Gold

Now, I tend to have a soft spot for tacky.

But this is too much.





















Vintage Chanel gold bathing suit, $750

It's like Chanel took the worst parts of the schoolgirl look, Miami, and the '90s, and came up with this monstrosity.

Also, who would wear a used bathing suit?

P.S. Fash Eccentric came to Hong Kong!
















I love hearing other people's impressions of the city because they're almost always identical: shop, eat, drink, repeat.

Iconic

Full disclosure: I am one of those women who is still not over SATC. Sure, it's totally dated and steeped in stereotypes and pushes over-the-top consumption, but it was a formative part of my youth. Or, young-adulthood. Living in small-town Virginia, who else was going to teach me that ghetto gold is a perfectly acceptable style statement?

Given that, I still get a bit excited when I find items that remind me of pieces from the series.

Enter the cosmos necklace (my name for it, not Kenneth Jay Lane's).













Kenneth Jay Lane fancy swirl necklace, $462

It's not quite as overdone as Carrie's Petrovsky-era bling, but it has the same Starry Night-feel.

Does anyone else still feel the same way about this show?

Bali recap

Finally found my adapter, so here are the Bali pics - just two weeks late!

Me, on the beach. This is where I stalked Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. In case you don't read my twitter: he was wearing Crocs.
















Each villa had its own courtyard, complete with mini-pool. This was ours - kind of amazing.
















The hotel pool. Many, many tropical drinks were consumed in this very spot.

My boyfriend is not very good at putting on sunscreen. Or at least rubbing it in.

The most delicious white sangria of all time. I might have drank the entire thing by myself.

What's for dinner? Any one you want.
















The sunsets didn't quite rival HK's pollution-induced technicolor scenes, but the surroundings were a lot nicer.

Basically, the most awesome trip ever. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend the place.

Parents

At first I thought it was just one of those sites that would have its 15 minutes and disappear, but I seriously like My Parents Were Awesome.





















It's sort of the anti-Awkward Family Photos; inspiring rather than hilarious. But I think it's a great niche - I've seen pics of my parents in their heyday and they were pretty awesome.

Also, I totally hope my kids submit my pic someday (even if I'll never be as cool as the couple below).

And... I need a goat.

Do you guys have a soft spot for this site like me? Does it give you hope for the future, or just remind you that we're aging?

Advertising 201

Well done, BR. You've played a strategy straight from the Modcloth playbook: puppy-tising.




















Being a sucker, this totally worked on me. I clicked through.

And I was pleasantly surprised. Then I remembered the same thing happened last year - BR is a seasonal love. I adore their winter pieces, but have never been a big fan of their summer lines (they don't seem to understand that satin is inappropriate for sweaty Hong Kong).

I actually found the world's most perfect simple boots.

1. Ely suede cut-out bootie, $140
2. Cindy mid-heel downtown boot, $198

I love bling as much as the next blogger, but sometimes you just want clean. And these are them. Now I just need to rustle up a couple hundred dollars and bribe Gap Inc. to ship to Hong Kong.

Do you have any seasonal preferences, or am I just totally nuts?

Sponsor intro - Mary Grace Jewellery

I'm so happy to introduce this sponsor - Mary Grace Jewellery - because I simply love her work. She makes the most amazing statement earrings (which I've been raving about for some time now) and I could seriously see myself in every single pair. Without further ado...





















Who are you?

First and foremost I am a Mummy of 6 kiddies. Two singletons and two sets of twins! I love being a mummy - the majority of my day is spent with the kids and the home. Every day is busy, but there is nothing else I would rather do (bar the laundry!!!). At night is when I design my jewellery. I would say that being creative is definitly a big part of who I am - it's something in me that needs to come out (as is being Mummy).





















How'd you get into making jewellery? What's your inspiration?

I put in my first order for supplies about two years ago when my first set of twins were around four months old. It was a hobby at first, something to fill my time when the kids were asleep. My husband was working 12 hr days back then (not much different now!). I decided to approach a few boutiques with my pieces and got into two.

When I found out I was pregnant again, (with twins - again) I stopped making jewellery for a while just untill I surpassed that sick stage. A little while after my girls were born, I set up shop on Etsy. I am still there but planning to "attack" the boutiques again this fall (wish me well!) with a new spring/summer collection quite unlike the jewellery Ive been selling on Etsy.





















As for inspiration - I just follow the trends! Simple as that. It might not sound creative, but I do make fashion jewellery anyways. I incorporate my ideas into the current fashions. Personally, my taste is very diverse. I love so many styles. City hippy is the girl in me. I grew up in multicultural Sydney, ten minutes out of the city. My love for the eclectic comes from that.

What's your favorite piece?

At the moment Im really loving this Boho thing. I love wood beads. So my favourite piece...I don't have one! Sorry... I'm loyal to them all! Haha.

Make sure to visit Mary Grace Jewellery when you get a chance! Thanks again.