THANK YOU..

SAYING THANKS..

BEING THANKFUL REQUIRES YOU TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT AND REDIRECT/

/PH. BLADE PRO/

/CONVERSE SUMMER SHOES/COTTON ON HAT/ OLIVIER GOLDSMITH SUNNIES/ CHADWICK SHEER TOP/ KSUBI SHORTS/ ALDO BAG/ MONKI JACKET/



I have so many good friends, it's unbelievable.  It gives me something to be thankful for everyday.  You know how there are firends you call in the time of need, friends you have with a shoulder to cry on.  I have lots of those friends.  Sure, we don't all mingle in the same group and we might not see each other all the time but I know in moments of trouble, I know who to speak to.

I can't really think of a better example than my hair, you know how sometimes you just don't really understand how it can be so good and so bad at the same time, that's how my friends are... because at the end of the day, it will always work out.

There is no better way to live.

TO DREAM/ TO ASPIRE/ TO LOVE/ TO GIVE/ TO LIVE

X VALERIE

WARM WINTERS//.
WHEN THE WEATHER BECOME TOO TEMPERMENTAL TO WEAR TANKS OR SWEATERS...

PH. BLADE PRO

/BURBERRY trench/ALDO boots/ JIL SANDER dress/

温暖的冬天//.
当天气变无常不能穿背心或毛衣...

BLADE PRO摄影

/BURBERRY 风衣/ALDO 靴子/ JIL SANDER 裙子/

New camera: 5D Mark II.
Loving it.
新相机: 5D Mark II.
很爱它.

//LOVE//

SPRINKLED WITH SEA SALT

//BASKING IN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE GOLDEN SUN AND MOTHER NATURE//

//ALL BOUT EVE slouchy tee hoodie/ ZARA knitted scarf/ ALDO heels/ I.T shorts//

LOCATION/ Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA

被海盐撒遍全身

//亲近金色的太阳和大自然而感到温暖//

// ALL BOUT EVE懒散有帽衬衫/ ZARA针织围巾/ ALDO高跟鞋/ I.T短裤//

地点：澳洲拜伦湾

 

I HAVE AMAZING FRIENDS. I thought that going to a place with lush grass mountains, endless beaches and timeless sunshine would allow for me to find my inner peace.  NOT. One of them has been a bystander to all my train wrecks, always observing and never interfering due to how close things hit to home.  Until yesterday, he said this.

VALERIE, ANYONE WHO DOESN'T APPRECIATE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, HOW YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO ISN'T THE RIGHT PERSON FOR YOU.  IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE FOR SOMEONE, NEVER DO IT UNLESS IT'S FOR YOUR PERSONAL BENEFIT.

我有一些很好的朋友。我以为到了一个青葱草原山脉，无尽的沙滩和永恒的阳光可以让内心的平静。没有。其中一个是我的失事的旁观者，因为事情对我的感受影响很深，所以一直观察和从没介入。直到昨天，他说了这些。

VALERIE，不欣赏你是谁，你怎样和你做的事的人不适合你。如果你觉得你需要为一个人而改变，除非是为了个人利益，否则永远不要这样做。

Might sound silly, but in the past couple months, my self-esteem took a severe blow.

I kept trying to be flawless for someone and it made me feel bad. 

I just have to remember that it's ok to be me.

ME.

可能听起来很傻，但在过去的数个月里面，我的自尊心被严重损毁。我试过为一个人变得无瑕疵，让我觉得很难受。我需要记得做我自己就行了。

自己。

 

First day at Australian Fashion Week

Wearing: Izzue cape jacket, Zara top, random high-waisted pants, Aldo heels, Jimmy Choo bag

穿着：Izzue斗篷夹克，Zara上衣，高腰裤子，Aldo高跟鞋，Jimmy Choo包包

 

While I was on the flight, I positively could not sleep, was staring at the computer screen for 8 hours.  Arrived in Sydney feeling ruined and generally bad until I had a shower and hit the Australian Fashion Week.  Started early for the first show and as the day progress, the tired-ness started really sinking in.

