Spotted-SPOTS

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Grace

Running out the door late for work, I threw on some black pants and my favorite denim shirt with an animal print belt – easy and cute.  Since I just got my toenails done and thought I would show them off,  I decided to slip on my peep toe, animal-print heels as well.  But the umbrella ALSO in animal print, well this part wasn’t planned, ha!  Living in Malaysia you must always carry an umbrella because you never know when a storm is going to sneak up.  However, after living here a year, I have started to time the thunderstorms pretty well; they usually start rolling in around 3 PM each afternoon.  So my trusty, compact, animal-print umbrella sure does come in handy!  On my way home when it started to sprinkle a bit, I pulled it out and realized I was covered in spots – animal spots that is…

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Ironing Out the Details:

Blouse – EXPRESS Denim Shirt (no longer available); Similar shirt here and here
Cami – WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET Cami
Pants – INC Black Dress Pants (no longer available); Similar pants
Belt – J. Crew Skinny Calf Hair Belt
Earrings – Vintage Gold and Blue Stone Earrings; Similar pair
Bracelet – Vintage; Similar Cuff:  14K Gold-Plated Hammered-Style Cuff Bracelet
Sunglasses – RAY-BAN
Heels – VANELI Animal Print Slingbacks (no longer available); Similar pair here, here, here and here
Bag – LONGCHAMP

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xoxo Wrinkled Chiffon

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Travel-Sabah, Island of Borneo continued

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Grace

Continuing Thursday’s Travel day from last week’s post, my husband and I were enjoying a lovely birthday weekend at Gayana Eco Resort in Gaya Island, off the coast of East Malaysia.  After all, since it was my husband’s birthday, I decided to splurge for the ocean view room that brings breakfast to your bungalow every morning…BY BOAT!  So fun!  Each morning we arose like little kids on Christmas to the sound of the boat’s engine pulling up to our back deck bringing us a lovely assortment of fruits and pastries from the restaurant.  What a life!

We continued the rest of our trip eating lots of great food, relaxing and even feeding some crazy big fish!  Here’s the rest of our vacation shown in pictures below.

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Thankfully these aren’t baby sharks, but they look like it!

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Okay, so we visited the seafood restaurant one more time before we left and instead of fresh fish from a couple nights before (that was an experience), I ordered the crab.  Boy, did they serve me a lot of it and as always, I had no trouble devouring it!

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We took a boat to a neighboring resort called Bunga Raya.  It was like little hotel rooms spaced out on the hills throughout the jungle.  It reminded me of Swiss Family Robinson.

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bayanaMy husband finally got his scuba diving in, while I sat by the pool and enjoyed this view.  Not too shabby!

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Besides being a beautiful getaway and wonderful resort, the Gayana Eco Resort has an on-site Marine Ecology Research Centre devoted to protecting marine ecology.  So before leaving, we made sure to stop by and see how Gayana is involved with saving endangered giant clams, starfish and restoring the natural coral that has been damaged on the ocean floors.

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One last dip in the pool before we were back to reality.  This is my happy place!

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Designer Spotlight-Steve Madden

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Grace

A girl has got to have some good summer wedges, and this is exactly what I found in the pair below by Steve Madden.  When I think of Steve Madden, I think back to high school and wearing my favorite mid-calf, chunky heeled, black boots, which I learned became Steve Madden’s signature and a phenomenon in women’s shoes back in the early 1990s!  They were SO cool, ha!  I would throw on my CK jeans, a black turtleneck with a big black GUESS belt and then slip on my Steve Madden chunky boots ready for a nice fall day.  I loved that ensemble – one of my staple “I feel good in” school outfits.  As I grew older, I grew out of that chunky boot phase, but still always kept Steve Madden in my heart.  I have to admit, it’s been a while since I have owned some Steve Madden shoes, but the brand has definitely kept up with the times.  Originally founded in 1990, you can now find Steve Madden stores in 22 states across the U.S. and in 18 countries worldwide.  They are also readily available for purchasing online…exactly where I saw these little cuties.  They turned out to be perfect for the hot, summer, ALL-YEAR-ROUND humid climate in Malaysia.

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Ironing Out the Details:

Dress – Sleeveless lace dress (Malaysian bought); Similar dress
Coverup – Waterfall cardigan in coral (Malaysian bought); Similar cardigan
Belt – Vintage jeweled belt; Similar belts
Earrings – Gifted Black and Topaz earrings; Similar earrings
Sunglasses – RAYBAN
Shoes – STEVE MADDEN Fraid Espadrille
Bag – COACH (no longer available); Similar COACH

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