Entries from January 2008

January 20, 2008

more men should dress like this..

Is that enough said or what

January 16, 2008

what’s in a doctor’s bag?

a new year = a new university bag. This year, my university bag of choice is definitely the doctor’s bag!!!
It is big enough to fit all my books and some essentials without making the bag look like an overfilled water balloon
Some essentials that I like to carry with me are 
- water, water and more water! Filtered water from [...]

January 14, 2008

altamira nyc

Even though their winter weather is around -12 degrees celcius, New Yorkers always manage to dress similar to Sydney’s average 8 degree celcius winters
So far on the blog (it’s Winter in New York at the moment) there has been a lot of blacks and greys in an outfit. For the more capable, they’ve paired black on [...]

January 13, 2008

low maintenance haircuts + my brand spanking new haircut

Low maintenance cuts need to be well cut, or have a ’solid foundation’ because it better be damn good if you’re going to do next to schmuck to maintain it
Low maintenance cuts usually require minimal blow drying and styling. Maybe just a dab of shine serum if it’s looking a bit down, low maintenance cuts ooze [...]

January 7, 2008

getting a new (high maintenance) haircut

I’m getting a new haircut next week! Yay!! Getting new haircuts are always exciting, wouldn’t you agree?
I’ve always wanted a thick, deep, blunt fringe because it’s cute and unique. But I’m having second thoughts about it because of all the thick fringe look becoming trendy again. You know, with haircuts trends go away as fast as they [...]

January 6, 2008

Lacoste on its way up + love SS07 campaign

Is it just me or has Lacoste transformed from one of those expensive logo polo shirt brands to this expensive but sleek and incredibly classy brand. I used to regard Lacoste quite highly because of the weight that the name carries, but I always liked its competitor Polo Ralph Lauren better because Polo has style, Polo has class, Polo had [...]

January 5, 2008

fashion essentials class

There is a word in Chinese which roughly means self confident, it literally translates into English as ‘cool head’
There is another word in Chinese which roughly means low quality, it literally translates into English as ’slanted feet’
What are you trying to say, you ask
In which ever way you choose to present yourself, if your head, hands and feet [...]

January 3, 2008

Luxurious fabrics

It’s true
Clothes made from high quality fabrics do attract more oooohs and aaaahs, no matter what style
Photos from thesartorialist.com

Garment on the inside peeking out just a tiny little, classic

To the left, a very unique ensemble. Multi-layering of the skirt and dress, very smart.

To the right, quite the most spectacularly dressed elder lady I have seen in a [...]