Reflections

An eagerly awaited moments, excitement mounts and finally a Daniel Lesbeskind's production arriving at the charming KeppelBay.

Entering this magnificent wonder is akin to meeting Davici for a beer and escargot.

Fashioned to evoke the futuristic, Reflections is a provocative architecture that awakens lost desired, makes any human on earth swoon and herald the new beginning of the little RedDot rise to join the global cities.

Here I am extremely delighted to take delivery of this Americanized piece of gift.

Hermès Constance Long Wallet

"Good thing comes with succession", as the saying goes.

Ssexy Blue Electrique Constance Long, the latest season colour and new creation Wallet is debuting right over here at this Da Paola Pizza Bar on 11/12/12 way ahead before local Hermès stores can laid claim. A reflection of this Lady powess.

Well this is the enchanting evening asset that will turn head here.

Another Constance wallet.

Hermès Scott

The iconic greece Horse is galloping right into the Scotts on 9th Dec and marked my first horsily encountered.

Definitely my most enriching experiences in life, here I learnt the reality of this horse allures and it's relationships with fellow human being. Within an hour into the opening, witnessed the depletion of fully stocked selves by these hungry ardent fans.

Perhaps this seemingly beautiful alligator Bearn heavily powered with sexy Blue Electrique dye is still enjoying the sun tanning on shores waiting for the rightful owner.

And the next instance, patiently I waited for another MC2 Porte-Cartes F1 Edison to distance from an admiring hand before I signalled to my regular SA of my intention from behind the crowded fans. An unforgettable encountered with reasonably supplied Hermes store.

Hermès Birkin

emerged out from the transacted mission, with a fluttering heart.

birdie awaits at hotel ready for operation

it was carried out almost in full military stye operation: code name "mission impossible". A featherless prized birdie has to be escorted out of Europe, airborne over the Mediterranean Sea, fly across the Middle East desert, over the Indian ocean before reaching its final designation, "the little RedDot"

It was later hand changed, and i was subsequently coded to wait at a secret "Da Paolo" under the darkest hour. The waiting game is horrendously long and when the Restorante is about to close, suddenly the image of a smiling beautiful concierge Lady apologetically approached us with an extremely bright Orange parcel box.

inside, the world most coveted Orange Ostrich 30Birkin GHW was revealed with great anticipation. Moscato Dolce was popped to celebrate with the Bond007Lady in the 007style.  After all it was a successful "Accomplished Mission"

Thankyou Mademoiselle.

romancing the Hermès

 unbelievable is the most appropriate description.

in my personal pursuit of indulgences, the interrelationship with Hermès dream is the sweetest. Tonight at Da Paolo Ristorante a historical event in my life is about to unfold inside there. I am privileged to be entrusted with the responsibilities to own the holy grail Bikin Bag, hereby elevating me to join the privileges of the world elite and famous.

will follow up with report after its scoring.

Hermès Constance-ii

Oooooh La La........................What a heavenly deliverance.
Another of Hermès keenly sought after iconic morsels of bags, right here at Jones the Grocer.

Its screaming Mykonos is attracting curios attentions and had the power to emotionally transport and time-machined any woman back to its girly school going period.

Uniquely, with only two rather small and shallow compartmentalised gusset, it has greatly helped ladies to carry only the necessities  and have it prominently displayed without having to rummage.

Unlike minaudières or small clutch bags, which can look too formal, this mini bad can be carried in the day, adding panache to a more casual ensemble.Worn crossbody strap, it offers the right balance between lady like elegance and edginess.

SO, this is my 23Constance lll veau swift/ double swift mykonos bag. Motherly n daughterly love now and for sure tonight is lovely sweet.

Hermès Constance

of late, Hermès Angels have been extremely kind.


Tonight, there is an appointment with the Indonesian Lady to presents me the ever loving Hermès Constance. So charming vintage feel, so feminine and sooo smooshy marshmallow that can enable me from my casual day duty to an enchanted evening bag.............. loooooved it. It is a divine call!!!  


Made of veau SWIFT buttery soft fine grain leather with cherry MYKONOS .......  my dream combination wishes come surprisingly true. this leather inherently processes an extremely great abilities in absorbing Mykonos dyes and springs the colour iridescence to life.


Perhaps, it is its almost carefree weather resilient nature and yet offers me a "close body feel" made this my drooping news!!!!!!!! 


will report later after tonight scored.

iMourn

equally speechless like Jonathan Mak.

Fantastic tribute image that caught the entire world and resonated with his worldly statement. "i just wanted it to be very quiet commemoration. It's  just this quiet realisation that Apple is now missing a piece. It's just kind of implying his absence."

