Filed under: - Sarah, Off the Racks, People-watching | Tags: Closet Clearout, Garden Sale, Stuff for sale
Photos are long over-due.
There were some snaps amidst frantic packing and selling of stuff during my closet clearout.
Filed under: - Sarah, Inspirables | Tags: Aimee Mullins, Role Models
My sister shared with me a video link of a VERY INSPIRING WOMAN – Aimee Mullins.
According to wiki, she first made a name for herself as a Paralympian in the 100metre and long-jump events. And after and internship at The Pentagon, went onto motivational speaking (which is how my sister found out about her…)
To challenging conventional notions of paraplegics (further!), modeling for Alexander McQueen in 1999!
After watching the video, it made me want to be like her. And to try and accomplish half the things she has. Her attitude is just so admirable.
So as September comes to a close… I hope that you watch this video and it resonates with you as much as it has with me. In all honesty, September has been such a trying month with the passing of a relative and family friend (albeit distant, but friend nonetheless), my looming graduation and unwanted buzz about career planz-shmanz. As well as some other stuff that ought not to bother me, but does.
Cheers to role models like Aimee Mullins to teach us to be bigger people.
-Sarah
Filed under: - Sarah, OMGWTFBBQ | Tags: Lady Gaga, Meat Dress, Video Music Awards 2010, Vogue Hommes Japan
Shortly after making this bikini number for the cover of Hommes Vogue Japan, designer Franc Fernandez was called up by the Gaga gang to whip together an entire look – dress, hat, shoes and matching clutch in Argentinian ‘matambre’ beef.
Yes. its made of real meat.
Looking at these pictures make me squirm at the thought of it’s smelly, sticky, bloody slickness. *shudders*
Can you imagine the dangling slabs of meat slapping against your leg as you walk? *eeewwwww…
Although both Franc Fernandez and Lady Gaga claim that it was comfortable, didn’t smell and wasn’t bloody (yeah right!)
Plans are for this dress to live out the rest of its, albeit short, life in ‘The Gaga Archives’ where it’ll slowly dry out and “jerky-fy”.
I just hope it doesn’t attract flies…
Picture credits: Mtv.com and AmyGrindhouse.com
Filed under: - Jo, Off the Racks, OMGWTFBBQ | Tags: Alexa Chung, Fashion, H&M, Madewell, online shopping, Shopping
And neither will we.
The heavens have heard our prayers. Now let us take a moment of silence to take this all in…
We can shop H&M UK Online from 16 September 2010! All you have to do is sign up for their newsletter, and if you’re based in Singapore, use a Vpost or Comgateway to forward your shopping parcel back home.
Omg omg omg omg!
And then, we also have Alexa Chung for Madewell, finally online. Luscious blouses, cute jackets and skinny jeans, you can finally steal her easy vintage style here, though not without forking out at least US$78 for a pair of denim shorts.
Picture credits to here and here.
Filed under: - Jo, Art, Design & Photography | Tags: Adidas, Fashion, Jelena Jankovic, New York Times, Serena Williams, Stella McCartney, Tennis
These beautiful stills are from The New York Times’ article showcasing the new and not-so-gentle giants of sports – towering female tennis players who hit really hard.
Most of them are tall, lanky Eastern European beauties such as Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva, who make for such beautiful lines. And then there is Serena Williams donning her ferosh some where in the slideshow. Thank goodness there’s an atmospheric piano track in the background.
Really, I don’t know much about tennis even though I love Rafael Nadal, have a boyfriend who plays tennis and went to Wimbledon just a few months back in June. I can’t comment much on the article, but these pictures by Dewey Nicks, fashioned with smoke screen, glittered tennis balls and some amazing tennis gear is absolutely breathtaking.
View the slow motion videos of the players here as well.
Picture credits to here.
