The poppy dress

I was roaming around Le Bon Marché a few Paris visits ago having no luck finding anything I wanted in my size. I had just about given up but stopped by the Stella McCartney section to have a look. You know me and how I am mostly allergic to print and color, but something came over me and I found myself attracted to this dress and the idea of wanting to dress more my age (whatever that means). I had immediate buyer's remorse but couldn't bring myself to walk back to the counter to return it. So I kept the darn thing even though it's nowhere near seasonally appropriate at the moment in NY. I took the opportunity to wear it in Hong Kong and the lush greens there made a nice backdrop for it.

Stella McCartney Dress (cheapest online here) // Common Projects Sneakers

Shot at The Upper House.

Light and shadow

When you get a super last-minute, rare chance to borrow a Cartier diamond bracelet from the Étourdissant collection to photograph, you call up your favorite hand model and try your best to capture the magic and allure of it. Of course, nothing beats seeing and touching the beauty in person. I think I'm still a bit mesmerized by that piece.

70 Degrees in December

Hello from Hong Kong, where the weather is fiiii-ine. I've been running around today in this outfit and snapping photos on my new-to-me Leica M6 (!!). More to come, but in the meantime, follow along on Snapchat (@alice_gao) for more snippets of my trip.

Schott x The Line Leather Jacket // Everlane Striped Tee (love the cropped cut of this one) // Acne Jeans // Everlane Flats (these have become such good walking shoes!) // Sunglasses // Lipstick