Steve Job absence indeed will be missed. He is the one that had taught me the importance of image and shared with me the wonderful world of Mac operating system.

Hermès SS 2012 collection

Hermès latest Fall Collection show, and enough of usual sighting of the Bir&Ke faves.   Introducing newly born H-babies: with a view to retire some of their model?  

this vintage appeal horse saddle shaped bag is certainly interesting and eye popping, comes with an extra thick gold hardware illuminating along the sides. Bet this model has an exceeding bright future and score big!!!

the half- "hippodrome" shaped bag and with initials specially embossed. Also noticed that secure strap is folding from down-under instead for an extra bloom.

 watch out for this skateboard stun

Hermès fascinations

............................. da, da,da la da......................     As of today  these are my fascinating and growing H-collections,
soooooooooo happily greeting everybody in chinoiserie style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrClEsEL86c&feature=related

Herbag

what a bountiful weekend, taken delivery of another Herbag Azure/Nature Zip Handbag this morning.
Extremely cute and happy looking bag, bearing a strong resemblance to its elder sister Kelly. A really laid back with a hunter leather and tough canvas for an informal outing adventure.

Collier de Chien

meeting with the wonderful concierge lady again on this Sunday morning. Seeing her again is like my dream Santa Claus appearing alive, literally. Inside her big inventory bag, are list of almost extinct stock of Birkin, Kelly, CDC,.............  In reality world, crazy fans are facing a famine with starvation, an almost impossibilities to purchase or watch these items at worldwide stores but only to surface from Resellers.

This times, it is the rarely available Lezard Doublure Cuir Argent Inmgio Sanguine PHW, the rocker bracelet that screams for attention.

Seemed my affinity with Hermès affair is divine destiny. Thankful and grateful

X'treme Excitements

surprise, surprise, what a happy Monday night, straight from office and met up a beautiful concierge who handed me this super Orange Box at Da Paolo PizzaBar

and......inside ..........   Da Da Daaa.. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. My dream is fulfilled with this graceful sellier Veau Box Kelly., fresh from Faubourg Saint-Honorè, Paris. Greatly invigorated by the vapourisation of youthful calf leather smell and soft radiant skin. Really gleaming and luscious

Totally Blessed.

   

Initially known as Haut a Courroie, before naming after beautiful princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, who popularised this Hermès bag.
Nowaday, it is no longer diamond that melts woman heart, but the sensational Birkin and Kelly with the capabilities to weaken ladies knees, also ladies new found best friend. It virtually seized the entire world by storm, with stores-self depleted by hungry ladies.

the exposed view of Kelly parts

floating Louis Vuitton Maison

First in the world, that right !!!!

This four storey Louis Vuitton Maison island, floating at MarinaBaySands waterfront is like a sparkling diamond during night fall with beautiful reflective glittering images.

Tomorrow night is going to be a big star-studded party preview opening.. Designed by Peter Marino, the same american architect behind some of the largest boutiques for other luxury labels such as Channel, Dior and Fendi.

Resembling like a yacht, this nautical inspired boutique will have the Travel Room at mezzanine level, dedicated to the romance of travelling luggage and travel accessories. Just like the maisons in Paris and Tokyo, it comes with an Art Gallery showing contemporary art exhibits. Interestingly, there exist a Loggia overlooking the financial town for chilling out.

An excited Mr.Jean Baptise Debains, president of the french label said." This is an expression of our belief and optimism in the future of this dynamic City".

sexy RedDot

Unbelievable but in reality, this little RedDot has broken into Global Language Monitor's Top 10 list of fashion capital of the world.

Disbelief is the responses and many are unconvinced.

Even our very own London based fashion designer, Ashley Isham made the most unbelievable remarks: "How can Singapore beat fashion cities like Tokyo and Berlin when half the population here are in T-shirts, slippers and shorts?"

Why the negativity? Still having doubt over the jury expert decision? and i beg to differ.

Unknowing many had failed to realise that this once a sleepy fishing town is already making great strides to become a sexy cosmopolitan city. This is due largely to its many initiatives like the operation of humming Casino, the debut of world first night F1 jewel race that virtually glittered the night away and the staging of Asia Fashion Exchange programmes. Last in the least, is the ever changing cityscape of foreign imported building that had elicits awe.

What really matter, is the whole generation of this fun loving denizens enjoying the zooming circuit party, gaga-ing over the Audi Fashion Festival, dinning with newly arrived Michelin starred food and living under these designers' homes. These events and newly found lifestyle are conducted under the full media coverages beaming live to the world stage.

This is most important. Edgy and chic. A Sleepless City in the Orient

Yves Saint Laurent once quoted: " Over the years, i have learned that what is important in the dress is the woman who is wearing it."  So......... true.

