Closet Copycat: Mia Wasikowska
One shining star in the Alice in Wonderland mammoth media frenzy is Mia Wasikowska, the shy, unassuming star of the movie. Much like her relative lack of 'celebrity' despite the immense exposure, her personal style too is rather understated and chic. Come check out how you can steal her look here.
Chic POP by Recharge
For the most part, spending girlie time with your besties is limited to shopping sprees, fancy dinners or weekend clubbing - all which unfortunately requires draining of the wallet. After some brainstorming sessions, Tongue in Chic together with Recharge have come up with a remedy of sorts - a series of events that create the perfect bonding ground and pampering session for friends, both old and new, to mingle and chill out at. All without a single cost, mind you! You're definitely not going to want to miss out on this latest edition of Chic POP by Recharge.
Ipanema X Gisele Bündchen Colourful Sea Collection
Drawing inspiration from the underwater colours of the sea, Gisele Bündchen comes back with her fourth collaboration with Ipanema under the name Colourful Sea Collection.
Behind-the-Scenes: A Stylist's Point of View @ 'A Bright & Colourful Future with Puma X Da Mouth'
As you may have read previously, Tongue in Chic was recently invited to be the stylist for the 'A Bright and Colourful' Puma event, where Taiwanese superstars, Da Mouth, would be performing exclusively. Held at Opera, Sunway Pyramid, our recap of the night will reveal what you didn't see on the runways. Slips, spills and stereotypes fulfilled - come read out about what really happened behind-the-scenes of the event!
Beauty Bank: Asience - Haircare for Asians!
I have had dry, unmanageable and frizzy hair for as long as I've had hair! To chase the hair of my dreams I've tried enough products to cost me a small fortune - such is the price of vanity. But after years of trying, I've finally resigned to the fact that I will always have unmanageable hair. But when word got out there was a new product in town that catered specifically to Asian hair, I was of course excited. Called Asience - an amalgamation of Asian and science, it has studied Asian hair for years and has finally developed a haircare system that not only promises to restore hair's vitality but rejuvenate it from within as well. Here's how it works!
Where To Shop: ITC Mangga Dua Jakarta (IN)
With the increasing amount of stylish people in Indonesia, it seems like everybody has their own trusted vintage shops to score thrifted items. For me, the easiest place to find cheap, trendy clothes is - ITC Mangga Dua! And withour further ado, here are some of the many shops in there that you should go check out if you're ever around the area!
This Week in Chic
There are varieties of events to choose from for the month. Starting from flea markets at POPMRKT Shop Pool Party, Skymart at Chinatown Weekly Flea Market, Changi Airport Car Boot Sale & Flea Market, Joujou & Shugi Creative Flea Market and FLEASHLIGHTBATTERY Flea Market. Crazy low prices can also be found at A SALE ANYONE WOULD LOVE @ Salabianca, Philosophy men and Graffi Tee retail stores throughout Malaysia. There will also be Raffles Graduation Show: Era of Style, if you're looking out for creative local talents. In music news, we'll be saying goodbye to a place for independent music at In Transit 1.6 presents Cloth and Clef Farewell.
Fashion News from Around the World
While it may be fashion week soon in Japan, will the models strutting down the runway be practicing ahiru-guchi, 'duck mouth' lips? Perhaps Japan fashion week should exercise some care during broadcast of fashion shows or fear being suspended like Fashion TV did in India. If Prada is your favourite brand, you're definitely going to want to read about their alleged less-than-savoury hiring practices. And last but not least, hands up whose mind got blown away during Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' video? Come read about the creative genius behind the styling!
How to Pack for a Weekend Away in Bangkok
While travelling may reap some of the best experiences, the packing and actual act of getting to the destination can be quite the hassle. Here I try to lighten your load (oh, the pun!) and give you a rundown on what to pack for a weekend away in Bangkok.
Behind-the-Scenes: Making of Million Dollar Baby Portrait (PH)
Here we salute the Academy Awards with Velvet Channel's prestigious, Tribute To The Oscars Exhibit; where I was asked to portray Million Dollar Baby's Maggie Fitzgerald, played by Hillary Swank.
