Lark & Peony Diaries

Different Occasion, Different Looks
  You have a wedding to attend, a Shanghai Night themed D&D or your engagement or pre-wedding photo shoot and you don't want to buy a fancy cheongsam just for one event and barely wear it till the next event. Or are you sporting that same party frock over and over and your friends are wondering if you have anything else in your cupboard that's not a little black dress. Fret not, we've thought about it too and our bursting wardrobes have been nudging us to do all the cheongsam-loving... Read more...
Thoughts on Shorts
I went on a short snowboarding vacay to Niseko, Hokkaido early Feb and in my excitement, I forgot to pack pants/jeans for the freaky cold weather. All I had on were shorts and leggings underneath! For Hokkaido weather, that was not the wisest move but I survived and I grew to love my woollen shorts so much that we're thinking of doing tailored shorts to go with our cheongsam tops for 2013. Seeing that it's currently Summer Downunder and it's always sunny weather in South East Asia so you might... Read more...
The Arms Race
It's less than 2 weeks from the Chinese New Year celebrations and although most of our cheongsams are cut to fit you well, it's always a bonus to have sexy, svelte arms to show off. Please don't say it's too late, it's never too late if you start today! We may not all be blessed with skinny arms so we'll just work with what we have. Make a promise to yourself to do a 10 minute arm workout every morning and/or evening and you'll be feeling great because exercising releases... Read more...
The Art of Flight
This dress pays homage to my favourite snowboarding film. Here's a peek into my personal collection (Read: Not for sale... ... yet). The traditionalists will be rolling their eyeballs at this piece but it's a personal favourite. Instead of using the same old fabric to create cheongsams, this was made using fabric for a boy's room. It's comfortable, breathable and most importantly, it screams FUN! There were choices of army green or black but blue was chosen because it made some of the parachutes look like clouds. Fluffy little shades... Read more...
Lunar New Year Collection
We know you've been waiting a while and we apologize for the delay. Here's a sneak peek at what we have in store for the first Lunar New Year Collection for 2013. This piece below is by far our favourite! Green for the Chinese New Year? Yes, we'd like to think of green as growth and it reminds us of the ever resilient and flexible Bamboo plant. Can't wait to show you the rest soon! Stay tuned or sign up as a registered customer to know when we'll be launching... Read more...
Green Tea
You've been told time and again that green tea is good for you. Antioxidants and a whole laundry list of how good it is PLUS it helps in weight loss too. Yes, I have been drinking copious amounts of green tea in the hope that I might get skinnier but I guess it has to be an orchestrated effort combining diet, exercise and lots of green tea.  Now, we want to ensure you're getting the best deal even when it comes to green tea. How? Well here's a tip I... Read more...