UToronto .

Please don't go on strike , 

if not my german & economics lectures may be affected !

Topic : HAIR .

Wonder what my mom will say about the highlights . 

I'll find out tomorrow . 

Good girl gone bad ( for a night )

Halloween recap . 

Hennis Tung ( left ) all the way from OHIO , USA ,

dressing up as a playboy bunny for Halloween . 

Junn  & I are so proud of her XD .

Thursday - 5 November 2009 

Drop fees campaign is today . 

UToronto & Ontario School of Design's students kinda go on a strike today infront of the convocation hall of Utoronto St George ,  

urging the tuition fees to be reduced .

Trail blazer

Wednesday - 5 November , 2009 

Trail Blazer?

Hoodie : CK Jeans

Blazer : Silence & Noice @ Urban Outfitters

Boots : Andre from France

Purse : Chanel 

Jeans : Urban Behaviour

Necklace : MANGO

signing off , 

xoxo L .   

RED HOT !

Hello people . 

I just dyed my hair dark brownish-black with burning red highlighted fringe . 

You may like it , you may don't . 

But I'm definitely ( kinda) lovin' it . 

P.S : thanks Jia Lin , for accompanying about 2 hours @ the salon . 

p.s : my chica Junny loved it too . But I hope that bitch is telling me the truth ! LMAO . 

signing off , 

xoxo L .  

No More Goth ! No More Goth !

Honestly , I need to add some colour to my closet . 

It's being a tad too dark . 

Tests' OUT !

Tuesday - 3 November , 2009 

Tests' out for now ( * COUGH 2 weeks )

I'm finally done with Management tests . Now all I have to do is wait patiently for the finals on Dec 7. 

Apparel du jour : 

Tights : American Apparel 

Pumps : ALDO 

Tank : CK Jeans

Necklace : MANGO 

Denim Bomber : MANGO 

Fedora : F21

Signing off , 

xoxo L .  

Black to basic?

I was thinking of dyeing my hair again . 

Back to dark brown-blackish ?

I'm a lil sick of reddish hair now . 

What do y'all think ?

Probably dyeing it tomorrow . 

Can't wait . Hope it'll go my way and not end up me whining the whole night . 

THINK DARK !

Poke your face !

Daughtry or Lady Gaga?

Daughtry's acoustic version of Poker Face is so much better than Lady Gaga's acoustic version !

Saturday - 31 October 2009 

Trick or threat ?

Headed Downtown to meet up with BoWie , Louis &  Jia Lin .

Sort of celebrated Louis' belated birthday but it was more like a gathering XD

Had lunch @ Korean BBQ and window shopped a lil @ Eaton .

That was kind of about it .

Everyone was sort of tired so we left early while Jia Lin needed to meet up with her guy to go to Hamilton . 

Totally have to adore Jia Lin's phone strap !

Back in UTM's rez , Kevin and his friends played dress up and were going  for dinner . I decided not to follow though cause I was kind of tired . And thank god I did not cause later on they went trick or treating and passed through the woods . XD

Kevin , the man in black slash secret agent . 

Marc , the godzilla .

Olivia , the witch .

Dillon & Sam . 

Ain't the fake blood cool or what ?!

signing off , 

xoxo L .   

Feeling the frills .

Saturday - 31 October , 2009 

Apparel du jour : 

Cardigan  : Zara

Leggings : Wolford

Wedges : Vincci+

Skirt : Kimchi Blue @ Urban Outfitters

Tank : Club Monaco 

Sac : Yves Saint Laurent 

signing off , 

xoxo L . 

Yawnie me .

My childhood buddie stated me as Leonie 'Yawnie' in her blog . 

I just noticed it .

Cracks me up when I saw it .

That reminded me how much I used to yawn . 

Well , technically I still yawn a lot nowdays .

I guess things never change .

CLASSIC  , right Tiffy darling ? 

Happy Halloween people !

