Shop Lock and Drop It

Me and the boyfriend messing about the in the sweltering heat of Bangkok

So I've been back in Bangkok for almost a week now, and the unfamiliar setting has now become quite... familiar. At first being home felt very uncomfortable; I was 'California Dreaming' as the Beach Boys said. I missed Los Angeles a lot. I missed the freedom that I had there; doing whatever I wanted, leaving my apartment at midnight for a walk, taking the metro to my friend's place, whatever. But now Bangkok seems wonderful again. The friendly people, the wonderful food, not to mention the awesome shopping that I had completely forgotten about.

Speaking of shopping, I was doing my rounds in the Siam area (for those of you not familiar with Bangkok, well, it's the shopping Mecca) and I came across this small stall. And it was like the heavens parted; a vintage stall. I have been a long time fan of vintage clothes and accessories but I have never been able to find anything to my liking. But this small little stall, probably a 2 x 4 metre stall had the best selection of vintage dresses I have ever encountered. I think I probably lodged myself in that small stall for about an hour trying on a variety of beautiful dresses. I bought two, and I went home. But there was that one red chiffon dress with built in elastic belt and long ruffled sleeves and a beautiful peter pan collar... and did I mention the delicate flower print pattern? I went back the next day hoping to see it there but, someone had taken it. But I settled for an equally as beautiful dress (in the exact same style) but with a different, bolder pattern. I've come to the conclusion Bangkok is definitely a fashion city. Did I mention how much they were selling the dresses for? Three for a mere 500 baht (about US $8).

I've also rediscovered the just plain awesome brand called 'Kloset'. This season they've paired geometric prints on chiffon and empire waist dresses and blouses and gold and bronze whimsical jewelry; a necklace I tried on was a seashell locket, opening to reveal a pearl, too cute! Alas, it was way out of my budget range and my boyfriend had to quickly pry my hands off this store before I did some serious damage on the CC. Although of course now I'm pining for this one high waisted skirt. *Sigh* But HUGE news for the Bangkok... a TOPSHOP has FINALLY OPENED! And it even has some Kate Moss TopShop items! But I was also kind of disappointed, in all honestly I would rather shop in the Thai boutiques than in TopShop, and I'm kind of surprised at myself for saying that!


What I'm wearing:


I just bought this lovely coat which is so adorable! The fabric is very thin and airy, pretty much in love at this point. I also bought a vintage Chanel purse which I am absolutely in love with!!! That's also going to be on heavy rotation this Summer. I'll post better pictures soon!

I can't wait to wear my new vintage (oxymoron?) dresses!

Ahh, I love Bangkok all over again.

P.S. Thanks everyone for the lovely, lovely comments. I will return them ALL.

Back In The Motherland.

Bye, Downtown LA... I will miss you.

So, in the course of one week, I saw my boyfriend again, finished school, graduated, and packed up all my things and moved back home. Wow, I was a complete emotional wreck this past week! I was so happy to be done with school and I feel like I've really accomplished something. But then I had to say bye to some really good friends and it was really difficult. After feeling homesick for so long, I finally felt like LA was a place I could call home. I had good friends, a pretty cool internship going, and school was also going well. It's hard when a lifestyle you've become accustomed to comes to a screeching halt. All of a sudden, you're packing up your things, you're saying good bye to awesome people.

At our graduation

My BFF and I, laughing. She's wearing the sunglasses I got for her. We were balling about 30 seconds before this photo was taken.

Family :)

The entire ceremony was really awesome (but a bit too long) and it was just nice to see friends I haven't seen in a while. We had congratulations from the CEO of Bloomingdales, Macy's and even Paul Marciano gave us a little pep talk. That was really cool and unexpected.

So that's what has been keeping me busy the past week and half. Moving all the stuff into 5 suitcases (I don't really know how I accumulated so much stuff) and finishing up school. It was really intense. I feel sad about leaving LA, I really love this city. It was really daunting to leave LA after two years of wonderful experiences. I have nothing but positive feelings about my time there.

Outfits from my last week in LA:


Feel like I might be getting my groove back ;)

And I was tagged by the lovely ladies Ariella, Belowen and Pam and the rules are: “List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.”

