Dress
Tammy Mars Women’s Double V-neck Dress

Day
G by GUESS Trina Jacket
Black onyx hoop earrings
Christopher Kon’s Plexi satchel
Unlisted Love To Lounge satin heels

Night
Platinum overlay sterling silver CZ pendant
CZ & freshwater pearl chandelier earrings
La Regale clutch

It doesn’t happen often, but when it does I would want my work attire in the day to be as appropriate as for a formal evening party later on. And all it takes is to put on a set of glam accessories.

While perusing J Shoppers (big Japanese shopping site for English-speaking shoppers, good news, eh?), I fell for the long cardigans, and with the wide array of beautiful accessories, I put myself up to mix + match 2 outfits.

Everything shown is available at J Shoppers (I also did a brief intro here).

Clockwise:
Topper cardigan
2-way tote
Cat hanging watch
Fleece mules

Clockwise:
Square-toe wedge sneakers
Bootcut jeans
Lace bag
Knit hoodie + tube top
Flower necklace

I want to dress in jeans, white tee, and a cardigan everyday!

A very sweet reader was asking me in her email if I would do more ensembles, so I hope you like this Trish! I’ll try to do more when I can.

eruca is a free fashion magazine that functions as a shopping guide to trendy boutiques, big or small around Tokyo.

I kept a copy from last spring. I love both the pictures and the layout.

I took a good look around the website and very naturally started mental mixing + matching the clothes and accessories. Eventually I shortlisted them to these 4 outfits, with the OL or Office Lady (that’s a Japanese item for office workers) in mind, particularly those without a strict dress code.

1 blouse, 1 jacket and 2 skirts are interchanged with the help of accessories + shoes to express 4 different looks.

[p.s. Illustrations dispersed on the magazine and website are by Mariko Tanaka.]

Not long ago I was happy to see one of our department stores carrying a small collection (not the current spring collection though) from Derhy by René Derhy. And yay I bought a dress on sale! I like several French labels (e.g. Kookai, Maje, Naf Naf, Axara) and Derhy is one of them. Love their prints and colours.

I know everyone in the northern hemisphere covered in snow is yearning for spring so badly. Hang in there! Soon it will be!

While browsing the shoe shelves in my favourite department store, I came across some cool shoes from UN (United Nude) and amongst them were these wow wild heels! Believe it or not I had the courage to try them all (except the boot, too shy to reach for it) and each time it felt like I was stepping on thin ice or rather more accurately walking on stilts!