Dashion meets Style

This week we have something special for you as promised. We will be featuring products from the lovely Style by Essenza.  You can look at more of their products here. You can also follow them on  their Facebook page and Instagram: @stylebyessenza

Amanda Yang is the founder of Style By Essenza, she was inspired by products that she has come across through her traveling.  Each product has a personal memory, found during her traveling or recommended by friends from all over the world.  Style by Essenza has amazing accessories and lifestyle items collected from around the world! To read more about it you can click here.

Our theme this cycle is about finding your own fun.  Everybody has a getaway, their own way of de-stressing from reality and enjoying life. T gets a thrill from shopping in "It's a girl thing" and J gets the adrenaline rush from dancing in "Fun, fun, fun - here, there and anywhere", and whenever else she can. As you can see there is no limit to where you find your fun.  Style by Essenza is about finding your own colour, who you are, what suites you!

 

Dashion-hime and Style by Essenza both emphasize on being comfortable with yourself and having fun! While you're at, add a some colours to it! Life is always more fun when it's colourful.  Here are some of the products that you can find on the SbE website.

The tunic dresses can be cinched at the waist or worn loosely for a more relaxed look. Pair it with sandals and chill on the beach, or put on your sexiest heels for a fun, colourful evening look. Wear it as a dress or a shirt and look equally alluring.
 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring a fantastic Sanctuario Monarca butterfly design. The smooth and flowing texture of the silk makes looking fabulous fantastically easy!" 

T is seen wearing the Fuschia (Top) Sanctuario Monarca butterfly design. J wears the Marine Blue Sanctuario Monarca butterfly design (Bottom). It also comes in a silk top that is in Violet as seen below.

 

 

Style by Essenza also has a lot of other fabulous and eyecatching designs for silk tops.

 

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring a unique and adorable Limited Edition United Nations Women's Day design. Supporting the cause of prevention of violence against women, this poncho is meaningful and stylish!"

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring the adorable Munecas Otomi (Dolls) design. The smooth and flowing texture of the chiffon makes it a top or cover-up!"

A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring the elegant Arte Plumaria (plumage) design. The smooth and delicate texture of the chiffon makes it a top or cover-up!"

T (Bottom) wears the Arte Plumaria White and Orange. J (Top) wears the Arte Plumaria Black.

Also available in Pink, Lilac and Blue.

 

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring a unique and adorable Limited Edition Ballena Gris (Grey Whale) design."

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring a unique and fun Caritas design. The smooth and flowing texture of the silk makes looking fabulous fantastically easy!"

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All the silk tops can be worn off the shoulder, asymmetrically, or get creative! Pair the top with shorts, jeans or slacks for a casual look, dress it up with accessories and a skirt, or bring it with you as a handy and eye-catching cover-up for those cool summer nights.

Every piece is unique and stunning to wear and equally mesmerising as a piece of art, you are sure to stand out wearing any design from Pineda Covalin.

 

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk dress featuring
the popular and classic Papalotl
Butterfly design."

 

 

"A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk dress featuring a unique and Limited Edition Selva Mexicana red design."

 

The silk dresses can be loosely worn for a relaxed and casual look, or cinched at the waist for a more finished style. Wear it as a dress, or as a loose and boho chic tip with skinny jeans and pants. Tie it up at the front, from behind, or even on the side. The dress is designed to be as versatile as you!

 

Just because we are wearing beautiful tops and dresses, doesn't mean we can only be posey and pretty! We are Dashion-hime! We have fun anywhere and everywhere, no matter what we do. :)

 

 "A beautiful and luxurious flowing silk top featuring the unforgettable royal peacock design."

This gorgeous tunic comes in blue and red, as you can see both colours are stunning and sharp! You can wear it casusally or on a night out, and will definitely be beautiful like a peacock. T and J definitely had a blast and felt like a peacock being in those lovely tunics.

Aside from all the beautiful and unique silk tops and dresses, SbE also stocks a range of Pineda Covalin's silk scarves, which can be worn as scarf tops - now that is definitely versatility! Take a look below at some various ways that the silk scarves can be worn, aside from it being just an accessory:

Here's some behind the scenes shot we had during our photoshoot. Dashion-hime had a great day with Style By Essenza, doing all sorts of crazy and fun poses :)

 

Since it's the end of our cycle this week, let's not forget to be inspired!

 ♥ "It's all about how you put it together" - T & J

 

 

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Centre Stage

William Shakespeare once wrote in his monologue,‘As You Like It’:

“All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages.”

We would all have different opinions towards this phrase. Some may deem this as looking at life as superficial, or fake; some may find this viewpoint as an obscure notion, or a dreamer’s speech; some may wholly understand and relate tothe metaphorical gesture; or some may disagree yet acknowledge these words.

However thine or mine perception shalt be casted upon this phrase, it does not really matter – we are only going to touch on this on a very literal level; we are actually going to create an imaginary scene now: there is a seemingly limitless, physical stage and we are to place the world onto it. You are the lead of this cast, you are to play yourself and all you have to do and say in each scene is one thing: Accidentally bump into someone and say: “I’m sorry.”

*CURTAIN RISES*

First scene: you are at home.

*Bump*

You bumped into a family member, you say your line:

“I’m sorry.”

