"Oh So Coco....." Part II

Some readers have emailed me to enquire about the availability of the Chanel-inspired tweed jacket at local stores. As I was out for some window-shopping over the long weekend, I chanced upon this piece of tweed jacket priced at S$129 which I thought some of you may be interested. Tweed jacket is also one of the "must-have" piece for Autumn/Winter 2009! We will be seeing more tweed in months to come; the runway, fashion magazines, designer boutiques, online stores. So add a "tweed" or two to your closet right at the beginning of this season!

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I wasn't at all prepared for a Chanel-inspired look but just so happened I carried a Chanel Jumbo on that day.

*Photo credit: UK Daily Mail*

Placing my modelling photo side by side with Coco Chanel, the greatest designer of all time, is by no means to compare how alike our smiles are but to compare the inspired design of the tweed jacket from French-label, Promod with the classic tweed jacket worn by Coco herself.

You can find Promod Boutiques at the following location:

1. Singapore ION @ Orchard Road
2. Singapore Paragon @ Orchard Road
3. Tampines One @ Tampines Central
4. Suntec City

Feel free to share your Chanel-inspired look with me so that I can share with the rest of the readers here! :)

"Oh So Coco....." Part I

Keen to get the Chanel-inspired look? Pretty interesting for this season. Thanks to the release of the French movie once again and I believe these looks are going to be in trend for a while. Oh wait, isn't Chanel timeless?

For more details, check out http://www.asos.com where you can make an online purchase of those items and create that Coco's look at quite an affordable price.

Coco Avant Chanel is coming to town!

Good news! Just read on the newspaper that that 150 pairs of the preview tickets are to be given out. However, a question has to be answered:-

Q: As revealed in the movie, what is the designer's real name?

Luxpurse is going to give out the answer here. Coco Chanel's real name is "Gabrielle Chanel".

The sms entries must be texted to 77877 ($0.20 for each sms) by 11th August in the following format.

mymovie Answer NRIC Name Email

Ladies, do not miss the opportunity! Let's grab those tickets and who knows we can all attend the preview together!

Fashion Asia on Channel U

The 1st episode of the 30-minute programme Fashion Asia debutted last night on Channel U, hosted by Felicia Chin. She made a few short interviews with some young, local Singapore fashion designers who introduced their lines of designs and of course, their boutiques which I am sure to visit! In subsequent episodes, these designers will be travelling to a couple Asian cities (Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei, etc.) together with some local artistes to introduce the latest fashion trends in the region. I am quite looking forward to the upcoming episodes.

I like the concept of "one design, multiple looks", transforming the very same piece of ready-to-wear into different styles. Desmond Yang, who owns the brand Abyzz, demonstrated how a simple-looking tote bag can be transformed into a skirt and an overall. Most importantly, not compromising the style and wearability!

Another two designers featured were the multi-award winning designer Alfie and Keith who owns the label MU and KOOPS respectively. There are a few pieces of dress from KOOPS that I would love to own!

Love the details of the bow and structured ruffles.

Up-fold / Down-fold of the collar creates a day and night look! I wish to have this to wear to work but prefer it in ivory though. This piece of Keith Png's creation looks much better than in this photo!

If you are also aware of the local show biz scene, perhaps you may be interested to know that Fann Wong's ROM gown is designed by Keith too!

Where to find these boutiques?

Abyzz
Isetan Scotts
350 Orchard Road
Level 2, Shaw House

MU Boutique
The Heeren
260 Orchard Road, #0408B/C

KOOPS
"Hide and Seek"
22B Hong Kong Street

Photo credit: Keith Png

Black Series of Classic Chanel and Miu Miu

I hope everyone had an enjoyable time in the last 1 month with all irresistible sales in town which is the reason to continue shopping! I also apologize to those that have been patiently awaiting my replies. If I have not attended to your emails, my memory must be failing me again after a long break. Feel free to drop me another email!

Recently I have received a number of emails enquiring about the classic pieces (which I haven't got the time to reply yet!!) So now, to compensate for all the missing-in-action in the past 1 month, I'd like to present the 3 classic pieces in the timeless black, which were brought back in the most recent trip. Hope you find something you like. If you do, just contact me :)

1. Chanel Jumbo Caviar in Black with GHW




2. Chanel Medium Lambskin in Black with SHW




3. Miu Miu Classic Coffer in Black with GHW