Oversized outerwear and killer boots with any form of dress. Also loving the layout of his lookbooks.

My mom is my number one hater when it comes to my dressing habits. “Why you wear so much black? You look like mafia Taitai”. Um, excuse me? The least you can say is that I look like a mafia boss. I don’t have the patience to dress up solely to be someone’s little wifey.

The styling for this shoot was inspired by this image, which reminded me of Gong Li’s two braids in ‘Raise The Red Lantern’ (which I just saw on Sunday – and is a genius cinematic piece of art, highly recommended)

Oh hi there. How are you? This is my first ‘official’ post since rebranding and redesigning this space, so I guess a setting of location and a general re-introduction is in order.

I left Beijing a bit over a week ago, and am now back in Vienna, my childhood home. It’s strange, this flying from one home to another shenanigans. My wanderlusty friends tell me that ‘The World Is Your Oyster’ and ‘Home Is Where Your Heart Is’. But what if I don’t like oysters? And what if my heart is at home? I’m a cynical hater, so for the sake of good vibes I’ll mull over this issue post-posting this.

I shot this look by Chinese ready-to-wear label Ricostru before I left Beijing. All pieces focus on detail and quality tailoring, while being comfortable with formal elegance. Kind of like Alexander Wang without the rock n roll. #EffortlessOfficeSwag is how I would honestly describe it. The target audience: Freelancers who want to dress up so they can feel good about themselves and get shit done, while also not having to worry about feeling constricted (or that damned wedgie).

This was the first time I shot with self-timer in public. With a newfound mission for my work and armed with my photographer boyfriend (aka my tripod), I felt no shame whatsoever. The parking valet was certainly entertained. A dog’s owner even speechlessly handed over the reigns when I asked for temporary ownership of his furry best friend. Note to self: the combination of extreme shamelessness and a few too many braids can mute a fellow human being and attain what the heart – correction, blog – desires. So…YOU DO YOU, GIRL.

I met up with Lulu yesterday, and we ended up with a little shoot in the park (not this one – something a bit more dramatic!). She will be moving to Milan in the fall to study fashion, and I will be moving as well, so we’ve decided we should do more projects this summer.