Carvings

I carved my name on my sweatshirt just in case I forgot my name. Just kidding, you know how I love everything personalized; it's the strong feeling of ownership, it's unique and it's always hard to say no whenever possible to make one.

For your information, this personalized Marina Hoermanseder sweatshirt is available for order at Lady Bijoux and it's available in many colors too!

I layered mine with a plain dress shirt and paired them up with a matching multicolor Balenciaga arena bag and a pop of yellow Gucci sunnies I scored from Optik Seis. Wore them during a gloomy day in Seoul, a very windy and cold one but it's never to cold for some pictures ;)

Customized sweatshirt - Marina Hoermanseder

Gucci sunnies - Optik Seis

Arena bag - Balenciaga

Black boots - Wittner

Pictures by Jovi Adhiguna and Andy Yanata

Michael Kors Fall 2017 in Seoul

It was just last month, I got a chance to visit Seoul again after years for Michael Kors Fall 2017 Press Day, learning about the collection and the story behind the pieces.

Having known for designing Michelle Obama's dress for her first official portrait, Michael Kors Fall 2017 Collection is all about a play between masculine and feminine, it's about the sensual strength and defining woman of lead; featuring strong shoulder and defined waist, camel, leopard, fur and everything interesting.

My favorite has got to be the matchy matchy camel houndstooth coat and tartan plaid pants, along with the knitted jumper, it's very Autumny, just perfect for my liking.

I can also see my self in the all army green look that consists of plain army green blouse, trousers and light coat, plus the leather gloves, so much coolness in one look.

Right after the press presentation we had free time until dinner and we took the chance to shoot some outfit pictures while having fun strolling around the city, from Gangnam-gu to Myeong-dong, from Myeong-dong to Gwangjin-gu and lastly to Hongdae for dinner and ice cream to wrap up the day ;)

I was wearing, of course everything Michael Kors for the day and got to love my denim on denim look esp the floral-embellished jacket, it's everything! Bag choice is the sloan editor bag which goes well with most of my looks.

Happy stripes

With Olympus PEN F in my hand and Tities Saputra's pieces on my body, here goes yours truly, the petite explorer visiting Korean Traditional Village for the second time. I didn't manage to take many pictures on my first visit so I made sure I did take many this time around.

Well, since the weather was a little bit cold but good for me, I was able to go out in this stripe ensemble, my favorite set from Tities Saputra's latest Men's Collection, oh how I love local made!

The material is a little bit thick, it has texture and the printed patches are lovely, you know how I love pastels! And well, it was just perfect for the day. Not to mention that we were visiting Bukchon Hanok Village and I feel like the outfit kinda matches the village, yes?

Ze patch top - Tities Sapoetra

Ze pants - Tities Sapoetra

Clear glasses - Stolen from Andy

Shoes - Charlotte Olympia

Many still asked on how can I survive walking in high heels, and guess what? The answer is still the same, really guys, I am just use to it.

You know, I used to be a dancer and wear them heels for a long 7-8 hours just for the dance practice, I guess that's how it all started. Perhaps, it was also because of my height issue back then, so I was more determined to get use to it. Now, I feel more comfortable wearing high heels rather than flats.

Rain rain go away

It was raining the whole day that day but we still managed to visit Gyeongbokgung for pictures and because it was Goldwin's first time to Seoul. Andy and the girls went inside the palace first while Goldwin and I stayed outside wishing that the rain would stop anytime soon. Tough luck, the rain didn't stop at all but at least it did quiet down a little bit, so we decided to just sit at the small pavilion near the main gate while waiting for the kids to finish taking pictures inside.

Lucky enough, I packed this outfit and wore it that day because it was rather cold due to the constant rain. Instead of renting hanbok like Andy and the other girls, I prefer to just keep this outfit since it kinda matches the palace. Well, it was my third time to Seoul but I still didn't feel like renting hanbok and wearing it for pictures, or maybe it's just my age hahaha.

Ruffled sleeve top - Exhibit

Faux leather skirt - Vintage

Gentle Monster sunglasses - Optik Seis

Mercer bag - Michael Kors

Shoes - Charlotte Olympia

Paired up this vibrant ruffled sleeve top with an old A-line leather skirt of mine I scored years ago, I didn't think I would wear it again after such a long time, not to mention twice this year. It's just how important to keep basic pieces in your closet because who knows you'll need it again someday, or in a few years, perhaps.

Gyeongbokgung

Good morning! So, first of all let me wish you a Happy Chinese New Year to those who celebrate :)

Aaanddd here's one last outfit post left from my recent trip to South Korea and it was during our visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace. I was wearing my favorite Patrick Owen maharati sweat because it's customized to suit my preference and who knows that this one adorable piece is damn multifunctional as you can wear it like how I did here as a dress, or as a tucked in sweater and also as an outer/cardigan. I paired it up and went all matchy matchy with this gifted Patrick Owen maharati silk scarf with my initial name on it from my dearest Andreas Zhu.

Customized maharati sweat - Patrick Owen

Personalized silk scarf - Patrick Owen

Elevator shoes - Guidomaggi

Seoul photo diary

So, I'm finally updating my blog! I know right, sorry for the lack of update but here it is, the continuation of my Korea trip.

So, we were back in Seoul after a short visit to Kangwon Land and we went straight to Namsan Tower (of course) for the famous Locks of Love the day after. Here are some pictures of what I wore that day. Yes, Kenzo again! Actually I got this sweatshirt when I was still in Paris and finally I can feature it here on the blog. It was from the Kenzo X Toilet Paper collection, still part of the "Eye" collection.

Sweatshirt - Kenzo X Toilet Paper

Dress shirt - Geofanny Tambunan

Coat - One and A Half

Cap - Nona9on

Elevator boots - Guidomaggi

Well, since I didn't blog for more than a week, here's another treat for you guys, another photo set from the second day of our stay in Korea! Enjoy ;)

We had a quick brunch at Cath Kidston Cafe right after I had my fruit breakfast at the hotel and we kinda just roamed around Samcheong-dong area visiting this and that afterwards, starting from this very place to Bukchon Hanok Village, my sis' favorite.

I managed to bring my Jeffrey Campbell wedges and wore them that day, they are 15-16cm high and still comfortable as ever, I kid you not. And yes I was wearing the same coat just like the first outfit up there.

Moving on to Hongdae, we continued our journey to Hello Kitty Cafe as per my cousin request and of course to Style Nanda at the end.

And last but not least, not forgetting our great dinner at Running Man's HaHa's Loco Quan Restaurant which serves the best pork originated from Jeju as what people (and my sister) said, but yeah it was really good!

Photos by Citra Tjaja, Inez Siantar, Laksmi Dewi and of course yours truly ;)