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It’s that time of the year again, sale time! (And as luck would have it, also coincides with broke-ass time ) Would like to share my experience with the few shops that I visited around this very wallet-emptying period of the year. Went in about a month ago when the shop was 30% off (almost) storewide. . . . → Read more
Ever fancied living in a world where trenchcoats and military jackets were the order of the day, and sandals were not ugly? I do, and by the looks of it Christopher Bailey most certainly does. Here we see a fantastic collection of outerwear that reportedly have been referenced to early designs by the iconic fashion house’s founder, Thomas Burberry, himself. Sharply tailored jackets that retain a militaristic cutting and detailing, as well as heavily studded leather outerwear reminiscent of ancient Chinese armory are paired with sheer tops, leather pants and jersey trousers. » Continue reading MFW SS 2011 Favourites: Burberry Prorsum This collection tops the list in my favourites for the season so far. Even though I admittedly do not follow Men’s Fashion Week religiously, I usually make it a point to see what the Belgian designers have to offer. People like Dries, Raf Simons, and the Antwerp Six never fail to bring a much needed fresh take on menswear that contrasts with the classic romanticism of the Milanese and Parisian fashion houses. The season’s collection sees ample-sized overcoats, double-breasted jackets, both with ample lapels. Experimentation with bleaching, blotches of paint in denim jeans, cotton shirts bags and jackets. Earth tones like terracotta and ochre. Once again below I share my favourite shots from the runway collection:
» Continue reading MFW SS 2011 Favourites: Dries van Noten
It’s Thursday and the buzz from Sunday’s run has finally worn off. Along with it also leaves all forms of fatigue, aches and joint pains. Early this year I have decided to challenge myself and resolved to participate in my first run this year, so that I am able to join a marathon a couple of years from now. While the thought of joining the 10k run may seem like peanuts to the initiated, the idea of ME running was quite a novel one. People who have known me personally would probably associate me with activities like eating, sleeping, shopping, drinking, even just sitting around acting all sedentary, but running? Friends, family and even my own self would not expect couch-potato me to run 10 kilometres, and to change this perception was a challenge just as the run itself. » Continue reading KL Marathon 2010: My first 10k experience.
Bicycle motif on woven tie. Usually when Men’s Fashion Week arrives, all I am waiting for are the action happening off the runway, i.e snapshots of the attendees on blogs like the Sartorialist, Face Hunter, Jak & Jil and the like. This year however, I have been paying unusually more attention to the runway itself. The outcome was as expected, I still ended up liking the collections by designers that I already like, and conversely didn’t pay too much attention to designers whose clothes I have less affinity for. There are a few surprises along the way, though, as I discover new designers, add unexpected designers to my favourites and drop out some former favourites who don’t seem to leave an impression anymore. One instance of a new discovery is Moncler Gamme Bleu. Although the name of this French sports label appears faintly in my memory, I didn’t know of Thom Browne’s involvement in a collaboration line until recently. This year’s collection (it’s their 3rd year) is bicycle-themed and was held in Milan’s Vigorelli Velodrome. A sporty shade of grey featured heavily in this collection, accented with pink tops with a base of the all-American shades of red, white and blue. Clothes were Thom Browne tailoring translated into an outdoor setting, with double breasted jackets paired together with nylon jackets, arm bands and cycling gloves. Bicycle prints were liberally used on the capes that inflate in the wind (for those who love a little drama), cycling tights and woven ties (for the more subtle guys). Here are my favourite shots: » Continue reading MFW Favourites: Moncler Gamme Bleu Spring 2011
It is hard for me to say whether Malaysians, clubbers to be specific, still listen to house music. I seldom go clubbing nowadays, and honestly have not stepped into a club that played house music in years. Some friends might say techno, trance and house have gone out of fashion but I am no judge to the statement. I am not one who dances to house music, and some of it may be repetitive and vacuous, but I enjoy having house music in the background. Recently, Gilles Peterson (where else?) did a podcast with budding Detroit producer and DJ, 18- year old Kyle Hall. Yes, you heard right, EIGHTEEN. He first got into electronic music at the age of eleven. Hailing from a city that was, and probably still plays a major part in defining house music, he was exposed to house music since a tender age. It was Detroit’s musical legends themselves like Mike Huckaby who mentored, trained and taught him the tricks of the music trade. His productions have been garnering worldwide attention since last year, particularly remix of Darkstar’s “Aidy’s Girl is a Computer”, already has a couple of EPs and releases under his belt AND has his own record label, Wild Oats. » Continue reading New Detroit: Kyle Hall I haven’t been doing much shopping lately (with my time and money spent elsewhere), but the summer months have started in the northern hemisphere and with that springs many new collections around the shops. For my first observational report, I thought of making a head to head comparison of these two British high street brands who have also made a home in KL. Debenhams have come, gone and then come back some more, but this time in a new location in Lot 10. There are Marks & Spencers (M&S) in KL, but the one I visited recently was the one in the Gardens, Mid Valley. » Continue reading Menswear Field Report KL: Debenhams vs M&S
So how was it? Generous with their strips of pork. Seldom do I come across hokkien mee that is served with so much meat. Lean meat, for that matter, that is neither hard nor dry, but tender. Weight watchers may rejoice » Continue reading Hokkien Mee at Mun Wah (Dewan Bahasa)
Bet you haven’t. Me neither, until Monday when I was listening to Jamie Cullum’s online jazz show on BBC Radio 2. Sure glad I did tho. Anyway, I was halfway through listening to the show, when one song made me sit up and pay attention. That song was the Esbjörn Svensson Trio’s (e.s.t in short) ‘Tuesday Wonderland’. The piano’s bass section starts off the song with a riff, then a theme starts to play, alternating with the riff. Then magic happens, the double bass enters with just one single sustained note, but played with effects (flanging, if I am not wrong). Then the piano re-enters for improvising, by this moment I have already died and entered aural heaven. All done in 7-7-7-8 time. [If you are curious to know what I am talking about, you may just click here and watch the video yourself.] » Continue reading Have you heard of the Esbjorn Svensson Trio?
I may have mentioned this before, but I savour moments like this when I am so thankful that I am in KL and not in Terengganu anymore. The Alliance Francaise in Kuala Lumpur is currently holding the 2010 French Art and Film Festival (FAFF) and I attended one of the movies that they brought over. With a total of 8 films choose from, I was initially clueless on which movie to watch ( besides the much publicized Coco Avant Chanel). Being the nerd that I am, I naturally checked out the festival event page on Facebook and I found my answer through a film fanatic who mentioned in the page that Summer Hours (L’heure d’été) is the clear winner of them all. It seems as though I was not the only one who felt that way, judging from a rather good turn out that Sunday afternoon. After all, it has a string of accolades to go by, and not to mention good ratings everywhere across the internet. So what is this movie all about? !warning spoilers abound! » Continue reading Summer Hours at the French Art and Film Festival |
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