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The Fabulous S’pore Fashion Bloggers Meetup

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The girls at Fashion Nation are organizing  the first, and definitely not the only, Singapore Fashion Bloggers Rendezvous. All the talk about let’s meet up and who’s organizing it - I’m glad the girls are finally taking action. Afterall, we’ve been stalking each other for months or even years! It’s time to come out of cyberspace and see each other in flesh and bloodddddd hahaha.

Here’s what I have in mind for the first meetup:

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Idea #1: A Rubik’s Cube Party!

I read about this ages ago and I thought it was like the coolest thing ever. Every attendee must dress up in all six colours of the Rubik’s Cube and then, we’ll attempt (no, we must!) to change, swap, trade, or exchange solid colour items until you have all six colours like a Rubik’s Cube. Get it? Lame? Ok, I’ll shuttup.

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Idea #2: A Themed Thingy

OK, I wanna have a themed-meetup! All attendees will play dress-up to a specific theme (must be cam-worthy!) which makes us easier to recognise each other. Well, I know how Wottoncool or Fashion Nation or Vogueite look like. What about the rest? I am not suggesting we dress up as Disney characters. We can go for like hippie-chic, pink or whatever. What do youuu think? Email your brilliant ideas to ilovefashionation@gmail.com

Merlion Dress: Love or Hate?

(Photos: ST & Wikimedia)

This year’s Miss Singapore Universe pageant has sparked controversies. First, the event was not telecasted due to poor viewership from the previous year. Then, the DRESS. Yes, we’re talking about the Merlion dress. For readers who are wondering what a ‘Merlion’ is, this mythical creature (head of a lion, body of a fish) is the national icon for the country. To find out more about this ‘Uniquely Singapore’ creature, here’s the wiki link.

(Photos: ST)

The 2008 winner, Shenise Wong says , ‘I was thinking, ‘Am I gonna be wearing this big thing on my head that looks like the Merlion was put on me?’ But I’m relieved because it’s like a mermaid sort of dress.’ According to ST, “the white and silver gown has textured ’scales’ made of PVC leather and dangling plastic crystals. And to complete the ensemble - an organza fishtail train and a matching shimmery collar piece that is supposed to spread out behind Shenise’s head like a large fin. To top up the look, several scallop shells adorn her mohawk-styled hair.”

Some slammed the dress. Some praised Singapore for being brave and innovative. What do you think? I honestly think the dress isn’t THAT bad, but it is definitely not beautiful, omfg gorgeous. That aunty hairdo HAS to go! Shenise looks like she just transformed into a mid-life crisis Tai-Tai. The fishtail train looks cheaply made and it doesn’t flow beautifully. I don’t know. I’m not crazy about this dress but I’m quite glad they gave a student a chance - I mean, give him a break! He’s got a steep learning curve.

I definitely think she’s not going to win Best Costume.

Who? What? Where? Cartier Love Bracelet Launch

When Cartier calls, celebrities come out to play. The Cartier Charity Love Bracelet launch attracted big names such as Nicole Richie, Fergie, Madden brothers, Bridget Moynahan, Emmy Rossum, Eva Mendes and etc. It has been said that each guest represented a different charity and contributed their favorite love song to the Cartier Love Charity playlist. How nice. Let’s see who’s looking fantabulous that night:

Print and Pretty
Yeah, we love prints. Fergie is rocking some fierce heels as she strut down the red carpet. Love her legs. Nicole Richie looks lovely with her maternal glow.

Ingenue in Dresses
Emmy Rossum and Chloe Sevigny both look adorable and chic in their dresses. Chloe pinned a vintage-like flower brooch on her dress, nice.

Sister 2 Sister
I honestly think Hilary Duff looks beautiful in the cobalt blue dress and very fierce heels! Love the black nails too. Haylie took a safe choice with a little black dress.

Sexy Duo
Eva Mendes and Eve both looked sexy and sulty in their respective dresses. I never noticed Eve’s wild cat paw tattoo just above her breasts. Absolutely wild!

(Photos: Fabsugar)

Spotted: Ashley Olsen @CFDA Awards

(Photo: Fabsugar)

Is this a tribute to YSL’s women in menswear? Or, Ashley Olsen is just being fashion-forward as usual? There is no way she’s going to stop wearing menswear. I think she looks absolutely fab in this relaxed, boyish Calvin Klein tux. Now, don’t you wish your boy is the same size as you?

