Arissa and I had lunch at PS Cafe in Dempsey a while ago. I really like the eateries at Dempsey. While they might be rather pricey, I find that it’s well worth it to be able to idle somewhere quiet, away from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

I love drinking tea, especially Longan tea. It has been a while since I have tasted it!

I’ve had a handful of people asking me where I purchased this bag in the previous post as well as on formspring. Truth is, I really do not remember the exact shop unit or name, but it’s on the second or third floor in Far East Plaza. It comes in white as well, for those who are interested.

I understand that this outfit is rather shapeless and baggy, but there are honestly days when I just want to be shapeless and baggy. Things are really more cooling that way, to be honest.

✖ Jacket: H&M
✖ Camisole: Cotton On
✖ Dress: Hong Kong
✖ Tights: TopShop
✖ Shoes: H&M

We choose outdoor sitting because we wanted natural lighting for the photos, but what a bad choice that turned out to be. I do not recommend it unless you are feeling especially charitable that day and wish to donate a few pints of blood to starving mosquitoes. In that case, be my guest. I swear those vermin can bite through demin if they put their minds too it. We were so horribly bitten that day that once we got into a cab, the cab driver wordlessly pulled out medicated oil for us. I guess it pays to be prepared. I don’t know about you, but I think I am arming myself with bug spray the next time I’m foolhardy enough to sit outdoors again.

Randomly, I am in love with this Proenza Schouler coordinate!

All black? Check.
Thigh high socks? Check.
Fierce shoes? Check.
Sleek silhouette? Check

Now I just need to attain that ridiculously small waist.

Dawn and I took a self-proclaimed holiday from blogging to reflect a little bit on the direction we’re heading.

It seems that in the blogosphere, traffic means more than anything, sure enough having more readers does mean that more people appreciate your work and writings but in the midst of trying to generate posts more frequently, we kinda lost ourselves and it felt as though we were compromising the quality of our blog posts.

This little break also made us realise that we really just love shooting pictures and trying to show people how black outfits can be interesting.

This outfit post is from one of those little outings we had in Haji Lane, as you can see, we do really enjoy this gritty little lane.

Overworn shoes and bag. Which reminded me that I have yet to showcase these awesome shoes that I bought just the other day. I can’t wait!

Oh yeah, over worn harness too. Does anyone have the problem of wanting to wear the same item over and over cause you like it so much?

Black outfit Breakdown:

• Dress: Threadbare & Squirrel (Haji Lane)
• Harness: Wonderwool (Haji Lane)
• Bag: Far East plaza
• Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell
• Accessories: m)phosis, Diva, Marc Jacobs

I’d have to say, it’s not everyday that you try to check the weather so that you can dress appropriately in Singapore cause it usually fluctuates between 30-32°C anyway. So there we were, caught off guard about what to wear for the day that we would describe as “cold” in Singapore. This is how difficult it can be to master the art of streetstyle in Singapore.

So Dawn and I chose to be seated outdoors while having dinner and this draft bothered us so much that we decided to check the temperature. It was freezing 25°C, don’t get us wrong, we’ve both been through sub-zero temperatures before but something below 30°C is not within our calculations in Singapore.

Wearing a mish-mash of my favorite accessories. If you’re wondering why I haven’t gotten the iPhone 4 yet, it’s cause the white one isn’t released in Singapore yet. /sadface

Just lopped off more than 5 inches of hair off yesterday. It isn’t terribly drastic but well, I am kinda missing the length.

Black Outfit Breakdown:

• Camisole: Old Navy
• Sheer top with frills: Bugis Village (seems to be a copy of a top from Topshop)
• Jeans: Forever 21
• Harness: Wonderwool (Haji Lane)
• Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (I seem to be determined to wear them to death these days)
• Accessories: Surface to Air Ring, Marc Jacobs, , m)phosis
• Bag: Alexa knockoff from Far East Plaza

I wore this outfit to shop around Orchard Road yesterday, completely forgetting that it was monsoon season! I love this outfit, but I wasn’t exactly dressed for the rain so I stayed indoors most of the time instead. When it’s monsoon season in Singapore, there tends to be a steady drizzle from day to night, with huge flash storms in between. It is no joke, and you really have to dress appropriately for the rain to prevent yourself from getting drenched and catching a cold. I will surely remember to dress for a rainy day the next time I head out!

