RARA RAWWWRR

So as the previous post said, I promised to dedicate an entire post to my outfit. Actually, more of Rarablack and Corset Me! :P

So recap. I didn't really have anything in-theme to wear to the Johnnie Walker thing except black. like. everyone. else. So as I also mentioned, i wanted to wear my black bustier or my lace one with a simple skirt or jeans. 

Picto of said black bustier :

At Audrey and Justin's wedding dinner in Sime Darby on 2.1.2012

Somewhere last year, DJAN 2011

I miss jump shots. 100% no-photoshop ar!

And here, ancient prom pic.*cough2008cough* in black bustier and a different type of sarong batik.

It's one of my staple outfits, that I pace out very, very carefully. My trusty black busti(er) from Avon. Always paired with a batik sarong. I like it because I know no one else will be wearing the same thing where I'm going, so, WIN.

In all honesty, i really love bustiers and corsets. I know some people say it's slutty/ inappropriate etc, but I do think it can pull off elegant as well. But with these babies, there's so much to think about. Cost, practicality, maintenance, appropriate-ness. People tend to associate it with, erotic images, porn, yada-yada-yada and i don't have a budget for this. So yea.

look at all these babies. So THE PRETTY. TILL CANNOT TAHANS

Anyway, back on track, as I was saying, bossman got us to Rara Blacks hideaway, and I was just browsing, and was about to go try on some dresses that I didn't feel worthy of wearing, when Charmaine asked, "Do you wear corsets?"

DINGDINGDINGDINGDING~~!

She said the magic word and I'm like....YES! And she goes to get them. And starts taking them out to show me and and and and the one that catches my eye is this one :

The golden one right in the middle.

(this is taken from their site btw)

http://www.rarablack.com

It's under Corset Me

THAT ONE. I actually double checked to see if there were other colours or gold pieces that I missed out, but nope. that's the one. And I had to try it on. She gave me a black pencil skirt to try it with. and ta-da. Sold. I was sold on it. And I had to take the black pencil skirt. because believe it or not, I have been trying to hunt one down for the longest time. And sadly enough, with such curves they don't all fit well. So this one fit.So i wants. Did i mention i was also trying to hunt down a nice skinny belt? did i mention what came free with the skirt? So yes. all is wants.

She mentioned that the corset also came in blue and green, which i find super mermaidy,which i also love, but gold is what it is because :

1. I needed gold for the event which is what the outfit is for

2. Gold is a staple as it matches everything and anything? ( think Gryffindor)

3. Gold is classy and elegant, but paired right, it can be incredibly fun as well!

So gold it was! And did i mention how gold it was? It was a mix of textures, smooth metallic satin sheen on the sides, and darker more textured wire-wool like part down front. Up close:

Hopefully you can see what i meant :p 

There's hooks on the front, which.was.a.major.challenge.to.put.on.by.myself.

Also being the genius that i am, i didn't take pictures of the back. 

So, here is a professionally taken one from the webbie:

So let's pretend I look that hot from the back as well.

Yea, the back is a lace up, and pretttyyyyy harrdddd to tie up

Thank God Charmaine taught me how to lace/hook myself in. So with much ngnhhhhhs and uuurrrggghhhhs and eeeeeeiiiiiirhhhhhhs.... it was done and I was IN! So much work! Black and gold is easy peasy to match with accessories, but I took the safe route and went with a chunky black necklace and earrings. Hair, with all that leftover highlight, it's pretty much a star on its own, so I left it as it is, and just enough make up. Paired the ensemble with my usual black strapped heels and my cute cute bowtie bag, and I was set :D 

Entire ensemble. in poor lighting :(

In detail:

My hair and chunky necklace. With the other golden Rara Black girl ;)

Upclose shot of the bag, modeled by Matt Matt.

Close up of the shoe, accompanied by little foot.

I never go without my glasses. Ever.

As you know from the previous post, yes i had fun.

But in this post, yes....i LOVED my outfit.

The only downside was getting a piece of confetti stuck right down the middle and i couldnt get it out till i took it off. ITCH MUCH ? D: D:

Johnnie Walker: Black Circuit 2012- woo

Yeah! Johnnie Walker yo!

SO yeap yeap yeap, managed to get a pass to go. Wasn't quite prepared for it, you know with the theme being gold glam or something along that line.

le pass is le tres cool. su hitams and emases.

There, see the gold see the black. Getting something black wasn't the issue, but it was more like practically everyone there might be in black, easy default. Earlier that day, we were at the Total Image 21st Anni thing, so that was half the day gone, and I was already contemplating and planning to go with whatever was in my closet. What I was thinking was my lace bustier, and maybe just a skirt or jeans. 

BUT.BUT. We managed to drop by Rara Black. Such a lifesaver! What's Rara Black? Don't worry. I reserved an entire post for them. So that's another click altogether. Anyhoos, as I was saying, we dropped by. I wasn't looking for anything in particular, so I just nosed around the racks while Jin tried on a dress she saw on the website. 

