Tuesday 29 March 2011

outfit diary


outfit diary, a section that contains nothing harmful and meaningful. Today, I wore topshop purple cardigan, orange Massimo Dutti jumper, spotted trousers from independant designer from Brick Lane, Oasis Sandals and lovely red socks from Uniqlo, oh and stripy Paul Smith scarf.
point taken: zero. I guess I was trying to come up new ideas of wearing this pair of trousers.

And, scarf on sale!

    Good bye, Miles!

inspirations from the bloggers

 these photos are from loads of bloggers. can't be more chirpy to enjoy the beauties around the world and savour their styling. For sure, most of them are as well the vintage goers.








Sunday 27 March 2011

rosemary's baby

To be a mother or not, that is a question. Yes, it is Rosemary's task to figure out whether she should raise a devil's baby or not. This is definitely Polanski's classic and best work. Mia Farrow is such a gorgeous beauty in the film and it makes me wonder why Woody chose Shun-Yi over Mia, a problem of aging or personalities?











I am totally not a fan of 1960s fashion cos the trend fits the skinny girls better. But, in Rosemary's baby, loads of pieces on Mia are well-made and refreshing, especially with her white leather sandals. Not mentiongin the fashionable supporting actress, the grandma Castelet(even quite sure if the last name is correctly spelled), she has characteristic head scarf/ cap/ hair pin/ hat collection. Despite the fact that she wore the exaggerate blush and had so many wrinkles, I'll say she's the mama a la mode (LOL).

back to the topic, I think the editing and montage are quite interesting, particualy on the series shots popping from Rosemary's head. Those whimsical thoughts are set right up on the top of her head when she couldn't fall asleep, and the memories are coming one after another no matter the chronicle. 

I think it'll be better if I watch in the cinema. I believe that the subtle lighting suggests some metaphors of devil/ god; bright/ dark etc. plus, the props speak for themselves as well, such as the topic on the cover of the magazine, says: God is Dead. The ending wasn't creepy, but it was out of my imagination which is based on what the good always beat the bad. However, it is maternity, not about the witches' victory.


Thursday 24 March 2011

where the story ends


Mr. Wei-Le Chen and I were singing and rehearsing for the performance in our wedding banquet. Then this song is lingering in my mind from Monday to Friday.

永遠都不夠


上衣,襯衫,購自Copenhagen, Max & Jenny,超酷的一個牌子;
背心,COS;老牛仔褲,購自東區後面纖維街;
鞋子,Surface to The Air


我想表現的是上面那張衰臉,以及這件褲子的好看
每個月都有好多想介紹的音樂,但是永遠不夠放,以致於最後草草了事,輕描淡寫地寫了幾句關於專輯的種種

我好生氣,專輯有好也有壞,當然我不會挑爛的寫,所以每次要犧牲這些好專輯,犧牲這些好音樂人的作品,最後淪為一筆帶過,讓我自己好生氣餒。這次就再次如此,明明就是十張專輯,卻只能寫在一頁,以前都可以寫兩頁,現在業績不夠好的時候就是一頁

媽的,我要介紹到behind the scene,不然覺得自己寫這寫得好沒用

另,推薦一下,本月份我想寫的歌單有:
Fugiya & Miyagi
The Vaccines
Oh Land
Radiohead
The Rat Pack 精選
Gorillaz去年聖誕節發行的網路專輯實體發行
Kurt Vile
Toro Y Moi
Dazed & Confused自己做的精選

Thursday 17 March 2011

嶇嶙的岩壁

它沒有平滑的一面。妳必須抬頭望了良久,才在高低不平的某個地方,找到一小塊乾淨平滑,如同斑點一樣大小的面。

定睛凝視了一會,那塊唯一平滑的地方也就又變得崎嶇了。我很生氣。

因為花太多時間要去尋找一塊寧靜,就像努力了很久,以為自己可以看出什麼3D圖案那般,但是找了很久以後,根本就什麼也看不見。又或者在短暫的三秒裡,我好像有看出個什麼圖形,不過最終依舊歸零。

