i decided that posting on 2 blogs is too much of a hassle. just head back to monotones of gray.

when i first bought this dress, i knew that people were going to say i look like a nurse or a lab tech. great. no one has ever said i dress like a designer. i have no idea how a designer should dress but i believe it has to do with celebration of one’s style. and of course, a dose of randomness. sometimes i think i deliberately dress differently so as to incite some form of reaction. normal, isn’t what i aim for in life.

sorry for the grainy picture

to protect my modesty, i wore my black&white striped t shirt under. i thought it added a cute contrast and obviously it incited comments such as ‘did you just escape from jail?’ somehow i have a nagging feeling that no matter what i wear now, i am going to get comments from just about anybody that knows me. great. the mustard and gray scarf casually thrown on adds a little colour to the otherwise monotone outfit.

dress, hypnosis; black&white tunic, UO; shoes, charles and keith; scarves, secondhand/from other clothes; earrings (not seen), red black and yellow ball studs

when i came to this on The Sartorialist, i gasped. it has ALL the elements i like. the knit cape, the casual drape of scarf, booties (a long time obsession), tiered skirt and most important, a refreshing look.

it is so magical, its unbelievable.

to photograph diseased plants. honestly sometimes i think people don’t take me that seriously on first look because of the way i dress. i already look 16. and when i don’t dress like a sophisticated landscape architect, people think i am an intern. i don’t blame them but this teaches them, hopefully, a lesson not to associate perceived age with capability. can’t win it, so use a strange logic.

Princess Tina

these days i have this thing for polka dots. especially if they are not regularly polka-dotted. i usually tend to steer away from brown, because i detest it when people say hey you look like a twig. but i bought the skirt because it was flare and i was just in a flare mood that day. to balance the cuteness of polka dots, i threw on a denim vest i got from Cotton On at novena, which was a superb find because i have been looking around for ages. and lastly, anyone who read Monotones of Gray, knows that i love my Princess Tina brooch. i first saw it on Chocosho, fell in love with it and found it finally at Douglas and Hope on Brunswick Street in Melbourne.

i call this bag my essential for the starving artist look (S.A.L) no idea why. i just like the sound of it. anyone who buys shoes from charles and keith will know its from there. i usually refuse to buy bags from C&K because i have seen, honestly, at least 10 different people carry the same C&K bag (not this one though) on the train at peak hours. but i just had to get this bag because i was so keen on getting the S.A.L.

so be prepared to see this bag make a lot of appearances on this blog

vest, Cotton On; skirt, the box; boots, ebay; bag, charles and keith; brooch, douglas and hope; t shirt, 3 for $13 at BHG; camera, lumix dmc fz18

my love for mustard colour began in early 2007. it is one of the easiest colours to work with, unlike canary yellow which is too bright for a normal day out. it goes well with my other favourite colour, gray. or black. and for the strangest reason, i love mustard with checkered pants. the hunt for a pair of mustard stockings lasted for at least 6 months before i finally came upon it in a little dingy shop in kyoto. i was delirious with excitement (tiu and jiam can attest to that) because it was the exact shade i wanted. i wish i bought more because i haven’t seen any in singapore, yet. and i am not going to take the plane to japan again just to buy these stockings. i am insane. but not that crazy.

i love these pair of boots. they are a little borgues-inspired, with all the detailing and they are so comfortable to walk around in. they make me feel a little of the starving-artist style. i get weird looks when i go out in them but i love them still.

checkered dress, uniqlo tokyo; boots, ebay; stockings, kyoto; earrings, gift; camera, lumix dmc fz18