OOTD: #KLFW 2018 (THE SHAPE OF WATER)

This was my first time attending Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week. In fact, I've never really been to any fashion event before apart from launching of some new lines, but never a fashion week. So, I had the amazing opportunity to attend KLFW with one of my PR friends.

We were Amelia Hassan's guests. Amelia Hassan is of course, a fashion designer. Her theme for all of her guests was ocean blue because she wanted to incorporate the concept of "The Shape of Water" into her collections. Therefore, all of her pieces were different shades of blue which was just amazing.

I was only at KLFW 2018 for Day 2 but here's my little OOTD for the event.

Paris Ashiqin (left) - My PR girl

Some of last year's models

Fashion designer, Amelia Hassan (centre)

3 Easy Ways to Style Your T-Shirts

Everyone owns a t-shirt. In the fashion world, t-shirts are probably the easiest thing to style.

I was doing some spring cleaning over the weekend and realized that I own way too many t-shirts. Well, more than an average person probably should. 

So, I decided to categorize my t-shirts into 3 categories: plain, patterned, and wordings. And I've also decided that I'm not going to purchase anymore t-shirts until absolutely necessary. 

(The lovely Chrissy and I have decided to collaborate on this post. So, if you are having a difficult time styling your white t's, check her post out!) 

There are so many ways to style a t-shirt. Sometimes, it's because there are too many choices, we just end up not wanting to style them at all and go for a dress instead. But if you have any of these 3 t-shirt categories in your wardrobe, here's how I would style them: 

The Plain White-T

When it comes to plain Ts or plain white Ts, since it is the simplest of them all, I want it to stand out. And by doing that, I would normally pair it with a more unique colour. Not that black or denim won't work, I just want to add a unique colour so that white is still the focus. 

The Patterned T

I like styling patterned Ts because it doesn't even matter if you go overboard. 

T's with wordings

I own way too many t-shirts with wordings but I just love myself some good, inspiring wordings. And whenever I see people wearing t's with a nice quote or a funny joke, I will always smile at them. 

If you have a certain way of styling your t-shirts, leave them in the comments. We're always looking for new inspirations :) 

x

TRY-DAY FRIDAY: PATTERNED TROUSERS

I've been working on this project for some time now.

*Try-day Friday is basically a day for you to wear something totally out of your comfort zone - this idea was introduced by Dia&Co which is a plus size clothing company dedicated to women size 14 and above. Try-day Friday is where they encourage women to step out of their comfort zones and face their fashion fears. Dia&Co makes shopping fun and easy for women of all shapes and sizes* 

I think I speak on behalf of most people when I say this.

We all have flaws and imperfections. Some of us embrace them; some of us will try to get rid of them.

With that said, I’ve always had an issue with the lower part of my body – i.e, hips and thighs. You have no idea how difficult it is for me to find “the perfect pair of jeans”. It will either fit perfectly around my waist but too tight/too loose on my legs, or the other way around.

I do, however, find trousers a little bit easier for my body. It was only up till late that I found out I actually quite fancy patterned trousers.

I’ve seen catalogues and models and bloggers and influencers rocking them and it’s not something I would normally wear, but I decided to give it a go.

To be honest, I flippin’ love it! Whoever said pear-shaped girls can’t rock patterned trousers? J

What do you think? Let me know in the comments :) 

How To Style a Striped Shirt

So, if you haven't seen my June Haul video yet, I basically went a little crazy. I mean, I haven't been shopping in what felt like ages! But in the video, I did explain that things were on sale everywhere I turn to. And come on, you all know that I shamelessly admit that I am a shopaholic. So, sales and I go great together but sales and my bank account - not so much. 

Anyway, I am completely obsessed with this particular striped shirt that I purchased from HnM. It's so simple but it can be styled in so many ways. So, I've put together 3 ways on how I would style this striped shirt. 

1. Dungarees

2. Accessorize 

3. Casual  

Comment down below which one's your fav :) 

X

#OOTD : PINE GREEN

This is one of my favourite things in my wardrobe right now. I never thought that pine green would actually look good on me. Hence why I was extra excited to put this on.

Sheer and simple.

Wonderful piece to style.

