can you see the cheshire cat?

brian bought the coolest t-shirt on the planet from threadless.com.  it is a t-shirt that shows up only under uv light.  however, for the period he has worn this t -shirt, we haven't been able to see the cat until saturday.  it was a nice sunny day and under the sun, we slowly saw the formation of the cheshire cat... just like in alice in wonderland.  it was such an achievement because the t-shirt actually worked, i had to take a photo of it and blog the occasion. 

can you see the cheshire cat?

fluoro clash

love the clash

what am i wearing?

i attended a few weddings in the month of october so i thought i'll post one of my outfits for a wedding i attended the first saturday of october.

it was the nicest spring day in melbourne this year. :)

 

 outfit:
flower piece - diva
dress - asos puff sleeve dress
shoes - wittner

best friends

Olivia Palermo and Bianca Brandolini d'Adda together on the streets 

european girly girl - i love bianca's long jacket and how it really contrasts with olivia's pale pink ruffles

stylish black - loving olivia's french soles and bianca's vivienne westwood pirate boots

stella choices

as you all know, stella mccartney for target was released on oct 29th in selected target stores all across australia.  surprisingly, the stock did not sell out as fast as anticipated.  i went in on the day after it was released and much of the stock still had every size.  however, when i was looking at the collection i did hear a lot of people say, "wow this is really expensive".  maybe target priced themselves out of the market this time.

 

i fell in love with the above colour combination and the tulip skirt.  it is so nicely shaped and in such a beautiful colour.  the popular lace tee however, didn't meet my expectation.  it is not lined and isn't cut in a very flattering shape.  definitely not worth over $100 AUD. the skirt was $129 AUD.  however, i thought i would be patience and wait for the sale as there is so much stock left and people are bound to return their purchases.

the collection was generally very well made - especially the bottoms and jackets. the blue sequinned dress is not getting released.  i wonder if they had a quality issue with the sequins.  i really liked the suits.  the tailored pants are beautiful and very well cut, but the navy seems really popular as they were the only item which didn't have any sizes.   so that the tulip skirt and a navy suit are on the top of my list when the sale comes. the lace tee is still on the back of my mind but i think i'll only buy it if it goes under $20 AUD.  

i have target which stocks the full collection down the road from me so i will be checking every so often on the prices and update everyone.

up

 

another editorial from vogue china.  can someone tell me why vogue china has such amazing editorials?

i am a big lover of all things coloured balloons.  so much so my friends bought me a bunch of balloons for my graduation instead of flowers.  it was just so awesome.  this editorial really reminded me of the pixar movie 'up'.  couture and coloured balloons, you have already won me over.

roped in

zimmerman rope belt in electric blue

i went to a zimmermann sale at the start of october and fell in love with this electric blue rope belt as shown above.   it was $40 AUD and i couldn't justify it. however it added a wonderful pop of colour to a watermelon-coloured zimmermann wrap dress i was trying on.  i can't stop thinking about this belt now. help! i have looked everywhere on ebay as well.

i'm thinking i can make the belt myself so i'll keep everyone posted on how i go.

i want... lanvin for H&M

so everyone in fashion has been blogging about the collaboration between high-end lanvin and mainstream h&m.  there probably doesn't need to be another blog about this highly-anticipated collaboration but now the moment has arrived with the unveiling of the lanvin for h&m lookbooks and look, it doesn't harm to have these pictures posted on the web one more time does it?

Alber Elbaz said an interview that, “This is not about a dress for less, it’s more about bringing Lanvin to a wider audience.”  i love that alber has got the desire to spread the lanvin label to the mainstream audience.  with this collection i can really glimpses of past lanvin collections.  i am a little frustrated though because i have tried to replicate the two looks for more than a year now... 

this is my all time favourite anna del russo outfit

of course, the dresses i have found are not as good as the lanvin for H&M ones so i can only hope that there are still some dresses left when i hit hong kong in december.  judging from the previous designer collaboation with H&M, there is a good chance.  however, lanvin and this collection is on another level. 

inspired by china

an editorial from vogue china

i believe it depicts the current cultural/aspirations of a chinese family very well.  the white barron setting contrasts with all things consumerism fuelled by the pursuit of the american dream.

clay roses

i went to a friend's wedding at the start of october and one of my friends wore this beautiful necklace. it's quite heavy but what a statement it makes.

my heart just melted when i saw her.

gg paree xoxo

images from gossip girl in paris

for once, i am really loving what serena is wearing. i get really confused by her style on gossip girl. i have never really been that drawn to gossip girl fashion as i find it really consistent, however i do love that the girls on gossip girl do not look skeletal. i loved the first episode of season 4 when they were in paris. it was such a breath of fresh air.

if life could always be as theatrical as this.