Raid My Closet: Las Vegas Edition

Hi Lovelies, how was every one's week? Work has been crazy busy and stressful, I can't tell you how many times I get interrupted while eating lunch and it literally takes me over an hour just to finish my homemade bento -_-. I also got interrupted while I was on vacation last month in Las Vegas, when I had to make an impromptu trip to Red Rock Canyon for some crisis management (crisis not managed btw, but nothing I could do about it..) Anyways, I was in Vegas for 4 days and snapped some pics, so what happened did not stay in Vegas ;)

Gap Knit Cardigan / St. Tropez Top / H&M Pants / Tommy Hilfiger FlipFlops / Calvin Klein Leather Crossbody Bag

The Asian Girl who lived in a shoe

Zara Knit Cardigan / F21 V-neck Tee / Banana Republic Pants / Target Belt / Calvin Klein Crossbody Bag / Franco Sarto Sandals

 Catching a fashion show at the aptly named Fashion Show Mall (which has THE BEST Forever 21 I've ever been in! Two floors of amazingly merchandised items - I wanted to buy bag fulls! Luckily I have self control!)

Alexander Wang S/S 2011 Carpenter Jacket / Target Polka Dot Dress / Betsey Johnson Sunglasses / Necessary Objects Nude Oxfords / Tutuanna Japan Tights

 My "Airport Fashion" is always comfort > chic

Gap Knit Cardigan / Hot Topic SailorMoon Tee / Joe Fresh Leggings / Franco Sarto Sandals

Instagrammed Vegas memories...

I can't wait to go back!  Where in the world are you yearning to go?

Award Show Fashion: 31st Hong Kong Film Awards

The Hong Kong Film Awards were last night and if you're a fan of Hong Kong cinema, you would've loved the line up of nominees and attendees. If you love beautiful evening gowns, there were plenty of those as well. Check 'em out!

Angelababy looked absolutely stunning and goddess-like in this blue sequined gown by Elie Saab, when has this girl ever looked bad on the red carpet?

 Coco Lee in a Marchesa dress and Piaget jewels.  I like how she doesn't loose her hour glass shape is such a big dress. Can a girl ever have too much chiffon ruffle? The answer to that my dears is No, especially if it's by Marchesa.

I loved the look of Gao Yuan Yuan's Alexander McQueen dress with the lace applique that goes up to the high neck collar and the color looked great on her.

 Amy Kwok plays peek-a-boo on the red carpet with her belly button, what an odd place to put a hole..well I can think of odder places but let's not get into that lol 

Carina Lau arrived confident as ever in a black deep-v gown and dripping in sponsored diamonds

HK based model Ankie Beilke was the only one who opted for an animal print and only someone as leggy as her could pull off a printed maxi dress like this 

 Cissy Wang went for this season's hottest color, pastel seafoam green

Taiwanese actress Guey Lun Mei electrified the red carpet in an electric blue Bottega Veneta  gown

Icy Wong's strapless cream dress accentuated her bony shoulders but did nothing much for the rest of her

 Yang Mi looked ultra glam in this sparkling body hugging white gown on the arm of actor Shawn Yue 

Singer turned actress Shiga Lin showed up in a simple white halter dress, similar to the one Janice Man wore to last year's award show

 Kara Hui added a little flair to her all black lace embroidered dress with a pair of fun animal printed Loubs and obnoxiously blinding diamond earrings.

 Loletta Lee looks like she's about to hit the club not an award show but hey not every celeb gets sponsored with a thousand dollar designer gown.

 Qin Hai Lu wore a floral printed chiffon dress by Tadashi Shoji, while I like the soft pleating on this dress, I felt the print was a bit dull and matronly.

Sammie Yu cobalt dress was simple and flowy with just the right amount of slit to leg ratio - trust me that makes a difference in how a dress looks on a woman

 Sandra Ng glittering chartreuse dress matched her bright and hilarious personality and looked a-1 perfect on her slim figure.

 Shu Qi won the best dressed in the Asian media's eyes attending the awards in this sequined chartreuse Armani Prive gown topped off with a glam Old Hollywood hairstyle. While her dress was the most eye catching of them all, I didn't understand her choice in shoes (they we're fuchsia platform heels) Color blocking fuchsia and chartreuse? No thanks.

Shuang Zheng lacked a bit of effort in dressing up for the red carpet event, simple hair dress and casual peep toe ankle booties completed her yawn-perfect look.

 Wu Qian also couldn't resist wearing a sequined dress and opted for this floor sweeping white gown

Michelle Chen remained youthful looking in a strapless floral Valentino

Deanne Ip gets to walk the red carpet with Andy Lau (HK's George Clooney) and she goes in that? It looks like she's wearing a sequined bathing suit under a sheer black cover; not a good look at all 

Kenneth Tsang's wife was rocking the dress over pants trend, too bad it's the wrong pants and wrong dress...

