(re)Used

Wearability varies subjectively. I don't detest any certain style really, as long as it's a personal 1, I admire that. If you love wearing a tuxedo suit to the grocery store, why not? If you love wearing cropped jeans with stained singlet to a ballroom party, why not?

Anyway, thats really not my point. There's this pair of military boots sitting on my house's shoe rack since forever and for quite sometime, I've been telling myself, "nope. it's A PAIR OF MILITARY BOOTS so NO TRYING.". But today, I eventually TRIED it which is interesting. I'm gonna ask one of my brothers(whoever it belongs to) for permission to TEMPORARILY own it. Haha!


Paired with some cheap office trousers and belted it up waist.

As usual, I was all over the net for some self-contenting research on fashion by blogs, gossip websites and everything till I came upon this site, http://www.fash-eccentric.com/, with this post: http://www.fash-eccentric.com/2008/04/singapores-top-fashion-faux-pas/, which I was consistently nodding my head throughout the 3 minutes reading. It rips out everything that I've been wanting to say all these while.

Just COULDN'T AGREE MORE!

Agyness Deyn, Vintage Junkie

Yes, you might or might not know her already, judging by the multiple times her face appeared on fashion magazines and style polls. To me, yes, she has a style, but isn't THAT style recognised and worn EVERYWHERE? I mean, everyone that owns a pair of functional eyes are able to see that vintage fashion is REEEALLY BIG at the moment. So, I really don't get it what's so FASHIONABLE about her. It's either I'm being too stubborn on my "stylish=uniqueness" thinking or.... yea, that the only thing I can say right now.
But admitting-ly, even with TONS of people(especially from art schools) using/used her style, which is obviously vintage punk rock influenced, she made it so far which is admirable and acknowledgable.

HELLO?!

I'm feeling rather pathetic right now thinking probably no one's reading this blog and I'm here blogging for my own pleasure. Well, that was ONE of my intention when I started it but truthfully, who doesn't want readers?!

So, I think I'm gonna pop out a question and by a week time, there's still no comments no nothing, I think I might close this blog. Just doesnt want to make myself look stupid.

ALRIGHT! The question is,

WHAT'S YOUR STYLE?!

Your influence/inspirations?

Trend follower?

By all means, if you want, spam my comment space. I'll be more than delighted :)

Let me start the ball rolling (if its going to continue.). Some of my close friends described my style as "pirate influenced" which I firmly disagrees. I admit, at some point last year? Johnny Depp was my style inspiration, but that is provided that you want to link Johnny Depp to "pirates" constantly, which seems unfair.

My style, its easy. The place I'm at(Singapore) is my inspiration. I've always been interested in mixing urban wears with tropical elements, which are obviously all the things that spells Singapore's structures and streets layout. I'm hardly out without having something brown on me if you(my friends) realised, be it the shoes, my accessories, bag or wadever. Even with a chic suit, I'm still commited to MYSELF by tying pattern-printed scarfs over the belt to give it a more exotic feel. To me, having something acknowledgable about your style can't be anymore honorable which is why, a shirt and jeans is never enough for me.

Do I follow trends? Well, as boast-ly as I sound about individualism, I do follow a minimal stretch of trends but NEVER would I follow whats new BLINDLY. For example, jeans tucked into boots/high-cuts is 1 of them. Let me just say this, trends to me are NEVER interesting cause it paints you as someone "style-less", well, in the eyes of people who analyze fashion of course. So even when I got myself a pair of skinny jeans earlier this year, I got it 2 sizes bigger instead to make it look SLIM FIT, just to prevent myself from looking like an inured slave for trends.

Best Body Ever?

Almost everyone in the entertainment industry owns a "perfect" body. From stick-thin to muscle-toned, body fats is like the devils of all devils. Gisele Bundchen, for example, owns the MOST perfect body personally. Wearing a Herve Leger dress(famous for his signature "bandage" tight dresses), it just couldn't compliment her tall, lean and fat-less body any lesser.

