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Limping to the runway

Something terrible happened. I seriously sprained my ankle today going down the stairs and it was SO bad that I almost thought about not going to the show.
But I did go- I went limping in pain with everyone staring at me as I passed by. I swear, the craziest things I do for fashion. If my mum found out she would so give me a telling off! I categorize my condition as obsession or pure madness. (Still glad I went. *wincing*. Can't write any more for today)

Uhhh bangs?

Apparently Vanessa Hudgens (of High School Musical- funny that I still haven't seen it-it's like I know her but I don't know the reason why she's famous for it) has gotten a new fringe. Rachel Bilson got hers done recently as well. Is this a call for major forehead hair-hacking this Spring? No, siree. I'm very happy with the fact that I'm currently growing mine out and the rest of my hair for that matter. What I'm really interested in is the braid of hair that Vanessa has got going on ABOVE her fringe. I so want this! But I have a feeling that hers is a hair braided headband. Does anyone know how to do this hairstyle? Or where to get these sort of headbands?

p.s I recently purchased tickets to see a fashion show for the Fall '08 Seoul Collection. I love the fact that this is partly open to the public! After weighing down my choices, 'Y&M Yang Sung Sook' is what I'll be seeing on the runway tomorrow at 5. Can't wait!

Hotcakes

My dears, I love 3.1 Phillip Lim. There are no words to express my desire to wear each and every one of his clothes. With this current wave of designer-consumer marketing, collaborations seem to be popping up everywhere....you all know what I'm talking about. First Alexander Wang (this May, folks!) and now my prayers have been heard (especially if it's anything like his Fall 07' collection). 3.1 Phillip Lim for Gap will become a reality for everyone in the US, Canada and Japan. How come all of these collab things stop at Japan? Urgh, is Seoul not as important or something??? It feels like someone is dangling a Krispy Kreme doughnut in front of my face but I'm not allowed to eat it. I tell you, ME WANTS MY SHARE IN THIS MASS CONSUMERISM!!!

Ranting over, now I really have to get back to study (only one exam done and over). Oooo I tried to get tickets for Lie Sang Bong's Fall '08 show that's showing at the Seoul Collection this week but they were all sold out like hotcakes. I got tickets for another show though, will tell you about it tomorrow....ta-ra

Lie Sang Bong

I'm sure some of you are familiar with the Korean designer Lie Sang Bong. His designs infuse elements of Korea, dashes of French imperialism influenced by his intrigue for historical empires. From an outsider’s perspective, his clothes seem very unique, with splashes of colour and quite avantgarde yet still giving off that wiff of romantic touch which convinces you that you could possibly wear one of his runway outfits in real life. You can find Korean calligraphy, prints, illustrations and written Hangul on many of his dresses and shirts. From his Spring/Summer ’07 runway collection.

Below are pictures from his latest Spring/Summer 08’ collection. We all know how florals are big nowadays but I believe that he's presented flowers in a whole new dimension. He is a current fixture on the runways in Paris and Seoul so I'm quite excited that he will be participating in the Fall 2008 Seoul Collection week held from 17^th-24^th of March. I am hoping to get tickets for his show or any other for that matter, there are always some good designers exhibiting at the Seoul Collections every year. I don’t know how I will manage to squish three exams between these events though. I really don’t want to jeopardized my chances with either...so if you don't hear from me it'll probably be because of preoccupation with the latter.