Come With Me to Bang Bang Clothing Exchange

I have been passing by this shop all the times, but never been in there. Yesterday I have passed by again and I did go in to have a look. I have got two leaflet from them and want to share with you all.

Bang Bang is a treasure trove of handpicked women's and men's vintage, secondhand designer and high street clothing located in Central London. They are actually buying from the general public and sell them in their shops. They have two shops:

• 9 Berwick Street, London (Mens and Womens)
• 21 Goodge Street, London (Womens)
  

Their interests are secondhand vintage, designer and high street clothing. For menswear, they stock Vivienne Westwood, Balanciaga, Y3, Dior Homme, Hermes, Comme Des garcons, Kenzo...



They offer cash immediately (30% of the selling price) or credit (50% of the selling price) to spend in the shop.

Do drop in have a look if you interested. If you like, you can share with us what treasure you found!!

2 For 1 Promotion at Wagamama Brent Cross

Wagamama is a well known noodle bar chain in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia and USA. Their concept is focus on the ramen (chinese-style thread) noodles, served in soups with delicious toppings or griddle-cooked (teppan-fried). noodles are the perfect fast food offering a nutritionally complete meal in a bowl. They offer rice dishes, meat and vegetable dumplings, skewered chicken, deep fried prawns and raw salads. Their motivation is offer customers a main course and a drink for under £10.

This month Wagamama Brent Cross is celebrating their 4th anniversary, so they have offered a '2 for 1' on the main course till 18th May 2008. You can simply print the voucher below and use it. Do drop me a line if you have enjoyed it.

Gian Paolo Barbieri Exibition At Paul Smith Albemarle Street

Today I have a relax afternoon with my friend for a tea near Albemarle Street. After tea, we have been to the The Royal Arcade. The shops in The Royal Arcade are mainly galleries, shoemakers and shirtmakers.

On my way back, I have walked pass the Paul Smith Albemarle Street which is Paul Smith's newest London shop sells art, antiques jewellery and furniture. Currently it is having Gian Paolo Barbieri Exibition.

Gian Paolo Barbieri has joined Italian Vogue in 1965 and produced the cover of its first issue. He has worked with Italian, French, American and German editions of Vogue. He has photographed some of the world's great beauties including Monica Bellucci, Audrey Hepburn, Anjelica Huston, Iman and Jerry Hall.

Paul Smith is exhibiting 15 of his photographs comprises eight fashion images and seven 'ethnic' archive. Apart from the exhibition, the antique furniture and sculpture are very impressive.

Dior Homme Belt with Eagle Buckle

Eagle is another Dior Homme signature. I have seen eagle appearing in jewelleries, t-shirts and so on. This is a belt from from Hedi with a massive eagle belt buckle with brass colour that gives a kind of vintage look which is easily match up with anything. The belt buckle is fitted in place by hook that located at the back of the wing.

The belt is made in Italy. The belt loop is embossed DIOR HOMME. The massive belt buckle really glam up your look no matter what you are wearing.

Wing Hoodie... Never Ever Enough

OK it is not me. My girlfriend insists putting my pictures here. By the time I realise, the pictures has already been posted. I just can't get enough wing sweatshirt.

Dior Homme Skeleton Angel Wing T-Shirt

To be very honest, I'm not a big fan of T-shirts. I find it sometimes like of spirit, but certainly not this one - Dior Homme skeleton angel wing t-shirt. The print is identical to the one printed on hoodie. It is made in 100% cotton. The strange thing is that I do not understand why Dior Homme has started making their T-shirts in Turkey rather than their usual Italy. Maybe they are cutting cost? Well, even the very expert sale assistant cannot understand. The reference number is 7H3362890091 - 806.

In any case, I just have to have them! A great piece to layer with my jacket and skinny scarf.....

Fancy a Ferrero Rocher?

I always go to bed very late even I need to wake up early sometimes. Today I woke up at 9-ish then I find my girlfriend has gone to work. She has left me this surprise Ferrero Rocher with a post it note "Fancy a Ferrero?". I can't remember when was the last time I gave her any surprise. If you can think of any, please let me know. I need a BIG surprise idea..

I am a big fan of chocolate, indeed Ferrero is my favourite high street chocolate. Suddenly I am wondering if I had Ferrero all day, how many I can have to not exceed daily calories requirement? I found this interesting fact - One Ferrero Rocher contains 73.33 calories. If my daily calories consumption is 2000 calories, I can only have 27 pieces.

Ferrero contain a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with nutella/hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.

Ferrero SpA has started their business since 1946 and currently has a lot of other products like Nutella, Kinder Chocolate Bar.

Pinstripe Jacket? Or Music Note Baseball Jacket?

