House @ Dempsey is having a flea.
Black Market: SPRING
Sunday, 9 May 2010
10am to 6pm
*Shuttle service provided from Gleneagles Hospital, Thai Embassy, Boulevard Road and in front of ‘Au Petit Salut’.
Filed under: - Sarah | Tags: 2007, Camilla and Marc, Rosemount Australian Fashion Week
Note: Blogging from my new computer! Love it! (:
Anyway… it may be very passe to talk about something from three seasons ago, let alone three years!
But I came across this Camilla and Marc dress
again.
It made its debut on Aussie label, Camilla and Marc’s Rosemount Australian Fashion Week back in 2007.
I saw it when photos were first released. Oogled, lusted and mulled over it for maybe 20 seconds. Before concluding that it would be so out of my budget. Think S$800~. Its made of silk. That it was a lost cause before I’d even begun to kick up the dust.
It seems rather DIY-able.
And it tempts me to re-kindle a romance with the sewing machine.
Anyway, let me say:
I.LOVE.THIS.DRESS.
hmm…
(Source: Six6Photography)
Filed under: - Sarah, Inspirables | Tags: Competition, HP Mini 110, Studio Tord Boontje
Remember some time ago I enter this competition with this entry on my thoughts of the Future of Fashion?
Well,
As it turns out, come tomorrow I will be the proud owner of a HP Mini 110 by Studio Tord Boontje (don’t ask me how to pronounce it, cos I haven’t the foggiest clue).
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They have the prettiest microsite for the computer as well, that comes with a game for you to play and wallpapers to download.
In the game, the objective is to find all the animal illustrations hidden amongst the flora in the least time possible. And there are tools like a magnifying glass and night vision goggles to help you if you get stuck. hahas.
This theme of intricate illustrations of flora and fauna is the overarching theme of this computer in question. Which I had my eye on (more so than the first prize!) when I entered the competition. (: I’m so happy I won (consolation)!
win is better than no win right?
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Reviews don’t put this sweetie as a forerunner in groundbreaking technology. Some even criticize that its no more than a pretty makeover with the same problems as older versions, namely a flimsy on-off button and left and right-click buttons on either side of the trackpad instead of together side by side.
I guess I’ll have to test it out before I give my own comments.
But I am very interested to see the HP Imprint 3D “texture” (would you call it that), that is distinctive to this model. The print on the casing is not flat but instead casts different shadows based on the relative depth.
I try to take photos and show you ok? (:
The computer is scheduled to be delivered tmr.
More updates soon!
Filed under: - Sarah | Tags: Ang Kor Wat, Cambodia, Photos, Ruins, Travel
Another part of Ang Kor Wat. Or maybe another place altogether, our guide didn’t explain in detail.
More photos of Cambodia and me goofing about.
By the way, lets play a game: Spot the odd one out…
So you’ve looked through almost all the photos, have you found the odd one out yet? Wanna scroll back up to check?
Congrats! You found it! Paintball terrain photo! (I got shot in the hand and teared cos it hurt. But it was really fun!)
hahas.
wanted to put the photos sequentially so this lonesome photo is dumped here.
Filed under: - Sarah, Desirables | Tags: Corinne Bailey Rae, Performing Live, Singapore
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Corinne Bailey Rae is coming to town and performing on 28 July 2010. Tickets aren’t out on Sistic yet.
But I’ll be there. Can’t wait! (:
Filed under: - Sarah | Tags: budget, Expenditure, Finances, Off the Racks
As you probably would have figured, Jo and I are in a contest. And initially one of the conditions were that we style 3 looks with the given budget of $500. (Midway, the organizers did away with this rule.)
But perhaps its my position as a Finance Secretary in school that compels me to declare and be uber transparent about my expenses for this competition.
So below is a breakdown of my budget and expenses for each week’s look.
Budget:
With regards to budgeting, my strategy was to equally divide $500 by 3 and set aside that amount for each look. (NOTE: I do not factor in the cost of the featured item since it is pre-determined and given before-hand)
So that equates to $166.67 per look. Which isn’t a lot really.
Expenses:
In total, I spent $458.40 although because I recycled some of the items, each looks amounts to more.
Factoring in the repeats, my total expenses come up to $493.30.
$6.70 under budget. (:
Personally, I think it is a flaw to do away with a budget limitation. My thoughts are that the competition would have a tendency to favour a person who was willing to splurge more of their own moolah. Cos you can buy nicer stuffs from Topshop and the like if moneh isn’t a factor.
