A pastel yellow gown from David’s Bridal.
Some suggestions for accessories for the night out.
The Miu Miu shoes are a tad unconventional for even myself to wear with a soft flowy goddess gown. But I’d try to see if it works and if the silhouette doesn’t look too elegant in front of the mirror before the night out, I’d kick off those heels and search for non-platformed stilettos.
Maria Gibson. Photo by Robbie Nordin © 2007
For those who have enjoyed reading about Maria Gibson, I’d like now to bring some attention to the photographer behind Maria, with an alternative interest in photography, Robbie Nordin.
Simply click on the picture of Maria above, to enter Robbie’s world of photography.
Until I came across this pair of Gianmarco Lorenzi shoes!
A love at first sight, I think I’d risk cracking my ankles on this delicious pair of Italian made crocodile heels!
Even the underside of the shoes are exquisitely handcrafted!
Photo for CMC © Jan-Erik Nilsson, 2007
The rebuilt replica of the first East Indiaman Gotheborg, the Gotheborg III has now made its old trade route trip around the world, from Sweden, around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and up to Canton, China. On its way back from China, it touched base at Singapore earlier this year, where some of you might already have had a chance to view Her in Her majestic beauty. To me, she looks every bit belonging to the movie Pirates of the Caribbean where I can almost see Captain Jack Sparrow at the helm, albeit in the wrong flag colours.
The project was based on the excavation of the original East Indiaman Gotheborg which sat sail in early 1743 not to be heard of again before September 1745 when upon homecoming, She, with a huge crash, hit an underwater rock just outside the home harbour of Gothenburg and sank. The salvaging of the immensely valuable cargo of silk, tea and about 300,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain started immediately. This salvaging of lost treasures continued intermittently for centuries, since her foundering.
Continue reading “The Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg III: arrival in Canton, China”
I recently had a chat with a guy friend of mine and he raised the topic of men’s suits. Apparently in the Singapore fashion scene, three buttoned suits for men are out and what is fashionable these days are the two buttoned suit. What he really wanted to know was – is this true?
I wondered some about that and decided to prowl the men’s Spring 2008 collections to see what were the upcoming styles. Below, is a presentation of styles from five different collections spanning Europe and New York.
Burberry Prorsum seemed to alternate between the three button (worn open) to two button suits (worn as one button).
Photo: Don Ashby & Olivier Claisse
Continue reading “Men’s style: a forecast on suit trends”
Tomorrow, I’ll be posting something on what’s upcoming for Spring 2008 with regards to men’s suits. Is it the three button, the two button or no button?
