Summer of Love: The Hippie Side of You

One of the most rewarding accomplishments in life is to work or study hard then get a long break for summer. It's the time of the year to feel free from anything - school, work and rains. It's also the moment that you can dress up with anything you like to to embrace the sunny breeze and late-afternoon purple skies. Everyone wants to escape from the mind-working things to do for the hottest days of the long twelve months. But, everyone also wants to get a whole look in boheme vibe to create that loose feeling, full of love, cheerful heart and serene mind.

Inspired by the 1960s movement, flowers play a big part in making a harmonious relationship from reaching one another to learning what you love deep inside. Be laid-back. Breathe deeply. Be thankful for another wonderful day to live. And let your beauty shine within not only in April and May because it's the spirit of being a flower child mixed with bohemian kind of life and the mystical adventures of a gypsy baby.

My generation and the younger ones may not have lived the real hippie times but that decade made an impact to all of us not only to fashion, style, music and art but also to grip on what's love, peace and happiness. Try on now your stylish boho look and spread the words! Have a trippy-happy summer day! :)

Sources : thebeautybridal, theswellelife, theautumnissue, prudencelennon, Nina'sApartment, WeHeartIt, 

WeHeartIt, HippieCouture, WhatFashionIs, Favim

Newstands: ELLE Covergirls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (April 2012)

Mary-Kate and Ashley Oslen have been my style icons since the time has begun for me to idolize someone when it comes to fashion and choice of style. I couldn't be more happier to learn from Elle (online) that the April 2012 Issue would cover the twin sisters.

Have you seen the latest issue of ELLE? Chances are good that you’ve backpedalled for a double-take at a newsstand today, and why not? We have two covers, each featuring one of the world’s most recognisable twins: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Inside, you’ll find pages of photographs of the sisters wearing some of this season’s most sumptuous looks alongside an exclusive interview. Discover out how the sisters turned their backs on Hollywood and reinvented themselves as designers to watch—and why they say, ‘You have to be a little crazy to do what we do.’
Plus, take a look backstage for an insider’s view of what happened at the ELLE Style Awards, meet rising star Emeli Sande, and discover how fashion shifted from sexpot to Sandra Dee in two short seasons. 
And finally, we bring you a moment with Jon Hamm, just ahead of the debut of Mad Men season five: ‘I just don’t even consider myself handsome,’ he tells our interviewer. ‘I look at the people in the world that I consider truly handsome, like Clooney, Brad Pitt, Ryan Reynolds, Brad Cooper—those guys. When I look in the mirror I see my goofy-ass self from when I was a kid.’

(Now, it reminds me of my "twin sister" Tzobzkie.)

Source: Elle UK





 

INSPIRATION: Summer Dresses

March is ending soon and everyone’s excited for summer in the tropics. There are lots of awesome things to do for the best time of the year. For the beautiful lasses, it’s the perfect season to shop for dresses for any beach trips, planned short-time vacations (for working women) or just plainly strolling around towns and cities with our loved ones.

With the ever loving internet, I have fished around some pretty dresses as my inspiration for the upcoming sunny months! :)

Tropical Long Dress at Tuttie Style

Tropical Punch Dress - StyleHive (ModCloth)

Styloko (MotelRocks)

clutchmagonline

Blousant Dress at Polyvore

(ooops! I lost the link!)

Beach Blanket Dress - Roxy

Watercolor Tribal Print Dress - Forever21

Moroccan Sun Dress - ModCloth

I know for a fact that there are tons of other summer dresses that are yet to be found. These ones are my top picks and hopefully I can score some. They are so lovely and would surely look so amazing on anyone of us. Enjoy your day! Loves! :)

Sumatra in 2 Shades

In my every day life, there are a couple of pictures I take. I love taking shots of anything and a lot more too of myself which makes my lovepartner bothered though he likes it more if I snap some photos of our beautiful surroundings wherever we go.

This photo was taken in what we called as “Our Beach” located more than 2 km. south of Lhok Nga, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This exact location had dealt with the tragic tsunami that hit most of the shores in Northern Sumatra, Indo and the neighboring coastlines. The 2004 Boxing Day ebb and flow also took thousands of lives which has been a traumatic experience to the people living those towns in Aceh.

As clear as a glass, the long-stretched coastline could never be thought what it saw during that day. Its serenity still engulfs me now as I lay down here in our hotel bed and makes me miss the solidarity that comes with it. An old place where new trees grow, animals stroll and reunited families bond to pass through the hard times they didn’t expect to come years ago, is worth to pay a visit. 

First Stamp

I love to travel. Yet, it’s my first time to be out of my native land with my lovepartner, Craseyfish. Among all the countries around the world, the Singaporean Immigration stamped my passport first and foremost (apart from my departure, though). This picture is one of the rest that I took while we’re on a bus to our second stop - Malaysia.

Straight Hair for 2012 \m/

I have been carrying my loose beach-y locks for a couple of years until 2 days ago, I had my hair straightened. It actually cost me so cheap to have this done and thanks to my hairstylist in my hometown - Miss J! XX

Gray Street

Leaves may have withered in his heart,
Chuntering reasons for them to torn apart,
Hard to feel how much it lures or costs,
Just a lovely prat, with him she's lost.

Needs some love, not fugitive nor shallow,
In hers, there's scarcity, she do not show,
Everything around him, he can vividly see,
Whilst in her tears she says, "Mister, show it to me.

If she's a thing with less or no value,
Pity on her, even a lil, has no clue,
But love struck her without a glance,
Lord, she knocked on you, guide him the chance.

Useless it is for a girl to pursue,
A man in no danger but heart is blue,
Stone and bitter he shows to portray,
In wilderness she may go but won't betray.

Love is so strange in countless ways,
Like fighting a soul, can't find a trace,
As rays still collide with the sunny sky,
Never a choice for her to utter her goodbye.


xx.ladydorai

Seminars Ain't Bad After All

What I love about this room is the color of the background wall?

But with this picture, it really says how we enjoyed the night together! My Aunt is quite scared about being alone here, ending up that I need to accompany her every night sleeping in this room. Almost done tho! Weeeeeeeeee! Happy evening to all! 

xx.ladydorai

Art from the Bin

Would you guess where I took this photo? Seriously, you couldn't imagine that this one was an old empty can of paint and was used as a trash can. This was the inside wall of the 1 gallon can. I was so bored waiting for my sister-in-law and figured out to take some pictures. Surprisingly, this caught my attention not because I was throwing something in it, but it just literally pulled me to snap one! Amazingly, it turned out pretty good and unique. I have used this as an inspiration for my accessories. This would be my photo of the day, taken last month, tho. ;) Love youuuuuuuu!

xx.ladydorai

Typhoon

Typhoon Ramon - thanks, you went to another way. Sucks to stay at home because of heavy rain and all that. Well, taken in my humble abode, this photo reflects my fuzzy singularity. As well, I'm hooked with blurry pictures recently. A day never gets boring when you wanna do something! Have a lovely rainy everyone! 

xx.ladydorai