AUDI FASHION FESTIVAL 2014: OSCAR DE LA RENTA

May 19, 2014

Saving the best for last, Audi Fashion Festival closed the fashion week by a highly-anticipated Oscar de la Rental Fall 2014 last night. It was one of the shows that I looked forward to the most, and it was totally worth the wait.

There were 60 looks with "a lot of special pieces that haven't been seen on the runway before", just like Oscar de la Rental's PR girl, Erika Bearman said. It was a mind blowing show not only to me, but also to almost 600 people in the house last night, I believe.

I fell in love with every single look that I saw from the runway, from the menswear-inspired clothing in the designer's A/W collection, to the sophisticated peplum dresses, floor length ball-gown and the fairy tale wedding dress. The silhouette, colors, texture and details, everything were pure perfection. That explains why even some of the world most iconic fashion icons like Jaccquline Kenedy, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Diane Vreeland wanted to be dressed up by Mr. De la Renta.

Here are my most favorite picks from the amazing fashion show last night. Which one is your favorite?

Photos by: Audi Fashion Festival

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AUDI FASHION FESTIVAL 2014: FARAH KHAN F/W 2014

May 17, 2014

It was a fun, flirty and sparkling party at Audi Fashion Festival 2014 last night with the Fall- Winter collection of a Singaporean-born fashion designer, Dato' Farah Khan. Themed Rock & Roll, Farah Khan's first showcase in Singapore, her homeland, was a tribute to the late British fashion editor Beatrix Miller.

Inspired by the swinging 1960s in London, the Khan's collection showcased a heavy mix of colors and the Southeast Asian intricate beadwork, added a little bit of glamour to women's everyday wardrobe.

The fashion show started with a group of models decked out in short skirts, hot pants, sunglasses, and fun sweatshirts with the glaring headlines printed on it "Asia Rocks", "Save The Future", and "Reach For The Stars". Then, things got really swinging with more sequin, beads on the runway.

Farah Khan continued giving the audience surprise after surprise. If the boy-meets-girl sweatshirt look was an appetizer, the amazing collection of sequined tops, A-line tunics, bohemian beaded dress, and fur collars on shiny materials would be a delicious main course. Farah Khan must be a great chef who knows her recipe well, or a magician who knows how to play tricks with all different types of patterns, materials or both.

Below are the looks that made me drool last night.

Thank you so much for reading!

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AUDI FASHION FESTIVAL 2014: PRABAL GURUNG FALL

May 15, 2014

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"

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{EDITORIAL}: STOPPING TRAFFIC

May 13, 2014

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.