I had to answer that question last weekend
and was slightly stumped as in how to fit in what i thought i was born to do, in two lines!
Here’s what a couple of other people wrote:
Kesian!
On the wall next to me, were many other pictures of ppl depicting what they were born to do.
And where, you may ask, WAS I?
If you can believe it, i was inside a truck (a very cool truck, if i may add!)
introducing Gap’s New 1969 Premium Jeans
Gap’s new denim is born to fit,
and along the same thread,
they’re encouraging fans to express their personal style and declare what they were born to do.
1969 Premium Jeans is named after the year Gap debuted as a jeans shop in San Fran,
so if you do the math, you’d realise they’ve been around for 40 years!
Gap’s goal in reengineering denim was to create a range of styles
that not only complements and accentuates different body types,
but in designs that are very cool and very now.
With 10 core fits for women and men,
the fits were reworked at every level –
from design to production,
fabric to fastener.
I went to the Gap outlet in 1 Utama to try some out for myself.
Admittedly, i was a bit flustered as to which type to try first.
They all looked the same and there were so many!
The new core denim line for women have 5 updated fits btw.
1. Curvy
This fit sits low on contoured waist and is curvy through the hip and thigh,
with a small boot cut leg opening.
It lifts the seat and shapes the hip and thigh for a perfectly feminine, sexy fit
that flatters a curvier figure.
2. Real Straight
This sits low on the waist and is slim through the hip and thigh.
The improved leg shape gives the appearance of longer, more slender legs.
3. Sexy Boot
This five-pocket fit sits low on the waist and is straight to the hip and thigh with boot cut leg opening.
Bootcut jeans balances the proportions and creates the illusion of longer legs.
4. Long & Lean
This fit is mid rise and fitted in the hip and is slightly relaxed through the thigh.
It has a flared leg opening and a deep hem to create a long, lean silhouette.
5. Always Skinny
This five-pocket jeans sits low on the waist and cuts slim through the hip for a slender and rear lifting look.
Its slim, fitted silhouette visually elongates and narrows the entire body.
To make comparisons easier, i printscreened this off their official website:
Once i got myself accustomed to which was what,
i took a pair of each in my size to try.
I have to say tho… I was grinning like a possessed person in the changing room.
Let me explain why.
Finding jeans has always been a challenge for me because:
– i have skinny legs
– but my hips and bum are slightly bigger than other girls my height and size
My problem is usually:
– if i find a pair that fits me on the waist, the legs part is a bit too loose
– if the leg part is fitting, i cannot breathe or buckle up >.<
Plus, i hate how denim tends to feel rough, hard and uncomfortable.
You know how sometimes when you get home,
and it feels SO GOOD to strip a pair of jeans off?
Yes, that’s how i feel about most jeans.
But i didn’t feel that way about Gap’s jeans!
It looked like denim.
It IS denim.
But it felt AWESOME.
Beyond. Awesome.
In fact, i didn’t even feel like taking them off!
Besides all the jeans i took to try on,
i also grabbed some pieces that caught my eye in the store.
I know right, that’s a lot of clothes.
At one point, one of the Gap salespeople came to check on me to make sure i hadn’t died in there.
Here i’m wearing a Curvy (which i got) and a basic tee (which i also got) cos its materiel was super comfy.
Gap also sells boyfriend shirts made for women at RM219.
You have to admit, sometimes getting a man’s shirt is a bit too large and doesn’t fit well.
The one above was sold out at the 1U store in XS -.-
Quite liked the jacket with gold buttons too; RM499
After spending a LONG time in the changing room,
i’d decided on my shopping picks!
To be honest, i thought i’d be getting 1 pair of jeans (since i’d have to write this),
and get the rest in other forms of items.
But NO.
I got THREE pairs of jeans ok.
0_o
I swear that’s the most pairs of jeans i’ve picked out in a day. Ever.
Throughout my Gap experience,
Seriously, i loved the fit of the Always Skinny and Curvy;
hence i got 1 in Always Skinny,
and 2 in Curvy (they were different material… *cough*)
I even surfed Gap.com where you can compare types of jeans they have.
Here i compared the two i got:
Totally different, but both suit my body type extremely well.
I’ve been raving about the jeans to anyone who’d listen.
And they’d naturally ask: “How much are these jeans?”
Each pair of Gap 1969 Premium Jeans come at an all-new price of RM259!
With 40 years of denim experience,
Gap is confident its reinvented fits and styles and stand up to more expensive brands,
but at a price most jeans-lovers can afford.
If you’d like to see a model strut the jeans for you in different styles,
just go to www.borntofit.com, pick a style and watch!
She’ll even rotate 360 degrees for you
If you want to get a discount on Gap jeans,
Gap is having their Born To Fit roadshow in Klang Valley till August 31st >
There will be photography sessions (like the one at top of post), and quiz sessions.
Everyone is entitled to one free photograph printout in the Gap Born To Share truck.
Just share what you think you were born to do on the board with markers!
Out of all the pictures taken of the day, 3 daily winners will be announced on www.facebook.com/gapmalaysia
to win an RM100 shopping voucher + T-shirt from Gap!
