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AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Five

AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Five

It’s the last day of Audi Fashion Festival 2013. It has been a long week and all good things must come to an end. Pardon me for the blurry photo! Believe it or not, I left the camera at home. What a bummer. Thank goodness for iPhones! I saved this...
AFF 2013: Day Four - Ong Shunmugam, Jun Okamoto, Ashley Isham and Kwanpen and Peter Pilotto A/W 2013

AFF 2013: Day Four – Ong Shunmugam, Jun Okamoto, Ashley Isham and Kwanpen and Peter Pilotto A/W 2013

Day Four started with Future Fashion Now featuring emerging designers Ong Shunmugam A/W 2013 and Jun Okamoto S/S and A/W 2013 collections. Singapore designer, Ong Shunmugam‘s new collection interprets Singapore’s heritage buildings into a modern Asian mix print dresses. Japanese designer, Jun Okamoto turned the runway into a relax, casual-chic lullaby...
AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Four

AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Four

This look for Day Four at Audi Fashion Festival 2013 is inspired by Peter Pilotto. It’s all about the prints. The moment Anny, my Topshop Personal Shopper showed me this dress – I knew it’s meant for Peter Pilotto day. I decided to pair it with my Kate Spade winking...
AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Four

AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Four

Get ready for big hair and glossy finish. It’s my final day backstage to witness the creation of the Ashley Isham and Kwanpen A/W 2013 and Peter Pilotto A/W 2013 looks before the runway shows. The Peter Pilotto‘s look is all about smokey eyes and nude lips created with NARS...
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AFF 2013: Day Three - Zardoze, Tsumori Chisato & Gisellablu and Aurora Wild A/W 2013

AFF 2013: Day Three – Zardoze, Tsumori Chisato & Gisellablu and Aurora Wild A/W 2013

Singaporean label, Zardoze put on a spectacular showcase of their Zardoze and Zardoze Panthea collection at Audi Fashion Festival 2013 on Day Three. It’s quite a feat for a young Singaporean label and let’s just say, you’ll absolutely lust over those beautiful dresses. I was most excited about Tsumori Chisato A/W 2013 show which started...
AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Three

AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Three

You can’t go wrong with black. For Day Three, I decided to go low-key with this Topshop sheer panel playsuit with a little hint of Aztec Print underneath. My Personal Shopper, Anny decided to add a pop of colour with the Opaque Stone Flower Necklace. I love how this playsuit is dressy yet playful. I’m...
AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Three

AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Three

Audi Fashion Festival 2013 is just warming up on Day Three. I rushed down from the office on a Friday evening (phew!) and managed to catch up on the Zardoze‘s looks for the show. Singaporean model Charmaine Harn had her dark smokey eyes and nude lips done for the Zardoze Panthea look with NARS Black...
AFF 2013: Day Two - Collette Dinnigan, Raoul & Desigual A/W 2013

AFF 2013: Day Two – Collette Dinnigan, Raoul & Desigual A/W 2013

It’s hard to contain my excitement during Audi Fashion Festival 2013. Year after year, I soak myself in the fashion week rush and backstage drama. It’s hard to get home and put them all into words (honestly, I just needed a shower and sleep after a long night of shows and socializing!). DAY TWO: Collette...
AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Two

AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day Two

Once again, thanks to Topshop Singapore for sponsoring my outfits for Audi Fashion Festival 2013. This is possibly my favourite outfit consisting of three separates (yes, it’s not a dress!). Basically, my personal shopper, Anny layered the stripe cropped top over the Aztec print cropped top (genius!). I am starting to develop a deep love...
AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Two

AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS on Day Two

It’s Day Two and backstage is going bananas! The NARS makeup artists are working their magic in high speed and precision. It’s amazing to watch them keep their cool and work under pressure for three shows: Collette Dinnigan A/W 2013, Raoul A/W 2013 and Desigual A/W 2013. Details on the looks of the night will...
AFF 2013: Carolina Herrera A/W 2013

AFF 2013: Carolina Herrera A/W 2013

This year, Audi Fashion Festival 2013 is held at a new venue, Tent@Marina Promenade. Let me say that the tent is huge! I love how spacious the reception area is (even the backstage area is twice the size of Tent@Orchard. Guests were entertained with free flow drinks and a huge photowall for major selfies. I...
AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day One

AFF 2013: What I Wore to Day One

Thanks to the good folks from Topshop, I’ll be wearing the British high street label to Audi Fashion Festival 2013. I made my appointment with Topshop Personal Shopper and got my outfits for five fashion extravaganza days. Last night, I wore this high neck lace embellished tee with a neon pink full skirt. I love...
AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS at Carolina Herrera A/W 2013

AFF 2013: Backstage with NARS at Carolina Herrera A/W 2013

Let’s begin with the opening night of Audi Fashion Festival 2013 with Carolina Herrera New York & CH Carolina Herrera A/W 2013 show. This year, I am privileged to be invited backstage with NARS cosmetics to be part of the behind-the-scenes action for most of the AFF 2013 shows. Tonight, lead artist David Scheffen created...
Topshop Unique Pre-Fall 2013

Topshop Unique Pre-Fall 2013

Audi Fashion Festival is only a week away. It’s all about planning “what to wear” for the five fashionable days. TOPSHOP is launching its first Pre-Fall Unique collection today. This limited edition capsule collection of evening wear separates consists of tailored pieces in luxury fabrics such as georgette silk, cashmere and duchess satin. I can...
2013 Mother's Day Gift Guide

2013 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

This Sunday on May 12th, it’s time to celebrate the most important woman in your life: MUM. You don’t need a special day to celebrate mother’s day but it’s a good excuse to spoil your mum with a thoughtful gift and a lovely meal at her favourite restaurant. If you haven’t had the chance to...
Best Dressed: 2013 MET Gala

Best Dressed: 2013 MET Gala

Like it or not, the 2013 MET Gala is fashion’s biggest red carpet event of the year. The fashion stars and designers pulled out their biggest guns (or gowns, to be more precise) to battle into the Best Dressed list. This year’s theme is Punk: Chaos to Couture but it seems like not everyone got...