STYLE; thy name is slow decadence. . .

I don't know *why* but I am very drawn to this right now.

(Can't wait to show the nailcolor pic to my nail artist! :->   )

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Fashion Magician; Mondo Guerra

Wow. Just how exactly does he do all this?

I was watching some episodes of Project Runway

and I'm totally blown away by this man's talent & genius.

A Magician.

That's all I can say.

He knows how to make clothes,

he has his own taste and take on things,

he knows how to translate looks into his own vision & territory.

Just amazing.

Totally in-spirational...

Babe Paley

I was browsing through a fashion icon book the other day, and came across a name I have never heard of. I forgot about all the other women in the book, came home and googled her. Her name is Babe Paley.

I can't believe I've lived 30 years of my life, not knowing her!

Well, actually we all know her in some ways; this is the lady who started that trend of tying a scarf around your bag, and this is also the lady who started the trend of wearing a mixture of real jewelry and costume jewelry!

I don't know why none of the Korean fashion magazines have referenced her; her style is so perfect for the "demure" aesthetic that is so required in Korea.


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urban chic

oh, perfection!

frumpy to foxy in 15 minutes flat

Alas! A book for people like moi!

I tend to be one of those people who have

a very wide range of "groomedness."

So much so that sometimes people don't

recognize me! I think this is more of a

family trait, than a unique gift of mine.

When we're super groomed we're Up There;

but when we don't, we sorta Fall Apart.

But now that I'm in my 30s, and my body

doesn't automatically look as lean and trim

as it did in my 20s, I have to pay more

attention to these things...

Hence a need to further streamline my wardrobe,

tone down my makeup(gone are my clubbing days),

avoid certain things to appear more youthful (eg. some

jewelry makes you age 10 years and some make you

look 5 years younger! Pearls VS trendy new stuff),

and then, there are the aesthetic generational gaps

(ie. I won't wear layered stuff with leggings, I'll just

stick to my straight-cut and boot-cut slacks, and the

in-between look of "skinny jeans" which I will wear

only on certain occasions), finally the new joys of

hair-styling and nail care.

OK. Well. I do plan to get trim!

I've bought a book to help me with this goal!

the 50s look

There's something so *exquisite*
about the 50s look -

so sophisticated, chic, timeless,
and "appropriate" -

it's as if the beautiful curves and
lines of the Japanese woodblock prints
have taken on human form...

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The only problem with this is
that although it's admiringly beautiful
to look at, I'm not all bought in for the
90s idea of luxe and casual comfort.

Our generation is more about
*wearability* and "mobility*
so I guess this look is best left
for viewing on walls.

Ah. Sad, sad.
We are a generation for
"wearable leisure-bility"
for the "masses."

2 Awesome Blogs I Found

http://galadarling.com/
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/