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Behold! The Return of Fash Bash

Fash Bash is back!! This year, the inaugural event is held at the Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum. In my opinion, this was a much better location than the last one at St. James because I can finally SEE the items for once. I even contemplated bringing a mini-torch due to last year’s experience. Jan and I had a nice morning swim, then lunch before heading down for a quick shop-shop session. Don’t worry, we managed to hit the books in the afternoon. We’re quite happy with our buys - I was avoiding the fitting room at all costs!

See how bright the hall is!

Swirl Girls and I. Peace!

Jan, my study buddy. Such a goof ball.

Ooh, I like. Too ex, so I didn’t buy.

Whoops. Not a flattering photo of Granny’s Day Out.

Cute bags! How can you resist these?

Jan trying her dress on the spot! Who needs changing rooms?

Our fashion buys! Shoes from Bianca and jackets from Baylene at a knock-off price of SGD$50!

Spotted: A spiffy pink-van owned by Glamourpuss. I need a ride!

Look Book: It’s Raining Presents!

This morning’s rain was an instant killer! I quickly thought of my rainboots (I think I need more right now) and maybe black tights? Wottoncool and Fashionation have been blogging about their ‘warm’ wears about two days ago. Today, it’s my turn! I finally got to wear my denim dress that I bought from Black Market Art. And, I also received my little package today from bleudame.com - hurrah!! I finally got my two-tone wayfarers (ripped-offs, unfortunately) and my tie-dye scarf. They’re not very expensive, so try shopping with them!

Jacket from MNG, Denim Dress from Black Market Art, Tights from Bugis Market, Rain Boots from Plueys, Wayfarers from bleudame.com

Presents!! Haha, who doesn’t love receiving packages?

Upclose and personal with my “Made in Italy” tie-dye scarf.

Lick my Wayfarers. Now, do I look F1 ready?

Look Book: Do I look Depressed?

That’s the Lil’ Miss Guilty look. Well, these are the mailboxes (from IKEA) for both staff and faculty. One day, I saw ’someone’ switching the mailboxes around - and it was kinda funny, if you know what I mean. I’ve been busy busy - and I don’t even know where to start. Exam is sneaking around the corner. Phew! I can’t wait till October. I just need some breather.

A ginger boy snapped outfit photos for me. I bought this cute tee yesterday from Depression, one of my favourite local brands. The designers are a fun bunch and I applaud them for trying to be different - which is exactly what Singapore needs. You’ll see more of their stuff on me - soon.

My T-shirt is WATCHING you.

I like this little tag that comes with my Tee. I used it to pimp my work desk.

My lil’ desk plant is growing. Everyone thinks its fake - haha, it’s one healthy baby! Anyway, it adds some jazz to my boring work desk. I’m still in the midst of pimping it. I’ll show you photos once I’m please with my desk.

Designer Spotlight: Yumumu by Yilin Lu

I like saying this, “yu, mu, mu” - it means ‘Rain’, ‘Wood’, ‘Wood’. It sounds a little like secret murmurs or baby talk. Yumumu is new label by Yilin Lu, a graduate from Slade School of Fine Art in 2004. Her passion for ‘moulding, draping and sculpting garments that bring alive the peculiarities of the wearer, drawing her inspiration not from fleeting trends but shifting ideas that are often overlooked’ (culturepush, 2008).

“Fashion designs are usually first conceived flat on paper. My Paperdoll collection strives to retain that flatness. I’ve tried to avoid distender of any kind - pleats, gathers, etc. - to emphasize the intrinsic flatness of fabric, so much so that they have come to resemble the flatpack lifestyle we are familiar with. The simple form is reminiscent of the shift dresses of the 60’s. I am fascinated by how the flat garment radically transforms as it falls against the contours of the human body.”

source: Yumumu & culturepush

Welcome to Fashion Nation’s 2nd B’day Party!

WARNING: This is a ‘picture-heavy’ post, so please be patient with the loading!

Fash-E was at Fashion Nation’s 2nd B’day party at Soon Lee this afternoon, despite the mad rain! It was awesome meeting the bloggers and readers - in flesh and blood… hehe. Moe Moe and I were among the first few to arrive, so we shopped at Soon Lee which kindly offers 10% discount in conjunction with the party (Thanks Sharon!). Sweet! Personally, I had alot of fun because everyone is so friendly and we all share the same passion for fashion, shopping and individual style.

