It's been long since my last post! I need to blog fashion and trends more often. Maybe I should start blogging my final collection...

A few days before New Year's Eve, I received a lovely surprise from Polyvore :) It came in a nice package; I got this blue Meredith Wendell makeup bag with a cotton bag inside it and my very own Polyvore logo t-shirt! I think I'm going to use the bag to put my knit and print samples, along with bits and bobs.

The Polyvore team always sends the nicest messages in their cards :)

Polyvore asked me if I'd like to participate in the Levi's Holiday Campaign promotion, which I was happy to take part in. It was another lovely surprise from the post! I wasn't expecting it. I received the dark denim jacket (featured in the 3rd set), these grey gloves and a intarsia jumper! :)

These were the three sets I made for the Levi's Holiday Campaign:

Today is the present by Levi's Holiday Campaign by bittersweet89 featuring beanie hats

Dress to Shine by Levi's Holiday Campaign by bittersweet89 featuring a tuxedo blouse

Warm and cozy gifts by Levi's Holiday Campaign by bittersweet89 featuring western shirts

Steampunk, prints and blue wigs at Anna Sui SS 2013

On 12th September, it was the Anna Sui Spring Summer 2013 show at NYFW. I absolutely love Anna Sui. Her designs never cease to amaze me! I always look forward to what kind of designs she comes up with each season. For this collection, her influences were 70s' steampunk and French interior decorating legend Madeleine Castaing. The soundtrack was music by the Clash and a remix of the Ramones "I want to be sedated" for setting a Punk-esque mood. The look of the outfits were very sweet slash punk rock 'n' roll. Perfect for a night out into town. Models wore eccentric blue and peachy-pink wigs, as well as Sui's trademark of combining a mixture of fun prints. There were beautiful embellishments, fishnet tights and tops, leather jackets, dog-collar jewellery and quirky car-ear hats.

One of my favourites was the red, navy blue and white striped shirt with the guitar print red tie. This was paired with the floral embroidered vest and skirt, along with the footless fishnet tights and red shoes. I thought that was a really edgy outfit. A designer who never takes fashion too seriously, Sui stays true to her style.

Book Review: Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens

I recently read this book called Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens and it is really addictive. Could not put it down! 4.5 stars out of 5. I was surprised on how much I enjoyed it because the storyline is really typical - love triangle. I was meant to be finishing off the Book Thief, which I'm been putting off since April, but somehow Thoughtless just really appealed to me. It's quite an angsty novel with lots of drama back and forth, quite exhausting to be honest, but overall it's a good read. Read it in literally 5 days, I got really into the storyline. I hate how much I loved this book, I shouldn't like it and I didn't think I would, but I do. This is my kind of guilty pleasure. Full review can be viewed on Goodreads or on Polyvore.

Book Review: Thoughtless (book 1) by S.C. Stephens by bittersweet89 featuring long sweaters