Throw on some shoes

Okay, hello, how are you? It's been ages since I posted something in here.

I just got myself a pair of these bone-coloured canvas Converse low-tops. I have been looking for this exact colour for ages, and today I found them at an outlet shop. Quite chuffed about it, actually♥

I can imagine myself wearing them to bits with everything and everywhere. I've entered that age where I buy things in neutral colours and consider them investment pieces because of the amount of times I get to wear them.

On another note, I just thought I'd post this picture of the wonderful Maggie Gyllenhaal in one of my favourite casual outfits of hers. I just find the teal-green knit throw looks so exquisite with her brown shoes and her checked shirt.

(Image courtesy of maggie-gyllenhaal.net)

Boots

I bought myself a pair of Moschino Cheap & Chic ankle boots for $200. I got them during my trip back to Jakarta. It's funny; at first I regretted buying them because I thought they were still expensive. But then I realised they're cheap and so now I love them to bits.

I think for the time being, I'm gonna get discounted designers. Makes the whole experience a whole lot better. But then I'll probably change my mind when I have $10,000,000 or something.

My own

Hullo!

I finally bought myself a pair of black shoe booties. I wasn't sure if I would need them, but I decided on a whim two weeks ago that they would go with the rest of my wardrobe, so I got them.

Not the best picture, but whatever.

Latest expedition

I went on a shopping trip last Thursday. It was supposed to be just for finding a present for a friend from work, but Brunswick Street turned out to be even more evil than I've always known it to be.

I bought an antique ring, brown loafers (which I've been living in since) and a $20 skirt. I also bought a Marc by Marc Jacobs T-shirt on sale at DJ in the city, so that sort of completed the look. But basically it was an evil shopping trip. It really was.

These boots are made for...working?

Ever since I've been stimulated $900 by K Rudd, I've been shopping for my sartorial needs. And these black boots were essentially some of my best buys. They're reworked vintage, so they're not as cheap as seconds but not as expensive as brand-new, either.

Either way, I love the way they are; classic round toes with no zips! Funnily enough though, I've been wearing them to nowhere else but work. But it's cold outside so it's justified.

I'd like to show you my growing jacket/coat collection next, but since one of them is being dry-cleaned as we speak, I'll have to postpone the entry till another day. But I'm really excited about them as I've been delaying buying coats for almost 3 years now. Go figure, hey?

Anyway, in the meantime, please admire my beautiful black leather boots again. Thank you and good night.

Recent purchases

So I'm thinking to wear one of them to the LMFF shows tomorrow night. Although I don't have appropriate shoes for either of them. I do, but at the same time, I don't.

Let's just wait what happens tomorrow night, shall we?

The countdown to Fashion Week

Okay, so the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is coming up. And I've been nothing but crazy and frantic, searching for clothes to wear to two shows happening on one night.

Anyway, I had the epiphany to wear clothes by the designers who will be showing that night. My choice fell on an Arabella Ramsay dress (first show) worn with some necklace from Alpha60 (second show). My plan fell short because the Arabella Ramsay dress didn't quite fit and I looked like a 21st-century milkmaid who isn't fat enough to fill out the dress, then drowned in a bowl of tragic purple dye.

So I went to a friend's shop and asked her if she stocked any Arabella Ramsay. She said no. I gave up and decided to look for things from other brands instead. Luckily I found a few good pieces so I quickly made up the outfit plan in my head. All I need is a good pair of shoes to go with it. I'm thinking to buy a new pair just for the sake of looking fierce at the shows.

Now you've all heard of the term 'bridezilla'. But I have a feeling I'm turning into this maniac that sounds more like what people will soon call 'fashion-tragedyzilla'.

I shall keep this blog updated with the progress or - dare I say! - downspiral.

Hi-tops, baby

I want a pair of these, thank you very much.

For some reason, all I can see myself wearing next autumn is my new beige trench coat from Mango with a pair of these exact blue Chuck Taylors.

(Image courtesy of converse.com)

Flat out

I feel like taking a picture of my outfit today.
I don't know whether I'll do this on a regular basis, but I thought I'd keep track of what I wear that I actually like. I'm very perfectionist when it comes to clothes - there are countless occasions where I'll be spending three hours on an outfit then three seconds after stepping out of the door I'll hate the outfit.

