OOTD: All The Denim In The World
I'm back! Today I have the photographs of all the kind and lovely girls who took part in my "
Dress Up Your Denim" challenge. It made me very happy to receive pictures and links to everyone's effort. Some even went on to do more than one denim outfit and I sincerely thank you for it from the bottom of my heart. I love you all and I think every single outfit is amazing and I couldn't help thinking how sweet, how gorgeous everyone look. I hope everyone had fun participating in my first challenge :) and sorry if you think I butchered your pictures a little to fit into my polaroid frame!
For this challenge, I used the switch of a single accessory to make changes to my original outfit of off-shoulder top, Stitch Pleat Panel Peg Leg Jeans (also seen
here) and flats. Not only does it create different looks, it is cost-saving. And that is just with ONE accessory change, imagine if you had more accessories to play with! My favourite of the challenge was to use
this sequin scarf to somehow create a lopsided effect around my top, making it into some sort of a temporary half sequin top! I really like the effect!
Off Shoulder Top: Monsoon
Stitch Pleat Panel Peg Leg Jeans: ASOS Curve
Strands of Pearls Necklace: Accessorize
Sequin Scarf: Zara
Crochet Flowers Necklace: Bangkok Designer
Flats: Melissa
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Dress Up Your Denim Challenge!
Image taken from ZastavkiThank you everyone for liking my "
All Decked Out In Denim" post! I am a big fan of dressing up but I have a few pairs of jeans and denim skirts which I find so easy to wear but difficult to dress up. It is easy to wear a tee shirt and a pair of jeans and just head out but is it good enough to see you through the day and night, bring you from a casual lunch appointment to a hot night out with the girls?
My challenge to you fabulous people out there today is to dress up your denim bottoms! You can take your pick of denim shorts, denim skirts or jeans in whatever colour they are and attempt to dress it up so you can proudly wear that same outfit for both day and night, allow it to span from being casual to glamourous and vice versa! This is all in the name of fun and will help everyone who has the same problem as me have a glean into how others will use their creativity to dress up their boring denims.
Here are the challenge conditions:a. Challenge starts from today and will end in a week from now.
b. You can make creative use of whatever accessories you have e.g. scarves, shoes, brooches or anything at all to dress up your denim to something you will be okay to wear for both day and night.
c. Challenge outfits must include a pair of denim bottoms - be it shorts, skirts or jeans, jeggings or culottes.
d. Send in your pictures to my email address - themerrytraveller[@]gmail.com by the end of next Sunday, 27th of March and include your name and your blog url. If you are posting this outfit to your own blog, your blog entry url as well.
Disclaimer:I will be given free reign to resize your photographs into whatever fits into my template. The usual width for the photos that I use are 500px just as a gauge :)
Let's have fun everyone! Please feel free to spread the word around, the more people the more fun and you can use this shortened url - http://bit.ly/hLJ3FY to retweet to your friends!
Labels: Challenges, Denim
OOTD: All Decked Out In Denim
I've been loving a lot of denim lately and even managed to remix! In fact, I didn't realize how much denim I've worn till I looked back at my outfits taken on my camera. Here are 3 separate sets of outfits over the weekend!
Review of the ASOS Curve Stitch Pleat Panel Peg Leg Jeans:I have already worn this pair of jeans thrice ever since receiving it in the mail recently. May I just say it is one of the best acquisitions ever for a bottom from ASOS Curve? It is super comfortable and unlike my skinny jeans, it doesn't cling to the skin
(I can scratch the itch! Have you ever felt irritated because you can't get to the itchy bit when you are well clung by the skinny jeans?) and I can literally wear this everywhere. It is the one thing I would turn to religiously - to go to a cold movie theatre, to wear on a lazy day out, to do tomboyish actions, to dress down in for work. I know it is supposed to be some kind of a three quarters, as seen from the ASOS Curve model but let's face it, not everyone of us are equipped with a model's height so I am happy to let it remain as a pair of full length jeans. The pockets are big and can contain a ton. Usually when I go out for lunch, I have to have my wallet, my tissue, my cards etc and these pockets carry all!
Bowdicts for ASOS Curve Stitch Pleat Panel Peg Leg Jeans:
A well-deserved 5 bows! Well-done! Okay I am pretty positive that I can do a size down as it is super roomy but having it at the size I ordered, it kinda looks slouchy and I don't care if I look a bit stumpy. The comfort makes it all worthwhile! You can see me wearing them on 2 separate occasions in the pictures above. The black lace blouse is from Miss Selfridge and is a size 16. I can fit very rarely into smaller sizes but if you search carefully and not be daunted by the size tag, there are always room for pleasant surprises!