Then, Charmaine of Rara Black asked the magic question. And I ended up with :

Ching ching ba-bling

Jin and I decked in RaraBlack :D

photo credit to Jaz Khai

You'll see this all over again in another post but never mind that. Guess what was the magic word. Anyway, outfit settled, all set for the night! It was all the way in Sepang, but we managed to get there, after a few hits and misses with the turnings. Fashionably late people who are not VIP have to walk fashionably far. Let's think of it as a really long cat walk, up two flights of monstrously tiny stairs. Honestly, it really wasn't that bad, but I personally feel  4 inch skinny heels, a knee-length pencil skirt and tiny steps can never be best friends unless you're into that kind of thing. Think Sandra Bullock in 'The Proposal'. or just Google images. same difference. I hobbled half way up, then thought " SCREW THIS" and hiked up my skirt. I, hereby, would also like to make a public apology to my shoes for over working them. I is sorries for makes you walks su fars and su march. I is promise to loves yous more.

Moving on.

A gazillion steps (and a bunch of fancy cars) later, was the entrance. which i didn't take any pictures of. yay. 

the entrance "ticket" was a cloth band. which i also didn't take any picture of. more yay. Nehoos, INSIDE!

Cue obligatory pic with fancy background which i don't have. one more yay? 

Followed by, the star of the party :

Drinks. ugly pics. is sorries. here. have another ugly pic.

Much better? meh. Grabbed a drink each. The bartenders were super friendly and nice. Pro weh! 

Then headed to a table in the VIP section. Audrey of www.audreypuiyan.com  won the Johnnie Walker facebook contest so she got a table there. CONGRATS and THANKS! Her entourage really looked like they had fun, with the hotel and limo, talk about style~ :) She was nice to let us...more of me really...since she doesn't know me at all... hang out at the table. It really gave me somewhere to go, or I'd be floating aimlessly. *float float float float*

This ees WEE AI PEE taybouw.

I only managed to take pics of the aftermath, cuz phone no can take pics when dark dark. Our go to spot for the event. :) but neh, proof! Facebook winner's table kay! And no, I didn't take a random shot of random people's table. 

What cool event is complete without pictures to show for it?

Brace yourself, a barrage of pictures taken by Jason/Felix is coming. (in other words, credit to them la)

With Josh, Jin and two lovely ladies! No, I'm not high.

 Caught me mid blink. Better than getting caught in full blink.

 The lucky people of the entourage. i.e: Cool people who stayed in a cool hotel and came in a cool limo and let me hang out at their cool table.

Clearer outfit pics. which might be spammed in another post.

With the lovely Audrey 

i.e: Winner of the Facebook contest, leader of the cool people in cool hotel and cool limo

Honestly for the first part, I felt kinda lost, wandering around with Jin. It was loud (duh!) so, not the best place to hold conversations. Cue socially awkward penguin. Then...then.... this LIFESAVER came along!

Guess who?

Yay Sharon! and also Darren. Amboi... their names also ber-rhyming. The stuff fun people are made of ;)

Sharon hung out with Jin & I (and darren) and most of the fun happened when ber-chatting and ber-conversing. and.and. and. dance floor.

Nola! Not drunk la! Didn't drink that much D: Even though it was free flow D: and I wasn't driving D: D:

 I am a good girl i am! (if you didn't get that, my fair lady reference failed D:) We just had fun dancing to the djs. Met a couple of new people. Super friendly girls! GOGO ORANG SABAH! KORANG BEST BAH!

Also : Bumped into a childhood acquaintance  who was also from the Total Image event that afternoon. 

Also : Dancing with a random dude (short-lived definitely)

Also : Getting filmed by people with pro looking cameras. Footage will be too retarded to be used for sure.

Also : Missed out on a drama back at the vip table.

Also : Eyeballing this guy (refer to pic below) from the dance floor because he be sooo familiar

oosem poohsem seeing kiat there ;p

All good things must come to an end. So here is...the end.

The aftermath :

View from one spot. Angle #1

View from one spot. Angle #2

And.and.and.and. Guess who I spotted?

Actually spotted him was earlier, but no guts to ask till selepas berakhirnya malam tersebut.

Actually ter-interrupted his conversation with Sharon D: whoopsie badoopsie banyak-banyak sorrie :(

but thank you! ;p

Yay! Tony Eusoff. Always spotting him on local tv. 

(yesiwatcheverythingandanythingstopjudgingmeimacertifiedcouchpotato.supportmalaysian!)

Most recently and most memorable was on the big screen. I really did like his work in Relationship Status. If you haven't caught it yet... you better find a way to. (sidetrack sikit) it was poignant and relatable. Especially in our era ruled by social media. Maybe I'll blog about that another day. Just.Maybe.

And.... 

Rosak je gamba D;

They both worked on Relationship Status, with Darren having one ( or two, tak berapa ingat) of his songs in the movie and his name in the credits.GOGO MALAYSIA! :D Support the local industry people!

That basically wrapped up the night. It was cool to know that the organizers encouraged the event-goers who had a little too much (or A LOT TOO MUCH) to take taxis provided outside. They had mineral water at the exits to get people re-hydrated. Although it was up to you to get yourself re-hydrated. or if you're super Malaysian, FREE WATER WEH!

While waiting for our ride, ( no we were not going to hobble back down the million steps,because we will only reach next week if we did) Jin and I attempted to take full outfit shots.

JinYin in her loverly, goldenly Herve Leger bandage dress. 

Gorg much?

Me! In my berbanyak-banyak gulden bustieh. veet black pencil skirt. 

No time for re-takes cuz our ride arrived, so one shot people! not bad for one shot! And that really wrapped up the night :)

Will try to update the photos if i manage to get the proper ones from the photographers.

next up : RARA BLACK!

girly girling #2939

i have this weakness for flared skirts.it's unbecoming....but it's too cute! look at this!

how is tht not adorable!