Anyway, the highlight of the day is the fact that I got these babies!
My beautiful pair of Quilt black flats with patent toe from French Sole. I love it~

Let's talk French (Sole)

I've just realised how adorable the French Sole ballet flats collection is! And the best thing is, today I just found the boutique that stocks them in Melbourne!





How cute are they?

I'm definitely getting the classic black pair for now, but there are so many styles in one colour to choose from. There's the Quilt, the India (classic, non-quilted style) and there's the Henrietta (also classic style but with a deeper front to show more toe cleavage).

Which one, which one, which one?!

(Images courtesy of frenchsole.com)

For the love of Lacoste

These babies have finally arrived in Australian shores.

I first saw them in the February 2008 issue of Non-no magazine, and from what I can read (which isn't a lot) they were arriving in Japan in April 2008. Six months later, they've finally come down this way. The Aussies sure take their sweet time in importing something.

I don't know which colour to get. There's the orange which is fantastic to go with grey; there's the yellow pair that will look amazing with parka-green; there's the green that can go with black; and finally, there's also the light-blue pair for the sake of my love of the colour.

Ah, I need to check first how much they cost.

(Image courtesy of hypebeast.com)

Perfume (and shoes) talk

I tried the Burberry London Special Edition for Women eau de parfum today and it's actually quite nice. It doesn't have distinct smell, I admit, but it's not too heavy for parfum, just the way I like it.

And then DKNY's Be Delicious is actually growing on me. Again, I'm surprised that it's parfum; I've always assumed such light fragrance would be eau de toilette. I'll either get that or the Burberry London. Once I have some money.

I still need to buy the perfect black ballet flats, though. Maybe I should get that first and then the perfume.

I should really get my priorities straight sometimes.

Paint it red

What's even better is that these babies only cost me $14.

On another note, now that I've started working again, my summer wishlist will be a piece from Alexander Wang. And lucky me, a boutique that stocks his collection is only a few blocks down my house!

Investing starts now...

I finally bought the black Longchamp bag. It's definitely very handy and versatile, although my friend describes it as a grocery bag.

And now that I've got the bag, I want to start building up my bag collection. I want to buy good-quality ones, perhaps branded ones, just so I can wear them for years. It's about time I go for good investment pieces - and I won't just be doing that for the bags. Clothing articles, in terms of jeans, shirts, dresses, accessories and shoes will be included.

Shoes will probably need another separate savings since they are truly precious, as any other self-respecting fashion-conscious would know.

Accessories, accessories

Some say accessories maketh the outfit. I'd say, go naked and be confident by just wearing these (well, maybe not literally naked, since you're gonna end up in a mental institute and they'll confiscate all these beautiful babies from you).

Hermès peacock bag. So crazy yet so right.

Marc Jacobs red leather clutch. Classic but bold enough to brighten up any outfit.
Nicole Farhi chocolate vintage cracked leather bag. Understated chic.
Pierre Hardy navy suede and black patent bag. Fantastic detailing and pretty colour combination.
Temperley London large 'Trinity' clutch. Such unique detailing that it will turn drab outfit to fabulous style statement.
Christian Louboutin 'Babel' leather boots. Such a classically fine tailoring.
David David scarves. Loving the patterns and colours that will make any outfit look fresh.
Etro multi-coloured clutch bag. This is the piece that people would want to base their outfits on every single day.
Emilio Pucci printed scarf. Loving the contrast pastel colours on the rim with the block monochrome patterns.
Giorgio Armani red clutch. Fantastic texture, fantastic colour.
Alberta Ferretti thin green string detail belt. Such a perfect shade of green.

Alexander McQueen blue python metallic peep toe court shoe. A little 80s, a whole lot fierce.
Anya Hindmarch fuschia, tan and black 'Burton' clutch. Loving the colour combo on this little baby.
BOSS Black gold ring. Midas wouldn't want to turn this into any other colour when he wanted to reverse what he did.
Barbara Bui brown lace-up. Who would've thought berry and tan would look so good together?

(Images courtesy of elleuk.com and net-a-porter.com)