Always Adopt. Never Buy.

Angel Audrina Patridge wants you to adopt and never buy in her latest collaboration with PETA. Audrina simply looks irresistible. I wonder how many birds PETA had to kill to get those huge feathered wings! Hmmm...

Fred is 100!

You know whenever a fashion icon celebrates a monumental occasion, the design houses almost always come up with a limited edition collection for the rest of us to join in the celebration? Well, Fred Perry has just done that!

The month of May marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frederick John Perry, who (in case some of you are too ignorant) was the world's No. 1-ranked tennis player for five years in the thirties and is still the last Englishman to win the singles crown at Wimbledon and the U.S., French, and Australian Opens. It is said that Mr. Perry was the man who invented the now-standard practice of aggressively hitting tennis balls on the rise, rather than waiting for them to float safely at the top of their arc.

Besides being such a legendary tennis icon, he is also legendary in iconic branding. Like, seriously, after all these years, when asked about Fred Perrry, everyone thinks of polo t-shirts on top of Polo Ralph Lauren but that is just pfft. You get what I mean?

Anyway, in honor of the occasion, his namesake company is releasing a special edition of polos with enlarged 16-leaf laurels in three palettes. They do not look any much different from the standard ones but I think that is a plus point! I mean, like all the special edition collections that's out there, you do not really wear it alot cause it becomes so dated after a while. Ay least, with the Fred Perry's polo, it will look normal on first glance and it doesn't scream 2009 when you wear it again in 2012. So, it costs US$95, available May 15, fredperry.com.

Only at fredperry.com? I'm a very touch, feel and try kinda shopper, I wish they will have it at the boutique down at Ann Siang.

Rachel Bilson for Instyle.

I have heard recently that Rachel Bilson, the actress is joining the Instyle team and be their resident fashion editor. She will have her own column where readers can just ask her style questions.

I wonder how her column is going to be like! Anyway, I so wish I can do that too. I have already given style tips to my bosses at work! If only I get paid for it!

Flea Back to Home

Its the Saturday and it sure looks like a bright one! If you have nothing to do today or simply have something to do but wish you could do something else, why not head down to the Home Club from 3pm to 10pm today for its flea market that stocks eclectic one of a kind pieces from upcoming designers and of course some treasures! Expect to find cool stuff and be entertained with non-stop indie hits. Perhaps, you might want to sip some Pineapple Malibu too! Perfect afternoon!

Where?
Home Club
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-01/06
The Riverwalk
(In Between Boat Quay and Clarke Quay)

Time?
3pm to 10pm

Bring this to NMS please!!

I really wish that they will bring Waist Down- The Skirt by Miuccia Prada to Singapore after the recent Christian Lacroix stint. I'll be thrilled to see those works of art.

However, if you are pretty impatient and pessimistic, you can always go down to Seoul's Transformer building starting from next month.

The first Waist Down exhibition was staged from 2004-2005 in the Prada store in the Aoyama district of Tokyo. Following another Asian incarnation, in the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, the exhibition travelled to Prada in SoHo, New York, and then on to Prada on Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills. Apparently, the exhibition takes care to adopt a little of its local environment, changing each time to reflect the fashions of its surroundings.

Let's just hope it makes its stop here in Singapore!!

*crosses fingers and toes and eyes and everything that can be crossed

Billykirk

Another bag to add to my wishlist! This elegantly macho deep green duffle from billykirk. Of course, I wish I could actually find it in Singapore. I can see it matching perfectly with my deep green geometric Calvin Klein t-shirt and my dark blue April 77 denim and my grey perferotad pointed Pedro shoes and my Agnes B dogtag and black onyx ring and my black onyx bronze neck piece! To top it all off, either my Black Prada shades or my Silver framed Aldo aviators!

Oh, fashion-godmother, please let me have this bag, please!

Men Jewels

For those of you who do not quite know me, I love my jewels! I have a whole wall dedicated to my collection of everything from neck ties to bows to neck pieces, badges to brooches, watches to bands to cuff links to rings. I love my rocks, bling and metal and everything in between. I was surfing stylehive as usual on my mornings and found this gorgeous Fred Meyer wedding band. Yes, its a wedding band, but I don't mind having it! Its gorgeous, platinum with a darker black band. That is understated luxury! Now, the only thing is, what should i engrave on the under side... me & I forever?

Kate, Justin for Marc!

I am so going getting my hands on May's Vogue issue to have a piece of Kate, Justin and Marc!! My God!! That is definitely the sexiest combination ever! I am so going to faint!

Revenge of the Titans, The Flea Titan

This is something for you to go to this weekend!! Its time to empty those pockets and those wardrobes and fill it up again this weekend!!! Everything from eclectic one off pieces to designer wares are on sale at this sale organised by Don't Panic Singapore and Freemansland!!

Saturday - Sunday
11th - 12th April
2pm - 8pm

Schedule's up, tickets on sale, time to party!

The AFF's schedule is up and tickets for some of the shows are already for sale. Another week of fashion frolicking! Besides having Christian Lacroix and Vivienne Westwood, we have staples like Ashley Isham, Gareth Pugh and Raoul showing too. Of course, we will also have Marc Jacobs showing! The calendar looks rather sparse compared to previous years but let's hope we have better shows. Having said that, I am very pleased with the scheduling, most of the shows are being held after 6pm, which is perfect for me. I can save up my leave to party in Ibiza!

Another show that I think one should watch is the Blueprint show featuring blackmarket as it features local designers like Elohim (Singapore), Nikicio (Singapore/Indonesia), Gian Romano (Singapore/Philippines), Stella Rissa (Indonesia) and Reckless Ericka (Singapore).

But get your tickets fast. Shows like Marc by Marc Jacobs are already sold out!

Christian Lacroix Costumier, a must see!

Over the weekend, my two youngest siblings and I went to see the Christian Lacroix Costumier exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore which I must say, is beautiful beyond words. All of usl agreed that the word of the day is 'drama'.



Everything was dramatic! The sets were dramatic and so were the costumes. The exhibition was so intelligently choreographed that it feels alive. Not only is it an exhibition on his creations but it is also a tribute to opera, ballet and theater. , On closer observation, you find more surprises like the intricate embroidery and decorative stitching.



You could see some influence from his costumes to his ready-to-wear collection. I mean, look at the pale pink corset worn underneath a short jacket paired with a pale skirt over tailored pants. Imagine that being designed so long ago.



One thing that we realise is that, the collections are not only dramatic but it breathes, moves and lives. We could really understand what he meant when he said "his costumes have to give the performers a complete transformation" and also provide them strength and support not only physically, appearance-wise, but also spiritually. Magnificent! A great costumier, indeed!

Great News!

Yes, this is great news for me and for everyone else in Singapore who love Uniqlo!

Before the news that Uniqlo will be setting up its first South East Asian outlet in Tampines 1, the new suburban mall in, you guessed it, Tampines, all I could do was just browse online and look at how cool their clothes are. But soon, like April 9th, I can just go down and not only browse the collection, but touch it, feel it, wear it and buy it! OMG!! I am thrilled!

I always dreaded going down to Tampines and whenever a colleague of mine calls Tampines a cool hangout place, I always beg to differ. Firstly, its pretty much out of the way, like being at the eastern part of Singapore. However, now that we will have Uniqlo there, I have to kinda agree with her! Yes, Tampines is finally becoming cool!