Photos byAngeline White.co had sent me their whole collection and I seriously couldn't get enough of their awesome apparels! Their tee and sweaters are so comfortable! In this outfit, I decided to go for a more casual dressing with just an oversized tee with a pair of shorts. I enhanced up the look with a pair of quirky platforms sandals, a pair of high socks, beanie, and a bomber jacket. As usual, it's grunge and health goth. Just the right amount of styling for a street goth outfit. … Currently, I'm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; I'm having a stupendous time here. It's just a short getaway of 3 days 2 nights; a last minute unplanned trip. Though it's unplanned, I was able to get a friend from Singapore to join me at the later part of my first day. As I was alone for the whole of my first day, I got to meet new friends at my apartment, by the pool; we conversed for hours and I left with a new acquaintance. In addition, my very hospitable Airbnb host from Regalia Hotel Residence brought me around the neighbourhood and gave me a lunch treat! Honestly, I am super lucky that my friends from KL are able to meet up even though I was being super last minute. They made time for me and drove me around the city and have been making my short stay here enjoyable! … It's a new year and I am glad that society is gradually leaning to the acceptance of the LGBT community! It's reassuring to know that some countries and cities have legalised same sex marriage. Looking at the LGBT community's journey of the fight for freedom thus far, I am proud of the standing point that the community has reached. Moreover, many artists have used different means of arts to raise the awareness of the LGBT community. Here's one of my favourite band, Smoke Season, who just dropped their new single, Loose, last month, showing the struggle of being gay. Hope you enjoy the song!
As you guys may have known, I'm a music lover and I always share my current favourite or new discovery music that relates to my outfit post. Little did I know that my humble gesture in sharing these artists music have gotten myself noticed by Smoke Season (as seen on Opaque in White post)! I was even invited to do a fashion interview with the lively lead singer Gabrielle Wortman.
How awesome is that?
Just a brief info, Smoke Season is an alt-folk project formed by Gabrielle Wortman, the soulful lead singer with her electronic alter-ego, TEMP3ST and Jason Rosen, the former keyboardist of Honer Society. Both artists had their own individual careers before falling into Smoke Season. It allows them to be more versatile and experimental by blending psychedelic, folk rock and undertones of electronic music to create alluring pleasures of dream-pop and folky music.
----- Interview with Gabrielle Wortman from Smoke Season, Jess: In your latest music
video, “Opaque”, I noticed that you had dyed your hair in pale lilac colour and
in your recent interviews, you had re-dyed your hair to pastel pink. You
totally rocked the look! Would you say that pastel hair colour is in the heat
of fashion trend in 2015 and how influential will it be in your personal
styling? GW: I think pastel hair
straddles an awesome line between feminine and edgy that I’m totally addicted
to. I can’t even imagine myself without colored hair at this point and
plan to spend the year trying on colors like a Crayola crayon box. Jess: Do you find any
difficulties in your choice of fashion when matching them with your hair
colour? GW: I do. In general,
the brighter the hair the more subdued the colors I wear. I tend to opt
for more muted patterns or colors to offset the hair. Jess: How would you categorize
your personal fashion style? GW: Equal parts masculine
and feminine. Jess: Who/where do you take
fashion inspiration from? GW: Well I’ve always been a
lover and avid fan of anything Lanvin so I think that shows up a lot in my
personal style. I also get inspired by rich textures and bold, angular
cuts in pieces I wear. Jess: How does your music
influence the way you dress? Especially during your live shows. GW: Well, for one, I am not
about to wear a short dress on stage because I’d prefer to save our audience
from that view. Ha - Apart from that, I
really love cuts, pieces and textures that can be used as props in the
performance. We’re usually really backlit and our stage is always
saturated in smoke, so the setting illuminates the things I wear in a pretty
magical way. Also, anything shiny or sequined will play with the light in
a way that I love. Jess: Since Smoke Season is a
band, do you help to style up Jason Rosen for shoots and tours so that you guys
will look in sync? Or is there is already a telepathy existence between Jason
and you? GW: HA! To be honest, Jason
is a rare breed of guy that knows how to dress himself. In fact, on tours
sometimes I steal his shirts or jackets to play up the androgynous side of an
outfit. Jess: As indie hits is getting
popular in Singapore, would you be coming to Singapore for a live show? GW: We hope so! We love Southeast Asia. Jess: What would you say to
fans that adore your style? GW: Make a bold move.
Break out of the traditional. Throw away the idea of following trends to
be “hot”. Sex appeal comes from your attitude and your courage in style
choices. ----- Thank you LAFAMOS for sending me this lovely Thank You card and making the interview possible with Smoke Season!
Before I end my post, here's another one of my favourite song by Smoke Season, Badlands. Do check out more of their songs here!
Long Vertical Strip Shirt ∆ Grandchild Shades ∆ Hazel & Co.Jadon Shoes ∆Dr Martens Necklace ∆ Vintage Nothing beats the taunting beauty of opaque white. With one of my favourite looks from mid December of 2014 (still having my long blonde/black hair). I wore a long shirt and a black men's long jacket with my favourite Dr Martens boots. Being me, nothing beats the need to accessorise myself with shades and a chunky necklace.
For 2015, I pledge to be more versatile; making more contrast with monotone as well as being surprisingly fresh with bold and pastel mixed outfits! Definitely, I will still keep my 90s grunge look and of course, I will keep on rocking my new hairstyle! Here's one of my current favourite muse! Opaque by Smoke Season.
