The wedding festivities are finally over. And it is nice to have my feet on solid ground after 4 months. Albeit 7kg heavier and married, H and I don’t feel as though much has changed, except for the fact that we live in Manila now.
The last time we were back in Singapore, Cirque Du Soleil TOTEM was in town and it was nice to be able to take the family to enjoy the show before our rock star wedding tour.
It has been 8 wonderful years with my online family, Nuffnang. Today we celebrate the #nuffnang8irthday! Happy 8th birthday Nuffnang! Thank you for always taking good care of me and for working diligently to make our community relevant. So proud that Nuffnang has been recognized in Singapore’s Book of Records as ‘Singapore’s First Blog Advertising Community.
Cheers to many more successful years and growing stronger as a blog community. 💪💪🎉
#allblackerrything inspired by Depression.
White shirt: H&M Singapore
Front split pants: innit Bangkok
Gladiator sandals: Stuart Weitzman
Silver chunky skull necklace: Anna K
Clutch: Bottega Veneta
Keeping it casual cool.
White turtleneck: ASOS
Pleather swing skirt: ASOS
Grey cape blazer: Love, Bonito
Sunglasses: RayBans
I picked up the Alexander Wang x H&M collection scuba booties in Bangkok’s Central World and could not wait to wear them at the Bangkok International Fashion Week 2014.
Pleated top: innit Bangkok
Black and white graphic pencil skirt: Love, Bonito
Sunglasses: RayBans
Clutch: Bottega Veneta
So honored to have been dressed by some of the very talented Thai designers for the Bangkok International Fashion Week 2014 shows. Loving this minimalistic black and white dress which has a top that reminds me of a men’s tux.
Dress: Lakwilai Bangkok
Leopard print clutch: Dream Factory by Ines Ligron
Gold cuffs: Dream Factory by Ines Ligron
Heels: Schutz Brazil
The Singapore arm of the Digital Fashion Week has come to a close! It has been a whirlwind weekend of being surrounded by wonderful creations from the various designers. Being part of the #DFWInsiders has been incredible, I have met the most incredible bunch of bloggers and influencers from all over the world. Watching the shows with them, goofing off and then meeting the talented designers, has been eye-opening and very humbling.
I have uploaded most of the show highlights on my Instagram (@msvalerielim), but you can also watch the video highlights put together by the Digital Fashion Week Singapore crew.
Day 1 – MAX.TAN SPRING SUMMER 2015 featuring YOUYOU and IN GOOD COMPANY CAPSULE 5 presented by The Body Shop
Highlights include the oldest working supermodel Carmen Dell O’refice walking for Max Tan.
Day 2 -TOSCANO SPRING SUMMER 2015, SINGAPORE FASHION DESIGN SCHOOLS SHOW 2014 presented by DFW Creative, MASH-UP SPRING SUMMER 2015 and THOMAS WEE SPRING SUMMER 2015
If you have been following my Instagram (@msvalerielim) and Twitter (@valerie__lim), you will know that I was very privileged to be one of the 25 DFWInsiders for the recent Digital Fashion Week 2014. There were other bloggers from around the region and local Nuffnang Singapore Bloggerati members.
Prior to the shows, the DFWInsiders got to shot our profile pictures at Hotel Jen – a brand new hotel located very conveniently at Orchard Gateway. For the shoot, I got to wear one of the runway pieces from Pauline Ning’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection.
It was last year during 2013’s Digital Fashion Week that I was introduced to Pauline Ning and I was so happy to see her back again in this year’s designer showcase. This year, for her new collection, she drew on inspiration from atheleisure (athletic-leisure). The piece that I wore was cleverly based off a swimsuit and matched perfectly the pool setting at Hotel Jen.
Make up wise, I used the newly launched Urban Decay Pulp Picture Palette. Inspired by the badass Mrs Mia Wallace and to commemorate the film’s 20th anniversary, the Pulp Fiction palette is currently retailing at all Sephora Singapore outlets for $52.
This palette five shades of eyeshadow including RIGHTEOUS (light cream matte), TYRANNY (warm brown matte), VENGEANCE (deep taupe-brown matte-satin), FURIOUS (white satin), and ANGER (black satin with slight tonal sparkle). The palette is simple and basic yet edgy just like Pulp Fiction’s main character Mrs Mia Wallace. I loved the smooth and velvety texture of the shadows.
Wearing the make up, I tried channeling the cool vibe for my photoshoot. How do you think I did?
Normally I spend Sundays by the pool or simply hanging out with the family. Today, however, was special.
Black fringe top and black shiny skinny jeans both from Dream Factory by Ines Ligron.
It has been a while since I was last back at the NUS University Cultural Centre. And this afternoon I made the long commute all the way out West for the Singapore Fitness Model Search 2014.
Walking into the front lobby brought back so many good memories. I remember spending countless nights there with my NUS Dance Blast! crew rehearsing for various performances. The bursting excitement, adrenalin rush and thrill we felt just before a performance was just the cherry on top of the all the crazy antics we used to do backstage.
Ahhh.. yes. When the judges were brought backstage for the briefing, I walked through the all too familiar backstage doors to the back of the stage and the changing rooms. Those changing rooms held special meaning to us dancers. They were the rooms that we created the most mischief; they were the rooms we spent the most time dressing and putting on makeup; they were the rooms we dashed in and out of for our quick changes in between performances; they were the rooms where we laughed, cried and shared priceless moments.
Being in the judging panel at front of the stage, in those familiar surroundings was a little bit odd and refreshing at the same time. It seemed to mark my graduation from stage to “off-stage” where I do most of my work now with coaching and consultation.
Throughout the judging, I remember clearly how nerve-wrecking it was to have so many pairs of eyes on you. I could emphatize with each and every contestant. But overall, I was very impressed at how most of the contestants did well. Obviously some did better than the others and emerged tops.
The top 3 winners of each category.
Clockwise from top left: Women’s Bikini (under 30s), Men’s Physique (30+), Men’s Physique (under 30s) and Women’s Bikini (30+).
Here’s a shout out to all the winners. These are the 4 champions from their individual categories. From left to right: winner of Men’s Physique (under 30s), winner of Women’s Bikini (under 30s), winner of Women’s Bikini (30+) and winner of Men’s Physique (30+).
Congratulations winners, you are an inspiration! I can only imagine how much effort you have put into achieving those amazing taut muscles! Now if you will excuse me, I probably have to go pump some iron before I go to bed.
See more photos of the Singapore Fitness Model Search 2014 on my Facebook page.