Happy New Year, and I'm Off!

Friends, I'm sending you my warm New Year's greetings a bit early. In a few hours, I'll be heading to chilly Hong Kong to welcome 2010 while browsing my favorite shops, and hopefully scoring some good finds.

I still haven't really contemplated the past year yet, but I'm thankful I'm still around, and I have friends and family to celebrate and commiserate with, when things are good or bad.

Meanwhile, I look forward to 2010 with promises of hope and change. I wish us all more celebrations, less challenges, and because this space is called 'Life in Receipts,' I have to wish us all more memorable purchases and a beautiful year in style.

Cheers,
Morx

A Topman Blazer

Blue slim-fit Topman blazer with white piping detail. I got it last October with Christmas as pretext. An early present to self, I said. The truth is, RTW jackets never fit me, and this one did.



This is me feeling dandy-ish.

The Festive Feeling

'Tis the season for fun, frivolous purchases. Mine are



A hat



And a plaid (or is it madras?) bow tie.



And this is me with both


Shirt, Ted Baker. Pants, Uniqlo. Shoes, Generic Surplus. Hat and bow tie, Topman.

Worn with the shirt, the tie almost disappears. I liked the effect.



This outfit made me want to go to a party exactly like that in the video of "Dancing in the Moonlight" by Toploader. The song and the super fun video will always be favorites of mine.

Generic Surplus

"Generic" and "surplus" are bad words, as far as I'm concerned. But when put together, it's a truly admirable shoe brand.

The Generic Surplus website says it best: "the foundation of Generic Surplus is proven shapes and clean, simple, refined lines. Creating classic American footwear to complete a look or to be worn everyday as a personal standard."



I got this pair of pointy grey Oxfords at Trilogy a month ago, and I've been wearing them almost every day. They are wonderful to the feet and go with almost everything I wear.