Festival des Métiers -porcelaine painting

             this is Peintre Sur Porcelaine [porcelain painter], the lovely Mademoiselle Aude Novikoff and an opportunity to get up close.

Beautiful lady with an artistic flair, combined with a steely hand make a perfect candidate for Hermès artist. She is one of the four resident professional painters from medieval Limoges, south west-central France fame for producing traditional fine Bone China artworks.

Festival des Métiers -making of Bearn

It would be hard not to be enthralled by the dedication and immense skills of Maroguinier [the leatherworker] Valerie Vasquez. easily consumes about 5 hrs to complete a Bearn wallet.

in the process of waxing the linen thread before the stitching, the estimation of the single thread length to cover the perimeter the wallet is of upmost importance, inorder not to compromise on its integrity

with the help of the awl (pointed tool), the traditional saddle stitch (loop stitching works) is being carried out on the epsom Bearn. The whole process can lasted about one and the half hour.

Hermès Bearn

it was such an exuberance buying mood yesterday.

This Bearn Portefeuille av Lezard Nilo Pl has been awaiting patiently for me at Hermès Takashimaya. Beside it, is another sexy and pinkish young formidable contender named croc compact Constance, offering the most intense competition ever.

Still in my dreamy stage, this Bearn wallet is fighting very hard for her life and shining its iridescence to attract my attention, and simply stared at me for acceptance. The battle lasted less than half and hour and eventually it was......... voilà !!! Bearn the emerged winner, not due to its superiority but because it costed less than a third $$$$$$$.

Without much delay, the deliverance of this birthday gift, is so sweet and exceptionally precious. Bonjour darling Bearn, my beginning romance with the exoticà.

Cheval d'Orient -[corporate tea set]

i have a confession to make.

You know, all these so call collectors inherently had a greedy appetite and as always endless of excuses and justifications for their continuing purchase. Almost they are infected with a special kind of unexplained disease, only know to the extremely privileged us.

So, i am back with this incredulously attractive gift pack.

The patterns on the saucer recreates border designs found on Arab saddle cloths and shields. Whereas these cups have horses and braids prominently featured. This package is indeed eye candy!!!

Festival des Métiers

a wonderful RENDEZVOUS with  festival desMetiers. 

Unbelievable, hot on my recent Hermès purchased and receiving this great piece of news while sipping my morning breadfast tea.............. 
                   ##### Hermès arriving in town #####

Yes, that is the traveling Atelier, the Greek god of Hermès, was a great messenger traversing the immortal realms to bring messages from heavens to earth. Making Singapore its first Asian pit stop. 

Be able to close up right so closely with these legendary craftmen that had delighted the world with their Birkin, is like a dream comes true.  What a Parisian affair and the air of Frenchie arroma here, and the precious opportunity to view their traditional skills in full public displayed. 

These ten handpicked artisans were specially flown into town at Paragon Mall atrium, here to celebrates this French label superior craftsmanship that goes into the 138yrs old brand's signature leather, goods, bags, scarves and jewelleries.

Bumped into this stylo-milo Monsieur with his fabulous "travelling Birkin" and a fruitful eye feasting of "wildlife sightings"

Cheval d'Orient -[dinner set]

this is my second batch of purchase that had arrived and in full display here.

Like any true blue collectors of fine china porcelain, the burning desire to own and take lord over the dinner set range has never been compromised, most to the extend of forsaking and sideline my other indulgences.

Though it is my most costly acquisition of wares to date, believed that this investment will never fail me,..... and it will eventually turn into the most perfect heirloom gift for the next generation.

There is a saying that "you merely look after it for the next generation"

The presence of these dinner plates, soup plates, bread & butter plates, dessert plates, sauce boat and the colourful platter have almost complete the range to enable me for the coming Christmas celebration in sight.

Hopefully the other intend of the tureen and large platters can also join us in time.

Hermès store -b

indeed very busy days. Never before in my entire life had i ever being forced by the changing event to make the "pledge of allegiance" to this beloved Cheval d'Orient within couple of days. Or perhaps it is the feeling of the absence that make ones heart grow fonder.

So, back to store again to collect the other remaining dinner china wares that had kept me dreaming many nights long, and the joy of watching my family smiling soo..... whole heartily.

Cheval d'Orient -[coffee set]

within an hours inside the store, the atmospheric force is alluring and in no time i was overwhelmed by the ancient Persian beauties. It is just simply irresistible!!!

The time is ripe now and i has to surrender and succumb,........ and finally,....it resulted with these iconic orange boxes residing together with me inside my humble abode.

As always it is this tea/coffee set that starts the ball rolling. It consists of a pair of coffee cup and saucer, the coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl and dinner plates.