SS08: Marc by Marc Jacobs

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For the last few seasons (ever since they got into the "grunge" look), I have not been too impressed with the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection. This season though I am delightfully surprised! The collection is preppy and retro-chic. My style but with a refreshing twist!
This collection makes me WANT to buy something orange, and that is a difficult feat. I absolutely detest orange. But I am willing to break the rules for these two dresses. I just LOVE the orange dress with the fancy bow tie (though I cannot quite imagine what occasion that would be appropriate for) and the shirt dress is casual and chic.
I don't even mind being obviously Marc by Marc Jacobs. Many would recognize this very distinct geometric shirt dress (left) as Marc by MJ by now (along with the orange bow-tie dress above) but I still like it. I am really impressed that the color seems so "old" and yet, the whole look is still so young!
At first glance I thought this blue printed dress (right) was really cute. But if you look closer, can you tell that it actually has Marc Jacobs written all over it? I thought it was pretty cool that I couldn't tell at first. But now that I can, I think that kind of ruins the dress. Shame.
The definition of retro chic. I love how they mixed the flirty print and color with such a "proper" design. It is both refreshing and stunning. Though it is a bit too much for me. I prefer the more subtle purple dress (right). I absolutely absolutely adore this dress. It is simple, vibrant, youthful and fun. I've tried it on actually, but the fit of the bodice is a bit off. Maybe if I got it tailored.........
More fun casual dresses. I love the block print (right). Its so off and cute at the same time. And the cut of the heart leaf pinafore dress is just adorable!
The neckline and the prints are awesome. I especially love the neckline of the blue shirt (left: it is very ladylike, but the print makes it fun!) and the subtle pinstripes on the yellow shirt (right).
These two are my favourites of the collection, because I think they are great investments. I'm a great believer in outerwear and these two cardigans are perfect to carry around with you this summer- just in case of freezing a/c temperatures! I waaaaant the white one (right)! It is very Chanel-esque with a youthful touch.
A cute jacket is ALWAYS a good buy. You get the most mileage out of them cause you can just throw it over any outfit- and this one is so chic and stylish! (Though it may be a bit too heavy for the summer). And this pinstripe shirt with the ruffles is just darling!

Now if only I can win a free shopping trip for Marc by Marc Jacobs this season!

Image Source: Net-A-Porter
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Bridle it up

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In her post, Giddup There, Susie Bubble mentioned Fleet Ilya’s harnesses (Sorry Susie, didn't mean to post-bite), and the images jogged my brain as I tried to remember where I'd seen the harness/floaty combination fabric before. I managed to stumble upon this old McQueen collection when looking through the archives at style.com (I always turn to old McQueen collections when inspiration is lacking, but his newer stuff is leaving me rather cold...). There are harnesses over every item imaginable. A harness adds instant cool to what would have otherwise been a set of very dull beige ensembles. Unfortunately this isn't the easiest accessory to come by. I wonder if a palatable version could be found in kink shops hmm... I quite like the brown leather and I wouldn't want to do patent.

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Spring/Summer Nail Varnish!

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Just when I found the perfect winter nail shade (just in case you were wondering, it is the Essie Sole Mate. It is the perfect rich deep dark purple, with just a hint of red!) , spring comes around. Not that I'm complaining, I can't wait for the weather to get warmer and the sun to shine. Although now it means my nail colors will have to change along with it- to get into the spring mode you know. But I am kind of tired of the pale white pinks that I usually favor for warmer weathers. As classic as they are, it does get a bit monotonous after a while. AND it is super hard to apply properly (this might also be due to my lack of nail varnish applications skills- though I'd like to point out that I have no trouble with the darker colors! Odd, I know).
So I started to consider other colors suitable for spring. Flicking through the Essie advertisements (Yes, I have a preference for Essie!) bright pink crossed my mind (left: Secret Stash). As much as I wanted to try something new though, bright pink does seem a bit too much. I AM 21 now. Not quite Barbie. Then I considered pale purple (right: Looking for Love). It is subtle but still quite different from pale pink. But then I quickly rejected the idea- that is just TOO weird. Its just not a color one would relate to nail color! Kind of like how it is odd for people to put pale blue/purple lipstick on their lips!
After much consideration, I finally found the perfect color, Ball-timore (left). It is the perfect coral pink, with the sharpness of a super bright pink but toned down by orange/coral tones. I simply LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It is youthful and fun with a hint of sophistication. The other color I bought is Hard to Get (right). A more intense version of my usual pale pink hues, I thought this would just be fun and girly to play around with.I also wanted to get a nude color, like this (above: bags to riches). This one is the definition of sophistication and simplicity. But alas, it was getting rather expensive (they hiked the price up in the place I usually go to!!!).

