Printed Pouches

USD 65 [ 1 / 2 / 3 ]

Weight: 5oz / 0.14kg. 

Height: 9in / 23cm 

Length: 14in / 35.5cm 

Depth: 2.5in / 6.5cm

THESE PRINTED BEAUTIES from label Samudra are a visually appealing and affordable way to distract people from the fact that you've (pretty much) only been wearing black for the past week or so because it's a mega low-maintenance colour and deceives friends and family into thinking you're svelte when in reality, the weight you accumulated during CNY has pretty much set up a comfortable camp around your mid-section.


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Magpie Alert

USD 850 [HERE]

Leather: Cowhide. 

Weight: 32oz / 0.90kg 

Height: 8in / 20.5cm 

Length: 10in / 25.5cm 

Depth: 3in / 7.5cm 

Strap drop: 20in / 51cm

TWO THINGS THAT should allow for this bag to ascend to Fashion Holy Grail heights: 1) It is of Alexander Wang make, 2) It is delightfully silver.

I say delightfully, because I'm almost a thousand percent certain I have Magpie Syndrome and looking at this bag is the equivalent of tossing barrels of fuel onto the proverbial magpie fire in my head.


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Faux Playsuit

THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING in this world I despise more than wearing a romper and then needing to use the loo.

Shimmying awkwardly out of one's clothes in a germ-infested bathroom stall isn't exactly how I envision things when I am purchasing said romper. 

To be really honest, I'm usually only imagining myself wearing said romper and suddenly being discovered by fashion heavyweight Karl Lagerfeld, who greatly admires my style panache when he comes across me lounging in a nondescript coffee shop ... (how exactly he will discover me on the island of Borneo is irrelevant - the point is, I am suddenly discovered and rapidly catapulted to fame).

Top - AUD $229 [HERE]

Pants - AUD $299 [HERE]

Which brings me to my point.

These are two separate pieces by Tluxe in the same print. Pair them up and you get to trick the unassuming eye into thinking you have on a romper!

No more awkward shimmies in the toilet stall.

Win.


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Holographic Beauty

 

£140 [HERE]

ONE WORD: OBSESSED.

This is probably what LSD would look like as a shoe.

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Gettin' Shifty

£35.00 [HERE]

ASOS IS A terrible place to default to on the Internet when you're bored but trying not to shop (as anybody with a pulse will tell you, the minute you say no to doing something, it suddenly becomes imperative that you get to do it ... immediately).

So here I am, barely fifteen days into the new lunar year and already I've found something to covet.

This dress is all slinky jersey with a whiff of muscle-tee cool, and then BAM! suddenly there's that ridiculously compelling metallic hem.

Couple of super important questions though: What is that hem doing there? And why do I like it so much?

Add another thing onto the list of stuff I like that will send rivulets of fear streaking through my mother's heart.




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Camera bag love

USD 195 [HERE]

Height: 6in / 15cm

Length: 7in / 18cm

Depth: 3in / 8cm

Strap drop: 22in / 56cm

MUCH LIKE BELOVED Internet sensation Maru the cat, I am obsessed with boxes.

Even more so when a bag is in the shape of one.

Here it is in another incarnation - black/green.

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She Dreams of Kitsch

DON'T YOU JUST hate those days when you sit down in front of your computer feeling all crazy-gungho and ready to work your butt off, but then it dies off the minute Chrome loads?

Is this even normal? Because I'm starting to feel like this is an ongoing battle with me.

This is worrying.

I was all set to wade through a stack of reports but somehow, I ended up collaging.

Marni printed vinyl clutch  £201.66 [HERE]

Weighs approximately 0.6lbs/ 0.2kg 

Width 12" / 30cm 

Height 10" / 26cm 

Depth 2" / 4cm

I love it when things reek of kitsch.

This clutch by Marni totally fits the bill because 1) it looks like an over-sized coin pouch, and 2) it has a floral print plastered on the front and a checkered motif on the back.

SAY WHAT?!

This is basically like owning 2 Marni clutches and all you have to do to change it up is alternate sides.

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Jetsetter Swag in 60 Seconds

STEP ONE: Buy this suitcase.