And maybe, this will be where I lose out. For not sticking to mass market/big name/household brands. And being so cheapo with my purchases.
But at least, I like what I have put together for you to view (and vote! tehehes)
Hope you like it too. (:
Filed under: - Sarah, DIY, OMGWTFBBQ | Tags: DIY, Embellishments, Safety Pins
Safety pins aren’t my choice pick for styling. But in my third challenge, with self-imposed budget constraints, they were.
AND THE SECOND JUDGE GAVE ME BROWNIE POINTS FOR IT!!! 
:D:D (Probably amasses to like 2 points extra but nvm.)
After a bit of experimenting with the pattern, I decided on this interlocking pattern of three|three|one horizontally and single pins vertically to lock the pattern in place. Otherwise they would shift a lot.
So its 3 hooked through the ‘eye’, then another three through the back loop. Repeat this twice then finish with one instead of the usual three. The vertical pin also passes through the ‘back loop-ed’ pins. Felt it would be neater.
To change things up a little, included pins of different sizes to shape them more like a funnel. Otherwise they would have been like rings orbiting around the my ankles like the planet Saturn. ):
All that, created this for the third challenge.
Gonna convert them into bracelets soon.
Filed under: - Sarah, Art, Design & Photography | Tags: Flower, Gardenia, Nike, Outfit Photo, Pillar
After the Nike event, lunched with my sister and Valencia.
Then my sister and I walked around Ion Orchard, talking about the Ion Orchard smell (I swear they have their own ‘Ion Orchard’ fragrance), oogled and salivated over window displays and ‘IT’ bags.
We also talked about one day owning Birkins and shopping our hearts out then having a chauffeur pick us, if and when we are swimming in oodles and oodles of moolah. ($_$)!!!
That day, is still many many many moons away.
Sigh.
Anyway, while chatting we spotted this very pretty pillar at Ion and couldn’t resist taking a few photos. One moment, I’m larger than the pillar…
And the next, the flower could eat me. hahas.
I was surprised to find them made of foam and held together by (what seems like) a mixture of nails, glue and masking tape. Caution: Fragile.
Reminded us of gardenia flowers.
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I wore an asymmetrical 2-way top and skinny multi-fold pant from Abyzz by Desmond Yang. Weave belt from Bus Stop and leather cuff from Man Master (these two items were used in my SNFS – Challenge 3 look, watch out for it!). Wood watch from Time Network and rings (from top to bottom) Tiff and Co., tourist stop in Jordan and random AMK Hub stall. Shoes from Mitju.
Howdy. Here we got the last installment of the Straits Times Urban and Tampines 1 challenge!
Another round of bad hair (I swear I did not have the Snooki-hair-pouf when I checked the mirror), bad background and -gasp- bra-showing! I hope it’s not becoming a trademark or something. I look elongated here with a head big enough to rival the Red Queen thanks to a super-wide angle lens used in a very tight space.
Soo this week it’s a cream knit cardigan from Bossini Style. A cute grandmama looking one, but I have to say it’s gonna be the item that I get the most wear out of from the three challenges! And here’s what I wore it with:
Mauve lace long shirt dress (tied at waist), $99, from Topshop.
Black drop-crotch pants, blogger’s own.
Dark navy pleated clutch, $23, from Net.
Lattice cut-out heels, $39.90, from Mitju.
Chain fringe necklace, $29, from Springfield.
Braided satin wrap bracelet with brass charms, $19.90, from Diva.
Grained gold plastic cuffs, $19 each, from Diva.
Tarnished gold ring, $5.90, from Chameleon.
Marble and metal bangle, $8.90, from Chameleon.
I thought I came up with another smarty-pants blurb. It reads:
Get granny and pile on crochet after lace, but douse the dorkiness with pieces you grandma wouldn’t wear – drop-crotch pants, heavy chain-mail and sexy heels.
Whatcha think?
How about you vote for me?
SEND “Urban3<space>E<space>ICno<space>email<space>name” to 77877.
e.g. Urban3 E S7483927Z thisismyemail@gmail.com Josephine Lau
ANDDDDD, click here to be a fan of Tampines 1 first, then here to like my photo.
TYVM!
