rounding corners

I'm back! What have I been up to? Well, the stress of exams and seeing patients have been killing me lately. The past week and a half was pretty miserable. I felt robotic, alone, and tired. Without going into too many details, I just know that I really need to take care of myself better. This weekend has restored a huge piece of my sanity. I was treated to a spectacular Silversun Pickups and Muse show by my boy's family and some downtime with my family. Anyway, these pictures were snapped near my childhood home. The sun was shining and I was wearing my Alaia's and a pair of vintage shades. Translucent lilac, the circular frames, they're too perfect. I don't wear sunglasses often, but when I do, they have to be fun!

Wearing vintage trousers, H&M tee, F21 faux leather jacket, Azzedine Alaïa shoes, Oiseau Vintage sunglasses.

Edit: By the way, a lovely reader spotted me in the March issue of Cleo New Zealand and sent over a photograph of the small feature. Not too sure why my DIY is labeled as Givenchy-inspired, but these are all minor details anyway, right? Thanks Jill and Cleo mag! xo.

neu

As I type this I can hear torrential rain outside my window. It's been nasty. Wind, ice cold rain piercing my face and the sun setting before it even rises. Here are some things that made today a little bit brighter. My Azzedine Alaïa's and wannabe-Wang-sunnies arrived! It was a pretty funny sight seeing these two items next to one another--the very essence of high meets low, covetable and collectible pieces meets fast and disposable fashion. Check out the sunglasses though. Not too shabby!

P.S. OK babes, I admit. I've been lagging on emails, keeping in touch, answering questions on my Formspring and posting DIYs. This will be remedied as soon as some of the temporary craziness ends (exams, school and such)! In the meantime, feel free to say hi on Twitter.

lab

This lovely trench is a gift from my mother's closet. She parts with the prettiest things, including this vintage khaki coloured floor-sweeping trench, claiming she never wears them. The cropped sleeves perfectly contrast the exaggerated long train of the coat and the silhouette it creates reminds me of lab coats. Lab coats as outerwear for Spring? This is giving me ideas as I definitely have more than a few lab coats sitting around that could use alterations. The sterile white of lab coats is depressing! This reminds me of a photograph I saw on The Sartorialist a few years ago. The young man is rocking a forest green lab coat. I can imagine him pipetting solutions and working in a hood before being snapped by Scott on the street. Oh my imagination.

you knew it was going to happen

I've been visiting the Opening Ceremony online store quite a lot lately just to look at the Alexander Wang cat eye sunglasses. Each time I stop by I drool and then kick myself back to my senses because could I really justify spending $325 on a pair of shades? Food, yes. Textbooks, yes. But sunglasses? Could I throw down that many Franklins on a fashion item, though stunning and feels so-very-me, that makes such a strong statement that it will most probably go down in history as an ephemeral trend of the year 2010? Of course, then Forever 21 comes along and made this arbitration more complicated selling a pair for $5.80. Well fashion gods, forgive me. I'm going to have to give the F21s a spin but know they will never fill my A. Wang void.

hi faux chloé

I feel like I'm currently on a twelve-step program recovering from wearing head-to-toe black. Apparently embarking on such a program also involves throwing crappy peace signs and wearing a dress that suspiciously resembles a certain Chloé Spring 2007 dress. This dress was bought secondhand with the label cut out. Meh, who cares. I still love the retro 70s print. I love the shades of ochre, brown and mustard. And I love you. Happy V-day! Hoping it's a lovely one.

blush

I've completely fallen for this lighter palette. Past Springs and Summers were spent stubbornly concealed and drowned in black. It's time to move onto something fresh. In preparation for Spring, I've been obsessing over blushes, nudes and anything romantic. The Acne suede leather fringe jacket in a dusty pink is on the top of my lust list. It's unbelievably playful but undeniably practical as I can see it as the perfect layering piece or thrown over Spring floral dresses and basics. Coming in at a close second are the Opening Ceremony printed bow heels, which I'm envisioning with silk frocks and ombré or watercolour tights. There's just too much gorgeousness here.

I. Acne fringe suede jacket in dusty pink
II. 3.1 Phillip Lim lace shift dress
III. Opening Ceremony bow heel
IV. Queen's Wardrobe pastel nude heels

today's look: androgyny

What I love most about these photos is how serious they turned out. No one could ever tell that right before this I was feasting on pancakes and Twizzlers for breakfast. Clearly I eat like a 5-year old. Cocoa puffs and ice cream for dinner pwease.

I'm wearing a vintage navy blazer, vintage wool trousers, brown socks, oxford heels, and a bejeweled Christopher Kane x Topshop shirt.