Here’s my outfit for a rainy day yesterday:

Outfit Rundown

• Top: Unknown brand, purchased from TopShop Oxford Circus.
• Shorts: Hong Kong
• Tights: TopShop
• Shoes: Sonia Rykiel for H&M
• Bag: Haji Lane

Here are my tips for how to dress for the rain:

1. Wear covered shoes or shoes with tall platforms. I think the worst mistake anyone can make when dressing for the rain is to wear sandals and end up having their feet wet! Covered shoes prevent the dirty water on the pavement from seeping into your shoes and shoes with tall platforms help keep your feet off the puddles of water and muck! I was glad I wore my Sonia Rykiel for H&M wedges. I could walk through a puddle without wetting my feet. Not only are wet feet uncomfortable, they are hardly sanitary and could potentially lead to fungal infections.
2. Wear a hat or tie your hair up. Rain leads to frizziness, your hair’s biggest enemy. To prevent rain from turning your hair into an unkempt frizzball, either do your hair up, or tuck it under a cap! Hiding your hair under a cap prevents it from getting drenched in the rain as well. I usually tuck my hair under a beanie or tie it into a bun when I am heading out into the rain. Besides knowing how to dress for the rain, taking care of your appearance matters as well!
3. Avoid clothing made of wool. While it is tempting to whip out your chic wool sweater in the slightly chilly weather, you do not want to ruin your sweater over it! Remember that wool shrinks when it’s wet. So it might be a better idea to keep it in a warm and dry place at home. Not to mention the scent of wet wool is pretty reminiscent of that of a wet dog. Knowing how to dress for the rain is essentially knowing what materials are suitable for the weather. Avoid bags made of cloth as well. Bags are one of the first things to get wet because you usually neglect to shelter it from the rain, and you really wouldn’t want your electronics to get wet!
4. Unless you can be sure that you can dry your boots completely, avoid wearing leather/pleather shoes. Like I have mentioned in one of my previous posts, mould loves damp places to grow on. If you insist on wearing your boots out, make sure to dry it later using a hair dryer set on cool. Too much heat from the hair dryer may melt pleather and even the glue used to hold the shoe together. Opt instead for shoes made of waterproofed canvas or even rubber or PVC.

These are all of my tips for how to dress for the rain! Don’t forget your brolly, and don’t let the rain be an excuse for you to hole up at home!

I was extremely privileged to be able to travel down to Cairo, Egypt last week for a quick tour to see the Pyramids of Giza. It wasn’t a long trip but it’s exciting to re-visit the pyramids after an absence of 3 years. It was full blown summer with temperatures reaching 37°C in the day. However, it doesn’t mean you can’t be fashionable in this weather.

We were riding on horses, the scorching heat would make it very uncomfortable walk directly on the desert sand.

Camwhoring with a DSLR while riding a horse is actually possible. True story.

While I was expressing concern to Jingna about heading to the desert in the peak of summer, she shared a story where she was shooting Sugizo in the desert and the heat from the ground melted the glue holding the shoe together, effectively destroying it and laughed about how I should be glad cause I wasn’t a fan of those shoes.

The terrains are rough, the heat is the most disturbing part of the entire trip, I don’t really recommend going there at this time of the year. To be honest, as a person who grew up in the tropics, I would expect myself to have developed some  resistance towards hot weather, to my dismay I have sorely underestimated the soaring temperature in the desert.

It makes you marvel at how the ancient Egyptians managed to build a civilisation amidst one of the harshest conditions on earth. With 200,000 workers building a pyramid for a duration of 30 years, which to date still baffles archeologists how it was possible to build something which retains the title of the world’s largest man made structure for a good 3,800years.

Being fashionable in the sweltering heat of the desert in Cairo, Egypt is not easy. This trip to visit the pyramids of Giza has certainly humbled my self proclaimed superpowers against the heat. Light and thin cotton garments work well as it allows your skin to breath and doesn’t trap heat. Despite the blistering heat, I picked something that covered my arms and shoulders as a direct hit from the sun can only spell sunburn at the end of the day. Always remember your sunblock, I slapped on some SPF 130 sunblock and I’m pretty glad I did.

Hope you enjoyed this little trip to the Pyramids with me.

Outfit breakdown:

• Top: Bugis Village (Singapore)
• Shorts: m)phosis
• Sandals: m)phosis
• Bag: Far East Plaza  (Singapore)