Love,
Candy
x
P.S. The graphics is from O.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Bill Moggridge
Something great I have learnt from the Business of Design Week (BODW) 2006. Bill Moggridge was one of the prominent speakers and promoted the Interaction Design as a mainstream discipline. His talk was informative. The photo as above is a snap shot of his website and you could download one chapter of his new book- Designing Interactions per week.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
A Quick Snap of Victoria Harbour
Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
Bell in Time Square, Causeway Bay
Time Square, Causeway Bay
World Peace...
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Love,
Candy
Hong Kong 2006
Kate Moss Pole Dancing
B & W
High heels
Pole dancing
Memorable lyrics
Black lingerie set
A sexy combination with Kate Moss... it's that simple!!
Hope to design something funky for this sophisticated type model soon.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Get to the point... proof it!
“If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then comeback and hit it again. Then hit it again-a tremendous whack!”
- Winston Churchill
Dear Candy:
Using evidence is an essential part of an effective presentation. Questions often in the mind of audience members, even if seldom asked, are "why would I listen to you?" "Why should I believe you?" "Who besides you says this?" When we need to convince others of our view, one of our primary tools is the use of evidence.
Source:
High Impact Presentations
©2006 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved
- Winston Churchill
Dear Candy:
Using evidence is an essential part of an effective presentation. Questions often in the mind of audience members, even if seldom asked, are "why would I listen to you?" "Why should I believe you?" "Who besides you says this?" When we need to convince others of our view, one of our primary tools is the use of evidence.
Source:
High Impact Presentations
©2006 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Monday, November 27, 2006
Don't wanna sound rude
Could have the pleasure of your company to have dinner with you at a time convenient with you?
- No. Unless you help me to study all the exams and finish the homework.
- No. Unless you help me to study all the exams and finish the homework.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
My first lingerie collection is done
Gladly to announce that my first lingerie collection is done at November 26 (Sun), 2006 in China. I will release the design and details soon.
Thank you very much for those who have been helping me on the design, pattern drafting sewing production and supports!
Saturday, November 25, 2006
What am I to you by Norah Jones
Just pass Norah Jones's homepage. Can't wait for her next album... I would like to share one of her love songs.
Enjoys!
Tell me darling true
To me you are the sea
Vast as you can be
And deep the shade of blue
When you're feeling low
To whom else do you go
See I cry if you hurt
I'd give you my last shirt
Because I love you so
If my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
I never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
I love you when you're blue
Tell me darlin true
What am I to you
Yah well if my sky should fall
Would you even call
I Opened up my heart
I Never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
Could you find a love in me
Could you carve me in a tree
Don't fill my heart with lies
I will you love when you're blue
Tell me darlin true
What am I to you
Enjoys!
What am I to you
To me you are the sea
Vast as you can be
And deep the shade of blue
When you're feeling low
To whom else do you go
See I cry if you hurt
I'd give you my last shirt
Because I love you so
If my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
I never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
I love you when you're blue
Tell me darlin true
What am I to you
Yah well if my sky should fall
Would you even call
I Opened up my heart
I Never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
Could you find a love in me
Could you carve me in a tree
Don't fill my heart with lies
I will you love when you're blue
Tell me darlin true
What am I to you
The University of Cambridge, UK
After meeting Ryan, I just thought about the UK fun trip in 1998. Beautiful campus, wonderful weather and cool friends... it's just like yesterday...
King's College
Cecilia, Crystal, Angel and Connie enjoy lunch on the boat while Andrew is punting hard.
Me with River Cam and King's College
July 26, 1998
King's College
Cecilia, Crystal, Angel and Connie enjoy lunch on the boat while Andrew is punting hard.
Me with River Cam and King's College
July 26, 1998
Friday, November 24, 2006
A glimsp of the intimate apparel industry, my future career
South China Morning Post
2006-11-24
Full support
[underwear]
Highly skilled hands meet hi-tech in the making of lingerie, writes Mary Luk
ONLY WOMEN CAN tell how important it is for a bra to fit comfortably and match one's style requirements, and only garment manufacturers understand how complicated it is to make these items.
