比利時安特衛普 vintage 亂遊記（二）@QueenEco
Below is my article about “how to buy vintage, wear them and where to buy them in Antwerp” on my column at Queeneco…. Hope you have a good read (if you can read Chinese), >> Shop at CAROLE FORÊT VINTAGE —————————————————————————————- 久別了Queeneco , 卻從末忘掉上次承諾過介紹如何買古著。其實剛去了巴黎跟比利時再度尋找vintage, 收獲豐富好玩；但同行男友便卻被我逼瘋了，因一起逛街時，常常要忍受我上一秒還在嘰嘰喳喳，下一秒被古著店吸引而消失了。Anyway ，這篇遲來了，實在不好意思! <如何買古著> 很 多人因買古著似大海撈針，想買件啱心水又啱身太難；或一般沒處理過的古著往往帶點unfriendly 的異味，又或者老是感覺不合時而嚇跑了。其實最近幾季各大品牌發表的系列作品就像一連串對往日時光致敬的大秀: tux西裝、oversize外套、lace、長裙、高腰剪裁等。 這些最 ”潮”的設計元素，在古著中可輕易發現！ • 一定要到有質量的古著店去 何謂有質量？Vintage 應是true … Read more
Kids in Their Country
Love Diesel especially Diesel Black Gold recently. My boyfriend bought pretty rock leather jacket weeks ago while I almost get mine but ended up a Diane von Furstenberg’s long fridge leather jacket. What surprised or not surprising me was, among so many brand, e.g. Helmut Lang, Acne, D&G, Dsquare, they are now all made in … Read more
Rag & Bone@LaneCrawford
Love Rag & Bone. A brand that I wear and read into their vision in mind: to make clothes that they and their friends would love to wear every day. I attended rag & bone’s unveiling of their Asian DIY project in cooperation with Lane Crawford, featuring some of our favourite Hong Kong creatives. Check out … Read more
Our “SHOPAHOLIC” Page is now live!
KA-BOOM! CAROLE FORÊT VINTAGE have crashed landed today onto CAROL FOREST BLOG here. You can now find go to “SHOPAHOLIC” PAGE and be a shopaholic with no guilt on destroying our lovely world. More on CAROLE FORÊT VINTAGE: ” CAROLE FORÊT VINTAGE is an exclusive crazy-cool true vintage collection that has nothing to do with retro … Read more
City Nomad, Shanghai Tang
Invited to this Shanghai Tang Party so me and friends went while being half drunk from WineFutureHK to this really cool set up. The brand has opened up shop in a series of Mongolian gers (which are large round tents,) on the rooftop of the Lamma Island ferry pier in Central. We took our drinks … Read more
Dorian Ho’s African Queen Launched @HN
Got invited to Dorian Ho’s AW 11 Collection Launch at Harvey Nichols HK. Model dressing African Queen with mohawk-like feather hairpieces was just up close and personal with Perrier Jouet floating around the very dressed up crowd. What I think is missing is some true wildness in design and also the set (maybe few tigers and … Read more
比利時安特衛普 vintage 亂遊記（一）
到巴黎應邀好友婚禮。滿腦子想著，既然已遠洋法國，不如襯機到倫近走訪幾天，不去，便太浪費，天打雷劈。Amsterdam 危險怱近? Luxembourg, Champagne?不久前又到過。不如就到 Belgium 的Antwerp （安特衛普）來一個 vintage 亂遊記。 我想, 如果你認識安特衛普，我猜一定因為其Fashion。但除了安特衛普六君子‘The Antwerp Six ’ 還有Martin Margiela, Haider Ackermann 以外, 這個地方上原來給我們提供還有太多。 Can always rent a bike and tour around the beautiful town 最愛Vintage 走過了不同小店，最愛的始終是“古著”vintage二手店。其實，二手服裝交易誕生于文藝復興時期，是在資源條件的限制下，提高服裝的使用率；而資產階級通過“慈善捐贈”的方式，將“舊衣”再次推向市場。我個人認為這才是真正Eco Friendly Fashion。 Vintage 窮與富 在香港, 這些年來, 即使潮人, 也不算太沉迷Vintage。也許我們還是不太開放，介意曾被用過。 這一兩年, 大勢鼓趨下, 我發現多了人喜歡Vintage, 實令人震奮。 在英國與日本，販賣“古著”服裝店擺脫了窮酸氣，吸引了富家公子前來淘貨。除了貪戀其陳舊的氣息，服裝的歷史維度也一併添加了進來，左右審美。殊不知John Galliano和Alexander McQueen均是倫敦vintage名店Rellik的常客。 而Martin Margiela的服裝在表象上，也於“舊”字中體現一種“不完美的完美”，即便是那些批量生產的成衣，面料也均經過“做舊”的處理。 Martin Margiela用Vintage手套; 假人模特身上是用廢棄材料而制成的時裝 Vintage 對現代設計的影響 … Read more
@LifestyleAsia: Van Cleef & Arpels Grand Opening
Party Review: Van Cleef & Arpels Grand Opening A star-studded affair to celebrate the Hong Kong Maison Van Cleef & Arpels’ Hong Kong Maison is the third in the world after Paris and New York. Last Friday, 16 September 2011, Van Cleef & Arpels celebrated the grand opening of their Hong Kong Maison, the first in Asia … Read more
Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2010
Attended to the opening of the Hong Kong Maison Van Cleef and Arpels on 10 Chater Road, Central, in Prince’s Building last Friday, 16 September 2011. After the ribbon cutting, the party moves on to the same building at SEVVA. Not trying to mention what is to see and be seen there (it’s actually turned out to be … Read more
Pitris
I recently was approached by Patrick Hu, a talented shoe designer based in Taiwan, to creative direct his brand through quite a few brainstorming sessions and create a new vision for his new A/W collection and going forward, which has launched right about now. Thanks for the very open mind of Patrick and the help … Read more