Sienna Miller & Nicole Richie (hippie chic)

You'll NEVER know when Sienna Miller's gonna rock her own outfit being on and off both the hits and miss list multiple times. But this outfit, god, so quintessentially chic. Admit it, not everyone's able to rock a multi-layered dress and besides, boots with dresses are long dead in my book (boots over jeans or leggings are better looking for me). Although the vintage bag may seems to be over everyone's shoulders now, I still love her entire outfit. On the other hand, Nicole Richie went shopping for her husband b'day looking very Nicole, which is what I've always looked up to. This girl/women/mum really do know her own style! Such difference from those kate-moss-wannabes or ashley-wannabes. With extremely simple pieces, she embodied them looking hippie-ly chic with the scarf-headband and loose grey dress.

Women's RTW F/W 08

So, it has just ended. Still taking my world of time browsing style.com, which you are definitely looking at someone always at the eleventh hour.

From what I've seen so far, nothing really caught my eyes from the more well known designers. Recycling and peeling of inspirations are all over them this season. Example, Gucci is tangibly "Balenciagia-fall-07-fied" while Louis Vuitton's "Emanuel Ungaro-fied". Trends like inspirations from the middle east, feathers and defined shape plays with the shoulders and hips are getting another chance of flamboyance once again.

More uniquely embodied designs, epitomizing those from Alexanda Mcqueen, Junya Watanabe and John Galliano are still eye-catching, but varies wearablity.

Thats it FOR NOW, time for more research.

I'm sure almost everyone who's particular about clothes would have those random stay-home days where you opened your closet and just mix&match pieces of old/new clothes.

Ok, not EVERYONE does that, but I always find it SUPER fun.

Random random~~

Victoria Beckham (Again..)

I'm sure you can tell I really liked Victoria's style already don't you?
She's just so damn chic and almost everything looks good on her thin body. By the way, I simply don't understand why people have to call her anorexic. To me, she's HEALTHILY THIN. I mean its NORMAL for people who are vegetarians(plus not touching oil and junk) to look this thin. And she looks and talks happily in interviews and all which is MILES from miserable anorexia people.

ANYWAY!

Pics this week:

Victoria and Cruise

Victoria wears Marc Jacobs navy sweater, tweed pensil skirt, Chanel scarfs, red Christian Louboutin Rolando pumps and of course, red Hermes Birkin bag.

Victoria at the Mar Jacobs fall 2008 fashion show wearing his spring 08 sequined burgundy dress and purple Christian Louboutin Rolando pumps.

Victoria out shopping wearing Marc Jacobs fall 08 caramel wool coat, Louis Vuitton Leather Lockit bag and boots from Gucci?

Victoria out shopping looking VERY Anna Wintour style with the cape and a dress that Roland Mouret would make, black hermes birkin bag and Balenciaga court shoes.

Victoria at the project runway season 4? final runway show wearing orange Donna Karan dress and Versace shoes.

Victoria at the airport with cruise in D&G coat? with a brand called "What Comes Around Goes Around" dress inside and black Christian Louboutin Rolando pumps.
Wow, by the frequency of something from Marc Jacobs on Victoria, it's either she's helping him as much as she can AS a new face for him or Marc Jacobs just love Victoria so much that he gave her almost half of everything he made.

Namie Amuro's New MTV

I've never been a fan of Namie Amuro's boring fashion sense cause I'm someone who loves to see evolution of dressing choices like (hands down) Madonna and Kylie. But it seems like miss Namie's walking STRAIGHT to the fashion wannabe side when she collaborates with Vidal Sassoon on their promotional campaign ad with her new single and mtvs.


I do think her hair's REALLY REALLY soft and all but come on... the idea of inspirations from the past is SOOOO USED! Its DEFINITELY getting boring. And would you just listen to the lyrics?! Who would write a song about fashion so CHEESY-LY?! But she looks pretty though...