Mustard

As I've mentioned a couple of entries ago, my passion has now changed to bags and I just love this one by - surprise, surprise - Topshop. I've always wanted a mustard-yellow bag, and the light-brown strap goes so well with this shade of yellow. And it's leather so I'm sold.

I hope when I go to the Topshop in Indonesia they will stock this bag. Because I really want it.

(Image courtesy of topshop.com)

Lanvin love

I've just recently been converted to Lanvin, and here are my favourite looks from recent collections.





The silhouette and details are just pure genius. I just can't believe a person could actually be so smart and have that kind of attention to detail.

(Images courtesy of style.com)

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.

Bag bitch

I'm starting to have a thing with bags. It's largely due to the fact that I need some on-trend daytime bags and classic night-duty bags. Basically, I need bags.

And I'm just putting these pictures up for the sake of inspiration and therefore hopefully motivating me to buy a good one soon.

Marc Jacobs.


















Miu Miu.

















See by Chloè.


















Vivienne Westwood Red Label.


















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

New adoption

Say hello to my new monster 'Ziggy'. I bought him today and he's been trying to get out, as you can tell from his lovely gesture in this picture.

My next purchase: black Longchamp bag.

The clash affair

I really suck at making those collages that say 'I'm such a natural-born fashionista because I only make creative fashion inspiration boards'. Instead, I whacked on all those music notes for background.

Anyhow, I'm in love with putting together different textures and prints, though I still try to match the colours up a little bit. It's obvious I still don't wanna let go of the comfort zone that black provides (hence the fabulous Mulberry 'Bayswater' bag and the Cavalli buffalo-horn necklace), but I thought I'll mix up the blues with the red and the yellow.

And I've sworn by white T-shirt with black prints. They give an outfit the instant lift and go with absolutely anything because of its monochromatic style. Then there's the Jonathan Kelsey for Luella boots that remind me of Lego, so hopefully this look doesn't look too mature?

Is nautical only for summer?

I bought this dress yesterday, and I'm starting to have second thoughts about it.

Don't get me wrong, I love the way it looks. But somehow it doesn't look all that when I layer it with anything.

Maybe I'll just wait till summer to wear this. Note to self: please refrain from buying stuff for summer and start buying stuff that can actually be worn now. Now.

(Image courtesy of supre.com.au)

Star style: Rachel Bilson

Recently I've noticed Rachel Bilson has been featured in many fashion magazines and celebrity gossip tabloids, and they're all basically raving on about how she's turning up to events looking severely stylish.

And maybe not every single thing she's wearing I dig, but I give her credit for looking good without being too overdone (former co-star who takes too much style credit, take note!) and most importantly, Ms Bilson isn't afraid of mixing colours! Gotta love her for that.

Loving the maroon-red pumps to brighten up the all-black ensemble. And her hair has that 'I'm-not-too-fussed-about-this-because-I-let-my-clothes-do-all-the-talking' vibe.


















She does the monochrome trend to perfection. I especially love the peep-toe pumps.


















Somehow this look reminds me of Snow White a little bit, but double points for matching the belt with the shoes. Who knew? She did.


















She rocked the zipper and one-shoulder dress trends way early - this was at a function in 2006. I personally think she looks really good in this outfit.


















Love how she's teaming the preppy shirt with a statement skirt.


















And now on to everyone's favourite, the paparazzi pictures. This outfit might look too busy at a glance, but I like the stripes teamed with the busy prints of the scarf. And the cropped jacket wins extra point too.


















Denim jacket looks good with anything. She is rocking the denim trend with statement bag and good-old fashioned boots.


















Loving the yellow scarf adding oomph to the biker jacket. The pumps don't look too bad either.


















I love the colour of her bag, and though I wouldn't do it myself, I somehow like the way it looks combined with the colour of her jumper.


















A sweet and simple look for autumn. The jacket/cardigan has a kind of tough-masculine neckline but it's toned down with the feminine dress. Lovely combination.


















This is probably the simplest of her looks in the batch. But I just have to put this outfit in for the sake of the navy blazer jacket. And it looks good teamed with the tan pumps.


















Loving the rock-band tee and blazer jacket combo. The yellow Dior tote gives the outfit a much-needed dash of colour.


















I personally think this doesn't look much like her usual style, but I like the tough-meets-sweet vibe of this outfit. And the brogues are also really cute.


















This is a really cool, casual look. There are a lot of colours involved, but she pulls it off effortlessly. I think a black-on-white T-shirt is perfect to add that extra boost to almost any outfit.


















This is probably one of my favourite casual looks of hers. The bag's colour is just awesome, and she's highlighted it with the Converse in the similar shade. The scarf dresses up the outfit a little without trying too hard.


















I like the simple-but-effective approach to this outfit. The boots will take her anywhere and the striped jumper is preppy-cool.


















She pulls off oversized jumper effortlessly. And the pewter boots somehow work with the yellow bag. Her scarf is great too.


















This is probably another one of my favourite looks. The scarf is just gorgeous and it gives her whole outfit a lift.


















Summer would be proud of this ensemble. She wears this dress with such ease, accessorising only to bring out the best of it.


















Loving the striped jumper with the denim shorts. Pretty dressing for the changing weather.


















(Images courtesy of rachel-b.org)

By the way...

I bought this dress today.

I'm paying tribute to the art-painting print trend. It's $30 from Valleygirl and it fit me so well.

I also bought that tee from Bonds the other time. I ended up only buying the blue-grey colour, since I didn't feel like buying black or white at the time. :P

(Image courtesy of valleygirl.com.au)

Inspiration: Anglo-mania

From what I see, a large part of fashion has been about rebelling against the rules - mismatched textures and prints, clashing colours and recently, experimenting with architectural structuring. So it's no wonder that the fashion pack is increasingly turning to the origin of rebel, the UK. The punks in the 70s were probably the first taste of pure Englishness, going against the conservatives with statement studs, leather and mohawks. But rebellion in the UK doesn't just mean punks. There were many examples where the British went against what was hip and created their own trend.

I'm drawing inspiration from the boys of the 90s Britpop scene - Noel Gallagher of Oasis with his Union Jack guitar; Graham Coxon of Blur with his large-framed glasses and Doc Martens; Jarvis Cocker of Pulp with his blazer jackets. While the world went crazy for Nirvana's brand of grunge, the Brits hit back with their own style of rock music. And then you start to suspect that perhaps the nautical colour pallette of red, navy and white could well come from the colours of the Union Jack; the increasing amount of women rocking fiery red hair could most probably be inspired by Dame Vivienne Westwood's mane; and those glasses...well, I'd like to think that Mr Coxon owned them way before today's scene kids even developed their eyes in their mothers' wombs.

But however it is, the UK continues to set the (fashion) bar themselves, instead of letting others do it for them. These days, the British are putting together trends from what the rest of the world has to offer - think bohemian prints complemented with preppy, tailored suits or clashing neon colours with textured pieces (thank you, Agyness!).

It's all just my personal opinion, though. But I think the English pride is back. And I love it.

(Images courtesy of americanapparel.net, net-a-porter.com, topshop.com, ninewest.com.au, olsen-files.com, sendmedeadflowers.com, panicmanual.com, flickr.com, contactmusic.com, celebutopia.net, tpgnews.com and elleuk.com)

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)