Saturday Night at a Rooftop Bar in Singapore

You've been travelling for weeks, you are exhausted and arguing. It's a two day stopover and Saturday night in Singapore. Will you ever be in this city again; on a Saturday night, who really knows.. So what's to be done? Just for once I don't bother checking google maps or any of the guides. I want to go over to old Chinatown where exploring the city early one morning, I saw all these restaurants and bars packed in cheek to jowl. Quiet in the morning sure, but it looked fascinating and at night; now that's got to be be the place to be. We pull ourselves together, exit the Intercontinental from it's labyrinth of corridors and grab a cab over to old Chinatown. And the whole place is going off!

Ann Siang Hill and Club Street are packed with people; there are tables and chairs set out on the road, people are spilling from doorways, there's a pleasant vibe, a party atmosphere and no end of venues to explore. The place feels great. We end up deciding on a rooftop bar, old building no lift, six flights of stairs maybe more.. but we have been assured its worth the work. When we make it to the top we find a lovely terrace bar, couches, a view of the other bar across the way, beautiful coloured lights, new Singapore towering in the background. I'm outdoors in the humidity and loving it! It's like being out at a summer party in Brisbane back in college days, if only there had been bars like this - if only they had kept Brisbane's colonial heart.. I like this Singapore place, I like this bar, and we like the people; it turns into a great night out in Singapore after all, and truly one to remember.

We ended up at Screening Room Roof Top Bar - great location, friendly, our snacks were good though we did find the establishment a little pricey. No doubt on par with similar establishments with a view.

Special thanks to whitecaviarlife.com

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Doctor Molotov as Bowie at Darryn Lyons Gallery

Last night saw the launch of a new David Bowie exhibition at the relatively new Lyons Gallery situated in the heart of the Paddington Fiveways. An impressive collection of editioned images are on display from a variety of photographers, some as famous in their own right as the subject himself.  Curator, Sandra Schnellhaus-Stephen has done a wonderful job of selecting and displaying the work in an immersive gallery environment. If you love the era of classic sixties and seventies celebrity photography, and on into the nineties, this gallery is a must for your list.

I even managed to meet and photograph costume designer and Bowie affectionardo Kendall AKA Doctor Molotov in her Spiders from Mars suit; photographed in front of a beautiful Terry Oneill photograph of Raquel Welch On The Cross.

Lovely evening, thanks to everyone at Lyons Gallery, check them out at 248 Glenmore Road Paddington, NSW 2022.

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Christian Paul Watches - Havana Days Launch Event

So close to Christmas, so much going on! Last week Vivienne and I attended three events with this lovely pool party, launch event - HAVANA DAYS from Christian Paul sandwiched more or less in the middle. So what is Havana Days? It's inspired by lazy days in the Caribbean with a look back to the 1940s, elegant watches embracing the design ethos of the era; and limited edition leather accessories. Purses, luggage tags, passport holders and cosmetics bags which take a more modern twist on the Havana theme with bright colours and tropical motifs, Toucans, Parrots, Hibiscus flowers, Pineapples and Pink Flamingos; it's all very tropical. A gold pineapple also puts in an appearance on the face of their Myer exclusive watches.

Yours truly with Christian Paul CEO Zaid Alsulaibi and Vivienne on the right.

Of course the pool party launch was also Havana themed, cocktails, cakes and a grazing table of all the good things you like to eat while sipping on a lazy long drink. Fortunately I can work whist sipping cocktails and was able to engage Christian Paul CEO Zaid Alsulaibi to get the low down on the brand and Zaid delivered. Australian owned, Australian designed, customer and quality focused, looking to a long future in the watch industry. I was captivated by the stories of this relatively young brands desire to grow strong and some of the good fortune it's already seen - a fan engraved and presented one of the brands signature watches to celebrity Selena Gomez; she slipped it right on and; one Instagram later... it's always nice to be part of a success story. Now I haven't actually worn a watch for the better part of the last ten years so it was with great interest that I slipped on the 'Reid' watch from the range that I found in my goodie bag. It's one with rose gold and a tan leather strap. I have begun wearing it and it does feel like quality, and it does feel and look like a good dress watch, which is exactly what it is, and waterproof too; so if you fall in the pool at that pool party; the watch is going to be alright. Zaid was a wealth of information about the brand, 'Japanese movement' 'stainless not brass' 'assembled in China yes' 'it's about the right level of quality control at every stage'.  It all sounds very good and once again, Australian designed, Sydney - designed! So if I have piqued your interest you can check them out here - www.christianpaul.com.au/havana-days/