I will be going out for a meal tomorrow, so I am just thinking about what to wear. I have just seen my lovely Dior Homme Jacket still hanging brand new in the wardrobe. It is a slim cut pinstripe jacket. Dior Homme is quite fitted, so it can be worn dressed up or dressed down. I like to wear it over a t-shirt with jeans and trainers for casual, or with trousers and formal shoes for a night out.

It is made in Italy using 50% wool and 50% polyester. The polyester is required for the shimmer purpose. Under the light, the jacket will make you as a centre of attention as it will make you glow.

The item number is 6EH1026655. I like to provide the reference number here for everybody's reference.

At the end, I still choose to wear my Dior Homme all time favourite - Dior Homme music note baseball jacket.

Free Range Graduate Art & Design Summer Shows

I have come across this promotion leaflet, just want to share it with you. Do drop it have a look if you have time.

Friday 30th May - Monday 21st July
Private Views: Thursdays 6pm - 10pm
Exhibition Days: Fridays to Monday 10am - 7pm
Free Admission

One Site, 8 Weeks, 60 Exhibitions, 3000+ Graduate Artists,
45 Colleges, 150000Visitors, 400000 sq ft exhibition space,
500 meters from the heart of the City...

GH MUMM CHAMPAGNE AND DUNHILL

Fancy a glass of champagne? GH Humm has teamed up with Dunhill to give away a free bottle of champagne when you spend £250 in Dunhill stores. This promotion runs in April and May in two Dunhill stores - Jermyn Street and Sloane Street.

The champagne will be delivered to your door provided you are living in London. It will come with the matching travel canister that can protect the bottle and keep it chilled.

Dunhill Jermyn Street
Tel: 44 (0) 845 458 0779
48 Jermyn Street, St James
London
SW1Y 6DL

Dunhill Sloane Street
Tel: 44 (0) 207 730 1159
159 Sloane Street
London
SW1X 9BT

Dior Homme Skeleton Angel Wings Hoodie

What can be cooler than this Skeleton Angel Wing Hoodie for daily wear? It is from AW2007, of course, one of the pieces from Hedi, made in Italy & 100% cotton. For those of you who know, the reference number is 7H3363320001. The print is so distinctive and the detailing is amazing.

As usual, there is one open front-pocket. Both front strings are embossed Dior Homme singature. Team this classic with any waxed jeans - comfy, stylish and most of all effortless!

Dior Homme Tuxedo Coat

Here is another amazing piece from Dior Homme that I like to share with you. A tuxedo coat from SS06 with embroidered golden dragon all over. It is made in Italy using 75% acetate and 25% silk. The reference code is 6EH2028077. The cut shows your body form beautifully and the luxurious colour will put you on the spotlight wherever you go.

It has been seen worn by Karl Lagerfeld during Chanel SS06 couture show in March 2006.


Dior Homme SS06 "The world was a mess but his hair was perfect" is all about very tight clinging high-waisted pants in black, leopard print leather, silver glittering drainpipes, skinny tie or even braces. Most significant piece is the trilby hat that inspired by Pete Doherty, which sold out in no time. Other popular piece including music note base ball jacket.

Dior Homme 3D Sterling Silver Bracelet

There are several design for this kind of 3D sterling silver bracelet. The most famous one is the 3D Bumble Bee. They are about 25cm length and you can adjust them to suit your wrist. On the pendant, there is a AG 925 hallmark. The picture above shows a 3D star pendant bracelet.

The picture above shows a 3D cross pendant bracelet.

Dior Homme YOU & ME Sterling Silver Bracelet

When you look at the Forget Me Not necklace closely, you can see two tiny words &YOU and &ME being tied to the necklace. Its purpose is to tie "YOU" and "ME" together forever.

In the same season, Dior has two bracelet of "YOU" and "ME". They are actually sterling silver with embossed Dior Homme, then they are tied using strings.

Lazy Sunday in Hampstead

Yesterday, I had a lazy Sunday. I lied in bed till 11:00 then I received a phone call from one of my friend asking me out for lunch. I need a lot of sleep as I don't sleep much during weekdays, but I manage get up and enjoy rest of my Sunday.

We had a meal together in Hampstead. There is not as much people on the street after a shower. I walked across the road and I saw a car driving towards me, I quickly take a snap of that scene. I like the way the road being built, teamed with the red car towards me.


After the meal, I have passed by the Hamspead Heath where I stopped to have a walk. I sat at the benches by the Hampstead Ponds. There are a lot of birds swimming in the ponds and also some pigeons looking for food. I gave them some bread, in return, they posed nicely where I took some pictures of them.


From the view, I can also see a swan swimming. We all need to be a swan. An elegant swan swimming up stream, one who looks beautiful and serene on the surface and underneath, is paddling away like made to stop being pulled backwards downstream with the flow of the water in the opposite direction.

Loose Change

Early in the morning, I have been to Sainsbury's to get some milk. When I got home, I just empty my pocket and put the loose change into the drawer. My drawer is full of coins, so I thought I might just clear them out or just give them to charity.

