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The Sanderson, London
Entrance to the Sanderson, picture by Morgans Group LLC, from the Sanderson.
JE and myself had the privilege of staying at the Sanderson hotel in London when we were there earlier this year.
Upon entering the hotel
The Sanderson opened on 25 April 2000 and after a great success of St. Martins Lane, Ian Schrager again teamed up with Philippe Starck to create, what to me is a fairly eccentric hotel with an ecclectic mix of too much money and not knowing what to do with it, although they have phrased it rather differently in this article. A quote from the article:
In a world where style is knocked off and mass-marketed at the speed of light, Schrager is keeping alive those most endangered of artistic species: experimentation, risk-taking, innovation and originality. Sanderson is all about charm, poetry, excess, glamour and elegance. It is an ironic combination – a balancing act – between extravagance and simplicity.
While I do agree on the originality of the idea of the design at the Sanderson, the “balancing act” as mentioned above, came across as none too well executed since the putting together of the pieces of art / furniture came across more as an indecision than statement purposeful.
The lobby at the Sanderson, picture by Morgans Group LLC.
The ’60s murals and mosaics clashed specifically with the enormous and out of place Louis XV armoire. Set that right next to the African chair, an etched Venetian mirror and you hardly get sophisticated but rather, confused. Something that is most definitely difficult to categorize and impossible to define. One could almost get a headache out of looking at all the fantastic furnishings that would have indeed cost quite a bit to procure.
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That PERFECT red pout!
Rachel Chung, with the absolutely perfect red pout!
Rachel, who previously worked with Singapore Airlines as an air hostess, has a sharp intellect and is an open and fluent writer. She is unafraid to express her thoughts and it’s worth spending a few hours reading at her blog.
L.K. Bennett on Monday
Louis Vuitton Damier Utzés tote, sunday casual
In the Monday issue of DN a Swiss company called Pictet Funds has reportedly started a special investment fund, Premium Brands, that only specializing on well, premium brands. As for shopping, they don’t advise against buying any items that carry a premium brand in the first place since the brand and image guarantees that the product will have a certain standard regardless of what. The article goes on to tell that Armani, Prada, Cartier and Italian Bulgari beside the Swedish Absolute Vodka touch a soft spot with the Swedish investment company’s official. Personally, I would never have forgotten Louis Vuitton in a list of my own favorite brands.
Simple t-shirt in beige
Wool pants from MNG
LV, Damier Utzés tote
Coach ballerinas in crackled patent leather, bronze
Turquoise earrings set in silver
The bag: Louis Vuitton Damier Utzés
My outfit for a shopping sunday.
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Meeting with Jan Berglin
Today we went to the great Swedish Book Fair, held at Svenska Mässan i Göteborg. There among about one million visitors were indeed a few highlights. At the Kartago Publishing Company’s booth we met with the well known Swedish cartoonist Jan Berglin. He is one of the driest, most academic authors to have ever drawn a comic cartoon. Here is a picture of Jan Berglin at the Kartago Publishing house booth, signing his latest book.
Funnily enough I think he looks like what he draws.
JE in queue to meet Jan Berglin. A bright, happy kid is all I see! Pretty much as any eight year old kid queing up to hand over his wishing list to Santa. David, JE’s son who is standing behind JE was also there.
We couldn’t really help asking about his style, of mixing philosophy and quotations from our traditional literary heritage, with humor. As expected he just smiled and explained
I guess that’s me. I try to put a lid on it but I can’t really help who I am.
I figure that’s the way to do it. Just be yourself.
Photo by David.
And Berglin’s autograph.
Warm without the bulk
In my view, the perfect in-between of warm but not too chunky is – Wolford.
I would personally save the red Miu Mius for another event and leave the short MNG skirt at home if going to the office but this outfit both look good and is reasonable warm.
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Leveraging on events, beyond Nya Fröken Sverige
Me and Lina Hane, Miss Sweden Universe, September 14, 2007
A while back out of sheer desperation with what I read about how Sweden was dealing with their Miss Sweden Universe (Nya Fröken Sverige) event, I searched out who was running it. A few days later I met with the most considerate and charming CEO of Panos Emporio, Mr Panos himself, who after having been in the jury for some years, decided to take over the whole event in an attempt to turn the tide in Sweden back to the glamorous and high prestige event it had once been.
The treatment Miss Sweden gets in the press was so far removed from my own experiences when I took part in the Miss Universe final in 1999 that I hardly recognized what I read in the Swedish newspapers. How come the same event was seen so different in Sweden, and why?
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My love affair with jewellery
As a young girl, my parents often gave me jewellery in the form of simple gold ear studs, a gold ring and teddy bear pendants. My father would buy me silver bracelets, shell necklaces and silver bangles from Thailand and from his travels. My mother would buy me earrings, bracelets and rings in yellow gold, both to wear and to safekeep for the future.
A love affair was thus born for me, between myself and jewellery.
As I grew up, my parents bought me more lavish gifts in jewellery. I received a princess cut, channel set diamond and white gold eternity ring from my mother (also my father) when I was about 21. A sign of their love. As I am not in Singapore and as I hardly spend time with them these days, I wear this ring everyday as a sign of my love for them, keeping them close to my heart.
A woman can express herself as much with the clothes and the jewellery that she wears, as with words.
Jewellery today is as much a hobby of mine as is fashion (clothes, shoes, bags etc.).