Dainty Floral

 I seemed to have caught on the very bad habit of compiling and uploading blogpost around midnight and in a hurry. I know, I know that you are suppose to take sweet time, write properly, have a look at it the next day for best result. Then again, I give myself plenty of good advice but very seldom follow it ( I am sure I am not the only one guilty of this ).

Wearing this super lovely top from Leony Evelyn Clothing, my family and myself went out for weekend movie day. This top is comfortable and I love the leisure fit on me. The vintage looking print and vibe just suits me very well in my opinion. Well, I expect nothing less as Leony did say that her brand stands on being authentic modern vintage!

Top: Leony Evelyn Clothing

Bag: Zara

Shoes: B-Store

P.S: I think Batman Vs Superman is great. I mean that murder scene of Bruce Wayne's parents? Stunning cinematography!

Barefeet in Bali

Spent last weekend in Bali attended a wedding of my mother's relative. The heatwave was harsh, perhaps due to the hot air coming from Australia, but Bali is charming nevertheless.

We chased a sunset at Kuta beach, and I have to constantly watch out for the lighting as I ought to take photos of my aunt and mum as well haha. Wearing this breezy playsuit piece from Shakuhachi, I truly enjoyed my sunset hunt.

 And the sunset was glorious.

Playsuit: Shakuhachi

Hat: H&M

Farewell London

There are no words enough to express my gratitude towards what I feel about London and how it has changed me. I found my passion, friends and true joy here.

I grew and I learnt. There have been too many things to list that are the highlights of my stay here, ranging from helicopter ride overseeing the city to walking the red carpets to drinking bubble tea in ChinaTown, but most importantly, meeting up with my dear friends that are too many to list. If you are reading this I am sending you massive hugs and kisses.

As I am writing this I am waiting to board my plane back to Indonesia. It is difficult to part but I want to believe that there will be more things in store for me back home. I did not intend to get so attached to England and the people but I did, my mistake (joking I love you all). I do not know when I can return so I guess we have to try this long distance relationship thing a go, London. 

Do not change London. I love you. 

Special mentions to (in no particular order):

Conor, Ina, Mervin, Martina, Lucy, Zee, Julian

Dress: Unique Vintage Formosa Dress

Coat: Vintage

Satchel: Leather Satchel Co.

Shoes: B.A.I.T.

Photos by @cestmaria

Tips From The Travelling Vintage Girl

As a keen traveller and a vintage girl that wears vintage and retro dresses 90% of the time, I have gotten used to the on-the-go approach in travels without sacrificing too much of my regime!

Yes you still can look fabulous when you travel, and yes it is possible to jet set to different countries with hand luggage!  And I am going to tell you the insights on how I did it. This post was also in Unique Vintage blog section go check them out!

Me in Amsterdam

Clothes

I usually started with arranging my outfit (roughly) for the following days. Try to accommodate two looks with one key piece so you do not need to bring unnecessary extras.

Make-up Better be On-Point

Here are the list of things in the order of importance:

1. Sunscreen and base- May be included with the foundation you own (SPF). Also ensure you use long-lasting foundation as you might be out all day. With good coverage and flawless skin you can actually get away with less makeup

2. Eye Liner- Befriend them, as they are mates for vintage ladies, pulling off that cat-eye should be a crucial key thing for your retro look. Please get a long lasting liner too, we do not want your liner to change from on-point to smudgy by the end of the day.

3. Red Lips- I recommend investing in a good lip liner for that red pout! And carry your favourite lipstick for touch-ups!

4. Blusher- Cream blushers are more portable than the powder ones, and you don’t need any brush for application, neat.

Hair

Bring plenty of bobby pins in case you want to refresh your pincurls, or emergency victory rolls as you travel! I recommend packing your favourite smoothing brush too so you can maintain your beautiful mane!

Other than that I strongly encourage you to bring either a bandana for the classic ‘Rosie the Riveter’ look, or pack a flower hair clip to finish your vintage hair.

Footwear

Never bring your shoes that you have never worn before, you wanna look cute I know. But do not sacrifice your holiday. Get a nice kitten heels to compensate. If you do want to look hella cute in those killer shoes you can, pack a folding flat shoes, it should work!

