ELLE AND JESS

April 28, 2016

Guest Speakers for Japan Wave Expo (Central Park, Jakarta)

Heeelloooooo!!!

OMG it's been so long since our last blog post! We were busy helping our family business, preparing GOWIGASA's new collection (YES!), and Jess has been busy with her master degree too!

Ok ok, enough excuses!

Let us update this space with this event back in February where we were invited to be guest speakers! It was an honour, really, to be part of this big event called Japan Wave Expo. The topic of our talkshow was mainly about our personal style and Japanese fashion, because Japan Wave Expo was actually a Japan fashion event which aimed to introduce Japan fashion to Indonesia.

While we were on our way to Central Park, some of you snapped us some pics from the event:

...which made us very nervous!

Before our turn came, we relaxed a bit at T.G.I. Friday's for a short briefing.

Aaand, it started!

Hahah! Elle accidentally wore a matching leopard blazer with the MC! xD

Jess was describing her OOTD. Her pinafore was actually from OLIVE des OLIVE, one of the Japanese brands that was presented at the event!

Elle also happened to wear OLIVE des OLIVE top and matched it with GOWIGASA high-waisted skirt.

We talked about how we adore Japan fashion and how it's influenced our style. We also love how (most of) the Jap always put extra effort to their outfits. If you've been to Japan—especially Tokyo, you'd know what we are talking about. Even the grandma&grandpa are so stylish!! Japan street style is always refreshing to see. :)

Besides our talk show, the event itself was filled with a lot of prestigious Japanese brands showcasing their latest collections, such as OLIVE des OLIVE, FIG&VIPER, and BOBSON. Take a look!

Japanese Hijab style! ❤❤❤

Happy to know more and more Japanese brands coming to Indonesia, always a treat to the eye! :D

The event was also graced by well-known singers from Indonesia and Japan, including Tulus and Hiroaki Kato.

After our talk show, we strolled around Tribeca Park to check out the fashion booths!

And what made our evening even more awesome was this!!

Yes! We met our favourite member of JKT48, the super adorable Jessica Veranda! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)

It was really nice meeting her! :)

Got to know some of the brands owners too!

And of courseee, meeting these lovely people!

Thank you for saying hi and being like super sweet!! :)

With our cousins who accompanied us that day, Bianca and Brianna!

The goodie bag from the event.

Selfie with the crowd! Thank you so much to everyone who came to see and support us!! :)

We'd also like to thank Japan Wave Expo, JETRO, and SYZYGY99 for inviting us. We had such a great time sharing and learning about Japan fashion! Hope to see more events like this in the future ❤

Photos by: Resky Ramadhan and Julius Sathya

XOXO

Elle and Jess

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February 22, 2016

ORORI Bling Bling Bloggers Day

Hey, what's up!

So, on December 16th 2015, we were invited to ORORI Bloggers Day which was held at The Hermitage (Menteng, Central Jakarta). ORORI.COM itself is the pioneer of jewelry e-commerce in Indonesia since 2004, selling a wide range of jewelries and certified-legal golds (ANTAM & PAMP products) and of course, diamonds.

On 2012, though, upon realizing that technology and online market is growing at a rapid pace, they took a bold move by closing a bunch of their offline stores in Jakarta's shopping malls, driving the sales completely to their online store, in hope that by doing so, Indonesian people will find the perfect solution for an easy-and-safe jewelry online shopping experience. Well afterall, who doesn't love online shopping? ;)

The Blings

Serenaded with beautiful music, the white-dominated venue was nicely decorated.

ORORI flashed out some of their beautiful jewelries, putting them into these pretty display arrangements so all of us invitees could take a closer look at the details of their high quality products..

...or even try them on ourselves!

Love this cute, dainty heart diamond ring ♡

About Orori

ORORI itself stands for "Oro", which means 'Gold' in Italian, and "Ri", which is short for 'Ring'.

Aside from being the pioneer (and the one and only) Indonesian jewelry e-commerce, ORORI.COM also has more than 20,000 *YEP* high quality items for sale, in addition to their:

• 'Design My Own' feature, which enables us to create and personalize our very own pieces of jewelry •

• 3D Printer, which is one of the latest technology used to create their jewelries •

• 'Same Day Service' for ANTAM Gold purchases. Buy today, get your gold bar today •

• 'Alphabet Pendant', makes a cute gift for yourself or your loved ones, comes in 5 different fonts •

• ...and many more •

We were watching the models elegantly showing off ORORI's pieces of jewelry on the runway..

When suddenly, this male model came out, nervously showing off a beautiful ring to the audience:

...ANDDD he proposed to the female model, who happily said yes!!!!!!

Ok ok it's part of the show, but still, it's entertaining! Lol

On this event, ORORI also did a signing ceremony with UBS (PT Untung Bersama Sejahtera):

Ho Boon Peng (ORORI Board of Director) with Erwin Suganda (UBS Creative Director)

This collaboration aims to meet the increasing market demand for Swarovski jewelries in Indonesia. To celebrate this, they're having a 20% OFF* promotion for their Swarovski jewelry collection here.

*valid from 1-29 February 2016

Okay then, thanks for reading, everyone!

Wishing you a bling bling day ahead. :D

XOXO

Elle and Jess

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February 16, 2016

Inner Child

I recently read a beautiful quote from Michelle Phan:

"It made me realize how we can easily forget our childhood dreams and hopes because of work, obligations, and life struggles. I learned how reconnecting with your inner child will help bring you closer to your higher self and sense of purpose."

Combine it with the book I'm currently reading, The Alchemist, which is about pursuing our 'Personal Legend' (or personal calling), it prompted me to re-evaluate what I want to do with my life, what is my true passion where I would put my whole heart into. Because I believe that, only by accomplishing our personal calling, can we prove ourselves worthy of the miracle of life, and understand why we are here.

I'm still in the phase of figuring it out, and if you're the same, I'd like to share a sentence from The Alchemist: "Whenever we are doing something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend." So, why don't we start from there? :) Or, as Michelle said, by reconnecting with your inner child. Ask yourself, what made you happy when you were a kid? More often than not, it is your true passion, because we didn't do it for money, or to impress others; we just did what made us happy.

And if you've found your personal calling, I hope you have the courage to pursue it. Good luck to us all! :)