#OOTD search for Party of the Centry by Empire City

It Tuesday already! And there's only 66 hours left before the party begins.

Have you found your dream #ootd yet? It's the glamorous 1920s theme aka The Great Gatsby theme.

I have done some homework online over the weekend; researching what do they wear during that period. There's lots of text describing the clothes/style/design/etc. Here's my conclusion (based on personal opinion) on what's this Gatsby theme about.



1. Flapper dress  

Here's some interesting story about it:
According to the history, highly fashionable clothes was only for the high-income group during olden days. With the creation of flapper dress, the lower income group was able to have one for themselves as it's more easy to construct this piece compare to the earlier fashion. Therefore, women was able to sew one for themselves and it became an attainable fashion for all.

In short, it's a comfortable dress worn by the many and some called it the shapeless shift dress. This dress does not have a fix length on whether it's a short, knee length or a long dress. Because this flapper dress has gone through an evolution by itself as time goes. You can read more about it here.



2. Beads and pearls
When you hit the search button on Google for "Flapper dress" images, you'll see there's something in common on those dresses. Small and very detailed beads or sometimes pearls hanging on the dresses forming some designs or repeated patterns.

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Do look for something with lots of sparkly beads and pearls for the vintage feel.



3. Sequins
Beside the small and beads all around your dress, sequins was very popular during the days too. I think having all the very elaborated beading on the entire dress is quite heavy to wear and uncomfortable especially when you have sharp and tiny beads poking on the cloth and then your skin. Sequin is another option too and it does look classy and glittery making you like the 1920s star :P

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4. Fringes 
Not your hair fringe, it's the fringe on your dress!
I love touching the fringe on the clothes when I was young because it feels like you're touching a ponytail :P

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5. Fur/Satin/feathers/etc
You can also have some fur elements to balance the sharp and heavy beading or other detail elements on your dress. 

Source: Sanexoo

The combination is lovely. You look elegant with the beading while the satin makes the gown looks so comfortable.

Source: Popsugar

From the movie Great Gatsby, the signature fur wrapped around Daisy's neck makes her look so cute :P



6. Pay attention to the details
Let's cut it short. A comfortable dress with a loose bottom and top with detailed beads/pearls/sequins/diamonds/gem stone/etc giving the shine on your dress. For the dessert, end it with fur/feathers/fringes/satin bows/etc. Besides that, dress made of light pastel chiffon or velvet does fall into this theme too. Do visit Vintage Dancer for more info.



To search for the #ootd of the party, I think I have break my own record for the highest number of boutique shops visited in a day. I'm someone who does not put shopping for clothes as my top priority and my weekly or monthly shopping list will not have "clothing shop" on the list. With the help of Google, I've searched for some shops that I could visit and take a look on the choice of #ootd that I could have. After visited the shops on the list, I've finalized some shops where you can find the #ootd for the Party of the Century.
 
1. Miss Selfridge

Went and checked out Miss Selfridge at 1Utama; nearest outlet from my place. There's flapper dress with very detailed beading all over the dress; just like the one you see on the Google images search with you hit for "Flapper dress". Yes, exactly the same vintage flapper dress with beads forming patterns all over. There's a few designs available and here's a great news; a few of it is on the SALE section :) Hurry up and grab it. If you're not into beads, there's dress or clothes full of shinning sequins! And some of it are available under the SALE sign too.


2. Rent A Dress KL (RAD)

There's plenty of designer made dresses available for rent at RAD. You can wear those gorgeous + expensive dresses at only a fraction of the retails price. There's also dresses with very detailed beading, ostrich fur, flapper dress with unique beading design as well as simple and elegant dress with some beads if you prefer not to have too many shinning elements on your dress. Do make an appointment with RAD today.

Bonus: Do mention my name "Pui San" when you rent your #ootd for the party at Rent A Dress and you will receive a surprise token of appreciation.


3. Belles & Tuxes 

Guys, have you found your #ootd for the party yet? If not, you can rent a tuxedo at Belles & Tuxes located in Sunway Giza. It comes with your bow tie and bottom as a set when you rent. They have plenty of designs to choose from! For girls, yes they do have some gowns for rent but the design is quite limited for the Gatsby theme.


