Urban Belle

Hello there readers! It's Donna and after 437834 years there is finally a new post here. Recap: This cycle is where we talk about places around the world and how the different forms of art is relevant there.

What better place to talk about than the place where I reside right now? Besides, art lies everywhere in San Francisco!

#1: Street Art

#2: Architecture

(Places: Palace of Fine Arts, Westfield San Francisco Centre, Stonestown Galleria, Golden Gate, Downtown SF & the view from above Lombard Street)

#3: Hm what else... oh yes! Fountains + Statues!

#4: (no pictures) SF has it's own Museum of Modern Art! SFMoM was the first museum in the West Coast to promote contemporary art. It has over a hundred exhibited artworks waiting for the public to see.

And there are many more artistic factors which made this city earn its name as "The Paris of the West." Art is everywhere and can be present in many forms. And if you want to see a place splurging with art, come around San Francisco sometime! :D

Helloooo bellas! *u* guess who’s blogging about Japanese fashion hihii <3 We’re reaaaally very sorry for the lack of updates!! Please let us make it up to you :D 

This is one of Japan’s fashion subcultures (yes, they have a lot!) Let me tell you about “Mori” which means forest — these ladies look like they live in the forest with the way they dress :bd 

Earthly colors, laces/crochets, socks, flower accessories, layered and loose clothes <3 Those are how to put up the “forest girl” look ♥ To feel so natural that you’re like part of the forest already *u* (also based from research)

Luckily you’re blogger right now indeed is very much inclined to Japanese fashion hihi so I wore something that resembles this style thus I’m finally able to put up a post!! *u* 

More photos at my blog *u* 

It’s fun trying out different styles :bd I have to say that we are here to inspire you to try more out but the most important thing is to find one which you will feel best ♥ 

Hello bellas! :D This cycle (ANTM, anyone?) our theme is country inspired. Just anything inspired by a country really, fashion, food, etc. I picked the UK! Why? Because One Direction of course! (read: read my post in an English accent please! Cheerio!)

I will be doing a Louis Tomlinson inspired fashion post! That's why my title is one of his ~*famous*~ quotes! haha!

NOTE: ALL CLOTHING ITEMS (EXCEPT THE TOMS) ARE FROM FOREVER 21 

My bby Louis loves his stripes! Here are some examples/ types of stripes available! :D

He loves his colors! They say he's most daring in his choice of fashion! It's perfect right now since it's summer and colored bottoms is trending!

Suspenders. He loves them. 

He owns a TON of Toms! You can go for these more neutral pairs so that they can go with anything! What's great with these shoes is that they're really comfortable and light! 

Note: Sorry for the really low quality, bad angled shots :( My tripod is MIA and I had to take photos of these myself! (read: I had to manual focus cause my auto focus is broken!) Also, It was dark where I was shooting :(

Top: Just G | Camisole: Forever 21

My legs look ginormous mehehe

Suspenders: Malaysia | Shorts: Cotton On

Shoes: J&M

I hope you enjoyed reading my post! If all else fails wear a carrot costume and you're set! haha! Okay, tally ho! 

Cheers!

nades

So first we'll focus on the top.

We would have to start with its inside, so you have to use the reversed side of the clothing

After you reverse its side, fold it in half

Now it's time for you make use of your hair tie and tie the bottom part of the blouse. 

Tip: Make sure it's tight enough, we don't want to have your items fall from your bag.

(OPTIONAL:) Using an electric tape, secure the bond of the tie and the clothing. We'd have make sure that your items would be 100% safe.

Flip it inside out again to see the result. 

TANTARARAN!! Instant bag!

This could be useful when you'd go to the beach and bring a couple of stuff. When you would just go to your favorite coffee place to order your regular. Or when you feel like you've used your old trusty bag too much and try to use something else. Less cost. Less hassle.

Now that was easy right? 

Hope you guise enjoyed my d-i-y and try it sometime! :D 

The art of levitation.

Have a fun Spring break! :)

Hi everyone!:D In this post, I'll be teaching a DIY tutorial on how to stud your shorts in three easy steps!:D (without sewing! hahaha) Hope you like it!:)

MATERIALS:

Denim/Maong Shorts

Studs and a bread knife:)

**Take note: When buying studs, make sure you buy those with "locks" (as shown in the picture below) and not the ones with holes.

STEP 1: Choose/Create/ a pattern for your shorts:D Here are some ideas I found in the internet. You could try them if you want:)

Basically, you could place your pattern either at the front, back, or just at the pockets. As for me, I choose to design the back pockets:)

STEP 2: Take a stud and press it through the fabric.

You should see that the locks are at the back of your fabric.

STEP 3: Using a bread knife, press down the locks in order to secure the stud. It should form an "x" which should look like this:

Repeat steps one to three until you finish your pattern/design:) Then Ta-da!:D

Word version:

Cut a square out of your construction paper. Fold it into a triangle.

Get the two bottom edges of the triangle and fold it into the center.

Open the two triangles in the center and flatten them out.

Fold the excess flaps.

Fold the half of each triangle inside.

Put glue (which is represented by the white lines) on both of the sides.

Place the two sides together.

You can either hold the two sides together until it dries or put a clip (in my case, a paper clip) to hold them together while it dries.

While you let it dry, make 5 more. Repeat steps 1-8 until you get 6 "petals" in total.

When all of them are dry, attach them together by using glue. Again, you can hold them together with your own finger or just use some clips to do so.

Finished product:

Yay! That's actually my first trial of doing a Kusudama origami art. It may not be perfect but I did my best. :) Yours might be better though! Haha! Try doing this sometimes! Origami is a very artistic form of paper folding. ♥

That's all for now! 

Yours truly,

Hello everyone! Guen here~ *u* Just like my personal blog, I'm sorry for this late update :3 but here's a litol DIY for everybody especially to bow lovers like meee! :3 (it's inspiring to do what we love right? *u*) Just follow the easy steps below that I got online and from experience hihi *u*

You'll only be needing a piece of cloth, sewing kit, scissors and ruler ;)

Cut a cloth into a rectangular form (mine's dimensions are 6 x 4 1/2 inches)

Fold the cloth into half, then sew the three sides open (not sewing the side of the fold), leave a one inch hole in the middle of the longest side and use it to turn the cloth inside out (to hide the stitches)

Lastly cut a piece of cloth to cover and shape the middle part of your bow. It will give the "bow look" after! *u* 

Heee try it out! hope this helps *u*

Xoxo!

Tantararan! After a month long of waiting Urban Belle is finally opening its doors to everyone.

I guess all of you had been wondering what is Urban Belle for. Urban Belle is for fresh blood artists, young dreamers and art enthusiasts who share the same vision with the 7 of us.

We believe that everyone have this artistic side of them someway or another. It’s just there waiting to be discovered.

Here’s a list of what to expect along the opening of Urban Belle:

Featured artists

Fashion related posts such as nail tutorials

Photography tips

Photoshop tutorials