Filed under: - Sarah, Off the Racks | Tags: Challenge 3, Competition, Singapore's Next Fashion Superblogger, Tampines 1, Vote
Inspired by Susie Bubble and Sass&Bide SS2010′s tribal & embellished influences, played up cardi’s angular knit with braided belt neckpiece.
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Black Dress – $49.50, Puma (U.P. $99.00)
Cream Knit Cardigan – $59.00, BossiniStyle
Thin Leather Cuff worn as neckpiece – $19.90, Man Master
Braided Belt worn as neckpiece – $22.00, Bus Stop
Brown Cutout Ankle Booties – $23.90, Milan Collection
Safety Pins worn as shoe embellishments – $4.30, Chamelon
Silver Textured Cuff – $12.00, Perfect Jewelry
Metallic Clutch – Blogger’s own
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Before talking about my inspiration for this look, I thought I’d show you some close-ups.
The thin leather cuff is looped around my neck twice and weaved between the braids of the belt. The belt then loops round my body and is folded back into the braids.
Back view. Its really the angled pattern of the knit that inspired this look. I wanted to play up the harder aspect of this piece rather than go all granny with this cardigan.
And my shoes. The safety pins are grouped into bunches of about three and alternated, front to back, back to front with a pin going through the lot vertically, acting as both a hinge and lock to prevent them from shifting out of shape.
The idea came from this look from Sass and Bide SS2010, that I had blogged about earlier.
Check out the shoes. <3
Furthermore, the idea for the belt came after reading this post by Susie Bubble.
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But on retrospect, it mirrors this more.
These were some of the other combinations that I tried out. There were more, trust me. But I did not document all of them. Sorry.
There is a very interesting story with regards to how this look came together.
Firstly, it was quite rushed because the deadline was just after a string of assignments and presentations were due in school. So this look came together 2 days before submission and 1 day before I had arranged to shoot with Steph, to whom I still owe my life.
That Saturday morning, I woke up late for class (oops!) and rushed out of the house in a flurry. My bag was small. I had a lot of things to carry. The cardigan, did not make the cut in my split-second decision-making in the moments before I zoomed out of the front door.
So after class had ended. I made my way to Tampines 1 (again). Without the challenge item.
Brilliant eh?
(We contemplated sending this photo, above, for submission to the organizers. hahas. Would have been funny. Not flattering, but funny )
So first thing on my agenda was to try on a cardi at the store and imprint it into my memory so that I could commence my styling with an impression of how the cardi would mix with the items I pick out.
Armed with a rough idea of the cardigan, I shopped around. And usually I buy a item that is integral to the look. In the first challenge, the jacket. And in the second, the skirt.
In a sense, I stayed true to this fundamental guideline. However, at that point in time, with little sleep and my brain out of whack, the first thing I bought was…
The belt!
Yup. The belt.
The braids and buckle really caught my eye. And if you are wondering (and even if you aren’t), in the shop, in front of the staff attending to me, instead of putting the belt around my waist as any sane person would do, I looked it around my neck.
It felt awkward. And I did hesitate. But after going back-and-forth about it in my head, I left reason to one side and tried out my idea.
By itself, it couldn’t reach around my body as much as I would have liked.
Just thought I”d figure something out later.
Next item to catch my attention was the leather cuff. I was considering a men’s shirt initially but I think subliminally, the need for another belt-like something to go with the belt I had purchased minutes before was more pressing.
AND I didn’t try putting them together before making payment.
I’m mad, aren’t I?
So part of the look was settled. It was only then, that I decided, ‘I need a black dress’.
And having worked with and attended Puma events in the past, I thought I’d give the shop a go. And as luck would have it, they did have a black dress in my size at half price!
Now, my memory fails me. I can’t quite recall the order now. Was the the shoes or dress than came first?
Well, doesn’t matter much I suppose.
The shoes were slightly tight, but suited the overall look I was going for. And the staff there were really friendly. (: They would have been yummier if they were platforms but I didn’t have high hopes of finding a more suited pair, so these were staying.
So the look was more or less complete. I went back to BossiniStyle to regroup and test out my look.
It was fair.
But seemed to be lacking something.
After crunching in the numbers, I still had about $41 to spend. So with that money, I bought an embellished top and the safety pins and was a total of $0.05 under the $500.00 allowance given.
AND I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF!
But when it came to the shooting, it didn’t work as well. So I lost the embellished top and stuck with this simplified look.
So there it is.
The judges comments can be found here and vote here (:
Thank you!