Globe-Trotter Stabilist 20" iPad Suitcase in Brown/Caramel

USD $1850.00 [HERE] 

 7" high x 19 1/2" wide x 13" deep

Retails exclusively at Mohawk General Store.

STEP TWO: There is no step two.

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: The lack of a wheelie function on this thing pretty much guarantees you a free workout as you're running from gate-to-gate. And who can really put a price on the benefits of cardiovascular health?

Jenni Kayne

HEELS DESTROY BOTH my feet and my will to live, which is probably why I have an unhealthy obsession for flats. Especially versions that deviate from the usual round-toed basics that permeate the shops, both virtual and physical.

So when I happened to come across these whilst trolling the Market section over at The Coveteur, I basically sat there for a minute and allowed my pupils to dilate.

Jenni Kayne Patchwork flats, USD 695 [HERE]

Made of kid skin/ leather

The patchwork detail on these keep them from being a boring basic, and the shape of these are equal parts going-out shoe as they are pyjama slippers. Totally obsessed. I love me some confused footwear!!

Man. I think I've found the holy grail of flats and JENNI KAYNE MAKES THEM.

... Now excuse me while I go attempt to win the lottery.

They're Better Off Dead

MY LOVE FOR graphic tees just won't go away.

I mean ... what's not to love about a juiced-up plain tee?

Better Off Dead CC BDSM Shirt, USD 45 [HERE]

Better Off Dead St Yves BDSM shirt, USD 45 [HERE]

These aren't real but that doesn't make them any less desirable to me.

[edit] Just so we're clear - when I say they aren't real, I mean they weren't produced by either Chanel or YSL. In case there was any confusion over that.

Just in Case

AFTER MANY TRIALS and tribulations, I have recently managed to acquire the iPhone 5.

It took so freaking long that by the time I held that small white box in my hands, 1) my nephew had been born (he was probably the size of a small orange when the first order was put through), 2) they were already talking about the iPhone 6.

I almost flushed the stupid phone down the toilet.

(... But I'm so glad I didn't because it is super expensive ...)

These days though, you basically can't pry him (uh-oh, can anybody say Anthropomorphic?) out of my fingers unless I'm in the shower or asleep.

He's currently clothed in a plain black RM 40 case I bought from the teeny phone shop opposite my office, but because I am a girl and am therefore prone to being fickle, I've been trawling Etsy for more covers that I can switch around depending on mood.

It took me a couple of hours but I think I've finally managed to narrow them down.



FOR HAPPY DAYS:

(Left) iStyleiCase, Whale & Elephant case, USD 14.99 [HERE]

(Right) happyrabbitz, Elephant in Hot-air Balloon case, USD 18 [HERE]

WHEN I FEEL LIKE BEING A KARDASHIAN (HEY, IT HAPPENS):

(Left) hanaoutlet, Tiffany blue case, USD 17 [HERE]

(Right) URHiso, Louis Vuitton MM Messenger inspired case, USD 19 [HERE]

TO FEEL LIKE A BADASS (THIS IS SOMETIMES IMPORTANT):

CaseCoat, Jack Daniels case, USD 12.99 [HERE] 

TO REMIND PEOPLE I AM A GIRL ONCE FEELINGS OF BADASSERY HAVE WORN OFF:

(Left) the case factory, Black and Gold Chevron case, USD 15.99 [HERE]

(Right) iStyleiCase, Chanel Red nailpolish case, USD 12.99 [HERE]

WHEN AUNT FLO IS COMING TO TOWN:

 (Left) Luxcase, Biscuit cake, USD 5.99 [HERE]

(Right) TheCuriousCaseLLC, Waffle with Butter, USD 17.99 [HERE]

WHEN I WANT TO SIT IN A CORNER AND CRY FOR MY CHILDHOOD TO COME BACK BECAUSE BEING AN ADULT SUCKS (PMS-RELATED):

(Left) KeepCalmCaseOn, Blue Gameboy hardcase, USD 15 [HERE]

(Right) 1VintageSoul, Pink Radio, USD 21 [HERE]

WHEN I HAVE TO MAINTAIN SOME SEMBLANCE OF DECORUM BECAUSE NONE OF THESE OTHER CASES WILL DO (OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE MONOGRAMMED ... IS THIS GETTING TIRING YET? SORRY):

CreateItYourWay, Monogrammed iPhone case - Black chevron with turquoise monogram, USD 20.99 [HERE]

Seems like quite a number of these categories are about making me feel better during my special moon-time. Hahaha.


