Writing on the walls

Graffiti has always been a head turner for Ms. Match. Including these ones she always checks out in the vacant lots of the posh neighbourhood called Pondok Indah. This time she stopped long enough to take pictures. The truth is she really really wanted to take her outfit picture there but people were honking her already.

Tattoo Debut

This is Ms. Match's newest purchase. A wooden tattoo print necklace by ladyluckrulesok at 707, IDR 200,000.- The brand is from London and Ms. match totally forgot about it when she was in London! How stupid! They have SALES there! :P Speaking of sales, this reminded her of the film Confessions of a Shopaholic, which she just got back form seeing. She used to be one, allhough not to that extreme. Sights of nice shops and especially SALE signs used to quicken her heart beat and gave her that nice rosy glow from the adrenaline rush (so you see, this made Ms. Match use less blush on, which equals money to save! *wink*). But.. not anymore.. Ms. Match is now on a very tight budget. She has a wedding to save up for which is coming pretty darn soon! So.. Ms. Match made a vow to herself that until the wedding she would stop shopping! Especially for clothes. The only new clothes whe would have a chance of wearing would be clothes or accessories she makes herself. Except for thislitle necklace here.. Ms. Match consoled herself by saying "How could I possibly make that?" That is just non DIY-able! But. then again.. when Ms. Match looked at it closely, she found an idea! And she will share it with you once she has tried it. Oh, by the way.. if you were in London, you could get one of these babies and have them print out writings on it for you! With an added cost of course. or maybe you can even order it online. Hmm.. dunno, Ms. Match will not check, she's afraid that she will spend loads if she checks.

Think pink blink mink wink ;)

Ms. Match was digging through the stash she brought home from London with her and rediscovered this hot pink silk dress from All Saints. It was such a find, again at Petticoat Ln. Market for 5 quid! It did have a a 5 cm tear at the side where the seam came lose, but that can be fixed in 5 minutes! The real price tag was around 200 quid! To make it more day wear friendly she matched it with her striphy shirt and flat shoes.
(All Saints pink dress; striped shirt found at Factory Outlet: Marie Claire shoes; leather belt at Bricklane Market; DIY bracelets, and DIY lightning bolt necklace)

Ms. Match could not find the belt she wanted, so she tied this longer one instead. She thinks it looks alright.



When she went to Mayestik market during the weekend, she saw huge huge chains sold by the meter. She thought they would make lovely chunky bracelets and even necklace (last picture). Do you think she's right?





All these brilliant photographs are taken by Mr. Match's 5 year old son with a Canon 350D. He really has a good eye! Look forward to more of his works here.

dirty comfy plimsoles

Ms. Match almost forgot about her cheapo market bought plimsoles. Petticoat Ln. Market.. How Ms. Match misses that place! Went out to meet a friend at Bakoel Koffie. A first time having coffee here. Mr. Match was happy to see the brand of the the company he works for used as a coffee table. Pretty smart idea. This was also when Ms. match found out that the same place houses Ark Gallery. Saw 2 nice paintings, forgot who made it. Made Ms. Match want to buy a canvas and start painting! Wore one of her DIY necklace.
(Koffka t shirt, H&M pleated pants, lace print bangle gift from mom bought at Malioboro street market, vintage shades found in Petticoat Lane, plimsoles at the same market)

Going Crazy with Beads!

As you can see Ms. Match went crazy with the iron on beads! Mr. Match also made one, the adrobale candy colored glasses. Ms. Match still has other projects in mind for this, unfortunately Toko Maju at Mayestik did not have the gold rings she wanted hmmpff..

hi top sneaker on my neck!

Remember when Ms. Match made a pink necklace from iron on beads? there was one thing she forgot to share. She went crazy with them!!! Another attempt was this one that she wore today. Oh she is also thrilled that she found her old Levi's faded denim jacket today. Faded denim jackets are sooo back! Well at least in Ms. Match's style dictionary.
--Zara black top with exposed zipper at the back, American Eagle Outfitters leggings, Office shoes,
Levi's faded denim Type One jacket
, promotional bangle Ms. Match ordered for an event back in her PR agency days, and DIY necklace
Note: Went to Mayestik today and ran into a guy who sells hats, loads of hats. Was too hungry to wait for him handling another customer and decided to come back later. BIG MISTAKE! need to go back and find him! Ms. Match thinks she saw a 'tukang sayur' hat (don't know the fashion name) with feathers! how cool is that?!

Makes Me Want to Go Buy Tennis Rackets and Neon Pink Tennis Balls

In her job Ms. Match gets to read loads and loads of Indonesian magazines for a living (and she does other things too of course!), and she often thinks that local fashion stylists, designers, makeupartists, and hair stylists have come a looooooong way and some are really that good that it's a shame not to know their work. This spread is made by one of the most talented fashion stylist in the industry in Ms. Match's opinion. Here is his newest work in Harper's Bazaar's March 2009 edition. This shoot reminded Ms. Matc how much fun it is to mix prints!
Credits: Fashion stylist: Michael Pondaag; Photographer: Yuniardi Prasetyanto (Brett); Digital Imaging: Henny Hendrawati