Wrinkled Chiffon

Bubblegum Toes

Grace — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:36:09 +0000

Happy Wednesday! Hopefully your week is going well and you had a nice weekend. I missed a couple posts, so hope to see you back visiting today. We had some friends visiting Hong Kong, our first visitors from the U.S. (non-Family) since we have moved overseas, and we spent a lot of time exploring the city and sightseeing. It’s amazing how many new places you find in your own home town when you are touring people around. I look forward to showing you some of our pictures in an upcoming post.

Today I’m styling a WORK style while trying to blow a bubble to match my bubblegum colored toes. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any pink bubblegum or any bubblegum for that matter, and resorted to some chewing gum…which didn’t do very well with the bubbles, ha! Have a great day!

WORK

Ironing Out the Details:

Blouse – EXPRESS, Similar here and here
Capris – J. CREW
Belt – BRIGHTON
Earrings – Gifted rose quartz flower earrings, Similar LAST SEEN HERE
Bracelets – CARA ACCESSORIES; TIFFANY’S
Rings – Gifted Silver rings, Similar
Watch – MICHELE
Sunglasses – MARC by MARC JACOBS
Sandals - NINE WEST, Similar ankle strap sandals here and here
Bag – MODCLOTH Studio Recording Shoulder Bag

Spotted-Raincoat/Trench

Grace — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:40 +0000

There’s a special ducky that’s landed here in Hong Kong and I can’t wait to do a post about it…I have something perfect in mind which involves my raincoat, but I’m waiting for the perfect rainy day! Luckily, today wasn’t one of them! The sun was shining bright and beautifully in Hong Kong, so I brought out my Spring pink trench instead for my weekly ONE HUNDRED. A raincoat/trench coat is definitley an essential in your closet. To see some other looks I’ve styled with a trench, check out here, here and here.

Thanks so much for following along and please know that your comments mean the world to me, so keep them up and don’t ever hestiate to contact me for any questions regarding my posts, or even just to say hi! I hope you have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend. xo Grace

WORK

Ironing Out the Details:

Pink Trench – GAP, Similar here, here and here
Blouse – ZARA, Similar
Pencil Skirt – ZARA, Similar here and here
Earrings – DAVID YURMAN
Bracelets – J. CREW, TIFFANY’S; Gifted (thank you my Hi-SOC girls!), Similar LAST SEEN HERE
Rings – BEST OF EVERYTHING
Watch – MICHELE
Glasses – FRED FLARE Buddy Readers/Risky Business Sunglasses LAST SEEN HERE
Heels – NINE WEST, Similar here and here
Bag – LONGCHAMP

Travel-Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Grace — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:23:58 +0000

Arriving at the Pearl Harbor Memorial I quickly rushed to the ticket booth to ensure we would receive a tour time for the day. After doing research, we were instructed to arrive very early to the Memorial site and grab tickets since there are usually long lines and problems with possibly not receiving a tour slot because of bookings from large tour groups. We were in luck, however. Within a few minutes after arriving, I made it to the ticket booth without a line! This was largely due to the fact that the weather was extremely dreary, cloudy and rainy. Although it literally put a damper on the tour, I didn’t mind the dreary weather. To me, it set the perfect tone for the day. The Pearl Harbor Memorial was a solemn and reflective place and the darkness of the day made the feeling of sadness and true respect for the fallen men and women that much more palpable.

I didn’t know what to expect of Pearl Harbor, since I hadn’t seen many images of the Memorial itself. It was an amazing place to visit and I urge anyone reading this to hopefully see it someday. I would like to share some of my pictures from the experience.

The entire program for the USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor) is 75 minutes. When you receive your ticket, you are given a tour time for that day. Once that time comes, people line up in front of the auditorium on the far side of the visitor center before being ushered into a theatre for a short 23 minute movie. In my opinion, the movie was perfect…it explained the events leading up to Pearl Harbor, the Attack itself and it reminded all visitors that the USS Arizonia Memorial is still a living grave and a place of honor, inspiration, reflection and quiet contemplation.

Once the movie ends, everyone boards a Navy-operated shuttle boat which takes you out to the USS Arizona Memorial over the water.

The oil from the sunken ship still seeping up to the surface.

For more information on visiting Pearl Harbor, please click here. To learn more about the Attack on Pearl Harbor visit here.

Just a note: If you are expecting to bring any bags, purses, camera packs, etc. into the Memorial site, please note that most items will have to be left at the bag check before entering. Due to increased security, no bags are allowed in the visitor center or on the Memorial. The nearby bag check is available and costs US $3.00 a bag.