call the fashion police...

I caught this with the camera on my mobile phone while waiting for the bus this morning. (Okay, so I need to get a life but I just could not help it with this one.) Now, I am no fashionista but what is going on here? The combination is just not right, don't you think? That bootie would have looked good with a pair of jeans. Or perhaps it should have been a shoeboot with heels with that skirt. The entire outfit was just wrong from my point of view. Ladies who are reading this, tell me that I am not the only one who is seeing this wardrobe malfunction.... please.

a woman’s right to shoes – part I...

During the final season of Sex & The City, there was an episode called “A Woman’s Right to Shoes”. In this episode, Carrie Bradshaw had to remove her new Manolo Blahniks shoes at her friend’s baby shower, which went missing at the end of the night. I fell in love with the shoes since I saw it but bloody hell, I can’t afford to own a pair of Manolos – well, maybe I can but if I pay that much for a pair of shoes, I might as well be using that money to go on a holiday. Opportunity cost, people, opportunity cost!

So, I would be watching that episode of the show every now and then and still wonder if there could be a similar design, which would not burn a hole in my pocket. I think God answered by prayers through a salesperson named Michelle at Aldo. I was browsing through the accessories, trying on some shades. When I asked if I could be given a new piece of the shades which I wanted to buy, she said that while she went to get it, she suggested that I go through the shoes on display as they had a 15% discount storewide if you pay with one of the credit cards. I think it was fate – there it was! The exact design by Manolos in Aldo but in a different colour and probably more afforable. Normally, I am unable to get a shoe with my size at Aldo (yes, I have giant feet) but Michelle told me that the shoes are new arrivals and she has the size for me. Since I had to rush for a lunch appointment, she has agreed to keep aside the shoes in black and brown for me and I can come and try it later. She was just so nice!

After work, escorted by Zoe, I went back to Aldo. I was not sure if I want to get the black or the brown. If it were the same color like the ones from Sex & The City, that would have been ideal. Zoe and I were weighing between the black and the brown – you could wear the brown with jeans…. If you have a lot of black items, the black one would be good…. The brown is dark enough to pass of as black, etc, etc. Women! Just to buy a pair of shoes, we had to weigh all the options.

In the end, I decided to go with the brown. I went home a happy woman, probably how would have Carrie felt when she received a new pair of Manolos at the end of that episode of Sex & The City. It may not be a Manolos but hey, beggars can’t be choosers.


The Manolos Shoes from Sex & The City

The Similar Design From Aldo Shoes

instant sistahood..

It is not often that you meet an individual and hit it off instantly, especially for men. But for women, it can be quite easy. Once, I hit it off with this girl who was queuing in front of me while checking in a Heathrow airport. We ended up checking in together and we were busy chatting away throughout our journey. Even the stewardess thought we were like the best of friends.

Last week, it happened again. We had someone from the UK in town for a week and was advised that she could sit at the desk beside me because the lady who sits there was on holiday. I introduced myself to her the next morning. It was an ordinary conversation that one would have with someone from out of town – how long are you going to be here? Is this the first time that you are here in Singapore? Are you going to do the touristy things? Etc, etc. Then, what made us hit it off was when Zoe (that’s her name) asked me where I bought the slippers, which I wear at the office (I don’t wear those 3-inch heels at the office ALL day, you know?). And the rest as they say is history.

Each morning, we would be complimenting each other on what we were wearing or what we were carrying and would spent at least 15 minutes talking before we start working. She has good taste and everything she had one or carry were very nice and trendy. On Friday, her last day in Singapore, I asked her if she had done any shopping and she said no. I told her that she should since it will be like freaking cheap for her considering the exchange rate between the pounds and our dollar. We had planned to go down in the afternoon for a short break so that I can show her the shops around the area. However, I had a meeting, which lasted till 4pm, and by the time I got back to my desk, Zoe had come back with shopping bags. She told me that when she could not find me after lunch, she went to venture on her own and started showing me the things, which she had bought. We were like having a mini slumber party at the office and got all excited.

I absolutely adore her and her posh accent. The one thing that she said about my shopping habits will stick in my head for a while is this:

Zoe : “Do you shop everyday?”

But before I could response, she said as if it was me who responded to that question:

“Oh how rude! I don’t shop every day! I only shop from Monday to Thursday.”

I cracked up. Not only is she pretty, friendly and stylish, she’s funny too. I wish she would sit next to me for a while but I am sure I will see her back in these parts again, if not sooner, later.


Zoe & Me