H & M Spring 2013 Lookbook

They say happiness is having something to look forward to. And if you, like me, lusted over the Spring 2013 runway trends but are a little economically challenged, then you have a lot to be happy about this winter as you await H & M’s Spring 2013 collection. As always the Swedish brand has ripped […]

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Impressions

So Chinese people stare at me.   Did I expect this? Yes. I don’t think it’s remotely malicious, just that they’re curious about a person who looks very different from them. I mean, people stare at me in Trinidad (inexplicably).   Is it annoying? ABSOLUTELY. Because I’ve been trained to believe that whether you’re curious […]

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Tease Me

The second issue of 6 Carlos, the new local art, culture and fashion magazine is dropping super soon! In the meantime we have this teaser cover to titillate us. And even better, the mag, helmed by Meiling and Babatu Sparrow, has just been picked up for international distribution which is HUGE! I happen to be […]

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More Beauty Notes from Shanghai

First of all I can’t believe I’ve never blogged about THESE before. (sorry for the blurry pic. Everyone in China always asks me to stop taking pics before I can get useable ones.) THESE are eyelash adhesive strippy things that Asian girls use to create a crease in their eyelid (I just learned from Wikipedia […]

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Private View: Testino

So as I mentioned before, my roommates and I were lucky enough to receive invitations to the opening of Mario Testino’s Shanghai show, “Private View” at the beginning of this month. The name was apt. This is probably the fashion-iest event that we’ve been to so far. And I don’t know why I was surprised […]

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