This is a picture from saturday. I went to the city to do some shopping but came home with nothing.. Still, I enjoyed walking in the sunshine.. I wore my H&M pink label flower harem pants, H&M blazer, Mango clutch, Chanel tattoos, and H&M and Ydeltuyt rings. And how amazing are those H&M shoes, the heel reminds me a bit of the Alexander McQueen heels.
Okay, okay, I made another Miu Miu inspired skirt, this time with the cat print. I just can't get enough of those wonderful cats and birds :) I think this time it turned out to be prettier then the bird skirt, at least I think so. Mainly for the reason that I now know exactly how long I have to iron the transfer paper on the fabric to get the images just right and not burn it all.. I am wearing the skirt together with a vintage blouse, Sonia Rykiel for H&M wedges and a Vero Moda jacket. Enjoy your weekend you lovely readers, your comments make my day :) !!
Last Saturday, I got an offer to try out the upcoming Japanese top hair studio in town , Shunji Matsuo by Hisato. It is located in Dharmawangsa Square The City Walk 2nd Floor Unit 38-40 Jl. Dharmawangsa VI & IX, South Jakarta. Some information to share about Shunji Matsuo, the man behind the salon, he is a renowned celebrity hairstylist. His creative hairstyles have been featured on the top fashion runways of leading designers, such as, Jean Paul Gaultier, Oscar de la Renta, Comme des Garcons, Yohji Yamamoto, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein. His creations have also featured in the top US fashion magazines like American Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, New York Magazine and The New York Times.
Well, for what it's worth, I'd like to share a bit of my experience having my hair-makeover. Firstly, I had some discussion with one of the hairdresser, Subasinghe Yuuta, about what he's going to do with my hair. I was pretty nervous when he said that he's going to dye my hair, because I've actually never done it before. The most I've ever done is perm my hair. But, I thought I want to give it a try. And, it was actually a great decision I made. Because it turned out, I absolutely love the results. Couldn't even think of any more words to say, I was extremely happy with my new hair. Not only me, my boyfriend also got a hair-cut by the other hairdresser, Sugai Shunsuke, and I think he looks much better.
P.S this photo was taken before I had my hair makeover (obviously!) wearing stripes ts-Pasar Gedebage, printed sleeveless top and pastel velvet skirt-Pasar Senen, nude skinny belt-Toko Maju at Pasar Mayestik, strappy shoes-Closet Queen at STC
Last but not least, Shunji Matsuo Hair Studio Indonesia will open in June 2010. And if you're curious about how the hair studio looks, here are some sneak peeks.
Today it was a very busy day at school. Woke up at 06.00 and came home around 19.00. But it was a nice day, I am designing really cool high waisted trousers and I am learning some embroidery techniques. Lately I have so many things to do, for the blog, for work and for school. Fun things but sometimes I wish that a day had more than 24 hours :) What I was wearing today; a dress from H&M pink label, a H&M swallow scarf, wedges from Cynthia Vincent for Target, necklace from H&M and a large clutch from Mango.
Wow, she's got amazing hair and I really like that washed out pink/blonde/greyish color! Me want! If only I was a blonde, that would make the coloring so much easier! I once tried to dye my hair blonde and afterwards my hair was so dry it looked like a bird's nest :) Not recommended..
The craze for vintage clothes, vintage fashion looks, and "shopping for vintage" as a hobby in itself had a hiatus for the last few years. Well, the term "vintage" did get hikacked by the mainstream, so it had to die.
But now there is a vintage fashion craze gripping every young, hip and stylish person I know -vintage is reborn. What is great is that it is back in a different way for a new generation and is developing new trends for fashion designers to channel as I write. There is even a three-day vintage fashion festival taking place from 13-15th August at Goodwood, which has been organised by Wayne Hemingway. About time too.
George is the blonde.
