Wardrobe - Dresses (7)

Pink ruffled dress fm H&M

"DKNY" dress fm little shop in Pedder Building, Hong Kong

"Rebecca Taylor" dress fm little shop in Shenzhen

White lacey trim dress fm Fa Yuen Kai, Hong Kong

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Mango dress, Singapore

Shoshanna dress, Bloomingdales, NYC

Mango knit dress, Singapore

Marni for H&M, Shanghai

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Pleated dress fm Wufenpu, Taipei

Pink striped dress fm girls dept, H&M, Hong Kong

Thai silk dress tailored by my mom

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Pleated tiered yellow dress fm Mphosis, Singapore

Retro Mod Color Block Dress fm Mango, Joy City Mall, Shanghai

Zara Birdie Dress, London

H&M Dress, Shanghai

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A flattering orange polka dot dress with lovely pleated skirt fm a little shop at the basement of the People's Square, Shanghai

Comfy dress fm "loubiantan" aka roadside stall :) in the East District, Taipei

Super easy and comfy dress in a great shade of green - fm H&M, Singapore

A more accurate pic of the shade of green ...

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A pretty dress fm Fa Yuen Kai, HK - fm Korea I think.  Love the fabric - silky to the touch.

Lovely floral "Oasis" dress fm a little shop off Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai ... I fell in love with the design, color and print - not to mention the interesting color of the lining!

A "Stella McCartney" dress fm a little shop on Julu Lu, Shanghai.  I've yet to find an occasion to wear this, but I got it cos when I tried it on, it looked so chic - it got unanimous consensus fm my cuz and her pal, who I was with when I saw this.

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Last week, a friend came back to town and we went to the Shiliupu Fabric Market in Shanghai.  I had just made a pair of shorts and pencil skirt which she had admired and wanted to have made.  As expected, we could never resist visiting the fabric market and getting more than what we wanted.  In the end, she came away with 2 cheongsams (or qipaos), a pair of shorts and the pencil skirt.  One of the cheongsams was a pretty black lace with a vibrant purple lining, which reminded me of a lovely cheongsam I had made in Shanghai eons ago, back when I was slim ... sigh ... but we shan't dwell on such things.  

When I mentioned this cheongsam to my friend, I wished I had a picture of it to show her.  At the same time, she jested that I should catalogue my wardrobe so I'd be able to access pics of anything any time!  Hahahahaha ... but in all seriousness, I had actually been thinking of doing exactly that - mainly to remind myself of stuff I have, and thereby preventing me from adding things I don't need to my already on-the-verge-of-exploding wardrobe.  

So, here's the beginnings of my catalogue ... starting with dresses! I have such a penchant for dresses, but sadly they don't get much mileage cos I'm often much more comfortable in my jeans and pants ...

A pretty floral "Dior" dress fm a little shop on Julu Lu in Shanghai (2012)

A "Tracy Reese" dress fm a shop on Nanchang Rd, Shanghai

A vintagey dress fm a retro shop in HK (they have outlets at Fa Yuen Kai and Li Yuen St E/W) ... I removed the sleeves cos the original sleeves looked weird on me ...