gold accents

I love the colour gold. Although I do like a pop of silver once in a while, gold would win me over every single time. It gives out a very sophisticated vibe, no doubt about that.

1. A small portion of my gold collectibles. None of them are real gold of course.
2. Some people love coffee, some like tea. I love soya bean milk.
3. Guess what fabric is this? Silk velvet in a deep, dark blue shade with hints of turquoise. Such a beautiful, gorgeous colour! I came across this fabric whilst fabric shopping a week ago. I shall make myself either a mini dress or a skirt using this fabric for Christmas!
4. Found these cute, little plastic buttons in an open market for a few pennies each. We shall see what I would do with them.

Oh and Happy Halloween everyone!

faux fur

Topshop sleeveless scallop top + vintage inspired faux fur coat + bandeau skirt | Diva double ring | Colette ring | Jeffrey Campbell lita boots | Bestie's handbag that I borrowed for the day

The noise of red double decker buses passing by, healthy pigeons scavenging their way amongst the hustle and bustle of human feet, the never ending number of the human race of all sorts of colours painting up the pavement walkway, tourists and more tourists. As the automated voice on repeat: 'please mind the gap' echoed throughout the passageways within the underground tube station, I set foot in the congested streets once again. London: a shopping paradise.

This time however, I withdrew myself from burning a hole in my wallet; I went fabric shopping for my latest assignment instead. A good place to hunt for a huge variety of wallet-friendly fabrics would be Goldhawk road in Shepherds Bush, London. Most fashion design students would head straight over there to find fabrics for their projects. In fact, I bumped into quite a few of them. I could just tell as some of them brought sketches of their designs to show the salesperson the different types of fabrics that they needed.

Regarding my outfit, I have always wanted to purchase a faux fur coat. I saw a perfect, authentic vintage one a few weeks ago at a vintage sale but, it was not the right size for me. So, when I saw this vintage look alike coat in Topshop (this was a few weeks before by the way), I just had to get it! And it is in a perfect shade of brown. Although my coat is in the smallest size available (UK size 6), it still looks a little puffy. But, I still love it anyway. Will definitely blog more about my fabric shopping day in the next post to come!

thrift finds

Been getting into the habit of randomly stepping into charity shops lately. So far, these two items are my best finds. Although the slouchy cardigan is a little too big for my size, I figured I could just alter it. How much did it cost? Less than £10 altogether! In fact, I spotted a similar cardigan to the one I just purchased in Nasty Gal. Speaking of that cardigan, I might sew on some vintage buttons that I bought ages ago. They have been hiding in my sewing kit box for far too long now. Need to make use of them before they start collecting unnecessary dust particles. 

mcqueen eye candy

Forever my inspiration, Alexander McQueen. Those iconic clutches, I need them.

mademoiselle

H&M jumper | Zara shorts | River Island chain loafers | Topshop socks  

Diva double ring | Rimmel nail polish in 'black cherries'

Is it just me or does this outfit reminds you of Coco Chanel? Perhaps, it is the black and gold combination. The sun was shining really brightly that day and so, I decided to take advantage of it by soaking up the sun rays to keep myself warm. Photos turned out to be a little too bight though. Other than that, my attempt in having ombre hair failed miserably. It did not turn out horrible but, it just looks the same as usual. If you could tell, the ends of my hair are subtly lighter. Another attempt soon! I am more or less out of words at this point but, here is an inspirational quote for all of you:

"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity."

Coco Chanel 

down under

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I miss Perth. These are some snaps of my time while I was there.

1. Met up with Jo and we donated a few dollars for a good cause. Can't remember what was it for though but, we stuck a piece of puzzle on a huge heart jigsaw puzzle as part of the cause. Brilliant idea, don't you think? Apart from that, we had lunch by a river. Such a beautiful view by the river, I must say. Oh and not forgetting, the buildings along that area were reminiscent of the famous buildings by the canal in Amsterdam. It felt as if I was in Amsterdam sketching buildings all over again.

2. Met up with another high school friend of mine, Wei Yi. She brought me out to various Australian designer label boutiques and I was immediately enthralled by the different kinds of styles over there. As a designer, it is always good to 'window shop'. The experience of holding a garment, feeling the fabric and thinking about the different ways a garment is constructed is a lot more inspiring rather than looking through books or images online. Anyway, Wei Yi is studying Jewellery Design and it would be amazing if we could have a collaboration one day. I love her designs. She has a fashion blog as well, check it out here. Apart from that, I tried out an orange top from General Pants. Love the cut out details. Interesting display in the dressing room as well.

3. I decided to learn how to make sushi rolls and japanese chicken katsu curry. My stomach is crying out to me at this very moment just by looking at that picture. I might just cook japanese curry for dinner tonight!

androgyny

Topshop boyfriend blazer | Supre button up shirt | H&M leggings + necklace 

River Island faux fur bag | Jeffrey Campbell distressed leather lita boots

Not blogging for more than a week almost felt as if I have not blogged for a year. As overdue as it may seem, this is the outfit that I wore on the first day of the new semester. Lately, I have been inspired by menswear: Boyfriend blazers, button up shirts, loafers, brogues, manly-looking satchels.. Despite the litas being very comfortable to use, walking on the path walk down hill towards my university was not a good idea at all. I ended up having some slight blisters on my toes. Oh well. Not practical at all but, then again I am usually not practical in my style of dressing.

Next post would be about some bits of my time in Perth. Long overdue photos but better late than never!