The Material Boy #448

Below: New fab bag alert! 3.1 Phillip Lim's K.C. Leather Satchel is one gorgeous bag to covet! Love the masculine feminine school boy bag design... which is all the rage now in fashion:-P

Below: 3.1 Phillip Lim's K.C. Leather Satchel features zipper sides like those on Céline's Leather Cabas! Even more fabulous when you add a chain to the zipper pulls like the pic above:-)

3.1 Phillip Lim K.C. Leather Satchel

Fab bag alert! If you are having an overdose of Céline's highly sought after Luggage Tote, how about a new style that can be a match for Céline's masculine feminine appeal? 3.1 Phillip Lim's K.C. Leather Satchel is here for the 'rescue'...

I love the K.C. leather satchel in bright green, with it's zipper sides and push lock closure. The bag is structured in shape and even features a shoulder strap for hands free days! Love the way the bag looks so effortless when the zipper sides are down... attached a chain (not included) on the zipper pulls and the bag becomes even more fabulous!

Net-a-porter stocks the black version for £646.56 here. I love it! 3.1 Phillip Lim is getting better and better each season:-P (This bag is also available at 3.1 Phillip Lim store at Hilton Hotel, Singapore. Price at SGD1510.)

Source: Garance Dore (for the Green bag pic), Net-a-porter, 3.1 Phillip Lim

NY Fashion Week Highlights: Thakoon, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Yigal Azrouel, Diane von Furstenberg, Tracy Reese

Hiya everybody! It's been a whirlwind week and I had the pleasure of attending the Fashion 2.0 Social Media Awards last night in SoHo. I met so many great fellow bloggers, fashion entrepreneurs, and the DKNY social media/PR gang which took home awards in almost every category including best Twitter account! Note to self: Check out DKNY's Twitter account...Back to the fashion at hand, here are some pieces I loved from collections that have flown down the runway at Fashion Week, and do note the fortuitous use of color for next Fall, especially blues and greens!

THAKOON

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

YIGAL AZROUEL

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

TRACY REESE
*note fab redheads*

All images courtesy of Style.com

Ad Campaign And Catalogues #196

Below: 3.1 Phillip Lim's Spring Summer 2011 Mens Shoes sees some high potential to add to my shoe collection! Love these espadrilles shoes and sandals... Love the baby blue tassel pair!

Below: Thick soled footwear are going rampant on the menswear scene this SS2011... Phillip Lim does a more subdued take as compared to Prada's Platform Brogues... I love his high cut buckled version in tan colour!

Below: Fringed leather panels, buckles and brogue details, updates on classic designs to make these shoes relevant this SS2011!

3.1 Phillip Lim Spring Summer 2011 Mens Shoes

Presenting some 'delectable' footwear delights from my new favourite designer, Phillip Lim. I have blogged about his 'flamboyant' sequined cockerel T-shirt with Penguin Tail... so here's more to add to the look:-)

I love Phillip Lim's take on the now very hot trend of espadrilles shoes... check out his espadrilles sandals and tasseled version in baby blue... Lovely sweet dandy!

And his buckle shoes with fringe leather panels are equally smart and unusual. If you are looking for chunky soled shoes the likes of the highly coveted Prada Platform Brogues, Phillip Lim does his interpretation with a more subdued design. I love the tall tan buckled boots with thick soles. Love the colour!

Prices for shoes starts from SGD590:-) Quite reasonable for a pair of designer kicks!

Phillip Lim is definitely climbing up the ranks of my 'hot designer brand' to watch out for this season. I love my 3.1 Phillip Lim purchases especially my new Leopard Print Haircalf Trainers!

I will be sure to get my fix of Phillip Lim at Club 21 Mens, Four Seasons Hotel (Singapore). Pop by soon, I saw this nice leather duffle bag shaped like an ingot (See below, although the one available in Club 21 Mens Singapore is much nicer, all leather!), very handy and soft. Only SGD790... miss it at your own loss!:-P


Source: 3.1 Phillip Lim via Club 21 Global

My Shoe Collection #50

Below: Presentation is everything is fashion... I love 3.1 Phillip Lim's shoe box design. Like a wedding gift, white drawer style slip case wrapped in texture white paper...

Below: What's unique about these Phillip Lim shoes are the varying leopard spot prints... it's cute and interesting!

Below: And in haircalf!

Below: Side zips for easy removal...

Below: Hiking boots style of lacing up the shoes... rough and tough but luxe!

Below: Lined with soft leather... comfy!

Below: Soles of the shoes...

3.1 Phillip Lim Leopard Haircalf High-cut Trainers

A reader just tweeted me about a new pair of Mihara Yasuhiro leopard print trainers. So this is what prompted me to do this post.

Yes, I love leopard prints. Especially when it is all the rage since the past few seasons. It's like an undying classic print that gets revived again and again. It could hide amongst trends when not a key trend or take the fashion spotlight as seen in last Fall Winter 2010 season. And this Spring Summer 2011 season, these leopard prints are poised to steal limelight again, but in the men's collections instead of the womens. Givenchy and Trussardi 1911's mens collection have all unabashedly flaunt these feral patterns.

