fashion

Shanghai Summers

August 22, 2015

This summer, right after my high school graduation, I took a two month tour around Asia. I visited Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and China. You can view some of those travel posts under the “travel” section of my blog. I am really excited to share these photos taken by Eric Vernon in Shanghai! Be sure to visit his instagram @ericvernon. I guess being in Asia for the past few months has changed my style a bit, I don’t know if you can notice the slight changes in my hairstyle, clothing choice and makeup. (And yes, I’m totally doing the “v” sign in two of these pictures…hahaha) I lived in an apartment on East China University of Science and Technology (华东理工学院) with my grandparents before moving to America, so I had been surrounded by the atmosphere of Chinese universities growing up. I love how we captured the quiet ambience of Chinese universities in these pictures. The wu tong (or parasol) trees in this picture are symbolic of Shanghai now. They line many streets and neighborhoods. These trees were a leftover of the French influence during the concession, lasting until the early forties. Since Shanghai is a really special city to my upbringing and identity, it was great to be able to capture this part of my life to share with my readers. <3

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DIOR, DDP, Seoul

July 6, 2015

Visited the Dior exhibition today in the dongdaemun design plaza today. It was a totally beautiful and exhilarating experience. To avoid pretenses, I wouldn’t label myself a museum lover. Going to an art exhibition or museum definitely wouldn’t be the first idea to cross my mind on a given free day. However, I can sincerely say that I’ve never been disappointed in any museum or exhibition visit in these past few years, especially those related to art or fashion. I think art is innately appealing, it is so sensory, human, raw ; it always invokes a stir from within. Maybe it’s triggered by enormous, deafening respect, maybe it’s inspiration- most likely a congregation of both.

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Idiosyncrasies

May 14, 2015

Glasses FREYRS // Maxidress F21 // Satchel Yesstyle

Me and Ryan Chua paused outside a small Chanel shop on the outskirts of Union Square to snap a few of these outfit pictures. This style is a little different from what I normally wear, and draws from a few different inspirations. I’ve been dabbling in more basic, neutral colored clothing pieces. This dress fits into that category; it’s got a simple shape and the fabric is a standard dark gray. I do always like to throw in a few eccentric touches every once in a while, so I accessorized with a black choker (which I rarely wear), big glasses, and a Japanese schoolbag. Of course we can’t forget the socks with heels! 😉

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Into the Wild

May 12, 2015

Jeans Hollister Tank Top Hollister Clutch LV

Kate Spade launched it’s May collection, encouraging it’s customers to “Take a Walk on the Wild Side.” Yes, I have started working sales at Kate Spade. Yes, it has been keeping me busy. Yes, it is the best senior year job ever! And yes, most of my income goes back to buying things from the store. ^^”

This outfit is somewhat inspired by the May collection collection, which features a lot of flamingo, elephant, and spinoff leopard print. My ensemble is much more muted however.

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