所以我生氣,我氣它那麼快給予我平靜,又把它迅速地帶走,結果妳再次望過去,怎麼什麼也找不到了,就只剩下沒辦法靜止的坑坑疤疤,以及不均勻斑駁的色塊。

然後,你在很高很高的地方向下望。我看著你逆著光線微笑,我擁有你的那秒就像短暫地掃過那片平滑處一樣美好,莫札特正在斜著頭拉奏小提琴,我伸手想要爬上去,卻發現怎麼沒有一處地方可以讓手腳歇憩,怎麼沒有辦法向你攀去。

我要自己靜下來,好好想想剛那塊平滑,好好的尋找到那塊平滑處,撫著它,忘記其他地方的不平,不要在乎這塊平處稍縱即逝,這塊平處小得比我掌心還要微小,嘗試幻想把它放大到極大,就像是一隻傻愣肥胖的大象站在一顆彩色的汽球上,在站上去的瞬間,忍不住露出長長的牙齒竊笑了起來。當然,大象不怎麼能夠飛翔的耳朵,沒能拯救它三秒內掉到地面的悲劇。

我舔了舔還是一個黑洞的智齒凹洞,在被連根拔起一顆與我共存了一兩年的牙齒以後,它目前用氣味的方式向我抗議這片空無的曠地。發現惡臭這件事情,徹底讓人體認原來眼前的崎嶇,是不可能離我遠去。

結果今天的夜裡,我便開始討厭你提醒我的不幸,或者你以為我的幸運,或者你曾經造成我的不幸。

我站在紅白相間的氣球上時,那三秒,我的確覺得這世界好輕、好輕。我發誓,你站在山崖上的臉如同音樂盒上的女伶,是一再又一再反覆地甜蜜旋轉,有時候三秒就像永遠,就像我死前會唯一記得的畫面。只是為什麼,每一次我都會記得我是背負著荊棘,手腳在崎嶇上磨破了皮才能抵達你?這一切都是岩壁的問題。這一切都是岩壁的問題。

2月24日 日記












2月24日

終於從L.A.回台灣了,16小時的時差十足折騰人,兩天才慢慢習慣時差,就又回台灣了。

泡了很多澡,泡澡當下再一邊看報紙與看書、雜誌,再好好保養一下,宛如新生的嬰兒一樣。原來剛到時,吞每一口食物都覺得疼痛,分不清楚是心在痛,還是胃痛,但也沒少吃一口。都是我愛吃的食物:熟成的巧達切片,芝麻葉沙拉,凱薩沙拉,番茄義大利沙拉,窯燒pizza,上面還有大片的prosciutto跟蘑菇,有了最喜歡的食材,我就不會放過,畢竟台灣又吃不到這些東西。

誰知道最後這兩天,一些運動、三溫暖、閱讀、逛街,才覺得自己快要被修復成一個人形,一下子又要回台灣了。這時候格外讓人想念早餐的Berry Kiss,白色的瓷碗裡面放了藍莓、黑莓、小紅莓、巨大的草莓,再加上一個蘑菇蛋捲,相當滿足。昨天的鮪魚avacado沙拉也相當美味,還吃到一直很想念的polenta,上頭有意無意沾到一些無花果balsamic,莫過於人生最幸福的事。

沙拉是如同寶石色紅酒的甜根塔,無來由地想起倫敦的廚房,有時候我就站在那裡不斷地切水果、蔬菜、莎拉,有時候會做一個甜根玉米鮪魚的莎拉,甚至我一打開包裝,就直接把甜根切片,吃了起來。

甜點則是用綿密的mascarpone做成的起司蛋糕。以往起司蛋糕通常會用sour cream比較多,可是用mascarpone卻意外營造出某種宛如tiramisu的口感,卻同時擁有起司蛋糕的濃郁味道,我想當年移居到美國的英國人,恐怕都把最難吃的食物留在倫敦了。重起爐灶,讓美國人食物真是要命的美味。

再讀完Eat Pray Love,不免覺得人生何必要過得那麼負擔,那麼為難,要是可以天天去買菜做菜,下午去運動看書,如此laid back的生活,遠比那些努力美白、做微整形、抽脂的女人要幸福得多了。她們只在乎別人的眼光,可是真正的生活,是self-centered, 妳應該要更加在乎自己生活的balance,而不是多少卡路里。

