fashion

Show and Tell

November 26, 2014

Sweater H&M/ Dress F21/ Heels Guess

I met Ryan Chua last weekend and he is crazy cool! We had so much fun during our shoot, and stopped for different kinds of snacks in between. It was a great day and I love the outcome of the photos. He is definitely a photographer with an incredible amount of talent, the rave is real. I actually pulled “Show and Tell” from his Instagram caption of a post of this outfit …so the clever title credit goes to him in accordance to pic creds! He is so much fun to talk to, so fast and great at taking photos, and really follows his own passions. I am definitely visiting Ryan’s store, Betabrand, the next time I’m at Mission Street in San Francisco 🙂 What a guy!

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Girl in Translation

November 24, 2014

Skirt Abercrombie/ Shoes Steve Madden/ Necklace Urban Gem

Teban flew down to San Francisco for a weekend. During our shoot, we wandered to a small park in Chinatown looking for a location to capture some great shots. Coming to this a quieter part of Chinatown, (with less influence from tourism-motivated minds) had me feeling happy yet oddly nostalgic. Even after the shoot, I had a hard time shaking this feeling away. In light of the Chinese culture which both shapes my identity and feeds me with a lifelong fascination towards my roots, and in light of my hopes to share with my readers some of the literature that I love, I decided to do something different a little with this post…

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Dear Mr. Mustache

November 22, 2014

Tights Wraphilosophy/ Bracelet Angelic Spark/ Cardigan Choies

There are so many fun ways to dress up basic clothing pieces that can result in a multitude of different outfit outcomes! For example, in this outfit, I paired a simple white long sleeve shirt with a black pencil skirt. To spice things up, I threw on a deep red longline cardigan, adorable tights, and some jewelry with different tones and amounts of delicacy. This gave a simple outfit a more “put-together” look; I was ready to hit the stores at Santana Row wearing this.

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Autumn Escape

November 17, 2014

Dress UO/ Tights chicAudrey / Shoes Aldo / Bag LV Neverfull

I always find myself amazed at how different one can feel when wearing different types of clothing. I received this mink-fur shawl as a present during a dinner party in Shanghai last summer. There were little bursts of rain throughout summer, so I would bring this beautiful shawl with me to protect myself against the temperamental weather. I fell in love with the girl I became when wearing this in Shanghai; whether it was while strolling through downtown districts at night, or singing hours of karaoke with my cousins, I found a certain elation while draped in this rich, chocolate wool. I would always feel like a glamorous actress of the fifties when wearing this out, as if every corner held an awaiting surprising to be greeted by a lipstick traced smile.

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