So we are well past the second half of 2013 (Time indeed does fly!) and before we know it, it has been exactly 6 months and 2 days (as according to Hong Kong time) since we have posted our first Dashion post!
You have seen our various styles, antics and stories - and so this week, we're bringing to you a more steady insight into a week in the life of a Dashionista! As T has been fairly busy, you will instead see my (J) styling snapshots throughout the week.
Towards the end of this post, I will be continuing our little 'Health & Fitness' section - however this time, there will be a "Food Spotlight: Healthy Munch of the Week!"
Well, as you may have read T's previous post about her lovely vacation in Malaysia, my summer vacation kicked off with a *bang* as well!
You know, dancing and floor-work and all that.
I was thinking about what I should post this week as the cycle is on a little break and I thought to myself: "Oh why not! Hair!"
It's not much, to be honest - it just occurred to me that it is summer time now (well, Hong Kong is boiling hot now anyways!) and the few hair styles that I randomly conjured up during dance could be quite Dashion-y! (Get it? lol)
Oh! I will also be ending this post with a video - it's a new, little, personal dance project of mine and... I loved the skirt I used in it - AND it would be a nice summer piece as well! (Dashion! Hurray!)
So first off, the hair-dos... (Please note, it is just very common hair-dos, but I like to give it names!)
As you can see, my hair is fairly long and extremely thick. It can be very bothersome at times, especially during the summer as my hair acts as a 'scarf' (and wool-like, that is) which makes it VERY, VERY hot for me. Also, I can't really dance properly with my hair down - I will always have to flip it, or find some way to move it. Really...
A) "The Dancer's Rose" - My most common do when I'm dancing, simply because I've always naturally tied it this way (especially since my hair is really long and tying it in a ponytail can sometimes become quite a task, especially when I'm sweating from dancing!) Also, it does not sway about when moving/dancing!
A worthy summer do and could fit casual to evening events!
B) "The Dynasty" - Well, the name actually was inspired by my dance teacher. I tied it this way during class (subconsciously) and it was actually higher up at the crown of my head. My teacher then commented that I looked like those ladies from the ancient dynasties. For the rest of the class, he called me by one of the maiden's names.
This is perfect for a day out, casual, but spiking it with a little difference! A shopping trip or even beach-fun!
C) "The Doorknob-tail" - This hairdo was actually a result of not having enough time to finish tying my full ponytail, prior to a 'run-through' of a choreography. I ended up really liking it very much and is one of my favourite hairdo selection for my dance videos! (One of them is coming up, soon...)
A cheeky and different look - it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but a good cup of summer tea nonetheless! ;) It holds better than a ponytail and, if you have long hair like me, since it does not sway as much, it would not stick to you (if you live in a hot, humid place like I do) as much!
D) "The Helicoponytail" - There is a reason I called my ponytail that. It started off when I was in England and I was also working as a dancer then. My hair was actually even longer at the time and I could not let it down and dance (thick and long = can't see!) So I started tying my ponytail on the crown of my head, allowing for the length to be shortened. Soon, I started using it as one of my dancing tools whereby I swing it like a helicopter rotor!
Despite it being fussy at times, it remains to be my favourite 'performing' hairdo!
E) "The Anchor" - Quite a bold name for a delicate-looking hairdo right? But besides this hairdo reminding me of an anchor, it does work as an anchor as well! (lol) It is one of my 'dainty'-like styles and I do use it at times. As you may have realised, the above few hairdos are all taut and tight - which isn't good for our hairline in the long run! So this hairdo (which by far, is the quickest to do during dance rehearsals!) comes in handy... and to save my hairline.
Perfect if you are looking to have a more feminine look, yet not want to put your hair down as the heat might melt you. It could become quite flayed at times, and can be quite immovable if you tie it too tight - but since it's so easy to re-tie, it's very convenient!
F) "The Maiden" - I have actually used this hairdo the least, especially in dancing - only because the rose/bun at the nape of my neck can become quite bothersome when I'm doing floorwork! However, it is a very nice style to use for summer - again, it saves the hairline from being tugged at constantly and I love how the shorter bits of hair would naturally fall out (which won't happen when you tie it high up and taut!)