Second scene: you are hanging out with your friends.

*Bump*

This time you bumped into one of your close friends.

“I’m sorry.”

Third scene: you are at work.

*Bump*

Uh-oh, it was your boss you bumped into.

“I’m sorry.” 

Final scene: you are at the zebra crossing, the lights are flashing, a flurry of people and… *Bump*

“I’m sorry.”

Who did you bump into? Did you actually manage to see their face?

*CURTAIN CLOSES* (Audience applause)

Now the question is: who were you at each scene? Yes, yourself, but what exact role of yourself were you?

What did those words mean to you?

What did those words mean to those that you bumped into?

The point here is, albeit being ourselves at any given time, we have derivatives of ourselves that are ‘oncall’ as according to our surroundings. It is all the same, from a mother or afather, to Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn – and not everyone will see each and every of these derivatives.

There comes a time when we all wonder who we really are. Who’s the real me? Audrey Hepburn starred a magnificent role in “Breakfastat Tiffany’s”.  Holly Golightly,spontaneous, glamorous and fun-loving New York party girl turns out to be a small town married young wife name Lula Mae Burnes. Lula Mae Burnes wanted a different life, a different role to play and became Holly Golightly.

“You’re wrong. She is a phony. But on the other hand you’re right. She isn’t a phony because she’s a real phony. She believes all this crap she believes. You can’t talk her out of it.”

This quote from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" really makes one think about it. Holly Golightly is a typical example for our theme today. When we play a role in our own lives, and we really believe in it, does it become who we really are? A lot of the times our lives forces us to play a certain role, whether it’s to be someone’s mother, lover or daughter. We always act accordingly because there are expectations, but does it make it any less us?  I think whatever we do, there is always an element of us in it. Just like how Audrey Hepburn plays the role of Holly Golightly. 

 

Every girl loves her in the movie, despite the factthat she really is a gold digger and a high end prostitute, she’s still an icon. Why? Of course Audrey Hepburn is beautiful, but a lot of women are beautiful. Personally I feel the most special feature about her is her classy elegance. It just stays with her no matter what role she does. This is also the reason why I picked to recreate her style for this blog.  I have always love Audrey Hepburn because elegance is not something you can mimic. Ever since I was young, my grandmother has taught me that beauty is not just from how you look, but also how you act. In her “when I was young” stories, she told us how men was not attracted because of beauty but because of elegance and how classy one is.

“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with passing years.”  – Audrey Hepburn

The dress chosen with an exaggerated detail on the shoulder is to create the glamorous look that Audrey Hepburn had in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Although instead of the typical black dress, a bold, bright orange was selected to add a bit of spice to it. The dress was bought from a local store in Hong Kong that is not branded.  We don't have to wear expensive clothes to look expensive. It all depends on how you carry it and you can look like a million dollars. The shoes and thin belt worn was showcased in T's previous blog Enchant Me. 

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." - Audrey Hepburn 

"If I'd observe all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere." - Marilyn Monroe 

Marilyn Monroe was chosen because of her symbolism during the height of her career. She was perceived largely as a 'sex symbol', but also, this correlated to a number of other perceptions: her independence/success as an individual female; her somewhat 'rebellion' against societal norms; her sweet yet sexy charisma (she was once described as symbolising what is the 'grey' area - she is neither an angel nor a devil; she is angelic-looking, yet she has her underlying rebellion).

 

She also signified the womanly body - her curves, charisma and atmosphere. Her logic, intellect and spoken words established her further in her calibre as, not just a woman, but also as a person; an icon; an inspiration. Hence the reason for the outfit selection of a ruffles-sleeved top and a tight-fitting, pencil skirt:

a) it embodies the embrace of a woman's curve, regardless of what 'amount' we have on our bodies, a woman was naturally created with small/big/eminent/subtle curves.

 

b) Ruffles. They are classical, beautiful, yet unconventional. No one set of ruffles and curves will be the same as the next; there is always a surprise. Like Marilyn's quote, she does not follow the rules; the 'straight line. Ruffles, then, can somewhat depict individuality yet also, the many different aspects of it. It also adds a grandeur aura to the watchful eye. :)

 

"I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and my talent." - Marilyn Monroe

Like a performer, we ‘perform’ variations of ourselves. If you noticed, the terms ‘perform’ and ‘performer’ are used instead of ‘act’ or ‘actor/actress.’ In this somehow philosophical context, there is a fine distinction between the two sets of words. We are all given roles throughout the stages in life, i.e. from birth, school, work etc. However, an actor reenacts a given role - a performer portrays a given role. (Think about it. It took me awhile as well, to word this properly!)

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – OscarWilde 

Are you going to let people decide what role you are to play in your own life or are you going to regain control and take the lead. Remember this: you are the leading roles in your lives and if you are not happy with it, change the story - change the plot! You have that power to do so and the most important thing is for you to live happy. 

Fun fact: Did you know that Marilyn Monroe was originally casted for the role of Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

Cycle two comes to an end and next week and we have T's individual blog coming up. Follow us on Twitter: @dashionhime and Instagram: @dashion_hime for updates! If you have recreated your favourite styles, hashtag us #dashionhime and we can give you a shoutout! :) 

♥ "It's all about how you put it together" - T & J.