Shop for a cause

Do you think there is such thing as shopping without the guilt? Yes, there is and the answer is charity bazaar. It's like killing two birds with one stone; shop for yourself and shop for charity.

On 14th November, KBU International College, Bandar Utama organised Pink Bazaar. It was an event to raise awareness of Breast cancer and also to raise RM20,000 fund. I went there with my flea market kaki (in other words, friend). The both of us just love bazaars and flea markets.

The bazaar was relatively small with about 20 stalls or booths. There were stalls selling food, clothes, accessories to name a few. I bought a skirt and a vintage brooch at Jumbo sale booth. These two items for RM6 - what a bargain and lucky finds for me!

The skirt is pleated with prints of small polka dots of red and white with black ground. A touch of alteration is needed to give the skirt a new breathe of style. As for the brooch, it is a golden flower with pearl in the middle with some clear crystals on the petals. The design is classic yet elegant. Something new to add into my accessories collection.

Since charity bazaars provide an opportunity to raise fund for a good cause, I believe charity bazaars should be organised more often. How fun shopping can be when you are supporting a good cause.

It's MIFA

Malaysia International Fashion Week (MIFA) is one of the most fashionably important event in the Malaysian fashion scene. Local designers especially budding designers can showcase their work on the runway.

On 7 Nov, I was privileged to attend Pretty In White's bridal collection by Celest. The show was held in Pavilion, KL. Models strutted the runway parading beautiful bridal dresses, cheongsams and evening wear. Celest incorporated few influences such layers of ruffles (latin), lace collar (victorian), fringes (cow girl-ish) into her designs. These made the bridal dresses trendy and modern thus suitable for those who wants the most fashionable bridal dress for the big day.

As for cheongsams and evening wear, the designs were contemporary with a twist. Expect the unexpected so to speak. Structural cuts, layers of ruffles, laces are few embellishments featured in cheongsam collection.

After the show, all guests were invited to a cocktail party at The C Club. New friends were made, name cards were exchanged, photos were taken whilst enjoying the delicious food in a modern setting of The C Club. It was an unforgettable yet fun experience.

Yabadabadooo......

Halloween is a time to unleash your creativity and to have fun, besides the scary tales and horror movies. Normally, I hardly get invitations to Halloween party. This year, I was fortunate enough to attend a Halloween party organized by The Peak Xperience.

I have no problem with the costume because I have 'Betty Rubble' (from the Flintstones) costume. The costume was made by me two or three years ago for company's annual dinner and dance. It was a fun experience to make the dress.

Other cool costumes are angel (remember Claire Danes in Romeo & Juliet), Greek goddess, Egyptian (think of Cleopatra), 20's flapper lady and perhaps French maid. For something extravaganza, go for Queen Amidala from Star Wars.

After the party and all, Betty costume is kept in wardrobe not sure when it would be useful again. But I will never forget the good time I had whilst wearing it.

Living La Vida Chic

When life has become so routine, boredom creeps in slowly. This is the time to take action; to add some spice into life or to let boredom takes over life. Few tiny steps to spice up life through fashion are:

1. dress up for work or any social activities. If you look good, you feel good.
2. change hairstyle
3. purchase new accessories. It's a cheap way to expand your wardrobe/collection.
4. dress up based on a theme or trend at least once a week, eg. you can have a Girlie Day whereby you wear the most girlie outfit you have in your wardrobe. Bring out the girlie side of you which may have been hiding for so long. Enjoy and have fun with it.
5. try new colour
6. try new trend or style that you have been contemplating. Fashion is about experimenting styles.

Whenever I am feeling blah, I will make an effort to dress up a bit - add an accessories into my outfit. I have my session of retail therapies to de-stressing myself after a hard day or week at work. I usually purchase accessories such as necklaces and belts.

I am working on point #4 as I am not sure what theme to try. So far, I've tried vintage dress. Need to parade my purchases from flea market ;-) Will think and plan point #5 and #6. Looking forward to trying them.

I've got a feeling that life will slowly getting more fun in a fashionable way. Enjoy and live life in a stylish way.

Back in the shopping scene

I've just realised that I've neglected my blog for quite some time. It's time to make up for the lost time. It's time to blog actively again (keeping my fingers crossed).

Where have I been or why I have gone missing? Started new job in September and have been focusing on the job too much - working late etc. The workaholic in me possessed myself for a while till lately I think I need a break. Any kind of break would be lovely. Retail therapy would be superb.

I've just returned from a short and sweet retail therapy session. My favourite boutique is having 10th Anniversary sale and everything is on 20% discount (better than no discount at all). This time around, I've developed a theory; purchase items that you like the most and one of a kind at 20% discount. Purchase items that you like but can live without them (the ones you have been contemplating and making a long list of pros and cons) at 50% discount. For 70% discount, buy new style clothing items that you wanted to try but have limited budget to buy on full price during non-sale period. This is an affordable to experiment fashion.

I've got a feeling that I will be overspend this month. What the heck. If it is really worth it and I can benefit a lot from these items, I think my money is well spent. I guess, I can't shop next month or the next few months depending my shopping expenses for this month ;-)