This could act as a more matured, lady-like look as well. Maybe for a summer date? Or when touring around during your summer vacation trip? ;)
So after all those hairdos, here is the video! :) Ironically, my hair is down here. (Ha!) I wanted to create a paranormal/haunting effect. I hope you enjoy this video! Thank you for reading my blog this week!
"A Haunted Heart" - J. J'ng
An experimental, digital project of contemporary dance and improvisational movement.
P.S.Wardrobe essential!
This is the skirt I was talking about! It has been with me for YEARS now! From bellydance, to contemporary dance!
It is light, floaty, summer-y and versatile! Like the saying of how every girl should have at least one little, black dress in their wardrobe - well, we all should have at least one skirt of this kind as well! *wink*
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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I do apologise greatly for the delay in my post - I've recently been completely taken out by rehearsals for last weekend's performance (like, literally - you know like in Pokemon when the life bar just goes red and continuously blinks? Yeh, that.)
But I did prepare something to post for your enjoyment. So take a look below. This is what T and I tend to do on a random night, when we have nothing to do after work and just... have fun - here, there and anywhere!
There's more to come further down this post! But first, we're going to have a quick look in photos on what we were wearing for our little rendezvous at Causeway Bay.
As you can see, we opted for casual-wear (and at that time, I've literally just finished work!).
I wore one of my favourite stripey, long-sleeved top and black, 'lai-si' (which literally means 'expel poo', lol - the crotch lining design of the trousers is very long, no poo was harmed in the making of this post) trousers. Of course, I paired it with my red Ked's.
For T, she was actually having a night out as well after, so she dressed up with a nice, light and patterned top, with black leggings (and as you may have heard in the video - leather-like texture) and boots.
So as promised (and forced!), here is the video snippet of me dancing on the streets! (lol, technically I was on a nice, elevated platform...)
So, dear Dashionistas, what is your idea of fun and what is your 'fun-time fashion' like? We would love to hear from you! Tweet us or Instagram us on @dashionhime or comment in the comment section below to let us know!
Lots of love from D-h! :) x
P.S. I will try and keep up to date more now! So sorry once again for the wait!
In this cycle, Valentine's day was fast approaching! All three of us were at different stages in our lives. T is in a steady relationship where she talks about a date night in Enchant Me. J on the other hand is single, available and ready to mingle! In her blog, Wherefore art thou, mon amour? She talks about seeking love. Finally our little K, talks about Young Love, don't we all remember our first love :) We had our first group post in Be Strong Juliet
Cycle 2 - A-list Fashion
Here we are talking about A-list fashion, what do celebrities do? T talks about glaming up a simple out with accessories in Biglamous. Next J talks about the complete opposite where we dress down in Backstage Pass. This cycle we lost K as she has to focus in school so we did Centre Stage, using our role models as inspiration to our outfits.
Cycle 3 - Party like a Rockstar
The last cycle was close to T's birthday and we have decided to do a party theme! We all need ideas to host a party and T's first one is a masquerade themed party in Lace Love. J's post the week after is an experience all girls definitely share! Chuffin' 'ell, I 'av nowt t'wear! Finally, we have the big party and wedding where we showcased a lot of different styles from all these lovely ladies in Les Filles de la Mode. So don't miss out!
Here we have the cycle round up of Dashion-hime so far! Do you have a favourite cycle? If so, do let us know at the comments section! As we have mentioned in the video above, we are working on something special for you guys! Follow us on twitter: @dashionhime and instagram: @dashionhime for updates! ♥ "It's all about how you put it together"
- T & J.
"Oh my God, what do I wear to attend (Insert name here)'s birthday party/celebration??"
