Hope

The 'Hope' light is designed by Francisco Gomez Paz and Paolo Rizzatto, and in a world of sadness, it's exactly what we need right now. I was reading on the news about Polar bears having to eat their own young in order to survive and it's stuff like this that makes me realise how close we really are to destroying our own planet and it's these innocent animals that have to suffer from our selfishness...sob. I understand the difficulties of reverting back to the inconveniences of life before the world was in this state, but every little bit helps, and it's better to start now than never. Before I go on and on about global warming and get all upset about it, I'm gonna get back on the subject of the 'Hope' light (seriously though, love your planet before it's too late!).

The science behind the 'Hope' light relys on the fact that when light is combined with a series of reflecting and refractive shapes, it becomes amplified and is multiplied in an exponential manner; in a simpler sense, you need less energy to produce more light. So why not be environmently friendly and uber stylish at the same time? The bonus is, as fancy as it looks, it's also extremely practical, it's made from a series of thin, flat plastic Fresnel lenses, created using imprinted microprisms on polycarbonate film to achieve a dioptric effect similar to glass...yeah, that was also jibberish to me, but the point is, it's light in weight and can be easily dismantled to become highly compact in size. Go get it here.

Killer jeans

If you still haven't checked out Jak and Jil Blog, please go now, I just don't understand where Tommy manages to find so many cool people, it's ridiculous! Anyway, I saw these jeans on his blog, how awesome are they? I'm just wondering how your supposed to sit! Or perhaps you should just sacrifice comfort for the sake of looking fucking amazing. I need these.

Knitted

'With the human body as the main starting point I improvise through a three dimensional collage methode to discover ideas of shapes and silhouettes that I could never come to think about in my head.' - Sandra Backlund

So, winter seems to have left Hong Kong for the time being, which is kind of annoying since I have only recently found out just how gorgeous Sandra Backlund's AW09 collection is (forgive me for being extemely outdated on this). I have always had a soft spot for knitwear, and when it's combined with architectural structure, I can't really ask for anything better, all I can say is, Backlund is super close to replacing Louise Goldin as my favourite knitwear designer. Her 3D knitting skills are just down right amazing, I love the chunkiness of the collection; although chunkiness often results in the lack of shape or form, Backlund has done a great job at keeping a structural silhouette. Backlund describes her approach to fashion 'more as a sculpter than a tailor', and it truely shows here.

I'm so ready to get woolly this winter (that's if it comes back).

Does anyone know who stocks Sandra Backlund in HK?

Painfully Cool

For some reason, I have been wierdly attracted to stuff that is accident/pain/medical related recently, don't get me wrong, I'm not a sadist, but with people like London College of Fashion's Una Burke around, I'm starting to think that hurting myself might not be such a bad thing...only messing, but seriously, all these medical/trauma inspired fashion/art pieces are just too cool. It's slightly freaky, and kind of reminds me of Mason Verger in Hannibal, but in a nicer way. Una Burke's 'Re.treat' collection was based on the universal subject of human trauma, a number of pieces are reminiscent of medical braces used to heal broken bones and spinal injuries; signifying the potential for healing. There is a feeling of emptiness when the leather structures are removed from the model, almost as if something is missing and they belong on the body. I wouldn't say Burke's collection is practical as fashion really, but they are wonderful art pieces that definately deserve a mentioning, I'm really looking forward to what she'll be up to next!

Simplistic Coolness

I am starting to get embarrassed by the amount of time I spend on etsy, it's kind of sad, cos it just goes to show how much time I spend on the internet day-dreaming about what I'm going to buy next, I'm starting to consider therapy. Nevertheless, this seller I've recently discovered is too awesome for me not to share with the world, and it would be too selfish if I didn't do so. The etsy shop is called Arosha Twists, I would imagine the items are made by softening some plastic under mild heat and carefully molding it into shape, sounds easy doesn't it? You don't really need to go through the trouble of doing it yourself though, items are reasonably priced between $20-50, and I think Arosha deserves that for discovering something that is so simply cool.

Clownish

I recently discovered Jimmy Paul on I Don't Like Detours and although I try to refrain myself from obssessing over clothes that I can't wear out, I can't help myself. His 08 lookbook was what first caught my attention, I really like how the clothes are really fun yet the mood of the photos are really dark, it almost reminds me of the movie 'It' (Well, his collection was based on the idea of childhood fears, so it's pretty obvious I guess). Just the thought of that film gives me the shivers! Anyhoo, Jimmy Paul graduated from the Gerit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam in 2008 and I think he's one worth looking out for, his creations are definately editorial material more than your usual ready-to-wear, but who cares, I would be happy to wear his stuff! (For some reason, even though I might not ever get a chance to wear the hat, I really want one!)

His 09 collection 'Mary me' is somewhat more wearable and since I have a weakness for puffiness and all things balloon-like (I don't know, the idea of being to use your clothes as a cushion has always comforted me), I equally love it (forgive me, I'm a bit of a whore when it comes to fashion).

