fashionandchips: May 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

I-need-that 2

Sam again and Charlotte Ronson.

I need Charlotte's boots.(think the pair is FRYE?)

I-need-that 1

Sam and Lindsay in Disneyland..

I need Lindsay's shirt!!

Crocodile MMM

Found these two stunning bags on Yoox.com. By MMM.

It's not real crocodile leather, but I love the texture of the bag.

So wild and chunky!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Bass

Bass : Wayfarer Weejun

available at OpeningCeremony.us

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Alexa Chung

A new "fashionista" at the moment.

The Mulberry briefcase(in the 1st pic)looks really beautiful on her.

Another Louboutin

Christian Louboutin Jefferson Platform

(pics from Barneys New York)

Docksider sling back shoes, 140mm high heel and red sole.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Anna Lou of London

I am normally not jewellery and watch person but

I found the cuttest handmade jewellery & accessorry brand

and it's name is Anna Lou of London.

You might want to visit its website. Click here and check out super cute accessories.

It has its boutique in Soho, London but actually I saw it first at Topshop.

Love its necklaces collection. A key and duck? How cute!

Didn't know it has small watch collection too. They are named as cities, and its called Milan.

What I most wanted was brooche. An Ice cream and rainbow.
They have more cute things on the website and store. So check them out.

I might get a brooche for my raincoat, cuz my coat is a little lonely! ;)

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Kate Moss for Topshop

Today, 21st of May, New Kate Moss for Topshop collection launched,

and I stop by the store to check them out.

Kate Moss for Topshop catalogue from Topshop.com

What I see from new collection is Lots of sequins, beads, exotic prints, leopard, floral prints and vivid colors, and those are all perfect for summer holiday. Especially it has huge range of dress collection.

To see the whole collection and more photos, visit here.

Ready for Summer? : Playsuit

Playsuits are perfect for summer, and

summer is coming right now, so be ready!

I found some cute playsuits from few brands.

Topshop scoop back playsuit. Love Red!

River Island one!

Hmm.. cute enough.. and striped in blue? Normal.

Think it would be good if you are not so proud of your body shape as it doesn't show

your body that much.

Denim playsuit from Miss selfridge.

Not big fan of denim thing but this season denim was a thing!

And this looks cute, too.

Urban Outfitters.
Cotton playsuit with tropical print.
Think it looks pretty when you are on holiday.

Also from Urban Outfitters.
What about slightly long version if short playsuits are too cute for you?
This black long one can be formal with high-heel.

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H&M and Zara also have cute version of playsuit, so go check out!
I might get H&M one in white color.. but I'm still looking for the perfect one
for my summer holiday ;) Good luck if you are searching for something too!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Proenza Schouler "Poncho bag"

Since shoes became the "thing" for fashion, there wasn't a bag that can be something special.

Accoring to some magazines, "IT" bags are gone, it is time for "IT"shoes. And actually, many major fashion houses started focusing their business on footwear.

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Then what is "IT" bag for now? What bags should we carry and last for?

Well, I don't really want to talk about just "IT" bag because nobody wants to have the bag that everybody owns one. I just hope that designers could design great bags like few yrs ago!

Like Motorcycle bag(Balenciaga), Muse bag(YSL), Stam(Marc Jacobs), Nightingale(Givenchy) and so on. Those bags were considered as "IT" bag at the moment and so many fashion people and celebrities carried them but most of them are still stylish, wearable and even looking classic.

Proenza Schouler "Poncho bag"(Net-a-porter.com)

While surfing Internet I found some celebrities (like stylish Olsen twins) carrying a bag

that caught my eyes.

Looking between schoolbag and briefcase,

looks quiet casual and boyish, but would suit both feminine dress and casual jean(Look at Leighton Meester carrying it), and MK Olsen was spotted on the front row with this bag.

Yeah, simply this bag works for everything! In various colors, practical long strap but also with short handle so it can be carried as a tote bag as well.

It's called Poncho bag by genius designer duo Proenza Schouler, and i think

they just created the next "IT" bag(Again, "IT" doesn't just mean that this bag is seen on celebrities arms.).

Mulberry Loafers

I saved this photo a while ago and I found this 2 days ago in

Bicester Village, at Mulberry store and the discount was huge! It was only

50 pounds(Only in pink)but the size that only left was up to 40. Some shoes

were men's. Anyway, those vivid colors are so lovely. We usually think loafers should be brown or black for classical look, however, to own vivid color loafers could be exciting too!!

Ann D for summer

Ann Demulemeester Ghillie Boots, via Farfetch.com

I've already seen this in black and brown,

this white color version would be perfect for summer.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Oxford & Bicester Trip

I go Oxford every year since 2007, to do some sightseeing

and stop by Bicester Village. It is an outlet nearby Oxford(approx 30mins by bus), and pretty big and interesting. It is called Bicester Village, I think it is named that because it looks like a small village. :) It has a lot of shops, check out the website.