Get your gears up and start to spook !

The trend that never fades.

Leggings , the here to stay trend , AGAIN . 

Trend That Refuses to Die

Thought leggings had been consigned to the fashion graveyard along with smocks and ballet pumps? Think again. Anything super-tight and to the ankle worn with a killer heel was a definite trend with the fashion crowd this week. Net-a-porter's Natalie Massenet wore Riccardo Tisci's super svelte leather leggings as she perched in the front row at Givenchy.Karl Lagerfeld's ‘legging effect' two tone tights at Chanel was kinda awesome as well . 

From left to right: 

Leather leggings by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy Autumn '08, Chanel  Spring/Summer '09 

and Natalie Massenet (top)                                                                                                          

 

Apart from all those leather / shinny leggings crap , here are some to-die-for ones as well . 

I never knew leggings can be this gorgeous ! I got Cindy to get me a zipper pair from American Aparrel and they looked absolutely stunning .

What I wore to class on Thursday ( 29/10/2009)

* Intentionally , I wanted to wear my 'staired'-wedges , but the weather just won't let me . It was kinda drizzling outside , so I took a safer choice of wearing flats. It would be such a bad sight if I slipped and fell flat on the ground . FYI , finally I got to wear my DIY-shredded tee . It's still in the process though and I do sincerly hope it will get better . XD.

My former boarding school shoes . Very reliable & comfy . And GOD , I have spray tan all over it . 

Leggings : American Apparel

Tee : DIY

Long-sleeve tee : NafNaf

Wedges : Vincci+

Ballerinas : ALDO

Sac : Yves Saint Laurent

signing off , 

xoxo L . 

diamond , diamond , where are you ?

Friday - 30th October 2009

Diamond earring , where art thou ?

I couldn't believe I lost one of my diamond earrings while I was showering . 

I had them since I was 8 and it's totally impossible to retrieve them . 

~ requiescas in pace ~

( rest in peace )

Say 'Yeah!' to Jimmy's & H&M !

The time that we can finally afford Jimmy's has arrive !

Here's the very first look at the mini movie—starring model Anna J—that was created especially to show the collection.

The Real Deal: Jimmy Choo for H&M

What happens when two behemoth brands join forces? Feverish excitement, that’s what. Remember ,  November 14,Jimmy Choo , 250 H&M stores around the world , full stop . Guess what ? Apart from the brand’s signature leopard-print stilettos, caged booties, chain-mail cuffs and chokers, and studded satchels, a first-ever Choo-designed clothing line with one-shoulder suede mini dresses and crystal-encrusted cashmere zip-up cardigans. How cool is that ?!

How was this match made in fashion heaven actually made? “H&M actually approached us to work with them,” says Tamara Mellon, president and founder of Jimmy Choo. “It was an immediate ‘Yes.’ I have been watching what the brand has done with other designers, and the product is so well executed, and the idea is so pioneering, that we also felt flattered. We got straight on with the project of creating a fun, accessible collection with perfect party pieces.” Possibly better than the must-have-it-this-minute vibe of the collection is its affordability. Every piece is priced for H&M’s Buy Now, Wear Now approach to fashion; nothing in the collection retails for more than $299. 

“The H&M customer is slightly younger, yet we wanted to stay true to what Jimmy Choo is,” says Mellon. “There is a sense of rock chick but always with added elegance. The Jimmy Choo AW ’09 collection had a big Debbie Harry and chic punk-rock inspiration—leopard, neon studs—so that was our starting point. We were not sure at first whether we could use real leathers, studs, crystals, and rivets, but when we found what was possible, it completely exceeded our expectations.”

2010 : minimalist music ?

Minimalist music , the real deal ?

