OOTD: The Orange Tangerine
This is not technically an outfit of the day. I wore it to a wedding lunch reception and I also wanted to do a review of the dress of course.
I must have gone through the wardrobe, pulling out clothes, trying them on and then discarding them in a bunch in a bid to find a suitable dress that wasn't dark coloured but still appropriate enough for the wedding reception. Finally I settled on the
ASOS Curve Cross Over Dress With Frill Detail.
Review of the ASOS Curve Cross Over Dress With Frill Detail:The success of my
ASOS Curve Exclusive Leopard Wrap Dress made me understand what is flattering to my body shape so when this Cross Over Dress with Frill Detail made its appearance, I knew I had to have it. Afterall, I begged for the Leopard Wrap Dress to be made in solid colours right? It would be hypocritical of me not to buy a piece and do a review on it.
I was disappointed.
This dress has a great shape for my body, that we concur. However, it wasn't made of a good material which is one of my peeves. The Leopard Wrap Dress was slinky and smooth to the touch and while I don't expect this dress to be of the same material, I did expect it to be a little more solid than this. The dress is soft to the touch but its discrepancy was quick to notice. It creases easily which means you have to iron it everytime you want to wear it. It was low cut and I have no problem with that, just had to sew up a little bit on the neckline to make it decent but the needle gets caught up in the strands of thread and almost made
runs on the dress! I had to be extremely careful, distangling the threads when they got caught which is like 90% of the time. But my ultimate horror came when I was having dinner and accidentally dirtied myself. I took a napkin, dip it in some water and attempted to clear up the spots of mess and to my chagrin, the dress started
balling! And when I mean balling, it means little bits of threads come together to form minuscule balls, most unsightly and I spent the rest of the night miserable because it embarrassed me on how low quality this dress is. It would have been well if this happened because you have overworn the dress but this is my first wear. The positive notes are that a. it has a great shape b. the frill detail was cute and feminine c. it has a good length for a dress. Would I buy it at full price? Absolutely
not. Wait for a really good sale.
Bows for the ASOS Curve Cross Over Dress With Frill Detail:
I tend to be a bit harsh on this dress because I had high expectations of it from my wonderful time with the ASOS Curve Leopard Wrap Dress.
I find myself quite disappointed with ASOS Curve items recently. Almost a lot of their dresses are not what I wanted else it is lacking in something. Their quality had been appalling of late. I also found awesome stuff with good structure and material from other online shops like City Chic. If ASOS continues their crusade towards providing substandard items, this fangirl will one day lose her faith.
After the wedding lunch reception, we went to New Asia Bar which is located on the 70th level of Swissotel. We went about evening time so we had the best of both worlds - the evening and night view of the city.
Dress: ASOS Curve Cross Over Dress With Frill Detail
Bow Belt: Marks & Spencer
Bolero: Marks & Spencer
Lace Flats: ASOS
Bag: ASOS
Chandelier Earrings: Dorothy PerkinsLabels: ASOS, ASOS Curve, Bags, Bowdicts, Marks and Spencer, OOTD, Outfits, Reviews
OOTD: Scallop Edges
I walked into
New Look, laid my eyes on it, made a beeline for it, dragged it into the changing room, cajoled its size 18 self onto my size 22 body and the rest is history.
It has the cutest little scallop Peter Pan collar, its material breezy with spring prints beautifully contrasted against its dark background. I am truly in love.
I wasn't sure what possessed me to match it with pinstripe shorts but I only knew that I was going for a hotpot that night and by its name, you can guess that it's a sweaty affair but I don't think it's a disaster, I'll be proud to wear this all hot days!
Peter Pan Chiffon Top: New Look
Black Spaghetti Top as innerwear: Marks & Spencer
Pinstripe Shorts: Kaylene
3 Wise Owls Necklace: By Invite Only
Flats: ASOS
Nautical Ring: ASOSP/S: Happyness Magnet has entered a contest for a chance to win $100,000 for the wedding of their dreams with a celebrity wedding designer from Crate and Barrel! She needs to have 3000 votes in the next 10 days for a chance to qualify into the Top 100. I'll love to see her have a beautiful wedding if you can all chip in to help and vote for her here! Labels: ASOS, Blouses, By Invite Only, Jewellery, New Look, OOTD, Outfits, Shorts
OOTD: ASOS Curve Peter Pan Dress
I've been overwrought with jealousy upon seeing
Topshop's array of Peter Pan collared blouses.
ASOS had also been coming up with a fair amount of droolworthy Peter Pan tops and dresses but the only one they've made for the Curve nation is the
embellished one which I wasn't really interested in. How is that fair? The Curve nation has every right to Peter Pan collars and scallop hem shorts!
When ASOS Curve finally came up with the
Peter Pan Collar Jersey Dress, I knew this was the moment - the moment the Curve nation had been waiting for to snatch this up and I did too, in two colours because I simply couldn't decide which!
The funny thing is shortly after I took these pictures with my lace parasol bought from Beijing, I saw ASOS selling the
same type of parasol in white! I bought mine at one-fifth its price so I am feeling this odd kind of satisfaction!
Verdict on the ASOS Curve Peter Pan Collar Jersey Dress:I bought my usual size 22 and the first immediate thought is
you can size down! And not just by one size. I am fairly confident of being able to fit 2 sizes down. The blouson sleeves were kind of airy instead of fitted and the waist was simply big for me. If I didn't belt it up, it looked kind of matronly on me. There is a button at the back collar which is there for you to undo if you need to fit your head in and it keeps falling out. However a cute dress is a cute dress, after I made the necessary adjustments to belt it, it looked much better and I love that it is knee-length on me because I can twirl in this! The boss told me I looked 1950s and I educated him on what Peter Pan collars are. Someone told me I looked like a schoolgirl which in
his definition is a good thing because men like to think of schoolgirls in the most inappropriate manner. Another someone told me I looked pretty in which I told him "Always", earning a thumbs up for my confidence. The material is very soft and comfortable and I felt really happy in it the entire day.