Spotted: Anna Wintour at SATC After-Party

(Photo: Fashionologie)

Anna Wintour rarely makes an appearance in public. But here, she’s seen with Shelby Bryan at the Sex and the City After Party in New York on May 27. Is it the big Vogue ‘product placement’ in SATC? (Let’s say it’s about 15 mins running time featuring Carrie Bradshaw and Vogue.

So what is Miss Anna Wintour wearing? It’s Oscar de la Renta Resort 2009. Oh yeah.

(Photo: Red Carpet Fashion Awards)

‘Sex and the City’ Gala Premiere @Vivocity

Ta-dah! Yours truly was at the ‘Sex and the City’ Gala Premiere last night at Vivocity. I brought my boy along (well, it’s hard to bring your girlfriend because the rest will be jealous!) who is not a SATC fan and he prolly has seen one episode like… ever. So, this would be a good time to introduced our favourite “girlfriends” to him - Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte.

That’s me in floral glory! It’s summer (unfortunately, it was raining yesterday) and I deserve to wear summer dresses! I couldn’t wear heels yesterday because I had to work (doh) and rush to class and then to Vivocity for dinner with mum before sending her off.  Yeah, mum went home yesterday night.

It’s a private event! Warner Bros booked the entire cinema for the night. They’re really promoting SATC to every single, attached or married women from 20 to 40 years old.

The running text above says “Welcome to “Sex & the City” Gala Premiere”. Woo!

NOW SHOWING: SEX AND THE CITY - Yes, we get the picture.

Filming crew! Ooh, I miss production life - in a way. I’m not sure who they’re shooting for - HBO? Channel News Asia? I don’t know.

Singapore celebrities, Pierre Png and Andrea de Cruz. I wonder why she needs to take slimming pills and risk her life to gain her ideal weight. To me, she looks perfectly fine! She’s even skinnier than the magazines.

FOOD! FOOD! Glorious food! We had dinner at Crystal Jade Dining In before popping by. Sigh.

Ooh, sexy back! Haha. Check out the decor on the table. The David Tutera in me is coming out!

The boy couldn’t resist more dessert from the buffet table. Cheesecakes and brownies, yum!

More cosmos and champagne! The boy isn’t comfortable with photos. That’s his just after work look with his Adidas backpack. My mum says he looks like a school kid. That’s me without makeup, hahaha.

Champagne! I didn’t have any. I would be drunk before the movie started. I was a good girl and I had a Coke Light instead.

This is the SATC Gala Premiere invite that has been sitting at my work desk for almost a week.

As I wait patiently for the movie, I decided to take a close up of my ZARA summer dress and pink patent flats. So here we are, listening to the SATC soundtrack and watching all these fabulously dressed people walking in and taking their seats. Ooh, lights dimmed… and we’re starting the show!

Dress: Floral summer dress by ZARA

Shoes: Pink Patent Flats by Mondo (only $9!)

Necklace: Black stone pendant by Diva

2008 Cannes Film Festival Best Dressed

The 2008 Cannes Film Festival has finally ended. Everyone cheered Laurent Cantet’s The Class which is the first French film to win the Palme d’Or Award since 1987. Fash-E has seen some fabulous couture gowns and designer dresses during this event. Fabsugar collated the best dressed and here’s our take on it:

Fash-E’s Best Dressed Award goes to… Natalie Portman in Givenchy! All the talk about the big volume, I don’t care. I think the origami-pleated dress is flirty and very young.

Gladiator heels! I’ve been seeing gladiators everywhere in town now. Gwyneth Paltrow makes this Giuseppe Zanotti for Balmain gladiator heels look red-carpet worthy by pairing it with a sleek black Celine dress.

In all royalty, Dita Von Teese is looking classy in royal purple Jean Paul Gaultier. I’m impressed by the way the long purple beads trace the silhouette of the dress.

The Queen of Pop, Madonna looks like a billion bucks in Chanel couture. This fringe sequin dress is one-of-a-kind and she exudes confidence in it.

Georgina Chapman in her own Marchesa glided ball gown. I love the gold peacock design, what a masterpiece.