Get ready for a whole vomit of pictures!
Going out 2 nights in a row was enough for me, i stayed in on Sat night!
I think after my few months-long phase of working, staying indoors a lot, doing laundry all the time, and having way too many imaginary conversations with the insects in my garden,
i got all hyped to go out again.
For 2 nights.
Thursday night was What The Duck @ Palate Palette
Everyone was encouraged to bring old make up, as 3 artists were invited to paint with it,
while Jerome Kugan played DJ, and Kubhaer hosted.
The artists were:
– Khailee
– Justin Lim for Ultra
– Ming, co founder of 30 Day Artist
I think Evon’s one of the prettiest girls i’ve seen in KL
Keith, whom i used to drink with, every other day for ages a good 3 years back
I’m sure we managed to kill lots of brain cells in the process of doing so
+ + +
I was on leave on Friday, as initially I was supposed to go to Pulau Rawa with Aps + Milcah
In the end Aps had to go to Melbourne to check out some course to teach children with special needs,
so it was canceled.
But no matter, as i had lots to do, a schedule even,
and was thoroughly pooped by 6pm!
Went for KLue Plus 5 @ Studio 99
Featured at the event was 15Malaysia – a film project of 15 short films by 15 Malaysian filmmakers
The venue was fantastic and i was such a blurcase i forgot to take pix of it -_-
NuttyNur scrunching (we’re changing it from the NurMeiLing one okay!)
FaiTheMai
LiMei’s top that MaintainMing shredded
We didn’t even plan to do these faces… it just happened!
MFEO!
I don’t know whose bright idea it was to sit in the speaker
But we all gave it a shot, and it literally blew our pants off
My rare angry moment
I so rarely get angry but i actually got pushed over the line last night!
And it wasn’t the drinks, cos i already drank so much the night before
that i was taking it really slow on Fri.
At the beginning of the night, some guy came up to take pix of LiMei, Mira and i
I thought it was one of their friends
They were like, ‘no… we don’t know who he is!’
Ok la, nevermind
Then later he kept on coming up to take pix while we were partying by ourselves
I even covered his camera with my hand at one point and said ‘no’
And then LATER ON, i was nicely dancing away when i saw a flash aimed at me
Seriously, what the fuck dude?
Three strikes and you’re out.
I stared at him as he turned to snap a picture of Claudia and Alfred.
And i just couldn’t TAHAN how none of us knew this guy,
and he couldn’t stop taking pictures of us!
So irritating! Who IS he? And you take one or two pictures and piss off okay la,
but to keep on taking. Seriously asking for a glass to be spilled unto your camera.
I stalked up to him and gestured for his camera (or more like, took it from him)
I deleted the last picture he took of me, and came to the one of Claudia and Alfred
Then i stopped, unsure whether they knew him or not.
So i asked Claudia, “Do you know him?”
And she shook her head while that guy stood next to me. “Do you know him?” i asked Alfred, who shook his head in return.
Ok fine. Confirm NONE of us know who this dude is.
I delected the pic of Claudia and Alfred,
and proceeded to go thru his camera and delete ALL the pictures he had snapped of my gfs and me.
(It was so cute that while i was doing this, Didi was next to me going, “I gotcha back, i gotcha back.”)
I gave the camera back to the guy and calmly said, “Look, my problem is that none my friends and i know who you are, and we don’t appreciate you taking pictures of us while we’re trying to have fun.”
He mumbled something like fine, he doesn’t know us and doesn’t want to, or something like that;
and i said so be it, and turned my back on him.
Claudia and Alfred came up to me going, “We’re sorry ! We promise not to talk to strangers any more!”
Making me feel like some strict mommy
I mean, i’m FINE with everyone talking to strangers and getting to know each other and drink and dance.
But this guy incessantly taking pictures of us was rude and untactful not to mention plain WEIRD.
I think if you were in some other club and did that to another group of girls with guys around,
sure get beaten up la
I wore the sheer bird top back to front, cos the sheer portion (actually the back) was more delightful to me
And because it was too skanky to wear with just a bra underneath, i put on a slip as well
And because it was too short (i tested by bending over in my room and = FAIL), i pulled on a grey Topshop skirt
Skippedy-Skip!
I think i learnt that word from Haze as he used it to describe me before
But oh, how apt it is for my new shoes i got from IceCalvin’s new shop!
IceCalvin’s new shop is FANTASTIC
It’s opened by 4 stylists in KL (hence the name Styliste)
who source and sell their things in 4 different areas in the shop
(which shares the floor with Diva Productions)
And because of their profession, they’ve got heaps of things to sell
IceCalvin’s area is my favourite obviously,
cos i memang love his styling so much
Prices are really competitive to boutique prices too.
The shoes were RM110, and the top is RM59.
It’s basically boutique price, but sourced by pros
button top; jatujak market, bkk
silk singlet worn underneath; baci
watch; levi’s
belt; mum’s
(super comfy!) leggings; zara
scarf; … totally forgot man
studded slippers – if you notice, they’re the exact same pair as the one above, only in white
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! We promise not to talk to strangers any more!”
