FOREVER 21- 313@SOMERSET STORE OPENING.

Part 1 Of Forever21 At 313@Somerset.

Ladies and Gentlemen: (By gentlemen I meant guys who can fit into ladies clothes), our much needed fashion stimulus is finally here! Following today’s store opening, you can call me a recent convert to the brand.

If you thought UNIQLO was huge, wait till you see Forever 21 flagship store at 313@Somerset. Technically it’s smaller, measuring at 16,000 square feet but the four level-shopping space creates an illusion of the biggest clothing store you’ve ever been to!

As a (very opinionated) consumer, I tend to analyze everything from quality of service to interior. A very important but neglected factor of most women’s clothing store is its visual merchandising. I am very pleased looking at the window display; the styling of the mannequin was impressive and the store simply challenges my imagination with its lively interior. (Imagine what I would do to myself in that store if I were a girl. Sigh)

The only weak spot was the warm low ceiling lights on the first floor. Would you mind sweating a bucket for really affordable accessories? Of course not! Give me an empty pool and I’ll sweat for the cheap prices over at Forever21 anytime!

To celebrate the opening of their new Flagship store, Forever 21 is offering special launch prices on their apparel and accessories across all their Singapore stores! So hurry!

Check out the rest of the photos on our Facebook Fanpage.

Images By Ridhwan Sesapar.

Dinie.

THIS IS A RIDHWAN APPRECIATION POST.

Hey Ridhwan.

You must have been sent from heaven to earth to change me and you’re like an angel, you’re something special. I only hope that I’ll one day deserve what you’ve given me, but all I can do is try, everyday of my life.

Okay, I totally stole those lines from Shane ward’s ‘breathless’ but you get my drift.

There’s a saying that goes something like “a true friend is someone who thinks that you’re a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” There’s a definite truth to that quote, no matter how bad things are, we try to lift each other higher.

Isn’t it amazing how our disjunctive characteristic keeps us grounded, you keep me grounded and vice versa. For the good, it made me a happier person and for the bad, it makes us learn.

Thank you for being a family friend and a great friend to myself. To make this post even creepier, I’ll end it this way; you’ll be my JP and I’ll be your Sonny! Hah!

Dinie.

DRIES VAN NOTEN SPRING 2010.

The menswear collection hinted a come-back and explore more into the ethnic elements which he have been doing in the past years. The absence of ethnic elements last season was shocking but I love it still.

While many of my generations do not get the appeal of Dries Van Noten’s collection, I am very pleased with what he had to offer this spring. I thought his collection was based upon two principles; authenticity and appreciation-- An appreciation towards artisanship and his design aesthetic combined.

Dinie.

BURBERRY ION- BLOGGER FIELD TRIP.

Okay so I was still, according to BagaholicBoy, ‘foaming at the mouth’ after receiving the news that we’re actually going to have a one in a million chance to meet Christopher Bailey-- And then we (Fash-E, RTT, BB and WottonCool girls) were told that we’re going to have a tour around the boutique, that made me foam even more! It was not 31 Rue Cambon but i imagined it to be as fantastic.

The motive of the tour was to pick an outfit so we could wear it on the actual event (live blogging at Burberry) and to do a fun ‘promotional shoot’ to promote the event. (Will blog about it on a separate post) That didn’t exactly happen but we had so much fun and I even more fun bragging about it. Hah. I mean, when will I ever get the chance to sit in their VIP room again no? Or when will I ever have the chance to try on ten different trench coats that’s worth 3k each (!) in an hour?! Since that awesomely-iest day, I’ve been dreaming about Burberry for almost a month.

All I need now is to attend a Burberry show in London next February and life would be a full circle moment. Ok, fat hope but I’ll keep on dreaming and writing to Oprah so she would send me there!

Images By Ridhwan Sesapar.

Dinie.

TIFFIN CLUB, SINGAPORE.

If you have an exquisite taste but no liking for the formality of fine dining, Tiffin Club is the place for you. The restful multi-story, which includes an outdoor sitting area and a loft cum workspace above the main dining place, will provide you with endless tranquility throughout your time at Tiffin.

Menu of tasty tapas, English pies, crisp salads, home-style sandwiches and Sri Lankan curries is complemented by a wine bank of carefully selected and imported alcoholic grape juices to catalyze cross-cultural cravings and conversations.

I believe Tiffin is the only place in Singapore with ‘vending’ wine dispenser (which is really affordable compared elsewhere), great for wine tasting! I haven’t personally had any of the main course or appetizers but it looks promising. Best of all, it won’t burn a hole in your pocket.

Tiffin club is inviting you for a unique happy hour, on 17th Dec, 6pm to 9pm featuring a photography contemporary exhibition by Swedish artist Agneta Ekstrand. Please RSVP to massi@thetiffinclub.com or text 98120586.

Images by Ridhwan Sesapar.

Dinie.