


I do not kid about the 'black hole on legs' tag, they are really bottomless. I was given prime seat tickets to watch them unleash their appetite upon food yesterday and I am forever scarred.


Bear in mind that this comes from a girl with 2 brothers. My brothers already eat like pigs. My guy-friends eat like ...a black hole. I swear the food they ingest does not need digestion. It just disappears! Which makes them hungry once again, then they go on to ingest more food- which then disappears. -_- while I have to watch my calorie intake to maintain a slim figure.


Bah. Have they really gotten the better end of the bargain?


Anyway, while deploying certain facts about Women's Logic (what we women thinks makes sense but sounds like complete crap to the other sex), they kindly shared the habitual reactions of the 'black hole' species.


Thanks guys, now I know when to pinch a future boyfriend of mine.


I can't remember what I was trying to make them understand but all 3 of them gladly exhibited the 3 Habitual Reaction of Men to Women's Logic.

One, The "I Don't Give A Damn about what you're talking" reaction

A quintessential favorite of the opposite species. They will give you their best "I am pretending to listen" face while nodding at the sound of intonation in your voice. However, despite their concerned exterior, they may be thinking about where to eat their next meal or bemoan the fact that Jessica Alba is now impregnated.



Two, The "I don't know what you're talking about but I will pretend to know" reaction

Now, this is a more honest reaction from more gentleman-ly guys. They can't really get the drift of what you're saying or what you're trying to make them understand but they will fake their knowledge! They will sincerely try to continue the conversation or add certain bits and pieces that they think will make them appear knowledgeable. Its a bit like a poker player- he has to try his luck at faking that he knows what you are talking about.



The "I am really, really trying to understand what you are saying" reaction

Ah! This species is very rare. Once found, please do key their HP number as an emergency dial because at least they are really, truly HONEST! They have totally no idea of what bullshit you're sprouting or whether you're just emo due to hormones but they really take the trouble of asking you to repeat yourself and explain the whole theory to them in 'simpler' terms. At least there is still hope for the Black-Holes with this small portion of their species being kindly, understanding listeners who truly appreciate women's input...or maybe they are just being nice to girls because their mother/ sister told them to.


I am not sure whether the book entitled "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' actually has nice, straightforward, helpful advice as the above. I have never ventured near that book nor am I planning to in the near future.


First hand experience and going straight to the source is more potent and effective.


In all actuality, it just tells you- Opposites attract. Simple law of attraction basics.


And if you want to yak on about Women's Logic? Please find a female friend. Likewise to a guy- If you want to bullshit? Find your buddy.

------ ------

(salivates)


Catherine Hardwick has just made my day...erm... night!


Another fantastic mind-numbing teaser trailer for Twilight!


I hate it when they call it teaser trailer. Hmph. It whets my appetite even more.


Enjoy... and be dazzled (the most over-used phrase among Twilight fans).

Side note:
Is there really such a thing called-
Sincere bullshit? Or is it just an oxymoron?

Mood:
In touch with my Girly Side

:)

Its a smiley face today! (happy happy happy) Finally! A flippancy of joy after a long week of moodiness... and no, I am quite sure that this moodiness is not associated to PMS. I counted!


So what is the reason for this sudden bout of happiness?


One word- Hellboy!


Right, in all actuality I am not really a fan of that big, red, bad-ass dude with the nicotine and romantic liasion problem. However, I am very much a fan of the director- Guillermo Del Toro, who takes fantasy to a whole new level! I am really a true blue fan of fiction and fantasy (shifty eyes) although I do think that I am quite able to differentiate between reality and mirages of illusion.


Anyway, I am really really really excited about seeing the latest Del Toro masterpiece (hahah! Yes, I am bias in such a way! I called the film masterpiece even before sitting down in the cinema and letting myself be awed by it!- bias once again!)


So I will now go to sleep with high hopes that I can rave and rant about the movie & be coerced into getting a DVD of it!


Toodles!

Sidenote: When I am freer,
movie reviews for
Brick Lane
Hors De Prix
The Counterfeiters
Amazing Grace

Je t'aime CP

Literally, it means I LOVE YOU in French. Right. I think everyone who has seen smatterings of French films would know that. Or seen French perfume ads/ or read magazines which use French verbs and phrases sporadically. Point is, it expresses one's feelings of passion or intense adoration towards a subject/ object or article.


In a more classier way. Hah. However, since the subject later is French, then its tres fitting.


Now, onto the subject of my proclamation of Love- A Girl Crush.


Nope, please don't think that it is only Normal for a bisexual or homosexual female to feel adoration or an intense rush of adrenaline that tells you, yes, you're hopelessly smitten with the object of your desire.


To illustrate- according to definition; a girl crush happens when two heterosexual females have strong feelings for one another, but not in a sexual way. And while a girl crush is, by its informal definition, not sexual in nature, the feelings that it triggers - excitement, nervousness, a sense of novelty - are very much like those that accompany a new romance. It can be likened to a fixation of a woman of loves shoes or handbags or can't live without her daily morning coffee. An sort of infatuation develops when one woman admires another woman who seems beautiful, accomplished, sophisticated, charming or just... cool.