Have any cool iPhone covers you'd like to recommend? I'd love to see them!

Accessories for Drunkards

USD $225 [HERE]

HAVE YOU SEEN this delectable flask bangle from Cynthia Rowley?

They're currently sold out, but are in the process of re-stocking. Something to keep an eye on for all you drunkards out there! 

Man, this would've been totally great for NYE - slugging gulps of vino, pretending to be Jack Sparrow...

Luckily for me though, I'm Chinese and I get to celebrate two new years every year, which probably sounds like total shit-sticks to anybody who's only ever known one new year's celebration (my sincerest apologies), BUT what it means is that THIS BANGLE MAY STILL BE OF USE TO ME YET.

Sneaker Freaker, Faux Python Skin Edition

ph. pixiemarket

USD $96 [here]

WHAT IS IT about these sneakers that have me salivating uncontrollably?

Could it be the fact that these are equal parts boot and sneaker? Or is it simply that in lieu of traditional laces, there is a zipper that goes down the front; a zipper that basically negates all the fiddly knots and the Virgoean worrying that laces will come undone at any given moment?

Whatever it is, no snakes were harmed in the making of this shoe, which really deserves a super duper thumbs up in itself.

Superhero Fantasies

ph. oaknyc

USD $222.50 [here]

IF I WERE a superhero, this is exactly what I'd like to be immortalized in.

I haven't decided what I'd like my superhero powers to be yet, but flying probably shouldn't be on the list if this is what I'm going to be wearing.

... Unless I find a bad-ass pair of leather leggings to go under this because it really seems like leather is one of those things you REALLY need to wear to be considered a legit superhero, and I don't want to be left out.

Clare Vivier Monogrammed Duffle Bag

WE SPOKE OF my struggle with severe personalizophilia a mere five days ago when I met Rifle Paper Co.'s amazing fully-customizable stationary ... and yes I still want 2000 cards with my cartoon-ized face on them, but this is a blog celebrating my love for consumerism and what this means is I already have something else to add to my list of Total Must-Haves.

Meet this duffle of Clare Vivier make, something I spotted over on that fabulous blog le catch all of five seconds ago but we all know time means nothing where true love is concerned.

I'm pretty sure I'm ready to make a commitment to this bag.

ph. via le catch

USD $460 [HERE]

It kind of reminds me of that duffle Sofia Coppola did for LV - just one of hundreds of bags from seasons past that I haven't managed to exterminate from my mind yet.

Though .. it is rather fortunate that I am equating this duffle with the Sofia Coppola one, because this one is like a third of the price, but I get to have my initials on it.

And that, my friends, makes all the difference in the world.

We Are Frends

Layla headphones in Rose Gold  USD $149 [HERE]

Taylor headphones in Rose Gold  USD $199 [HERE]

1. Jewelry inspired design 2. Genuine leather & hand crafted metal 3. Soft touch fabric cord 4. Three button mic with volume, music + phone control 5. Memory foam ear cushions

ALL I REALLY got out of the product description for these headphones: jewelry-inspired design with memory foam ear cushions.

Translation: Stylish Tempur mattresses for your ears.

Yea ... I can get into it.


What do you think of these Frends headphones? 

Rifle Paper Co. Illustrated Notes & Calling Cards

THERE ARE SO many things I could say about personalized stationary, the first (and most obvious) being that YOU GET TO HAVE YOUR NAME ON IT.

This is incredibly important to me because when I was growing up, I could never find my name on anything in novelty gift shops.

Lurid, tacky signs boasting  "every single name imaginable" on hideous plastic key-chains always proved to be consistently disappointing - a fact that I personally believe has given rise to my consequent battle with severe personalizophilia...

Yes. I am a personalizing-monster. 

