Everything Heart Shaped - An online shopping guide for Valentine's Day

It's been celebrations after celebrations. Just one more day to the end of the Lunar New Year and we are now 7 days away from Valentine's Day.

We won't be surprised if you have not bought or planned anything for your other half.

The team finds out what is being sold on the internet which could be possible ideas for your last minute buys:

For Her,

D'squared heart-shaped coin pouch, Comme des garcon's PLAY eau de toilette, puma limited edition heart-shaped sneakers

YSL Raspberry Biarritz Heart sandal and Dean & Deluca chocolates

"Love Kills Slowly" ~ Ed Hardy

Ed Hardy Love merchandise series

Over at Collette, you could actually find a good mix of products, from lifestyle to fashion to jewellery. Some items include the useless-looking yet oh-so-sweet "I-Love-You" toast stamp, Talking mouse that says "I Love You" each time you click, and the non-conventional heart-shaped poker cards.

Ballerines from Sergio Rossi and Marc Jacob S/S Cruise Collection 2009

Classic Tiffany & CO. locket if you're both prosaical.

For Him,

We absolutely love the Naxos series from Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2009 Menswear Collection. The palette is slightly mutated, yet sophisticated for the stylish men. Naxos is an island in Greece that offers superb fine sand beaches, fertile valleys and mountainous beauty; one of the best holiday destinations among the Greek Islands.

Our choice? The Doctoc Bag Naxos and Cabas Naxos, both functional and excellent for travelling.

Matt and Nat also offer unqiue bags made from innovative products like plastic bottles and recycled lining. Their signature Paltrow is now going for $177, and POZ for only $18. With such a sale on their site, it's hard not to depart from your money.

If he's a true fan of Bathing Ape, you might want to consider getting this Baby Milo Valentine's Day tee-shirt that comes in Black or White.

From Oki-Ni, you can find some really dope merchandise from fashion designers like Martin Margiela, Fred Perry, and Raf simmons.

Martin Margiela sticker wallet, and Fred Perry's odd panel polo-tee.

Jil Sander 2-tone show shoes

For quirky design merchandise, you can try shopping at US site, Designboom.

Old School envelope wallet, USD15.00

My Document Laptop bag, USD 42.00

Can't get enough of Ed Hardy? Check out their embroidered hooded Camou leather jackets for men:

If all else fails,

There's always the credulous fancy cupcakes, which are totally customisable and good to look at.

http://www.cupcakes.sg/

www.clevercupcakes.com

From Bakerella and Jewelsb78

We recommend cupcakes.sg (price on request) and cupcake-dreamy (SGD 60.00 for 20 Premium cupcakes).


Have fun shopping!

Style Damsel - Fashion Designer: Christian Audigier

There are definitely styles that required some sort of acquired taste to be fully appreciated by the discerning men.
Not everyone can be as lucky (or as known) as Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel) or Matthew Williamson. Some designers could just make a whole bunch of fans adore them yet unknowingly create a team of haters on the exact same collection; the kind you either love to bits or hate to the core, never on-the-fence.

One such is Christian Audigier.

I remember one time, I was looking for a trucker cap and I received the worst-ever disgusted-looking faces the moment I mentioned the brand name. Not sure if that has anything to do with our Asian Heritage, because if not worn well we can easily be mistaken for a Yakuza, or a Singaporean version of an Ah-Beng/Lian (Often known for their terrible fashion sense and mannerism).

Truth is, there's this unexplained attraction I acquired over the years for Audigier's cacophonic print collages of tattooed skulls, roses, geishas, koi, and his "own photo", with trademark finishing touches of girly rhinestones and gold foil prints of bold statements.

One, not many here can agree with me.
Like it or not, Audigier is much well-received among hollywood stars like paris hilton and miley cirus. The designer announced that the official opening of yet another Ed Hardy store in Housten at the Galleria Mall will be on 8 November.
With brands like Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, SMET, Crystal Rock, Evel Knievel, and Rock Fabulous, this French designer is definitely going places (with or without the singaporean fans).

You can get your hands on Ed Hardy and Christian Audigier merchandise in Singapore from Skin Couture and Ed Hardy shops.
But we recommend Revolve Clothing for a wider array and of course 24-hour (and cheaper - we think) shopping experience for the busy busy busy busy fashionistas reading this entry.



And yes, of course I've gotten my red rhinestone trucker cap.

Images from http://www.edhardyshop.com/