Interviewed by LookVine

Cropped Jacket by BEDA

I’m surprised to receive email from LookVine, an awesome fashion blog cover fashion style from around the world. I’m totally happy and naturally give them the following answers for their queries. I realized that yeah, I am more into casual wear kind of person. These question even allow me to see deeper about my fashion sense.

Dress Up For NYC and Val Day

This year Chinese New Year celebration is close with Valentine day. I’m pretty sure some of you are rushing to buy new clothes right now. And since I’m not celebrating these two big occasions so old dress should be sufficient enough. Naturally, if I am a Chinese descendant, old dress is totally forbidden. New dress on the new year considered to bring you good luck and drive away evil spirit. Not making any sense? Well, we all should learn about old culture before waving that as a nonsense. In the old days, most Chinese are farmer which only enjoy the harvest once or 2-3 times a year. All the year, they saves for the best and that is when they are celebrating new year. Not like nowadays where we are happy to purchase things and suffer later for paying the installment (this is me telling a true story *SMILE*).

Noon Wedding Party

Batik dress

I always like to attend wedding party that being held around noon. The atmosphere is more relaxing for all guests. Though naturally, it’s all depends on whose party and are there any dress code? The last one is always making me have mixed feelings. If I have the outfit that matched with party’s dress code then yay. Most of the time, I don’t have it and a bit of confused what to do about it. But anyway, here are what I get after attending several wedding parties (with no dress code, mind you) at noon:

Batik
I noticed that people tends to wear Batik or any outfit with traditional fabric. And the material either is the real hand-painted batik which is of course very pricey. Or simply printed batik that anyone can get their hands on via online shops.
I myself wear printed Batik, bought last year from online shop Chevia. It’s hurt to know that the dress is on sale now but well… life goes on…

Jeans
Yeah, I was a bit surprised myself seeing one of the guests wearing jeans culotte to the party! Am I a bit behind lately about recent trend? So is okay now to wear jeans to wedding party?

Shoes
Now, this is a bit tricky for me who dislike wearing high heels. I find high heels as gorgeous shoes and yes, with the right pair, it helps to improve your appearance. Obviously you become a bit taller (and for short girls like me, 10 cm high heels is totally helpful).
Last time I wore high heels about 2 years ago, and it really kills me. It look good on my feet, but I’m dying inside.
Though party at noon always less formal (at least those that I attended to), wearing sneakers is a big no-no. There are many cute shoes that won’t kill your feet, so better get a pair. Yesterday, happily I just wore …no… not the one on the above photo. I decided to wear my old wedges.

Hair-do
This is another reason I loves cut my hair super short. I don’t need to do anything. Sure, I probably could use hair gel or put something on my hair. But then again, I’m too lazy for that…

Accessories
One can’t put all her accessories just like that. We will look like a walking stores and then becoming the talk of other guests. Especially if all those accessories are good jewelries…
Anyway, since my outfit has this golden pattern so I decided to wear the bracelet that I got from this giveaway. I also wore black ring, just one though as usually I wear more than 1.

No glam look
Nope, most of the woman wear natural-look make up and nothing too glam about it. Everybody seems just want to relax and have a bit of chit chat at the party.

Children
I rarely see so many children during wedding party at night but doesn’t mean people avoid bringing them. Why not? After all, inviting one often means the whole family is coming. Unless, the couple put note on the invitation that you can only bring 1 person.

Looking forward to attend another wedding party at noon just like this. But, I think I have to at least get one pair of pretty shoes for this kind of event. Wondering is there any comforting high heels though?

Ripped Jeans

My very first ripped jeans combine with top by #BAJUBEDA

To get my writing inspiration about fashion for women ages 40-ish something, I joined this group on Facebook. We shares #OOTD photos, exchanging tips and sometimes ask for other’s opinion. It’s fun actually, seeing women across the universe sharing tips and their outfit. It’s a bit hard for me to find this kind of community in here. Once I have this placement article on my other blog about dressing for mature women. One of the reader said that she or probably he won’t be thinking about outfit too much when reaching that certain age. As if when we passed our twenties or thirties we are no longer allowed to dress up.

Bring Your Scarf

Last Saturday, my friend called me to hang out with her at the mall (as usual, where else can we go?)

It has been raining for few days, so I prefer a simple outfit. Just a skinny jeans with my new Supima T-shirt (remember, the one that I bought in a hurry?) . I decided to bring along my red jacket and also my batik scarf.

The hang out place located at 56th floor BCA Tower and I was a bit taken aback. We didn’t plan to hang out at Skye in the first place. It was sort out popped out from my friend, she loves do things spontaneously. I was like, did I wear suitable outfit? I heard Skye is a fancy restaurant and lounge so I kinda worry with my outfit. I could wear the batik scarf so my outfit doesn’t look too simple. But I wore sport shoes and these kinda shoes sort of forbidden in this kind of restaurant . You know, the smart casual rule for us when we are about to dine in in a fancy restaurant.