Music: The XX ( reference : Vogue.com )

The xx’s self-titled album, newly released to widespread critical fervor on the aptly named Young Turks label, has an unhurried, minimally propulsive sound that concedes a steady-handedness—and a set of precociously lovelorn lyrics—befitting a much more seasoned act. The band’s four members are, in fact, 20 years old—as slyly hinted at in the group’s name—but they’re not out to impress with tightly manufactured hooks and fussy sleights of production. Even their track names—“Islands,” “Fantasy”—are refreshingly straightforward.    “The earlier songs are more simple because we couldn’t really play at the time,” explains guitarist Romy Madley Croft. “ ‘VCR’ we wrote when we were sixteen.” Croft first met bassistOliver Sims, with whom she shares vocal duties and a lifelong friendship, at nursery school in London (“It must’ve been a case of our parents’ meeting and telling us to hang out. Maybe we were just playing in a sandpit together or something,” says Croft). When it came down to making music in their teens, being old chums had the opposite effect you might expect: Croft and Sims both had designs on singing, but neither wanted to be the first to hit a note. So they started singing at the same time. “It’s a coincidence,” says Croft. “We never really tried consciously to harmonize our voices. It could’ve sounded so bad, singing with your best friend.”   Youth—guitarist-keyboardist Baria Qureshi and producer/drummer Jamie Smith have been in the picture since age eleven—might contribute to the xx’s pared-down sound, but it doesn’t entirely explain it, either. In the early stages of recording the band met with kingmaker/producer Diplo but decided, says Croft, that “perhaps we liked the sound of our demos already. . . . We realized that the spaces didn’t need to be filled. Maybe it could just be the way it was.” What’s more mature than a little self-assuredness?

—Megan Conway

Junk or no Junk ?

Now , something that will make me feel alive .

NACHOS WITH JALAPENO CHEESE DIP . 

I don't feel like a loser anymore from psychology . 

peace out people . 

Now back to the notes . 

Chanel SS 2010

Chanel SS 2010

  

Opener: Heidi Mount 
Closer: Baptiste Giabiconi, Freja Beha Erichsen and Lara Stone

  

Chanel's Spring/Summer 2010 collection is to die for . Then again the mastermind behind that is Karl Lagerfeld . WHO CAN EVER DOUBT LAGERFELD'S WORKS . WHO ?! Gorgeous ! 

Chanel anyone ?

Care doing some DIY ?

Fooling around with Looklet.com after a long time .

The new HIGH .

Tuesday - 27 October , 2009 

High is the new low . High waisted garments are still going strong even though they're here for a few seasons .Spurned since the 1950s, it re-emerged in earnest two seasons ago courtesy ofValentino’s Spring Paris collection, only to be steadfastly ignored by even the hottest high street trend-setters.But this season it has spread like wild fire, onto the cat-walks and into Topshop, showing no sign of abating in it’s quest to re-introduce a style fashion has neglected for more than 50 years: the high waist.

Like it or loathe it, the waist is back with a vengeance. And after having all but disappeared from the scene in the ‘60s, every shop on the high street is choc-a-bloc with a glorious array of waist-cinching ultra-feminine skirts and trousers.Topshop is like the mama of high street brands for high waisted hunts . To bad , there aren't any Topshops around for me to loathe over @ Toronto . 

The timing of the reintroduction should be seen as part of a bigger picture. Last week’s International Women’s Day provided us with the chance to pause and reflect on gender equality – and nothing reflects society in a more visual way than what we wear.

Rejected for its house-wifely connotations, women, who were competing for the first time with men for jobs and social status, moved in the 1960s to a more androgynous style of clothing which emphasised flatter chests and slimmer hips, heralding the beginning of heroin-chic on our catwalks.

But it's all history for now . Perhaps because it oozes tailored-chic, the high waist flatters almost every body shape. But for those whose waists are more curvy than chiselled, there are a vast array of styles to suit everyone –no wardrobe should go without.

