CrystalPhuong.net is a Personal Style & Travel Blog based in Singapore, written by Crystal Phuong. The blog was nominated FOUR times in Top 10 Best Fashion Blogs in the annual Singapore Blog Award from 2012- 2015, voted as one of the Best Lifestyle Blogs in Singapore in 2013 by Hotelclub.com, and Best Travel Blogs in 2016 by Foodpanda.com. Crystal hopes to connect and inspire young women to lead a healthy and happy life. Be confident, be positive, and be kind.
Last night, at The Tent@Orchard, many fashion media, socialites and local celebrities were out in full force to welcome home their son, a Singapore-born Nelpanese fashion designer, Prabal Gurung.
Prabal Gurung brought with him his Fall/ Winter 2014 collection to open Audi Fashion Festival 2014. It was a spectacular show at all-time high, awaited by many people. As expected, he didn't disappoint anyone.
Inspired by Cecily Brown (an artist Gurung truly admires) and the villagers in Mustang of the Himalayas, Gurung's Fall Collection was a marriage of urban chic and tribalism. Whether it's the outerwear, casual wear or evening wear, Prabal Gurung F/W 2014 collection reflected the Himalayan beauty and its people from the rich crimson, deep green, and a strong orange color to the draping detail, or a heavy canvas on various textures. He also added the major trend for Fall/ Winter with cut-out details on many dresses.
We were speechless, and we sat there completely stunned watching what we called "A masterpiece"
One of the craziest things I've ever done so far, since I became a fashion blogger, was doing a photo shoot at the middle of the road, in front of the traffic light, like this. I, and the three photographers from Sneak Peektures, whom I would always like to call them as "The Three Musketeers", had a quick discussion in the car before the shoot. So many locations were suggested: an overhead bridge, a beautiful garden, or even abandoned houses, but my mind was only thinking of one place: the street. As the well-structured bag in a vibrant hue reminded me of the city color and landscape, with many skyscrapers, I wanted to connect these four objects together, and to bring their ideal relationship to life. After driving around the city, passing by so many streets, we decided to have our photos taken at the financial district- Shenton Way.
It was, indeed, a very spontaneous, fun, and intense photo shoot.
We waited for the traffic light to turn red, and quickly ran to our position, in the middle of the road, in front of many cars stopping. While I focused on posing for the camera, my Three Musketeers started snapping their shutter away to capture as many photos as possible within 15 seconds. At the very last second, we ran back to the pavement before the cars could run over us, and waited for the light to turn red again. After running back and forth, under the hot sun, for 4 consecutive times, we finally had the photo we wanted. I couldn't be happier to see how beautiful the actual photos turned out compared to the ones in my own imagination.
It took a lot of courage for me to stand there, not worrying that all the curious eyes in public were on me, and accidents could possibly happen. But it took even a lot more Passion for me to come up with this crazy idea. Hard work paid off!
Life is short. If there was ever a moment for me to follow my Passion to do crazy things that matter to me the most, that moment had to be when I stopped the traffic in my cobalt blue dress, with Phillip Lim.
It was one of the very rare days I suddenly had the urge to be in all white-on-white ensemble, even with matching colored accessories, except for the red Love Moschino handbag as the only highlight. Surprisingly, this head-to-toe snowy look caught more attention than any colored outfit that I've worn before, including this striking Neon Is The New Black outfit.
I came to office; everyone looked at me. I walked down the street; so many people stared at me from the top to bottom. They made me feel like "Did I do anything wrong or offend anyone here?." But my worry didn't stay long as the crisp, clean, and pure outfit quickly gave me the confidence to walk my way and to be different. It made me feel good about being a spot of white among thousands of colorful colors on the street, a small piece of purity at a crowded place, in a complex world.
Strangely, the all-white look always makes me feel like I'm an angel whenever I put it on. A pure and innocent angel that has the power to motivate and influence people to stay away from negativity in their lives, to live happily without complicating things. I truly believe that we are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. As long as we purify our mind, a happy life will follow.
Every time wearing this purple midi skirt, I always think of the song "Pretty Woman", especially whenever I walk down the street. It's strange and funny how our mind works (my mind, to be accurate). I don't know if you have ever experienced the same thing, but having a beautiful song playing in our head, while walking down the street in a beautiful outfit, feels pretty awesome. It's like a confidence booster or something.
Possibly, this midi skirt is the chief cause that makes me feel that way. The romantic purple color, A-line shape in shiny silk material, how not to feel pretty in such a unique wardrobe staple?
I wore this skirt to work on Monday and to attend one of the events on Saturday. I loved this skirt so much, I just had to wear it twice in a week. Because this skirt was already quite voluminous at the bottom, I wanted to give it a balance by pairing it with a fitting black lace top. I absolutely adored the transparent back of this blouse that gave just the right amount of sensuality and desirability to the wearer. Once the outfit was set, choosing the right shoes and accessories was just a piece of cake.
It will not take much effort to look glamourous if you choose to wear a statement skirt like this, I guarantee.
Thank you so much for reading!
::Outfit::
Zara lace top (old)- Currently obsessed with this one
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