Image Source: Essie
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A Bit of Lace for Dessert

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Ever the one to be entirely too caught up with runway trends, I picked up this beautiful lace blouse as soon as I laid eyes on it. When buttoned all the way up it has a very strong editorial look. It's rather dark and romantic. I haven't quite found the perfect bottom half to this outfit yet. After seeing Miuccia Prada's lace swathed collection, my brain demands a lacy skirt. At the moment I'm considering wearing it with a slim floaty long grey skirt and black boots. In the meantime I'll keep my eyes open for a skirt to match.


Skirt: Seduction (via the Salvation Army)

Did the latest Prada collection remind anyone else of a very decadent desert? I'm thinking of chocolate and butterscotch. I've always been quite impressed with Prada's attention to detail and choice of fabrics. The mumsy-fit of the shirts probably won't do much for me (I prefer the shape of my own), but the lace is gorgeous. I also appreciate experiments with shoes. Give me an unusual shape of the heel any day. I hope more affordable versions of the winged-shoes on the runway pop up somewhere.


Images from style.com

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Tagged!

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I've been tagged by the lovely Cindy of Applesauce. So here's a little bit about me:

5 Things found in my bag:

- philosophy textbook
- philosophy notes
- student card
- pens, pencils, erasers
- almonds
(obviously I haven't taken anything out since my exam)

5 Things found in my purse:
- wallet I've had since 10th grade (it was a b-day present that I'm not willing to part with)
- LG chocolate phone (rather beaten up I'd say)
- mini Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue perfume
- water bottle
- old Olympus 35-EC camera (the boy gave it to me, it's hard to scale focus on it... I'd like to just take random photos and see what comes out)

5 Favourite things in my room:
- a huge framed Dali print on my wall
- my ever-expanding collection of books (mostly bought second-hand)
- my Grandpa's old Praktika Super TL complete with musty smell and broken light meter
- cards given to me by the boy
- antique flip-open writer's desk (technically in my new room that I have yet to move into)

5 Things I always wanted to do:
- re-learn Romanian, perfect my spoken French, and learn German (for a start)
- read all of the books on my bookshelf (I pick up too many)
- travel the world with my camera
- re-visit my hometown Brasov, Romania
- own an apartment downtown

5 Things I am currently into:
- eccentrically dressed people, especially older gents
- the monetary system
- browsing through blogs of all sorts
- eastern philosophy
- fencing

The person who tagged me is Cindy from Applesauce

Your 5 impressions of her:
- she has some mad design skills
- she's crafty, I like to read about her projects
- she has a good eye for spotting the interconnectedness of fashion and art
- she finds the most quirky and interesting clothes and accessories
- she needs to post some photos of her wardrobe because her lovely blog has made me curious :)

I will tag:
Little Thoughts
La Petite Parisienne
Fruchtzwerg's Island

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Today's Outfit

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My last final was over and done with yesterday afternoon and now I have all the time in the world to... look for a job. A couple of my results have come in and I am pleasantly surprised. Today's outfit is a little repetitive. I felt like dressing in something that I know works. I'm still recovering from exams. I barely pulled myself out of bed. It felt as if my very bones were aching. On a second thought, I might switch the heels for flat boots before going out. I might zone out and trip over something, considering the state I'm in. Now I can finally relish tossing away my notes (recycled of course). I might stop by at the newly opened H&M in town. Have a good day folks!




Jacket: second hand
Sweater dress: Urban Behaviour
Scarf: second hand
Shoes: Aldo
Leggings: made by me

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Painted Leather Shoes!

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Continuing on with my bold pattern and shoe obsessions... introducing a line of hand painted leather shoes by the Brazilian label Neon. The shoes are made from scraps of painted cow-skin that the label's co-designer Dudu Bertholini has picked up while traveling. I love their sleek shape and slight heel. They're pretty unisex. I can see them worn with outfits of all kinds: skinnies, floaty skirts, long and short. Does anyone know of a type of paint that would withstand wear and tear from being placed on shoes? This would be a fun summer project.


Images from coolhunter.com

They strongly remind me of a pair of Yohji Yamamoto boots I was admiring from the SS 2008 collection.


Image from style.com

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Are Eco-Friendly Bags Worth It?