Skincare

Soooo important for me! And I figured it should be for most of you ladies too. It is much of a hassle if you want to bring all of your stuff in a carry on but you still can pack your cleansing liquid! Place them in cheap contact lens pod from dollar store and voila you are good to go.

HAVE FUN

This should be the whole point for travelling, for me at least. So have fun and enjoy the little things, take it in, and do not forget to take pictures.

Cheers lovelies!

What has been happening?!

Ha. So that was a fun shoot that I did, just to express my relieve after my Master dissertation hand-in.

So, I am finally done with my dissertation! It has been quite a long and tiring journey. Sorry that I kind of half-abandoned by blog. Was not my intention at all!

Let me tell you what has been going on, after the submission.

My landlord moved me and my lovely classmates to another new property (due to some issues with another tenant which I cannot disclose) which is in Cambridge. I have to cancel some events I guess. Which is kind of a bummer since this is London Fashion Week and I am unable to join the spirit whilst it is in full swing!

But hey at least I have a roof over my head and Cambridge is beautiful.

I should be able to post more often here, and I sincerely hope that you guys have great days ahead :)

Unwinded

I am much aware that I should do much more in my study to achieve the standard of good grades (they are very subjective I know). But often times I just failed to motivate myself. It is pretty awful considering that I actually enjoy my major, I can only imagine if I decided not to move from business school (shudder). So yeah I am wondering if you guys have any tips and tricks to actually push yourself on your laziness limits, I mean we all dealt with procrastination differently.

So, anyway, if you are here for the fashion mumbly jumbly please find the attached photos as taken by the lovely Anisacrament. Me unwinding myself from a rejoiced submission- that I know will not be resulting in a very satisfactory outcome. I want to beat myself up sometimes but I find it rather difficult to throw myself in the pit of guilt, sigh, the backslide of a carefree personality I guess.

The follow up event after this shoot? We went karaoke- yes singing, and let me tell you, Annissa rocked that microphone!

Dress: Collectif/ Bag: The Cambridge Satchel Co./Shoes: Aldo

Poodletastic - Atypical Girl

How have you been lovelies? Well? I have been quite swamped with so many things these days and I need to really sort out my priorities better haha.

Anywho... Big thanks to Atypical girl for this adorable skirt! Really love the prints and volume, especially the movements of the fabric when I walk. I think it really flatters your figure and complete your retro look. A staple piece for sure! Check out their website here.

Shirt: H&M/ Cape: Sheinside/ Skirt: Atypical Girl/ Shoes: Aldo/ Bag: Asos

On a very cheerful extra note, me and Annissa will be going to Paris on December! Yay. Might as well announce it here since I am rockin a Paris-poodle printed cutesy piece. So yeah stay tuned peeps!

Photos by : The Provoker ;)

The Autumn Theory

Hi lovely people! I was so excited when Patrick (@love_and_life_images) contacted me to shoot. I have been an admirer of his photography works since like furrever, and the fact that I got to experience some times with him is pretty awesome. It turns out that he is a very fluffy individual- there I ruined his cool image. But really, he is very nice.

I hope you guys love the photos as much as I do, shot and edited by Patrick Whitelock.

Coat: H&M / Hat: Vintage/ Suitcase: Vintage/ Shoes: Aldo

Blame it on Vintage

Right. So I am kind of broke. Well it is the end of the month but other than that I have not been very smart in my spending this month. Like really Christine get yourself sorted out please. Yeah I cant really blame anyone else but me, but I can however also blame vintage stores all around London that brought me to my knees, might as well not go out at all really. Why? because when you see a cute dress, you cannot be sure if you will ever see it again innit? Sigh.

So here are some photos taken by Neil, who is a friend of mine- also a very talented photographer. He was photographer of the month in EyeEm and he asked to collaborate and I said yes because I know it would have been a lot of fun!

I got this dress from a curated vintage shop in Stable Market in Camden, called St Cyr's Vintage. Hat also vintage, so is the vintage 1940s suitcase there. The only thing that is not vintage would be my shoes which are from Max&Co.