1. Lollipop by Lil Wayne - I love Hip Hop what can I say? This song is so catchy and I just want to bump and grind along to it. The lyrics are perverted I'll admit that, and a little sexist but I'm not one to be serious about a catchy song.
   
2. Viva La Vida by Coldplay - I've been a long time fan of Coldplay ever since I first heard 'Yellow', but Viva La Vida is such a beautiful song and puts me in a really introspective mood.
   
3. Time to Pretend by MGMT - This song is just plain awesome. It's about having fun and living in the moment, which is how I plan to live my life, forever.
   
4. Shut Up and Let Me Go by The Ting Tings - I basically want to dance like a headless chicken whenever I hear this song. Awesome beat, lead singer has a great voice.
   
5. I Wonder by Kanye West - Kanye West is a pure genius when it comes to writing songs, and this song pretty much sums up what a true artist he is.
   
6. Whatever Happened? by the Strokes - I first heard this song on the soundtrack for the movie Marie Antoinette, and I just love it. It's rock 'n' roll!
7. Beat It by Michael Jackson - It's a classic. Need I say more?

I'd now like to tag Nita, Jenna, Kimvee, Rodellee, Erika, Richel and Fashion Chalet.

Alright, I'm off to finish painting my nails, an eletric blue :) Yay for Summer!

P.s. What are everyone's plans for summer?

Graduation

I graduated on Saturday.
It was bittersweet.
I'm heading home today, to Bangkok.
I don't really know how I feel about that.
I'm going to miss LA...

Infatuated, Fixated, Posessed

Happy one month anniversary to me and my blog!

Wow. Time really flies. I remember when I was younger, I couldn't wait to be older. Now, I'm thinking, where did the time go? It's just absolutely mind blowing.

Have you ever tried something on, but doubted yourself, then went home and starting obsessing over it? Well, that happened to me this weekend. I took Kevin (yes, he's finally here!) to the Beverly Center, where we literally shopped until we dropped. I tried on this top I've been coveting since I saw it on Fashion Junkie and Fashion Poison, but at the time it looked totally unflattering. But when I went home I just couldn't stop thinking about it. I was just obsessed. I hope I'm not the only one who's like that.

Image via Nitrolicious

I mean, I just could not resist.

Another thing I've been completely going crazy over is the classic Chanel 2.55 flap bag. It's just insanely timeless and I just want one so bad. Of course I'll do it once I actually have a real paying job not just an internship. I don't know if I could ever shell out $2,000 on one item if it's not going towards something useful like a laptop, car or something along those lines.

Gasp, sigh, drool.

I'm going to post an outfit I wore today for a class presentation, but I'm still in a funk with my clothes. I've been shopping but I haven't been truly inspired about the way I style my clothes. I hope I snap out of it soon. I'm in a weird phase right now.


Excuse the mess. I'm about to be moving soon so everything is just everywhere.

My boyfriend is also in town which is so special. It's weird to think our long distance relationship is now over, now we will only be living two hours apart, instead of 10 hours apart and having the north Atlantic ocean between us. Something doesn't feel right like it's too good to be true; both of us feel like we're going to be leaving the next day. I'm graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in Merchandise Marketing this Saturday. I'm thinking of decorating my Cap. Any ideas?


P.S. For all you American lovers of TopShop, it's finally jumping over the pond and right into the middle of the Big Apple. That's right, I'm sure some of you have heard but TopShop is finally opening in the United States. It's been described as a "40,000-square-foot store composed of four selling floors; glossy shelving; futuristic lighting tubes and a DJ booth, both suspended from the ceiling; an "army" of mannequins; a shoe lounge; 32 changing rooms, and a VIP suite for the expected celebrity clientele". Sounds bloody amazing to me! Article from WWD

Thanks for the comments I appreciate them all!

Beginning Of The End

Good Bye...

