LL LOTD: Eclectic

{Reblogged} I really miss making outfits and I can’t seem to find a website that replaces Polyvore. The below LOTDs are a mixture of black and white with pink and either work, casual or sport.

Posting three as per the norm when it comes to sharing my outfits from the disabled Polyvore;

The Chanel Boots: Using a direct quote from the film The Devil wears Prada because my alternate universe self is inspired by this fashion movie as well as Confessions of a Shopaholic. The boots are by Chanel, not the same ones that Anne Hathaway wore as Andy Sacks but similar thighs highs to say the least. The top is by Dolce & Gabanna and the shorts are Abercrombie and Fitch. The pink cardigan is not designer but it is cashmere, a layer over the flimsy blouse. This is an outfit that sums up the perks of being an editor-in-chief’s assistant, shopping around the world in couture! My favourite piece is Betsey Johnson rose bag.

Fight like a Girl: When I was 21, I took roughly two years of Jeet Kune Do class, it is the martial arts that Bruce Lee began, it is a mixture of other deadly arts but with his own twist on it. Now my alternate self would definitely take a combination of dance and martial arts to stay active (and to fit in those gorgeous clothes). The above outfit is one of her training LOTD, none of it is designer though the sneakers are Nike and the bag is Victoria Secret. Everything is minimal and she only wears the pendant that holds the intial of her celebrity boyfriend, subtlety at its best. My favourite accessory is the star pin in the braid, its pink and cutesy.

Laduree: There IS a Laduree store that sells macarons and stationary outside the Palace of Versailles, I even got myself a keychain and notebooks after ogling at how pretty the store itself was. My alternate self would have Laduree make-up because she would be able to afford it and going to Versailles would be a favourite tourist habit of hers in between working and shopping. The top is by Honey couture, skirt by Ronald Van Der Kemp and the shoes are inspired by Cinderella’s glass slippers made by Dolce & Gabanna. My favourite accessory would be the lipgloss and the random pink tea cup, because high tea is elegant and posh.

GifSpam! Nick and Rach

So uh hi guys, I haven’t posted anything since June last year. I guess I stopped writing and my creativity took me elsewhere and posting on other social platforms. But in the end, I do enjoy my writing so starting off 2023 with a shipping moment.

I had rewatched Crazy Rich Asians in the first week of this year and still enjoy it, I really hope we can see the rest of the books being turned into film!

My Writers Peeve: Empty, Depressing Stories

{Reshared}

I am naturally an optimistic, chirpy, bubblegum type of girl so anything negative, angry or emo really irritates the hell out of me. I mean I get it, some of the darker themes used in stories can help encourage growth in characters make them a better person. Stronger too but constantly this usage of being evil, troubled past, painful childhood this type of characters constantly in strife do not turn out to be stronger…more like on the straight path to the looney bin or suicide. I do not like these stories with never-ending characters who need help and sympathy from others. Makes me want to shove a happy pill down their gobs and scream “Smile for goodness sake!!”

— Lu

雨流儀: The Traveller

{Reblogged} Everyone who has read Ame’s chronicles know how much she travels the world whether for work or pleasure and she does it with style, usually in her trademark colours of black and pink.

Below are the three selected outfits for this week;

Toronto Sights: My latest LOTD that I made on Polyvore literally yesterday and it started from the fluffy Gucci bolero (Ame does have expensive taste as we all know) and the need to use the picture of “I just really like thigh highs”. When Ame goes on her travels she goes to all the typical places that are either full of gangs or high end fashion, Toronto in Canada is an amazing place and would be a place where she would not make a statement unless it is through this outfit.

San Francisco: Last time I did an outfit for Ame that featured this city was during her ‘Chinatown’ lunch break, this is no different with food being added as fill in but also her favourite snack of miso soup and dumplings. This LOTD I was going for chic yet also making a statement at who she was, it is also very expensive with the Judith Leiber couture purse that is $7,935… My favourite piece of this outfit is definitely the crochet skirt by Chicwish and though I haven’t placed it in any arc yet, it might be in the future.

Dragon Rider: I am addicted to the Dragon: Races to the edge show that is on Netflix (I’m already on Season 3) and I adore Toothless, so this outfit is not part of Ame’s chronicles but a fantasy side if she was a modern dragon rider. Keeping to her trademark of pink and black and the setting is in the Peaks district of England. My favourite accessory are the badges on the Ralph Lauren skirt and the Betsey Johnson necklace.

GifSpam! Classic OTP

Maxwell Sheffield and Fran Fine from the 90s sitcom The Nanny have got to be one of my favourite couples as a child and re-watching the series again as an adult, I can understand why. The show itself is comforting but they are domestic yet passionate couple goals ❤

Character Bio: Bast/Dinah Llewelyn

As the story grows, I had to edit the details of my main character’s profile

Codename: Ɓλsτ
Real name: Dinah Llewelyn
Titles/Nicknames: D, Chaton (Kitten in French), Cat O’twin tails, Feline fatale
Age: 25 years old
Race: Genetically modified human with traits of a leopard
Gender: Female
Origin: Born originally in District 7 of York IV, moved to a facility in Tokyo-Yokohama where she was reborn, escaped and resides in Drune- a floating island city in the Pacific rim
Theme song: Take over- Hidden Citizens feat Ruelle