Lace Blouse: Miss Selfridge
Peg Leg Jeans: ASOS Curve
Ring: Diva for Miss Selfridge
Leopard print Loafers: Pazzion
Polka Dot Blazer: River Island (also seen here)
Pink Tank Top: New Look
Sling Bag: Pull and Bear
Velvet Flats: Melissa
Here, I am wearing my Dorothy Perkins Super Skinny Jeans
(also seen here) - another pair that I positive adore because I feel it looks good on me and makes my thunder thighs and legs appear slimmer. It is comfortable enough but not nearly as much as the ones from ASOS Curve. Still these jeans make very regular appearances on days when I want to look sharp
(and not slouchy).
I also want to make a special mention to my waffle ring, made by the lovely
Georgina and purchased by
amonkeyfashionista for a giveaway that I've won. Sweet chattermonkey sent me a package chocked full of cute little goodies from dollymixx, a beautiful snow white snood and a Joe Brown's blouse. A big hug to her!
Super Skinny Jeans: Dorothy Perkins
Blue Tank Top: New Look
Cardigan: Forever21+
Necklace: The defunct 'Addict' store from Far East Plaza
Shoes: Crocs (from the Boy)
Waffle Ring: Courtesy of amonkeyfashionista
The denim biker jacket made a comeback
(last seen here). It looks like I have a penchant for mixing ditsy floral prints with the denim biker jacket. I know it looks like I seldom remix but here's proof that I totally do. 3 remixes just over the weekend. I'm thrilled because it means I am exercising more of my wardrobe! And if you think the last 2 set of pictures look odd and my boobs appear giant
(no, it's not a weekend boob job), that's because I was toying around with my fisheye lens :)
Denim Biker Jacket: ZoZe from Bangkok
Floral Dress: New LookLabels: ASOS Curve, Biker, Bowdicts, Denim, Dorothy Perkins, Forever21+, Jackets, Jeans, Miss Selfridge, New Look, OOTD, Outfits, Peg, Reviews
OOTD: Fireworks
Hello! I haven't been around as much as I should this week because:
a. I am growing out my horrendous bangs which I had my hair stylist cut despite his disproving and mournful looks as he took the scissors to me. But of course, it seems like it is a disaster so I am letting it settle and grow out a bit. I also did some straightening on top of it so the short bangs jut out like .. it doesn't belong to my head.
b. It is Chinese New Year in places where the Chinese people roam. For those in the know, this is the Year of the Rabbit. For those who are interested in our chinese culture, please feel free to read about Chinese New Year
here. In a nutshell, I have been feasting all week, getting time off work, collecting red packets from my parents and married friends, entertaining my aunt who came to visit from Taiwan and whom I will also be hanging out with when I go over in April and visiting some friends with mandarin oranges. I know these may sound really strange or foreign but it is very much imbued into our Chinese culture! Parents give children red packets during Chinese New Year just like how parents give children money for Christmas and I can't really explain well far beyond that. My mother gave me an extra large packet this year (which means more money!) for me to make a new pair of contact lens but I had already spent that money on two new tops from
New Look unfortunately (oops) and also on a Valentines' Day present for my boyfriend so I am broke once again.
Outfit of the Day is backdated till I find some time off and get some new pictures taken with the abysmal fringe.
This dress is from
Dorothy Perkins from at least a year ago and it has a name! It's called the "Fireworks" dress, not inspired by Katy Perry whatsoever. I wanted to make a special mention because it can be considered a favourite because it is my go-to dress whenever I have no idea what to wear, when I feel down, when I feel happy and is a perfect summer dress for its short sleeves (which you can't see in the above pictures) and I've also considered that if I should ever need to run away, I will wear this very dress! Not that I really have a reason to because I am too old for running away now. The denim jacket is liked for its puff sleeves. I would have loved it if it is a size larger BUT this is a size 16, the last of its kind in the stores at that time and a proof that with a lot of squeezing, we can still fit into some objects of desire.