当我在飞机上，我睡不着，眼睛盯着电脑荧幕八个小时。到达悉尼感觉很累很差，直到我洗了澡去澳洲时装周。第一个秀很早开始，随着时间过，我也觉得越来越累。

Love the landscape...

So peaceful..

爱这风景。。。

非常安宁的。。。

Being in a city that feels so familiar to being home is so much fun.

I am liking Sydney so far.

身处于一个很熟悉很像家的城市很好玩。到现在为止我蛮喜欢悉尼。 

Feeling fat

Wearing: Zara shirt and pants, Balenciaga tote, Aldo Shoes, Cotton On sunnies 

Know those days where you have a sleepless night and you wake up feeling fat, bloated and lacking in beauty? Well, woke up this morning feeling like that.  Still, had to go to a nice dinner in a nice place.  So, I had to dress nicely.  This is me trying my best to dress nicely on a fat dress.

穿着：Zara上衣和裤子，Balenciaga手提包，Aldo鞋子，CottonOn墨镜

你知道那种感觉吗，那种一夜未眠早上起来觉得自己很胖，臃肿和对自己的外表缺乏信心的感觉。我今天起来的时候就有这种感觉。不过，还是要去一个满高级的地方吃晚饭。所以，我还是要好好装扮一下。这是已经尽了全力去穿一件松身裙子的我。

My trusty fat-covering, flowly, cottonly top and these harem-ish trousers which I am absolutely in love with because it makes me look tidy while I am looking sloppy.  :) My number one rule for looking good is... have a pretty face and anything goes.  Then, throw on some nice heels and BAM. Million bucks.

Eh, I look like 99 bucks. Oh well.

我可靠的松身，可以把身上的脂肪遮盖住的棉质上衣和这条有一点点伊斯兰教色彩的裤子。这是我现在非常爱的裤子，因为无论我打扮得有多拉塔，它都可以让我看起来很整齐。：）我的外形守则第一条是。。。拥有一张漂亮的脸穿什么都可以。然后，穿上一双漂亮的高跟鞋。看起来像过百万那么高贵。

呃，我看起来像99元。算了，没关系。

Inside my bathroom

Photos: Taken by me

Like everything in life, when repeated enough times... it gets really boring and mundane.  Hence, my attempt to bring different aspects of my life into my blog, besides the usual fashion photos.  Here's a chance to see things through the eyes of Valerie.  :) That lengthy introduction was a feeble attempt of me trying to justify showing my beloved readers my bathroom.  I was quite hesistant at first because it might generate responses like, "Carebears.... Val... Come on" or "Wow... that's a bit... interesting." But... I do take much pride in how quickily I girly-fied my bathroom. 

My newest show addition: Aldo "ass-kicking" heels, really gravitated towards them since they were really leather, bondage, fierceness all the way through.  When it came down to selecting between these and the leopard print botties, the sales told me that the booties were too "hooker-ish".  Trying to go for a new image this year...

-Before anyone asks, that bucket of golden goodness on top of my toilet is a brimming tub full of Pokemon toys.  Yes, they are mine.  Notice, I only collect the cute looking ones.  None of that Adakadabra, Conificulus blah blah blah. 

 My boyfriend.  THE boyfriend.

P.S. My bathroom makes an excellent studio.  Perfect lighting.

Shower shots anyone?

Heel Candies- One for you, One for me!

Hmmmm... lots of you have asked me about my shoes and I was brainstorming smart ways to fit it all in one photo.  The ideas ranged from bringing it to a showroom and do like a guerilla shooting or dumping it in one bucket and let you distinguish what's what yourself.  But then, I realised that I had boots, flats, oxfords and sneaker-heels.  So.... I decided to show you my recent favorites of heels.  :)

Top Row: All Francesca Mambrini, my absolute favorite brand! Yay!

