what did we lace up: temperly oxfords

i entirely agree with fashionindie and thecoveted about these temperly s/s 2010 shoes.
i know oxford lace up flats are all the rage and i've been a part of the trend and on this topic for a while now...(as proven by this post about the $700 hkd lambskin ones) but the steel toes and white cut outs on these pair make them that much more different while at the same time basic and quiet enough to wear regularly.

what did we almost buy: kobraa blk snk flats

so i made a promise of sorts to myself on august 18th on the plane from hong kong to new york. now i'm not sure whether i made it because i was:
a) severely lacking sleep
b) had just read a book with a section about money matters and how to spend wisely and for God
c) completely shopped out from hong kong
d) mildly delusional
(and as always)
e) all of the above

it goes like this (i even wrote it down):
"i will not buy any articles of clothing for myself until 2010."

and now that i've written and published this on the web. it's out there. i'm accountable. to everyone in theory....

here are the shoes i almost almost almost bought today! $50 USD at steve madden plus 25% off so would have been (and still are) around $38 USD. (they're really called kobraa black snake.)

what did we want: oxfords...

so i found this really really great pair of shoes today while randomly walking past stores killing time. off white (cream? light beige?) laced oxfords, slightly pointed toes with pinhole decoration and made of lamb leather...

i don't usually advocate the killing of innocent animals for clothes or fashion. but these were really soft, fit perfectly, were adorable and i could see myself wearing them with anything....

of course this all leads up to me saying i didn't buy them. they cost $716 HKD ($92.38 USD) (which is a really random number to me) which is usually too much for shoes for me. i've never bought shoes that expensive before. no really. i don't. i know that shoes are supposed to be an investment etc but i couldn't bring myself to do it. (also i didn't have that much money on me)

i'm still thinking about them and i would ask rather i should get them or not...but i don't know what answer i want...

what did we wear: self designed KEDS

you can design your own keds to own! (but they cost $60)
these are the ones i designed today and would like to wear if they were real and didn't cost $60
you can also save your designs if you make a zazzle account. and you can post them to the marketplace for other people to look at it! it's quite fun.

oh i'm quarantined in hk for a couple of days as a result of swine flu paranoia
so constant posting is really me keeping myself occupied...

here's the link on zazzle which is what keds uses for you to create on ZAZZLE
and here's the original link on the keds site

what did we JOY

today the high temperature was 26 degrees celcius yesterday it was 23. it's been the most gorgeous spring weekend full of tank tops and dresses and people walking around in tshirts and shorts without even carrying a jacket. the good weather has me feeling really happy about myself and life in general. things are a lot more tolerable in sunny clear bright days.

so i didn't go out in a dress / skirt / tshirt etc etc. but i did go out in my "new" white addidas high tops. "new" in the sense that yesterday was the very first time i walked out wearing them even though i bought them early january this year. so it's been slightly over three months since the actual purchase....they practically shined and glowed in the sun.

(wheeeeee!)

being tall being short being school spirit

above --- janice's shoes from steve madden $40 on sale. 4.5" hiiiigh they make me taller than janice heheheheh - only in heels though. next pic? me flat foot and short again. oh well.

me / amanda / janice --- empire of 2008 pride

ta da! though you can only really see the lily and the musical notes of the singing hedgehog. yes, we love our class and like to dork out in our matching hoodies.

today i learned (and helped along in learning by chasingfivetwo): sometimes we try to be nice, sometimes we try to do what's right, sometimes we're selfish bitches.