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"Both for Havana's beauty and decay, it's hard to restrain yourself from staring everywhere you look" Brin-Jonathan Butler

Brin-Jonathan Butler could not have capture Havana better. For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you would surely have seen my recent visit there and my incontainable excitement over it. 

Honestly, I know its a big call, but of all the places I've ever been, Havana has been the most beautiful place I've ever experienced and I can't stop gushing about it!

Cuba's history to where she stands today is known far and wide, so no history lessons from me here. What kept me in aw about this wonderful place is its uniqueness. Herein lies an island where, geographically, it's only 40mins by plane south of Florida; 210km to the east of Mexico and 140km to her south lies Jamaica, all places that, despite their rich cultural influences, has still succumbed to  the insta-generation, a generation where everything moves at the speed of double tapping and swiping, and nothing is valid unless it's posted. Where this brunch maybe cool now, but... oh wait, or was that 3 mins ago? Yet for Cuba, in all its colourful glory, time has stopped at 1959. 

Photos by Mr. T & Me! 
On me: Shoes (these cool favourites ARE Havana!) Zimmermann, Fedora Chanel, Sunnies Celine, Shirt Current Elliott, Shorts Theory

Although we were only there for three days, and regrettably, did not  explore further than Havana, these are the memories I will treasure forever.  

On me: Skirt Forever New, Bag Chanel, T-Shirt Anine Bing

On me: Fedora & Bag Chanel Resort 2017

Back in May of 2016, Chanel became the first luxury fashion house to stage (one of Karl's ever extravagant) runway show in Havana (as you do, Karl 😉). It was on this very stretch of Colonial boulevard , designed by a Frenchman in the 1770s, that the famed fashion house , once again, turned the spotlight back to Havana, romanticising this city in all her beautiful glory as did so by Ernst Hemmingway back in 1939. 

Naturally, I had to pay my sartorial tribute, pilgriming to this boulevard, proudly wearing my Fedora and bag from THE collection that made its debut on the Paseo del Prado and re introduce this place to the eyes of the world.  

  

Stay tune for my city guide to Cuba...

xOxo

CLASS ACT

 

 

 

 

Photos by Mr.T and me

On me: Sloppy Joe Zimmermann, Shorts Lover, Shoes Brian Atwood, Bag Valentino Garavani, Earrings BAUBLEBAR

Hi guys! A warm welcome back for me haha. Sorry, I've been MIA for a while...sometimes, we all need to take a bit of time out, a bit of me  time, to keep ourselves sane. That's exactly what I did the past month. These picts were taken in early September, before my time out...I've almost forgotten about them.

Anyways, enough about my 'me time'... Remember my obsession with bomber jackets? Well, that obsession was actually borne out of my love for sweat shirts. It's my fail-safe, go-to, top of choice. Think about it, it's comfortable, versatile, great for those I-don't-feel-like-I'm-looking-my-best-to-glam-up days, and when worn with the right pieces, it transitions from day to night while maintaining that air of insouciance to the outfit.

I've been lucky enough that the sweat shirt has re-surfaced as a cult piece last season and continues to be this season. This has afforded me plenty of choices. When I saw this one by Zimmermann, it was love at first site. It's made of organza silk, giving the sloppy joe subtle structure (allowing it to show off the beautiful 'honour' crest design - central to Zimmermann's Spring / Summer 2013 collection - 'Class of 2013'). 

Oh, this was date night by the way. We decided to try Ding Dong, a newish project (at the time) of our favourite chef Ryan Clift. The concept is fusion South East Asian, and the result is a fabulous bright mix of texture and flavours; twists to classic South East Asian street food favourites with some of the dishes being a pure experimental delight.  Choose from their a la carte menu or for newbies, I highly recommend the 'degustation menu' - compilation of their best sellers. 

I must also mention, their cocktails are a must try - modern fusion twists to classics: Mojitos using palm sugar, sake mixed with yoghurt and espresso martinis using Vietnamese style coffee drips(pictured). All this talk (typing) is strongly eliciting my urge to re-visit this place.

By the way, I still have heaps of pictures from my last trip back home. I know it feels so long ago now and almost irrelevant, but it took me a while to sort them all out and it would be such a waste if I don't publish them. So I hope you won't mind too much if I put up the picts in my next few posts.

'Till then,

xOxo

SEE YOU IN DECEMBER BUDDY

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by twenty3photography.com

On me: Sweat T Scanlan and Theodore, Cape Sass and Bide, Leather sleeves Willow, Lace Trousers Zimmermann, Boots Rick Owens, Bag Chanel, Glasses Karen Walker

Hope y'all doin' well. I've been battling Internet connection issue and thus struggling to post.

I almost forgot about the iconic graffiti laneways scattered around the city. This one was actually freshly painted - the artist was wrapping up just as we took these shots. Part of the fun is actually finding little hidden messages within. Sadly, I only have a few days remaining, but I will endeavour to hunt down a few more graffiti laneways and collage it out for all to see.

xOxo