Archives: May, 2008
Wooden Bangles
Wooden bangles may not be everyone’s favorite, but there are some tips to wear them. 1. Don’t wear more than two wooden bangles with the same size and shape. It’s okay to wear more than one or even two bangles, but try some combinations of size. 2. When wearing more than one bangles, keep your outfit minimal. [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 30th, 2008
Roberta Armani 10 Rules of Style
I read in Elle, May 2008, Roberta Armani’s tips to dress. I won’t rewrite what’s on the magazine, but I found some basic tips really useful and go for elegance (which hers can be seen promptly.) Here are some: Buy basic classic pieces. Make sure your basics are interchangeable, so you can mix [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 25th, 2008
Park Hye
When browsing for New York Fashion Week Fall 08, I saw Park Hye’s on the runway in Derek Lam’s. Her truly Korean face caught my attention, as I’m always interested in Derek Lam’s way to doll up the beautiful walking creatures on the catwalk. Park Hye is maybe one of the brightest Asian supermodels beside Du [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 21st, 2008
Medieval Look
Actually I hoped for Asian glimpse in New York Fashion Week Fall 08, but instead, another exotic look caught my interest; Abaeté’s Laura Poretzky’s medieval look. It brought strange historical aura; the knight-in-shining armor look yet in a chic feminine way. FYI, medieval look is on number 9 of 16 New York Fashion Week Fall [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 18th, 2008
The Sculptural Heels
People are really busy about the upcoming season, but Summer hasn’t ended yet, at least for the Sculptural Heel trend. They are too cute and arresting to be buried by the Fall leaves. Based on Elle, sculptural heel is “eye-catching with an embellished or irregular-shaped heel” shoe. As it becomes the focus of your outfit, keep the [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 14th, 2008
Doo-ri Chung, Another Breaking Out, Asian Faced, Attention Catching and Heart Stealing Designer
It’s so interesting to talk about breaking-out, Asian born, attention catching and heart stealing designers. Doo-ri Chung is a Korean-American. She was prized $200,000 (also came with a Lexus and a Montblanc watch) as the first winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition in 2006. And the same as Thakoon, she also designed the limited [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 11th, 2008
Bright Colored Bag, Remainder from Spring
Pop, vibrant, bold colors may have been the ‘it’ seasonal trend that have passed. People are starting to move on and talk about Summer, or even Fall 2008 trend. However, in Asia, especially in tropical countries which are blessed with sunshine the whole year, there’s always reason to wear what’s called ‘remainders from Spring’. Colored [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 8th, 2008
Batik: Indonesia’s Latest Trend is Coming Home
Batik, the Indonesia’s original attire is becoming the latest girlie fashion trend these days in big cities of Indonesia such as Jakarta, and Bandung. Batik is dominating the display of girls’ clothing stores, and it comes in various patterns and designs. This phenomenon is quite surprising since batik is usually regarded as old fashioned, and only [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 4th, 2008
Thakoon
It’s really nice to see Asian faces like Doo-ri Chung, Derek Lam, or Thakoon Panichgul in Vogue (February 2008) pages, especially when they are titled ‘Fashion’s Latest Breakout Designers’, and called ‘America’s hottest talents’. Eventhough they are nationally American, but we can still feel their Eastern heritage :) Talking about Thakoon, this talented designer, who grows [...]— Puti Karina Puar • May 1st, 2008
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