So, I'm graduating from FIDM next Saturday (that's hoping I pass all my classes this quarter). It's really a bittersweet feeling to be honest. I know I should be happy, it's a big accomplishment. But it also means it's my last few days living in Los Angeles, a city that I've really come to love. I know I'm going to miss it. I just love meeting people, the new and different things that happen every weekend, the crazy adventures with my friends and all the laughs we've shared. As cliche as it may sound, moving here has totally changed my life, for the better. Moving all the way from Thailand I was forced out of a bubble and into reality, and I am so grateful for all that I've learnt here. I think moving away from home has definitely made me a better person. I'm confident in my own abilities, unafraid to take on new challenges and definitely stronger. It really took me a while to get the ball rolling in the city; finding friends that weren't flaky was very hard, being taken advantage of many times, but eventually I did find friends that are just simply amazing people. I started an internship with an online clothing boutique a few months ago, which I love, and now everything seems to be going well and I have to leave it all behind. I'm just confused about leaving because before it was all I wanted but now all I can think about it staying in LA...


Wearing today: TopShop Boutique dress, leather waist belt, UO Initial necklace and gladiator sandals from LA's fashion district

It's kind of hard not to go shopping when LA's fashion district is like 5 blocks away and has such cute and amazing things to buy... *sigh* but at the same time I've been feeling so uninspired with my clothes, I've just been repeating the same outfits over and over... Blah.

Much love and thanks for those who read my blog!

I Met Perez Hilton

Yes I met Perez Hilton... At Hot Topic

So Perez Hilton has been mentioning a couple of times that he has a 'fashion line' coming out at Hot Topic. I don't think I have purchased anything from Hot Topic since 2004 when I bought a 'Vote for Pedro' shirt as a joke. But anyway, I really wanted to meet Perez Hilton ever since I moved to LA (been reading his website since 2005... introduced my best friends to it) and so I convinced my friend who lives right in Hollywood to go to the Hot Topic Store at the Hollywood & Highland center and meet him. We didn't actually spend the $20 like we needed to in order to get wristband to talk to him. I actually spent $8 on a pack of six earrings as shown below:


So we waited in line (I can't believe I actually did for Perez) and he was about a half hour late, and offered his fans free spring rolls. When we actually got to the table where he was signing, he was so mellow, he didn't even flinch when I told him I was from Thailand, but he complimented me on my mustard yellow Balenciaga bag. He asked me if it was Marc Jacobs. Shouldn't Perezzle know this stuff? Anyway.. to review his line, it's actually way too scene looking for me, but I shouldn't be surprised anyway because it's Hot Topic. I took a picture got his autograph blah blah... I was just over it, because he was too. I was actually genuinely excited, but it was obvious he didn't want to be there. He was wearing baby pink hair extensions and lots of foundation. He was nice though. My friend took a picture on her phone but it didn't send so :(.

Tarot Cards... How much do YOU believe?

So on a drunken Friday night I went to a Psychic with a friend. I told the psychic I'd do a Tarot reading (past, present and future) if she offered me a better price because I'm a starving college student. So for $20 she would do it. She lured me in by saying she had a lot of good things to say, and that was my energy was good. First she said, you're stubborn. Yes. You work hard but no one really notices. Yes. You are unhappy about how things are going. No, I tell her, I'm actually quite happy with the way things are going. You're lonely at times, she says. Yeah, but who isn't? And then all of a sudden she says I have a dark aura, and that once it's black I can't do anything to change it. People can feel my negativity even though I'm not a negative person. She also proclaims someone's cursing me, and has taken a lock of my hair and is using black magic on me. She then says she can fix it with crystals, candles and incense, to which I responded, "right, for another $20?" and she replies "money is just a piece of paper. You are young, you are beautiful, you shouldn't have to go through this". She then continues to ask me if I was in a relationship, and I asked, "Can't you tell me that?" Since you know, she's a so-called 'psychic'. She says no. She then says I am unhappy and I am running away, and unsure of our relationship. I say, "no, I am actually running to him, he's coming to LA this Thursday" and eventually I just got so pissed off because she was clearly taking random guesses and I stormed out and left without paying because let's face it, it was total bullshit. I told her "this is not worth even $5, I am not paying, this is crap". I really did not feel like paying $20 for something any person with even the slightest rational thought could tell me.