TOP: HnM

NECKLACE & HANDBAG: Cotton On 

What do you think? 

4 SIMPLE OUTFITS FOR THE WEEKEND

Back in January, I promised my best friend AND myself that I will not go shopping until the next time she visits me again.

Why did I make such a ridiculous promise, you ask? 

Well, frankly speaking, I was getting a bit carried away with buying clothes and items that I don't exactly need. And obviously, just moving to a new city and all that jazz, I made that my excuse to go shopping but soon after my best friend visited me, she made me see that that was not a good excuse at all. Hence why I stopped shopping for a few months. So, if you guys were wondering where my outfit posts or fashion posts were, well, now you know :P 

And you know what? 

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I kept that promise! 

Honestly, I deserve a freakin' trophy for not shopping online or in stores since 2 of my favourite stores are located right outside my apartment!

But OK, I'll just give myself a pat on the back for now. 

Anyway, my best friend came over a couple of weeks ago and granted me permission to go shopping and so, we went a little cray cray! I even made a haul video, so if you're interested in that, the video will be at the end of this post :)

So, over the weekend, I put together a couple of bits and pieces that I recently purchased. And I am soooo loving my wardrobe right now. So anyway, I've created 4 simple looks/outfits for the weekend, whether you're going out for movies or hanging out with some friends in a cafe. They're just very casual and that's why I love them so much. You know me and my casual attires :P

1. Denim on Denim 

2. The Basics

3. Best Jumper Ever

4. Simple 

Which one's your fav??? :) 

Also, if you want some advice on how to control yourself from shopping, like how I did, please let me know. Because I honestly think I can help some of you with that :D *lol*



H&M HAUL VIDEO:

FAVOURITE HOLIDAY OUTFIT

"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak" - Rachel Zoe

As my previous post had stated, I was in Bangkok this time last week on a short getaway. And I just looked through my camera earlier and particularly chose my favourite outfit while I was on holiday.

A lot of people sometimes, most times actually, will not recognize me outside of work because of my appearance. Oh yeah, let me tell you - how I dress when I'm at work and how I dress when I'm out having fun are two completely different things. If you really know me in person, you'll know what I mean.

I feel like holidays are a great time to wear something I wouldn't normally wear. So, just because I wear shirts and trousers most days doesn't mean I don't like wearing crop tops and high-waisted skirts.

Ya feel? :)

Hello August!

Can you guys actually believe that it's August already? Normally, when I'm on vacation or on a break, I tend to forget the dates and days I'm in (and I bet I'm not the only one. Haha!). So when I actually checked my calendar this morning, I was reminded that today is the 4th of August! I literally still remember people celebrating the 4th of July like it was yesterday.

Good evening all you lovely people out there :)

I know I'm always the slowest blogger to welcome you lovely readers into the month but I guess it's just because the thought of how time flies by THIS quickly is scaring the sh*t out of me. I honestly wish that there were more days in July, which is probably the scariest thing for me to say. I guess everyone feels the same way about a month they enjoy. Like December and Christmas and presents and everything else, I wish that there were 40 days in December instead of just 31 days. Anyway....


WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF AUGUST!

I really hope all of you are having a great start to the month. I know I am. I've been checking in with myself these 2 days. I think the last time I actually checked in with myself was back when I was daily blogging in May or June (?), which was 3 months ago!



*PAUSE* That's a long time!



I feel like when you check in with yourself occasionally and ask yourself how you're doing and how you're feeling, you get to know yourself a little bit more.

I also think it's healthier for your inner self to meditate at least once or twice a week.

Think about what makes you smile and find out what makes you happy. You don't have to figure everything out now. You just need to know what makes you happy at the end of the day.

HAPPINESS STARTS FROM YOU



Lately, I've been catching up with some friends (which is one of the things I like to do, especially when it's a friend you've known for 18 years). My lovely camera has been keeping me company as well.

Eunice and I came to this lovely park this evening. It's just amazing. I mean, I'm already into nature and all that jazz but it's even nicer when your best friend goes along. We did some photoshooting and had talked under the scorching hot sun (which is probably the craziest thing I've done so far!).

I just enjoy little strolls in the park so much. There's just something beautiful about it.

Don't you think? X