From Suburban to SF city!!

I have a way to max. out the versatility from my wardrobe!! 


My friend, Yu, asked me the other day, "You have worn your gold tulip pants bought from Rome so many times, will it be like "duplicated look" if you wear it again?"


I answered, "No, not if I wear it differently each time." ^O^ {we are talking about how I can style that gold pants with the "pleated cobalt blouse" which I wore to our girls-nite-out on Thursday evening."} 


Anyhow, we have so many past season clothes that we either donate them from time to time to clean up our closet, or re-style them as many times as possible or the most practical way is to sell it and accumulate some funding for future investment of more .... "STUFF"... {Yeah, you know what I am talking about...}

BCBG vest, Tsumori Chisato birds/bow dress, H&M peachy pink tights, Alain wrap boots, Zara clutch, Momo's March moon bracelet

My ODJ

Korea two tone tank dress, plum color leggings, Trippen shoes, Burberry trench coat, Chanel 11' Fantasy garden tweed bag, J crew earrings, 






Pattern craze in the city





Have a good weekend. 
xoxo Rachel 

Chanel Over Hot Trend 2011 , Stripes!!

High fashion apparel meets consumer-friendly pieces which always result a great impact on any look!!! You know, diversify your wardrobe to make it easier for you to do mix-n'-match!!


Chanel's collection is covetable while you can always find Zara's piece has fabulous design and affordable price. You can't go wrong with either one let alone mix-n'-match both together~~ Ah, no, I am not affiliate with any of those brands. ^O^


Inspired by runway look, I always came up with my own interpretation!! You can, too. 

Isabel Murant 



Moschino
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Jil Sander, Prada, PPQ





Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Sonia Rykiel



Issey Miyake, Wunderkind, Versace



Proenza Schouler, Prada, Celine



Junya Watanabe, Jeremy Laing, Haider Ackermann 

Jason Wu, Clements Ribeiro, Aquilano e Rimondi
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The hi-lighted brand names are the looks I love the most in each category. Whether it be  sporty stripes, skinny stripes or wide innovative stripes from Marant's collection, sure they all become an inevitable fun and classic new looks for the beginning of each season. ^O^

My ODJ

1. Top: 

Zara quarter sleeves stripes shirt

Chanel Shanghai collection 10' jacket

2. Bottom:

Joie flared leather shorts

3. Accessory:

Ann Taylor bib necklace with crystals

Falke vertical striped socks

Chanel 10' brown/Maroon tote (bought at Italy)

4. Shoes:

Alein wrap boots (bought from Pixie Market.com)

Got new stripes!!???
Have a fun weekend!
xoxo Rachel 

Harmony!!

Suddenly the temperature dropped and for the first time since last year..... I felt COLD!!  However, I assume my brain didn't catch up soon enough to stack myself up with sweaters and big coats in layers. I still do mix-n'-match both summer and winter clothes these days! ^^ I must also have a very strong immune system that I barely catch any cold ..... *knock on wood*.....

Friday 

Kate Spade cropped peacoat, Linda Loudermilk bamboo organze dress, spider/net tights, Alain wrap boots

Saturday as today

Stay warm~
xoxo Rachel 

Life is Sweet. Again!

Today is the 4th day after I have done PRK surgery for my eyes.  


As I said, life is sweet ~~ after I went through all the stinging, sore sensation from my eyes' surgery at the first 2 days. I can type just fine now except for slightly blurring vision and you might caught some typo in my blogs.... :P Pardon me here, please! 


Everyone has been telling me about it'll all be worthwhile after I have my vision back in a week, a month..... and I am grateful for everything. For having FB, so I can update my status quietly w/o phoning and endlessly chatting w/ my friends whom might find annoying.  I am also so grateful that Cathy and Yu are w/ me yesterday when I am bored to death at home and to be my chauffeur driving me around to pick up kids.  And needless to say, it always feels great to hear my fellow bloggers/readers and friends who also share their personal eye surgery experience with me. 

Valentine's gifts from friends~~ Sweet!!!

Lastly, "Thanks" goes to my DH who accommodates his work to assist me while I am not in my best shape.....normally, I am a super mom...hah.... 

All saint leather brocade tail-jacket in smoke, RL silk blouse, BCBG studded belt, Mandarin and General washed silk pull-on pants, Alain warp boots
 

Life isn't perfect, just like my photos here...glare-y~~ which also is how I see things at this point w/ my eyes. Hopefully, my eyes can focus better day by day!! ^O^


Have a good weekend. 

xoxo Rachel