A bra comprises many components, including adjustable straps, tags, hooks, rings, pads, wires and fabrics, and requires 25 to 40 procedures and about six months to complete, with most parts going through laboratory tests, colouring and assembling before they are sewn together. The making of lingerie calls for highly skilled craftsmanship and considerable patience.
"Despite using advanced technology to refine and shorten the procedures, some areas still have to be hand made," said Angie Lau, chief executive for Clover Group International.
Based in Hong Kong, the company manufactures products for some of the most prestigious lingerie brands, including Felina, Marks & Spencer, Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant and GAP. All of its products are made for overseas markets such as the United States, Britain, Canada and Sweden.
Because bra sizing systems differ widely between countries (and also among manufacturers), any system for determining bra size is a problem. This is in addition to the clients' demands for high quality, as each brand has its own set of production requirements.
"To meet these complicated standards, it is important for us to be at the forefront to stay competitive," Ms Lau said. "We must keep up with the latest technology, come up with innovative designs and use new machines for mass production."
The ever-changing needs and behaviour of consumers has been the strongest driving force for the company to embrace innovation. The kind of bra that many companies aim to produce nowadays is natural, comfortable and fashionable. To achieve this, some bras are now seamless and no longer use wires.
Clover's research and development department constantly comes up with imaginative ideas, which are tested for quality and machinery production before being introduced to the market. The company has procurement officers responsible for buying machines, and purchasing staff in charge of ordering components and materials for bra production.
Clover merchandising manager Emily Ho said it took a long time and complicated procedures to produce a new design. "From the very beginning of development to a client placing a purchase order, it may take two months. During this period, the work involves design, tests, quality assurance and fitting by live models. Depending on how full a factory's production schedule is, suppliers' delivery time of material components, lab tests and colour matching results, the actual production may take another six to eight weeks," she said.
Since there is only a relatively small group of people working in the lingerie industry in Hong Kong, Ms Lau said it was difficult to find experienced professionals. Because manufacturers produce different designs, and each brand has its own processing system, most new merchandising recruits must be trained in-house and start from scratch.
"From making the product to fitting, the technicalities involved form the hardest part in the training," she explained.
Merchandisers working for a sourcing office, which produces brand-name lingerie, play different roles compared with those working for manufacturers. The former liaise with clients, while the latter look after the logistics of underwear production from start to finish. But they share the common responsibilities of looking after fittings and developments.
Both the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Vocational Training Council run apparel-making courses, and Clover is willing to take on their graduates. Because what they have learned may not fit in with each individual corporation's style, they must still receive in-house training.
Clover has also joined hands with PolyU to organise in-house training for its staff. This summer, 25 newcomers will learn how to make a bra, including basic pattern making, moulding, colouring, matching of fabric components and fitting and other basic concepts.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Clover employs about 5,800 staff, mostly workers in its plants in Dongguan, China, and in Cambodia. About 200 administrative staff work in its Hong Kong headquarters.
2006-11-24
Full support
[underwear]
Highly skilled hands meet hi-tech in the making of lingerie, writes Mary Luk
ONLY WOMEN CAN tell how important it is for a bra to fit comfortably and match one's style requirements, and only garment manufacturers understand how complicated it is to make these items.
A bra comprises many components, including adjustable straps, tags, hooks, rings, pads, wires and fabrics, and requires 25 to 40 procedures and about six months to complete, with most parts going through laboratory tests, colouring and assembling before they are sewn together. The making of lingerie calls for highly skilled craftsmanship and considerable patience.
"Despite using advanced technology to refine and shorten the procedures, some areas still have to be hand made," said Angie Lau, chief executive for Clover Group International.
Based in Hong Kong, the company manufactures products for some of the most prestigious lingerie brands, including Felina, Marks & Spencer, Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant and GAP. All of its products are made for overseas markets such as the United States, Britain, Canada and Sweden.
Because bra sizing systems differ widely between countries (and also among manufacturers), any system for determining bra size is a problem. This is in addition to the clients' demands for high quality, as each brand has its own set of production requirements.
