One of my favorite activities on the weekends is to go museum hunting. I love to get out, stretch my mind and imagination, and dream like the artistes do. I dress up more conservatively, and styling work clothes and office blouses are a perfect way to utilizing an item, and pair it with a more ...
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The Hit List – 12 Gorgeous Trendy Cocktail Rings
As a huge fan of collection cocktail rigs, It's a fun hobby to collect such inspiring pieces. Trendy cocktail rings are conversations starters, and really can accentuate an outfit. The bolder and more colorful the better. I like to select 1-2 to wear at any given time. Unless your going for the ...
The Hit List – 12 Best Summer Scarves Right Now
Yes I am addicted to silk - guilty as charged your honor! But as I build my scarf collection, I am on the hunt for the best summer scarves, even if they are not silk. From different colors & prints, from bold to subtle, I wanted to edit a collection of chic scarves that are perfect for ...
Why The Less Is More Fashion Style Goes Beyond Fashion
I believe in the whole mind-body clutter way of life. The "Less is more" fashion style approach to living, applies to everyday life. Everything from the way I dress, eat, style my home, it's an eastern philosophy that can also be surmised as K.I.S.S. -->> KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID! When it comes ...
How Simple Chic Dresses Get Me Out Of The House
I love simplicity, the easiness of spring clothing, and minimalism to make it that way. Nothing is easy unless we make it. With the great weather here, I feel myself slipping into simple chic dresses with ease. Sure it's fun to layer in winter, but the simplicity of throwing on a dress and walking ...
Why Collecting Silk Shirts Is As Smooth As Silk
For building the perfect wardrobe I've started collecting silk shirts for they are easy. Hello - they are smooth as silk! The soft supple way that they effortlessly hang on a body makes them elegant beyond belief. Seeing as variety is the spice to life, I am collecting different collars, different ...
The Hit List – 12 Stylish Charm Bracelets For Women
Literally for centuries, charm bracelets for women started out as a protector against evil. In the 1800's it was Queen Victoria that brought charm bracelets into a fashionable realm. I had my first in Hong Kong, where I would collect different charms that represented what I loved. I regret that I ...
The Hit List – 12 On Trend Zebra Print Accessories Right Now
I've been seeing a lot zebra print accessories, decor and clothes around, so I knew it was on trend. The romantic in me, loves the vintage inspired items like the tray, to the modern sleek edge of the clutch and pumps. In this collection there is a little bit of something for everyone. Kids ...
Curated Cool’s Lookbook Beijing Edition – Got A Fave?
What a fun run China was. For the Lookbook Beijing Edition, I shot a total of 9 Looks including The Great Wall. We shot in and around Sanlitun village, and some famous Hutongs - Alleyways. Below is the Beijing collection, and I would love to know what your thoughts are. What did you like, and what ...
Best Part Of The Great Wall Of China? Shhhhh It’s Jiankou
What do we do here at Curated Cool? find what's unique & chic and do what no one else is doing. When I knew that I wanted to go and shoot at the Great Wall Of China, I knew that I wanted to go where no one else goes. So where is the best part of The Great Wall of China to visit? It's the magical ...
Antique Chinese Bird Cages & Beijing Bird Beats
Growing up in Hong Kong, we would once or twice a year go to the bird market. A place where you could get any exotic bird, but mainly you went for the bird cage, and the sweet bird songs. I would stare at the antique Chinese bird cages, and watch the old locals tend to their birds for the sweet song ...
Why Is The Color Black So Popular? Why Not!
When it comes to fashion and style, people do ask why is the color black so popular? Plain and simple - it goes with everything! Psychologically, it's dark and mysterious, secretive without revealing, decadent without arrogant, and simply just chic. In Beijing to match the gray skies, I went with an ...