In two weeks I will be moving from Malaysia to Australia. The past few months were busy and stressful, which explains my thorough neglect towards my blog. I have a new, more personal blog here, but for now- au revoir!

SHOCK OF DAYLIGHT

Well, I succumbed to Tumblr. Shock of Daylight is devoted to the latest (and deliciously dated) fashion and style-related videos that I find inspiring. Check it out here!

1994

Chloe Sevigny in a 1994 issue of Vice. Absolutely priceless! I can't believe this was how we used to dress.

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MY OWN PRIVATE NARNIA

I recently cleaned out my wardrobe. At the moment, most of my previous prized possessions is thriving deep within an Indonesian village somewhere, waiting to be re-used and distributed again like a family heirloom. And speaking of heirlooms, these are some AMAZING items from some of the most inspiring women I've ever laid my eyes on.

Magda Berliner from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

Elizabeth Ammerman from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

Liza Thorn from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

Lux Leekley from Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

Via Style Like You

BRAVO

So fresh and so clean. BRUNO PIETERS champions both timeless yet bold shapes dipped in a little bit of Hamish love and embraced with clever draping- in neutral colours of nude, white and black. With this, I am reminded of old copies of Vogue in the early 90s, where Christy Turlington is immortalized forever by Peter Lindbergh, frolicking on the beach in her signature smile. Don't know why!






GIVENCHY provides us with an absolutely stellar collection that ventures into the perfect balance between drastic graphics and breathtaking silhouettes. Everyone knows I'm a sucker for a good graphic print, and Givenchy had presented it in the most original way possible. The canary yellow dress is the love child between Big Bird and a swan; and suddenly, horizontal stripes are new again. Love!

images from Style.com

M.I.A

Let's be honest- there was nothing really exciting that spawned out of this year's Fashion Weeks. There was Martin Margiela's departure from the Maison Martin Margiela brand (sad). And then, there were the endless sea of vapid hipsters who posed on front rows and displayed like a shrine on streetstyle institutions. On the other hand, a prodigious Tavi is celebrated for her bite-size, style wise genre of fashion via champagne glasses on the Cobrasnake and interviews on Style.Com (Am I the only one that finds this disturbing? She is still a child, and these people are treating her like she is a decade older!). It all reminds me of a parody of the fashion industry itself, realized through comedies like Zoolander where Ben Stiller is the fictional equivalent of Cole Mohr and pieces of expensive fabric are inspired by concepts of derelict.

However, I can't be a hypocrite. I love fashion, and I find it exciting. The designs, the materials and the styling are all cause for my own intoxicating commotion- especially when the enthusiasm and spirit of the designer shines through, unfazed by the the mechanical loom of business models and the stale tastes of tired, old fashion editors everywhere.





This season's collection by Hannah Marshall is one of my favourites this year (Next to Jil Sander, Rachel Comey and a few others). Marshall sticks to her tried and true, gamine of gloom aesthetic without being repetitive, whilst employing a Balmain-esque shoulder and exaggerated hips. These clothes are what Gargoyles would wear if they were transformed into beautiful young waifs, yet still retaining simplicity and cleanliness, adding up to a extremely covetable collection. I want every single piece in my wardrobe.






images via kasmslo.blogspot.com, glamour magazine uk.

BLACK LIPS

Not a fan of Daisy Lowe (or Peaches, or Pixie, or whoever was created by a famous/rockstar/artist/etc parent.. well except Frances Bean) but I have to admit, she does the black lip pretty well here.

images from Cobrasnake.

NYFW: RAD HOURANI & JENNI KAYNE

RAD HOURANI
Rad sticks to what he knows best. Thoroughly unisex, thoroughly monochromatic and more than just a touch of Futurama.





JENNI KAYNE
A little simplicity and a hint of canary goes a long way. Super straight lines and no-fuss structure makes for a really succinct, wearable collection.

Images via nymag

MULTI TASKER

Sometimes, the universe just decides to birth perfection on earth in the form of few women. Lou Doillon needs no introduction; mother, muse, model, actress, entrepreneur, designer and icon with an equally glorious family tree. She can also add 'illustrator' to her resume, as Swedish magazine Bon decided to publish some of her recent drawings.

images via TFS