Introducing: Eli Gonzales' 2012 Holiday Collection

Eli Gonzales’ 2012 Holiday Collection

Silent confidence, effortless elegance and comfortably luxurious

For fellow Indonesian followers, Eli Gonzales' name might still unfamiliar to your ears. He is a wonderful Filipino Designer and an excellent educator at my college. He gained his reputation as a fashion designer through a-very-lovable program throughout the world, PROJECT RUNWAY! - in his case, project runway Philippine, in 2008. 

Although he didn't win on that program, he never gave up his spirit for fashion. After a hiatus in international fashion industry, now he is coming back to the industry with the fresh designs for classy women. As my lecture, I personally think he is a genius and I recommend you guys in Singapore, Indonesia, and Philippine to check out his works! 

the designer himself - at work

Don't forget to come by his Facebook page: http://facebook.com/eligonzalesdesigns 

See you on the next diary

xx

Egy Nap Budapest

Leaving Austria and then moving on to the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. In my opinion, Budapest is one of the nicest city in eastern europe. There are lots of cultural variety in here. Budapest, in the old days, were in two parts, Buda and Pest. Buda is the place for rich people, while Pest is for the poorer ones. Buda is the hilly area, and Pest is the downtown area. Both places were separated by a river named Danube River. Although both parts have joined together, my local tour guide said that Buda is still the place for rich people and Pest, still belongs to the poorer ones. Bet the stereotype didn't disappear that easy..

The weather was very nice when I was there. I visited some places such as;

Heroes' Square 

State Opera House

Matthias' Church

You guys have to see this church by yourself. First thing when you walked in, you will be awed by the magnificent interior and decoration. 

Random findings - or the places who I forgot the names

 Super cute (and somehow creepy) stuffed dolls on random street

Me with the royal guards. I don't know whether he's freakin' tall or I'm freakin' small.. 

Louis Vuitton's store in Budapest. Lots and lots of tentacles on the window!

Rickshaw with a good-looking driver? Nah, apparently he's just happen waiting for his friend and sit on it..

Top: Bershka

Skirt: Grandma's made

Bag: H&M

Shoes: The Little Things She Needs

See ya on the next diary!

xx

Vienna: Day 2

 WIEN TAG 2

The journey is still on. After a hard and tired day in the plane, I finally got a chance to take a very good rest. Probably about 8 hours of sleeping.. Life's good. In this day, I went on a city tour around the city of Vienna. Some places such as Schonbrunn Palace: 

 inside the palace

I also found the fact that in Vienna, the horses are very big and strong! and fancy.. (because they are used 

as a tourist attraction). I just wowed with those big and strong horses. Too bad I couldn't ride on it because I  tend to walk and follow the tour. 

The Horses - Look at those skin! 

When will Jakarta has this kind of park? 

It was a hot and shiny day in Vienna. I even have to squint my eyes everytime I took a picture because the sun was shining so bright! But the wind was quite nasty in the morning.. 

Top: Mangosteen

Short: Zara TRF

Coat: Zara

Bag: H&M 

See ya when I see ya, Vienna!! xx

See ya on the next page,

xx

Reise nach Wien

First Stop: VIENNA 

After a tiring approximately 11 hours of flight from Jakarta, I finally made it to the first stop of the journey, Vienna - the capital city of Austria around afternoon time. It is summer time now therefore the weather is very nice, as well as the light breeze - not too cold yet not too hot, perfect. 

Soon after I got off the plane, the city tour started. We went to the biggest and probably the oldest Catholic church in Vienna called St. Stephen's Cathedral. The architectural style of this church is gothic and a bit of romanesque. This church was built in 1147 and completed in 1160. I really really love the interior of the cathedral. Soooo magical. 

 St. Stephen's Cathedral 

 St. Stephen's cathedral is surrounded by a huge city center, and it was very crowded that day. I guess there were many tourists at that time. Because I went with a travel group, the free time given was very tight in order to cope with the schedule. However, I managed to wander around the center with my dad and found several high street stores such as H&M, Zara, etc. No wonder a lot of people come to this place! 

I didn't put so much effort in dressing up for this day because I had to be in plane for approx. 11 hours and I just put up my comfortable outfit. As you can see, my face was freakin' pale and tired. Haha. Didn't get much good photos as well because I wasn't in the mood for that due to my weak body.. 

Top: Cache Cache

Jeans: Jay Jays

Flats: Axiaggio

Bag: Mom's

See ya on the next post

xx

Peterpan and Parrots

I went to the new M Cafe at Grand Indonesia with my boyfriend yesterday. We chose to come there on weekdays because the queue on weekend is crazy as hell. We pretty much were shocked that there wasn't any queue yesterday. How luckyyy.

I ordered red velvet and rainbow cake - all accompanied by Strawberry Magnum ( I forgot their fancy names. pardon me). I personally think that the cakes (both cakes) tasted the same. Only regular sweet cake with cream cheese and sprinkles on top. The ice cream? You can get the ice cream at small shops and minimarkets and still tastes the same as this one. Overall judgement, they only sell the vibe and the ambience rather than maximizing the menu. Sorry Walls. 

Magnum Red Velvet 

Magnum Rainbow Cake 

However, I like the overall ambience of the place. It is very.. How to say. Modern Vintage? You will see lots of artsy elements in this place - and very chocolate-y feeling through the wallpaints and the wooden floor. The indoor place was a bit packed, while the outdoor place was small and bright. I think it will be awesome at night. 

For my outfit, I wear Basic Peterpan Collar Shirt (Custom made by my Grandma), Hot Pants with Parrots Print, and Ballet Flats. 

See ya on the next post :)

Singing My Blues

Okay this dress was supposed to have a navy blue color but due to the bad lighting, the dress looked a bit purplish haha. I had a digital photography assessment for final project to make an editorial photoshoot. I'm having a tough tough week! Phew!

Navy blue dress - JessJessShop

Mom's vintage necklace

Black flat shoes - The Little Things She Needs