4. Shinygown

Located in Sunway Giza above KK Mart, you can rent your tuxedo at affordable price! It comes with bow tie and bottom too. And plenty of sizes are available for renting; take a deep breath and you can find the sizes you need here as if you can't fit, they can alter it for you in a day or two. For the ladies, there's plenty of gowns for you to choose from (for renting :) ) and the boutique owner can advise the type or style of dresses suitable for you. Very professional indeed because the owner is a very skillful wedding gown designer. You'll be surprised by the amazing treasure found here! Visit Shinygown today.


5. Lady S

Located in SS2, this is a boutique which offers a variety of very interesting and sweet colours of evening gown for rental. The designs are quite modern with pastel colours but they do have designs which are suitable for the Gatsby theme. Plenty of dresses with sequins and beading. No worries if the dresses are too long or too small because they can alter for you and ready in two days. If you have not found your matching shoes, handbags/clutch, earrings and necklace, here's a good news for you; you can rent all these (shoes, clutch and accessories) at only an additional of RM10 provided you rent the dress from them. A good deal !
Lady S is located on Jalan SS2/66; one of the shops opposite the famous Meng Kee Wan Tan Mee in SS2.


6. Lovisa

Looking for accessories and head gear to match the 1920s theme? Head to Lovisa today! There's plenty of accessories in different design and colours which match the theme. The headgear is an important piece for this theme and you can find it here at Lovisa too. The best part? Lovisa is having sale and I saw some of the Gatsby theme headgear and accessories are on the SALE shelves.
p.s. love the pearls and diamonds head gear found at the Paradigm outlet :)


Wait no more and hunt for your #ootd for the Party of the Century today.

The Party of the Century is held at the Empire City and guests will be the first ones to view a fully completed area within the Empire City.

Source: Empire City

 About Empire City
Empire City is an integrated lifestyle commercial development within a vibrant, artfully stylised world. Here the past meets the future as old architectural styles are combined with modern architectural designs to create a unique world.

This self-contained city that never sleeps is the ultimate spot for meeting, dining, shopping and relaxing. Encompassing thematic malls, retail shops, the 5 Star Marriot International Hotel, the 5+ Star Autograph International Boutique Hotel, serviced office suites and SOHO offices as well as studio suites. Empire City is fashionably convenient for residential, commercial, entertainment and leisure activities. It is the city for lifestyle and entertainment.

In terms of its retail offering, the vibrant Empire City development boasts a two million net lettable area and over four levels with hundreds of stores to choose from. Its distinctive cutting-edge architecture accords the mall an international feel, while attractions such as an Olympic size ice skating rink and exclusive 4DX cinema, as well as a luxury courtyard, are bound to keep visitors impressed. Empire City is the epitome of style.

To know more about Empire City and its amazing Party of the Century, visit Empire City or Party of the Century site. Do remember to follow Party of the Century FB and its Instagram page for daily updates on the party. 

[Upcoming] The Party Of The Century at Empire City, Kuala Lumpur

Have you heard about news that famous socialite/actress/singer Paris Hilton is coming to Malaysia?
It's true! She will be in Kuala Lumpur to attend the most glamorous party in town - in Petaling Jaya :)

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, scroll down to know more about this glamorous party happening exactly 6 days from today.

I'm sure some of you have seen this picture below being shared out on social media and everyone was "wow" with it. 

The Party of the Century; organized by the Empire City is bound to take place on its prestigious ground this coming Friday (23 January 2015) at 7pm. 

The Empire City is the upcoming entertainment and lifestyle hub in Damansara or even Petaling Jaya. If you are going from Kelana Jaya heading towards Kepong on the LDP highway, The Empire City is on your right hand side while PJ Trade Centre (or Empire Damansara sounds more familiar - boat noodle anyone?) is on your left hand side. It is the area under construction on your right side.


This party is a closed-door event and will be attended by invited VIPs from all around the world. Yes, VIPs from all around the world !; or else how can it be called the party of the century or "the once in a lifetime party" right? Who's these special VIPs who will come and rock the party?

Source: PopSugar

You might have heard about the news (if you have not, read here)! Paris Hilton will be performing at this party. Yes, you'll be able to meet her in person at the party. It's not like you can meet Paris Hilton any other day.

Source: The Korea Times

Dear K-Pop fans, 2AM will be performing at this party too! You'll get to meet them at the party and it sounds better than attending a concert with all other fans squeezing beside you :)

Source: Party of the Century

Next, we have Taboo, one of the member of hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas at the party :)
Guess what song he'll be performing that night?