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In my head, eco-friendly bags usuallt mean low-priced, off-white bags with some kind of save-the-earth type of message printed on it. Obviously, I've got Anya Hindmarch's "I'm not a plastic bag" bag -the first famous eco-friendly bag imprinted in my head. Back then, they were sold for 5 pounds each in the UK. (The whole craze for the bag is another story.) But clearly with over-demand, many other designers have tried to come up with smart slogans to put on suppsedly eco-friendly bags. I've managed to ignore that trend up until two weeks ago, I found this (literally) happy-looking bag in my mum's paper shopping bag.

No, my mum didn't buy it. She bought a jacket and the bag was a gift for shopping at Seibu, a department store in Hong Kong. We didn't think anything of it until we got home and discovered a HK$500 price tag on it. Wait, $500?! Yup, that was our reaction. We were kind of confused with why this bag would cost $500 in the first place and why the department store gave it away as a gift. I mean sure, the green smiling tree is sort of cute and it does have Moschino printed on it, (-as we all know, anything with a brand name printed on it allows it to be priced above what we think it ought to be worth,) but is it really worth 500hkd? (-500hkd is around 64usd or 30 pounds.) My point is not that I'm complaining about wasting my money on it because it was free, but that who would pay that much for it in the first place? And what you may not be able to tell from the photo is, this bag is small! It is probably the most impractical eco-friendly bag I have ever seen. Even the "I'm not a plastic bag" bag is more practical since it was wide (making up for it's lack of depth.) Plus, there was no message tag attached and the saleslady didn't even explain the point of the bag. Perhaps the proceeds of the bag goes to an unmentioned charity?

Anyway moving onto the Feed Bag. BG blogged about the first style last April. Recently, Lauren Bush released Feed 2 Bag. I have to admit the reason I looked it up was because I was surprised by the 50pound price tag when I saw it in Tatler magazine. But after reading the Harrods website, I am actually convinced it is worth it -According to Harrods' website, "each Feed 2 Bag sold will provide a year's worth of lunch meals in school for two children in need" for the UN World Food Programme's school feeding program. As for the design, it is reversible and made of 100% organic fair-trade material. OK, I can't claim to fully appreciate how 'green' the material is, but the cause actually sounds solid and worth it. I'm assuming people use these eco-friendly bags as their grocery-shopping bags, not to replace their Chanels, so even though it's not supremely stylish, it looks fit for the job, (although I would much prefer one that didn't have "Harrods" imprinted on it.)
What do you think of the whole eco-friendly bags trend in general? Do you use them for grocery shopping? Have you bought any?

Image Credits: http://www.harrods.com/
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Shoe Lust

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Even though I'm currently jobless, and broke, and any money to be made is going towards tuition, I still browse the local stores with the eagerness of someone who just received a bonus. Who knows, maybe by some twist of fate the shoe fairy will leave these darling things on my doorstep. The first pair appeared in a photo on the Aldo site a few weeks ago, but the shoes themselves were nowhere to be found. Now they appear! I like the curved heel and wide elastic straps. The second pair has a sky-high price tag to match their vertiginous heels. $350? Aldo, you just broke my little heart.

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Say Hi to the Daulmonster

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Say hi to Daul Kim. She likes to fork herself. I dig the slanted Y-3 hat and the long Comme des Garcons skirt with added hands. I appreciate a bit of eccentricity to a person's style. Stuffed hands? Sure! I eagerly anticipate CDG's collaboration with H&M. Please be weird! Please?


Images from Refinery 29 and IMAX via Sethii at tfs.com

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Closet Envy

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If I was rich and famous (ok maybe just the rich part) I'd wear these...


Vanessa Traina, Une fille un style, Vogue Paris May 2008
Scanned by BerlinRocks at tfs.com

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Tribal Allure

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This particular Vogue China editorial featured some of my favorite pieces of the season. I'm in love with the zany Sofia Kokosalaki dress, Prada socks and Balenciaga sandals. I really need some new socks/tights at the moment.



Scanned by Alix* from tfs.com

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What I Wore

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So the past couple of days I haven't been online very much other than to post on the blog. My google reader was waiting for me today with over 50 new posts to read! I feel two steps behind everything. And I'm posting yesterday's outfit instead of today's again. I'm now trying to catch up on all of the sweet comments I received the past couple of days in encouragement about the direction my blog is going. Thank you guys! You make me smile :)

Yesterday I met with a contact who works in market research. She was very kind to me and we talked a long time about the industry and the sort of entry-level jobs and companies I should be looking out for. My dream job is in trend forecasting, but that's rather difficult to pursue in Vancouver. For the time being I have to stay here to finish my first degree but I'm not against setting out for someplace new in the future. I didn't take french for nothing all these years!

