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.

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON AT H&M - Shanghai

I got up INSANELY early today to wait in line to purchase pieces from the Matthew Williamson H&M collection. The store opened at 10 - I was already waiting in line by 8. There were already a good 15 people ahead of me in line. The girl infront of me had the most amazing pair of circular Chanel sunglasses - but sadly she did not want her picture taken.

At 8:30 the line behind me looked like this:



Sadly I couldn't get pictures of the whole line seeing as I was waiting in line myself

The doors opened promptly at 10 AM - and there was a mad rush up the escalators - since the collection was on the second floor. In all the haste - a very rude woman nearly pushed me off the escalator!!

I would say items stayed on the floor for about 3 to 4 minutes, and by 10:05 every single rack was empty.

Here's a quick snapshot of the commotion - sorry about the bad quality pic guys ( i was clutching onto my pieces for dear life )



After making a few switches with other shoppers, I happily headed toward the register with all the items that I wanted to get, and they even came in this nice matthew williamson bag!



This is what I came home with:



I'm pretty very satisfied and I'm pretty excited to style all of these pieces!

I will be heading to Beijing until Monday, so I don't think I'll be able to make any blog posts till then - but I shall leave you with a quick snapshot of what I wore today



( F21 top, H&M harem pants, Express belt, Charles david sandals )

Till monday! <3

ps. I hope you all like the new Lily Cole banner - she's one of my favorite models!

i believe in gentle harmony

( Zara tank, F21 shorts, Banana Republic necklace, Nine West flats)

We went to Pudong today, (thats the part of shanghai that's on the other side of the river) I think I think I like it much better than the city center. Its much greener and much less polluted over here (or so it seems). That building which looks like a set of large bowls that I'm infront of is the Shanghai Theater - designed by the same architect who did the birds nest. its a pretty awesome building.

I just picked up this shirt at Zara the other day and I've been dying it wear it - I was sold by the drapery and the zipper detail! Oh, and here's a closeup of the necklace:



In other news, my new favorite photographer is Solve Sundsubo. I think you can see why:

shanghai lovin

( Thakoon for Target dress, vintage vest, H&M belt, Jeffery Campbell gladiator sandals )

I decided to do a little touristy sight seeing yesterday - but apparently they're doing renovations around the Bund area (shanghai's infamous riverside promenade with swanky restaurants and the best view of the skyline). Thus the only view of the skyline that I managed to get were from a little bridge on one end of the river. It was an extremely hot day so i thought it fitting to wear a light flouncy dress - I got it ages ago but who was going to wear this dress in the middle of winter?

Also, we went to Nanjing Lu which is like the times square of Shanghai - lots of lights and fancy shops and ridiculous amounts of people. I managed to snap some quick shots of the street:




And ofcourse, your daily food shot - these are a shanghai speciality - i guess you can call them "watery dumplings" they're basically dumplings with savory soup-like liquid inside - sounds gross, but tastes divine.

florals & fauna

( H&M shirt, F21 shorts, Club Monaco Belt, Vintage bracelets, Jeffery Campbell gladiators )

It was such a beautiful day today in Shanghai, and my parents decided to drag me to the park. And what better print to wear in a park than florals? I recently picked up this shirt at H&M its so girly and feminine, it was love at first sight. I've always wanted insanely high-waisted shorts, especially since brightly colored ones were strewn across the spring runways. But I couldn't find a brightly colored pair so I had to settle for the grey ones. I guess I'll get more use out of them this way. Although be warned: intense wedgies with these shorts.

I decided to take some pics of Shanghai to show all of you... I mean, these probably aren't iconic shots of Shanghai, but they were all I could muster in my jet-lagged state (speaking of jet lag, don't mind the insanely large bags under my eyes in all those pics, I know, it's attractive. =P)




We went out for brunch, and I couldn't help myself from indulging in a little food porn...



Hopefully next time I post I will have more of Shanghai to show you!

whilst recovering from jet-lag...

( F21 romper & bracelet, vintage necklaces, BCBG wedges )

1. I finally busted out the romper.

2. My nails are fluorescent purple - the color's called "punky purple" by essie.

sorry for the blurry picture, its hard taking it by yourself...

3. My allergies are killing me...damn pollution.

4. Some views of Shanghai from my window: