Style Find: Celebration, an original collection of scarves, by VAL

gorgeous limited edition long scarves on 100% silk chiffon, personally designed by VAL…perfect for inflight travel style or for just spicing up that summer outfit!

The Bamboo Stiletto was in a state of excitement when we received a personal note from a multi-talented good friend and former “rat race” colleague, VAL, about the recent launch of “Celebration”, an original collection of gorgeous long scarves on 100% silk chiffon personally designed by VAL herself. The scarves’ launch coincided with the debut of VAL’s own blog about the creativity and inspirations behind her designs – check out Expressions by VAL (including how to order her scarves) here!

You must know that The Bamboo Stiletto is infatuated with accessories; we believe that it completely makes or breaks an outfit. For the lucky ducks out there who are travelling to fabulous summer destinations, these “art to wear” scarves would make the perfect stylish inflight travel accessory. Think about it, won’t you love snuggling up in the cozy warmth of your own soft long VAL scarf instead of those scratchy airline blankets on long flights? Or, if you’re not travelling and simply staying put, a colourful VAL scarf is just perfect for jazzing up any summer outfit. Scarves & stilettos…what’s not to love?

Of course we are now absolutely besotted with getting our hands on a VAL scarf of our own. For our Shanghai Stiletto-istas, did you know that you can buy a VAL scarf at Simply Life – our fave lifestyle store in trendy Xintiandi, The Bamboo Stiletto’s old neighborhood? As for the rest of us, thank goodness for the internet because now we can all buy a VAL scarf without travelling to Shanghai! We’re debating between these 2 designs: “A Fishy Tale” or “Summer Sun”?

Hmmm…why don’t you check out VAL’s designs for yourself and tell us which one is your favourite???

filled with hope, ideas & energy, with which to start our week

Happy Monday, Guangzhou!
We hope that all of you managed to escape from the unrelenting heat and had a restful summer weekend.

It’s another day, another week for us here at The Bamboo Stiletto and we are besotted with this simple quote from Sparkpeople.com which perfectly encapsulates how we feel right now:

Full of gratitude
(our site has reached a milestone, at over 1,200+ views & counting…)

Full of hope, ideas & energy to do more and
BE MORE

What else can we say? Put it like this: we’re inspired by YOU.

Snuggle Up: 8 Cozy Cottage Bedrooms to Inspire You

summer lovin’…

Buenos dias, Stiletto-istas! I absolutely love lazy summer weekend mornings, waking up to the sound of birds chirping, soft breeze and gentle morning sunlight caressing the trees outside, cup of coffee in hand and having all the time in the world to browse through the latest on my blog’s Reader (which aggregates posts from blogs that I follow). This morning, this is what caught my eye…

This is what we woke up to this morning – the astoundingly beautiful view from our 75th floor room at the Four Seasons Hotel, Guangzhou (opening 1st August!) located within the IFC tower…Guangzhou putting on her best face for us and basking in the morning sunshine. How can you not get excited about the coming week when starting the day with this inspiring view?

Let’s go, Guangzhou!!!