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through the eyes of another

through the eyes of another

By lida on June 22, 2010

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You might remember my post from NYC made a few weeks ago and entitled On New York Time. That day, after hours of touristy walking around, my mom and I took a little time to relax in Bryant Park. That’s when we met the talented, New York-born photographer, Rafael Sanchez. He snapped a few shots of me and I liked them so much that I wanted to share them with you in this post. If only for the sake of comparison, I thought it might be interesting to show the end result of the same subject being seen through the eyes of two different people – first my mom and now Rafael. Sort of a new perspective “through the eyes of another.”

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on new york time

on new york time

By lida on May 31, 2010

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New York was hot today in every sense of the word, especially temperature wise. Parades, horses, fake Louis Vuitton bags…you know, everyday stuff. By the time mom and I finished exploring, our feet felt ready to fall off and the idea of posing for another picture evoked a mild allergic reaction. On the whole, our day in New York was a “great success,” despite a horrible map and an unexpected bill of $26 for two glasses of draft beer (Rink Bar at the Rockefeller Center). We did manage to find a restaurant with super spicy food, which I love. Ever since we discovered Khmer Thai Restaurant in Toronto, with their insanely spicy-delicious Cambodian soup, I’ve been a huge fan of spicy everything. I now crave a new approach to spiciness where ever I go. Today New York satisfied my cravings to the point where I couldn’t stop drinking water for half an hour; hot, hot, hot!

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a day of Italian Vogue

a day of Italian Vogue

By lida on May 8, 2010

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Today’s post is a product of just that – a day of looking through Italian Vogue magazines my parents brought back from their last trip to Europe. I’ve been meaning to put this extravagant monstrosity of a dress to use ever since my impulsive purchase a few years ago. Well I guess that the purchase wasn’t entirely impulsive considering that I was quite aware of the dress’s impracticality and flamboyance. I knew that it was bound to be one of those eternally-neglected-items in my closet, but to me it was still interesting and unique enough to outweigh the gloom of the inevitable. I did use it for this shoot after all, and when I look at today’s pictures I begin to fall in love with it all over again. It’s my kind of monstrosity :) .

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bow flow

bow flow

By lida on April 27, 2010

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The wind posed a serious challenge to my picture-taking experience today because the bow, which is arguably the focal point of this look, just wouldn’t stay in place. What you are seeing here is not exactly what I had envisioned in terms of the dress’s silhouette and composition of the pictures. I was thinking of cleaner, more defined lines which is what I saw in the mirror at home. Under the influence of the wind, the shape of this loose a-line dress and the bow became unidentifiable. Lol, surprisingly nature has no regard for my ‘artistic vision’ (note the sarcasm please). Anyway, “all is well that ends well.” Even though my plan was undermined I’m quite content with the result, especially because I got a chance to wear my new Marni tweed platforms.

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lift

lift

By lida on April 9, 2010

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I was really in the mood for silks and satins today even though the weather refuses to comply. I bought this skirt over a year ago and it just hung in my closet until today. The main reason for this uselessness was that I had little desire to wear it in its original state. It used to be knee-length actually (here is a picture of a skirt just like it in a different colour). My mom likes to busy herself with sewing or knitting when we watch movies at home together, so a few days ago I gave her another project to work on :) . I had the idea of folding the bottom of the skirt inward and sewing it onto the horizontal middle seam and the skirt was turned into a mini in the course of one movie. The entire skirt was double layered to begin with so after the adjustment the bottom part became quadruple-layered, giving it something of a tutu-style silhouette. The final result was a little different than I had imagined – more coquettish and girly – but at least I’ll get some use out of it now.

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