1. Change the belt: Cheaper dresses, pants and skirts often come with very low quality / cheap looking belts. Swap for a more sturdy leather version and your outfit immediately looks classier. (Shop the sales for good quality leather belts.) 2. Change the buttons: Cheaper clothing often have cheap looking buttons; swap with some classier [...]

Print On Print by Aileen Lane featuring a scoop neck blouse Match a print and a solid and it gives a perfectly nice outfit. Match a print and a print and create a showstopper. The trick to matching prints is to find a common thread. Colour is always easy to match and is a common [...]

Vintage by Aileen Lane featuring vintage style hats I am not often asked about vintage shopping and I think this is because you are either a big fan and spend your spare time cruising the likes of granny’s loft or like myself, you like the idea but are a little scared. Yes, it can go [...]

If you love Valentino’s creations like I do, then you won’t want to pass up the chance of seeing some of his most beautiful designs up close and personal at resorts world. I know I plan on heading out there one evening with a couple of my style buddies and indulging myself for at least [...]

I just came across these cute french memo boards today at the Loewen Garden Fair. They are ideal for storing accessories & very stylish. They can also be used for storing cards/ photo’s/ memo’s etc. They come in all sorts of designs & sizes; check out more at http://www.houseofasia.net/ Prices start at around SGD$50. Bookmark on [...]

I just came across a great new magazine that has hit the shops here in Singapore in the past few months. Its call Chic and touts itself as ‘The only magazine for Shopping experts’.  It looks awfully like smitten with its cool illustrations and I wasn’t surprised to see that the previous editor of smitten [...]

A friend of mine Beth Talbot has recently started her own business and I am always in admiration of women who take the plunge. She has a really novel product imported from Japan and any wine / champagne and even beer collectors/ lovers out there will love it. If you want to save the memories [...]

If you love your Vintage Fashion and enjoy mixing the different decades, it’s helpful to know what each era was renowned for. 1920′s Fashion: Also Known as the Flapper Era, fashion took on a more liberated appearance. Skirts got shorter and more relaxed. Low waisted dresses with fullness at the hemline allowed women to kick [...]