Organza

OOTD for another warm Saturday at the office, something casual, feminine, longish and flawy.

TOP: it says "Kenzo" but it's a knock off found in my cousins wardrobe (material is very thin, so the skin toned slip covered me up pretty well). 

SKIRT: Printed Organza skirt from Portmans ($17 from the faulty rack! mum fixed the zipper and it's good as new). 

ACCESSORIES: Vintage Ferragamo bag (love the gold chain on this bag) & belt.

Heels: Givenchy dual toned heels

Grid Pattern

got an unrecognisable tan on my 3 week trip to Vietnam

the full awesome service we got at Intercontinental Da Nang.

OOTD

Dress: Portmans Grid Pattern Dress (great for hot summers day, love the flowy material and asymmetrical cut)

Jumper: Grid Pattern Jumper from the street markets of Vietnam (incidental pattern match up but that was the only warm item I had for a rainy day in a tropical country)

Shoes: Two Toned Heels from Zara

Black and Cream

OOTD for those warmer days at the office

TOP: Cream sleeveless embroidered button down top from the street markets in Vietnam

BOTTOM: Black midi skirt from UNICO Clothing

SHOES: Black Zara soft polyester court shoe - kitten heels (so comfortable! I love the pointy toe cleavage, it gives an illusion of longer slimmer legs) 

ACCESSORY: Patent Belt

Lovely Lace

Portmans Lovely Lace dress, Windsor Smith Sandal Heels

Dressing in lace and thinly strapped heels for a Medical Gala Night, I consider this appropriate for these kind of occasion. It's very similar to "Lover" the label french lace designs, and the best part is buying a nice dress for a bargain, this is a Portmans Lovely Lace dress, RRP is currently $129.95, it was on special for $65 because the zipper was broken, then Portmans DFO Essendon Store had a further 50% off sale on faulty items a few weeks ago.... my final bill was $32.50!

My mum has her own alteration business hence I'm always inclined to buy faulty bargains, because I get things fixed free of charge, though it does take a while to get it back into my wardrobe.

These size 5 Sandal heels from Windsor Smith were also the last pair in store so I got it for $25!

All in all bargains are not hard to find, but you got to be patient, seek and you shall find.

Pinstripe

Pinstripes are normally seen on men's suits, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a pair of pinstriped wide leg ankle length pants with a matching boxed top at a shop called Nosbyn while travelling in Vietnam.

Personally I find this outfit professional looking for work as the material gives it formality and the design was simple and comfortable, however others may disagree ...ie. family members of mine, when I got home from work they thought I was in my PJ's. lol

Top & Pants: Nosbny Boutique 

Shoes: Nine West Black Kitten Heels.

White Lace

Work Christmas party landed on a warm day, so this was my OOTD - (Yes I love lace)

OOTD: White Lace Dress from Song Nhac ($30AUD) & Givenchy Black Shark Tooth Lock Bicolour Sandals

Phu Quoc 2014

Welcome to Phu Quoc! This is my  partners hometown, his family (the Dang family) owns a few businesses here.

The sunset from 1000 star Hotel (Ngan Sao Hotel) is magnificent. This hotel is owned by the Dang family and currently is ran by the next generation. My partner told me it was built by grandpa Dang  in 1997 (who passed away 3 yrs ago) as a three star hotel. Due to unorganised, outdated management's it's not doing very well, hence there's a lot of bad reviews. People still choose to come here because it's very cheap (some rooms are only $50 a night). 

Grandpa Dang loved his zodiac sculptures and statues hence I've read reviews describing it as "strange, scruffy, populated by plastic animals", hehehehe I agree cause it is now 2014 and it does look outdated... that's just to give you some insight to this "strange" old looking hotel. 

The food I had were all delicious from this hotel. Some People are sceptical because they are unsure of the hygiene here

Fried fresh prawns

Chicken coleslaw

Shaken beef with fries

sweet bun with marinated chicken

beef dipped in hotpot rice paper roll

Seafood hot pot

This is a working kitchen at a house I visited, best food are made with wood

Below is Phu Quoc's Night Market - seafood Galore

flan cake with ice

sugar cane juice and seaweed drink

grilled banana, corn and sweet potato... this makes you very flatulent but it's delicious, can't resist

can you guess the fruit?

This is where the Dang make and distribute their home brand Fish sauce... all interational orders welcome! They are one out of two companies in Vietnam that are authorised to ship to Japan (fact I discovered). They have over 170 of these wooden barrel baskets, each one contains over 2 tones of fish... yep do the maths! crazy amounts of fish go into one drop of fish sauce. It takes about a yr or two of fermentation to get the first drop

Curry seeds growing in the Dang's front yard

Dang's peper farm