The Cloche Hat

For I'm the type of boy who is always on the roam, mm.
Wherever I lay my hat that's my home.

-- Paul Young "Wherever I Lay My Hat"

NOTES

    Cloche hats were a fashion staple back in the golden days of the Roaring 20s. Now that the Jazz Age has become trendy again, I have no difficulty whatsoever finding these smart-looking accessories online, and for a bargain too.

    在紙醉金迷的『咆哮20年代』裡，鐘形帽是每個淑女必備的流行配件。隨著 Jazz Age 的再度流行，這樣的帽子在網路上也隨處可見。於是我不費吹灰之力就找到了價廉物美的 cloche hat，雖然便宜還是可以搭得優雅（偽裝貴婦 XD）。

Top :  Romwe.com

Skirt :  beckybwardrobe

Coat :  Max&Co.

Boots :  Romwe.com

Hat :  here

Necklace :  Park Avenue

Bises! ♥♥

School Girl Morning

Good mornin' little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you?

-- Jonny Lang "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl"

NOTES

    I've a weakness for salopettes, they are so reminiscent of childhood you just feel young donning one. This EMODA one that I scored in a Runway Channel sale last year is totally adorable, well-tailored and surprisingly, a perfect fit for me. I love everything about it -- the little button details, the flare of the skirt, the sturdy corduroy and the cinched waist (the waist is really small, around 23"). To complete the schoolgirl look, what's more ideal than a book clutch based on the infamous ingénue Lolita?

    我對吊帶褲／裙一直很有愛，它們總是讓我想起童年時代，彷彿穿上就會瞬間年輕起來  >///<  這款 EMODA 的吊帶裙是去年在 Runway Channel 的折扣季中撿到的，版型可愛、做工細緻，而且對我這個哈比而言神奇的合身 @@  這件的設計真的很得我心 -- 前面的鈕扣細節、裙子的澎度、實在的燈芯絨布料以及強調細腰的設計，只是腰圍真的頗小，約 23 吋要小心。為了達到完整的學生妹 look，有什麼比以著名的誘惑少女 《洛麗塔》為靈感的書本包包來得更加應景呢（笑）？ :P

Top :  Earth, Music & Ecology

Salopette skirt :  EMODA

Bootees :  Romwe.com

Bag :  p.s. Besitos

Butterfly ring :  Accessorize

Bises! ♥♥

Macchiato

Lazy Sunday, wake up in the late afternoon
Call Parnell just to see how he's doin (Hello?)

 

-- The Lonely Island "Lazy Sunday"

NOTES

    One of my favourite ways of spending a day at the boisterous Ximen District is to stroll around leisurely in search for a new nice eatery to try out. This Italian restaurant "Macchiato" was discovered years ago on a Saturday afternoon on the way home from grocery shopping, the roadside benches still wet with rain from an abrupt noon downpour. Admittedly, the cuisine is not truly Italian, but the pumpkin risotto that I had was quite delectable. The restaurant had undergone a renovation and it no longer looks like this, but looking back at these photos, I do miss its high ceilings and rustic decor, and the days where I can sit by the window watching rain fall off the café awnings.

    住在西門町的時候，最喜歡一個人閒晃著尋找著下一家美麗又美味的餐廳。這家 "Macchiato 瑪琪朵義式廚房" 就是在一個買完菜的週六下午找到的，那天午間下起驟雨，路旁的凳子還是溼答答的。 雖然這家的菜單也不算是道地的義式餐點，但是它的南瓜野菇燉飯味道還是很不錯的 >///<  這家餐廳其實內部已經重新裝潢了，不過翻看過去的照片，我還是懷念著之前挑高的設計和鄉村風的擺設，還有那坐在窗邊看著屋簷滴雨的慵懶日子。

Bises! ♥♥

 

La Vie Sociale

We dance like no tomorrow, we're on burlesque time
But everybody's gotta work tomorrow at nine

-- Lady Gaga "Vanity"

NOTES

    I'm not sure if any of you have seen the Chinese film version of Les Liaisons dangereuses, set in the glitzy 1930s' Shanghai. The opulence and glamour of the venue and costumes in the movie is my main inspiration for this outfit shoot, which took place in the comforting privacy of my parents' bathroom LOL. I'm wearing lovely grey earrings by Cor-date, which antique gold tones perfectly complement the intended old world glamour of the outfit.

    不知道你們有沒有看過改編自法國小說 Les Liaisons dangereuses 的中文電影《危險關係》？場景設在 30 年代繁華的舊上海，劇中金碧輝煌的建築與一襲襲精美的華服，是我這次穿搭的靈感來源。穿成這樣不敢出門，只好躲在爸媽的浴室裡拍個過癮 XDD  這次配戴的是 Cor-date 的灰色果實耳環，那古董般的古金仿舊色澤和精緻的鑲鑽雕花，正好符合我印象中的舊上海，那逝去的華麗年代。

Dress :  Taobao.com

Shoes :  2Maa

Clutch :  Glomesh (borrowed from Mum)

Earrings :  Cor-date

Bises ♥♥