Days of Delirium

This pair of sneakers aren't exactly my cup of tea. My personal style has always been minimal, plain and somewhat akin to Tom Ford's, who are against any kind of in-you-face monograms (which is an irony for someone who was an eponymous designer for Gucci). But I made an exception for this pair since it was on sale and quite a bargain.  I really dislike Gucci for not having specific name to its merchandises (unlike Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent or even Christian Louboutin). Unique names for each item will personalize the said item, don't you think so? Like Hermes ' Birkin ' bag, Chanel ' 2.55 ' bag, Louis Vuitton ' Acapulco ' sneakers (ehem) and Adidas ' JS Wings ' sneakers (ehem), to name a few. Anyway, back to this pair. Although the monogram looks like an overkill, actually they are shown only on the lateral side ( I just had to apply that term from my dentistry background, sorry ) of the shoe instead of covering its en...

I heard lots of rave reviews from film critics and the not-so-nice comments made about the movie despite its lead actress Kirsten Dunst scored Best Actress at 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Even Rosie O'Donnell said something brutal about her experience watching Melancholia ( "I'd rather give birth on the floor of an igloo rather than watching it again" ). Needless to say, I was intrigued and I watched it.  Taking from IMDB.com, in a nutshell, the movie is about "t wo sisters (Dunst & Gainsbourg) find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet (Melancholia) threatens to collide with the Earth." I know, the movie sounds absurd. You would have expected stuff like this would be made by Steven Spielberg or James Cameron, not Lars von Trier (the director).  However, after spending a good 2 hours and 5 minutes watching it, I must say Melancholia is a very good film without ridiculous turns or plots.  The film sta...

This would be one of the posts I have been wanting so badly to write. Alright, so I got myself a hot new pair of gladiator sandals this past weekend - and needless to say, I love every bit of it (as my any other footwear). However, this one is extra special, considering I have been looking for the perfect gladiator sandals since the last 2-3 years but none caught my eyes. Even if they did, I couldn't find it here in KL or Singapore. Buying this means I had to abandon my 4-year pledge of not buying Burberry items (since they support illegal fur trade). So you can imagine just how much I really liked this one. This one is made of pure leather with metal studs here and there. The metal buckles are engraved with the label, same goes with the leather insole and rubber sole. The leather straps are held together by a suede patch at the front side and there is a leather patch for the tying straps. I took them for a 'test drive' on the very next day and whoa, the resp...