PARTY!

Girls' Generation is bringing their new album on July 7th, 2015. Totally different from their previous title songs, “The Boys” and “Mr. Mr.”, this comeback song is a breath of the oasis and summer, refreshing and light. Fans are hyped and anticipating. 

Flamingo and a pool, it's time to party. How do you dress up for a pool party this summer? All the members picked bikinis for the music video. It's time to put the one-piece away for this year and work on your abs lady!

Bold colour blocks catch attentions. Sunny is simply stunning in red literally from top to toe. White is still a safe option if you look at Yuri. Ruffles at bust add volume but no for a chic look.

Jolin Cai - Play Tour

Back in the 90s, I fell asleep hugging my walkman while listening to Jolin’s albums. Day after day, her voice has been accompanying me from walkman to CD-ROM, MP3 to iPod, and I have graduated, grown and been defined. I am witnessing her transformations, and her music is helping me through polishing.  

She was a girl from the neighbourhood in "1019" under Universal. A youthful face with baby fat and songs with love for 19-year-old. 

Sony practically gave Jolin's a new music career. Like the title song, she changed to a princess with her knights. 

Warner has pushed her to a new level after years of dedications. I’m proud that she has achieved so many with this new album - Play and was so excited when the world tour announced even Canada was excluded. The play world tour has so far shown multiple aspects of Jolin to us.

Moving sale - all in great conditions ~

Chair (the Brick) - $300

Chaise (the Brick) - $150

Ottoman (the Brick) - $80

 Set of 3 coffee tables (antique) - $100 [SOLD]

3 dining chairs (antique/distressed style) - $30 [SOLD]

Table Lamp (Target) - $20 [SOLD]

Shoe rack - $20 [SOLD]

Floor lamp - $35 [SOLD]

Dresser (antique/distressed) - $45 [SOLD]

Coffee table (Rona) - $5 [SOLD]

Floral painting (signature) - $5

LG LP1013 portable air conditioner - $290

Happy Children’s Day

I love celebrating International Children’s Day. When I was in school back in China, that was the day which all classes were cancelled. We lined up and walked to the movie theatre nearby for cartoons. When we were back to school, there would be an ice cream truck or carts of snacks waiting for us. 

After 3-year of working and recently be back to school for a certification, I have lost the sense of fun in my daily life. Why not taking the advantage of today and dress up for fun!

Moschino - T-shirt dress 

Jeremy Scott is known for projecting his imaginary and fluffy world onto fashion. Teddy bear is little girls’ good friend.

Lanvin - maxi dress

The graphic stripes make the whole look alive. And you are not losing your mature and subtle appearance in the meantime.

Maison Kitsune - mini dress

After watching Julie and Julia again, my urge of going to Paris revived. This “Map” dress is printed with Paris-themed motifs. And “Oui” for a superhero to fly me to Paris.

Anna Sui - kimoni jacket

Love the embellishment of this silk-chiffon kimono jacket.

Chloe - playsuit

Playsuit is a must have for this summer. I’m browsing every store to find the perfect piece for myself.

Met Gala - China: Through the Looking Glass II

While the Chinese team had done a fabulous job illustrating the simple, pure and elegant Chinese styles, people from other backgrounds are not so lucky on the Red Carpet. Some went too creative like SJP (I still love her) and some went the wrong way.

People like Bee Shaffer (mentioned on the last post) and Emily Blunt looked so perfect and received great feedbacks from the Chinese media. This Prada silk qipao-inspired gown has the perfect oriental shade with defined embroiders throughout. The cape made her stand out for the night among the crazy...

I have to say Justin Bieber did it so right this time. We need to give him credit that he hired a Chinese designer. Dragons could only be wore by the empires in the old time. The gold dragon stitches on a whole black outfit looks trendy and stylish. 

Ivanka Trump's gown reminds me a perfect Chinese porcelain. 

I love Helen Mirren's look of the night. Age appropriate and elegant. The shade of red is China like and still allows her to stand out on the Red Carpet.

Emma Roberts chose a jade green silk gown from Ralph Lauren.

Lily Aldridge's Carolina Herrera gown reminds me flowers I've seen in Shanghai when I was a kid. The buttons details at the back is a nice touch.

The Vera Wang is nicely designed. Would be better she could lose some weight before though. And it is bad luck to put white flowers on your head (if you are superstitious like Chinese)

There are many sexy nude/see-through of the night. Personally I like these three since they still stayed on the theme. Diane Kruger looked great in lilac pink. Chrysanthemum was very commonly seen on traditional costumes. Although we all focused on J. Lo. body curve, but this Versace gown has great Chinese-inspired patterns. 

I don't think Lady Gaga looked horrible last night. There are critics on this. Balenciaga is known for their bold cuttings and designs. With the net cape and iron-made headpiece, she looked like a brave warrior. 

Met Gala - China: Through the Looking Glass

Since Anna Wintour took over the Met Gala in 1995, it has been the fashion war on the East Coast. (Has to say that Anna's daughter, Bee Shaffer, looks way better than her mother.)

However, it wasn’t like that when it first started. The first Met Gala happened back in 1948 when the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute was founded. Ladies would pay $50 to go with a dress in the institute’s vault. It wasn’t until the Prada Devil that Met Gala became fabulous and glamorous.

Since 1995, every invitee including artists, celebrities, millionaires and so on and forth, needs Anna’s approval. In 2014, an individual ticket cost $25,000 or you pay $175,000 for a table of 10. 

This year, the theme is “China: Through the Looking Glass” and I am very fond of all the Chinese actresses’ looks.