Miss Columbia, Valerie Dominguez is such a tall beauty with her sheer black chiffon gown. Very elegant!

Penelope Cruz looks stunning beautiful in this teal design by L’Wren Scott. I love the cute maroon buttons on the side.

(Photos: Fabsugar)

‘Sex and the City’ Party @Barfly, Singapore

Firstly, a million thanks to Warner Bros who invited Fash-E to the Sex and the City Party at Barfly, Clarke Quay last night. This fantabulous event is organized by L’Officiel Singapore, the official magazine for the movie. Only SIX more days to opening of SATC movie in the Singapore theatres! And, this party is a perfect time and place to create unprecedent buzz about the famous stylish quad - Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. I am really anticipating the movie! I already know what I’m wearing to the gala premiere. LOL.

So, Lawrence and I arrived at Barfly and there were lotsa people hanging around. A gorgeous model/waiter handed me a bottle of Coke Light - ooh lala, this evening is going to be fantastic!

Lawrence and I striked a pose for Lifestyle.sg and his photographer friend who’s covering the event for L’Officiel Singapore. Oh yes, we’re trigger-happy if you ask me!

As we were walking up to Barfly, we see these! Bling Bling display of clutches and lotsa goodie bags! I likeee.

Okay, so we’re not the first people who arrived. I kept my eyes open for beautiful lookin’ and stylish people. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed to see so many of them dressed in BLACK or WHITE. Ultra-safe, but I’ve to take into account that most of them prolly came straight from work.

Lawrence and his friends from Shiny Happy People. Yes, we’re drowning ourselves silly in free flow Cosmopolitans, Flirtinis and Champagne. I’ve to say I really like the brownies and crab balls they served. Otherwise, I must be really hungry.

We can’t help but camwhore while standing around - waiting waiting waiting. I hate events that make you wait. But, the organizers had a lovely lady who sang ‘New York New York’ on stage. Cheers to my Cosmo!

Finally! The fashion show. Featuring clothing and accessories from Fendi, Chanel etc. (I can’t remember after a few drinks!). You see that glass centrepiece over there? Someone knocked it over after the fashion show. LOL… I feel for her, must be really embarassing.

Do you think the one of the left looks a little like SJP? Basically, the models strutted down the bar and spin around this centrepiece. I saw some lovely stuff but I wasn’t in the perfect position to take photos.

SJP-lookalike, hmm she’s not very pretty if you ask me. Also, not your typecast skinny model. I was very distracted by the clothing actually.

Is that Dharma? I think the short-hair model on the left looks alot like Jenna Elfman but prettier (BF said that!). Ooh, I love the Miranda reference about her. The one on the right must be a Charlotte reference.

The ladies were screaming like crazy in the front. I was wondering “Those were the same male models who served Coke Light - what’s so crazy about that?” UNTIL I saw these: MANOLO BLAHNIK shoes served in funky trays. Noticed the girls on the left looking at the shoe, not the boy. Talk about a fabulous fashion show!

Even the male models are amused by the reactions garnered from the people around them. It’s like the holy grail… you can see, but you can’t touch.

All ladies were given a Manolo Blahnik card at the entrance and three lucky ladies with the right picture and quote will each win a pair of Manolo Blahnik!! How awesome is that? I got the RIGHT SHOE but the wrong quote. Damn, I could have been a winner last night.

The girls came out to model more clothes after the Manolo Blahnik frenzy. I love the dress on the right, black multi-tiered dress with a plunging neckline. Sexyyy.

Models are not looking my way. Hey, look here beautiful! Anyway, there are nice belts as you can see here.

After a few Cosmos, I’m lookin’ a little red and tipsy. LOL. We got our goodie bags (let’s see, SATC luggage tag, SATC poster, Kenneth Cole wallet & discount vouchers, SJP fragrance ‘Lovely’, Lancome makeover voucher and May’s L’Officiel Singapore - including complimentary issues for the next 3 months). I look super silly. And, I need a nicer hair cut!

Top: Grey denim vest by MNG, Yellow tank top by ZARA

Bottom: Blue denim by Esprit

Shoes: Black patent heels by Trendy Zone

Accessories: Mixed Tape necklace by Diva