outfit post: vintage outfit takes a stroll in the park in madrid

Barcelona; ticked, Segovia; ticked, Toledo; ticked; that means left Madrid to be explored. I spent the remaining days of my holiday in this vibrant city. Whilst there are many art museums in Madrid but did you know there is a museum of costume or museo del traje? The permanent exhibition showcases a historical evolution of costumefrom the 17th century to the present day. There is a small section dedicated to the Spanish renowned designer; Cristóbal Balenciaga. Would highly recommend this museum for fashion lovers.

Address: Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2. Madrid, 28040.
Metro: Moncloa (lines 3 and 6) and Ciudad Universitaria (line 6)
Bus: Lines 46, 82, 83, 84, 132, 133, G
Website: http://museodeltraje.mcu.es
Admission fee: 3 Euros
Opening hours:
- Tuesday to Saturday: 9:30 - 19:00 h.
- Sundays and Public Holidays: 10:00 - 15:00 h.
- Last admission 30 minutes before the Museum closes

The Museum is closed:
- Every Monday, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 15 May, 24, 25 and 31 December

Note: no photography is allowed in the museum

Outfit: small polka dots shirt, thrifted vintage skirt, thrifted vintage belt, leather jacket and wedge sneakers

Location: Palacio de Cristal, Parque de el Retiro

Besides art museums and museums, there are several parks in Madrid. Park is a good place to recharge and for a quick escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. Grab a bocadillo (sandwich) and enjoy a quick bite in a park. Once you are done, you can people watch too. The park is huge with different attractions within the park itself, for instance the Crystal Palace.  Buen Retiro park is a-must visit and I could not agree more.

Hope you having a wonderful weekend. Stay chic!

outfit post: stripes meet anchors in toledo

Toledo, view from Mirador del Valle

View from Puente de Alcántara

After Segovia, next city on my itinerary was Toledo. There is an old Spanish saying; until you've seen Toledo, you have not seen Spain. Toledo is known as City of Three Cultures because of the historical co-existence of Christians, Muslims and Jews cultures. It is a lovely city to visit with beautiful architecture, narrow streets for wandering and getting lost and also not forgetting the scrumptious food. Toledo is indeed not to be missed when you are in Spain!

outfit: stripes top, thrifted vintage belt, vintage nautical prints pleated skirt, leather jacket and wedge sneakers

A habit of mine which is I tend to keep newly bought clothes (either new, thrifted or vintage) for some time before wearing them. To be honest, I have this skirt for over 4 years and it has never seen the light. However, I did the skirt justice; not only it has seen the light but also travelled to Spain. What a lucky skirt, don't you think? I love the prints of anchors on the skirt, just a cute print.

If you have a habit like mine, what is the clothing item that you have kept the longest before wearing it? I think I should start checking my wardrobe for any lost souls...

Have a great weekend everyone, until my next post, stay chic!

outfit post: vintage floral full skirt

the look: vintage top, vintage floral full skirt, thrifted belt, wedges

Outfit post is back (yay!), while wanderlust posts on Kyoto will be continued soon. May is here, which means summer is here! And also 'Le French May' in Hong Kong. There is a couple of exhibitions to my likings; one exhibition on shoes: 500 years on French passion for shoes and the other one is an exhibition on photos simply called French Kiss; a love letter to Paris (doesn't it sound romantic?) Stayed tune for posts on these exhibitions!

In the mean time, have a great weekend and stay chic!

vintage outfit post: vintage green and white skirt

the look: top, beads necklace, belt, vintage skirt, vintage heels

Hello everyone! Hope you are enjoying a great weekend. How time flies.... six months have passed and now July is here! Six more months till the end of the year. Hope you are keeping up with your new year resolutions; not off the track. Well, I must admit, I have not been keeping up with mine very well, for instances, blogging. I know I have been on MIA several times but I will my try to blog at least once a week. Anyway, here is an entry on one of my work attires; incorporating vintage with current pieces. 

Till the next post, stay chic and stylish!

vintage outfit: pink necklace with dark turquoise skirt

the outfit: top, vintage necklace, cardigan, vintage thrifted belt, vintage skirt, pumps

I am glad that spring is here although it has been raining a lot lately. Can't wait to wear vintage outfits and start posting outfit posts! This was my outfit for work on Friday. I love the how the pink necklace and dark turquoise vintage skirt pops out from the outfit. Definitely ready for Spring!

Have a good weekend and stay chic!

Skirt affairs

In the past two weeks, I bought all these skirts in two separate occasions but from the same seller. They are just so lovely and as usual, how can I resist them especially when they are so affordable? I am in the phase of obsessing with pleated and full skirts. Is this just a phase or ...? Anyway, have you ever in been in any phase of obsessing with something?

Go long

Due to the fact that I am petite, most of the time I do not wear long skirt or long dress, unless it is a lovely skirt or dress. I alter my skirts and dresses from below knees to above knees length. However, at times, I thought perhaps it would be good to try to break the 'rule'. This outfit features my lovely vintage brooch and vintage shoes bought from etsy some time ago. The brooch is super cute and the vintage shoes are so lovely - woven leather.

The look:
White shirt, hands-me-down
Olive green cardigan, hands-me-down
Vintage skirt from I'm Your Personal Shopper
Vintage brooch from etsy
Vintage shoes from etsy
Handmade beret
Woven belt

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Fun Sunday

What?!? Could you believe that Vintage Rockstar gave out free dresses last weekend at I love Bazaar, Subang Parade? It was true and I have taken two dress. Although these dresses have some defects but if you know how to fix the defects, you would have given these lovely dresses another life.

Here is one of the dresses that I have taken. Pastel pink - so unlike me. Love the design of dress, it is so 60s style.

With members of Thr5t. Apologies for the quality of photos. I use cheap digital camera (6.0 mega pixel!)

Bought the above skirt. Such a lovely skirt, don't you think? How can I resist??

Hope everyone had a great Monday. Four more days to go to the weekend. I am counting the days already...