Hence, i'm a follower of Japan fashion and beauty..and lately due to watching korean dramas i'm also into Korean fashion and beauty. :) The Chinese like us seems to be less beauty conscious as compared to the Japanese or Koreans, but Taiwanese and Hong Kongers are seemingly more beauty conscious when compared to Singaporeans. Singaporeans are really the lazier bunch - we dress casually with flip flops, tees and shorts, or that boring boring jeans + tee + sneakers combo, tees and mini skirt and tote bag with flip flop combo, or we copy the other girls on the streets with the exact same Topshop/ Zara/ Mango clothes.
Think about this:
1) The Little Miss tee shirts craze: i see some girl donning on one everywhere i turn my head in school and in town (i'm guilty of owning one but i havent worn it out to school) Now, even guys wear it too and become "Mr Funny" etc.
2) Tunics from Topshop/Dorothy/Zara etc etc paired with leggings. Fashionable at first, but not when everyone even aunties are wearing it.
3) Eyelet peekaboo. Then it was eyelets everywhere, on your dress on your tops in your skirts and even shorts. I love eyelets, but i disapprove of it being a trend! It was bad, all the brands such as Sense, BYSI and even This Fashion have it while online selling blogs are choked by eyelets.
4) Vintage. We see brown vintage belts, we see brown vintage bags, we see whatever dress/skirt/top/shoe/bag girls label as 'vintage' when its actually from some shop in Far East or Thailand. Not vintage dear, it's brand new made a few weeks before you actually wear it.
5) The boyfriend shirt. Magazines telling you to steal your dad's or your bf's/brother's shirt, roll up the cuffs and wear it with shorts or as a dress clinched by a belt. I like this look, it's edgy and shows you have some spunk in you. Although i won't wear it (if i do it'll be a la dress), i think its overdone when i walk along my school compound and see someone dressed like that every 5 minutes.
6) Skinnies and the not so skinny. Everyone everyone eeeveryone is wearing skinnies. Even the not so skinny and unforgiving plump thighs/legs/butt. Skinnies as the name suggest is for skinny people with skinny legs! Okay, maybe it can look passably okay with the well endowed, but colored skinnies on curvy frame? It shouts: look at me fat thighs, i'm trying to hard to get them noticed.
Anyway, i don't profess i can dress well. I'm relatively plain as compared to what Japanese and Koreans wear, i'm more conservative into wearing new shapes out but i think we all need this pinch of adventure within us when we try clothes. Try a different colour you've never had, try a different shape, a diff style. Who knows? You may like it and see another side of you! But don't follow trends blindly, don't be a copy and zombie of fashion, be yourself and add just a little bit of trend into your wardrobe so you'll look refreshingly new each season. :)
Japan Vivi Fashion (Click for bigger pictures)
Some examples of what i mean, they really make an effort in dressing up!
I love the sundresses in their June issue
Looking adorable in their kimonos, i really wish to have one. When i go to Japan i want to wear one and take pictures of it. :D Their summer kimono is made of light materials and floaty pretty prints.
I think this is their Spring issue. Sweet (left) vs Cool (right). The model on the left is Lena, she's my favourite model. But the model on the right, Jun is my inspiration because she is the same shape as me, we have proportionately larger hips/butt/thighs cos we're pear shaped.
Feb 08 issue, different ways of mix match in Jun's cool style
One of their Feb 08 beauty pages. I love that makeup on Marie (left). She's only 20 you know?
xoxo, principessa
PS: My job application to the US is not confirmed yet so i don't know where i'll be working, but in anyway i'll leave it to God to lead me to where He wants me to. :D
PPS: I think i'll take Lindyhop as my school cca to get some exercise through the most happy way for me- dance.
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