Upon counting, there are altogether over £60 in loose change!!

I remember I read about an article saying Britons have £1bn lying idle in UK's 24.7 million households. In the study, men lost most money at home, nearly three quarter of total. While Londoners were the biggest losers in the country, which were £121. To help households keep track of their cash, the survey suggests people put all their loose change in one jar or pot.

You can also bring all the loose change to some major supermarket where you can find a coinstar machine. The machine will count all the coins for you with little commission. You then can choose either give them to charity or print out a voucher to use it in store.

Dior Homme Luster Shine Wax Jeans

This stunning cool Dior Homme Heavy Waxed Slim Leg Jeans made Hedi Slimane extremely famous and then remained as Dior Hommes classic. New style and tweaking of classic ideas dominated the scene. It can be worn with any formal or casual baseball jacket for a little more rock&roll (as styled in Dior Homme runway show).

The luster shine jeans below is form Dior Homme AW07, which is the last season Hedi for Dior. It is made in Japan using 100% cotton. The item number is 7H3110530226 - 904. The front rise is 19cm.

Dior Homme Leather Jacket

This is one of the most expensive jackets that I have ever bought. It is from Dior Homme SS2006. It is made in Italy with extremely soft lambskin. Throughout the jacket, you can see so many details from the metal zip to leather strips.

There are several leather strips on the collar that you can tie them up or wear them loose. There are also several metal zips throughout - 2 at the front vertically and 4 zipped pockets. There are also zip on the shoulder loop. All zip pull are embossed with Dior Homme. The item number is 6EH5042916 and it is made in Italy. The retail price in the UK is over £1000.

In SS2007, there is another heart beating leather jacket with lots of rocking details throughout. Apart from the bold quilted details at the front, there are also a lot of zips and pockets. As usual, there are a lot of zips, pockets, shoulder loop. The difference are the zips are in silver colour, there are more buttons and pockets. It is more like a motorcycle jacket as there are more hidden zips on the front and on the sleeves. Apart from the usual embossed Dior Homme on the zip pull, there is an additional piece of leather that attached to the zip pull.

On the back of the jacket, there is a metal loop with embossed Dior Homme. This leather jacket is made in France, so the retail price is much higher than the usual "Made In Italy" version. The retail price has gone over GBP2000 in the UK. The item number is 7E3540050002. If you have found a similar one and have a query about the authenticity, please email me the picture and I will try my best to help you.

Dior Homme Jacket

When I go through my wardrobe, I found this jacket that I have not worn for a while. It is now getting warmer and I can wear this again.. It is from SS06. It has a structured feel but it is 100% silk. The item number is 6EH1047979. There are zip details on the shoulder, with embossed Dior Homme. It has two zipped pockets at the front. The print is similar to snake skin.

It has been seen worn by many celebs including Brandon Flowers from The Killers. He has worn it in many appearance, even on stage. I have another one in the same season which is in luster silver.

Dior Homme Bumble Bee

Bumble bee has been trademark by Dior and has been used for many seasons. Most bumble bee can be found in jewellery from necklaces to wristbands; from 3D sterling silver to plastic. It can also be found in some clothing as a embroidered bumble bee from beanie hat, T-shirts, sweatshirt, ties and so on.

Since it is so popular, there are some counterfeit around. Only buy from trustworthy seller and examine the embroidered bumble bee closely. My pictures are taken from the authentic Dior Homme items.

Apart from all clear ones, there is another version of colour one - a mixture of black, clear and brown. I think there is another version of silver one as well.

The beanie hat below is from AW07. The item number is 7H3490170016 - 805. It is made in Italy in 100% wool. It does come in black as well. If you do not like to show the bumble bee, you can wear the it inside out, but you will need to cut off the Dior tag.

I have a bumble bee khaki hooded sweatshirt in size M. It is made in Italy in 100% cotton. It has a embroidered bumble bee in black at bottom right hand corner. The item number is 7H3362760001 - 602. Bumble bee is so unique and striking.

Snowing in London

Today is 6th April, and it is snowing. I did heard that it will be sleety shower over night but I didn't expecting a heavy snow. It reminds me the big freeze of 63 in which the whole country being under subzero degree Celsius (°C) for two consecutive months.

I wish I could be in that year, it might be so much fun. I can find excuse not to go to school, or go to work. But if I really think about it, I am so lucky not to experience that..

So today I have to stay in underneath the duvet, or in front of fireplace with a cup of nice warm tea. I do love snow, it is so beautiful and peaceful. Watching some children plyaing with the snow, I wish I could join them. I dislike the ice when the snow starts melting, which might be dangerous.

I have read the news and it says the worst hit of snow is in North England in County Durham and Northumberland where the snow is 6cm (1.8 inch) in place. It might be more snow to come.