Treasures Found in the Marais...

I was strolling in the ever-fashionable Marais the other day when I stumbled upon what can only be described as Paris' most comprehensive cake and cupcake shop! It's called Berko but I've already forgotten which street it's on... I want to say rue vielle du temple, but I'm not sure. Being an avid fan of food porn - it was only natural that I took pictures of everything in sight! I had a mini red velvet cupcake and I must say it rivals the red velvet at Magnolias... and definitely better than the one at Crumbs (both in NYC). But I don't know if my opinion is worth anything - you have to go try for yourself!


Oh, and a quick shot of what I wore... nothing too exciting...


( H&M Dress and Blouse, Urban Outifitters Scarf, Asos Dot tights, Club Monaco Belt )

Also... cool photo from the summer issue of i-d

Preen Pre-Fall 2010

I'm very impressed by the pre-fall collections this year and one of my current obsessions is Preen. The Preen show has always been one of the highlights of fashion week for me, and this season, they did not disappoint. I love how free-flowing drapery flirts with body-con silhouettes, and needless to say, I want to wear the whole collection. When is Preen going to do a line for Target? I'm eagerly waiting for it.

I'm slowly making my way through the rest of the pre-fall shows - stalking style.com like my life depends on it, but fashion week seems to bombard people with a whole lot of looks, trends, ideas, and it's hard to keep up!

On a side note: more food porn from the homeland. =P

(I'm sort of obsessed with taking pics of food, if you haven't noticed )

Bregje Heinen for Vogue Nippon

Vogue Nippon never ceases to amaze me. I love all the different textures and colors in this shoot - *edit* yes this is indeed Bregje Heinen and not Abbey Lee, I don't know why I got them confused, they don't even look alike... (excuse my relapse...)

I apologize if I don't update regularly while I'm here in Shanghai, my proxy server is being very temperamental and sometimes it doesn't want to work. I sincerely hope that the gov. doesn't discover my secret site because then I'll have to say goodbye to blogging till February 17th. It is such a pain in the ass that everything is blocked over here - Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Youtube, even parts of Google!

On the plus side, I did find a pair of really cute flat leather thigh-high boots yesterday. I've been looking for the perfect pair for a while and I'm so glad I finally found them. I would have gotten a heeled boot (because let's face it - heels make EVERYTHING look better) but my feet are retarded and heels cause me unnecessary amounts of pain. Sadness. But there is tons of great shopping in Shanghai - so I'm hoping to come back with a few good pieces!

Another perk about Shanghai? The Food. Here are some shots from my dim sum yesterday...




Till next time! <3 J.

"You came dressed as the turkey!"

( H&M Vest, F21 Tee & cuff, Bebe Skirt, Balmain inspired boots from random website )

I hope everyone had a fantastic thanksgiving - I spent the better part of Thursday in a food coma. I seriously starved myself the whole day so I could eat more at dinner. For me, Thanksgiving dinner is probably the single most anticipated meal of the year. Of course, I had to pull out all the shots for my thanksgiving day outfit - for what says 'festive' like a feather skirt? As my friend put it, "Look! You came dressed as the turkey!"


And now for some food porn...











I hope you guys enjoyed that - I'm going to be swamped with papers/exams/finals till the 18th, so sadly I wont be updating much until then. I wish you all the best of luck on your exams and happy travels!

Happy Diwali!!!

( H&M dress & Blazer, Ralph Lauren Boots, F21 Tights, Club Monaco Necklace )

As many of you may know, today is the first night of Diwali - the festival of lights - a five day celebration of the Hindu new year. Naturally, my roommate and I went out to get indian food in celebration of the holiday. I couldn't help but take pics of the yummy samosas.



Then we lit candles - ofcourse!




I think going to an international high school really opened my eyes the many different cultures and traditions around the world. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have that experience. Throughout the years, I've become somewhat of an expert when it comes to India and I must say one of the most amazing things about the culture is their dress.

Every year the Indian Student Association puts on a dance show ( I was actually in it one year in high school, it was honestly the coolest thing ever - yes I know, I'm not Indian...), and I would ogle at the beautiful sarees and lehengas floating around - longing to wear one myself. I absolutely love the brightly colored fabrics, the detailed embroidery and the beautiful draping of the fabric. With stars like Freida Pinto and Aishwarya Rai, I expected indian fashions to be more integrated into main-stream clothing - but perhaps people just haven't discovered its wonders yet. Well here's a peek of what we're missing out on:














Hope that gave you some food for thought! Happy Diwali everyone!

... And yes - you are listening to Bollywood music.

Farmer's Market

( Banana Republic Trench, H&M sweater, Urban Outfitters Scarf, Chanel Bag )

Every foodie knows that the key to great food is fresh ingredients. Thus, I consider myself incredibly blessed to be within walking distance of a farmer's market - they're difficult to come by when one lives in suburbia! I woke up early on a perfect saturday in search of the most delicious ingredients to create my pumpkin pie. And here are some other goodies I browsed along the way: