More Zebra

About a month ago, I posted pics of the zebra platforms from TopShop I owned for two seconds (They are now available on the website to buy). I've been much of a leopard print kind of girl since high school, but I wanted to change it up a bit. Plus zebra print is easy to coordinate outfits with since its black and white. Once again, I really wish they had a more practical version of this shoe so it doesn't make me feel like I'm on stilts. I took way too many pics of it before I had to bring it back to Broadway & Broome.

And of course more outfit pics from playing dress-up at home I thought I could wear with the shoes.
#1: With my helmut lang dress I love so much that I got on sale last year. You have to feel the material and see the construction inside and out, to fall in love with this dress.

#2: With two long vests, both from KUHO. Accessorized with a MARNI necklace (on the left) and a FOREVER21 necklace (on the right) that is supposed to be a knock-off of lanvin. 

#3:With my vintage leather jacket with extreme batwings. I could pretty much fit in some of my stuff in each armhole. I feel silly wearing this jacket even in new york! Functionality-wise, its heavy but very warm.

And an illustration I found to add to this post- zebratastic!

The Extended Tank Dress

I always wanted a long t-shirt or tank dress made of regular cotton jersey knit. I found one on sale from James Perse, it was originally $155 but got in on sale + additional discount for less than $40 - sweet! I'm short so I love how the dress is longer than I am, and has to be worn with high heels that only barely show my toes.

Its slightly difficult to wear by itself because its so low-cut, but its very versatile when it comes to pairing with a jacket or blazer. I can wear it with a denim jacket (I got in Melbourne) on holiday.

or a leather jacket (from Gap) for going out

or dress it up with a black blazer (Stella McCartney) for a formal occassion

or wear a big mens sweater (J.Crew) over it for a picnic

or make it sporty with a cut-off pullover (TopShop)

I can wear different heels with this dress but currently those boots by Alice + Olivia for payless (can you believe it? payless!) are my favorites. My boyfriend calls them reindeer hooves, but its ok, you never know when Santa will need extra help with his sleigh!

ZEBRA

My story on the Ridiculously High TopShop Shoes. They had two kinds: leopard and zebra print, and I decided to go for something different and get the zebra print- they are beautiful and almost like pieces of furniture- but so impractical I sadly had to return them. I wish they made a version of these that could be more wearable because the few days I had them in my apartment I couldn't stop looking at them/wearing them! I almost wore it to bed. The test for winning shoes that are sky high: if you can dance in them, you can keep them. I barely wobbled around my wooden floors, my feet are just not trained for these babies, *sigh*.

The Weekend

Saturday night: a friend's farewell party at Maru. It was supposed to be a costume-ish party at first but then he changed his mind, but apparently I was the only who didn't get that memo. I wore my little dress I got in Tokyo two years ago. Plus some fishnets I ordered online out of the blue this summer.

Sunday: a baptism in New Jersey. For Manhattanites, a trip to New Jersey is like a mini getaway to suburbia, it was nice to see autumn trees along the way. I wore my violet Tsumori Chisato dress and Alexander McQueen creme blazer (also a yellow pashmina I got in Paris and an Alexander Wang cardigan underneath for extra warmth and cushion).

Baubles and Baubles

To me, recessionista means cutting back on shopping, while investing on a few key items that could update your current wardrobe. As a result - I think jewelry is getting more attention: you can wear a plain black turtleneck and black trousers, and then a statement necklace that will put the fun in your outfit. I've seen so many cute ones these days, but you can always DIY by attaching some of your old necklaces/earrings/bracelets altogether to make something unique and personal. I love these:

Erickson Beamon

Lulu Frost

Dannijo

Tom Binns

Shourouk

Double-necklace with similar metal tones for that mix-match look; I wore this to work.

I found this at an Indian jewelry shop in NYC 4 years ago

An outfit to match it; an old Banana Republic shirt, American Apparel skirt, and these crazy gold gladiator sandals I found on E-bay 2+ years ago.

Partytime

before it got too cold and i caught a cold ... and started feeling too old.

Fashion Exhibition Flashback: Prada Transformer

Back in April-Mayish, I dragged my dad out to see the Prada Exhibition in Seoul with me. The mobile architecture was done by French Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. He also designed several Prada stores, including that amazing one in Soho I always take my friends to. The design was pretty cool, there were to be several exhibitions and each time they set a new exhibition, they would shift the cube-like structure to another side as the floor. So essentially, each side of this cube-like structure we entered was a different shape - rectangular, circular, a cross, etc.

I was only in Korea for the first one- Waist Down.They've already showed this in other cities I think but it was cool how Ms. Miuccia Prada recognizes the massive demand of luxury houses in Korea. The space was small along with the amount of skirts I expected, but the display was obviously well thought out. Some skirts twirled and some sashayed to show how it would move naturally when worn. My favorite skirt was the silk chiffon lipstick print.

To be in the spirit, I chose to sport a bag and necklace from Prada - and of course, wear a skirt!