True to form, Topshop has produced its range with a nonchalant funky vibe, playing on the ‘50s theme, yet using bright colours and modern patterns to update this style.From crazy florals to punk rock zipper chic , there's one that will melt a girl's heart . Its floral prints are particularly flamboyant and mirror the cool attitude exuded byVersace’s glowering models, who stomped down the catwalk dressed in mini high-waisted silk shorts from the spring/summer 2009 collection. The punk-rock-esque reminds us of Alexander Wang's usual rocker chic . 

Who wears it ?

Julia-Restoin Roitfield , spotted @ the Hugo Boss show.

Emma Watson @ the Potter premiere.

Daisy Lowe , daughter of Pearl Lowe & Gavin Rosedale (Gwen Stefani's hubbie)

Ju

Taylor Momsen . Loads had changed since her Grinch days with Jim Carrey .

Leigh Lezark of The Mishapes . 

                     

Who knew leather can still look corporate?

Alexa Chung , Brit-IT-girl making it big @ the States . 

Punk or floral , which do I prefer?

Definitely , punk-rocker chic . 

APPAREL DU JOUR:

Skirt : Silence + Noise @ Urban Outfitters      ;   Cami : New Look

Sac : Bimba & Lola  ;  Flats : DKNY 

Scarf : thirfted  ;  Leggings : Wolford  ;  Jacket  :  SLY

signing off , 

xoxo L .  

Hussen Chayalan for J Brand

Couture + Denim = Chayalan + J Brand 

A denim collobratuon might not be what you expect from progressive designer Hussein Chayalan , but then again , what is ? 

Brit couturier Hussein Chayalan collobrates with J Brand this fall to create a capsule of denim line . The capsule consists of skinnies like the legging , narrow cut harem style capris like the circut & the bfs like the beau , all come in heavily saturated indigo wash . The British/Turkish Cypriot designer has long been a favourite for those who like their fashion experimental and he’s notorious for incorporating technology  into his designs, hence he and J Brand's creative director Susie Crippen conjured up a collection that emphasizes fit and design . 

'' Translating my designs within a denim context has offered me the opportunity to continue the exploration of a long-standing brand aesthetic-the hybrid , This is a completely new language , unique to us .''     - H. Chayalan 

p.s: H. Chayalan is collobrating with J Brand for another collection . S/S 2010 . 

Psychology is driving me nuts . 

''Consciousness'' = not an easy topic . 

It's like bio all over again . 

Incoming test on Friday . 

* sigh . 

The problem is I don't really feel stress ! wtf . 

And I'm still listening to my ipod while studying , while the prof said it's bad to study with music on . 

Well , screw that 'cause I love my music . XD . 

xoxo . 

p.s: The music outside is utterly annoying me , period . Oh well , this is what you get when loads of the midterms ended last week . 

Le Saviour

My saviour for my hair . 

The hair is getting really frizzy and dry .

It's annoying me . Period .

Saturday - 25 October , 2009 

Feast your fears , 

Halloween is here.

Headed downtown via the shuttle bus . 

Much more convenient than the subway , took approximately 50 mins as oppose to the usual 2 hours public transport . 

(Refrence : Google Image)

Marc took us to this cafe/bakery @ Bloor West which happens to serve delicious cakes @ reasonable price .

The espresso & the butterscotch cake were decent . 

A favourite hunt for students from nearby UToronto St George . 

(Reference : Google Image)

Later on , walked along Bloor West , and spotted , the Zombie Walk parade .

I was able to capture a few shots cause most of time I was either intrigued or spook out by them.

Don't they just remind you of Resident's Evil ? XD .

(Reference : Google Image)

Dinner @ another Italian restaurant along Elm Street , Il Fornello At Elm . 

Not as good as Donatello's further down though .

Apparel du jour : 

p.s : No idea why I was wearing pink but oh well . 

Kevin even said my whole face looked pink . 

''oh great''.

Cami : Thrifted . Hoodie : Guess . Bomber : T.Hilfiger

signing off , 

xoxo L .