Posts Tagged Shopping

22August2008

Plus Size? Yes please!

One tough thing about coming back to Singapore was the lack of good quality, stylish and age-appropriate clothes for my size. The majority of people here are skinny, size 0 skinny, and most retailers only stock for those sizes. When I do find clothes my size, more often than not, they are more suited for “aunties”, being baggy, old-fashioned, and definitely not flattering. It got so difficult once when I was looking for a good business suit, that it took 3 days, and hours and hours of walking and frustration before I found a place that sold American plus sized suits that made me happy to wear them, instead of feeling frumpy.

So it was almost like a miracle when I found this tiny boutique that not only sold beautiful clothes my size, but also designed and made them just for our body types! For once in Singapore, the ladies behind this store understood the predicament of women like me and solved our problems! Their clothings are soooo beautiful and gorgeous, that even skinny women wanna wear them… but too bad! You’re too small! (I can’t believe that I can say that! It’s usually, “you’re too big!” or the ruder sales ladies will say, “you’re too fat.”)

Anyway, if you want cute, fashionable, good quality clothes in Singapore, check them out at:

ATTITUDE PLUS BOUTIQUE
Marina Square #03-232

Their stock is limited, but they are expanding. So I always make sure to check them out once in a few months to grab their new stock while they last.

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18August2008

Sweet Sweet Jewelry

sage 210x300 Sweet Sweet JewelryI love earrings. I love long necklaces. I love it even more when they are handmade, nickel-free and absolutely beautiful.

I found this blog selling hand-made, unique jewelry while surfing on facebook one day. Over the last few months, my jewelry mannequin has been slowly filled up with gorgeous earrings that make me feel happy wearing them.

I’ve also made friends with the person behind them, Yan. She’s really sweet and has even genevieve1 150x150 Sweet Sweet Jewelrymade a necklace just for me, based on my taste. The stones and pieces she uses are high quality, unique and taseful. She even changes the hook to nickel-free silver for me, as my skin can’t handle nickel.

I love her stuff so much that I had to put a only-one-pair-of-earrings-a-month policy into place. If not, I would be buying most of them in one shot. haha.

So, if you love beautiful, quality jewelry, I suggest you head over to Sweet N0things and take a look. I’m sure you’ll fall in love with something over there.

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