The rest of my weekend was rather mellow, which is nice. The boyfriend is flying in this Thursday, and I can't wait to see him. For some reason it feels like I haven't seen him in years, but it's actually only been about two months.

What I am wearing today:
KM for TopShop dress, UO Ballet flats.

P.S. OMFG!!! I'M ON PEREZ HILTON!!! For only like, half a second though. I'm in his video that Hot Topic made of all the fans that went to see him at H&H. Here's a print screen:

*Click to view bigger*

I hope you had a nice weekend!

Me and the Sex

Haha, I know what you all are thinking. This post isn't about sex. It's about the movie, Sex and the City. Oh my god. If you haven't seen it by now I am telling you: GO NOW! It was one of the sweetest movies I have ever watched. Nothing has ever been able to fill the void Sex and the City left when it ended four(?) years ago. Oh my god the clothes in the movie... don't even get me started. From the Dior to the Prada to the Chanel! Basically died and gone to heaven. The movie just answered so many questions that I had. Will Carrie end up with Big? Will Charlotte finally have her own baby? What happens with Miranda, how's her family life? Is Samantha still with Smith Jared?

I went on a Wednesday night thinking no one would be there... boy, how wrong was I? My friend and I wanted to watch the 10.10PM showing and it sold out! Then we got the 10.25PM showing and a queue starting forming... and it was long. I was thinking, "this is out of control". And then when we were allowed to go in, people were running to get good seats. I mean, really, Wednesday night?

Please, if you haven't seen it... go!!!

There was a look I really loved, and I didn't even get to see it in the movie!

That Prada bag is pure ecstasy.

Timmy Woods Eiffel Tower Bag... Oui Oui, s’il vous plaît!

The girls... together again!

For those of you who have watched the movie... what do you think? I want to hear your opinions! I am also seriously going ga-ga over Lily's Cupcake handbag with the crystals all over them. If you've seen the movie, you will know what I am talking about.

One thing that's also got my obsessing... the five finger half glove. I am totally dying for them!!!

On my wish list... for suresies!

Wow, I was so excited about this movie. It makes me want to get all gussied up all the time, even if it's just to the grocery store. It made me want to be more cutting edge and daring when it comes to fashion and clothing; really all about having fun. This was such an awesome movie, I'm so glad I got to see it.

And if you still haven't seen it... like I said before... GO NOW!!!

I Can't Wait

Summer is right around the corner.

I'm so excited for a number of reasons. One, my boyfriend is coming in 10 days, two, I am finishing school in 3 weeks, three, I am graduating so soon, four, summer is here, and five, I am seeing my family in 3 weeks as well (I haven't seen them for 5 months, and my sister since last November). It's hard to believe I've gone this long without them, but time has flown by relatively quickly. I've never been so excited to see my boyfriend, Kevin. Usually I'm very patient and don't really get excited until the last few days, but now, it's all I can think about.

Last night was the MTV Movie Awards, and the fashion was very... interesting. I think my favorite look of the night must've been Liv Tyler's and Charlize Theron:

Scorching.

Definitely two of my favorite looks for the night. I don't think pink or gold could ever go wrong. Actually, maybe it can, but these two got it right that's for sure.

So last Friday I went to Six Flags Magic Mountain and I pretty much had the time of my life. The first ride I went on was the brand new X2 which I waited in line for two hours for. My friends and I were bitching towards the ending, contemplating whether this ride was really worth a two hour wait. But... it was so worth it. I'm an adrenaline junkie; the faster, the higher, the steeper, the better. But this ride totally exceeded all my expectations. I feel backwards, forwards, span around, it was crazy!

Trend Love: Fading Colors

Nina Ricci

Elie Saab

I absolutely love this trend, especially when I first saw this trend with Prada handbags. Of course I have my tie dye blue dress which I adore, wore again this weekend. Speaking of what I'm wearing...

What I'm wearing: KM for TopShop blouse, vintage belt, high waisted skirt from LA's fashion district and gray patent peep toe shoes also from LA's fashion district.

That was an enormous post, I'm off now, gotta get up early for my internship.