Trip to Haji Lane

Had a good scrub, shaven, manicured and off I went to hit the malls. Here I come GSS!! ; )

my shopping bags for the day :p

Went shopping today and totally soaked in the atmosphere of the June holidays. Students were everywhere and families as well. You know it’s the holidays when you see the mall filled with youth and vitality, and also weekdays ain’t crowded…so…you get the drift. ; )

Made my way to my destination of this year’s GSS: Haji Lane. It took me quite a while to finally locate the place. Thank God there were small area maps pasted on fences and walls in Arab Street. Actually I’m quite amazed to find maps there. The place is so small, but the people are kind enough to do that for the locals and tourists. There are many alleys and it can be quite daunting to find your way there. Anyway, finally I entered this tiny, little lane (enough for 1 car to pass through) and walked in awe. It’s very old but yet, modern. It gives you the avant grade feeling and that all those arty farty people likes to hang around here. Hahaha…it’s true! Even the salespeople are very hip and funky. So I went with a mission. My aim is to get myself the latest style this season: short bers. Read in on papers, fashion magazines and online blogs that it’s the hottest trend for guys right now, so I went into White Room on the recommendation of Urban.

the left is a maroon bers & the striped tee. I love the bers so much that I ask the girl to call me when the brown bers are in stock. They were wiped out once Urban did a write-up for them last week.

The store is nicely decorated with soft lighting. Mainly guys fashion with about 3 racks of girly stuff. Cater to the young executive and trendy. With the maroon bers, I even walked all the way to the entrance to have a clear view of the actual colour due to its orange lighting. I was laughing with the salesgirl that it’s my 1st time doing it. Hahaha…quite fun atmosphere. :p There isn’t any mirror in the changing room, so I had to walked out for all to pin-point my flaws. Kekeke…nah, just kidding. Becoz of the soft lighting, it makes the whole space very cosy and you just wanna spend your afternoon in there. It’s like you are brought to another time, another country. Kudos to the interior designer. Nicely done! Their in-house designer brand, Furrmuse has some decent pieces, together with other unknown brands from countries like Peru. Very exotic feel to it. I like it. I like the anonymity of brands, which gives me something no one has.

There’s the 2nd storey where it holds only guys stuff, e.g. fedoras, tees, shirts, skinny and very, very formal coats and blazers. I like the details they have on some items, particularly the embroidery on the pants (looks like tux’s bottoms). So there I was flipping through the clothes when she asked me whether I’m local. I said yes and asked why.

She said: “No offence, but I think you look like Thai.”

Then I laughed and replied, “It’s ok. I get it all the time especially when I travel. The usual ones are Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese.” Then we both laughed. Hahah…all those but never Singaporean. Not even in Singapore, my homeland. Hahahah…very funny. Meaning I have an international face. Yah!! Oh ya, and she did asked me whether I’m a model. She said I looked like one she saw somewhere. I said I tried but I have no chemistry with the camera. She was very kind and said runway models need not smile. I replied, “I’m not tall enough and can only do print ads. But I can’t do it coz my smiles are not ON/OFF button!” hahahah…it was a nice shopping experience when the salesperson chat with you, especially when you’re shopping alone. The big space can be intimidating as times.

The variety of clothes weren’t that much and the colours for their formal shirts are basic black/white/blue. I tried a pink one and she said it’s the 1st design that comes in pink, coz she feels Singaporean guys don’t dare to wear pink. I told her, “You must be joking!” I’ve seen guys wearing pink like nobody business, and mind you, they are no gays. Maybe her clientele isn’t that adventurous yet. Who knows. But I seriously doubt that.

Overall it’s a nice place to hang out and get a few unique pieces. Oh ya, my purchases are 1 tee and 1 bers. :p

The whole of Haji Lane is full of girly fashion and only a couple caters to men. It will be a walk in the park of you girls, if you had already conquered Orchard Road. It’s just a tiny stretch, slightly less than 250m. Shouldn’t be a problem for you babes.

the 2 bers from bods.bodynits @ 20% off. Very nicely done. The quality's pretty good and hoepfully worth every penny.

It was my 1st time to Arab Street, Haji Lane and Bali Lane. It’s pretty interesting and exciting trip I’d made in a while. It’s always the Orchard Roads, Suntecs and City Halls. It’s a refreshing thing to do and discover new things. Anyway, after I’m done with Haji, I’m off to Parco to look for more bargains. You bet I have! Went BHG and snapped up 2 bers from bods.bodynits. It’s having 20% off, so it’s a steal. The colours and designs are not what I would wear a year ago, but my style is ever-adapting and changing, so I had to get them. I had 3 choices, but cut it down to 2. I had to force myself to do that to control my spending. Kekeke…So it’s true. There is really such a thing as good deals in sales. ;) Please go BHG now, you may get some really good stuff there. I already gotten 2!!

All in all, I spent a total of $219.10. That’s about ½ of my shopping budget for this year. Sooooooo, tomorrow shopping trip I have to be more selective of my buys and buy only it’s unique and wearable.

Tomorrow to conquer Vivocity. More selective buys and more people watching. Hahahah… :p Cya in the land of indulgences!! Mmmuuaacckk!!

p.s. White Room, 37 Haji Lane. Best you go from 1pm onwards. Closes about 6-8pm.