I've Given Up

Dear Friends,

It was great getting to know you.

Dear Rachel,

It was fun while it lasted.

But I think it's time I stopped fooling myself.

This is the end of Releasing The Tension, it seems it's all been released. :)

<3

Sniff

I'm still very, very and by very I mean, very sick. Being "under the weather" is putting it very mildly.

The good thing about being sick is - I've not been to work in days. Less of my workplace is always a good thing.

Anyhoots, here is another Taipei shot of my newly chopped and dyed(?) hair, my lovely Prada butterflies and my blue nails in a random streetsnap by one of the gang on our trip to Taipei.

*sniff* *hack* *cough*

Hope everyone's doing better than I am. ♥

On Hold

I fell terribly sick in Taiwan, and fell even sicker upon returning home.

Blogging will resume when depression and disease lift.

Meanwhile, enjoy this blurry pic of my latest addition to my Moschino t-shirt collection. (Yes, I began collecting Moschino tees about four or five years back. It's a hobby that makes me very happy.) I bought it just a week before my trip to Taipei and wore it to our first night out clubbing in Taipei.

I hope to be back in better health and spirit soon.

♥

What I Want To Wear #2

Inspired by those Balmain shoulders, and my incredible urge to wear pink tights these few days..



Have a good weekend lovelies. I'll be somewhat MIA, as I'll be in Taipei on a short holiday with the boyfriend and our friends for the next couple of days. There are FIVE Vivienne Westwood stores in Taipei apparently. I am going to make sure I get to one.:D Wish me luck!

♥

What I Want To Wear #1

Starting a new series, hope you like. ♥

I Love Christian Lacroix

Rachel and I finally went for the Christian Lacroix: The Costumier exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore and it was such a treat. We met late Saturday morning, the museum was nice and quiet with a lovely mix of old Singapore architecture spruced with glass and marble and fancy light structures. There was an installment of swinging red (or were they black?) chandeliers over the large atrium where all the escalators were. The escalators were like different rivers, each one you took would take you to a different place. We found the one that led us to Lacroix and gleefully hopped on.

I doubt I could properly find the words to describe what a gorgeous exhibition it was. I have to give props to the curators at our museum who did such an excellent job. It was quiet, dark, with a lush interior and beautiful music spanning from opera to musicals - the works that Mr Lacroix had been a costumier for. I can already feel my descriptions degrading what I've seen and what I've experienced. Unfortunately, Rachel and I didn't take a lot of pictures, because we really were quite awestruck by all the beauty. So we do hope this little snippet can offer you a taste of what Rachel and I were privileged to enjoy.


A beautiful range of dresses and robes for the theatre.


Spinning tutus above us! In a room that had walls of angelic white curtain, delicately draped and functioned as a screen on which ballet performances were projected on. Ethereal and breathtaking. I really loved this little room.

I wish I could aptly describe to you the detail of this dress, the way the bodice was stitched, the way the layers fell - I would wear this dress in a heartbeat. Exquisite.


His sketches for Shakespeare's Othello - the ladies.


His sketches for Shakespeare's Othello - the gents.

I remember leaving the exhibition with 1000 new ideas for dance costumes for future performances. I hope the exhibition travels to your city soon! It's truly remarkable.

Heavy Shoes For Heavy Hearts

As you know, I've been very crushed due to certain crushing events these past days. So when I was out about town yesterday, I stepped into our local Dries Van Noten store and tried on these favourites of mine. I remember seeing them on the runway and positively drooling. That thick black bandeau across the foot is just the sexiest thing I've ever seen. Not to mention, terribly comfortable.

I felt a fraction bit better, as I trotted around the store in these beauties. Certainly a very fashionable respite.

I Apologise For The Outburst

A Long Time Ago

Lines Of Lacroix

I will post soon about Rachel's and my trip to the Christian Lacroix exhibition! It was wonderful and absolutely inspiring. Rachel and I even sat down and did a few sketches! It was so much fun and there was so much beauty. ♥

Ar-Tee-Stic

Thanks to all who comforted me about my heartbreak. Thanks also to The Haute-Shopper for your suggestions. I do have some friends who are trying to score me media passes. Although the likelihood is very low for such exclusive and high-demand shows, one can still hope. :) Also, I probably will go and just, stalk the tent on the night of the show, just to soak in the atmosphere and breathe in the air of fashion royalty. Dame Westwood, here I come!