Sound off below! which lady wins Best Dressed in your mind? 

Fashion Girls for Japan Sample Sale

Today I stopped by the Fashion Girls for Japan sample sale at The Bowery Hotel. 60+ designers donated pieces for Japan Society's Earthquake fund to aid in the reconstruction for the parts of Japan destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami last March.

 There was a pretty good crowd when it started at noon. A large section for womenswear, with accessories and some shoes and a small section for menswear. As with all sample sales there's no fitting room so be sure to wear a tanktop and leggings if you're too shy to strip down in front of everyone. Every designer donated about 20+ pieces each, so the selection was pretty good.  The prices however were still in the $150-$400 for some of my favorite Asian designers such as 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang and Thakoon. Honestly, I've seen lower prices at their regular sample sales but since this was for charity I can understand only getting a 50% discount. And since my tax return wasn't that much, I only made one small purchase... 

I picked up this pleated crochet skirt by Sea. Orig Price $125, Sample Sale Price $63

I've been looking for a white skirt for a while now and this one was really cute and flattering, I can't wait to wear it! First time I've ever bought anything from this company but I am officially obsessed after checking out their website.

Tomorrow's (Apr.1) the last day so be sure to check it out if you're in NY and show your support! 

Be sure to follow me on twitter @fashionableazns if you would like a heads up on upcoming sample sales in NY!

Happy Shopping! 

Tokyo Runway Spring/Summer 2012

Hey everybody and by everybody I mean all two of you who still read my blog (Hi Mom! Hi me!). I need to stop being so m.i.a... Anyways, the first ever Tokyo Runway happened this past Tuesday and I wanted to cover some of favorite looks and spring trends.  Similar to the Tokyo Girls Collection that I summarized two weeks ago, Tokyo Runway is a collaboration fashion show between different brands sold in Japan.  The sold out fashion show and concert had over 15,000 people in attendance and took over three stages featuring a total of 40 different fashion collections.  It is like fashion week on steroids!

Spring Jackets

No matter what your style is, Tokyo Runway is bound to have a coat for you.  For the classic girl, you have the simple white jacket with scalloped edges from JugeETTA.  For the downtown hipster girl, a long denim jacket over stripped shorts from Lily Brown can be just the look for you. For the uptown city girl, a classic camel coat or Peter Pan collar can give you the sweet yet sophisticated look of the upper east side. And for the edgy girls who aren't afraid to be too bold, a Roberto Cavalli floral pantsuit may be just what you need to win major spring street style recognition.

Cutouts

Cutouts can give any outfit that subtle sexiness and badass tan lines that every girl loves.

Spring Lace

Lace in the spring/summer can be boho, romantic and sexy. A little goes a long way and it is see through so don't forget to wear a pretty bra underneath, ladies!

Asymmetrical Skirts=Mullet Skirts

Symmetrical skirts are so yesterday, just like straight bangs and terry cloth tracksuits. Asymmetrical is where it's at this season and for the petite girls like myself who have a hard time pulling off a full maxi skirt a Mullet Skirt = mini in the front, maxi in the back is our solution.

Peplum

Peplums littered the fall runways but why do we have to wait till fall to wear them if they're already available now! This ladylike look can be dressed up for a party or toned down for work, just by changing the right accessories such as belts and shoes.

Spring Hats

The Brits aren't the only hat aficionados, the Japanese also love their hats and in a variety of sizes, styles and colors. Which hat style will you be rocking this spring? I love myself a good panama hat for the beach ;)

Click here to see the rest of the runway shown on Three stages!

See you in the next post!

-Annie

Fashionable Asians in Marni at H&M

Hey everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far! There's nothing I love more than a designer collab with an affordable brand, cause you know us Asians like ourselves a bargain ;P So to get you gals excited about the debut of the Marni at H&M collab on March 8, here are some cool Asian celebs wearing pieces from the collection!

I think Annie Yi pulled off this outfit a lot better than the model in the ads, maybe its the pop of color from the Chloe bag or maybe its the fact that she isn't slouching!

Chinese model Liu Wen stars in the ad campaign for Marni for H&M.  I really want that sequined collar, though I could probably just buy the materials at my local Micheals and make it myself for less!

Go Joon Hee wears the "eyeballs" printed dress (am I the only who thinks they look like eyeballs?) accessorized with the Marni white flower necklace worn as a choker.

Girl's Generation's (yea the ones who bring the boys out!)Tiffany was seen wearing one of the polka dotted dresses on MBC Music Core last week

Soo Young paired her head to toe Marni for H&M look with the platformed wooden slingbacks

Park Si Yeon sports the colorblock dress and also accessorized with the white flower necklace and colorblock tote

Freida Pinto belted her colorblock Marni dress and paired it with knee high socks and strappy sandals

What are you looking forward to getting from the collection?  I will be at work not lining up at the store because H&M is being a total douchebag by not debuting this on a weekend :( That is all.