Personal outfit 20

Camwhored abit with Wan Keat

Also did alittle camwhoring of myself, though I still have a long way to go, I still have no idea how to take good pics of myself

Outfit for the day:
Straw fedora: Net
Plaid shirt: Uniqlo
Tank top: Giordano
Boho skirt: flea market find
Brown cowboy boots: bought in China
Weave bag: gift from mom

Went out with Wan Keat yesterday, and we ended up shopping for abit, well technically I did the shopping and poor Wan Keat was dragged around by me.

I ended up with some goodies including a leopard print dress (though I'm contemplating whether I ought to snip off the belt detailing), a black tunic from Uniqlo (for "fat" and lazy days) and a bunch of foot pads, a bottle of nail polish top coat, a tube of nail polish remover (the kind where you simply stick your finger into the sponge and the nail polish comes right off) and a toy all for my dog, all from Daiso.

I just love Daiso, it's a 100 yen or in my country's case, $2 shop. They have tons of amazing stuff there but sometimes their stuff aren't worth the $2 price tag because of the amount within the packaging so you do have to be careful not to get sucked in by the cheap factor.

Wan Keat's leaving on Thursday... so I'm pretty bummed out by it now, but I did promise to send her off, so that's one consoling factor I guess. I'm also feeling it down about my cosplay plans, I get the feeling that I may no longer get the sponsorship because I might have ticked off the lady boss for giving me the wrong hairstyle during the previous event and forcing her to change it there and then, I'm already planning to order my own costume, however, its getting bit lonely to do events on my own, so I am hoping for a team, but to organize one is a big thing, so I'm too at a dilemma about that... sigh....

Domino Records X Uniqlo T-Shirts

The UT (Unique T-shirt) store in Harajuku has een really busily promoting a new collection fo shirts that are the result of a collaboration between Uniqlo and the popular UK record label, Domino Records. Domino reocrds is the lael that has signed or released alums for numerous popular ands such as The Kills, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys and Mouse on Mars. Aspart of the promotion, the entire front of the store has been plastered with Domino Records band posters and artwork.

However, not every band under Domino Records is part of the Uniqlo collaboration, though some of the more popular ands are part of it. The abdns that are part of this project are, The Kills, Mouse on Mars, Four Tet, Wild Beasts, Clinic, Max Tundra, Fridge, Junior Boys, Palace Music and Quasi. Other than the band t-shirts, the collection also includes Domino Records shirts in several different colours.

The UT X Domino Records t-shirts are priced at 1500 yen (roughly US$20) each, not a pricey sum. However, with most UT collaborations, stocks are limited in quantity, so it'll be best if you can grab them fast. No news, if these shirts will make it out of Japan, though you could keep your fingers crossed.

Information & images from http://tokyofashion.com/domino-records-x-uniqlo-t-shirt-collection/

Unusual Shoes

The newest member of the weird shoes club...

My personal favourite amongst the weird shoes club, Miu Miu's Teacup heels. I'm still praying that somehow, I could one day get my hands on a pair.... they'll be the perfect whimsical touch to a Lolita or Alice in Wonderland inspired outfit.

I don't know if it's just me or something, but lately it seems to me that there has to be at least one designer out there creating some really unusual pairs of shoes every season. I'm not talking bout bringing some old trend back a la the clog, but more on the level, where they're so unusual that people's opinions are split between them where some consider works of art, worthy of having a museum exhibition created around them, or in some cases, just plain weird.

My personal opinion depends very much on the said shoes, and with the melting stilettos of the Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte heels, I do like the idea, but the sporty, trainers-like front doesn't appeal much to me.... hmm....

Spring Bag & Shoe Trends

The boots for spring are mostly cowboy boots in mostly brown or tan with a few blac exceptions, some include studs, mesh or fringe detailing.

Trends for sandals include clogs, wedges soles, flower patterns in the fabric, ribbon detailing and the new gladiator which is less romanesque.

For pumos, you should look out for studs, ribbon details, patent materials and animal prints.

Even the humble and comfy ballet flats have trends which are studs, ribbon, spangles and Bijoux (or bejewelled)

Straw bags are big this season especially, Ethnic desings, knitted versions, spangles and bags with plenty of colour.

The shoulder bags is still popular (which is good news for people who randomly dump their stuff into their bags, like me), important factors include, large sizes, chain straps, studs and fringe detailing.

If you prefer a smaller handbag, details to look for include, bags made from canvas and leather materials and flower and stripe designs.

