The Kids from Yesterday

 hmm nope. this has nothing to do with the song but i'm reminiscing over the times ive had growing up listening to my chemical romance while trying to come up with a title so there. 

i'm actually glad it got cooler again a while ago so i got to wear my coat (again) :P

this is a rather plain/simple look but i love the color scheme...so yeah.

i'm in love with these boots but the photos dont really show their charisma here. i'll be sure to give it a proper introduction some time haha

duffle coat from izzue/

topshop boots/

everything else - thrifted

love,

-teree-

Dark Side of the Moon

[Jumper from Forever 21
Denim jacket from H&M]

This is one of my favorite jumpers. MOONPHASE omg. <3<3 

p.s. It feels kinda hipster, although I'm not one

-dubgee-

My favourite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens 
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things!

....

well, not really. i do like the sound of music, and yeah i admire julie andrews, but yeah....

putting all that randomness to a halt, this is actually an outfit that consists of some of my favorite things, and not until i looked at the photos did i realize i actually put on everything i like in one go :p

this has to be one of my favorite jackets... you always get a polished look when you throw on a leather jacket. i used to have a fake leather jacket from bershka, but after a while the "leather" started to peel off and i had to dump it :( from then on i decided to invest in a genuine leather jacket. this one's from Mango :)

another all-time favorite - shoulder bag/clutch i got from ALAND (yes, again), by 3.3 field trip (yes, i have to admit i'm a fan)

and you may have seen these babies before - yeah, they're my trusty metallic brogues from cheap monday.

[leather jacket - mango/

clutch - 3.3 field trip/

metallic brogues - cheap monday/

orange woolen cardigan - thrifted]

-teree-

Winter Monochrome

Holiday ends.... :( we are now spending everyday working in our architecture studio, making models, models and more modelsss. 

Well, no matter how stressful life is, you can always find your little piece of joy doing your favorite things.  So there we pick our favorite winter outfits, keeping our fashion diary on at a little corner of the studio.

[scarf and ring from h&m

sweater and boots from taobao.com]

Btw, if you are an hku student, you will probably find these cute cards drawn by Tere in Cafe 330 ;)  

can you find them? XD

-dubgee-

Night shot.

so. as promised, i'm back!

first night shot i've ever done :p

not perfect i must say, but i kinda like the lighting.

 

i've got to say i love these floral pants i got from pull&bear... they were on sale and i was instantly in love *w*

and yep, these boots i got from monki has become a regular now ;p

got this vintage leather bag from ALAND in seoul for like 1xx hkd. i was so excited haha

[camel top by 3.3 field trip, bought in ALAND,

floral pants from pull&bear,

vintage leather bag, also from ALAND,

zip-up boots, monki]

-teree-

we're back!! (nearly)

yes i know i know... we haven't been updating the blog for ages and the site looks nothing more than a long-abandoned blog.

well in fact it has been a long-abandoned blog.

but not anymore! and this time i'm back for real.

well so i kind of just came back from a trip to Seoul, and that is what i wore in the freezing cold.

to be convenient i only brought my favorite duffle coat from izzue and went almost entirely monochrome with just a tint of pink. 

so. just a short post to tell you we're back. 

more updates soon!

x, teree.

[coat from izzue, stradivarius scarf]

Afterglow

[Clutch from Forever 21]

-dubgee-

DIP DYED SHORTS

As promised, I'm making a tutorial on dip dyed shorts! The shorts are not perfect, but given this is my first attempt, the results (i think) are pretty decent, haha.

Things you'll need:

1. shorts (preferably white)

2. fabric dye

3. plastic gloves

4. plastic bucket

5. lots of patience

You don't necessarily have to use white shorts, any shorts are fine as long as they have a really light color. But the color you end up with may vary depending on the color of the shorts you're using. Say, if you use a pair of light yellow shorts and use a blue dye on them, it might end up to be green or turquoise-ish. So to make more accurate predictions of the color you end up with, it's always safer to use white shorts. 

okay. so once you get the stuff ready, fill a bucket with fabric dye following the instructions on the packaging of your dye. The brand i used is Dylon, and I got that because it was the only fabric dye available in the store I went to. It was pretty decent though.

Dampen the shorts and dip it into the dye. How far you dip them in depends on how far you want the dye to go, but normally the dye will go a bit further higher than the water level so make sure you don't push too much. (otherwise you will have to bleach it)

Use clothespins to hold the shorts in place so they don't slide further into the bucket while the dye sits in. Leave it there for an hour (or as stated in the instructions)

After a some time, pull the shorts up so that less of it is dipped in the dye. Leave it in for another hour so that the color becomes darker. This helps to create an ombre effect.

At the end you should be able to get something like this - and if you're already satisfied with what you have, you can stop at that. I decided I wanted something more colorful and summery, so I dyed the other end of the shorts as well.

Prepare another tub of dye just like you did before

Twist your shorts dry (try your best)

You basically repeat what you've done before for this part. Just remember to decide how far you want the dye to go before you dip the shorts in. Keep in mind what you're doing is irreversible. (Okay, not exactly. you can bleach it, but it's gonna take up a lot of your time and is super, super tedious)

OOOOPS!

well. apparently i wasn't really careful when dying it, and i wasn't all that patient. didn't realize i spilled some dye on the sides of the tub and ended with this at the back.... so REMEMBER TO CHECK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHORTS AS WELL!! and make sure you didn't spill the dye on the other side of the tub like i did :(

so like i said, this isn't entirely irreversible so i bleached the parts where it went wrong and dyed parts of the shorts again. This is what it looked like after bleaching. (so yeah. if you're doing two colors, even if you have finished using one of the dyes, KEEP IT. don't pour it away until you're done dying the whole thing.)

Now for the most exciting part....

This is how it looks right after dying :)

Bear in mind that the color lightens after it dries up, so adjust the intensity of the dyes accordingly while they are still damp. (i.e. the color of the shorts should be slightly darker/brighter than the color you want to achieve in the end)

Hope this helped! Dip dying your shorts is definitely a fun way to spice up your old shorts, and you can actually bleach your jeans and dye them to create variations. 

See you in a bit!

-teree-