Filed under: - Sarah, Exhibit WC:, OMGWTFBBQ | Tags: Ben and Jerry's, Chunkfest 2010, Hippie, Ice Cream
Ben and Jerry’s Chunkfest 2010 was held last Saturday at The Promontry @ Marina Bay (which I mistake to be close to Marina Bay & Promenade MRT and was sorely mistaken. Is most accessible by Raffles Place MRT, fyi)
Anyway,
Specially for the event, they flew down 12 exciting never-before seen (in Singapore) flavours for everyone to buy/try after which, they can go online and vote for which they like best to stay and retail in Singapore while the rest fly back to the States. Check out which flavour got the highest votes: here!
My sister tried’Oatmeal Cookie Chunk’ which tastes just like a granola bar, I swear (: *LIKE! While I had ‘Pomagranate Sorbet’ which was pleasant but nothing fantastical, in my opinion. But who doesn’t like ice cream in general eh?!
The invite for the event asked people to come down in tie-dye and their hippiest attire (is ‘hippiest’ a real word?) And for the people who showed up, they did not disappoint! There were a considerable number of people who were tie dye, maxi dresses, vintage apparel and the works. (Yes, there was also a substantial number of normal, cookie-cutter civilian clothing a la jeans & t-shirt. But considerable number of hippie-ish folk around)
I wore a colour-runned G2000 tank, vintage houndstooth vest, Five Stone Vintage pleated wide-leg pant, wood & leather bracelets, woven belt and C&K sandals.
And my sister wore a scarf as headpiece, white sleeveless blouse from AMK Hub, vintage vest, print skirt from Thailand, bag from Indonesia, sandals from C&K and bracelets from Combodia and Indonesia (I think).
In addition to having ice cream and Ben & Jerry’s merchandise on sale, there was a whole string of programmes to entertain everyone. Later in the evening, there were band performing. But when I arrived, they just kicked off a 4-member team challenge to wolf down 20 scoops of ice-cream as quick as you can.
Naturally,
MAYHEM ENSUED!
And this 4-monster team, Legal Black Hole, not only beat at least 15 other teams in the Vermonster Challenge… But also, after a 15 minute break, took on the Ben & Jerry’s team to wolf down another 20 scoops of ice cream in 2 minutes!
I have a tummy-ache just thinking about that…
All in all, it was a fun day to chill by the water, watch people gorge their faces with too much ice cream and listen to good music and see a lot of happy faces around, thus the theme ‘Love, Peace & Ice Cream’ right? hahas.
To end off, my sister had a “eating competition” of her own.
hahas (:
Filed under: - Jo, - Sarah | Tags: Cosmetics, Elemental Herbology, Giveaway, Sccube the Apothecary, Skincare
We are giving away five free 90 minute facials by Sccube the Apothecary worth S$168 each to five lucky readers based in Singapore!
In the 90 mins, you’ll get massaged, scrubbed, cleansed, purified and relaxed over and over with about nine different products from Elemental Herbology – including the wonderfully scented Detox Botanical Bathing Infusion, and Cell Plumping Facial Hydrator.
To qualify, you have to be based in Singapore, like us on Facebook and be our follower on Twitter (@wearewottoncool).
Read more to enter the competition, if not, all our new entries continue below.
Filed under: - Sarah, Art, Design & Photography, Inspirables | Tags: eye candy, Fierce, Model
I think she is gorgeous.
I needn’t say more.
Picture credits: here
Filed under: - Sarah, Off the Shelves | Tags: Denim, Fall/Winter 2010, Polo, Ralph Lauren
It takes skillz insurmountable to put together denim-on-denim looks year-on-year and achieve looks that are current, relevant, accessible and (most importantly) desirable.
Polo Ralph Lauren’s Fall/Winter 2010
If I worked on a farm, I’d dress like that every day and ride my horse into the sunset.
Odylyne ‘s Winter 2010 collection features long billowy pieces that evoke fuss-free, goddess-esquely effortlessness.
And a shift away from providing merely static images of their catalog
They’ve gone through the painstaking efforts of creating a fairytale-worthy video for your viewing pleasure (:
Enjoy!
Video link >>> Odylyne Holiday 2010 from Odylyne on Vimeo.