But do I really need another pair of leopard print shoes after my Comme Des Garcon and Lanvin versions? I asked myself that question. I am afraid the phrase of Leopard prints will soon fade... so I was not ready to commit to another pair. But when I saw these 3.1 Phillip Lim Leopard Haircalf High-cut Trainers (Fall Winter 2010 collection), it ignites that WANT in me again. Perhaps it's the haircalf, the white and tan colours, but most of all the contrasting leopard spotted prints that got me very excited. The different varying prints pieced together to form the shoe is special and interesting. The leather lined interior, the size zip (for easy removing of the shoes), with the hiking boots style laces all made for an irresistible shoe design. Rough and tough, street inspired but luxe in appeal.

Perfect for those rolled hem pants, long sleeve shirts and Tom Ford thick acetate eye glasses, preppy cool with a touch of street. Kawaii I might say, but love is what I will proclaim.

That will conclude my 'need' for leopard print shoes for now. Mihara Yasuhiro's... oops. You came too late:-)

Source: myMANybags

My Shopping Conquest #119

Below: 3.1 Phillip Lim Cockerel Applique T-shirt With Penguin Tail... I am ready for my 'GETAI' (Lunar Seven Month Street Concert) Debut...

Below: Love the uneven length of the hem, creating a tail on the back, when worn...

Below: Intricately sewn sequins to form a cockerel image...

Below: 'Penguin' tail design which I love...

Below: As seen on the Spring Summer 2011 Mens show, but in a slightly different Cockerel motif... gorgeous!

3.1 Phillip Lim Cockerel Sequin Applique T-shirt With Penguin Tail

I want to be alive... and rock the world...

That is why I got this 3.1 Phillip Lim Cockerel Sequin Applique T-shirt With Penguin Tail. The longer shirt tail at the end created a unique silhouette for the otherwise simple t-shirt, hanging out of your blazers, adding the flowing flair as you walked. Like a tuxedo jacket tail... abeit a more flamboyant one...

I am getting 'cocky'!

(Get yours from Club 21 Mens, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. Price SGD$360... great price for such a intricately crafted t-shirt!)

Source: myMANybags, Style

My MANy Bags Trendspotting #142

Below: Blue is the new favourite colour for Spring Summer 2011! Neil Barrett SS2011...

Below: Ultra bright blues for Jil Sander SS2011... this is one dominant shade for the season...

Below: Bottega Veneta SS2011... blue is masculine and never boring...

Below: 3.1 Phillip Lim SS2011... lighter blue is also seen in abundance for the new season...

Below: Calvin Klein SS2011...

I See Blues For Spring Summer 2011!

Khaki and Military hues were dominating Fall Winter 2010 season. But for next Spring Summer 2011, get ready for an invasion of the blue hues! Navys, midnight blues, sky blues (Especially a bright, almost flourescent shade is everywhere!)... you name a shade, you have it on the runways!

From Neil Barrett (my favourite collection), Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Bottega Veneta, 3.1 Phillip Lim and more... Blue is the new favourite for Spring Summer 2011.

Source: Vogue UK

My MANy Bags Trendspotting #138

Below: Céline's luggage tote is one hot bag as seen on the hands of models...such as Fei Fei Sun (Love her look with that silky 'camo' green pants! From Dries Van Noten Fall Winter 2010)...

Below: Lisanne de Jong is also a fan of the Céline Luggage Tote! A smart all black ensemble with a spot of leopard (Alexander Wang shoes) !

Below: Jac Jagaciak also toting the now highly sought after Céline Luggage Tote! Look at the amount she is packing, this is one tough bag for sure:-)

Below: The Envelope Luggage Tote with a front envelope design is even more gorgeous, especially in an outstanding rouge colour:-)

Below: Alana Zimmer with one of the most iconic bags of all time, Balenciaga's Work bag!

Below: A Chanel Classic Flap bag can do no girl wrong... Jac again looking stunning with her Chanel!


Below: Anyone for Fendi's Classico Bag? Love the shoulder bag/clutch look with a handy top handle. Anna Della Russo carries one as well!

Below: Another of my favourite bag, the Givenchy Pandora Bag adds a tough chic look on skinny jeans and leather!

Below: Liu Wen looking casually fabulous with her Louis Vuitton Sophia Coppola Bag...

Below: I am somehow mysteriously drawn to this 3.1 Phillip Lim leopard print tote... the quilted detailing is simply amazing! (Available at 3.1 Phillip Lim boutique at Hilton Hotel, Singapore, approx. SGD990)

What's Your Bag?

Here's another lot of pics, mostly modelled by 'models off duty' carrying some of the hottest bags that many women (and even men!) covet. Which one are you carrying and which one is next on your shopping list?

Source: Stockholm Streetstyle, Altamira, Wayne Tippetts, Style Sightings

My MANy Bags News #256

Below: New Marni store opening in Paragon in September 2010...

Below: 3.1 Phillip Lim fans rejoice. A new store is opening in Hilton Hotel this month...

New Store Openings In September

With the month of September here, new stores are sprouting onto Singapore just in time for the Fall Winter 2010 collections. Besides Gucci, YSL, Fendi, Bottega Veneta (Gucci Group brands) all welcoming shoppers at Marina Bay Sands, Club 21 is also not letting up on expanding their retail presence.

Come September 9, Marni will open a new store in Paragon Shopping Mall, Unit #01-06
(Tel: 6304 1348). Fans of American designer, Phillip Lim will soon be able to bask in his modern aesthetics with a standalone 3.1 Phillip Lim store opening on September 23 at Hilton Hotel,
Unit #01-09 (Tel: 6304 1350). The new store will stock the womenswear and Club 21 mens will carry the mens range.

I believe, Singapore just got up a notch in being a 'fashionista favoured' city in Asia!

Source: Club 21 Global