When I saw these Japanese floral prints in these origami papers, I immediately thought of making a jacket and a pair of trousers. When I showed them to my sister, she told me that they look like something that I would wear.
As much as I hate spring because of hay fever, I can’t deny the fact that I can wait no more for this cold weather to go away. Spring means lighter clothes and less puffy ones. Hence we look sexier and slimmer. LOL!
It took me some time before finally deciding that I’d put all these stuff together. I was doubting if it would work but I’m glad that the combination of grids, prints and solid colors would look good when put together. I am not a fan of the print-on-print trend because I don’t really understand how it works but this one was able to manage to go with preppy which I usually sport. As much as I wanted to do a full-on print number, I couldn’t find a good pair of printed trousers so I decided to neutralize the busy top with a classic black bottom. I just love how the pink shoes put the fun in this whole look.
vintage sweater, Versace x H&M shoes and buttoned down shirt and H&M trousers
When I first heard that H&M was going to collaborate with Italian label Marni, I was like “So what? What’s Marni?” I didn’t know a single thing about it neither have I heard of the brand. I didn’t feel the same excitement I had when I learned about Versace collaborating with the Swedish fast fashion brand. I was all ecstatic and delighted that I couldn’t sleep waiting for the opening date. But when I heard about the next collaboration with Marni, all I could feel was nonchalance. I was even surprised that some of my friends were shouting for joy when they heard about the news.
After doing my own research, I just learned Marni is one of those labels which started small then gradually grew into a very successful one. Marni was founded by Gianni Castiglioni and his wife Consuelo in Italy and named after the former’s sister Marina. It’s really famous because of its original prints, very cute colors and vintage feeling. Now, it has decided to reach out to a bigger audience by collaborating with mega fast fashion brand H&M.
Today, H&M has officially released the pictures of the whole Marni collection. I browsed on it a while ago and I admit, they are quite inviting that I am already setting my eyes on some of the pieces.
My personal picks plus the link to view the whole Marni x H&M collection after the jump. Click now for more photos and reads.
Last weekend, I was able to share a very beautiful Sunday with my friend Natalia of Tokyoholic. We went around downtown Tokyo- from Omotesando, Aoyama to Shibuya for some tea, cakes, window shopping and a bunch of chit chats. I met Natalia during the opening event of the Roberto Cavalli boutique last November 2011. I instantly like her from the beginning because her inside is as beautiful as her outside. Not only that she has an angelic face, she’s also a very soft-spoken and kind-hearted soul. I am amazed with her curiosity about things which makes her achieve more in life. I wouldn’t forget her story when she was little. She asked her father to set up their computer so she could play games. Instead of doing it, he just handed out a book to her and said “If you wanna play, then do it by yourself.” Ever since, she would always do something that will challenge herself. Now she’s learning French because she doesn’t want to feel left out whenever her French friends started talking in the language. And it’s also worth mentioning that she’s self-studying. Amazing! Other than that, I will never ever forget her story about how she get married in Patagonia and how she made me feel wanting to go to Argentina.
But the best part of our conversations was about online shopping. Before I would have doubts about it but now that Natalia has thought me the secrets of the trade, I guess I’m now ready to give it a try. LOL! Thanks for the tips, Natalia.
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I decided to go minimal during the Elle Girl Night x Revlon party last week by sporting a classic black number. Black blazer, shirt, trousers and shoes. Thinking that it was too average, I decided to accentuate it with this tribal necklace that I found in one corner of our house. Sometimes, it’s a good thing when you live in place where random fashion stuff just suddenly pop out of nowhere.
Spiel blazer, Uniqlo heat-tech shirt, H&M pants, ABC shoes, tribal necklace from I don’t know where
I was browsing the photos in my phone when I came across to this one, which was shot last year. A splash of blue and white which were the trend colors last year’s spring-summer with metallic floral details by my Marcia (the bag).
H&M shirt, Edwin shorts, hat from Ueno, Zara shoes and Marc by Marc Jacobs bag
I simply miss the warm weather and I just can’t wait any longer for summer. Yes, ONLY summer. I might be a person of colors but I never liked spring because of the hay fever it gives me. 50% itchy eyes plus 50% runny nose gives you a total of 100% annoyance. Anyway, I can’t wait to pull off some “easier” fashion. To be honest, being the person who came from the tropics, I’m just a tees-and-shorts kind of guy. I like it better when I can just put on a shirt and some denim shorts, pair them up with some kick ass shoes and voila! I totally hate layering because I suck on it big time. Plus, when you don’t have all the time in the world, you can’t help but just grab anything in the closet and fly away.
The woman of the hour Adele covers US Vogue for the month of March. Who’s more than deserving to be the face of the bible but a lady with poise and glamour plus undeniable talent?
Obviously, Vogue has done something with the lionessa queen with the power of Adobe Photoshop but I don’t really care. I love Adele with all my heart. Six Grammy’s, a Vogue cover, a million dollar career and a beautiful voice- you won’t really regret losing a dick head boyfriend and being told by Karl Lagerfeld “a little too fat” if you have all of these.
Credit: Photo from catwalkqueen.tv