Yesterday I wore my brown leather jacket again because it was warm enough for a thinner one. I still topped it off with a scarf, however. This scarf is from Romania. It was my mother's in the 70s and 80s. It's still in wonderful shape and the colors really pull an outfit together. I'm off to do more catching up now!



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The Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism on eBay

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Hey people, you know the pretty purple Nokia phone that I blogged about a few days ago and some of you have been wanting to buy it? Well you can now! Since we are the kind of girls who want practical phones with classic, silver designs, (largely because we travel between countries a lot and Hong Kong is one of those places where phones are not attached to phone plans, unlike the UK or US,) we have decided to follow in Style Bubble's footstep and put this Prism up for auction on Ebay (UK). If you are a fun girly girl who wants this phone before it gets released, place a bid here!
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Wine and Dine

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Last night I ruined my last pair of tights getting my necklace caught in them. I had to photoshop the offending hole out of my photo. I really am in dire need of tights now. I only have one pair of black leggings left, which means either I will have cold feet of I'll have to lay off skirts and dresses until I get new tights or the weather gets warm enough. But I can still wear them with boots.. hmm... I should really get to ordering new ones.



The boy looked really handsome last night in his leather jacket and bow-tie. We went out for dinner and then stopped by a Transylvanian bakery I didn't know existed on the way home. We bought a delicious Romanian dessert called Savarina. It's a sponge cake dipped in rum syrup with whipped cream and strawberry sauce. I like how they actually use real strawberries for it mmm. No chemically created goo this time.



Did you know that Lamborghini makes wine? Apparently they were a wine family before they got into the car business. Interesting. My boyfriend tells me it has just a touch of leather flavour (of course, hahaha). Can't wait to try it!

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BRB Busy Day

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No time for posting today I'm afraid. Had to study in the morning because I'm celebrating a very special day with the boy. But just for eye-candy, here's the card I made:

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I really do have spring fever...

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Ok, I have pretty much filled up my floral pattern quota for the next decade. I guess I just zeroed in on something missing from my closet and went a little crazy. Once a certain look gets into my head it really stays there. That said, I'm still guilt free, because any pattern makes for great layering opportunities. You can pull so many different colors together with a good pattern.


Background from janellasinvitations.com (through google).

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I'm Blind

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How amazing are these glasses? I'm incredibly envious. I've been on the market for a new pair of glasses for ages now. I have a nice pair of sleek red-rimmed frames that I'm still very fond of. However, when I bought them I didn't pay too much attention to how wide the sides where. They keep falling off my face if I bend over too much! Still, I kept them for three years and it's really time for a change, especially since my prescription is getting worse. I don't have contacts, and my glasses keep falling off, so I usually just get by not wearing them outside of lecture halls. It makes looking at cafe menus really annoying, however. I was leaning towards a tortoise-shell frame. These are so perfect! I wonder where they're from...


Photos from borderline.com

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Ohne Titel

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The print issue of Fashion156 magazine featured one of my favorite dresses from the spring shows. Every time I browse through my saved images folder I always stop at Ohne Titel's collection and stare dreamily. Ohne Titel, meaning untitled in German, is designed by Parson's graduates Alexa Adams and Flora Gill. They're debut collection last season was amazingly well put together considering the line has just started. Their influences ranged from tribal art, totems poles, and the French painter Jean Dubuffet. It very much defined the prints of the season for me.


Runway photos: style.com
Editorial: fashion156.com

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Wake-up Call

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Ouch. Criticism hurts. A comment I received on my last post really made my face burn bright red. I really feel the need to respond to it. If I come across as self-obsessed I really have to apologize. Of course, it was never my intention. I'm curious though, is it because of the content I'm posting or is it the tone of my writing? Or do I not smile enough in photos? I'm not involved in the fashion industry so I am not immersed in its goings-on and that just leaves me with material that happens strike my eye. I'm not an impartial reporter and this is a personal blog. In truth, some days when inspiration is lacking I feel bad only posting a photo of myself.

So I'd love to hear what sort of content would be more interesting! There are things that I'd like to do but I'm quite hesitant to pursue. For example, every time I come across someone on the street who's style I like, I always want to ask them for a photo, but I'm always too shy. I would also report on places I usually shop, but the problem with that is, I honestly shop at Value Village way too often and would feel fake writing about any fantastic vintage store that I browse but never buy anything from. For the moment, as I'm getting the hang of the blogging thing, I really only have myself to go buy, so suggestive feedback is highly welcome!

