Cloud 9

It's still really cold in Hong Kong, but it's definitely getting more humid - spring is coming and we're psyched to rebuild our s/s wardrobes! This is a casual spring look you might want to try out for yourselves. We paired items of different shades of earth, namely the fuzzy tan beanie, the oatmeal scarf and the brown tee. With the usual pair of denim shorts and some classic Converse sneakers, we're ready to go :)

tan beanie - h&m

oatmeal scarf - h&m

brown tee - forever 21

high-waisted denim shorts

black sneakers - converse

By the way: we're using a new lipstick here! Ellie got it in Korea and it's Diva by M.A.C. It's a really dark lipstick and it tends to give looks a dramatic finish. We aren't looking for an extremely dark shade here, so we blended it with a classic red lipstick from Make Up Forever. Our makeup collection is growing constantly and when we've got the chance we will show you guys :)

We hope you guys like the new look! Do tell us what you think. More coming up! x

Sentiments

Our apologies for not posting in an extremely long while! Schoolwork is getting the better of us (Hong Kong students fight a losing battle against time famine every day). Nevertheless we squeezed some time in for a photoshoot and we've got awesome outfits lined up to show you guys :)

Basically this is a super casual outfit for one of those weekends when you don't feel like dressing up too much. We are not attracted to the idea of looking like a complete mess, so we're trying to put the cool in to sloppy. Nothing goes wrong with a cozily familiar tee and some comfy shoes, especially when it's so bitterly cold like right now in HK. 

oatmeal scarf - h&m

grey mickey mouse tee

denim shirt

black skinny pants

suede camel booties

Hope you guys like the look! Do tell us what you think. See you soon x

Dippin' Dots

Our approach to fashion is not unlike Dippin' Dots ice-cream - "unique, futuristic and fun" lol. We fell in love with this printed blouse which is gorgeously scattered with bite-size dots and we had to show you guys. Besides we featured another piece from the "Home Comfort" look and it's this darling pair of loafers. They come in a great color, great price and they're so comfortable. 

bowler hat

printed blouse

denim shorts

brown loafers

- from local boutiques and online

We still haven't thanked everyone properly for all your amazing support! You might've noticed that we've reached 100 fans on lookbook.nu recently and we are absolutely thrilled, because someone somewhere out there is appreciating what we've done. Some might not consider this a remarkable feat, but this means A LOT to us, especially since we've not been blogging for long and we're practically babies. I promise we will keep up with the good work and we really hope to receive your continual support! So thank you very very much for being a part of our little success.

We love you at An Apparel Affair ;) x

Styling by Monica

Photos by Ellie

Denim in Plural

It's been a while since our last look, but it's okay, we didn't die or something. Ellie went to Korea and things slowed down a bit. School is extremely near and as usual we, like the normal sound-minded students we are, still haven't completed our assignments and is dreading the first day back. More school means potentially less blogging and that is a most undesirable circumstance. Anyways..

We've been trying different styles out and we came across the matter of denim, so we thought, why not rough it up a little and do a denim on denim outfit? Jeans are arguably the most commonplace piece of clothing among us humans nowadays, next to white t-shirts. Here in Hong Kong, you cannot go from one place to another without seeing a hundred crisscrossing pairs of denim-clad legs. 

Taking inspiration from the streets of Hong Kong, we paired a pair of classic black Converse sneakers with grayish white jeans. Underneath the denim shirt we've got a dark tee to bring out the lightness of the different shades of denim. 

black beanie - h&m

dark grey rolling stones rhinestone tee - h&m

denim shirt 

grayish white jeans

black sneakers - converse

Chinese New Year has always been a festival of great popularity with teenagers because we get to collect "red packets" from married adults, mostly our relatives. "Red packets" contain MONEY. Cash money. It depends on the kindness and wealth of the distributor but if you go lucky you can get maybe HK$100 or even $500 in one packet alone. But you don't go around visiting relatives deliberately to get money - it's a disgrace and it's just plain greedy.

Besides, you still get to have lots of candies and delicious food like the traditional radish cake (it's awesome). Plus it's really nice for everyone in the family to get together and catch up!

So we hope you guys like our new outfit! Please don't hesitate to comment below and tell us what you think :)

http://lookbook.nu/look/3001983-Denim-in-Plural

Styling by the three of us

Photos by Ellie

Take Two

Hello everyone! Today is the Lunar New Year. (Happy new year!) 

To celebrate the Year of Dragon, we bring you this not-so-festive outfit (LOL).

Here we have the grey sweater that we featured in our Home Comfort post (http://lookbook.nu/look/2638785-Home-Comfort), yet we add a preppy touch to it by pairing it with a white collar, which we detached from an old shirt.

We also put on some striped shorts, which were made by Monica:), some black lace up heels and a classic red lip.  

While enjoying our Chinese New Year holidays, the three of us are cramming up outfit ideas. We hope you understand that we cannot upload every single day like the other bloggers do because it is really hard for us to do the 'photoshoot'. Anyway, hope you like this look.

http://lookbook.nu/look/2965357-Take-Two

Hype away!

Grey sweater - H&M

Striped shorts - DIY

Collar - DIY

Black lace up heels

Grey bowler hat

Leave a comment to tell us what you think:)

Styling by Monica
Photos by Ellie

If Only

http://lookbook.nu/look/2937231-If-Only

New look everybody! We love earthy sepia tones with different shades of brown and beige and biscuit, so we put together these garments (most of them are Ellie's) with black and white. 

Many of the pieces featured here are wardrobe must-haves as well as bargains, like the white tee and the flimsy black cardigan, because they go with absolutely everything. The black cardigan actually has a Hogwarts school crest patch sewn on it, but we've hidden that (not doing preppy here). The oxford wedges are wonderful - they are not expensive and they are really easy to walk in. The scarf is given to Ellie from her mother and she treats it like an otherworldly treasure. Rightly she should. Finally, the beanies. We bought a set of two (one black, one tan) from H&M for HK$99, cool right? :) They are so fuzzy and warm and they give a great finish to winter outfits.

tan beanie - h&m

scarf - burberry 

white tee - uniqlo 

black cardigan - h&m

camel pleated shorts 

oxford wedges - local boutique

We hope you like the look! Tell us what you think :) xoxo

Styling by Monica And Ellie
Photos by Natalie