This sunday,

quiet haji lane turns noisy little fun fair! what to expect: pre-loved personal goods and discounted items from some of the shops. we've got a 50% sale on past season clothing, shoes and jeans(!). plus, a very special selection of defected items going off at incredible prices. the sunday market is happening on 5th july, 12pm - 8pm. really nice poloroid shot of haji lane from here.

The curious collection

by paper maker arjowiggins in collaboration with photographer gregoire alexandre. hoping they had made the project with used paper though and not fresh ones. otherwise a fun campaign(!). more about this via design sponge.

What

cute clothes on such a cute girl. photographed by garance dore.

Shop update: This might just

be the most flattering dress you would ever have tried on. available now in sizes s and m, colours black and off-white.

then again, we really really this silk number too. sizes s and m, in colours white and almond.

On another note,

turns out the prada marfa is an art installation!

debut exhibition by cute new book store polymath & crust. featuring preservations of specimens from nature. the show intermingles science and art by re-examining our consciousness of nature, the exotic and the grotesque. from 27 june - 17 july, at 86 club street.

The new

july issue of monocle is a really wonderful read! cover story: the top 25 liveable cities. singapore scored 18th position. our favourite has to be their chain-store pollution meter. tokyo has 219 starbucks outlets, copenhagen has 2 (in the airport), stockholm and helsinki has NO starbucks at all while paris has 34 of them. we have 62, and counting.

O.M.G.

tim burton's latest film project for march 2010: alice in wonderland, starring johnny depp and anne hathaway. can't wait! via hypebeast, via kanye.

Surrender

at devonshire now has a blog. we're already liking some of the reads(!). via plus six five.

From

possibly our youngest customer. these are the kind of things that keep us going!

This sunday

be extra sweet to everyone around you (including of course your father!). gorgeous works via le love, here and here.

Frida Kahlo

chanced upon this very enjoyable picture book on mexican artist frida kahlo a few days ago. coincidentally, if you happen to be home tonight, the biopic Frida (starring salma hayek) will be shown on okto channel at 10pm.

A street cat named Desire

remember mimi pong and her tear dolls? the artist has recently been commissioned by Strip to produce a very special series of plush interpretations of stray cats, in support of the welfare of abandoned kitties on our streets.

tagged with the location where they were first found, you can get to buy these plushies that have been handmade to replicate the unique markings of each individual cat. each set (comes with plushie street sign and pylon, see above!) are available for adoption at S$80, with part of the proceeds going to the Cat Welfare Society to fund the sterilisation of strays.

Wow

prada in west texas. it looks amazingly unreal. photography by jay b sauceda. via fortysixthatgrace, who saw it on share some candy through erin.

Little men

hah. so adorable. the five naked men series made by sandra can be purchased here.

What a great space

love the painting too. by design firm Hand, thanks to emmas.

A very

fun party. click here to see more(!).

Sarah moon

beautiful photography by sarah moon from here. we first came across the french photographer's works for the Pirelli calendar club. if you haven't seen them (you so have to), click here.

Dearest all,

big big thank you for the great turnout over the weekend! we know we say this every month but we suspect you like us reminding you too. so if you didn't manage to make it last thursday, (1) it's a month long collection; (2) we put out new stock every week which means anytime is a great time to visit; and (3) we use this space to make weekly shop updates.

love,
soon lee

Shop update: New arrivals for June

For the second month in a row - because the weather just isn't letting up - we have REALLY stocked up on our lightweight clothing. Pretty blouses, handsome shorts and dresses of the cotton, silk, chiffon and poplin variety. plus! you'll like our expanded workwear selection. pick from perky prints, light jackets and try our favourite of the lot: a short chic jumpsuit that would make even your dowdiest laptop bag look sharp(!). new arrivals out tomorrow Thursday 11 June.

(top, another wonderful picture via cup of jo, taken by harpy. bottom, blouse from soon lee june 09 collection.)

Something for the boys

our good neighbour at unit 51 - Know It Nothing - has very recently launched the first parter to their new in-house label and already we are blown away: SIFR essentials is a series of premium grade cotton tees. they are super soft, come in 3 different styles and because they're unisex, we are so getting ourselves a couple of them(!). available right now at KIN.

if your husband/boyfriend/partner wants more boys' stuff from haji lane, there's also Sup who has a really great line of shirts and printed tees, and of course the always dependable white room.

Studio Pepe

these interior styling projects by studio pepe are AMAZING. click on each picture to see enlarged versions. the fun bits are all in the details! via yatzer who has more of their works on showcase.

Can you believe

that these are made with textile? wonderful projects by danish textile company kvadrat, discovered through origami blog.

Shop update: New books

to celebrate faber's 80th anniversary, the publisher came up with re-designed covers for a special series of classics. they are printed - the cover and insides - in the most wonderfully textured paper(!). $18.20 each, see above titles, now available at SL.

the idea of using craft in a graphic design context isn't unheard of, but this gorgeous cross stitch typography by evelin kasikov is so refreshing(!). via seesaw designs, a super cute blog maintained by a graphic design collective. there's also this funny wedding invite they made that you have to see.

First lady

abby has this great picture book filled with photos of jackie o.

Party garlands

clever little things made with coffee filters, paper scraps and even music scores. by pam garrison, thanks to laissezfaire.

This pair

of ballet flats for little girls is so pretty. from crewcut, which has this really adorable junior version of 'one item, two ways of wearing' called double take. via black eiffel.

The wedding party

what cute wedding pictures(!). we are absolutely sold on the idea of studio portraits. photo spread based on model sasha pivovarova's real life wedding, featured in june vogue. more here, thanks too much to FIS.

Make it work

giant polka dots and printed leggings. love the idea of offbeat elements in work wear(!). captured by the sartorialist.