His illustrations for the 09 collection are also pretty awesome, I love how they all look pissed off, the actual outcome and the illustrations have a really different feel to them, the illustrations almost look Japanese-ee.

What do you think?

Keep drawing on me

Oasis's latest collaboration with London College of Fashion undergrad Rosalind Keep is looking pretty tasty and definately in need of buying, especially cause it's easily affordable and reasonably quirky at the same time!(Do I wanna use any more words ending in -ly?). The collection basically consists of Keep’s Trompe L’oeil illustrations of corseted dresses, trench coats, Chanel inspired jackets and what not printed onto oversized tees and racer back vests. The collection will be available to those not lucky enough to be in the UK from the 7th of December on their online store, yippee!!

Pics stolen from Disneyrollergirl

Rest in Peace Daul Kim

Meow Meow

I have forgotten to tell everyone just how much I love the Miu Miu ss10 collection, I saved these pictures on my computer during fashion week and have been procrastinating until now.

The collection was basically divided into 2 parts; the first half being youthful and clean cut with simple slihouettes, the trousers were unusually low waisted compared to a lot of the other brands this season, I guess Miuccia isn't one for conforming to the norm then. However, it is the shirts in this collection that I have my eyes on, they would be fantastic layering pieces, I'm not sure if that belt thingy is part of the shirt or separate, but it looks pretty awesome together. I guess the youthfulness comes from the cat, dog, daisy and bird prints, white on navy, you can't really go wrong there can you? White and navy used to be my favourite colours as a child, for some reason, I had some wierd obsession with dressing like a sailor, perhaps I still do.
P.s. The shoes as usual are fantastic, the daisy prints are really Japanesey.

The second part of the show consisted of more sophisticated pieces such as this crystal embroidered mesh dress below, the collar on top takes away the seriousness of the dress meaning it could be worn day or night. The length of the dresses/skirts are just right, long enough to be elegant, yet short enough for people like me to not look like a midget. Seriously, over the knee does NOT work for me.

This red shirt below is probably my favourite item in the show, it's kind of combined all of the above, cute prints, sequins and cutouts, with added colour. I don't particularly like it with the black trousers though, I think it'd look better with a more flowy skirt like the one next to it, or perhaps something with more volume. Other than that, it's all good. I also really like the hair in the show, I wonder how long it'll take me to grow my hair out?

Pics courtesy of style.com

Now, the only problem is, where am I going to get the money?

Sack Summer off Joe

I've been meaning to write about the movie (500) days of Summer for ages, well, not so much the movie, althought it is very cute and enjoyable, it made me feel younger in a way, the way it kind of brought back memories of childhood crushes and the silly things you did for people you liked, all the day-dreaming and stuff, blah blah...anyway, back to my point, I've been wanting to write about Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a while now, dude, can you be anymore gorgeous? Theoretically, I don't think it's possible. Not only is he gorgeous facially (those dimples kill me), I even love the way he dresses in the film, I've always had a soft spot for geeks and as much as I love really fashionable guys, they're never really what I look for in a boyfriend, I feel a lot more comfortable around the boy next door, I guess I would never be able to handle it if my boyfriend took longer than me to leave the house. I also like it when they look like they haven't tried too hard. I think wat really did it for me with Levitt though is that sad puppy look he's got, it's just irresistable to me. I must stop now, it did take me about 2 months to get over him after watching the film, falling in love (it's wierd, I actually do fall in love) all over again for someone so reachable might not be such a good idea, afterall I am 27.

Here's a picture for you guys to drool over.

Peacock green, pointy shoes and mini skirts

Toga Archives is looking fantastic again for their SS10 collection 'Trans Romantic', not that I'm surprised, and since I have a slight obsession for this brand, I'm sure it's expected. The silhouettes are pretty similar to the SS09 collection 'Space O'Teddy' and the colours are the typical Toga signature colours: green, blue, nude, black and white, and although Furuta always sticks to the same colours, it never gets boring; this is probably because she has chosen the best tone out of these colours, the green colour shes uses is the most amazing green in the world and in no way do the pictures below justify just what a beautiful green it is, I don't even know if there's a name for that particular green, but it is precisely the green you kind on a peacock's tail (it might be called peacock green, if so, trust me to not know that), it's almost shimmery in a way although not glittery, if you know what I mean. I can't really express how much I adore the sheer stuff she does either, they are the ultimate layering pieces, under or over stuff. You can literally wear a Toga item over any cheap ass thing, and it will instantly make you look a million dollars, the craftmanship is always precise and extremely delicate and the patchworking of different fabrics is always spot on. The more I talk about it, the more I'm in love.

I always start off really excited when looking at each Toga collection, then this excitement gradually wears into depression when I realise I'm not going to be able to afford every single piece. It's a mean mean world. Now just give me a moment to sulk and kick my feet for a bit.

One love. (Sorry, that's really gay isn't it?)