Therefore, a girl crush actually happens when you (a girl) are taking a walk and happen across an incredibly good looking woman and you immediately feel your head turning once again to look at her as she passes, i.e. to scrutinize her clothes/ bag/ shoes... even a whiff of the fragrance she is wearing. All the while making mental notes about the way she walks, the way she tucked in her jeans and the way she moves her head to catch the sunlight in her hair. (Yup. Ahhhh... understand the significance and the workings of a girl crush now?)


Yes, this is a normal occurrence since we women are higher ranked than men on the EQ (Emotion Quotient) section of the brain thus meaning that women are more emotionally sensitive creatures than men and are more apt at understanding and controlling ones' feelings. And No, this does not mean that your sexual orientation is changing. Most girl crushes end up as friendships or acquaintances because you have the longing to want to know your girl crush better.


Loosely viewed, it can be termed as admiration. But bear in mind that some crushes are admired from afar- which means that these girl crushes are not reciprocal; the crush will have no idea that she is being admired or observed from far. In my case- tres correct. Anyway, if I were to meet my crush, I would have to fly over two oceans, spend a thousand dollars to gain entry to a film festival and fervently pray that she would glance my way if I called her name. Technically, I would have to learn French too.


Right. A bit too unrealistic, no? Unless I had luxury of money and time, its a no-go.


So, while I admire her and just love her for her ultimate fuss-free fashion sense that radiates the word Cool even when she's not on-screen, I will have to make do with magazine interviews and pictures galore. Imagine, which film star would conduct an Interview (with a capital 'I' because its for a major fashion-zine) without make up? Liberation of womanly looks and countenance, I tell you!


Swoons. Clemence Poesy. What's not to love?
(If I was very free, I would draw out her name with little hearts all over and post it as a jpeg file, but since I'm not... hah, I can just describe it)

Yup. That's her. Looks familiar?
For the familiar, yes, she was in the 4th Potter film.


For the unfamiliar, she was in the 4th Potter film as Fluer Delacour, one of the Triwizard Champions.
Anyway, she'll be appearing in many many more films soon.
(Heartless with Jim Sturgess and In Burges with Colin Farrell)

(Insert Best FanGirl Squeal)

Oohhhhh... See that gaze of hers. Fierce with a hint of playfulness and sexiness.
God knows I will always, always be called cute.
If one day, a stranger comes up to me and says 'Hey Sexy!' like she/he means it,
I will buy that person her/ his favorite blend of Starbucks.


I heart her clothes too.
She always exudes that French Cool style without the overt styling of certain stars
and I heart anyone who can throw on a plaid shirt/ pajamas
and still be named as one of Karl Lagerfield's favorite stylish actresses.

I hope that you can see the detailing of her jacket in this pic (try clickin on the pic).
Its the absolute fashion orgasm and I love her for picking it out.
The princess puff sleeve at the top and the bell bottom opening at the bottom? Hah.
Only she could carry it off without looking like a fashion twit.


If Britney wore it...
I think that I might need a week's supply of Mint Ice Cream to forget that image.

Street Style. Androgyny. She looks so swell.

And since I am a Fan Girl of hers and have a girl crush on her,
I have noticed that these are her favorite poses for magazine features.


Oh.
Pure Awesome-ness.
(swoons once again)

Yes, while a girl crush can be an innocent fixation.
It can turn ugly as well.
Sometimes, it unleashes copy cats,
in terms of dressing, mannerism etc.

Please do remember that its great-
to merely be inspired,
but the most important thing is-
Be yourself!

Credits:
Pictures from Nylon & clemence-poesy.org

Woot-Woot

Yes. Two slightly insignificant posts in a day.


Wait. Let me correct myself. The first one was insignificant. This one is SO NOT insignificant. It is, in short, my current obsession that tides me through the day of filing, filing and more filing. I am doing volunteer work for my father and he has been putting my free labor to good use, i.e. getting rid of all his accumulated mail- FILING. Eurgh. Who would have thought that I would be horribly afraid of letters? Between you and me, they accumulate at a fascinatingly fast pace. I swear! They are like ants that procreate and become a mountain of papers...never-ending papers.


So yea, letters are doing an admirable job of stealing my soul, social life and my precious me-holiday time. The only reason I am able to get thru the day is... Deng deng deng deng...


THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO TWILIGHT. (the most beloved book after HP)


Okay. I admit it, personally, I am only hooked because I want to know what happens in the end. Does her almighty love win over mortality? So yea, this Meyer woman is really smart since she made four books, which means she earns four times the money of one book.


Anyway, I will gladly continue to be her fan girl until 02/08/08. Then, I will decide whether its worth to continue as a Twilight fan girl based on the story.

Imma can't wait.
Imma can't wait.
Only 1 more month to go!
Wheeeeeeeeee! (best fan girl squeal)