Dress:
Dorothy PerkinsDenim Jacket:
Dorothy PerkinsFlats:
Dorothy PerkinsBow Necklace:
River IslandRed Acrylic Ring:
Actually ActuallyHeart-Shaped Ring: Airport
Huge Stone Ring:
DivaLabels: Denim, Diva, Dorothy Perkins, Dresses, Jackets, OOTD, Outfits, River Island
OOTD: Deepavali
I've been sick which is not a good thing of course. The virus had been circulating the office and infected the Boy and some of my coworkers. Even though I took my precautionary Vitamin C, it was apparently not enough to stop me from being infected too. I had plenty of rest over the weekend and felt a little better.
I have a total of about 3 denim pieces in my wardrobe, not including the jeans of course. We've seen one
here and this is the second piece - a denim biker jacket which I bought from my last trip to Bangkok. I was attracted to it the moment I saw it displayed on a large-sized mannequin. First point of attraction, it is large which means
I can wear it! Second, it has the graduated denim tone which I like. Third, it has three-quarter sleeves so it's wearable in Singapore.
I've seen plenty of people with the likes of Nicole Ritchie, Kylie Minogue, Rachel Bilson looking great by casually throwing a piece of denim on their back over dresses, teeshirts, jumpsuits.
Victoire J's look in Lookbook.nu. I am very taken with the colour of her denim jacket paired with her nude/pink colour dress.
Since little girls can look downright chic in the denim jacket so I figured why not me?
This necklace has a name - Mola. It is named after a friend's pet squirrel who went crazy.
There is something about lockets which can be opened to reveal a past, closed to hide secrets and kept near to the heart. I want to put my parents' pictures inside once I found some suitable ones.I first heard of
Tatty Devine via an online accessories boutique, L'artichaut, which is now sadly defunct. Ever since then, it had been a prolonged love-hate relationship. If you are a fan of kitsch, then you would be enamoured by
Tatty Devine which is an online kitschy heaven upon itself. Even though L'artichaut is no longer in operation, we can still find some pieces lurking in the Zouk boutique in Singapore for those who are interested and not too drunk to look (Zouk is a wildly popular club in Singapore) but the price could be pretty steep for those subjected to currency conversion like me. I would love to own a few of their Autumn/Winter 2010 which is inspired by "women who set the world alight".
My Tatty Devine Picks of the A/W 2010 Season:
Aviatrix Brooch in cream
Studded Jet Horseshoe Large Necklace
Gingham Neckerchief Necklace
I also want to show you a random meal that the Boy and I both enjoy on a regular basis - Butter Naan and Butter Chicken Curry.
Denim Biker Jacket: ZoZe from Bangkok
Floral Dress: Dorothy Perkins
Wooden Squirrel Necklace: Tatty Devine
Vintage-inspired Locket Necklace: Pull & Bear
Shoes: BirkenstocksLabels: Aviatrix, Biker, Brooches, Curry, Denim, Dresses, Fashion, Floral, Food, Jacket, Naan, Necklaces, OOTD, Outfits, Tatty Devine
OOTD: Denim Mad
A still no head/face post only because I am the one taking the pictures and my short outstretched arms holding the camera could only incorporate that much body for a picture.
Just the day before, I was trying to give this denim tunic away to my friend. She gave me a few hundred bucks to buy stuff that I think would fit her when I was away in Bangkok. Denim is all the rage now by Bangkok standard and I spotted this easy-to-wear denim top on a sale. What really sold it was the roll-up sleeves and the wonderful well-mixed colour gradiation that gives it a little more "depth".
Putting together what I was going to wear the night before.
Did I ever say I have a really casual working environment? With the exception of hot pants and miniskirts and midriff-baring tops, we can dress as we like.The friend didn't like the denim tunic, being the safe dresser she is and denim culture has not caught Singapore by storm as of yet so I brought it home and thought of giving it to my pregnant friend who will probably welcome it. As it is, I tried it on again and decided to keep it for myself cos it looks pretty well on me!
The Bow Necklace is Vivienne-Westwood inspired I think since it has her signature logo on it and I bought it because a. it is so cheap b. it would be suitable for beach holidays (not that I took any yet) and c. I adore bows in all shapes, sizes and textures! The necklace costs about 60 baht which translates to less than 3 SGD = 2 USD.
Denim Tunic: A shop from Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Bangkok
Black Leggings: Dorothy Perkins
Bow Necklace: Sampeng Wholesale Market, Bangkok
Bow Shoes: Dorothy Perkins
Labels: Bangkok, Denim, Dorothy Perkins, Fashion, OOTD