2/22 轉機


2月22日

整段在飛機上的時間,終於可以寫一些工作以外的事情,筆桿不必飛快地飛舞,步伐底下不是非得亂著別人的回憶與風花雪月。

這趟出差找上我的時候,我想,再怎麼累也要去。

其實不清楚這轉機的機場是東京,或是其他城市,我只知道自己在日本。機場小小店面裡,販賣著精緻的摺扇,和風花樣或者純愛故事被隱藏摺在層層疊疊之下,展開來以後,原來緄了金漆,古典的花樣與色彩有如能劇與大河劇的角色。耳邊忽然響起一個悲戚哭腔的女聲,吟哦地唱起歌曲。

冷凍櫃中放了明太子與苦味巧克力。兩個不同的零下空間,一個像是華麗的龍宮,濃郁的橘色,說明日本東洋民族仰賴海洋的習性,不免想起這幾個月曾經看過的一個消息,日本的鯨魚肉已經囤積到好幾十年都吃不完。快要滅族的物種,卻成了毫無生物知識的孩童的營養午餐。

我始終認為,是人類過度對自己崇高的地位深信不疑,那麼斑斕的包裝與色澤,反正售出的不是滔天大罪,都業已製成可包裝的罐頭,觀光客自然要為它的產地直達與生鮮買單。過於爭議性的留待給嗷嗷待哺的孩子吃,然而漂亮叫人目不暇給的,當然便做為龍宮裝飾性的產品。多麼天經地義的消費民族。

巧克力,則是我認為最沒有特色的伴手禮。在什麼地方,妳永遠都能找到與機場相似的巧克力,只不過上頭文字會從韓文、中文、日文、英文、丹麥文,不斷轉換。味道從抹茶、泡菜、烏龍茶、威士忌一一變幻。送巧克力,自然是權宜之計,嘴巴被人抹上一口甜,哪好意思哀聲連連。可是在那盒子之外,這巧克力可以來自任何一處,像是班上最中規中矩的女生,幾年以後,妳就差點忘了她的名字,忘了她來自何方。

最後,我買了更加毫無地域性可言的香水,以及抹茶巧克力。嬌蘭的香水,究竟會在我生命裡面占據什麼樣的位置,我也不清楚,只是我私自以為穿上花露做的甜蜜,更像女人一點。站在日本這個偌大、明亮的喫菸室裡,頓時覺得自己太過男性化。方正的格局,現代化的亮面銀邊垃圾桶,以及不規則帶點有機形狀的椅子設計,木頭做的百葉窗半遮半掩了燦爛陽光,我穿一件扣子扣到最頂端的白襯衫跟牛仔煙管褲,狼狽地夾根菸。

四周讓高大的男人築了一道雄性的牆,我坐在一角翻著一本娘兒們的書,Eat Pray Love,翹著二郎腿,香水若有似無地揮發在混雜的菸草味之間。

Monday 14 March 2011

heels heal


I bought these miu miu in January right on Prada's family sale. They're totally ideal animal-printed ankle boots, pefect with denim shirts.

impeccable rabbit hair, though I know they might be peeled off after years, just like my fur coat-damn-.

                         And then now I'm thinking about selling these YSL out. I've got my footprints on, aha, but they're still beautiful in no matter shapes or colours. The only reason I'm planning to sell is just because I'm coveted for an extremely expensive coat.



Saturday 5 March 2011

level up the houndtooth

Salvatore Ferragamo leveled up the houndtooth in to a pattern that might go with every suit. From the tiny tooth to a giant hound's,  from match up with checked things to a low-key leopard pattern, basically it seems glamour, elegant and absolutely italian. But, I was thinking about my best memory about houndtooth, it might be still the look of Balenciaga from years ago. Ghesquiere used some slicky/ high-tech texture to construct a very architectural jacket in black and also used cotton and wonderful cutting to create one in houndtooth. awesome. Then we turn back to Ferragamo, now this pattern could be feminine/classic, a bit masculine, vintage, sexy...To me, it's a very nice try, even the big/small houndtooth patched jumper.


Like it! the jacket is a bit like a vintage houndtooth coat I bought from US ebay about weeks ago. The black collared jacket's inspiration might come from 70s.