If I could get away with it without looking insane, everything I own would be stamped with either my name or face on it (or BOTH), because that's just how personalizophilia works, and I'm almost 100% certain this is a new medical disorder that nobody has discovered yet, which means I am an honest-to-goodness pioneer and if you take this away from me your teeth with fall out of your face.

...

Which brings me on to the somewhat-related subject of an amazing company called Rifle Paper Co. 

Owned by Anna Bond and her husband Nathan, they do just about the most covet-able, adorable stationary I've ever seen. 

I literally discovered them like a hot second ago but I'm already beyond obsessed.

ph. from Rifle Paper Co.

Prices vary from USD $35 - 400+ depending on your level of customization [here]

Other fully-customizable stationary sets [here]

On top of an array of fonts and colours to choose from, you can also have a customized illustration of your face emblazoned on this.

A CUSTOMIZED ILLUSTRATION. OF YOUR FACE.

... OH MY GOD I SERIOUSLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT, THIS IS LIKE MY HOLY GRAIL!!!!

I need this so terribly, my face is tingling.

Personalizophilia, people. It's a legit thing.

And the genius folks from Rifle Paper Co. are just enabling me with all these promises of total and utter customization.

Need, need, need ...

90's Flashback

WHO WOULD BE the first person you'd think of if I should chance to scream, "DUNGAREES!" in your face?

People with a genetic predisposition for coolness would most likely think any of the following things:

• Kate Moss, in that issue of Harper's Bazaar.
• Carrie Bradshaw, in that episode of Sex and the City where she talks about sex.
• Alexa Chung, just being Alexa Chung.
• Rachel Bilson, because I'm pretty sure she's done overalls sometime in her awesome petite life. 

I, however, thought none of these things, which cements me in a place that is not on the barometer of cool. 

In fact, I'm probably not even anywhere too near it, because the first thing that popped into my head was Larisa Oleynik in her role as that mutant teenager Alex in The Secret World of Alex Mack. 

As I recall it, she was kind of always in overalls.

Is it just me, or does it look like she's wearing the same pair of overalls in about three of these photos?

Granted, nobody has taken the time to upload too many images from this long-dead series (one can only imagine why), so I really only have these three stills and two promotional photos to tack together in the world's ugliest collage - all in the name of proving my pretty unreliable point, which is that Alex Mack practically lived in dungarees ... and beanies, but that's a whole 'nuther discussion. 

Anyway.

The real point of this post was that I happened to stumble across these on ASOS, and I fell in love.

£45.00 [here]

Doesn't the model look unbelievably cute in these? She looks like she could either be headed for a hoe-down in the barn, or to a fancy cafe on Rodeo Drive to pretend to be a friend of Nicole Richie's. Or maybe she's going to do both, who really knows for sure?

Things get wild and unpredictable when you're wearing dungarees. Now if only I hadn't chosen to draw links between them and Alex Mack, this post could have gotten away with a larger quotient of coolness.

What do you think? Would you ever be caught dead in dungarees? Tell me in the comments below.

Jennifer Zeuner Gia Lariat

USD $235 [here]

20" rope chain

Length from clasp to first star - 20"

First to second star - 6"

Stars (with diamond), approx. 1/2"

ACCESSORIES ARE TO me, what kryptonite is to Superman.

And there's something about the Gia Lariat necklace from Jennifer Zeuner that has me crying like a child on the inside, and it's not just because it's studded with diamonds so delicate they look like pixie dust.

...Or tiny baby unicorn tears, which I suspect they are.

Mark my words, Gia Lariat necklace (why can't I stop saying this in full?), I WILL OWN YOU SOMEDAY.

Nasty Gal: Charlie Cutout Oxford

USD$150 // Buy here via Nasty Gal.

Is it just me, or is there something distinctly mesmerizing about being able to see one's own foot through a plastic strip of shoe? 

If I owned these bad boys, my brain would be constantly preoccupied thinking of things like, "There is a see-through strip on my shoe that makes my foot look like it's totally part of the shoe ... is that weird? ... That's totally weird" because I am obviously a child, and I can't seem to find a way to grow up and start ruminating on more important things like the greenhouse effect.

Also, I kind of enjoy the fact that these look about as sturdy as a tank and would be totally ready for anything you decide to put them through.

Kind of like Doc Martens ... or Captain America.