HAVANA DAYS by Christian Paul - Flat lay photo by Vivienne Shui - White Caviar Life

Read Street Fashion Sydney's previous Watch Event Write-ups Here.

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Costume & Millinery Graduate Exhibition 2018

Wow time really does fly by; was it really a year ago I attended the Fashion half of this Fashion and Costume Design showcase! Last night as you have already realised I attended the costume (and millinery) parade, a VIP event with canapes, sparkling wine, other guests and well wishers. I love costume design - I think it's in the family as my mum always made my dad's costumes for the stage shows he did for many years up in Brisbane. And fashion is really costume anyway! Quite a few of the designs were very much historically based fashion items so Q.E.D. - the one often does equal the other. The concept was to research a theatre character and then remake their costume; not all were historical bodice-rippers though; and I unfortunately missed grabbing a shot of the Mad Maxine/Feral Cheryl outfit. Loved the Picnic at Hanging Rock recreations (still love my own editorial photoshoot based on the same film) And without planing it at all, I did manage to come up with a series of portraits of the costume design students, with their pieces, on their models. So here we go, lots to see, beautiful work, hopefully all correctly attributed. Best of luck for your future - or should I say ' break a leg!' and thank you one and all for a wonderful evening.

Catherine Sykes with her Ballet Russes chief eunuch costume.

Rebecca Ke - Legend of Zhen Huan

Sarah Howard - the Alienist

Janelle Fischer - Dao Ma Dan - Beijing Opera

Alexa Lombard - Historical Costume

Master Dandelion

Charlie Aplin (middle) with her 'Edwardian Walking Suit' (right). 

Ophelia by Nastasja Caliendo

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Surrealists at Play - Dali Sculptures LAUNCH at Billich Gallery

Last night saw a glittering launch party for The Dali Universe sculpture show at Billich Gallery the Rocks in the very heart of Sydney. A great venue for a Dali show as painter Charles Billich has, like Dali, always listened to his own voice and moved to the beat of a different drum. Lucky guests mingled with hosts Charles and Christa Billich whilst enjoying a live piano performance and those great Dali sculpture editions - and the additional presence of Andy Warhol!!! Well I wasn't expecting that! Andy was in fact actor Boguslaw Szpilcazak who is currently appearing as the puppet master of Pop Art, Andy Warhol in the play The Trial Of Dali, and stayed very much in character all night;. Great to see Charles signing a book for him at the end; I wonder who he made the inscription out to?

See the Dali show at Billich Gallery 106 George Street, The Rocks -  Book tickets for The Trial Of Dali HERE. Full disclosure - I had a great time.

Previous Billich Gallery posts from Street Fashion Sydney
https://streetfashionsydney.blogspot.com/2016/04/walking-on-eggshells-two-stories-of-art.html
http://www.uniqueeventphotography.com.au/2016/04/the-billich-gallery-30th-anniversary.html
https://streetfashionsydney.blogspot.com/2018/08/art-seen-august-2018-abstraction-and.html

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Street Style - Roof of Milan Duomo

Yes everyone does dress better in Milan. Even for a trip to the top of the justifiably famous Duomo, or in English, the Milan Cathedral. Houndstooth check jacket, black pants, white runners and tee - a perfect black and white story for the white marble location that is the Duomo! Terrific menswear style; thanks for the shot on a lovely Italian autumn afternoon.

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Crossing Piazza San Marco in Style - SFS Italy Edition

"I'm on my way to work"

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