Height: 5’7″
Hair: Elbow length brunette hair with caramel tips
Eyes: Originally blue now glowing silver
Unusual markings/colouration: Her factory ID tattooed on her right inner wrist; she has other tattoos on her body before she was modified
Skin tone: Caucasian
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Allies: Order of Venus, Confederacy of EU, The Animassin’s

Friends: Professor Xander Chrome, Leena Frost, Ethel Nathrach and Vyn Avelbourne
Enemies: Coal Council, Lab Uni.Que
Father: Dr Thomas Llewelyn, one of the head scientists leading Lab Uni.Que and facilitated Project Gato, he offered his only child to be a test subject
Mother: Caterina Llewelyn, shot dead by the Coal council

Weaponry
Luna: Her katana that has been sliced halfway up the blade allows a sliver of laser to be inserted between the cut

L.u.i.g.i (Lab Uni.Que Integrated Global Interface): Stolen from the laboratory that created her, Bast re-programmed this GPS robot and now it acts as an investigating device and hiding her being tracked by Lab Uni.Que’s multiple programs.

M.a.r.i.o (Mechanized Articulated Repulsive Immunity Orb): If Luigi is the defence than Mario is the offense. Created from scraps collected over junk yards across the globe, Bast built this with Vyn when she needed a mechanical protector when she did not carry her own weapons. Mario can shoot bullets and mini rockets for distraction.

Body Modifications
Bast can jump to great heights/leap across rooves, she can also blend in with her surroundings and scale buildings like a leopard. She also enters heat like female felines, Professor Chrome has been assisting her in handling these frequent cycles.

History

Humanity was at its peak of technological and medicinal advancement; the Solar system had been terraformed and populated and a peaceful union existed between humans and their alien neighbours.

This picture-perfect world was where Dinah was born into, in a manor of the wealthiest Neo-London district, Seven. Her father one of the leading doctors of Lab Uni.Que had uncovered a revolutionary idea where they could combine animal DNA and safely transfer it into homo sapiens to speed up evolution for humans to be on the same level as their otherworldly counterparts.

Dinah was 16 years old when her father volunteered her to be one of the first test subjects of Project Gato operating in Tokyo-Yokohama and only processed this notion after her mother was senselessly murdered by the faction known as Coal council. Dinah began to grow into a different kind of woman. No longer completely human but not an animal either, weaponised by Lab Uni.Que to become the ultimate defence for Earth.

She escaped her father’s dominion and fled Japan, infiltrating an illegal immigrant boat and sailing to the elusive mecha island of Drune. Though it was still on Earth, it was reigned by the Order of Venus who protected its citizens from outside terrors. Lady Amarie V took in the morphing Dinah under her wing and alongside Professor Xander Chrome, they nurtured the half feline young woman.

Professor Xander Chrome introduced Dinah to the members of the Animassin’s where she meets Leena Frost, another young woman with the powers of a polar bear and Vyn Avelbourne who runs the bar Cat’s Meow and has his own panther qualities. While Drune was their sanctuary, Dinah left the island weekly to search for the killers of her mother and to stop Lab Uni.Que from recruiting anymore unfortunate souls for their tests.

Being part feline, Dinah experiences ‘heat cycles’ where she enters a weekly state of arousal with a thirst to be quenched. Professor Chrome gives her injections at the beginning of her cycle to dampen the hormonal influx and during these weeks Dinah has to stay inside and not venture out to keep the cycle under control.

With the help of the Animassin’s, Dinah has managed to locate the whereabouts of the Coal Council’s headquarters and is biding her time until she infiltrates and finds the killer of her mother.

雨流儀: Staying cute

{Reblogged} Returning to pink and black outfits and none of these are part of Ame’s story arcs featured in her chronicles. The three outfits were inspired by places I have seen and wish to go there myself or wanting to have certain actors and actresses to be part of my chronicles dream cast.

Below are the three selected outfits for this week;

Valentines Day: Made on the 14th February, I was in a mush mood and was also in the middle of writing up the future stories for the Osvaldo Arc, this particular V-day is when Ame is back with her Italian mafia Jacen and they have gone to Paris for a weekend away. The above LOTD isn’t so much a dinner date but it could be during the day when Ame is out shopping at her favourite designer stores. She is subtlely armed in this look wearing her usual garter knives. My favourite accessory is the Gucci embroidered clutch.

Senpai in NYC: Ame stayed in New York city when she was hiding from the Russian Mafia Oleysa Zima, but has returned to the Big Apple on multiple occasions, she even has a permanent apartment in Park avenue. One of her connections through the London syndicate is a professor at New York university and rumour is that she is a crazy scientist. If in New York City, Ame will visit the professor to catch up as well as get any details on her latest creations. This LOTD is fun, feminine and eccentric, my favourite pieces is the egg purse and egg hair pins.

Rose Streets: I have shared so many outfits of Ame back home in the streets of Tokyo that I am certain everyone who follows her stories and fashion know what her looks are. Much more casual in the presence of friendships though still designer like her older sister Meiakane. Ame while in her home country always goes all out when it comes to her attire, she blends in with the Shinjuku and Harajuku crowds especially at night when the shops are open until late. My favourite accessories on this LOTD is the Kate Spade ‘Hello Tokyo’ cat bag and the badges/pins on her skirt.