Even as children, we had to make that life-changing decision of dressing up as Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella; or as Wolverine or Batman. This post was actually collectively inspired by my friends. Of course, it is T's birthday soon (April 5th *hint hint* lol). It was also inspired by her as, well, being a girl; my best friend in Malaysia; and my girls back in England. There always came a SPECIAL time (most of the time, if not every time), when we were facing a closetful of outfits, yet had NOTHING to wear. Yes ladies (and gents!), I am sure you know that feeling very well! And so, as the (modern) saying goes: "We gotta do what we gotta do!" - and shopping time it shall be.
(Editor's note: It is Causeway Place, not Causeway Plaza!)
This was my dance day-cum-shopping day outfit: the skirt is easily taken off and the top was my dance top previously featured on "Backstage Pass"
Initially, I thought I would end up scouting around many places, but I actually only went to two places: Cotton On in Central and Causeway Place in Causeway Bay. Here are some outfit selections from Cotton On:
I especially LOVE the polka-dot skirt! I find that patterns are a great way to spice up an outfit/look and if paired with heels, either one of these outfits would be a good birthday party/celebration outfit (although it is leaning towards the more casual end of the line!)
So after leaving Cotton On in Central, I ended up at Causeway Bay and also, shop-spotting (you know, when you spot something and instinctively know that it is perfect and all that jazz) in Causeway Place and Causeway Place only! The first, were the heels: I came across this shop called 'HiHeel' at the place and it instantly drew me in:
Somehow, the shop just spelled out: "There's something for you" the moment you set eyes upon it - and indeed I did!
The sales member, Jason, was very lovely as well! He noted my favourite style/colour etc. of heels and recommended to me a selection of heels for me to try and choose from. Most importantly, they accommodate for 'larger' shoe sizes here than the average UK 5 shoe size that you normally find in independent shops!
The service is exceptionally personalized and friendly and within 10 minutes I have found my perfect shoes. (And a good deal with it as well!) Another point to note is that you know they are quality the moment you try on the heels - if you don't, experiment with the different price range of shoes, take note of the 'sensation' when you wear it and move it around and you would come to recognize the shoe's quality.(Although it isn't always necessarily the case for the more expensive shoe to be the better one! It is all about individuality with that shoe!)
I definitely look forward to returning in the near future to get more heels and will be featured on Dashion. If you are interested in taking a trip there or finding more about HiHeel, here are some details:
"If you are looking for something funky, wicked, unique heel; than you have come to the right place. We hand pick all the finest shoes around the world, just for you to choosefrom and if you have any enquiry, please do drop us a line on our facebook"https://www.facebook.com/causewayplace.hiheel" or can reach us on whatsapp +8526685 6582 as well.
My beautiful Gianmarco Lorenzi heels that fit like heaven and is actually a variegated version of a pair of heels I used to have (with the glitter and all that!)
The best bit of this pair of the heels is the heel shape itself. It is subtly caving inwards but it makes all the difference and it is just so. damn. beautiful!
So as you may have come to know in the video, the shoes were ever-so-slightly over-budget therefore I was reconsidering about getting an outfit and using what I(don't) have in my closet. HOWEVER, it was destiny to get lost whilst trying to leave Causeway Place ...
I came across this corner shop called 'Babylon' and what caught my eye was this:
"MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE .."
I kid you not. So I went in and looked at the sales rack, hoping to find a dress (and at the same time, hoping not to so I don't go even more over-budget) and what happens? I found it.
I was in love. The red-black colour combination and lace sleeves and top lining it. *swoon*
I didn't even manage to try it on and I knew I had to have it (Though, it is NOT recommended to do what I did! Always try on your outfits before buying them - it is one thing to spot them and another to wear them).
When I got back to T's place, I experimented with various accessories and had a further choice of using a thin, black waist belt or my black furry scarf.
It has been a great day shopping and finding my perfect outfit for a birthday celebration party. Especially with my new heels! (which, honestly, was actually my main priority for the shopping trip - a good pair of heels could make whole lot of difference to any outfit!) So if you had nowt t'wear, what would YOU do? :) Tweet or Instagram us (@DashionHime) your shopping successes (especially heels! lol) and we will feature them on our Twitter/IG pages! Also, don't forget to follow us for more Dashion love to come soon!
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