Sweet Magazine created a special feature that higlighted some of the key bag and shoe trends for this Spring/Summer season, so if you're planning to buy that new bag or pair of shoes for this season, the pictures show some of the key trends that you need to look out for.

Rinka's Wedding in Sweet Magazine

The full page poster, I'm tempted to put it up but at the same time, the idea of anything happening to it such as fading from the sun is giving me second opinions...

Anotehr full page feature of Rinka in her lovely Vera Wang wedding dress, with the sweets and cakes that were created for her wedding in the background

Pictures of the decor for her wedding, lots of peach and pink colours, candles, fat ribbons tied to the back of the guests chairs, a pair of lovebirds, Wedgewood tableware, macaroons and even a mirror with a message scrawled across it in her dressing room...

Rinka's tiara which she wore as her headpiece, along with her veil

Don't you just love her wedding invitations? So whimsical and delightful...

I found the wedding gift for their guests extrememly thoughtful, I mean how many times have we gotten wedding favours such as stuff toys and such that we toss out after a few months or years? The bowls are such a useful and sweet gift that'll remind their wedding guests of the wedding for years to come

The four things that every superstitious bride needs for a wedding, a hairclip (or was it a brooch) to represent something borrowed, her lucky pouch for something old, her wedding shoes for soemthing new and a hair ribbon and the sole of the shoes for something blue.

May Rinka have a beautiful future ahead of her, and it looks like despite her marriage, she's still busy with her career, so we can still loo forward to more appearances from her.

Rinka's wedding was recently featured in Sweet magazine in a wondeful seperate pullout, and the pullout covered everything leading up to her amazing wedding. This included pictures of her trip to Paris to get her Christian Louboutin wedding shoes done before jetting off to New York to choose her wedding gown and the side holiday which she had while in the search for her wedding stuffs. It even showed her preparing herself for her wedding and infomration of the wedding and the location itself.

The pullout had me totally glued to it, and I kept drooling over the gorgeous decor, her dress amongst other things. There was even a special makeup section for would-be brides with suggestions of wedding dresses to go with the makeup and even a feature for wedding guests on suitable attire for a wedding, all modelled by Rinka herself of course!

After such a beautiful wedding, I just wanna wish Rinka and her lucky man a happy and wonderful marriage.

Uniqlo's New DI Collection

Once again, Uniqlo has teamed up with numerous high fashion brands and made it more accesible to us lower-budget consumers to beable to get our hands on some of their stuffs through the Uniqlo Designers Invitation (DI) project.

This year's line-up of Designers include zechia, Han Ahn Soon, suzuki takayuki, G.V.G.V., mintdesigns, mother and fur fur.

First up is zechia with a quirky space-age take on Bohemianism, this is the latest brand to come from old-school Harajuku avant garde brand, 20741120 designers LICA and NAKA. Their collection shows lots of nautical stripes with one even forming the stripes into a sort of psychedelic multi-patterned arrangement and another featuring bolder stripes with a cute ribbon detailing, reminds me soo much of Sonia Rykiel's H&M Collection.

Every month will see the debut of a new designer's DI collection. Next collection will be the cutesy high-waisted tunic dresses from Han Ahn Soon that are closest in aesthetics to majority of the Japanese girl's fashions.

Zechia's DI collection will be available from late February onwards in selected Uniqlo outlets. Guess that's the cue for me to check whether any Uniqlo outlet here will be stocking them!

Sonia Rykiel X H&M Collection

We all saw Sonia Ryiel's Lingerie collection for H&M last december, and with the cute rose detailings and comfortable knickers, it wasn't very surprising that the collection sold pretty well. So well, in fact that H&M deicded to have another go at another collection with the designer again!

This time, Sonia Rykiel is offering us what she does best, knits! The Sonia Rykiel for H&M Collection is due to hit the stores on February 20th, 2010 and the collection consists of plenty of dresses, sweaters, leggings, scarves and accesories in colourful stripes or ribbon detailing, which moi is a total sucker for.

When buyign a piece from this collection, you'll also be happy to know that part of the proceeds will benefit the UNICEF's "ALL For Children" project and there's even a limited edition UNICEF bag that's been specially created for the Sonia Rykiel for H&M collection to support the cause. Now who says fashion doesn't have a heart?

Once again, I'm gonna gripe about being one the last few shopping cities in the world that still doesn't have a H&M store.... this collection is yet another stab to my poor, aching heart. I thought I'd suffered enough with the Jimmy Choo For H&M collection already.... pls someone bring in H&M to Singapore already!!! I can no longer bear the torture!