Max Tan

Featuring Max Tan's newest collection Fall/Winter 2012/2013 in a short fashion film inspired by a Japanese folklore called " The Crane Wife"


Crane Wife from strangexperiments on Vimeo.

I love lookbooks, I think I spent far too much time watching them online. This one caught my eye because of its quirkiness and also because it's inspired by a Japanese folklore. It's the best one I have seen yet. What do you think?

You can read about Max Tan and see more of the Singapore-based designer here.

It's the weekend and unlike most people I will be at work instead spending it infront of the TV or going to the park. Boo!

Enjoy the weekend and for those of you who are in the UK, enjoy the sunny weather while it lasts!

Marni for H&M

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This editorial was taken at the iconic Pam Am building in Berlin. As a lover of the TV series I was thrilled when I saw this. The collection suited the set up perfectly - the muted colours, prints and colour blocking very much suited the 60s theme. The last image also reminded me of Donald Draper from Mad Men although I don't think I have seen Mr Draper in a stripey sweater.

Mad Men and Pan Am? What's not to love? Of course the collection itself is also incredibly beautiful.

Mary Katrantzou's launch

Tomorrow is the day of the launch for Mary Katrantzou's 10 piece capsule for Topshop. Her collection has been all over the internet and each time I set my eyes on it, the more I fell in love.

My favourite is her bowl dress

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and this picture of Susie from Susie Bubble makes me love it even more.

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I do love the idea of wearing it with a simple grey tshirt underneath.  And those shoes suit her perfectly! It kinda reminds me of an old man's moustache but she does wear it well.

Which are your favourites from her collection?

Happy Sunday

today will be spent watching this

listening to her

my favourites are the Cherry Ghost and Phoenix covers

So it has been a pretty busy week for me. Friends from all over came to visit. We don't normally get people staying over so it was really nice to have people around and also getting to speak my native language. I miss speaking it sometimes.

They brought me lots of goodies from home and one of them even got me a century egg! I was stoked! What should I have it with later? Congee? Just plain rice? Who knows? The choice is endless. Aaah I am salivating right now just thinking about it.

Happy Sunday lovelies!

Neon

I am sure you've seen the neon trend all over the blogsphere and some of you might even be a tad tired of it already but I can honestly say I am loving this trend so much. If I could wear head to toe in bright neon I would....but I won't, because I'd look like I stepped out from a clubbing scene in the 1980s.

Wait. That's not really a bad thing is it?

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I am thrilled that some of you are joining Fashnpolis. My username is Sal Zailani. Feel free to add me if you like :)

See you there xx

Lookbook competition

hello pretty ones,

Sorry I haven't been blogging my internet has been terrible so I took the chance to focus on my illustrations and that's what I have been doing.....drawing, drawing drawing! It has been a while since I did and I am trying to get back into it.

Also I have fantastic news. I participated in a lookbook competition which you can see from my sidebar and I won! The theme was 'Cheap Fashion'.

You can read about the post here.

This is what I won

Such a lovely dress! This has made my week. Thank you Angela :)

I think I will wear it for Valentine's Day if i gets here in time :) Yay!

Please check out Angela's blog. She has great fashion sense and always an inspiration! :

Outfit Post

It was a pretty windy day here in Birmingham.

I had a few alfalfa moments

I look like I have an antenna here. If I could photoshop it I would, but I am rubbish at it. Also I think the antenna makes me look like a human ladybug.

I like it.

 Cardigan - H&M

Boy's Tshirt - Gift from Malaysia

Skirt - H&M

Tights - Primark

Shoes - Vintage

Inspired by this post

I have a facebook page now, I would appreciate it very much if you could take the time to 'like' it.

Only if you want to of course :)

Also I'd like to wish everyone out there a very Happy Chinese New Year! 
I am terribly excited about the Year of the Dragon. I predict good things.

Blue and Grey

today we went out for our what was once a weekly sushi lunch date has now turned into a monthly one. it's one of our new year resolutions. After consuming enormous amounts of chocolate during the holidays we decided it was time to give our stomachs a rest and eat healthily.

has it worked? well, we've only just finished the last batch of chocolates last night..........and we just bought some chocolate easter eggs (i know it's only January but it was on offer so who could resist?)

