50/50

What I hate about the holidays is slowly saying goodbye to each one of your friends who had to go back to their daily normal routine (e.g. college life) earlier than you have to go back to yours. Although on the bright side, my friends and I always tried to do some farewell activity to cheer up the mood. This time, it was a relaxing late lunch followed by some mall-hopping action for the rest of the day. Nothing like being accompanied with good food and surrounded by great friends to make me see the glass half full. Anyway, I'll see you soon Maureen! :)

t-shirt - giordano

shorts - custom

blazer, boots & accessories - h&m

sunglasses - borrowed

original photos by Belinda

bloggers do it better

Just before I was sick, I managed to attend a blogging workshop held by NYLON. It was a great learning experience for me, to understand a new perspective of the 21st century fashion world with insights from Anindya Devy, senior fashion & beauty editor of NYLON and a few top Indonesian fashion bloggers.

Aside from very helpful tips & tricks, I also learn how blogging could extend from just a fun hobby into a real job like becoming writers and even fashion designers. Thus, what better way to explain that then by having the NYLON team picked 5 blogger-turned-fashion-designers to showcase their collection as installations for other mall crawlers to enjoy.

My favorite brand from the ones that were showcased during the event is LESS.AND.MORE. The brand was developed by the super edgy Heidy Kalalo of fashion-maverick. What I love about their clothes is how its very much suited to my approach in styling these days. Classic clothes with a sexy twist. Like the black formal pants with grey lining to give a sport-luxe feel to it, which I absolutely adore! And after a lovely chat with the designer and her assistant, I'm 100% a fan :D

DIY collar necklace

Being sick these past few weeks was definitely a bummer, especially with the fact that I realized my holiday is closely coming to an end. However, since I'm feeling way better now, I'm keeping my promise for that DIY post I hinted earlier this month.

I saw these fantastic collar necklaces from bond hardware a while ago, and I was inspired to make my own version of it. All you need to prepare is your very own statement item, and an adjustable chain necklace to hold it.

Materials you will need,
- 2 wallet chains
- 1 connector ring / jump ring
- Your choice of statement item
  note: it could be a small brooch, or even a door lock. Try anything, and have fun with it. Just make sure that it has an open hole or an
  area in which the chain hooks can be attached.

Here are the steps,
1. Connect the first chain with the ring, based on how low you wanted the necklace to hang above the collar. The closer you get with the hook end, the higher the necklace will sit below the collar.
2. Do the same with the second chain.
3. Attach both chain hooks with the statement item.
4. Voila!
     note: you can always adjust the length of the chain necklace depending on how you want the piece to suit your outfit

shirt - 16DS
skull brooch - Kandura

 denim shirt & leather jacket - unbranded