Sadness Of It All

You know what? There's something sad about the state of girls' fashion sense here in Singapore. It's not that they don't shop, in fact, quite the opposite, many of these girls I will be referring to later on are most likely avid shoppers. They DO shop, and probably spend quite alot on clothes and fashion. So it goes that usually these girls would be quite fashion savvy and stylish wouldn't it? That can't be further from the truth.

I've noticed that many of these girls get their jeans from mass market brands like the way overrated Levis and owns one of the I-Want-One-Because-Everyone-Has-One-Birkenstocks. My best bet is that she would have paid at least $100 from head to toe. The funny thing is, she actually ends up looking like she bought everything from some bargain bin sales or a flea market.

Ain't that tragic? They probably felt that paying more for a mass market brand would up their style quotient by quite a bit, and so would rather get that than a 'no brand' pair of jeans which would have a similar cutting but cost a quarter less. Unfortunately for these sad, deluded girls, it doesn't work that way, I'm sorry to say.

Look, I don't mince my words. Why would I and in fact, why should I?

If you are one of these girls out there, my heart goes out to you. I feel for you, I really do.

Let me give you a piece of advice:
Looking truly chic and stylish has absolutely nothing to do with brand or the price you pay for whatever it is that you buy. If you have it in you, you can look like the next Sienna Miller or Nicole Richie with bargain bin or flea market finds. Of course, there are some which are intrinsically bound together, like style and Christian Louboutins or like elegance and Chanel.

When it comes to these, I fully believe that to get that style, you have to pay for it. Christian Louboutins signature red soled shoes are gorgeous in every way as it not only is a smart way to tell others that these are his shoes, but is also the ultimate artistic delivery. His red soles add just the right amount of pizzazz to entice and attract all attention to that epitome of style.

But that's gone off the topic. What was I saying before? Oh yes.

Believe it or not, I can dress two girls, one in bargain bin goods and another to wear everything from Guess?, and get the one with the bargain bin finds to look twice as cool and wealthy as the other. Style is how you wear your clothes, how you mix and match your finds to whatever you already have in your closet and end up looking fabulous. It is nothing along the line of 'price equates style'.

Of course, then there are those girls who are able to wear Dolce & Gabanna and put on Prada boots AND look like what they pay for. That is the perfect combination isn't it? However, we all know that perfection doesn't fall from the sky. You either have the luck or you don't. So I say, for the rest of us who don't have that luck, keep to updating your style quotient. Read fashion magazines, look at how other fashion savvy girls on the road dress... anything, just remember that style can definitely come in the form of an $8 top, as long as you know how to put everything together. AND!carry it off with oodles of attitude.

Talking about flea markets makes me so excited. I must admit I love going to flea markets and doing a spot of bargain hunting. The thrill of the chase and the excitement of the fun all adds up to a great shopping experience, so next time you see this fabulously chic girl rummaging excitedly through a bargain bin, you'll know that's me.

Love,