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The things people think, can sell, never cease to amuse me. A very recent retail display at a childrens' store introduced me to a whole new level of child abuse - Mothers buying for their children and then forcing them, daughters especially, to wear the most awful clothes and accessories.
It's just a personal opinion, that the following items are NOT cute:
It is child abuse to make your daughter wear a netted, frilly skirt that makes her look like a bimbotic cupcake or to put on a beanie for your baby or child, with a GIANT synthetic flower, the size of their head.
Honestly, does that baby in the picture look happy to you? Is it just me or does that baby look like she wants to cry? Either way, whatever you can interpret from that picture - That baby does not look happy.
Children have rights my darlings. The right to not look ugly is one of them.
Hello my darlings,
I have to express, how much I hate it when I see "retro" clothing being sold in stores. Some how, brands have the idea, that if a dress looks like it's made from table cloth or a curtain, it's retro.
Check out this dress:
Two things come to my mind: Either the dress was made with a curtain or the material used to make that dress, could be used as a curtain.
Speaking of household items, Cotton Body has a sudden explosion of sleep wear in their outlets that look like they were made from UPHOLSTERY! It makes me wonder, if they are getting their fabric supplies from upholsterers.
I know it's sleep wear, I'll be wearing it in bed, but that does not mean I have to look like I'm part of someone's furniture.
Do think of me the next time you decide to wear one of those to bed my darlings.
Hello my darlings,
I've noticed that the fashion now a days is getting way..too..girlie. I do not appreciate that. One of the main reasons being, I don't look good in such clothes. All that lace, bows, empire cuts, frills, flowers - just too over the top!
It wasn't difficult to come across the dress I now speak of. This white, lace dress sold at Topshop (left), is the prototype of what's too girlie out there.
The first thing that came to my mind – Women who are dying to get married, the type that have been fantasizing about their wedding since the day they were born, I've found your cheap alternative to an actual wedding dress, for you to play dress up with. To stand in front of the mirror with your bouquet of plastic flowers, practicing saying “I Do”. To tempt you even more, I'm pleased to announce that the dress is right now on 20% discount! :D
And I right now take pleasure to share with you that the latest thing to hang on the racks is basic, cotton, spaghetti strap tops with "built in" bras! Ladies, it's time to hang loose. I gotta say, kinda like that idea. A bra can be really annoying after wearing it for six continuous hours or so. It gets even more annoying on a very balmy, sunny day.
I can't wait for my next entry, which I swear is a fact - Revenge Of The Ugly Panties. Up next.
Hello my darlings,
For years and years, a phenomenon has plagued malls in Singapore: Men who carry their GF's bags. I don't need a picture to illustrate this. You KNOW what I'm talking about. Notice I said "GF" and not "Wife". First of all, a girl who proclaims that she loves her BF to death, and then makes him carry her little pink purse, or Louis Vuitton shoulder bag while he walks around, holding her hand in a mall, in public, is a HYPOCRITE. Where's the love? If you love someone, don't you want the best for them? Do you really think it's best for your BF to be seen carrying your purse and shoulder bag?
And honestly, I've never seen a married man carry his wife's purse or shoulder bag. Just a warning to women who make their BFs carry their purses - This feat ends after you guys say your "I Do's".
Second of all, I have always wanted to know the girl's reason for not wanting to carry her own little purse or shoulder bag.
Third of all, to all men in such a relationship, you have the right to INSIST on choosing your GF's next handbag, purse or shoulder bag since you will be sharing it with her.
On a totally different subject, have you noticed how high and narrow the humps are in the Bugis Junction carpark? These dangerous, potentially whiplash causing, suspension wrecking humps are present almost every other few meters. One thing these humps have taught me: To be effective, you have to terrorize. After all, psychiatrists have said that personal traumatic experiences are the most vivid of all types of human recollection. After I accidentally/carelessly rushed through two of those humps, I was nervous around the car park and was extremely cautious to look out for the next one. That place is like a mine field! They're more like BUMPS than HUMPS.
And good news for women who love wearing jeans! (Myself included). I have noticed that the prices of women's jeans have dropped. They've become a lot more affordable, with good fit, good designs, good range of colors (apart from the usual shades of blue) and are of very decent quality. This is all thanks to the numerous and large American, British, Australian and Spanish High Street Fashion chains that have been sprouting around Singapore like a thriving Mushroom field.Gone are the days of relying on Levi's, GUESS, A/X and other up market brands to get a decent pair of jeans.
The food court at 313 @ Somerset is one of the Food Republic outlets and it's excellent! The place is comfortable and classy with a good selection of food. I love the fruit juice stall. They do fruit juice cocktails and "boosters" at a very affordable price. I had the mango, guava, strawberry mix and it was blended with ice - absolutely refreshing. The sweetness of the mango and strawberry coupled with the fresh taste of the guave, with the crushed ice to soothe the throat. Great stuff!
Overall, would I return to 313 @ Somerset? Absolutely. Not only because I need to go back to check out the multiple leveled Forever 21 and Zara outlets, but I actually saw some restaurants with very enticing menus.
Bear with me my darlings, but I'm afraid there's going to be a 313 @ Somerset: PART FIVE
(pic credit: http://www.orchardroad.sg/shop/malls/images/313_somerset.jpg)
The most prominent store at Basement 2 (B2) was the British, high street fashion/fast fashion chain, New Look. It was nice. The selection of clothing and shoes were good. I have to say, it's an excellent alternative to River Island. The fashion is similar and it's definitely more affordable. However, what really puzzled me was the row of knee high winter boots for sale at the store! This is Singapore! Why the row of knee high winter boots? Moreover, they had these clothing racks that were so low, I had to kneel to browse through the mini skirts and shorts hanging on those super low racks. Why on earth are they making their customers kneel to look at clothing?
