the 4th powerpuff girl.

Stepped out to high tea in this outfit on Sunday. I think it's the only outfit I've ever worn with no designer pieces - even accessories! Puffy sleeves top acquired from Vietnam, skirt from a vintage store, shoes from a random place, clutch from Asos, bangles from local market + H&M!

**disclaimer** statement made above excludes contents inside the clutch =P

arm-mour.

Stepped out to dinner in this outfit.

I used to always say - "if you wear cheap clothes, you gotta dress it up with expensive accessories".

Let's face it, good designer accessories can easily cost $300+ a pop! With the increasing influx of chain stores imitating trends and selling for a fraction of the price - is it really worth spending $1,000+ on a Herve Leger dress or would you prefer spending a measly $190 on a bodycon dress in Kookai identical to a Herve? Anyway, my personal answer would be "no" because it's always best to have the real deal, especially something that is "signature".

Nonetheless, in order to avoid the "cheap chain store look", dress it up with expensive accessories - bag, shoes, ring, necklace, bracelets, earrings....anything!

Also, if you're planning to be more "frugal", don't wear what everyone else is wearing - try to find that bargain piece that's different from the rest and/or from a secluded boutique and not a chain store.

Wearing; Bardot off the shoulder top, Maxi skirt (with split), wedges and orange clutch are all from an online Korean store, gold cuff, 2 x Disney Couture bracelets, vintage belt and Asos ring.

when doves cry.

I am pretty much over the whole pop colour fad.

With every 2nd store in Westfield stocking something bright, it's becoming cheap and unoriginal allowing every Tom, Dick and Harry (are there female-equivalent names) to look the same. Of course, it all depends on how you wear it.

In saying that, I'll continue to wear a few bright pieces here and there, other than that- I am reverting back to my black & white mode.

Especially white.

The Denim Jacket.

It's back! Balmain resurrected it in 2009 and now celebrities and stylistas are embracing it.

A denim jacket is probably one of the hardest clothing item to "pull off" as the stigma of denim on denim continues to exist. Although controversially accepted in most fashion scenes, it is not always easy to put into practice.

So what can you wear with a denim jacket? As demonstrated in the following images - plenty! Have fun and play around because this is the one carefree, celebrity-on-their-day-off-esque look you'd want!

yours truly wearing Cheap Monday denim jacket over a Mink Pink black see-through slip