Trend Alert - Chambray Shirt

[from oldnavy.com]

Chambray shirt is everywhere in the blogosphere, I've seen it worn by my favorite bloggers even before the spring season began... I finally got one yesterday and can i just say that

I.AM.IN.LOVE.WITH.IT!

I can't wait to pair it up with so many things in my closet, but I still need one more thing to complete my spring shopping, the spring-must-have WHITE SKINNY DENIMS! Until then, I have these following photos for inspiration. Enjoy!

[all photos from google images]

What I wore - Black, White & Blue Family Photoshoot

We did a family photo shoot last Sunday and while planning our outfits in my mind, hubby announced he was gonna wear his baby blue shirt and black coat and black denims, the outfit below popped in my mind and I instantly coordinated my outfit to his! My son also wore blue/black outfit combo.... 

I had this photo in my files for a long time and I finally got the chance to draw inspiration from it when I was planning out outfits for our family photoshoot last February...


What I'm wearing:
blue cardigan
animal-print tube dress
DIY necklace, tutorial post to follow
baby blue belt
juicy couture chain-link bracelet

I just love coordinating outfits in family photos, you all look cohesive and put together without being too matchy-matchy...

What's on my SPRING 'wish list'

My SPRING Wish List includes:

a Chambray shirt

[Update: Got it yesterday! 03.08.12 ]

White skinny denims & Nautical tee

[striped tee - navy & white, black & white, red & white]
 [Update: Got a navy & white stripe tee yesterday 03.08.12, see worn here]

and this necklace

[kendieveryday]

[Update on this necklace: I made my own, see worn here, tutorial coming soon!]

Yellow, orange and green skinny jeans


I already got the cobalt blue and hot pink...

What I wore - Shopping @ IKEA [02.12.12]

Deets later... Just want to put this up, not so much in the mood to write right now =]

Cable-knit sweaters & What I wore - 2 days in HK [01.21-22.12]

I know it's a little warmer now for cable-knit sweaters but this post was meant to be posted a month ago during the peak of winter but it always gets put off...

This was taken in a shop in Granville Rd. in TST, HK and I was also wearing an orange one 

pictured below

 Wrap a scarf around the neck for added warmth.

 I just want to show that it was 'the RAGE' last winter, as seen in these photos... 

I know it's also called 'granny sweater' it being chunky and all but when it's cold you really just wanna be warm and cozy and it sure is!

Accessorize with pearls.

I really love my --- cropped denim jacket!

I just love it when you can get so much out of one article of clothing!

My cropped denim jacket has been a staple item during the colder months, I've worn it with dresses - minis and maxis, tunics, shorts, leggings you name it! And it always worked with almost everything, don't you just love when that happens? 

I do.

New loot - riding boots

This winter I haven't bought any new boots, all the boots I'm using were from last year and some were already looking a little bit worn out and so when I saw some riding boots similar  to the ones pictured below, I had to get them! It looks nice but it was a little hard on the toes and not for walking long distances or going around art villages ... I probably need some thick socks to wear with it...

Oh well... as long as it looks nice =)

What I wore - Trip to Dafen Art Village

What I wore: [02.02.12]

Old tunic [circa 2009], see worn here

Cropped denim jacket [really old, circa 2006 - worn many, many, many times!] here, here, here, here and here

Black leggings, worn here

Riding boots, new - it was already too late before I realize that it was not made for 

walking long distances =( My feet was in serious pain when we got home!

Oh, the sacrifices you go through for fashion's sake!

Hubs and I went to Dafen Art Village just 10 mins. from our area. It is a village where most of the people who live there are artists, painters, sculptors, carvers etc. The whole village is transformed into a huge outdoor gallery, even the buildings are dressed in awesome colors, it's amazing! 

Here are some of the snapshots I wanna share with you...

A big sculptured hand holding a paintbrush will welcome you at the entrance of the village.

 Creating art/painting is their basic livelihood, they sell their work for really cheap prices... We've seen a couple painting that we'd like to buy when we come back there.

What I wore - Trip to Happy Valley

It's still holiday this whole week for the hubs and son, we went to Happy Valley theme park here in Shenzhen City yesterday. 

