Outfits / Life - What should I do at this point? (Update on both parts)

Well, what the title says. Just gonna be a breakdown on the few outfits I have worn the past week. Some of you might have already seen them on facebook.




Yee Hwa and I met up for Teacher's Day celebrations and right after that we headed back to my home for an impromptu modelling session, by the lift using an iPhone ;)

It was a pretty insightful experience for me as YH showed me all the different camera angles and how that makes a huge difference in how the photos turn out. And also, it was really comfortable as it was only the two of us there so we were less camera shy and more natural.
(My wardrobe was in a total mess after that though -.-)

The concept was on taking one piece of clothing and transitioning it from day to night. Mine was a lot easier to work with (black top) compared to Yee Hwa's (plaid skirt).


A few of my favourite shots (pardon the awkward facial expressions):

Day Shot for Theo - School

I look so long here. Hmm, what am I pondering about? 

Urgh the face. 

I could hardly keep my balance taking this shot, I was in the middle of walking then had to freeze.  

Night Shot for Theo - Clubbing

I wasn't looking at the floor initially but yh kept telling me to look down. 

Love how all the details of the outfit are shown so clearly.

Day Shot for Yee Hwa - School

Supposedly the playing-truant look

HER HAIR

Night Shot for Yee Hwa - Girl's Night Out

Only one shot for the girl coz the rest I took were simply awful. (this was the first time shooting for me)

I just realised that we are completely lacking of accessories except for the hat. Ah.

Now for the breakdown of my outfits.....
(not even gonna attempt to do Yee Hwa's because she's really Japanese while I'm really westernized.)

I somehow revived my love for the gothic culture recently after about a year and a half of separation from it.

It's strange that I can never really get away from the dark influences, perhaps it may be due to my star sign.

Following that, the two outfits I came up with was inspired by three subsets of goth fashion 

(Romantic, Cyber and Haute)  

First outfit:

Top - The Editor's Market

Skirt - Vintage (Scape Underground)

Bag - Korea 

Heels - Forever 21

Velvet Hair Bow - Korea

Lipstick - NYX Black Label Extreme Red (although I'm suspecting it might be Raisin, the cap aint accurate)

This outfit is super prim and proper, just the way I like it.

There's just something about vintage fashion that is so sophisticated... sexy but never ever trashy.

This is a pretty 1930s silhouette... I just wish the skirt were a little tighter around the waist.

Accessorising with the usual three items that you guys have seen over and over again makes the outfit more me.

Oh and yeah this is a day outfit to me. I'd probably get banged down by a car if I were to wear this at night, it's so dark. This colour combination is my go-to recently though, you can somehow never go wrong with navy and black together. (although so many people spout all sorts of nonsense saying that its boring)

Second outfit:

Top - same as previous

Velvet skirt - Bugis Street

Boots - hauteurbanstyle.com

Clutch - The Editor's Market

Lipstick - Bourjois Rouge Edition 07 Fuschia Graffiti

Whenever I think of clubs I always tend to gear towards upping the slut factor of my outfits a little, which is to show a lot of leg or a lot of arm. (never both at the same time)

Since I am really insecure about showing my fat ass arms, legs it is. 

This was mildly influenced by cyber goth fashion, still retains the dark colour palette (see a pattern there?) but with pops of bright colour (neon and fuschia). Plus, the metal detail on the boots are pretty stereotypical goth accessorizing.

Notice how much I love velvet? (or since I cant afford the real thing, FAKE velvet?)

It is one of those fabrics that instantly makes your look luxe without even having to spend much.

Moving on to an earlier outfit that I wore to the Piano Guys concert...

Regarding the concert, the guys were simply amazing! I had my doubts about them, wondering how they were going to keep the audiences' attention for one and a half hours by simply playing the pieces that fans were already so familiar with on youtube. 

Boy was I proven wrong.

They were not only stunning in their performance (which was filled with gimmicks and improvisations and most importantly, beautiful playing), but also a wicked sense of humour that kept us entertained all the way. I think they really deserved the double standing ovation they received at the end of the concert.

I think my favourite part was the incomplete mash-up between Don't Worry Be Happy and Phantom of the Opera, it was hillarious and yet so genius of them to come up with it. 

So for my outfit.... 

Haha.

