little black bags

Hi everyone!

If you own a Hermès Birkin, congrats to you, you possess a piece of the best treated dead cow in the world. If you don't own one, congrats to you too because you definitely still have that $$$ in your account for better use than carry it around like Kim K. or donate it directly to the wealth of Hermès family. Please don't get me wrong, I don't hate Hermès, on the contrary. My father used to make leather shoes and my father-in-law used to make bags for Hermès in his atelier, so even though I am one of the million users of the by-product from meat industry, I am far from being a leather hater. I had all these reflections just because I wanted to buy a new bag. And I still want it now. I inventoried my little black bags to tell myself that I am not  short on bags. Bag bag bag!!!

This guy was my first date, Bulgari. When I was young and free, I met him in Paris. I even gave him the first lingerie butterfly charm I designed, then a lollipop I bought in flea market. What a love, I still love him, even though I moved on to the next one.

This one was a crush in Paris, Louis Vuitton on Avenue Montaigne. He was totally impractical for Bangkok. I got all my stuff fell out because people opened the car door for me and I always felt uncomfortable hanging out with him because he has 2 big compartments wide open 24/24 and zero zippers.

This guy was another crush in Singapore. His name is Issey Miyaké Pleats Please. He is cute, versatile, can twist and turn but can't stand too much weight, deform easily. Just as vulnerable as other Japanese guys, you know.

This lady is sophisticate, easy going and can listen to you all night. She's my best party companion! Met her in Paris while exchanging a faulty guy in Prada.

This guy is a Spanish expat in Bangkok, called Zara. Quite easy guy, doesn't need much attention but make good impression.

You must love my local Thai girl with a boy name Jacob. Her family has been around since 1939.

I definitely save the best for last. This sublime little crocodile lady was born in Italy early 1950, living an expat life in Paris and now in Bangkok. She was a gift from my father-in-law to my mother-in-law. She is my treasure.

Basically I can carry a different black bag every single day of the week, not to mention other red, orange, mustard, mahogany, green, brown, tobacco, terracotta bags and even some I designed like the monster skin, the weekend attack...but the one I want is in Royal Blue.... Life has never been easy anyway! 

Keep walking! said Johnnie Walker.

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

almost denim

Hi everyone!

Last week, I visited my favourite Japanese brand Issey Miyaké. They have fabulous stuff (of course, they have never disappointed me) with statement necklace printed on off-white tank tops and especially denim prints. Then, I found Paul Smith Junior also has fabulous stuff! They sometimes let me down but this time, unfortunately for me, there were beautiful prints and cute colours so I didn't get to buy anything, all went to my little man. I prefer wearing my jeans from last year and watching the kid running around happy and smart in his new outfit. But wait, there's another weekend coming ^_^

wearing Fly Now tank top, blazer made by myself, Issey Miyaké Pleats Please pants, Zara shoes, Lafont glasses, Revlon red lipstick, OPI nail polish, BVL jewelry

Wishing you all a great weekend!

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

Scent of a woman

Somebody said I smell good. I said thank you Hermès Kelly Calèche. 
But at the end of the day, I just feel like this juicy orange cat when the sun goes down

and some misty orange roses that gather cold dew through the night when the sun goes up again.

wearing my lingerie design

cat photo from Internet

Love and sunshine,

xxx

Hang

lacy jeans

Warning: This is a me me me post!

Last Friday, I went to Bangkok Art and Culture Center for a design and fashion business seminar. Among the four languages that I use everyday, Thai comes fourth and unfortunately for me, this seminar was in Thai. So the only thing I remember was "despite being crazy and impractical sometimes, designers are important to a fashion business" ---> enough for me to be this contented

wearing D&G jeans, Wonder Anatomie leather cut-out shirt, vintage LV bag, Prada belt, United Nude sandals, Lafont glasses

Happy Sunday everyone!

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

Summer flowers

It's official that summer is here. Flamboyant trees are in bloom everywhere, even in front of my office. This flower reminds me so much of my high school time. Sweet memories stay forever!

wearing Zara flocking polka dots top, silk skirt, leather bag, thrift necklace, Lafont glasses and LV sandals.

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

I quote Avy

A poignant piece of writing from Avy. 

It’s always interesting for me to learn what other people think about fashion. It takes knowledge and patience to differentiate between a brand whore and a style savvy person. As a fashion insider, I love it when people follow trends. That means my creations according to trend books will sell well. And all that  is trendy now were planned two years in advance. The so-called trend is established to make the whole industry work better, reduce stock and organize merchandise.  It’s essential. Trends happen because there ‘re people who stand up for themselves, know what they want and demonstrate their beliefs in fashion. So if you want to survive stylishly, be yourself ! 

And because I don’t want to lose all my blog friends after near 7 years of blogging (not 7 years of commenting other blogs and asking to follow) for I just keep writing and not posting a single photo, I share my latest design. Enjoy!

Have an energetic week everyone!

Love and sunshine,

xxx

Hang

another carré Hermès

Hi everyone!

Normally I wear my Hermès scarf as a cover-up (here). But then, I received another one with Cosmogonie Apache print. I couldn't just wear one and leave the other lonely so I used both as a dress.

wearing 2 Hermès scarves, Lafont sunnies, Givenchy shoes, Revlon Peachy nail polish and thrift hat

Jill from Everything Just So blog had a nice series of "How I wear my scarf". It's interesting to see how other people be creative with this fun and versatile accessory. You can also take a look the official knotting cards from Hermès (here) and play with your beautiful scarves.

Happy weekend!!!!

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

thrift

Hi everyone!

Recently, I have had friends coming over to Bangkok so I showed them around. They visited temples by themselves but shopped with me, of course! There are so many thrift shops here, especially for fashion. Most of them sell knockoff merchandise and/or bad execution (blame it on my job for recognizing the copies and checking the finish --> can be annoying sometimes :)). They're cheap because they look the same but instead of silk, you'll have polyester, for example. When it's hot polyester can't compete with silk (think Tropicana orange juice and fresh squeezed one)

I can wear heavily inspired stuff sometimes but I don't wear knockoff (blame it on my job again). So most of the time I choose the badly executed and alter them to my taste. Just like this dress. 

I didn't take photo of the dress before alteration so I made a rough sketch for you ^_^

I reinforced all the buttons, chopped off 10 cm, used ivory thread instead of black for the hem (used black permanent marker to colour the ivory thread in the middle part), threw away the belt and loops, added a collar. Tah dah!!!

wearing thrift dress and collar, Le coq sportif bag, Christian Louboutin shoes

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

before the rain comes

Hi everyone!!!

Sharing with you some random photos taken by our PaParazzo! We swam and ate ice cream while waiting for the rain ^_^ 

mommy wore H&M leopard bikini, Triumph monokini with MET jeans shorts and Triumph polka dots bikini
baby wore Vilebrequin swimming trunks, green Miki House and blue Levi's T-shirts

Have a lovely weekend!

Love and sunshine,
xxx
Hang

there's some wind

Hello darlings!!!

I survive these hot days. The sun is so strong that I think I would go blond just by standing out of the shades a little while. Luckily, there are silk and strappy sandals to make life easier.

wearing thrift blouse, Zara skirt, Nine West sandals, vintage LV bag, Lafont shades and tiger eyes necklace with double fish pendant.

Love and breeze,

xxx

Hang