"To meet these complicated standards, it is important for us to be at the forefront to stay competitive," Ms Lau said. "We must keep up with the latest technology, come up with innovative designs and use new machines for mass production."
The ever-changing needs and behaviour of consumers has been the strongest driving force for the company to embrace innovation. The kind of bra that many companies aim to produce nowadays is natural, comfortable and fashionable. To achieve this, some bras are now seamless and no longer use wires.
Clover's research and development department constantly comes up with imaginative ideas, which are tested for quality and machinery production before being introduced to the market. The company has procurement officers responsible for buying machines, and purchasing staff in charge of ordering components and materials for bra production.
Clover merchandising manager Emily Ho said it took a long time and complicated procedures to produce a new design. "From the very beginning of development to a client placing a purchase order, it may take two months. During this period, the work involves design, tests, quality assurance and fitting by live models. Depending on how full a factory's production schedule is, suppliers' delivery time of material components, lab tests and colour matching results, the actual production may take another six to eight weeks," she said.
Since there is only a relatively small group of people working in the lingerie industry in Hong Kong, Ms Lau said it was difficult to find experienced professionals. Because manufacturers produce different designs, and each brand has its own processing system, most new merchandising recruits must be trained in-house and start from scratch.
"From making the product to fitting, the technicalities involved form the hardest part in the training," she explained.
Merchandisers working for a sourcing office, which produces brand-name lingerie, play different roles compared with those working for manufacturers. The former liaise with clients, while the latter look after the logistics of underwear production from start to finish. But they share the common responsibilities of looking after fittings and developments.
Both the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Vocational Training Council run apparel-making courses, and Clover is willing to take on their graduates. Because what they have learned may not fit in with each individual corporation's style, they must still receive in-house training.
Clover has also joined hands with PolyU to organise in-house training for its staff. This summer, 25 newcomers will learn how to make a bra, including basic pattern making, moulding, colouring, matching of fabric components and fitting and other basic concepts.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Clover employs about 5,800 staff, mostly workers in its plants in Dongguan, China, and in Cambodia. About 200 administrative staff work in its Hong Kong headquarters.
Thanksgiving 2006
No turkey, stuffings, ham, cranberry jam and pumpkin pie... it's all right! I can still feel the taste of the Thanksgiving holiday from the bombarded emails of the shopping sales.
Well, I would like to give thanks for three wonderful things as below.
1) My family, friends and I are still alive and most of them are enjoying their life.
2) Pinky, my sister gave birth to a healthy baby girl - Fiona last August.
3) I am back to school- Cyrana, Cow Cow, Mimi, Chris, Joyce and Ashley... are my classmates.
...
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Do you like to drink the Vita Lemon Tea(維他檸檬茶)?
Yes, I do.
Recently, Vita has changed the market scheme toward the trendy young people. The product packaging looks refresh, bright and simple. Here are the large sticker ads in the MTR train.
For details, please visit the link as below.
http://singpao.com/20061116/feature/886724.html
Left hand side is the original packaging. The right is the new one. The color scheme remains to be Yellow, Green and brown with Bilingual descriptions and wavy lines, which helps to define the tea is in motion.
Photo credit: Sing Pao Daily Newspaper
Recently, Vita has changed the market scheme toward the trendy young people. The product packaging looks refresh, bright and simple. Here are the large sticker ads in the MTR train.
For details, please visit the link as below.
http://singpao.com/20061116/feature/886724.html
Left hand side is the original packaging. The right is the new one. The color scheme remains to be Yellow, Green and brown with Bilingual descriptions and wavy lines, which helps to define the tea is in motion.
Photo credit: Sing Pao Daily Newspaper
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006
Splash News, Reuters via Yahoo! & AP via Yahoo! News
Very funky and creative with different type of colors... I really enjoy the designs and styles this year.
Starting from the new faces to the hottest models in the World... Alessandra Ambrosio, Selita Ebanks, Gisele Bundchen, Riley Keough, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Izabel Goulart... you could name them one by one... the models have presented the lingeries beautifully.
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