Taking a cheerful middle ground

A big skirt, a cocktail ring, a cute clutch, finished with a great spirit.

On an otherwise unrelated note, we read this essay in the August 22nd issue of Time magazine: On how liberals in the U.S. are complaining about what they see as Obama's tendency to compromise, and take middle ground between (we're gathering) conservative and liberal positions. We loved this quote,"Be of good cheer. To act according to an open and principled pragmatism, to believe in the power of process, is in fact to work for the good".

What a wonderful idea! This October, we're giving cheerful pragmatism a shot -- at work, to friends, our families, and definitely with our outfits.

This morning's downpour, as cold as it can get over here. We hope you've got a good cover-up in the office to snuggle in. Have a good last burst at work before the weekend hits(!).

Feeling the white of it all(!). From here, and here.

Just a 30-min drive away from city, this nature escape looks too good to be true (but it is!).

How cute is this? Via Mrs Lilien.

Some time ago, we saw on Cup of Jo this really interesting write-up and have been meaning to point you that way. Joanna highlighted an interesting idea of being conscious of how and what we talk to little girls about: Do you compliment a little girl on how pretty she looks or how cute her dress is? We promise it's a very fun read, click here!

Amazing photography work by Osamu Yokonami.

Smile and you'll see the sun shining through for you. Something to carry you through this week (just in case you're needing a nudge). Did you know this song started out as only an instrumental track and was written by Charlie Chaplin?

Shop update: See you at sunset

If you haven't dropped by our shop recently, when you do, look out for our new jewellery line(!). Inspired by the eternally romantic sunset, the Singaporean designer duo behind DUSK managed to channel their love for the sun, sand and sea quite literally: The brass and semi-precious stones mirror colours of peachy-blue skies wonderfully, while some of the daintier pieces reflect textures of corals and sea shells.

Plus, we really love that DUSK jewellery are set at very purse-friendly prices, and goes with a good half of our wardrobe (which is quite a feat!).

These dresses picked out by Joy are gorgeous(!).

The gorgeous Nanyang Art movement

It was totally unplanned, but while revisiting the amazing works of Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng, we started pairing them with the interior projects of New York based Muriel Brandolini, and the result was too much fun.

Cheong Soo Pieng made his name in the 1950s as one of the pioneer Singaporean artist to launch the Nanyang Art Movement (a mix of Chinese pictorial techniques with French art influences). He was especially well-loved for his famous depictions of long-limbed Balinese ladies, while we fell for how uninhibited, rich in colour and personality both Cheong and Brandolini's works are.

It was really nice to see our dear friend's work featured on Oh Joy. Buy this super cute swan bag here(!).

Wedding themes are getting really refreshing too and this is too adorable(!).

If you haven't seen this campaign video, you really have to. Alber Elbaz has got jokes(!). Thanks too much to seesaw designs.