What would you wear to an opening night of a Fashion Week? I simply had no clue. But one thing I know for sure black is always safe, or should I say too safe? Having a wardrobe with many black items inside sometimes makes me always fall into the same trap – wearing black whenever I have doubts on what to wear.

I have a pair of sequins pants that I thought I wouldn’t wear for any other occasion, so JFW seems to be like the perfect reason to finally wear it. So I browsed through for inspiration on how to wear my sequins pants and came up with this image of Kate Walsh wearing hers with a simple white tee and a black jacket. Keeping it all simple.

I guess when you already have a piece that already makes a statement on its own, the best thing is to keep everything else simple.

• Sequins pants: Zara
• White silk tee: XSML
• Jacket: Emporio Armani
• Bag: Vintage Ferragamo
• Shoes: Casadei

If you wonder do I really just bring that one purse with me? Yes, I do! That’s why I hand carry my laptop everywhere. I used to despise bringing my laptop during fashion week because it’s just so heavy and laptop bag just ruins my look. It’s that time where you actually want to bring some cute and little purse instead of your huge daily bag. With the new Acer Aspire S3 I can just clutch it with ease on my hand because it’s 1,3 kg light and 13 mm thin. The air vent that is located at the back of the body allows me to just let the laptop sit on my lap when I’m working without it getting too hot.

Have any of you watched the movie Burlesque? Although the storyline of the movie itself is kind of blah but you will see some entertaining moves and will hear the wonderful voice of Christina Aguilera and Cher. Aguilera played Ali, a small town girl who moved to Los Angeles to realize her big dream. In Los Angeles, she was captivated by the shows that she witnessed before her eyes in a neo-burlesque club in Sunset Strip run by a former dancer played by Cher. From then on, all she wanted is to be on the stage at Burlesque. You can read more about the movie from here.

Enough about the storyline, what I like about the movie is all the glittering wardrobe that I see on the screen. You will see a lot of  sequins and see through, even pearls that made into a costume for the Burlesque dancer. Not that you will be able to use any of them in real life. But it’s just good to see over the top costume to relax your eyes once in a while.

Not until I saw the pictures from WWD cabaret inspired photo shoot that I thought the Burlesque style can be incorporated into our daily life to add a touch of luxury to our look.

All though the images above are still over the top for normal people like you and me – more like me :p But here are some tips on how to apply a little bit glamour to your look:

1. Once in a while, go wild and add some fur (faux of course) into your wardrobe. You don’t have to go to the extent of fur coat, just a strip in your neck or bolero that you can combine with your cocktail dress. I’ve written a few tips on how to wear faux fur here.
2. Use pieces with sequins detail, such as camisole, bolero, outerwear or even only a belt that you can combine with a more classic pieces such as black pants and pencil skirt in a neutral colours.
3. Sometime you can wear lingerie pieces such as camisole in silk material or mix with laces inside your jacket to give it a more sexy feel.
4. Think about blouses and tops made from sheer fabric such as chiffon to be combined with your camisole or those made from silk. This kind of dress touch your skin ever so softly and it falls nicely without clinging into your body.
5. If you don’t feel like touching any of the above, go with a bold chandelier earring or lots of pearl necklaces together.
6. Lastly, don’t put everything together at once. Choose to select only one or two pieces that can work without being like you just step down from the stage.

* Source and pictures from WWD, IMDB and Burlesque

Still looking for the perfect outfit to wear on your New Year’s Eve? Now that sequins, rhinestones, crystals, gems, and basically anything that sparkle are back in the “radar”, why wouldn’t we all “Go Glam” once and for all =) It’s the time of the year to dare yourself to look bold and dazzling, while wearing “over-the-top” fashion could be acceptable ;P lol