Why oh why are chocolates so darn addictive!?

why God why!?

Anyway this was what I wore

I must admit I couldn't stop giggling the whole time. Posing makes me giggly.

Jacket - Gift from a friend

Top - Primark

Tights - H&M

Bag - Vintage
Skirt - Charity Shop

Shoes - Urban Outfitters

and Stuart kept on pretending he was a fashion photographer clicking like mad with our cheap camera which didn't help.

My colour coordination was inspired by our dull english weather. I am in desperate need of sunshine.

my diy necklace

hello there lovelies,

thank you so much for the lovely comments. I am feeling heaps better now.  I realise there is no point in moping around feeling sorry for myself. I should just get my life back on track. I admit watching Bridesmaids have something to do with it. If you haven't watched it, do it. It's hilarious!

I decided to be more productive and got my jewelry kit out and started making the diy geometric necklace i talked about before.

Instead of long tubular gold beads, I used short white ones. I like it but I might spray paint it a different colour. Neon perhaps? We'll see.

I apologise for the poor quality of the photos. My webcam is a bit rubbish.

Today my necklace and I went to IKEA for a couple of hours and all we got was a measuring tape which costed 29p. Money well spent I thought! I was slightly embarrassed when I went to the cashier though but the guy was nice and very professional. Didn't get any odd looks from him at all.

We are gonna have homemade pizza for dinner today. When I say we, I mean Stuart and I. Not my necklace. It's main purpose in life is to hang around my neck and make me look pretty. That's all. Oh and sometimes for an all night girl talk session.

Jalouse

short video for Jalouse magazine by Matthew Frost


Jalouse Magazine: Une Fille Comme Les Autres from Matthew Frost on Vimeo.

Edgy DIYs

Ever since I got back into blogging I have found the most amazing and inspiring fashion blogs. One of them is Style Marmalade. Victoria, a mexican residing in London, is an incredible artist and has delectable fashion sense. I love her edgy androgynous look and I also love reading her DIY posts.  Here are some of my diy favourites.

Spoons DIY

DIY Edgy Shoulder Pads

Rib Cage DIY

Told ya they are awesome. You can find more diys on her blog. Please go and check her out :)

Happy New Year

Sorry I have been MIA for a few days. I meant to blog when I was at the countryside but the internet connection was really bad so I figured I'd wait til I get back. Hope you all didn't think I was gonna be gone for good!

I saw this video on youtube and I found it really inspiring! You always see fashionable young ladies on TV, magazines, internet etc but you hardly ever see fashionable older women, maybe perhaps there aren't many or maybe I am wrong. So when i saw this I thought it was great and refreshing to see mature women looking so glamorous!

Isn't it wonderful? I have a lot of respect and admiration for anyone who dare to be different. I aim to be the same way but sometimes feel drawn to look like other people mainly because I don't have the confidence.

However, this has opened my eyes!

Hope this inspired you as much as it did me. Remember each and everyone of us is unique :)

Fashion Favourites

Something to inspire me before hitting the sales.

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Which ones do you like the most?

Fantastic DIY

I have been really bad this year. Nine more days til christmas and I still haven't done my christmas shopping yet. I know people who've already finished doing theirs last summer! Okay maybe a slight exaggeration there but you know what I mean.

I am also terrible at buying presents. I think. Not that anyone has complained but they don't look too thrilled either. Maybe I am just being paranoid.

Or not.

Anyway I stumbled upon this video and it gave me lots of amazing gift ideas. Money is tight and this is perfect for those who are creative and erm, poor like me.

Jane by Design Style Challenge #1. from annette tang on Vimeo.

Isn't that awesome? Makes me wanna paint glitter on my boyfriend's shirts now. But I won't cos that would  be naughty.

If you enjoyed that video then you'll enjoy her blog. I know I do.

I am now her number one fan.

Hope you enjoyed that and let me know if you've got any DIYs going on in your blog, I'd love to check it out.

Orla Kiely

My favourite pieces from Orla Kiely's A/W 2010 collection.

 I adore this bag the most! 

I can't wait for autumn. It's my favourite season of the year.