Eley Kishimoto

I love this. This is shipped flat. You then pop out the pieces and assemble the chair. How cool is that?

Eley Kishimoto collaboration with Ben Wilson, buy from here.

I also like this horse-print top.

and these horse-print tights.

But I saved the images so long ago that the items are no longer available. Still, the hosiery section has some very great looking socks. I like the Grandpa and the Diamond.

29 colours!

Today I gasped audibly and ran down the escalator at Tangs when I saw none other than Jonathan Aston tights sitting on a table. I've been coveting the sheer, 15 denier ones ever since I got keen on wearing sheer tights. So I was really excited when I saw them.

But the sheer ones are $19.90 a pop. 20 bucks for 15 denier tights! I'll kick myself if I accidentally cause them to run or tear them! And the thing is, I've been getting my sheer, bright tights from Chinatown for 4 bucks a pair. Which makes me even more reluctant to shell out 20, although the colour spectrum is much, much stronger.

If I buy it off this site, it will be about $11.50. $17.50 shipping for up to 10 pairs. So if I buy 10 pairs, each will cost about $13.50.

Hmm.

Ooooh... I'm so with it.

Says style.com:

Seeing Red
Hot-Blooded Hosiery Adds a Bright Note for Fall

April 10, 2008 – Tights make a comeback every fall, but this season they went way beyond basic black. Katy Rodriguez, like Jasmine Di Milo's Jasmine Al Fayed, accessorized her entire collection with fire-engine red hose. "Red felt stranger, edgier, and fiercer, which was what I was going for," said Rodriguez. Others, like Alessandro Dell'Acqua and Vera Wang, used the eye-popping hue with more moderation, interspersing scarlet with sober shades like brown and gray. Among those going for the full effect, meanwhile: trendsetting model of the moment Agyness Deyn, spotted wearing red tights earlier this week on the streets of London.

–Laird Borrelli-Persson

Wow, I'm like, so ahead of the curve on this one!

Ha. I kid.

Seriously though, I find it a tad ridiculous that this is "trendsetting". Red tights have been around forever and there have been plenty all over fashion blogs and street style sites.

If there's anyone who can be credited for this, it may be retailers such as Topshop (I bought mine from them, what, more than a year ago?) who have been launching waves and waves of bright colours ever since tights made its presence prominent in a "fashionable" sense. Certainly not the Fall 08 runways.

Tights love

Argh. These Chanel Fall tights have reopened the can of worms. Yet again, I'm reminded of my lust for fancy tights. Not just ordinary fancy tights. Designer, runway, expensive, fancy tights.

Before Chanel, there was Prada Spring. I'm a bit scared of the shoes. Majority have declared them ugly/unwearable. Some have gone the OMG this is a work of art way. And then there are the self-important fashiony types who have lauded them as quite the thing that low-brow commoners cannot get. Oh please don't be offended if you're one of those who sincerely find these beautiful. I'm only talking about those who know, in the deepest recesses of their hearts, that they hate these, but will say otherwise just to be "different".

Me, I just find them a little creepy terrifying. I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's cos I hate creepy crawlies and the creepy crawly association for this collection is just really strong. People think Midsummer Night's Dream, I think Midsummer Night's filled with multi-legged little monsters.

But anyway, these are actually some of the pairs that I don't find as frightening.

These, on the other hand, I'd like to stay away from.

But enough of scary shoes.

Back to the issue at hand, I was most besotted with the tights used at Rodarte Fall.

How am I going to get my hands on some of these without splashing out hundreds of dollars??