elevator love letter

Wearing: Elina Cheung shirt from Shanghai, Habitual Skinnies, BCBG Ponyhair Mendels Wedges, AA tank, Club Monaco gold necklace, La Vie jacket

On Saturday we had to go to Nikita, the self-proclaimed best Russian restaurant in town. I had absolutely nothing to compare it to so, two thumbs up? Though I did try the dark cherry russian tea which turned out to be very soothing. Anyway, we were there for a birthday and apparently the place is usually bustling with accordion players and the like but with the bank holiday this weekend, there was no one around. Works for me, I like it when we get the place to ourselves.

Above is one of those day-night outfits again, though the 6.5 inches platform is questionably a shoe to bring you through the day. The shirt is ahhh-mazing. It has about 4 different ways you can wear it and I'm all for versatility. Versatility is a good justification for why you should buy it despite the bigger price tag. That and quality, you'll wear it all the time, you don't have 17 other white shirts that will do the same trick...

Anyway, gotta run - I shouldn't be posting, I have the last of my LLM exams tomorrow!

Ciao for now! Happy Monday!

who would you rather be, the beatles or the rolling stones?

Wearing: Nico Di Donna jumpsuit, Necklace gifted from Mass from Stefanel, Frog ring from street vendor in Chianti, Italy, Silver ring on top of frog ring gifted from Mass from Mont Blanc, Silver ring from art market in Shanghai, Mesh silver ring from Tiffanys

More than clothes, I love love love accessories. From street vendors to Bulgari (not that I have any of these pieces). And in case you haven't noticed, the bigger the better. Statement pieces are key. I like to cover all my exposed skin with pieces from all the places I visit. This necklace I saw in Shanghai but it was ridiculously priced (as are most Italian merchanise in SH) so I held off buying it. When Mass was in Rome a few weekends ago, he picked it up there for me (alongside an even more gorgeous multi shaded green ring made using glass from Venice, and if you follow me on Twitter I posted a snapshot there). Clearly my accessories binge has not gone unnoticed to the bf.

Oddly enough however, on my feet I like simplicity, especially in a good flat sandal. I think it is partially because I'm short, therefore my legs are short so the less clutter on feet means elongating the little leg I have. Always been a fan of Giuseppe Zanotti for his jeweled foot creations. My online window shopping has brought me to these. Simple I know, but I think they should do the trick. What do you think?


Ciao for now!

RANDOM SHANGHAI

We headed to F1 two hours after we landed to watch Schumacher race during the practice runs. But of course, we were focused on the Italian team: Ferrari.


Justin and I at Constellation: every mans dream. Over 250 whiskies and you can smoke cigars. My Easter gift to Mass was to smoke a cigar with him. Here I am smoking a....I already stopped caring :)


Wearing my new Miu Mius for the first time! (thanks for the advice everyone - I decided to keep them!)


Normally I wouldn't take pics of the hotel (think its a little tactless but that's just my opinion) but this hotel was exceptional. We stayed at the Peninsula on the Bund and because it just opened in December 2009, I think we were the first ones to stay in that room. haha. It was so technologically advanced I was in heaven. Buttons for EVERYTHING. They even had a little nail dryer in the wall in my make up/closet room. This is a picture of one of the many buttons to instruct the room.


Antique Market: Chairman Mao


What I love most about China: Massages. They break you but you keep coming back for more. £10 will buy you luxury at this place. I went there on at least 3 occasions.



Think that's it! Back to reality.

Have a great day. Ciao!

It feels like wooooo.....

When we were in Shanghai we had a chance to stop by the two art districts. The first one seemed like the place for tons of expats and tourists to go to because the entire pop-art area was buzzing with people sitting outside, hanging out, watching the people traffic go by. Of course amidst the art funk, I find a place to shop. Woo Scarves is where we spent a good half hour speaking to the salesladies and buying a total of 6 scarfs, from silk to cotton. China has been known for their sericulture for centuries but often tourists get sucked into the warehouses to buy the fake or A grade fake ones. Woo is not one of those places. They have a few locations but this one, as you can see from Mass and I's picture up there, has been graced by a number of 'celebrities', none of which I know.

The rest of the pictures were taken throughout that day. The area was so buzzing that I even got 'style blogged' by another fellow blogger. But silly me didn't ask her for her name/website (not so much silly as just hopeless in communicating in Mandarin) so if anyone comes across a Shanghainese blog with me in that outfit, let me know! (maybe I was photographed for worst outfit ever, who knows)

Wearing: LaVie grey jacket (Shanghai - awesome awesome coats, make u wish it was winter all year round), Marc Jacob sunnies, Cesare Paciotti brogues, Purse from that store you saw me blog about here, White shirt from another Shanghainese boutique designer, AA leggings, Tiger and M/F ring, Snake and panther bracelet, all from Shanghai.

Hope you're having a fabulous week.

Ciao

RANDOM

Found in the Art Market in Shanghai...

Shanghai Finds

I finally get my life back after being in the library for 14-hour shifts nearly everyday (that's not say I don't have another one in a few weeks but at least there's a break).

Shanghai is a beautiful city that changes dramatically everytime I go back. This time was no different. The Shanghai Expo was taking place a few days after we left so the city was buzzing with pre-expo excitement. They're the only city I know that lines their highways with plants (or paints them for that matter).

Last time I went, I didn't get to do much shopping so this time (partially because of the ash) we were able to take full advantage. We walked down a smaller boutique street (contrast to the branded stores along the Bund/our hotel) and came across this really cute entrance. Of course the temptation in me led me upstairs (this could potentially be a bad thing) and luckily, I found a sweet little leather shop. We walked in and these two little girls sat us down and served us tea. Then came the shopping. We flipped through their lookbooks and tried on literally every bag in the place.

Finally, we settled on below. It's this gorgeous brown leather bag, completely rough around the edges. It can go from short to long (which was a prerequisite in my purchase) and is big enough to throw everything inside. Next time, I'll try to remember what the name of the store was (though I'm pretty sure it was in Chinese).






More to come! I'll try to make the next few posts on my Shanghainese finds.

Ciao for now!