Thursday, November 16, 2006

Finding 'the gap' in my wardrobe

I often lament the fact that 'The Gap' does not have stores in South East Asia. Sure, there is a Hong Kong version such as Giordano but it doesn't quite cut it at times.

Imagine my surprise when out walking in Singapore the other weekend, a bus rolled past advertising the three new Gap stores newly opened in the city of the Merlion! I don't remember the rest of the walk to my brother's as visions of skinny jeans and versatile casual wear swam in front of my eyes.

So fellow shoe divas, here are my latest purchases.

1. Gap skinny blacks - no, I don't look like this in them BUT they are very flattering and do look great with ballet flats or heels:



2. High waisted super skinny dark indigo jeans from TopShop. These are going to look fandabydooby with my new knee high boots for winter in England. No, I don't look like this in them but one can dream.....



3. Who else has discovered the super cool 'Forever 21'? Firstly, you don't have to be 21 to look good in these clothes. Secondly, you will not look like mutton dressed like lamb (unless you want to). Picked up these three great bell sleeved/kimono type tops - love them, love them, love them!





4. Cute wrap top with the coolest mid-bell sleeves from TopShop:



5. I was looking over all the online articles and photos from London Fashion Week (I love their style in the land of Grooving Fungus) and saw lots of long costume jewellry necklaces with large love hearts, anchors, all sorts hanging off them. Found these funky finds at Forever 21 too - all under $10 a piece!



I know, I know, no shoes. I am mortally ashamed. But to make up for it, picked up these in camel colour the other day back in Manila. They are like the black ones with the turquoise inners I posted a while back - these have the funky orange inner :-)



Note to readers: Contrary to popular belief, I do not spend all my time shopping.

7 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Oh my, that was quite the little spending spree. I have not tried the skinny jeans yet. But am a little worried about them. But I do love wrap tops and tops that tie in the back. So flattering.

Deep sigh...wish there was a gap in Marrakesh.

Anonymous said...

The good news: We just got The Gap in KL! The first store is in my favorite mall: One Utama.

The bad news: I'm not sure there is one item in the shop over a US size four. I'm definitely nowhere near a US size 4. Damn those skinny Asians!

And, Mel, are you crazy? Skinny jeans? We need to boycott this trend immediately to ensure that it dies a final death once and for all.

Shopaholic D said...

i love skinny jeans! i also love the Gap, which is dangerous for me b/c i work a block from a Gap store...too tempting!

:) D

Jinna said...

I must admit, I have skinny jeans from banana republic and I love them. If you find the right ones, they can be quite flattering. You also gotta go dark, and be very picky about what shoes you wear with them.

Anonymous said...

i love forever 21 :)