At this juncture, I would like to introduce you to Georgina "George" Langford who has been assisting me a couple of days a week. George looks like the lovechild of Christina Hendricks and (though she will cringe when I write this) Peaches Geldof. With her candy floss hair and amazing pin-up meets fashionista look, vintage obsession and the fact she is practically frothing at the mouth about the "Vintage at Goodwood" festival. So, I decided, who better George to give us the lowdown?
First, though, a few rabble-rousing words from Wayne Hemingway: "We have carefully curated a celebratory festival in complete contrast to the staid status quo, that re-unites music, fashion and culture, that is unashamedly about dressing up rather than down and being comfortable rather than compromised. There has been nothing to date like Vintage." GO WAYNE!
NOW, LETS SEE BEYONCE SHOWING US HOW MAJOR THIS VINTAGE TREND IS ABOUT TO BECOME......HOT!
As an obsessive vintage lover, I nearly had a coronary when the festival was announced and bought my full weekend tickets back in February. Now I am counting the days ‘til I can don my best Betty Draper frock and party with 2000 other like-minded people for the glorious weekend from 13-15 August.
Lovely Wayne Hemingway (founder of Red or Dead back in the 90's) enlisted a few famous pals, including Lily Allen, Vivienne Westwoods former muse Sara Stockbridge and even Sandie Shaw to help announce the festival back in February, in a photocall demonstrating the eras celebrated at the festival will be the1940s through to the 1980s – vintage to suit every taste!
Lily and pals play dress up
Possibly the best festival in the world!
Going on the information already released, Vintage at Goodwood looks set to raise the bar even further; there are different areas dedicated to celebrating the best of the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s - including a roller disco (YAY!), Burlesque cabaret in a 40s nightclub, authentic Wigan Casino cureated by Eddie Piller, 60s high street, leisure dome and the ‘Let It Rock’ rock n'roll arena! If you haven’t got your retro look perfected before you go, a quick trip to Nina’s vintage hair salon which will be temporarily relocating to the festival, as well as one of the many vintage boutiques, will be all you need to look Mad Men ready. This is probably the only festival in the world where people are actively encouraged to wear heels!
Miss Allen herself is bringing her own vintage business ‘Lucy in Disguise’ to the festival, in the form of a pop up boutique, but regardless of whether or not she actually turns up (or her sister, who co-runs the business) vintage lovers across the land are buzzing with excitement.
Goodwood is already well known for its’ Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival events (both motoring related, the later being focused on vintage cars) which are sell-outs every year. It is not just the yokels - people come from across the globe for these amazing events.
I also look forward to whatever vintage wares Lily does decide to bring to the festival - I don't care how famous she is, I'll still be haggling with her to get the best bargains!
Have you ever thought about this? You could get a chance to win a great prize just by simply posting your signature style. If you have, I think it would be a call for you to join this interesting contest .
It's very easy to join. But first and most important thing, you have to pick which theme are more into you. Are you "Delightfully Dreamy" or "Eclectically Edgy"? After that, go follow these easy steps : a. Click through this link, b. Log in with your Twitter or Facebook account, then c. Upload your pictures d. You could also ask your friends to join the participate, by commenting or rating the other submission for a chance to be selected as daily winner.
Just in case you ever wonder, here's how the winner get picked : a. 3 winners will be picked to win the grand prize, IDR 3.000.000 worth of Metro Voucher. 1 is the most voted winner and the other 2 will be picked by Metro team. So, it means, participants have to ask many friends to vote for them to be the most voted winner. b. 1 person will be selected everyday for daily winner where she or he can win IDR 100.000 just by giving rate or commenting on the submitted pictures.
So, are you joining the contest? Well, I guess, you don't want to miss this one. You should hurry up, because it's already opened and will be open until June 05, 2010!
A week ago I received a wonderful package from LuShae Jewelry with some really nice peace earrings inside! I absolutely adore them! They have got a really nice webshop, which you can check out here. I am wearing my Vero Moda jacket, Vintage leather shorts, H&M striped top, H&M tights and shoes from Ebay.