I received this in the email the other night, from an online retailer called TheCorner.com. It's the Menswear arm of the famous Yoox.com. I love TheCorner.com and have already made a purchase from there as a gift for a friend. Everything about this site is awesome. Please check it out if you are a girl who loves wearing her boyfriend's clothes and if you are a fan of graphic t-shirts.

Which brings me back to my email. This was a massive ad for new Art Tees and basically, I went crashing into depression as I realised I simply did not have enough money to buy so many of these wonderful designs. But well, my purchase powerlessness aside, I can't help but want to share what an amazing array of T-shirts that have just come in stock. Lust lust lust lust lust...♥




So inspiring. ♥

Broken Hearts

I have missed my ONE AND ONLY chance to catch a Vivienne Westwoodshow. All tickets are sold-out. I am hoping to score some other way of getting to watch the show. I can't believe it. The Queen of Anglomania comes to my little country and I can't participate in it at all. Why oh why oh why? *starts to have a crying fit*

Tears and broken hearts aside. There is a chance for me to attend this:


I would be a fool not to attend it, n'est-ce pas? Especially since tickets are still available and they are ridiculously cheap for a chance to be in the presence of 2 fashion greats, hearing their thoughts and opinions. All of you would murder me I'm sure, if I didn't attend this. And to see Gareth Pugh in the flesh my god. Would I die in his presence? Yes probably. But I would die of a more painful heartbreak if I didn't go.

Here's the most amazing line-up Singapore has ever seen in all its fashion weeks ever:

Christian Lacroix Spring/Summer 2009, Opening Gala (which surprisingly, isn't sold out yet. Should I go to this one too?)

Gareth Pugh Autumn/Winter 2009 (sold out :x)

The Ashley Isham Couture Showcase (sold out :x)

Marc by Marc Jacobs (sold out :x)

Vivienne Westwood AW 09/10 Anglomania (SOLD OUT *heart breaks again and again*)

Who wants to fly over and follow me to the session? It's next Thursday!

Alrighty-then, I'm off to purchase tickets.

I'm still so bummed about Westwood. But, oh well. *sobs* :(

UPDATE: The [insert expletive of choice here] website is a LIAR. A big fat LIAR. It did not say "sold-out", it still let me click on the "Buy Tickets" link and when I did want to buy tickets to the Gareth Pugh info session? It says that it's sorry, because they did not have the tickets available for the number I had requested. I tested it with 1 ticket, I tested it with 2 and I tested it with 9 - I got the same response.

I want to sue the bloody arse of this website, but I think I'm too stupid to properly sue anyone. So I shall just wilt away and hide away on my own personal island of FAIL and cry endlessly about my natural inclination towards failure.

Grey Skies

Pink With Rage

Torn

The Boyfriend Tee

Since I'm not tall enough to wear the "boyfriend" jeans (though I desperately want to), I've learnt to make do with the "boyfriend" t-shirt. I'm rather proud of this t-shirt. For you see, it was a t-shirt I had designed for my lovely boyfriend for his birthday last year. Can you guess the date of his birthday? :) I liked his t-shirt so much that I gave it to him, planted him a birthday kiss, and promptly borrowed it indefinitely.

Ah, 'tis the taste of true love. :p

Accessories Speak Louder Than Words

Vivienne Westwood Silver Armour Ring; Prada Butterfly Shades
Dear Rachel,

I miss you too. I wrote you and asked about Saturday. :) I believe you're done with exams? Let me know soon. ♥

Lacroix et l'amour,
Hui

plaques and tangles

Dear Hui,

I miss you.

Ok, there is no point to this post except to say that I really miss being away from Hui and the rest of you, and I can't wait to see the Lacroix exhibit. Holidays are on the way, which (hopefully) means more photoshoots and outfits! Sorry no photos this time... it's back to work for me :(

Panicking for exams,
Rachel

Tiny

My legs look so tiny here!
Do please ignore the strange outfit above. I had changed out of my jeans for comfort's sake. You can see here a shot of my short hair, just before I got it trimmed again. It's a little shorter and thinner now in the front and just...a little shorter. I don't know how else to describe it. A little Sinead O'Conner-ish perhaps. But oh well.

It's finally Friday! *jumps* :)

Into The Blue

Words cannot describe how much I miss my blue hair. ♥

And so I shall leave you with pictures, of what are now memories.

Sigh.






I realised I don't have many recent shots of my current super short hair. I will wait until I meet Rachel again, after all her exams end, and also when I am less frazzled. I will get her to take some pictures of my hair, and also, the Vivienne Westwood bag that I had wanted a long time back which I had finally gotten sometime back. It's really, really lovely and I can't wait to get some photos done to show you guys.

Love to all. ♥