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Tonight was the first and highly anticipated Mugler fall/winter 2012 fashion show at Audi Fashion Festival. It was nice to see that many people made an effort to dress up to attend the shows, be it good or bad. Making an effort is half the battle won. Getting it right is the other half to battle and I still see many struggling hard to do so. But then again, it is easier to shine when surrounded by bad taste… just as long as we must know not to get influenced by them.

I have to emphasize that fashion isn’t about being loud, crazy or strange. And what looks good on a celebrity doesn’t mean it will look good on you. It is so important to understand one’s own silhouette, style and even status. For instance, if you are already somebody in the industry, there is no need to try too hard with your styling – sometimes taming down and going subtle isn’t a bad thing especially if you are no longer young. And if you have no clue about fashion and got yourself dressed by a dresser (or some would like to call themselves “stylist”), please make sure he/she has good taste otherwise you end up looking like a circus act. Let me elaborate on what makes a dresser very distinctively different from a stylist. A dresser gathers clothes and helps one try them on while a stylist makes the decision with his/her fashion experience and can envision and relate the look to create a style and personality out of not just the clothes alone but with the overall look that includes hair and makeup. One needs a lot of character and confidence to be able to pull off something that is out of their comfort zone. Sometimes a plain black suit might turn out to be the best outfit so let’s learn to not try too hard.

Speaking of which, this reminded me of the unpleasant incident at the entrance of the Audi fashion tent at Ngee Ann City just now. There were these men in black suits standing at the door that were really rude to many guests. I witnessed a few of them myself when I entered the wrong entrance that was meant for the public. Then when led to the VIP entrance, I realized people experienced the same treatment. Where is the PR person when you really need her – nowhere in sight. It was so badly planned that I felt bad for the many guests who were all dressed up were made to wait outside on the street of Orchard Road. What shocked me was seeing a fashion magazine editor being rejected entry and told to wait instead. I hope these won’t happen again for the next few nights or I won’t be afraid to give these men in black suits a piece of my black mind! The organizers should place someone who knows the guests at the door and remind these men that they are only there to open and close the doors or to make sure people don’t create nuisance. Remind them of their position and not to cross boundaries to critic and scrutinize the guests.

I look forward to the following nights at the tent and will update more soon! Good night!

Thank You Sam Ong (the most in demand makeup artist) for the beautiful flowers =) 爱心我收到了!

I won’t be around on Mother’s Day so I want to wish all the soon to be mommies, mommies, grand mommies and great grand mommies a HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY!

A recent newspaper article caught my attention talking about a celebrity who did not wear local designer’s clothes for the star awards show. Who are these newspaper writers to decide on what a celebrity should wear to an award show? Are newspapers nowadays commissioning column writers who secretly like the role of Fashion Directors? These writers have no fashion knowledge nor credibilityand does not even own and wear fashion themselevs, so they should just keep their opinions to their  own little narrow minded world. Why don’t these fashion wannabes start up their own fashion magazine and they can critic for all they want. Don’t just talk, talk is cheap! Funny thing is the article featured a wrong picture of the artiste and published one of another local actor instead. Isn’t it a joke?! So much for credibility, huh?

Well, Desmond is one of the few artistes who actually have good taste and sensibility. And with the help of a stylist, he narrows down his shortlists from a rack of clothes presented to him during a fitting. Does it mean that a local artiste must always be seen wearing local designers? An artiste wants to look good and if a local label can make him/her stand out, then it’s a bonus.

I am always a big fan of young local talents and I have been very supportive of young local designers and Desmond Tan himself is definitely an advocate for local designers because he is one himself for the brand Atzu. As much as I support local designers, I just hope that they should learn to be humble and appreciate rejections without prejudice. Pettiness will not get you anywhere in life.

So who decides? Definitely not you!

Ah Jie will always be Ah Jie! Her appearance is awarding enough for everyone. The younger generation should be grateful they have the opportunity to watch and learn from the Queen. No award is necessary for royalty although receiving one doesn’t harm anyone =p It might add a little more pressure but I’m sure that’s a good problem to have. There’s new shows and new awards every year so there’s no hurry.

Being the queen also has it’s down sides. You’re always surrounded by ‘little’ people who tries very hard to manipulate you to do things you don’t usually do. You deserve better but as long as your heart is clear and good your luck will come back and all the positive energy will overcome the bad ones.

Ah Jie doesn’t need to be styled! She is Zoe Tay! She looks stunning just being her regular self. I did a shoot with her yesterday and was just thinking when she got out of her car, how gorgeous she looks =) She is such an inspiration for everyone especially me. I always take her confidence as a guideline for my work. It doesn’t matter what kind of hair I do as long as you’re confident enough to carry it. I truly despise insecurities and those who drags others along with them coz they are of plus size status. Sometimes some people might think they are bigger but keeping a good reputation definitely out weighs delusion!

I love you Ah Jie! You’ll always be my Queen <3

Thank you 小鬼 for your latest album =)

The salon has been very busy the past couple months and it just slipped my mind to post about his album. I’ve got a little more free time recently and his album just popped into my head reminded me that I forgot to thank him when I saw him at Star Awards. It’s very nice and polite of him to walk over to say hi although we’ve never met. He even mentioned that we were in the same movie (一泡而红) together =) I might not know him very well but I’ve always thought Alien was a very charming and hard working young man. Not at all pretentious as compared to some other hosts. He is very down to earth and humble considering his fame here in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It’s very common for stars to forget simple manners and courtesy when they make it big. I’m glad he is not one of those =)

I didn’t know for a long time that Alien has been engaging Passion to style his hair while he was in Singapore. Thank you so much for supporting us. I know you don’t need the credit but I would like to show you the same courtesy you’ve shown me =) I’m very confident that with your personality and hard work your success will grow to it’s maximum potential very soon in the near future.

I wanna wish you all the best and thank you again for supporting Passion!

PS: I forgot to take photo with him at star awards =( hopefully I’ll get the chance soon and I’ll store it in my phone so i can post it to show you guys =)