Calf-length silhouette.

Top: Infinite Pixie

Skirt: H&M

Heels: The Closet Lover

Necklace: Thomas Sabo

Bracelet: Pandora

I've got a deep-seated obsession with midi pencil skirts! I hardly wear my minis nowadays 'cause I feel like I look too sleazy whilst midi pencil skirts give a so much more sophisticated look. Maybe age is catching up with me or 'cause I don't get to dress up like an office lady to work. But I choose to believe that this is most likely another of my fashion phase/craze.

The midi skirt was made popular in the famous movie, Bonnie and Clyde. We've seen designers ricochet between maxis that take it to the floor and impossible-to-hide-your-butt-cheeks minis, yet fail to bring back the midi trend which so many of us hunt high and low in vintage shops for, until now. The calf-length silhouette is probably here to stay for awhile since it's so transitional. Pair it with a blouse and you're ready for a day at your office, pair it with a crop top and you're all set to party the night away. This 70s revival has definitely got fashion crushing for a number of seasons now and we've seen them on runways in a hundred and one different designs -- fitted, a-line, textured, sheer, lace, jacquard, mermaid hemline, etc.

The thought of bisecting the calves and hiding in a voluminous amount of fabric (more so for petite and vertically challenged girls like myself) may seemingly make us look frumpy and significantly shorter. Fret not 'cause there's a couple of tricks to pulling it off in a midi!

Waistline
If you're donning a midi skirt which usually means more length and volume (especially those full skirting like the A-line or those with flounces) at the bottom, it's important to always keep it balanced and streamlined above the waist. A crop top often makes a perfect counterpart. However, if you're not into belly baring, a tube/spaghetti top would do too. And if you're not wearing a crop top, do remember to have your top tucked in! Another tip is to put on a waist-cinching belt.

Heels
Picking the right pair of footwear to go with your midi skirt can be a little tricky, unless you were blessed with model-like height. I personally think it's fine to pair it with flats like a pair of strappy sandals. But of course, nothing beats a pair of heels. A thin strappy pair of heels or the classic pumps (preferably nude) would do the job. Nude pumps are well known for giving you an extra bit of height 'cause it matches your skin tone and that gives an illusion that your legs go on forever rather than having it "chopped off" with any other coloured pumps. It's just an illusion, then again, whatever works right?

Photos by Gian

"I'm not a risk taker. I don't do plunging necklines or really short skirts. I try to stay as classy as possible and provide a little mystery."
- Kristen Bell

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Trick or treat?

Dress: ASOS

Vest: Korea

Shoes: Rubi

Bag: H&M

Shades: Ray-Ban

Watch: Skagen

Bracelet & Ring: Pandora

Mickey Mouse pumpkin keychain: Tokyo Disneyland

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! TRICK OR TREAT?

I've never dressed up and celebrated Halloween in any way before. Really wanted to try it out this year but throat infection and flu decided to pay me a visit. What a wet blanket! So here I am on my laptop, updating this space. And thankfully I managed to capture some visuals the other day while I was out.

My parents came back from Japan last weekend and bought me a ton of stuff. Among all the gifts, they got me this uber cute Mickey Mouse pumpkin keychain that's a candy pail as well! Just in time and perfect for Halloween! Parents know best indeed. I always have to have candies/biscuits with me 'cause you know what they say -- a hungry Belle is an angry Belle. You'll be spotting me with this keychain on my bags from now on!

Hope you guys have a fun-tastic Halloween tonight! I'm all ready to hit the sack. Good spooky night!

Photos by Ing

Editing by yours truly

"If ever there was a holiday that deserves to be commercialised, it's Halloween. We haven't taken it away from kids. We've just expanded it so that the kid in adults can enjoy it too."

- Cassandra Peterson

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Flower power.

Top: H&M

Skirt: Room290

Shoes: Steve Madden

Necklace: By Invite Only

Bracelet & Ring: Pandora

Photos by Jali

I'm a little late on catching the midi skirt trend, but you know what they say, better late than never! I really love the floral midi skirt, courtesy of Room290. It was the ideal skirt for Mothers' Day celebration last Saturday. The floral design was so apt for the occasion and the a-line structure was great for hiding my belly bulge after stuffing myself with good food at the Fullerton hotel. Best part, it had functional pockets! Like whattttt?! It's so hard to get skirts to have pockets and actually look good, and we all know how important pockets are!

This year we had Chinese dim sum buffet at Jade.

One of the two dishes to die for is the "Golden mantou stuffed with spicy crab meat". It was so damn gooddddddd! Although it was super crispy on the outside, the inside was soft and fluffy. Plus they were really generous with the spicy crab meat filling. 

Can't go without the "Steamed custard bun" when it comes to dim sum. The bun was served hot enough and the custard was oozing out! If heaven doesn't have custard buns, I'm not going. Kidding!

You can check out the rest of their dishes on their menu here. It's $38++ for adults and I highly recommend this restaurant 'cause their food are pretty good.

And meet my youngest niece who has no eyebrows! *sniggers* She's so adorable!

I hope you guys enjoyed your Mothers' Day celebration! Don't forget to get your midi skirt from Room290 at a 10% discount when you quote "clarabellefaithng". Shop away, sweetpeas!

Have a blessed weekend! Till the next!

"To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow."
- Maya Angelou

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