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Real life has suddenly caught up with me and I've been overwhelmed lately so will not be able to post for a few days. Please hold for the next available operator. Your readership is very important to me and I will come back as soon as I can.

Accessorise Me (What a Stud)

I'm sure you've heard by now that studs are back for another season and designers such as Miu Miu, Balmain et all are coming up with studded accessories. But you don't have to break the bank to follow the trend. Check out this gorgeous clutch I found on Etsy. While using studded accessories and more punk jewelry, wear a girly dress to contrast the effect. This outfit comprises of a Christopher Kane Dress with pleated skirt and Suede & Python Ankle Boots from Sak's Fifth Ave.

Wear it with

Studded Clutch from rjeanmarie

Steampunk Watch Movement Ring from LondonParticulars

KNOTTY BY NATURE...Copper Love Knot Chunky Style Necklace from designsbystephanie
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The story behind Chic Infinity

A lot of people have asked me how I came up with my brand name. After all, it has nothing to do with my own name and it's rather random. In fact, I'm still trying to work out if my brand name should be Chic Infinity or ChicInfinity. For those of you who are interested, I think I'm sticking with Chic Infinity and ChicInfinity is just going to be my username. Anyway, it took a while for me to come up with the name as there were quite a few parameters for me to factor in:

1) Is it available as a gmail account name?
2) if I search my shop name in google, how many search results come back (If you search Chic infinity on google, you'll see that my twitter account is the first result followed by my shop)
3) Does it reflect what I want to sell
4) Is there something in the name that I can leverage should I want to open a second store (I went with the Infinity idea. Hence my second shop is called QuirkyInfinity. It doesn't come up as well with Google search results but I have a link to it on my Chic Infinity shop so that's ok)

After multiple tries, I finally found my Chic Infinity combination which I'm pretty happy with. How did you come up with your shop name?

Accessorise Me (Punk Glam)

As you can see from my previous post, I'm in a bit of a punk glam phase. I was thinking about my concerns with the bracelet and wondering what type of buyer would purchase the piece. This is who I came up with. Someone wearing a T by Alexander Wang fitted baby rib racer tank with black ripped jeans from Topshop and a pair of kick ass Giuseppe Zanotti Woven Metallic peep toe ankle boots.

Wear it with:
VEGAN leather Siouxsie bag in super bright fluro yellow from HydeSK which I'm absolutely in LOVE with but once again can't afford

Elegant Silver and Black Peyote Triangle Choker from SandFibers

And obviously this pale rose quartz and black chunky chain bracelet from yours truly

Style File

I never thought I had the chops to be a stylist (a la Edna Mode who just might be my favourite PIxar movie character) but I’m having so much fun doing the Accessorise Me columns and getting such great feedback. Putting together outfits and then accessorising the clothes with Etsy finds have led me to discover so many new friends. I’ve been hearting so many items and it’s a wonderful way to see what is out there in the vast world of Etsy. Right now I’m still sticking with commercial clothing a la fashion brands that I adore yet can’t afford but maybe in the future, I will be able to do the entire outfit from Etsy finds. Till then, I’m going to keep reading my daily list of fashion blogs and scouring through Etsy to bring you my top picks.

Accessorise Me (Woody Notes)

I actually created this look based on an incredible vine bracelet that is on sale for Etsy. While I can’t afford it, I’m sure there must be someone out there who can. For this outfit, I’ve paired together a Stella McCartney silk halter neck jumpsuit with L.A.M.B. Rhett strappy platform sandals complete with suede ruffles.

Wear this with:

Early Budding Vine Bracelet 3-Northern Lights from Giftbearer

Peacock Pearl forged sterling silver earrings from barrondesignstudio

Scots Pine original silk-lined clutch bag from redrubyrose

Punk Glam Bracelet

Are there times where you feel a bit ambivalent towards your own designs? Normally I am pretty happy with what I make but with my latest listing of this bracelet, I am unsure as to how I feel about the piece. I deliberately tried to contrast a delicate rose quartz bracelet with a black industrial looking chain. I was hoping that this combination will be able to convey the dichotomy of a girl who may appear tough but is really fragile on the inside. I've been mulling over this idea for quite some time but now I'm not too sure how I feel about this piece. What do you think?