Source: Party of the Century

Watched Australia's Got Talent show? The winner of 2009's Australia Got Talent; Mark Vincent is one of the VIPs! Watching him singing on your television screen during the show? Watch him singing right in front of you instead :P

Source: Party of the Century

From Malaysia; DJ Ken, one of the top DJ's at Zouk Club will rock the party that night! We can party all night long!


Have you being "wow-ed" enough by the invited VIPs list? We have artists from United States, Korea, Australia, ...... and the list continues...

Alright, from Hong Kong, we have Him Law attending the party! The guest whom I wanted to meet the most. hehe. Besides Him, other artists such as Eliza Sam and Sharon Chan will be there too! This is definitely the party of the century to me.

Source: PopularAsians.com

With the theme of the Glamorous 1920s, the atmosphere of the party is lined up with top-notch international performances and sensational surprises set on a world-class city. It's the party that you'll remembered for time to come.

Thanks Empire City for organizing this party and special thanks to Sidney Kan from Big Boys Oven for the invites.

Do follow The Party of the Century's FB page to know more about the party!

Taiwan 2014: Day 4 - Yehliu Geopark

It's our 4th day in Taiwan and we will be exploring the northern coast of Taipei! We will be going to Yehliu Geopark, Jiu Fen and Shi Fen as well as other destinations for sightseeing along the way. 

Breakfast at Sato Hotel was good enough to keep our stomach full for the road trip. Our driver picked us up from the hotel lobby at 9am and it took us about 40 minutes to reach Yehliu Geopark.

The driver was very chirpy and we chat along the way to our destination. He's very knowledgeable about the history/stories of the destinations that we were heading to. Weather was not very good that morning and it was drizzling along the way to Yehliu Geopark. Along the way, we saw some fishing ports and plenty of seafood restaurants.

According to our driver, there's lots of tourist from Mainland China at Yehliu Geopark. And he was right when we reached there, the entire carpark was full of buses carrying tourist from Mainland China. There's like more than 50 buses! Our driver was very thoughtful where he brought raincoats for us. 

The entrance fee to Yehliu Geopark is NT80 per adult. The queue to the ticket counter was surprisingly short. Probably those tour groups already bought their tickets beforehand. And the entrance ticket looks like this:

Here's the first thing which we saw; the cute princess rock formation. Err, this one is a fake one. It's man made!

Tada. At least we have a "rock sculpture" to take picture with and no other tourist are in the picture. You'll know why I say this at the end of this post.

My pic with the rock formation.

With the "cute princess". Had to thanks the driver for the raincoat. It was actually drizzling when we took this pic. 

The "Cute Princess" suppose to look like this:

The real "Cute Princess"!

The area was wet due to the rain and the soil was quite slippery. Without further delay, we joined the queue to take photograph with the "Queen's Head"; the iconic rock at Yehliu Geopark. This iconic rock is the center of attraction and it is said that the queen's head will be gone in future as the neck's length is getting thinner as time goes due to soil erosion. We were glad that there are on-going plans to save the queen's head by the local authorities. It would be a huge loss if this unique rock is gone.

The queue to take picture with this iconic rock is very very long. We spend the time admiring other rocks at that area while we queue. Do look to the left and right while you queue as there's some interesting rocks standing around you.

This looks like a cute mushroom.

Imperfections creates beauty.

A tiny "pond" with seawater.

Tiny holes on the rocks.

Soon, it's our turn to take the photograph with the Queen's Head. There's guards standing around the area. And you can only take limited shots with the iconic rock due to the long queue. And it was literally raining when it's our turn :(

A very precious moment with the Queen's Head.

We were all soaked with rain/seawater after our personal shots with the Queen's Head. And there's plenty of people trying their best to photograph themselves with the rock from all directions.

Another shot with the Queen's Head behind me! We were soaked from head to toe.

There's a toilet in the middle of the park and it's quite clean. We dried ourselves and continue our exploration before the storm comes :)

With the ocean behind me

See the crowd of people there?

Little ponds of water which is quite an eye opener.

Rainy day with eagles hunting above the sky.

Her's the infamous " fairy shoe" rock formation.

Behind pig is the "three" something rock formation. Can't remember the name but it suppose to be 3 pieces joined into one? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Rain Rain Rain!

Ancient clock?