Bowdicts for the ASOS Curve Peter Pan Collar Jersey Dress: Half a bow is taken off for the size irregularity and the button that never stays buttoned.Some other bloggers who have rocked this very dress:
Rebecca,
Morgaine,
Stephanie,
Gazel M.,
Claire,
Fat Aus. If I have missed you out, leave me a comment and your link!
Dress: ASOS Curve (here)
Belt: Dorothy Perkins
Creepy Brooch: Topshop
Lace-printed Flats: ASOS
Vintage Cotton Lace Parasol: a street stall in Beijing
Bunny: Bought from a small grocery store for less than £1!Labels: ASOS, ASOS Curve, Bowdicts, Dorothy Perkins, Dresses, OOTD, Outfits, Peter Pan Collars, Reviews, Topshop
OOTD: She's A Flower Child
If you remember me
asking for ideas about how to dress for an 80s party last week, well, the party occurred.
I also said I'll turn up in
colourful makeup but that didn't go quite according to plan. Suffice to say, my attempts at recreating this made me look that I was punched in varying shades. However I found another makeup inspiration in the form of Georgia Jagger from a Vogue British magazine a few months back and painted myself according to the colour hues I see on her and voila, I think they turn out pretty nice!
What do you think? 
The source of inspiration.Well because the colour tones took on blue and green, it immediately made me think of peacock feathers and plus Katy Perry's "
Peacock" song had been resounding in my head recently so I decided to dress in peacock feather colours! And then the Forever21 headband was in my way so I snatched it up too and ...
Tadah!I also have the beautiful navy blue
ASOS Curve Embellished Scalloped Hem One Shoulder Dress I've been dying to wear and of course there is also the
ASOS Portfolio Envelope Clutch which I bought in green on an impulse and didn't look back. A peacock-worthy outfit was born and the 70s flower child emerged.
I didn't intend to look like a 70s bohemian chick but somehow I just did so I went with the flow. If all else fails, I could say that I am living in the 80s with a 70s mindset. Talk about ways to wriggle out of the situation!
These are my gorgeous Evans lace tights. This is the only pair that fits me beautifully and I love them to bits. I am intending to grow my tights collection through Evans! I love how I turned out except I wished I had a fitting black blazer instead of replying on my waterfall one because I felt it would look way better with a fitted blazer.
Verdict for the ASOS Curve Embellished Scalloped Hem One Shoulder Dress:When I first saw the dress, I was head over heels over it. However the price deterred me from getting my hands on it as early as I would have like but still it was worth the wait. When it went on a discount, I bought one in mink. But then it got discounted further and unable to resist, I bought it in navy blue as well. This dress is heavy with all the beading. It fits just right with an inner elastic waistband, invisible to the eye so that the dress lies well on the body and does not float around. It couldn't really float around even if it wanted to, the embellishments are heavy. It would probably lay limped without the elastic band so for that, I am grateful. Although I think this dress looks absolutely gorgeous with one shoulder off but part of me still wish that they could have designed it to cover both arms so I need not struggle with an outerwear for it and disguise its beauty. All that was needed was to have both sides with sleeves and yet retain the scallop hems and it would be a perfection. Some people found this dress short but being 5'5, I found it long enough to retain my modesty and of course I had the lace tights on just in case. Overall this dress made me feel beautiful, polished and I know many others would say the same.
Bows for ASOS Curve Embellished Scalloped Hem One Shoulder Dress:Even when I reached home after hours, my makeup held on well and I am so mighty pleased that I have to beg your pardon for my final bit of narcissism.
Dress: ASOS Curve
Envelope Clutch: ASOS
Waterfall Blazer: New Look
Headband: Forever21
Earrings: Topshop
Tights: Evans
Flats: Melissa Ultragirl Flocked Faux Velvet
Rings: Topshop and Miss SelfridgeLabels: ASOS, ASOS Curve, Bowdicts, Dresses, Evans, Melissa, New Look, OOTD, Outfits, Peacock, Reviews, Scallop Hems
OOTD: Enough Flair
Well, this one day, I was sorting out my accessories and devastated by the state of neglect that had fallen upon the majority of them, I resolved to wear more accessories this year.
Here is a start.
Sometimes my boss cracks me up. He walked over to my desk that morning to say hello and stopped short in his track, awestruck by my accessories. No, he wasn't impressed by these beauties, he was amazed by the number of them. The first thing he asked when he composed himself was "
Did you feel that you put on enough brooches today? Doesn't it bother you that you have to get up in the morning and you have to put on a bunch of pieces of flair?" which caused me to promptly burst out into laughter.
For those who are familiar with
Office Space, you may have remembered the actors and actresses with many buttons pinned on them, the more buttons, the more flair.
Looks like I still don't have enough flair on me.
Black Shirt Dress: Kaylene
Red Patent Belt: Evans
Red Lightning Bolt Brooch: A Christmas Gift
Red Bottlecap Brooch with Apple Logo: Vintage
Red Plastic Bow Brooch: Vintage
Red Chili Brooch: FuncDeko @ Far East Plaza
Red Nara Face Brooch: Suam Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok
Black Flats: ASOSThe vintage brooches I've listed are part of my childhood collection either bought or passed on to me. I still have some but that will be for another time.
Labels: ASOS, Brooches, Dresses, Evans, OOTD, Outfits, Vintage
