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Sponsored Video: No Finer Feeling

by cecylia on January 23, 2012

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Since I was little, my mother has drummed into me that I should only wear clothes made from natural fabrics or else I’ll turn into a pumpkin. Oh wait, wrong lesson… Natural fibres look better, feel better and age better. And they don’t electrocute you when you remove them. Hence from a teen, I’ve been obssessed with the feel of garments. Yeah, call me ‘materialistic’. When I’m shopping, I literally close my eyes and run my fingers through the racks until I’m satisfied with something soft and luxurious. I’ve actually trained my fingers to decipher between fabrics (acetate, acrylic, alpaca, cashmere, cotton, elastane, leather, linen, polyester, rayon, silk, viscose, wool, and even blends!). I also meticulously check the manufacturer’s label to make sure I’ve not been jibbed by man-made fibres. One of my favourites is Merino wool. Fine-weight, light, soft and durable. They mold to you and are layer-friendly.

Where: on route to Chinese New Year Dinner, hence the sans-makeup, who wears makeup to see their parents?

Wear: Merino wool Cue skivvy, Fletcher Jones skirt, Country Road gloves, vintage necklace and bag, Miss Sixty heels

 

When Merino Wool asked me to style a sponsored post about my love for sheep’s clothing and to dress up in woollen pieces, I thought ‘is that a challenge?’ I envisioned myself decked out in a wool top, wool pants, wool scarf, wool hat, wool gloves, wool bag, and wool shoes . However I searched high and low in my closet, I DON’T OWN wool shoes! Sacrebleu!
Believe it or not I’m wearing this Merino wool skivvy on a 30 degree day. Kids, don’t try this at home. I’m a blogger after all, bloggers are professionals. Before you jump into the conclusion that I was born sweat-gland-less, let me remind you that it’s all credit to the knit. Merino is just super fine. I had to lose the wool gloves after the first photo though…If I haven’t convinced you about the super fibre enough, have a squiz here for some stunning designs and at the breathtakingly beautiful video below. Enjoy!

 

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Olivia and Lily

by cecylia on June 25, 2010

At a previous post I told you about Karla Spetic’s Lily skirt, well now I will introduce to you ‘Olivia’, the jacket. You will see it been worn by our first Miss Mannequin, see below.

The second one is wearing a cashmere-blend coat by Karla Spetic. It’s the only one in the store. Underneath is anAlldressedup silk top with braid, which was show-cased on our Shop Chic Blog here, and these hot Spijkers en Spijkers pants.

Miss Mannequin on the right is proud to show case Gail Sorronda’s Chrysalis jacket. It is a silk dinner jacket with dramatic shoulders and sheer sleeves. I would wear it down the street with jeans in broad daylight. Some pieces deserve multiple appearances in life. The rose starry dress is also by Spijkers en Spijkers.

See the gorgeous print? You would have seen it on the  Lily skirt too.


This is Meg the Merino wool knitted cardigan, worn upside down. I actually like it even more this way. It’s more quirky and avant garde. I’m wearing the Lily skirt and my Marc Jacobs shoes again.

Another highlight this week is that we got chocolate mint cupcakes! New flavour alert! Come and try one or they’ll be gone! The weather’s been dreadful in Melbourne, it is so nice to see some colours injected into our wardrobes.

I hope you’re all having a lovely day. Hope the sun smiles upon you and the moon winks at your mischief.

Speak soon!

Cecylia

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