STYLES I LOVE: Uniqlo's Skinny Cargo

You know what I haven't done in a while? Yeah, update the blog, I know. But another thing that I've refrained from doing is wear skinny pants. With my weight gain in full swing (blame Bangkok Haha!), I've found it just more practical to switch to regular straight-legged varieties (as chronicled here). But you know what, when I went to Singapore last week Uniqlo was on sale from S$70 to S$40 and I just had to try it on. My goodness, their skinny cargos don't only fit well, they're damn comfortable too! Made of stretch satin material but with the look and charm of chinos, I can move whichever way I want now without any discomfort. It took a big sale to do it, but I'm in love again with an old flame!

More grown up than skinny jeans, but I've missed the same slim sensation!

STYLES I LOVE: Lanvin For Ordinary People

The creative director of fashion house brings together a group of people each with a distinct individuality. People of all ages and with different physical characteristics...

Women and men whatever. Normal people, aged between 18 and 80 years, accumulated by not being professional models, not being accustomed to posing for fashion photographers. The creative director of Lanvin , Alber Elbaz reversed course and for the next campaign chooses to tell the anonymous faces new winter collection.

A publicity stunt or a strategy to contain costs as the period, not just pink of fashion in general? No matter, the message is positive or perhaps for once utopian and stresses as well as mere mortals can get close to luxury brands, see Lanvin . And then with the case of Jacquie"Tajah" Murdock gives a dream: to 82 years has at last his dream of becoming a model.

Watch the whole collection here :)

STYLES I LOVE: Skittles at Milan Fashion Week (Burberry Prorsum Menswear S/S 2013)

Sunnies + Skittle-colored top= Burberry Prorsum Menswear Spring/Summer 2013

Metallic shirt and tailored trousers

Bright metallic shirt and houndstooth tailored trousers

The sunnies toned down the sharpness of this look. Tailored seersucker suit and crepe shirt in an wood cut print

Cashmere jacket + wood cut print = PERFECTION

I am not feelin this look. The geometric print's makin me dizzy LOL! 

Is it just me or the top is shouting Bryanboy? 

The rustic canvas traveller bag is to die for!

 

Oversize hooded parka with sculptural collar and metallic shirt

Skittle-colored skinny jeans Haha!

Cropped bomber jackets are in! 

Varsity bomber jacket? Hmm...

Finale! 

Watch the full show here :)

STYLES I LOVE: Andy Warhol for UNIQLO

I always knew it would take a doozy of a design to get me wearing printed tees again, and boy howdy, here it is. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of pop art icon Andy Warhol's death, Uniqlo has just released a limited edition t-shirt line inspired by the uber talented artist's finest works. If you're like me, though, there's just no getting better than his famous Campbell soup can. I've been looking for a large-sized print of this for months, but fate has dictated that I wear it as a shirt instead. I bought this when I went to Hong Kong last Monday for a Forever 21 event. No complaints here. This way, more people will be able to appreciate the handiwork of a man who single-handedly challenged the world to see art differently. Yes, a doozy indeed.

Now I have a fanboy shirt to wear to the Bloggers United shizz this weekend! 

STYLES I LOVE: My Wrist Accessory Lineup

While I preach minimalism when it comes to clothes, I go for the exact opposite when it comes to my accessories. This applies mostly to the ones I put on my wrist, which looks more and more crowded as the days go by. I guess it all started when I was in my hip-hop phase. Hah! I remember I used to wear a lot of tribal-ish wristbands in different colors way back when and this eventual buildup - I suppose - is my grown-up interpretation of that. I love that I got different materials in there too: leather, steel, rope, and even wood. What can I say? Wooden beads are back.

Watch (Tag Heuer), Leather + Rope Bracelet (Topman), Buddha Beads (Divisoria)

  

xo,

Jack

STYLES I LOVE: Trend Report! Spring/Summer 2012

The Spring/Summer campaigns are out! It's time to get some style inspirations!

Listen up ladies and gents, class is now in session. Our first subject is math...

 

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton = Layers of organza + English Embroidery + Lightness

Louis Vuitton Man = Sophisticated preppiness + Blazers, shirts and ties + Anything in red, white and blue

 

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana = Net and Mesh + Sheer Shorts + Intrepid Travel-ish

Balenciaga

  

Balenciaga = Suede dresses + High-waisted trousers + Boxier jacket

Yves Saint Laurent

 

Yves Saint Laurent = Cropped jackets + Funnel-necked shirts + Snakeskin bombers + Anything in sand, navy and khaki palette.

Mulberry = Messenger bags + Anything camel

Bottega Veneta

 

Bottega Veneta = sophisticated luxury + Bursts of bold sage and chestnut and blue +  Form-fitting suits

Versace

Versace = Bloomer-shaped shorts with matching bra tops and bomber jackets + Mini dresses in studded black + Full length gown with hip-high slit in summer colors (yellow, then grey, then turquoise) + Huge Perspex platforms