Strawberry Loves to Dance....

San Diego Knit hat, Chloe boots (past season)  Helmut Lang suede sleeveless halter top, bustier ( bought in Taipei), Leather skirt (bought in Italy), Missoni for Target socks, Lovequin.com spike necklace, earrings, Charlotte Olympia cat face heels, Proenza Schouler large satchel  Fallon cross n' spike n' crystal necklace, Carven jacket (both past season)  Alexander Wang Chartreuse long sleeves tee with hood F 2012, draped/twisted skirt dress (Korea brand), Charlotte Olympia black cat heels, Anthropologie metallic clutch. Are you ready for fall yet?? xoxo Rachel 

I adore yellow and so do my friends! Let's have a Yellow feast!  Yellowish and creamy Hollandaise sauce vs. Yellow bell pepper cubes in spicy basil chicken!! Yellow/orange tulips vs. yellow lily! Pei's yellow Target bustier top + Missoni For Target zigzag shorts + belle for Sigerson morrison pony hair flats + Celine box bag  vs. Isabel's Bottega Veneta mustard brownish tote  vs. My yellow Le Cruset pot  Isabel with her new fab. bag, Moi in Burberry navy+yellow cropped wool jacket (only try-on), Yu and I in our yellow bags last year! My ODJ  As I said, if I can find two pairs of shoes to go with my ODJ the rest of this year, I am convinced that I have enough shoes!! {I still tantalize by a lot of sexy heels or boots and wedges..... so that being said: "As far as the shoes is concerned, enough is not enough." Shoes are like  art pieces, and art is for soul, for visual sensual not for practical reason, right?  }  A perfect color ...

Suddenly the weather is cooling down and those cardigans and socks are a great add-ons to keep you cozy but not steamy!!  Let's waste no time and strut our Missoni for Target down the street!! This is the slides show that break down to the basic piece - 08' BCBG Max Azura runway tulle strapless sash dress. Let's shimmy shimmy Flamenco~ Blue Minnie mouse~~ This is today's complete look... LA GARÇONNE  look in dress!! The layering over a dress is rather easy as the bottom half is full of volume and all you need to do is pile on clothes in different length and cut. You should be fine!!  Loosen up couple buttons on the shoulder for a laid-back attitude! BCBG 08' runway dress, Madewell denim shirt, Madewell cobalt tee with one-shoulder button details, Trina Turk halter style pin-striped vest, Missoni for Target zigzag socks, HM brown loafer platform, Prade 11' s/s limited edition tortoise sunglasses, Proenza Schouler large Feldspar satchels ...

So, are you green enough? No, I am not talking about ecology nor Permaculture subjects here.  Just when I have been in the doldrums after picking kids up from their day-camps since  noon, Pei and Cathy came over to my house to cheer me up in the afternoon. {I must be dehydrated because of the scorching sun...} Coincidently, Pei showed me a shirt she bought from Zara and I happen to pre-order the same colored shirt in June and just received couple days ago from Florence. Things like this isn't a diurnal occurrence so we both are very excited about how we could have the insight of (perhaps) what's next big color in fall!!!  {Must be the reason that we are close friends and we have similar brain waves........ }  ^O^ Ooh la la ~~~ (moi) Alaia red laser-cut tote 11' {Yeah~~ my perfect Napa get-away bag next weekend!!}, Haider Ackermann oversized satin shirt 11' f/w, momo's March sun-beam bracelet  (son) Celine "BOX" bag in Brown 11', Zara shir...

Denim look can be boyish, feminine or could be a flavor of both in your daily look! Easy piece....  give it a try?!! ^o^ Your fixed shoes and bag combo. definitely can help you save the time to switch gears for your different daily outfits. See, here I proved to you that you don't need to worry so much of matching bag with shoes for different outfits and boyish messenger bag doesn't have to match with brogues or sneakers look. Madewell cobalt t-shirt, Plastic Island boyfriend blazer, GAP sequins skinny scarf, Boyfriend jeans, studded belt, Anstasia Bice heels, Proenza Schouler ps1 bag, J crew studs earrings, Chanel sunglasses, piled bracelets and momo's march Sun-beam diamond bracelet  Madewell denim shirt + floral silk jump suit (wore as pants) + lace belt + Proenza Schouler PS1  Love my leather converse sneakers with studs... {I may use those studs as bullets...if I had a gun..... lol.} Madwell denim shirt, Vera Wang Lavender label wide pleate...

While my dad bravely takes charge of caring for my 3 kids, I can't be happier just to watch TV or movies at home. You know, {Ok, even you didn't know, but now you know.) there are over 100 channels including locals and oversea TV stations broadcasted in Taiwan everyday and you almost can find good eats and even activities to do 7/24 everywhere. I was watching an old movie {Apparently, to me, it is like 10 years ago} the other day and saw this beautiful woman worn a pretty silver with glitter dress.  Instantly, the dress reminded me of my new one!!  Mine is designed by a promising Taiwanese designer, " CHU! !"  I thought to myself that I needed to go back to Elite to explore more Taiwanese designers and I think they needed to be recognized as lots of them are really talented in my mind's eye. Fashion has history, so does textile silhouette!!  I adore the ideas of utilizing smart cuts and drapes without redundant embellishments on both dresses to achieve the qua...

"Jet Lag" is the worst enemy for family traveling with young children. The kids can't understand why they are up whilst everyone else is sleeping and they also can't make themselves go back to sleep again neither. Parents, for instance, US, would be so devastated of wanting to go back to bed. We know that if we don't, we can't keep up the energy, and we might have a headache, or being super-hyper, either way, we know the whole day would probably be ruined that we couldn't enjoy a thing!!  Well, it never is the case when the family travels back to their hometown where parents' parents can actually watch the kids, right?!! It does feel great when we know there is always someone we can count on, isn't it? We are up and about since 5 AM this morning. My dad who charges the responsibility of taking care of my 3 kids since yesterday he picked us up in the airport at 6 AM. For him, it must be some kind of achievement, otherwise I couldn't think...

We will be in Taipei in two days... my home town!! How exciting!! Why? The food, the street vendors, the people, the friends, and most important of all, my whole family!!! We are crunching time to do house remodeling before and while we are gone. By end of tomorrow, I should have our Chandelier up on the ceiling. While we are gone, we decided to let our contractor keep working on replacing the whole house hardwood flooring. Some renovation needs my supervision but the replacement of hardwood flooring should be easy enough comparing to replace the stairs. I heard that Taiwan is HOT, HOT, HOT these days. Lots of my friends here in USA are flying back at the same time and we know we are going to pack light, light, light!! And we are going to continue the fun we had over here and maybe even more while we meet in Taipei!!  Y-3 08' runway red sheer maxi dress, Lilith sheer white dress (could be worn as jumpsuit while button up), Lavin leopard happy sac, Silver oxford espadrille ...