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Clip on Bangs

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For a while now, I've wondered what I'd look like with straight bangs. When I found out that my friend managed to avoid the whole "awkward" growing out stage when she got tired of her straight bangs by getting extensions, I seriously considered getting them.I mean, doesn't Alexis Bledel look sooo cute and pretty with straight bangs? Of course, I know that what works for Alexis might not work for me, but I figured that since I have a long face and already have side bangs anyway, I can't go too wrong with straight bangs. I am kind of want to get a new look anyway. Alas, the the prospect of regular maintenance, the fear that it won't suit me after I've cut it and my upcoming graduation (and therefore I don't want to do anything to screw up my hair), stopped me from getting straight bangs.
The other day, flicking through my cousin's teen magazines, I saw the most interesting thing: clip on bangs. How smart! How come I didn't think of that before? So, the next time I went to get my hair done, I consulted my hairstylist, Roy, on the use of clip on bangs. He said that he sometimes used them when they are on location and don't have that much time to style hair properly and that they used it for hair product ads (I was very disappointed to find out that the long, shiny, silky locks models have in hair product ads are fake). He told us that they actually sold them a few blocks away from the salon. At that, HG and I immediately headed over there to get one each. I even brought it back to the hair salon, so Roy can give my clip on bangs a trim. He actually made me go back to return them, because the ones I got were too short. He advised me to get longer clip on bangs. That way I can clip it further back on my head, so that I can cover up the obvious line where it clips on, with my layers. For the shorter bangs, you'd need to wear a headband or something to cover it up.

Excited I immediately went home to try it on. While the concept of clipping your own fringe back, clipping on the fake fringe at the side (I've pointed out the clips with the blue arrow above) and then covering it with your layers sounds very simple, it turns out to be a very difficult task. Trust me, I've given it many many tries over the last 2 weeks and have still to master it. I am tempted to blame it on my inability to use a bobby pin, but I'm beginning to suspect that they are just impossible to put on properly. First it is very hard to clip it onto your hair, because it needs to grasp onto some hair first (difficult to explain properly, but the point is, its hard!). Then, when you DO get it clipped on, it is NOT STRAIGHT. And you cannot have straight bangs that are not straight. If you DO manage to get it half straight and your real bangs are not falling out at this point, you face the problem of color. Apparently, there are many shades of black. I thought that my hair would be fine, since I already dye it an artificial blue black and the clip on bangs were an artificial black as well. But NO. I took it out for a quick 15 minute test drive this weekend (once I FINALLY got it on half way decently) and took a picture. EWW. Not only was the color a bit off, but I totally looked like I had a MOP on my head. Maybe I just don't know how to get it on right? Anyone tried them?

So yes, my awesome clip on bangs idea turned out not to be such a good idea after all.

Image Source: Yahoo TV
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Today's Outfit

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I started off the day by heading down to the park, philosophy textbook in hand, to get some reading in for my final. Today was the first time I had ventured out without a heavier jacket in months. I still layered because it isn't all that warm. But things are heating up a bit, I can feel it in the air! Then I went out for dinner with the boyfriend stopped in front of a favorite bookstore for photos. Attached to the denim jacket is a fur collar I found on the same day. I think it's a shame that people throw away perfectly good fur collars. They're very versatile and can be pinned onto anything.


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Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism

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The Nokia PR machine has been sending out the new Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism to quite a few fashion bloggers lately, and we were one of the lucky few to receive one. At first it was all very mysterious: all we knew was that the phone was going to be designed by a designer with a major mobile phone manufacturer. I was very hesitant as I am now jaded by all the designer mobile phones in the market, and quite honestly, only a collaboration between Nokia (my ideal mobile phone brand) and a really prominent fashion designer, think Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga and Miu Miu (in my dreams), would pique my interest. So when it was revealed that the designer was Frederique Daubal, I was honestly a bit disappointed.Last week I received the phone. To start with, the packaging is superb -way too pretty to be a mobile phone box. It took me awhile to figure out how to open the box, although this is probably because I haven't bought a new phone in the past 6 years.I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much. Thankfully, the phone turned out way prettier than I thought it would be. Before, I had been very resistant to the idea of a bright pinkish purple phone, (I'm more of a silver or black sort of girl,) but the effect is pretty fab -the design is striking and the crystal at the center definitely adds a dose of girliness to it. The phone is thinner than anticipated (Nokia was never big on thin phones,) which is good, but I don't like how long it is.