Outift Details:

Top - Cotton On

Dress (worn as skirt) - Bugis Street

Bag - Steve Madden

Shoes - Mah trusty ol' Converse :)

Butterfly hair clip - Stolen from my mum

Lips - Revlon Lip Butter in Sorbet

Super girly outfit, I know. Probably because of my emotions then... which is kinda fading now... (I'll elaborate upon that later)

This is probably the cutest and girliest outfit that I'm ever gonna wear, and my inspiration for this outfit was my feelings. How a certain someone made me feel. Like a precious little princess who is sweet and kind to everyone else, and so delicate that she will break if you dont treat her right.

Anyway, the dress is actually a tube dress, which I think if I wore alone would make me be a whore101 so I decided to go back to my matchy-matchy styling from the concert season and threw on the mint green sweater. I think the different shades of green go well together, and the florals keep the outfit from being boring. Plus, they match my lips too.

Green x Pink - unexpected colour combination but yet totally works.

Ok this has absolutely no relation to outfits as in outfits, but i thought it should have a special mention. My dear Veronica and Yue Ning's souvenir from Aussie...... 

Thanks for the not-so-implicit gift guys.

I must say, it's really pretty haha.

Update part 1 - 

So I went to Trader's Hotel today for a lunch buffet with my mum, and boy did I enjoy myself.

The restaurant(?) is called Cafe Biz and its basically a shrunken version of The Line located at Shangri-La hotel. They had INDIAN FOOD, PANEER which was FREAKING AWESOME. Omg I missed Indian food so much, now that I finally had it I was just in high heaven. The beef and lamb deserve special mentions as well, they were so succulent and juicy. The dessert was amazing as usual. :) (food pictures on facebook)

As for my outfit...... 

Outfit details:
Top/Cardigan - My grandmother's (vintage Liz Claiborne)
Skirt - The Editor's Market
Bag - Princessess @ Scape Underground
Heels - Germany
Lips (wiped off) - Revlon Super Lustrous Kiss Me Coral

Again, another vintage look, this time in a 1940s silhouette, flat chest, squared shoulders and slightly flared midi skirt.
I thought I'd keep the colour palette super light with pastel pink, yellow and white, it suits the whole brunch idea.
My granny occasionally passes me hand-me-downs from my great-aunt or herself and I love picking out the pieces that I like and making it modern. The material and cut of the clothes are impeccable.
NEVER KNEW HUH ok ill stop

Part 2 - The emo stuff

Well.... I have been seeing him less and less often.... and he hasnt been contacting me either, except for a few rare occasions. I dont know what changed. It was after the Phuket trip that he started becoming distant. I understand that he is under a lot of stress (or so it seems) from his work and hence his behaviour, but how long am I willing to put up with it? I'm not even sure whether I should shed any tears. Whether it is worth it. It is so confusing. He shows that he cares, and you can tell that he does. But while distance makes the heart grow fonder, time numbs those feelings, and there cant be any relationship without actual physical communication. Our relationship is pretty much handing by a thread right now.

I have so much to thank him for. The first guy to make me feel appreciated. The first guy to make me feel like I'm beautiful. Patient and gentlemanly and caring, and did so much for me while thinking that he didnt do anything. But it is so different now, and I'm really afraid. Is he really busy or has he gotten tired? My insecurity builds up every day, and I occasionally try to tell him about it but he is already plagued with enough worries.... he doesnt need to be burdened with mine. Now when I see him, he is more like a stranger, polite and upright, like how he was last year, as compared to the guy who teased me to no end just 3 weeks before. I think im getting more and more annoying too. Dont know, just a gut feeling.

We are also both at a point where we arent ready for a relationship, even if we have feelings for each other. I have my As and he has his course plus job to juggle, and I wouldnt be surprised if he met someone else who has the same aspirations as him there and fell for her instead. We are so different. But we are both heading towards the same direction, so I guess thats something to be hopeful about.

I dont think I did anything wrong, neither did he. Things just changed. Should I wait, or should I let go? 

He doesnt have anything to say to me...... Is that a good thing or a bad thing? 

He says he's tired all the time. Of his work? Or me?

Urgh. So many questions and no answers.

Well, I'm not gonna give up without a fight. The last thing I'm going to do.... its either gonna push the relationship forward or be my final parting gift. 

His words brought to life.

Ain't the bear cute?

I wish I could read people's minds, really. Whatever they are thinking, good and bad. I'd probably have very few friends by then LOL but I think its worth it.


Update part 2 - Well, I managed to pass it to him today and he was touched. Thats a good sign haha. And he called me a great friend. (Wow thanks I was friendzoned right there). But he has already made it clear right from the start that we should take things slow for now. That long sms made me feel appreciated, so thats enough for me :) My decision now is to wait a little longer. Until then...