Fash-E are finally “real” friends with Fashion Nation girls. YEAH!

Let’s shop at Soon Lee. I’m surprised at the big space they have ‘ere. First-timer, marr.

Moe Moe taking a break from ’shopping’. LOL. Her bag is hand-painted by her friend, Jackie.

This is the outfit that I dare not wear! The story behind this dress: I won this vintage dress from eBay ages ago and I swear it looked better in the picture. Pictures can be super deceiving! I got a shocked when I received the item and it has been sitting in my closet for almost 2 years now. This is my first-time wearing it and prolly my last. LOL. It doesn’t flatter my body, I looked like I don’t have a sexy waistline. Hee.

I’m here with Zhiyang from TraiT a.k.a. Bingboompia and a lovely reader (can’t spelt her name!). She made this skirt herself! I’m so jealous. I wish I can sew. My body looks so ’straight’ - tsk tsk.

Nisa a.k.a. Perisa Cooper, a friend and Carlos from Vogueite. They looked so snazzy! Jealous. I thought we were suppose to wear spastic stuff. Maybe I’ve bad taste.

Finally, the party begins.*sings*  Happy Birthday… Fashion Nation!

This is the face behind The Clothes Project, Kay.

The girls from Wottoncool. Love the gladiators and yellow shoes! I need more shoes. The men don’t get it.

Check out the kooky magnifying glasses that Rose is wearing! Crazy, but fun!

You can’t compete style with Fashion Students from TP! I could totally wear what they were wearing. That’s Laila from Rock.The.Trend and her funky classmates. The young and talents, tsk tsk. I feel old.

I love Stephie’s blouse (very Balenciaga-like) and Dottie’s shoes. Charles & Keith rocks.

They look awesome. I can’t help but to post a full-length outfit shot.

Rose clipped on her bunny ears and Kay improvised with her err… bag! That works for me. Check out Kay’s colourful sneakers. Totally outrageous!

Last, but not least - I met Claire who’s a Fash-E reader. We had a great chat about Magic Sing! It’s like the Karaoke fan must-have. I wish I caught up with the other bloggers like the Swirl Girls, Perisa Cooper, Carlos and etc. I didn’t manage to chat with everybody but I had fun sharing, laughing with the girls/boys above. More partiesss please! Till later.

Where Am I?

See you there!!

Vote Now! Smitten Awards 2008

VOTE NOW!

Behold! The first Smitten Awards 2008 is finally open for votes. You can also stand a chance to win HTC Touch Dual Phone worth $848, ooh. So, Singaporean readers - cast your votes now! Can’t wait to see the results.

Robot Love: Cyborg She

Love is more than just 0101010101, it’s about feeling the ‘heart’. Well, that’s what I learn from this cute sci-fi love story, Cyborg She (a.k.a. Boku no Kanojo wa Cyborg or My Girlfriend is a Cyborg) directed by Kwak Jae-Young (Director of My Sassy Girl). To be honest, I didn’t have much expectations from this film considering I rarely watch ‘cute’ Asian romantic comedies. My Sassy Girl is prolly the last Asian comedy I saw due to the immense hype. There are similarities between the characters in Cyborg She and My Sassy Girl - there’s the lovable otaku or geek and the crazy, cute chick in a life-changing journey. This unnamed cyborg (Haruka Ayase), is really cute - I mean, she’s hot cute, not cute cute. Keisuke Koide plays the adorable loser character to perfection - at times, you just wanna give him a hug for being silly (especially his WTF dance moves in the nightclub!). I really enjoyed this film, and the slapstick Japanese humour! Even if you’re not a Korean/Japanese love story fan, you’ll find this film pretty charming. Enjoy! This film opens in Singapore on August 21st.

I couldn’t resist her cute clothes!

Love the dress!

Cyborg that loves shopping and high heels. True robotic fashionista!

Yellow turtle neck, sweet.

I’ll zap you if you don’t kiss me.

She wears alot of turtle necks and stripes. Chicken bones are tasty.

Oh yeah, you’ll shed some tears in true Asian fashion.

For the ultimate otaku, you can buy Cyborg She figurines! Nice.

See, stripes and turtlenecks. Never knew they could be so chic.

These are so cute. LOL.

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