Thinking back, I remember a few of my girl friends who were looking for new phones last summer saying how much they loved the prism design. I just realised they were cooing over the Nokia 7500, the predecessor of the 7900. It basically has the same gorgeous black keyboard. Unfortunately, as lovely as the design is, I'm just a boring girl who wants an ordinary keyboard. This is way too avant garde for me!
As for the specs, there is the good and the bad. The good is that the screen is an OLED screen so the colours are really bright and cool. The bad is that the camera is a very standard 2 megapixel one. I would have expected a higher megapixel camera for a 'fashion' phone, because really, vain, fashionable girls are all about having their photos taken!

Style Bubble blogged about this phone last week, and it wasn't until I saw her photos that I realised there was another 'level' of goods in the box -including a badanna and phone pouch-both in flashy, metallic purple. (See what I mean? I am obviously so out of touch that I can't even figure out the box has two levels!)
So if you're looking for a high-tech phone, this is probably not for you. But if you're one of the fun and girly girls who want something cute and 'designed' to hold onto, then go check it out. I certainly like the Prada phone more, but this definitely beats out some of the other fashion phones out there. *coughdvfcough* *coughannasuicough* For more actual information on the phone, see Nokia's website.

Image Credits: Nokia and the blog's
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American Vogue in the Emergency Room

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This morning I happened upon this little goldmine of fashion's past. What a wealth of inspiration! When looking at today's ugly text-filled white-background covers, it's easy to forget that fashion magazines were once very fashionable! It's so refreshing to see that they felt at liberty to alter the iconic Vogue logo in order to harmonize it with the rest of the cover. Truth be told, I think that the font they've been using for ages now is on its last stretches. Actually, the whole layout of the magazine is very tired and dull, and their cover choices have become progressively worse. I understand that American Vogue is targeting a different market than Italian or French Vogue, but that is no excuse for letting the brand stagnate. So maybe the really sexed up covers that sometimes make an appearance in Vogue Paris aren't for American Vogue, ok, but the Vogues of the past have managed to exhibit both class and forwardness. I was particularly horrified to see a very photoshopped Gwyneth Paltrow on this month's cover, arm slung over a robot head as a nod to the 133598th super hero movie Iron Man. I can't think of any other reason why a fashion magazine would associate itself with a generic blockbuster movie besides profit. I'm just itching to see what will happen when Anna Wintour finally resigns. Most likely not very much, however.

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Teens Turn To Thrift

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USA Today posted an article announcing that teens are turning to thrifting as the the economy heads further into a recession. I wasn't surprised to see the statistics presented, as I've witnessed the change myself over the past year. Thriftstores have become much more crowded and popular as of late. I remember a over a decade ago when, as a new immigrant, I had to shop second hand as a necessity. I hated it. At that time, I was young and just wanted to be like other kids. Then in my last years of high school I returned to thrift shopping, this time out of choice. I simply wasn't satisfied with the selection of clothes in the mall and wanted pieces that were both unique and durable. Now I'm pretty much a regular. Even though I'd very much like to keep all of the good finds to myself, I'm happy that more people are deciding to be less wasteful when it comes to shopping. It's too bad that it was triggered by bad economic conditions, however. This is a trend I'd like to see continuing into the future.

Read the article here.

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Dark Romanticism

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It seems as if some version of the Gothic look pops up on the runways every year. This time around it's summed up perfectly by the kohl-eyed femmes at Givenchy. I fall for it every time. It must be a residual effect from reading too many Anne Rice novels in high school. Is anyone else a little too excited for the Twilight movie? Some obsessions never die... fortunately.



Stockings and H Chalayan dress: Brittique
Givenchy booties: Zappos
Chrisopher Kane dress: Style Finder
Givenchy runway photo: Style.com
Background: RuudVisser.com

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More Pink, More Florals

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I think I've been much more open-minded with my outfit choices this year. Last year I never would have touched pink florals with a ten-foot pole. The more I look at runway photos the more I think that anything goes. Maybe it's not such a good thing. My closet is taking on a life of its own. I don't know how I'll cope in my new house, as my closet will be even smaller. I try to console myself by thinking that at least I'm not being wasteful since I give used clothes another chance at life. Today I'm staying home to study for my last final, so nothing interesting is happening. I decided to dress up anyways.



Plus, what the boyfriend wore to work this morning. I found the skinny leather tie at another charity shop. I think my disease is infectious. I can see his closet being invaded, little by little.

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