vintage marie-claire magazines

Finally, they have arrived! Early of the month, I have placed an order; two vintage French magazines - Marie Claire on Etsy. These really made my day.... here some photos of the magazines:

photos taken from www.etsy.com

The dresses are so lovely and I have wondered if I could sew these kind of dresses some day. Vintage 1930s patterns are pricey and I am not ready to splurge on these. Hhhmm... perhaps one day...maybe a gift for myself?

new companions; new second hand books

It has been few months since the last time I read a book, now I want to read again. Perhaps a different genre. Remember Flow Books which I shared last year? Well, I went to there to check out any interesting books that  I can purchase.When I reached there, I realised it has moved to another location, here is the addresss: 1A, Wing On Building, 38 Hollywood Road, Central. Just few minutes walk across the street from its old location. 

This time, I have decided to purchase chic lit. and lucky, the main character is someone in fashion industry. What do you think of my choice?

hk walk: shau kei wan

How was your weekend? Good, I hope. I went for another walk; Shau Kei Wan area last Saturday. This was an easy walk and I followed the directions on the map below exactly, without any changes or getting lost. 

Shing Wong Temple

Shau Kei Wan is located on HK island and to get here, hop onto Island line heading towards Chai Wan. Alight at Shau Kei Wan Exit C. Walk along Mong Lung Street and turn left into Kam Wa Street heading towards to tram terminus. Walk straight and pass the tram terminus. Shing Wong Temple is near the tram terminus. This temple was built in 1877 and expanded in 1974.

Walk along Shau Kei Wan main street East to Miu Tung Street. Along the way, I came across a SA family thrift store. This was indeed a pleasant surprise and a thrifting stop for any thriftaholics.

Tin Hau Temple

Tin Hau Temple is dedicated to the Goddess of sea. Recently, it was Tin Hau festival thus the temple has been decorated with colourful flags and sign.

Tsung Tsin Church

After Tin Hau Temple, walk along Shau Kei Wan main street East, then turn right to Basel Road. Walk up hill a little, the church is the left. The church was built in 1862 and rebuilt after the war.

Yuk Wong Temple

Continue walk along Shau Kei Wan main street East to A Kung Ngam Village Road. Look for directional signs for Yuk Wong Temple.

Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

Follow directional signs for Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, cross Tung Hei road. Turn right and the museum near by. For more photos of the museum, click here.

Tam Kung Temple

After checking out the museum, walk back along the Tam Kung Temple Road and follow the signs to the temple. Tam Kung is one of the deities and patron of fishermen. The temple is over 100 years old and was renovated in 2002.

What do you think of this walk? Interesting and simple? Well, another walk has just completed and I can't wait for another walk.. Hhhmm... which and when is the next walk?

Have a great week ahead and stay stylish!

mixing contemporary and vintage

the look: vintage top, thrifted belt, denim pants, tote bag, sunglasses, canvas sneakers and necklace

The weather was quite OK today thus I took this opportunity to explore a new place;Shau Kei Wan. It turned out to be good adventure. Will share about that later but now, a quick outfit post of mixing contemporary and vintage. This was a casual look but I worn this vintage top before as work attire, click here. I bet I can style this top with another pair of pants or skirt. Hhhhmm...

Hope you are having a great weekend!

shopping in hk: china hong kong city

Hong Kong is indeed a shopping paradise. Besides Citygate in Tung Chung, there is another outlet mall - China Hong Kong City, which is located at Tsim Sha Tsui. To get there, alight at Tsim Sha Tsui station and exit at Exit A1, turn right and walk straight ahead. At the junction, there is a set of traffic lights, cross the road, turn right and walk straight until a pedestrian light. Walk further ahead for few metres and the mall is on your left. Some brands which you can find here are Aldo, Espirit, Hush Puppies, Bossini, Kappa to name a few. 

Have a good weekend and happy shopping!