Hooked Clothings S/S 10 - How The End Always Is

2009 is definitely not one of those great year for people in business (especially if you are doing fashion). Its a year, some called it selfish while others were just too scare to make another mistake. Its not easy keeping your business go on as per normal and pretended that everything was in wonderland (even Alice In Wonderland has its ugly side). Whats more, to keep your passion going strong. HookedClothings is one such example. The founder has not only kept his passion for a nasty 2009 but for 10 good years. Can I proudly present to you another wonderful SS collection from HookedClothings. http://hypebeast.com/2010/04/hookedclothings-2010-springsummer-collection/

photography by Alvin Tang http://www.alvin-tang.com/

MD.net Clinic (Mental health clinic)

Ever wonder what went through the mind of a mentally unsound person? Maybe they look or hear things differently. Well, its hard to enter into this different world. In order to close the gap between the patients and the doctors, this clinic in Tokyo tried to provide alternate perspectives for viewing the world, and avoiding being trapped by pre-existing perceptions, the interior allows visitors--and staff members--to experience opening new doors in their hearts, one after the other. Here, doors are not being opened. Instead by sliding a bookshelf or pushing a part of the walls, you then are allowed to make that special entry. http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/detail.php?y=2010&t=166

Bag That~

everyone needs a bag. ok, i lied. everyone needs MORE than one bag^^ well, we love bags that has character/personality. in other words, not all expensive bags are great. personally, even a $10 bag can be a much better choice than one that cost 100x more. at the end of the day, you need to carry the bag with style and not let the bag "carry" you. have a think about it...

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/03/50-bags.html

missing Japan all over again~

it's been a year since we last visit Japan. and i am missing the place, the people and the air. sometime i looked down (especially while i am brushing my teeth in the morning), i will have this visual, of the time we spent in japan. its like a short film or music video that plays right in front of my eyes. i think we need to go back soooooon.

bike your way home

recently we have been looking at bicycles. that's because one of our friends, Mel, had finally learned how to cycle (i am since the loser who can't cycle); so happy for her ^^ we walked past some shop selling bicycles and can't deny how attractive they look behind the glass windows. was then thinking, even if you just use them as an display item at home, is not a bad idea. http://www.bertellibici.com/

we always leave abit of love behind #2

we always leave abit of love behind #1

we are like all other couples living in this generation. we LOVE to travel. in order to leave our mark, we customized our very own stickers and went around sticking them (is this consider vandalism? who care.....ooops). here are some we stuck in HK, Melbourne and Japan. i hope in the near future when we went back to those places, they are still there.

making an empty space call HOME #1

I am sure it's almost everyone dream to own their private space. A place that is filled with warm and love. We too are looking forward to that as well^^

today is Comme des Garçons day

This morning, Mr Jared shared a new magazine he brought back from Japan. The mag is call High Fashion and this issue is a special cover on Comme des Garçons. While flipping through, it made me realized that i still love the style/brand. Poka dots, strips and more dots... really can't ask for more^^ To show my respect/true love for Comme, i did this mood board that remind me why i still love the dots and strips so much.

Hk love

Made a trip to HK lately. We both love traveling and HK is definitely not an unfamiliar place to us. This is our 5th trip to HK. But this time round we went to new places to explore (all thanks to our dear hk pals)^^ One of the shops we all love is Liger. And we showed our love by leaving our "mark". Today while visiting my favorite blogs, i was glad/excited/delighted to see that our sticker was not being removed. YAY! Do visit http://www.ligerstore.com/blog/?p=DOROTHY or http://www.ligerstore.com

photo grabbed from Liger site.

Converse Paint Splatter

I used to own at least 10 pairs of Converse. From those colour series to those of patterned and with scent. When i first saw this part, it just screamed"Jackson Pollock". But unfortunately "Jackson" will have problem fitting them on coz this pair only go up to size UK 8 (ladies only), GBP50 at Net-A-Porter.

Coca-Cola Light Karl Lagerfeld Box Set

This Coke light definitely don't come cheap. EUR60. This box set is created to celebrate Karl.L's love for coke light. Hmm... would you get it? I think i would rather put my EUR60 to better use. All of which goes on sale on 26 April 2010 at Colette but available now to pre-order.

Handled with care

China-born Monica Tsang is one of the many contemporary ceramic designers invited to exhibit at the 2007 Designers Block, London.