I don't have to say how 1920s-inspired the collection is.
The Ralph Lauren Spring 2012 Collection just screams: the Great Gatsby!
Flapper dresses, feathers, embroideries & sequins, long pearl necklaces, floral prints, three-piece suits...
White & silver have never looked so attractive to me.
See for yourself.
Embroideries & sequins, LOTS of them!
Pink leather biker jacket + pearl necklace + wide pants
SO GLAM
White silk suit: it's just so Daisy.
Facts:
1) Ralph Lauren designed the costumes for the Great Gatsby, 1947 version. 2) Great Gatsby is coming back in 2012 summer. Directed by Baz Luhrman and staring Carey Mulligan as Daisy, Leonardo Dicaprio as Jay Gatsby and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan.
This is what I called 'good timing'.
Good job, RL. : )
Confession: At the age of 21, I still do not know how to ride a bike.
But seeing this Write A Bike project by Swiss art director Juri Zaech, it kinda makes me wanna learn how to ride one.
These bikes are probably concept bikes only, I'm not sure if they are really manufactured.
But hey! They look nice!
Making my name on the frame of the bike is probably too much for me.
But I really like the idea of putting frames & typography together.
Simple typographic designs never fail to capture my heart.
If I were to order a unique bike, what word would I choose?
On a side note, cycling & fashion make a good couple.
This year's F/W 2011, 3.1 Phillip Lim made a video that named Girls on Bike.
And we all know how often street chic photos capture fashionistas on their bikes.
The Sartorialist often have those cycling chic photos.
These are some of my favourites.
Isn't she gorgeous?
Love this
Olivia Palermo & Hermes Birkin bag
It's officially Autumn today, the idea of mastering cycling is just so tempting now....hmm...
Is it the skyscrapers? the lights?
the modern architecture?
the luxury & ever-increasing standard of living?
the complicated transportation network (implying terrible rush-hour traffic jam)?
the fast-paced efficiency-is-key, time-is-money lifestyle (which gives people heart attacks & panic disorders)?
I've been living in one of the world's best cities for almost my entire life.
And I'm becoming tired of it.
When a city's prime concern is making money and more money, it is basically wasting talents and killing its people.
When people here work more than 45 hours per week, completely drained and burnt out, what on earth is life?
When people only judge a person's value by how much he/she makes, only mediocrities are produced, nothing more.
An ideal city/ world is a place where different talents can thrive, where people treat each other as valuable. Not because of their productivity or their contribution to the GDP, but valuable simply because they are human beings.
We all know money matters. But numbers cannot measure talents & the value of human beings.
Just one or two days ago, I came across a random facebook status of a young talent jazz band.
Basically it's about the band's struggle.
They make good music, have a good time doing so, got great reviews & fans who appreciate them.
All good, just one problem: they are not making enough money to feed the band.
I guess this problem is pretty common, not just among musicians or artists.
People are suffocating their dreams & aspirations & talents to make ends meet.
This is reality. And it's a very sad one.
Why can't people embrace different talents?
Why can't people appreciate finer things in life?
And those small little things in life that can make you smile?
Why can't people spend more time showing love instead of shopping & watching tv?
I came across this new MV of Jay-Z & Alicia Key's 'Empire state of Mind'.
It is made by Life+Times. Like how lively it is.
It's not like if we want something bad enough and think about it enough, things would happen like miracles.
That's just plain un-constructive magical thinking.
People nowadays are too good at complaining.
So instead, take the less traveled path and be different.
New York Fashion Week has officially kicked off, so as my final year in the university.
My summer was so great that I start to miss it.
The delicate Imitation Spring 2012 Collection calms me a little, at least ephemerally.
The softness, femininity and vintage-y bohemian vibe.
The show reminds me so much of Kate Moss's wedding.
Remember Kate in her delicate gown & the wonderfully-dressed bridesmaids?
The collection is filled with soft colors (mainly soft pinks and nudes), romantic lace and ruffles.
One thing the collection impresses me is that the items are very delicate and have that vintage-y vibe.
Looking at it gives me the exact feeling when I've found a treasured piece in a vintage store.
I'm a big fan of vintage items but not a fan of lace.
Still, I think people should know about the proper way of wearing lace.
Asians do wear lace, especially Japanese.
Lace almost equates sweetness and romance, sometimes sexiness, here in Asia.
Some Asians are so obsessed with it that fashion brands produce too many items with excessive lace.
Too much to a point that it becomes cheap and a bit vulgar.
With items from Imition's Collection, you'd want to look like a laid-back romantic bohemian rather than a cosplay princess.
The proper way of wearing lace is to keep things simple and subtle.
Never look like you try too hard.
(Well, these rules apply to everything though : P )
Have you ever tried stargazing?
Or just looking up to the clear sky for the moon and stars?
I have not done that for a long while.
Every single time I see the sky full of stars, I melt a little.
It is a very humbling thing to do; just looking up to the sky, knowing that one is so small in the world or the universe.
I couldn't remember the last time I did that.
Simply because I rarely take the time to do so & the city is too bright and too polluted for stargazing.
What happens when fashion meets astronomy?
This is what happens: Galaxy & cosmic prints are eccentric.
