Besides my current folk style obsession, I am also enjoying the casual varsity look that seems to be coming back into style again. It’s such a winter friendly style since you can layer different textures and patterns together to pull off something preppy.
I am also loving the whole collar necklace trend and then I saw this shirt while shopping at WEGO with an attached collar faux necklace AND it was on sale for $8! The best of both worlds and such a steal!
On another note, I’m heading back to Sydney next week after my one-year absence for a short visit! So excited to be reunited with my other half Talyssa and everyone, as well as going from cold to hot as I plan to visit the beach as much as possible.
Jacket: No brand from Japan | Cardigan: Hollister | Crop Top: Forever 21 | Pants: Forever 21 | Shoes: Randa (Japan)
Ahhhh oh my gosh! I almost can’t contain my excitement for Spring!
I absolutely love this look – it’s super girly and colourful and I get to have a sneak peak of florals announcing “spring is here!” Yes!! Spring is finally here!!
Unfortunately though, it’s still a little chilli and the transition seasons are always hard to get the balance between keeping warm and keeping cool just right. Especially since Australian weather at this time varies drastically throughout the day – the mornings are winter freezing and the day heats up to almost summer temperatures.
So what do you do? You layer! Layering is probably my favourite thing to do with my outfits because it always ends up looking stylish. Plus an added bonus – you can always take the layers off as the day heats up!
… and you’re running around wondering what you are going to wear!
Attending the school of style and judging between rocking up in pajama party gear or better-look-like-I-ironed-this-shirt OOTD, the campus is a great place to play dress up or dress down (or forever in whatever works mode. I tend to get sloppier as the years went on).
Seeing this combo on a Zara mannequin, I knew I had to get ALL of it. But something was missing.
Although I wanted to add a proper bow-tie, I think this little bowsie brooch I whipped up gave it a whimsical touch playing the part of a good studious student, though I would never get to the lecture room on time to save my life.
Wow I’m finally back from travels (but that’s for another post sorray!)
We had our first blog shop exactly a week ago and it was great success with some pleasant surprises. Here’s what you missed!
Tadah our store set-up. We got a bit high tech with the iPad for the Etude House and Skinfood cosmetics we had on display. It’s all in the details :)
Our variety of “ViVi” inspired vintage items got people curious which was wonderful! Personally, I feel our love for this style is still new and niche for a majority of people but we hope to spread the love around the Sydney scene more! Thanks to Little Treasures Market and Margaret from le petite mademoiselle for having us and to Blackflower Patisserie for all the macarons on the day! Not to mention everyone who came to visit (and to Shu for hanging out with us!) :)
My favourite piece from the stuff I got was this two-piece matchy set. So cute for that summer-by-the-pool kind of vibe. No doubt the person who bought it also thought it was adorbs!
The weather in Sydney has been pretty shiot lately I must say. Cold, rainy than a hint of sun just to tease us blah! But I capped off the busy week with some festive Thanksgiving dinner at Neutral Bay with the home sick office folk!
Couldn’t get past all the pumpkin hype! Got some pumpkin ale from Seattle to wash everything down.
The menu includes honey glazed ham, prime rib and oven-roasted turkey, cornbread, stuffing, *gasps for air* green beans, candied yams, sweet potato pie, succotash and mash potatoes. Absolutely yummo! Dessert was pecan, apple and pumpkin pie! Would’ve liked it more if there was the whole pie and not a tasting plate because family style all the way!
If you came to our blogshop let us know what you thought! We might have another one so stay tuned and make sure you follow us on facebook and instagram!
Siree here. Just five days ago this little blog turned 1 and we can certainly say with unabashed pride we are growing up!
From the beginning to now we’ve gone through many stages of writing, diligent diary syncing, eating, more eating (for science!), procrastinating and idea brainstorming to finally being able to share this space with you. Seriously, whenever we look back we wished we started this idea for a blog sooner. Seeing all these young blood blogging during their uni day makes us envious about what we could have fit into our uni day beside our usual dinner/club activities/uni social event gathering/karaoke after school sessions. Though it would be interesting to show what we did get up to after study was over ahaha (we’ll never tell!).
But we’ve achieved a lot since starting and thank you for staying around, reading and commenting it means a lot to us!
And so, remember here where I said that The Hidden Thimble was gonna have something special happening for the month of October? Well here it is:
Yes! We are going to have our first pop up store to celebrate our first birthday full of lovely trinkets as I travel to the trend cities of Tokyo and Seoul!
I’ll be sourcing not only clothes but also cosmetics and there’ll be some yummy macaroons and home made treats for the store as well!
The blog store will be happening sometime in November so keep up to date on our Facebook on location and details!
Thank you for putting up with our narcissistic selfies, Siree’s questionable spelling, random rants
and just lonnnnng procrastinating periods.
It’s something we can’t seem to shake from our self improvement list.
Though winter fashion is a lot of fun to wear, I’ve been hunting for some inspo for my spring time wears to show and tell.
MURUA is a Japanese MODE brand for those who don’t know and I must say, it is one of my favourite brands – out of the many on my heart list – because of my little obsession with the producer Momoko Ogihara and her style. She even has a make up style called the “Momoko Blush” that many Japanese girls emulate which is to put blush on the higher parts of your cheekbone. How amazing is that! To have such influence in the daily fashion of young girls?
But I digress. The collection concept for Murua’s Spring Summer 2013 is called “Futuristic Mermaid.”
Futuristic Mermaid
In the world of crystal clear sea,
you find a romantic and dreamy mermaid.
Soft and feminine colors meet hard and transparent decoration
~ the combination brings you a new futuristic world
So what does a “futuristic mermaid” look like? The creative minds at Murua came up with this image for their campaign…
Super pretty no?
Browsing through their catwalk photos I can certainly see the images of being a “mermaid” with different sized sequins, fishnet mesh facial wear, plastic outerwear and bauble bubble accessories complimenting the green, blue and aqua hues with watercoloured flower prints.
Super feminine, street classy with a nice edge. So which are my bias picks from the collection?
I want these metallic oxford lace ups!! It appeared in last season’s line but dayum!! Still want!
…I might need to buy this ASAP… only if it came with that outer piece lol
I noticed the use of “plastic” material is very in-trend at the moment but only in shoes. Call me crazy but I wouldn’t mind having these little structures wrapped around me. Maybe Lady Gaga patent the look for herself LOL
If you want to purchase any pieces, unfortunately they are only available through Japanese websites but head over to Runway Webstore if you know your Japanese.
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