It would be a beauty if it didn't rain.

Another unique rock formation.

This one looks like a group of little mushrooms to me.

Another side of the park.

See the red line on the floor? There's the furthest you can walk to. 

There's a lots of guards around asking people not to touch or climb or etc to the rock formation. However, it's sad to see that most tourist does not follow instructions. Barbaric people! It's because touching the rock formation might destroy it. Imagine there's thousands of people touching the rock everyday. And the some of the rock is not harden but it's just made of sand. Sad to see people actually climbing and sitting on the rock formation just to take photographs although the guards are scolding them.

And it's hard to have your photographs taken in the park because the tourist crowd is crazy! It will be better to come on a non-rainy day and anyone knows when it's low season at Yehliu Geopark?I would want to go again to Yehliu Geopark.

At the exit of the park, there's stalls selling food, souvenirs and dried seafood products. Do walk through the stalls to compare price as most of them are selling the same products.
And you can see the list of rock formations at Yehliu Geopark here.

If you have some time to spend, the Yehliu Ocean World is just right next to the Yehliu Geopark. 

Taiwan 2014: Day 3 - Sato Castle Hotel

After our ferries wheel ride at Miramar Entertainment Park, it's time to check-in for our accommodation for the night. Guess what, we will be staying at Sato Castle Hotel. Sato Castle Hotel is famous for their theme room and just like its competitors nearby; they do have this drive-thru feature where for those who have a car, you can just drive straight to your room entrance.

This hotel is within walking distance from the Miramar Entertainment Park. This is the view of the hotel from the mall.

It looks like a real castle from outside.

Behind me is where you can drive your car straight to your room's entrance.

Basically, there are three categories of room to choose from: "King, Queen and Castle". The difference is on the size of the room as well as the theme. If you prefer to go for a Cinderella theme room complete with the horse carriage decoration; it's the King room you'll need to go for. But the downside is that you can't choose the room's theme when you made the booking. Instead, you'll be given the theme based on the room availability when you check-in. Thus, we went for the most affordable category where it costs NT3000+ plus and there's lots of interesting fairy tale theme to choose from. Do note that the check-in time is at 9pm as during the day; this hotel offers hourly usage rate and also those who would like to do their wedding photoshoot in their unique theme room (sounds convenient as the whole street nearby are the wedding boutiques).

Check-in was convenient and fast but as we were not driving, we took the lift from the reception to the floor which our room is located. And from there, we need to drag our luggage to the room. Oh, their room card is unique too. We were at No. 201 and the theme is "One Thousand and One Night".

Room key :P

This is how the room entrance looks like.

Even their lift is beautifully decorated.

Here's what you can expect for this "One Thousand and One Night" theme. It looks like the Aladdin theme to me due to the blue and yellow colours.

With the fake flying carpet on the ceiling

A very elegant bedside table.

Here's another fun facts about the hotel room. In every room, there's a secret button which you need to search for. Each theme has a different effect. For ours, there's a giant Aladdin magic lamp look-a-like lamp which suppose to blow out some special effect like mist or smoke or something. But too bad that the wire and switch was not functioning.

And if you're those who need to munch something before you go to bed. There's a free mini-bar full of drinks and local chips for you to munch on.

The room looks pretty cool huh? Wait till you see the bathroom. The bathroom is crazily huge! As it's a theme room hotel, your bathroom amenities are all kept in a mini castle box :P  You can have your own whatever sauna. spa, bubble bath, etc here without paying the extra fees.

Spa anyone?

Check out the lovely bathroom amenities.

Even the lighting is so elegant.

Blue tiles surrounding the entire bathroom.

Check out the decorated treasure in the bathroom as their decorations.

Your child may have their dream come true to stay in a Disney-look-a-like theme room. Do keep the remote control in a safe place as you know most hotels here have channels unappropriated for kids. Unlike the surrounding accommodation which focuses on being a motel for couples; Sato Castle is different as it's suitable for families with kids due to the fairy tale theme room. You'll be surprised to know that most of their guests are family with kids. Saw that during the breakfast the next day. There's even a large group came with tour group. 

Do check out other cool themes like Spiderman, Christmas Nutcrackers, Phantom of the Opera, Popeye the Sailorman, and others.


Sato Castle Hotel
No. 75, Jingye 2nd Rd,
Zhongshan District, Taipei City,
Taiwan 10466