Madame B
Bov left the house shortly after her husband had departed for work. It was a chilly morning but her iridescent blue Issey shawl cocooned her in its warmth. The occasional gusts of wind caused it to...
View ArticleThe Superiority of London Fashion Week
London's new wavey crew, from left to right: Faustine Steinmetz, Craig Green, Tigran Avetisyan, Nasir Mazhar, Liam Hodges With every fashion season I grow a little tired of seeing highly polished...
View ArticleRick Owens’s Warrior
It's almost the end of 2015. If you're wearing Rick Owens head to toe you're so passé. Yet here I am doing the very thing. For some reason Moby is being played on the random 8track playlist some...
View ArticleCeremony of Separation
"I called it the Ceremony of Separation. It's about how the beauty and power of ceremony can alleviate the pain of separating, for the one departing as well as for the one saying goodbye." - Rei...
View ArticleThe Faun Rolls On
There's only so much heels I can wear while traveling. Having learned during my trip in Japan that sneakers can be a good replacement for heavy boots and uncomfortable heels, I decided to purchase...
View ArticleSukajan: The Souvenir Jacket of Japan
If you are social media followers of Comme des Garçons and Undercover (or fans of various celebrities), you might have seen their recent releases of embroidered varsity jackets pictured on instagram....
View ArticleThe Garden of Travail en Famille
I'm writing this on the first day of the New Year in an airport in Jakarta, waiting for my flight that will take me to Malaysia. Many days have passed since I last did some writing. At this time of...
View ArticleLanguor
Wearing: Ann Demeulemeester dress, belt and boots Sometimes I like to fall back on simplicity.
View ArticleSeeking Seclusion
I'm currently sitting at the top floor of PwC building, overlooking the grand city of Shanghai. The winter has been cold, grey and dreary, not unlike London really, except with a lot more honking on...
View ArticleA Pearly Dilemma
Wearing: Issey Miyake trousers; Marni sandals; Swim suit via Island life calls for island clothes. I made the mistake of wearing languid Ann Demeulemeester on my first day, as billowy and cooling as...
View ArticleIssey Miyake’s Practicality
"Are you sure you want to wear that? We're riding a dirt bike on dirt roads." "Of course. It's water resistant, AND I can move freely", then proceeded to show him a clumsy arabesque. Have faith in...
View ArticleAye Aye
It'll be really fun! Uhh, sure. But I've never sailed before. You'll do just fine. And that's how I accidentally became a deckhand. The last post ended with a photo of the beach where we found a brand...
View ArticleGoodbye Paradise
We got back on our trusty rented dirt bike to ride along the northern curvature of El Nido. I maintain that the motorbike has been the most reliable form of transport for this island. It gets you into...
View ArticleCéline’s Minimalism
Phoebe Philo has long abandoned her trademark form of Minimalism, instead opting to test the loyalty of her fans by resorting to dramatic motifs, exaggerated hardware and ultra-feminine silhouettes....
View ArticleRick Owens’s Minimalism
Wearing: Rick Owens pillbox jacket, shorts and boots; Yves Saint Laurent bag Rick Owens is always associated with goth and glunge, but he's an unrecognised pioneer of modern Minimalism, as evidenced...
View ArticleBlac Blak Black
Wearing: Yohji Yamamoto dress; Comme des Garçons trousers; Damir Doma boots I'm back in Shanghai, again, far away from where these pictures were taken. Readjusting to a cold windy winter has not been...
View ArticleA Peek into Chinese Minimalism
I had just spent another day searching for the perfect antique desk for my studio, my second attempt ever since I've fallen in love with Ming style furniture. Before coming here I've always had the...
View ArticleRei’s Ribbons
Wearing; Comme des Garçons coat and trousers; Yohji Yamamoto Y's dress; Ann Demeulemeester boots When I was a child I hated ribbons. I hated girly dresses, those hideous pink pouffy things that my...
View ArticleHaT & HaaT
Wearing: Mina Perhonen dress; Issey Miyake HaaT coat; Yohji Yamamoto skirt; Damir Doma boots; Vintage hat
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