Sunday, August 06, 2006

maad

i went to the "flea market" called maad today. visit maad.com.sg to find out more.

in my opinion, its flea-market inspired and that's about it.

there are artistic finds there, but you must be prepared to pay.

there's a question on quality though. the stuff look really good - but is it just the looks? i guess lots of people are there are willing to fork out $$ just based on the look of an item alone..

for example, you can have really classy, victorian jewellery on sale and the gold looks good.. but who knows for sure? also, i'm pretty sure the cost price of plain white canvas schoolgirl "ballet" shoes that are great for painting ;) is a mere $3.50 or even less when purchased in bulk.

a necklace i liked was going for $79.90. but in my heart i just thought.. no way.

thing is, there are lots of accessories "stalls" over there. they all have blogs or websites of their own, so perhaps joining the "flea market" is a good thing cos they get to show it off in real life, and people like us who want to spend get to see the stuff in real life. but with so many of these vintage charms and necklaces kinda sites sprouting up from the heartiest parts of Singapore, i'm just wondering how unique are these things actually?

its the same thing as "they're all trying to be different (and show off their individuality at the same time) but that's what makes 'em all the same". or at least that's what i think.

everyone's doing the vintage, victorian stuff now. everything is not hand-made. the charms are bought from overseas.. etc.. i don't know where.. but i know that if i could find the charms (like from australia), i could put them together by myself (or i could get doodoo to help :P), and with pliers.

well basically i say they're not handmade cos the charms themselves are bought from the suppliers. its just how every they put the charms together, how they match a victorian looking comb in gold together with a miniature anna-sui kind of hand-held mirror and perhaps a large jewel. and also, where they place the charms makes a difference. is it all clumped together at the heart of the chain or is it spread out like a charm bracelet? its all about how they are put together after sourcing out the materials. which is why i'm not surprised their business can fetch them anywhere from $2000 to $4000 a month.

perhaps all this is the reason why i don't have a single vintage, victorian-feel necklace at all. its cos everyone's doing it, everyone's having it, everyone claims that theirs is different but that's what makes it all the same. i feel so tempted to just buy 'em sometimes, but then i ask myself again if i have any plain stuff (like a dress or something) that can be adorned with a belt and a necklace with that theme and my answer is always negative. =)

its best to stick to the kawaii-stuff while i still can, i guess. hahA!

anyway, artistic stuff like canvas shoe painting is cool i think.. because the guy's skill is good. there are tones and all everywhere. oriental, rhinestone-embellished designs, it seems he does it all! also the dolly tee i saw. basically it is paper-doll inspired.. the game where you have flat dollies and you have paper clothes that you bend at the corners to fix it into the dolly. everything onto a tee-shirt, i like the idea. there was also this lady who was really good at making beaded pouches (i love the one with the ladybug on it) and beaded earrings (in slipper forms) and beaded footwear. i think it is so difficult to bead stuff and i'll just go blind or something. there were also customised plushies.. ahh you got to go down and take a look by yourself cos different people have different views i guess. its great that the place is air conditioned :)

i also came across this thing called Style Diary today.. i've been looking out for something where i can document my fantastic online buys.. and it seems this is great. they claim they've got designers who put their self-designed stuff on their style diary, as well was folk from around the entire globe who put up pictures of their fantastic purchases. now how cool is that!

i've got stuff that i don't wear to school. stuff that evoke comments such as "abby doesn't look like abby today" (somehow i can't get that out of my mind because its a shocking comment to me. abby looks like abby every other day to me!). stuff like halters, dresses, really short skirts and shorts. because firstly, i've grown so fat ever since i got to know doodoo. and secondly, i just wouldn't wear all that to school cos i don't feel comfortable doing so. hmm. i am too shy. its as if there's a rule list in my head on proper attire for school. LOL. and thirdly, i'm lazy to shave my underarms when i go out. HAHA! okay that was said to horrify the entire world ;) i hope i succeeded. LOL. hmm. and last but not least, i need bigger boobs. don't we all want our outfits to be accented with the right stuff at the right places? :) i want natural implants (whatever that is!?!?). i'm just kidding. implants can NEVER make one be natural. lol.

anyway, back to style diary. it'll be great if i could see all these stuff in one page, to remind myself that i am fat and that i should slim down so i can look better in them *i'm dead serious*. i would like to believe that i would feel comforted by looking at all those clothes that i don't wear to school as a matter of choice as i *dream* of an occasion where i'd wear them and dance around like a princess. its these thoughts that count :D

anyway, being the lazy me, i haven't even signed up for an account on style diary. :D because, a showcase of my wardrobe is not my top priority. haha! i don't have any intention to do so at the moment, because i agree with Rebecca, in my own words: we dress to make ourselves happy, we dress in the way we want so that WE feel happy. and so i share my wardrobe-fillings with my shadow only those around me. and that's enough.
bee at 7:25 PM