Thank God today’s the last day of my perilous work assignment. I’ve all of 3,000 images in my SD cards but a couple hundreds lesser in my wallet. Not good!!!
For my last stop today, I went to the treacherous land of Lane Crawford and while I was trying to contain my yearning for those Givenchy and YSL bags, Alberta Ferretti and Dries van Noten dresses, Stella McCartney and La Perla lingerie and Wolford leggings, I managed to fulfill my run in the huge luxury store and scoot off before my wallet suffered another beating.
Oh, wait. It did suffer slightly. Just ever so slightly… By a pair of 7 For All Mankind stoned-wash jeans. To my defense, I’ve always wanted a pair of stoned-wash denim but the wash aside, it’s just hard for me to find any pair of jeans that’s flattering! No thanks to my meat-less ass. Just like my difficulty in finding flattering swimsuit, it’s actually not easy to find clothing that really fits me to a T. So, you said it was great being skinny and being to wear anything. Yeah, as if.
The last time I bought jeans was a good two years ago and I invested in a pair of Ksubi then, so I guess it’s overdue for another good pair of denim, no? :(
That’s a lot of justification for a single purchase but according to Matt and some pals who’d been observant enough, I always try to justify. These people suck. Don’t we women all do that whenever we got something new?!
Anyhow, this is the dress that really caught me by eyes, ears, skin and nose:
I literally gasped (softly) when I saw this mannequin. Ohhh, this dress is so luscious and the red is the perfect shade of red. Many women lust after the perfect LBD (little black dress) but for me, it’s the perfect red dress(es). Yes, love me, Mr Valentino (even though you’ve retired…)! I love red dresses. I have loads of black dresses but they’re staples – nothing lust-worthy (I say that now. Only now.).
I like how it’s not your typical ‘sexy’ red dress where it shows off flesh whenever possible. But I love, love the draping. The cut’s edginess gives the sensuality of the colour a nice balance. I went behind the mannequin with the intention to take out the clothes tag to check out the designer but when I saw the four stitches at the back of the dress, I stopped in my tracks. Ah, Martin Margiela.
Sigh, dreams shall remain as dreams…
faz said,
March 10, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
Oh! The Red Dress! Be still, beating heart.
But I got too much boobs and ass lah, cannot wear drapy things.
ngyilian said,
March 10, 2009 @ 8:09 pm
Hahahaaha, that’s also exactly why I need to wear drape-y stuff lor!
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