Trip to Happy Valley theme park [02.01.2012]

This is what I wore:

Chunky orange striped sweater 

Cropped denim jacket - old, also worn here and here

Black leggings, worn here

Converse

Necklace

Arm Party
Leopard-print scarf

Turquoise ring

 

 

 

 

New loot - leopard flats

Ain't it the perfect pair? The long wait's worth it...

My feet cleavage shows, instant sexy feet! I've been wearing it constantly, as long as the weather permits. It's now my favorite go-to shoes - very very comfy! 

See related post here.

All about hair this time!

I've been contemplating, like a LOT on changing my hairstyle, I don't know why I wanted to cut it short (at least shoulder length)... 


 I thought I really need a change since after my last trip to the salon I was not that happy with the end result and so I ended up tying it up in a bun most of the time... I'm not really sure what I wanted so I googled some hairstyles and most of the images that I saved have waves at the ends and I liked them...

With the length of my hair now being at half my back, it means i need to let go of a chunk of it, I'm really not sure if I'm ready to give that much amount of hair up just yet... and besides, it's still cold, (January being the coldest month) I need them to at least cover my nape and my neck and ears.

*All images from google.com

What I wore - New year's eve

I know it has been two weeks since the new year and I am posting these photos only now, been busy procrastinating - the weather's been crazy, makes me just want to sit and curl up and wrap myself with warm blanket  on the couch and read and surf in my tablet, while sipping hot chocolate...

 Been seeing lots of orange from fashion and style blogs lately and I was kinda' drawn to the color after a while...

What I wore: A mix of old and new

Sweater - new

Black shorts - old

Black opaque tights

Tan wedge booties, also worn here

Orange scarf, new

Shearling-lined aviator jacket, new

Purse

 We ate NYE dinner at a mexican restaurant in the city with friends and then waited for the countdown at midnight....

Cheers to 2012!

Latest loots

Last Christmas, hubby asked me what is it I want and without batting an eyelash I answered, "just give me money and I'll buy it myself!" Hahahaha!

And so he did and I wasted no time spending them!


These are what I scored:
1.Leopard-print flats. Finally! I've been looking for the perfect pair and after being unsuccessful for a long time, finally found 'the one' which looked a bit like this one,

- It took me a long time because there are actually lots of leopard-print flats to choose from, but I wanted one where I can see the 'cleavage' of my toes. Talk about wanting to have 'sexy feet'.

2. Teal bag. I liked the Mulberry Alexa leather bag so much and I wanted a look-a-like so when I saw a teal one (by the way, they only have one color for this design), i thought I got to have it! I love teal! It looked a lot like this one below...

3. Chunky, cozy sweater, in my favorite color of the moment, ORANGE! I don't know why I've been drawn to any orange thingy lately...

4. Shearling-lined bomber/aviator jacket

5. Above-the-knee socks.

6. Brown patterned tights

Note: These aren't my photos, 
if you knew the owners of them, I would love to know to give them proper credits. 
(I still haven't taken pics of my loots yet), on my next post hopefully!

What I wore - Leather jacket and flowy pleated dress

Holidays is officially over, ugh!

'Though I wish it's Christmas everyday, things get a bit crazy around here during this time of the year with my son's birthday, christmas and then new year, I also am glad to get back to my regular, normal, everyday life... although I must say that I'm having a hard time shaking off all that holiday hang-over.

This is what I wore.

(Well, not this but I had to give you at least a visual of what I wore since I was not able to pose for a whole body shot, but it was the same dress, in mint green.)

What I wore:

Soft, flowy pleated dress (same dress as above, different color)

Shearling aviator jacket (see here, i was lugging it the whole time last NYE but it was not that cold, worn here) which I eventually swapped with

Leather jacket, borrowed from my son

Leopard-print belt, close-up pic below

...and to prove to you it was really me and not some random photos which was just cropped [the heads off]... LOL!

Currently obsessing - Leather jacket and flowy pleated dress

I'm seeing lots of these lately and I'm currently obsessed as I have these items in my closet - leather jacket and flowy pleated maxi dress.... I plan to wear them when the weather permits... I hope NYE is not as cold as christmas eve was...

Wishful thinking.