Sustainable Fashion: Slow & Green Styling

環保時尚——讓穿衣也慢下來吧

想環保,除了日常減少外帶、自備水瓶購物袋之外… 穿在身上的,也可以有環保意識嗎?
Eco-conscious ideas are not limited to bring your own water bottle… Dress sustainably is a trend!

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What to Wear in 24 Hours [Christmas]

It is the most wonderful time of the year again! There are three festivals that I like a lot - Chinese New Year, Mid-autumn Festival and Christmas. These festivals are the time for us to gather with our family and friends, to spend precious time together. Here I want to show you some ideas of what to wear in Christmas; and as a minimalist, how to dress up myself to achieve a festive look without getting too many items!

This styling lookbook has featured one of my favourite Taiwan brands - if&n. The details, the texture and feelings of their clothes are unique and special. I've also visited their work studio and talked with designer Yaya, and that was truly inspiring. I will share more of the visit in the next blog post!


聖誕節!一年最美妙的時刻... 我最喜歡三個節日?中國新年,中秋節和聖誕節。這些節日的共通點,是讓我們可以與家人朋友好好聚一聚,共同度過一段段美好的時光。無論你聖誕節的計劃是什麼(是派對?是與心愛的人好好吃一個浪漫的晚餐?還是簡單的會家人聚會?),我也想分享我在聖誕節的穿搭。像我這樣喜歡極簡主義的人,可以如何打扮自己,又比可以平時更特別、更「聖誕」一點呢?

這次在台北拍的穿搭,也特別穿了我很欣賞的品牌 - if&n 2017 FW的衣服。他們家的衣服,很有質感 - 既優雅,而每一季也有不同的靈感慨念。我特地和他們團隊的設計師Yaya和Neko談過,也到過他們的工作室,我稍後一點會再寫到訪的文章喔!

 

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24th DEC/

SILENT NIGHT

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SEXY YET CLASSIC

The little black dress with a petite jacket
 

This navy, petite jacket with ribbon details is a good item to go with a simple one piece. You can either wear it tighten up with a "Ribbon" (wrap yourself like an X'mas Gift!) or just wear it as it is, and show a little skin. Here I am wearing a V-neck little black dress, the suede fabric adds more texture to the whole look. Over 90% of time I would choose to wear a little black dress in parties. Why? Because it is simple, classic and effortless. You can never go wrong with it.

 
 

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25th DEC/

CHRISTMAS DAY

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FESTIVE AND STYLISH

Red Dress AND White Culottes

It's finally the Christmas Day - the most wonderful time of the year! I like to spend the day with friends and family - Having Christmas lunch and having barbeque party are the most fun thing to do! Meanwhile I like to wear the most festive colour "Red". This is an overall dress I got last year (I wore it on the last CNY, too), and I style it with a pair of culottes for an extra layer, also to keep me warm even it is cold outside. Trust me, wearing a pair of pants underneath a dress is the trend that you must try in this season!

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Don't be afraid of festive colour! Believe in the colour therapy, and sometimes wearing bright colour will instantly brighten up yours, and your friends' mood, too!

 

WISH YOU A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS,

CHARLOTTE

My Best Buy from Europe

HAUL (noun.)
: all the products purchased by someone during a particular episode of shopping.

So, what did I buy from the long trip on July?

When it comes to shopping during travel, I am a very "precise" person - I make sure I won't buy too many stuff that I don't need (and need to worry if my baggage is too heavy!) However, July was the big SALE season in most of the cities I visited this time (Paris, London, Berlin and Copenhagen); so I got myself some pretty nice stuff from independent shops and random vintage stores. Also, my recommendations on which district/neighbourhood to visit if these cities!

旅行就亂買?「下次就沒機會了、這些都很便宜啊、去旅行就別想這麼多吧!」有說中你的心底話嗎?我卻認為亂買的後果只有行李超重和荷包更傷... 所以我都會仔細考慮過才會入手的。讓我分享今次在歐洲 (巴黎,倫敦,柏林和哥本哈根)買到些什麼吧!大多也是從獨立品牌、Select Shop等等買到。我也發覺原來旅途上 最喜歡的活動,是發掘城市中一些比較有趣的小區:很多小商店、書店;特別的小餐廳、咖啡店等等聚集區域。文章中有這幾個城市中我發最掘到最「有趣地方」的推介。

London

This white top is from Emin + Paul. Attracted by its volume but lightness brought by the light fabric, perfect to pair with a pair of skinny pants. I've worn it a lot in the trip since I got it, as it is really comfortable to wear!
My another favourite lifestyle shop is Labour and Wait - I always want to purchase all their nice little things for my home. Shoreditch (East London) is basically the must-visit area whenever I am in London, as you could find many independent shops and designers there (also many of the hips cafès, too!).

Paris

This is the only item I got from Paris, a silver ring. (Eur35 > Eur 20!) Plus, it could be worn as a 2-side different style!
I am a huge fan of rings, and I like to wear several minimal yet special rings on hand when it comes to styling daily look. I found this little goodie in a Pop-up store in Le Marais, a small neighbourhood with different architecture of course, but the small lanes are alive with bars & restaurants, stylish fashion shops and hip designers, art galleries and museums etc... BigLove Cafè is one of my favourite place to eat in Paris, they serve good Italian food & dessert, and the interior is very lovely too.

Berlin

The open back dress - Loose cut, perfect length, with my favourite denim and showing a little but not too much skin. Perfect casual one-piece for Summer. It is from a concept store Kauf Dich Glücklich.
Last but my favourite is this nicest headband I've got from the weekend Fleamarket at Mauerpark. Every Sunday, this grassy field transforms into one of Berlin's most famous open-air flea markets. It is like a festival - besides over 100 stores, they have food stores/restaurant, also musicians playing for the public. From vintage to new designer brands & artists, there are more different stores than you can think!

 

So... What's your favourite neighbourhood to visit in these cities?

 

Loves,
Charlotte