This time I went to Oxford with my friend. The day we chose was horrible, though it was

nice 1 day trip. In the morning it was so nicely warm and sunny.. but when we got Oxford,

it became so windy and heavily rainy, so we got tired even before we arrived

in Bicester village by bus. We were so exhausted by the time we got Bicester Village,

but we were there for shopping! So we started looking around.. and getting excited.

I shot this photo in 2007, inside of the restaurant.

You can shop at over 120 brands shops in Bicester Village,

including some of my favourite such as All saint, Alexander McQueen, Aquascutum, Burberry, D&G, Jimmy Choo, Luella, Tod's, Samsonite and many more.

It has various range of shops so I think it is so worth to visit there.

This time I got just 1 item but last year I bought so many things here.

Kipling has various luggage for travelling(approx 60-70% off, my sister bought a carry-on size luggage at about 60 pounds.), so does Samsonite(They offer buy 1 get 1 free on luggage).

Mulberry also has lots of bags include Bayswater and Mabel. I went to Mulberry to check they have small Bayster but they've only got big one in brown and black. (The classic version.)

But they have it in white leather and few colors in patent leather. And surprisingly, Mabel was available in so many colors and sizes! I especially loved blue one, they also has pale pink, fuchsia, chocolate brown, orange and some more different version of it, and it costs 415 pounds.(medium size.) Also their briefcases were gorgeous...(price range starts from approx 150pounds.)

I don't exactly remember there was Roxanne as well.

Speaking of bags, Ferragamo also has great classic bags(I was looking for a bag for my mom),

Tod's was ok(Though it was too simple),

Dior has some old designs(I think I've seen the same bags on the shelves for 2 yrs),

Dolce & Gabbana and D&G have some cute bags too. I spotted a small bag with long shoulder strap with lots of zipper detail on it(don't know the name of bag), was brown and costs about 340. I wished I could have bought it. Lol.

For shoes..(Yeah, my favourite part.)

Sadly I didn't get any this time, but I found some great shoes there.

Jimmy Choo has great selection of shoes, from classic pumps to evening sandals.

Tod's has classic and comfy loafers, nice and sexy heels at D&G and Dolce & Gabbana,

great boots at All saint(My friend found her favourite boots there and i suppose it is still at the store in London now, but the price was less than 40% off at the outlet so she didn't get it).

More brands can be found on the website.

If you are looking for some shoes for sports, there are Puma, Vans and Reebok.

Oh, speaking of sports, I was browsing ski wear last winter and they had some nice products at Northface. There is few more stores that you can get nice ski wear but don't remember the name.

For clothing and etc,

I got a blazer from Ralph Lauren, was 69.99pounds(Originally about 400) and I loved it so much.

Though I bought size M and it is a bit big for me, because size M and L are only

in stock. Ralph Lauren has some shoes too, but wasn't that interesting.

There are some affordable brands(Depends on the products and prices but they are certainly cheaper than luxury brands)such as Jigsaw, Ted Baker, Reiss, Monsoon, Joseph, Jaeger, HOBB, Coast and French Connection so it would be great chance to buy season old items or wardlobe classics at affordable price.

Classic is always Classic.

I love that they have Burberry, Paul Smith, Pringle and Aquascutum, because all of them are so British and classic. To begin with, Burberry has some wardlobe classics like coat, pk T-shirts and vests, that are also great for gift! Classic burberry coat's cost start from 299pounds.

Also they have small things like umbrella, neck-ties, scarves.

Oh, it seems writing and talking about Bicester trip will never end..

Sorry if you are already bored..

But do visit Bicester Village sometime! It is definitely nice place to shop.

Also visit Oxford.. It really is great and beautiful city to visit and do sightseeing.

I think it is the best idea that visiting both cities for 1 day trip. As for me,

I book the train ticket(or bus) to Oxford first, and walk around Oxford and eat lunch there because there aren't many restaurents in Bicester Village, and leave for Bicester Village arond 1 pm by bus from Oxford. It closes around 6-7pm depends on the day, so I come back to Oxford around 7-8 pm, have dinner or coffee and go back home. It sounds hard for just 1 day but I don't waste time for just one thing, so I always do like this. Hope you enjoy reading :D

Hunter just a bit shorter

Recently it's been raining a lot here

and I want this Hunter wellis.

I didn't like original version of this because it was too long

for me but this..? So cute.

(Picture via Urbanoutfitters.co.uk)

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Welcome to fashion & chips!

Oh yeah..its photo of delicious fish&chips, not the name of my blog. As you can tell I was inspired of this when I named my blog Fish & chips is not just food, also it represents UK as one of the most popular food in UK and it is so British to me. Well, it's not related to any of my heritage at all but this is the place where I live and belong, so I call my blog fashion & chips which I post pictures & inspirations about fashion while I'm in London(Also this city inspires me a lot).