Never having bothered much about fashion seasons or what's "in style", because Malaysia is eternally summer, I'm beginning to understand the whole concept of "season styles" now. It's funny to try and answer people when they ask me "What's winter in Malaysia like?" without first giggling. But of course, that follows with me admitting that I don't know how to dress up for winter.

This is my second winter in Australia. I barely remember how I survived my first winter in Perth. But being a student and completely frugal, I didn't bother with styles at al . Now, with a disposable income and a whole new lifestyle to adapt to, I am suddenly quite conscious about the clothes I chose to wear. I absolutely love how Australia has great cuts and choices, amazing bright colours for their Spring/Summer collections; but find it madly ironic that Autumn/Winter sees the stores full of gloomy greys, black and browns.

Shopping for winter has been quite a task for me, because its a whole wardrobe that never existed in my life prior. I walk into the women's section and see all these daggy looking granny knits, and I dread that I could easily look like a bag lady with all that layering! Doesn't help that I'm not cold-weather friendly! Heh. What's worse for me though is, how do you dress up formally for winter?? Most dresses are cut sexy or short, so I end up figuring that I have to get more than one overcoat for different types of occasions.

I guess I'm doing alright... still capably "fashionable", despite the handicap. Tsk. I now understand why some women would be flipping those girly mags for tips. But I prefer the Internet to find out things like how to wear a scarf or even a beanie, because then you'll stumble on cool videos like these...