Bottom Row (left to right): RAS booties, Aldo heels (a fav), As known as rue wedges, Francesca Mambrini platforms

I am somewhat a bit embarassed to say that this photo is a a descriptive picture of what is my current obsession: Wedges.  Aside from one pair of BCBG Girls heels, the rest are wedges.....!!! They are the great invention made to mankind.  Especially for someone like me who spends a lot of my day on my feet, these are a god send.  H&M shoes are a cheap indulgence for crazy shoes I would wear once and not wear again.  Recently though, they have been on point about everything comfortable and pretty!

Top Row: H&M wedges, BCBG Girls oxford heels, Street Couture wedges, H&M wedges

Bottom Row: Street Couture wedges, Street Couture wedges, H&M wedges, Street Couture wedges

My Challenge for you: Tell me which pair of my shoes you like. 

Take a photo of what you would wear with it. (No need to take picture of shoes... just show me what you would wear with the shoes!)

The crazier the better!

And the best outfit gets a gift from me.  :)

Send to: Valeriedv88@msn.com

Happy Shoe Day!

Looking at things through smoggy eyes

Wearing: Burberry trench, Jimmy Choo purse, Aldo platform heels

In the last week, I have been presented with a wonderful opportunity, something that requires to test my patience, dedication and endurance.  It is with the help of wonderful people who have gave me the opportunities to make it where I am today.  There are days where I doubt myself, but these are the days where I am clearer of true friends and supporters. 

Got this e-mail today from someone who never questioned and was always supportive:

"Out of all the people I have met over the last 2 years, you stand out as 1 big huge ball of happy positive energy. You are, without any doubt, the only person that in good and bad has kept her head up and went ahead and performed exactly the way you promised.

You are awesome."

Thank you....

Say hi to the World's most expensive perfume.  It looks so expensive.  It is expensive.  It's like the most expensive scented water you have ever laid eyes on.  It's will mold with your sweat and turn it into gold flakes that you can sew to people with weird fetishes.  Sorry, been watching a lot of House, he is hot.  Love sarcastic men. 

How many Valeries would you want in the same room?  I don't think anyone could put up with too much of me, especially when I start talking like Dr. House all the time.  Actually, I may sound like I am talking gibberish, but anyone know that teleseries House?

:)

Bad skin

Wearing: Per Me sweater, Uno Top, AGATHA jewelry, Aldo Clutch, As known as rue wedges

Pardon the grumpy-ness and bad moods.  Can ask anyone I know, I have been bailing on appointments, cancelling dinners and going home early.  Funny thing is, I have been sleeping at 2 AM every night.  AM. Sheesh... Been having a stressful time, which led to other things like bad skin, bad attitude, bad hair. Bad everything. 

Part of me wonders whether anyone really reads what I write in between these pictures.  Sometimes, I would talk about where I bought my shoes in one post and in that EXACT same post, someone would ask me, "Where did you buy your shoes?" Huh? Haha... As much as this is a fashion update of what I wear on a daily basis, it doesn't distract from the fact that I am a writer by nature and I enjoy writing about things that are important to me.  And even if they are unimportant things, yet I chose to address these issues, they are deemed important to me in the end.

He calls it's the "Valerie syndrome".  I call it "wanting to do more." I hate being confined by what I do and what I have to do.  How can you be stressed and happy at the same time? Very possible.  I am kinda like that everyday of the week!

My photographer said to me today, "The pimple on your forehead is annoying. It's ruining the photos." 

I agree.

These are the following things I want right now:

- My pimple to go away.

-To drop 7 pounds.

-A chocolate crossiant.

-Ginger Tea.

-Longer hair.

-Gingerbread house.

-My  revlon red nails.

- Prompt e-mail replies.

-Oliver Goldsmith G1017 Flex Glasses

-Gareth Pugh anything. He's my fav designer of the moment.
-Sleep
-My man.