Le Divan Fumoir Bohemian

do i know what it means? no. is the blog in english? no. BUT, it's got tags such as 'maison', 'londres', 'papier' and 'paris' and that's enough to get me browsing. this blog offers a sufficient dose of inspiring pictures (and those speak a thousand words) and it was through these pictures that i landed there.

beautiful bookbinders ;)

see the rest here...

Ivanka Trumps's Weekend Wedding Preview

inspired by the grace kelly look, ivanka trump customized her own vera wang gown.

a very classic-timeless look she went for - must have been a big surprise to people who expected a similar over the top wedding like her dad's.

can't wait to see other pictures from her reception!

photos courtesy of instyle.com

Garden District of New Orleans

shoebox apartments or homes the size of 2.5 carparks? well why not introduce the shotgun house to singapore!!! via style court, i found this gem of a post featuring the beautiful garden district of new orleans! a little history here; back in the 1850s, people (mostly entrepreneurs, the "nouveau rich" of that time) settled into the garden district and built many beautiful homes reflecting varied architectural styles such as Greek Revival or Queen Anne Victorians. Apart from the huge mansions found in this district there is one street, Coliseum St which is home to shotgun houses. i just learnt what a shotgun house is, basically a house so small a bullet can cleanly cut through the front door right through to the back door!

so in 1868, Henry Howard designed 8 cottages or these shotgun homes now known as the 'Seven Sisters' along Coliseum St Row. don't ask why its seven when there are 8, cos the folks don't know either. but anyhow, Howard nevertheless made the street oh-so-beautiful by building these 8 'cottages'!!!

its just lovely how such grand elements (think: greek pillars or anything italianate) have been proportionately downsized and made even more irresistible through such structures.

the beauty does not end at the facade. thats the starting point. also via style court, one of the interiors of these cottage homes was redecorated to look like this...

promising aren't they, for a small country like singapore. i feel like building one in the backyard.

Martha Stewart Weddings Anniversary

wow, what a party - you can check out the pics at MSW. the album contains mostly pics of who's who of the nyc wedding scene though...hopefully some day TWC's turn!

Special Projects

figstreet will be hosting a behind-the-scenes series of blog posts as a build up to one of our biggest wedding projects yet! through these, we hope to share with everyone the conceptualization & design process that entails every wedding project, our sources of inspiration and the many many trips around this island sourcing for materials & props etc! and bear with us too, the humps and bumps we might potentially suffer, haha! minimal i pray this time around ;)

as of now, we have yet to build upon the main ideas we came up with awhile ago. hopefully that will be fixed after our information session this 31st where our dear bride will make known her final requirements and the likes. time seems to be running faster these days and with event day in approximately six months time or so, we better get rollin' soon!

stay tuned ;)

Julie & Julia

first and foremost - meryl streep is awesome!!! and not surprisingly, i totally found this movie delicious! below is one of the many beautiful pictures from Countess Christina de Vogue Decadent Desserts recipe book. let's cook or bake something soon aight?! oh wait, think i'll be doing just that for next week's TWC Informational Session!

The Flourish Collection

letterpress books

a small e-shop selling decorative labels to odd things like a teal & gold french tin flea market find. the whole site's pretty neat, i may get my self a letterpress-something.

shop shop shop

Most Wanted #10

vogue destinations.

Jo Gets Married

if you have not been reading A Cup of Jo (why haven't you?!), let me tell you she has graciously shared with readers her wedding planning journey for months. the more i look at her pictures, the more ways i think of saving enough moolahs to fly max wanger over to singapore when it's my turn ;)

Bag Tales

it's sold out on net-a-porter. sigh, i can't stop staring at this one.

anyhow - although i've only got less than a month of escuela left, i just bought myself an old-school school bag. totally complements my must-have canary notepads. also, it's big enough to fit TWC meeting peripherals. there, purchase justified.

Morning Digest

Everyone should be creative. Whatever your art is, it should invigorate you and bring you joy. And if it happens to be your business, it should bring you the money you need to keep being creative - Sean Low

i've been reading this blog for some time now and its an awesome read for those involved in the business of being creative. sean low is a law graduate from upenn. his business experience stretches from investment banking, law to consulting small business owners. prior to setting up his own consultancy business, he was president of preston bailey design inc.

Wedding at Fort Canning

centerpieces; wax flowers, faux peonies & cherry blossoms in glasses + parasol & cymbidium arrangement

bridal table; clay dinner plates on sushi mat and chopsticks! fans as decorative ornaments

buffet arrangement; paper lanterns hang above the buffet line

event hall; preparing for solemnization ceremony, large oriental fans illuminated

the dais; parasols and white lanterns flank a black lacquered chinois settee while a cherry blossom tree arrangement is set against a platinum silk screen

more pictures available on our facebook fan page =)

Oriental

hello there! here's a sneak peek into this weekend's wedding event held at fort canning. as you can tell, we decided to draw our inspiration from east asia this time around. cherry blossoms to chopsticks, lanterns and paper parasols galore, we went all oriental chic ;)

what's beyond exhaustion? well, i'm there right now. will post up the full set of pictures tomorrow! (hopefully)

I Like

cute, although they could afford a thinner book for estate agents or any agents in general. ah, they forgot bankers too! via Oh Joy!

Chrome-ing

there are reasons why i ditched IE browsers and reasons why i love google chrome! apart from applying google-created themes, you have the option to dress your browser home page with themes by artists! yes, i get excited by such things apart from tissue organza!

kate spade

cath kidston

even royal delft porcelain makes an appearance!

oscar de la renta, although i would have preferred their print on my sidebar

and fashion brands such as chloe

other cool skins include those from tory burch, marlies dekkers, edward monkton and badgley mischka it will be cool though if you could create your own skin =) offices/businesses could then customize the look of their browsers.

V is for Genius

can't help but be fascinated with the haphazard tissue organza and dramatic skirts that make up vera wang's spring 2010 collection. even though some may look like a pile of excess remnants at a spotlight counter, the genius that is Vera manages to create a playful yet sophisticated and overall whimsical look for the daring bride!

this one is priced at USD6,800

the back!

the white tulle actually layers over a handpainted floral print - amazing details

i featured this gown in my previous post and finally got a rear view of it! you need guts and glamour genes to pull this off!

price upon request? hmm, whatever it is i'm sure its not more than fann wong's highly questionable bally gown!

discussing possible dessert bar themes with the sis, i'm very keen on creating a dessert bar reflecting vera wang's spring 2010 collection! whites/nudes, alot of play with ruffles and textures, anyone interested? i think it'd be something quite the un-ordinary...

okay apart from those, there's monique lhullier's sunday rose gown to match vera's dramatic skirts. away from the fluffy puffy world of tulle and organza which i seem to be trapped in these days, Dolly Couture (left) offers brides vintage inspired gowns at very very reasonable prices! only 3 digits $$$! thought i'd just add it in this post since vintage inspired weddings are the current in-things.

pictures courtesy of SMP's Look Book! check it out here =)