Speaking of high street fashion shopping, there was a nice Mango store at the mall and I have to say, I am impressed with Mango's latest collection. I absolutely love it. And what I love even more, is how much more affordable it has become. I have discovered through the labels, that the clothes are now being made in Vietnam, Pakistan and Indonesia. This helps to bring down the manufacturing and logistics costs significantly, which is a plus for us customers.
And another thing I noticed, royal blue/marine blue ladies' tank tops are all the rage! You can't escape them, just like a Lady Gaga song.
The food court was next...to be continued... (pic credit: http://img.shopping.com/jfe/popular/blue-tank-tops.jpg)
I was at 313 @ Somerset last Sunday when I came across an elderly Caucasian woman. Clearly, she was a tourist. She was wearing a Batik dress, with beaded sandals, chunky, beaded necklace and slung around her shoulder was a sling bag made of woven wool. My point is, every other elderly, Caucasian, lady tourist I see in Singapore is dressed in Batik and beaded necklaces.
They seem to have this idea that being in Southeast Asia, we all dress like this to go out on a daily basis. Maybe it's their idea of being on holiday - wearing Batik clothing with beaded sandals and a beaded necklace puts them in the mood. It screams "NAIVE TOURIST!" as loudly as Japanese tourists walkin around with a camera, permanently hanging around their necks, coupled with a giant visor on their heads or a giant, floppy, sun hat.
Once I was done exploring the top floors, I headed to the basement. There were two. B1 was quite disappointing, mainly because the choice of tenants there made me feel like I was shopping in a mall in an HDB estate. The shops in B1 could be found in those malls and the sales people were of the same kind. I can safely say, I prefer the top levels. I have nothing against shopping at HDB estate malls, in fact I do shop there from time to time, but when I go to Town to shop, it's for the "Town" atmosphere. It made me realize that the choice of tenants in a mall play a big role in creating a certain atmosphere.
I wasted no time in heading down to B2...to be continued...
So I went to check out the new mall at Somerset last Sunday, called 313 @ Somerset. I checked out Uniqlo. I was at the entrance of the fitting room area, holding on to a blue tank top I wanted to try and was horrified to see shoes, neatly placed in front of each fitting room door. I couldn't believe that I had to take off my shoes to enter the fitting rooms! I complied and low and behold, the fitting room was carpeted. The first thought that came to my mind was, "Oh my god, the TJ (Toe Jam)!" Just imagine, thousands of people, with smelly feet, walking all over that small little square of carpet. I'm not even a fan of Uniqlo to begin with, but that totally put me off. All that accumulated TJ over the day. Gross. What's their point of carpeting the fitting room anyway? I know their intention of telling customers to take off their shoes before entering is to maintain the carpeted floor, but why on earth are they inconveniencing customers for their own convenience? Well Uniqlo, just to let you know, I can live without the carpeted fitting room floor, but not with the fact that I'm stepping on tons of other peoples' TJ.
I continued walking around the mall after that incident and just as I was walking past another clothing store, I cringed. Someone had walked right by me and a trail of sour odor followed! It wasn't just one incident, there were several smelly people at the mall that day. Smelly people should never go out in public. Why are they so inconsiderate? How could they possibly expect anyone to put up with their bad BO (body odor)? I regard this as a socially irresponsible act, just like spitting and littering. Why can't we impose a fine on smelly people? Just like how fines are imposed on socially irresponsible acts like spitting and littering. If you're smelly - FINE $10.
I'm not being mean, but I think it's good to encourage good personal hygiene.
Speaking of people, I came across an elderly Caucasian lady - clearly a tourist...to be continued...
Hello my Love,
This morning I saw a recruitment ad in the papers, looking for sales associates for TANGS. Have you been to TANGS lately? If you have, you will realize that there ISN'T a shortage of sales associates. As a matter of fact, that place is overflowing/teeming with sales associates.They're just standing around, chatting with each other or looking bored. Or worse, following you around as you browse, chiming the usual, "This one got 3 cah-lers (colors)" or "This one new arriver (arrival)".
Even if TANGS decided to open a new store, they would have enough sales associates to go around without having to recruit any new ones, given the current situation. And if they stopped hiring, it could make my shopping experience less irritable and much more pleasant.
No hard feelings TANGS, I love your stores and I even have your loyalty card.
(Pic credit: http://www.tangs.com.my/images/cm_flifestylecard.png)
I went shopping on Sunday, desperate to find a pair of classic, long, black pants and a classic white, long sleeve shirt (both for work). It was so difficult to find anything like that! It was frills galore, sparkle galore, giant shoulder pads, lycra black pants or tight fitting cotton/lycra pants with giant buttons or waaaayy too many buttons.
What is going on?! I get it, it's the trend now. The 80's are back. Bring on the shoulder pads, the extra frills, the sparkles and sequins, the ridiculously tight pants and lycra pedal pushers. But that's just trend. Trendy things should never make up majority of the market. Classics should always remain, classics should always be the majority of the market.
Trends are something you wear, take a picture, and look back at the picture 10 years down and think "Wow! That sure was a different time."
I can't possibly be filling up my closet with trendy clothes like shoulder padded dresses, sequined or frilly tops. Sure I could have 3 or 4 of them, not more. It's ridiculous that if I want to buy a pair of black jeans or pants now a days, they're "skinny". Don't get me wrong, I'm not fat. I'm actually a size UK 8.
BRING BACK THOSE CLASSICS PLEASE! I know they're out there, but they've become increasingly difficult to find. I've honestly had enough of dresses that look like they've been cut out of table cloths, over-frilling, shoulder pads on every other top or dress, skin tight pants or dresses that look like stuff my grandma used to wear when she was in her 20s.
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