Greece wasn't built in a day

Remember the times when pleats, drapes and folds were all the rage back in Ancient Rome 2000 years earlier? It's back and taking centre stage for this year's summer trends. By storm. Long swishing robes cut short, from ivory to statement colours. Even drawstring pants are rather far cries from the chopping board.

Greek inspired clothing are not necessarily the classic one shoulder nor a floor length dress. As long there's pleating, draping and folding involved, the Greek theme can be incorporated into modern day clothing.

                                       1. Bridal dresses

Modern day brides can opt for a Grecian-Rome cut styled dresses for a timeless, precise yet elegant look, with rope stitch embroidery detailing and golden cords.

2. boot sandals

A boot-sandal hybrid, usually a wraparound fabric secured by belts or rope.

 A boot on top, a flip-flop at the base. 

3. Gladiators

It's actually Roman, but still it sorts of gets the Greek inspired theme. 

After all, the Greeks once migrated to Rome aeons ago.

4. metal jewellery

Cuffs, chokers- vintage styled pieces that could go well with any outfit for the extra Old World Glamour.

Perfect for pulling a look together. 

Chalking it up

Holiday's starting and for us secondary students who would definitely be penalized for dying our hair in school, even a one week break is quite enough to parade our personalized hairdos in all colours on the streets. Speaking of Malaysian schools and their uniforms, they don't actually flatter us, with the blue pinafore and white blouses. I mean, who loves looking like a scullery maid working in the basements of some rich boss house?  That was early 20th century England, anyway.
Chances are our dyes hair would be permanent, but wouldn't it be a waste to dye it back when school starts? Here's where hair chalks come in handy if you want a day's of hair colour. Use artist pastel's chalk, which is actually chalk, not oil pastels. It's easy to get them at any art store around your area.

You can have them in a single shade, like this:

Or layer them,

Or even jumble them up:

It's so convenient to use it, just rub the chalk on till it sticks, that's all. I expect to see some chalk dyed hair on the streets pretty soon, though.

The pros:
1.It's convenient and cheap.
2.It can be removed at the end of the day.
3.Can be used to experiment before deciding on a particular colour which looks good on your hair.
4.Comes in a variety of bright, neon like colours.

The cons:
1. It's not permanent.
2. If isn't done well, it can be disastrous looking.
3. It doesn't come in natural looking colours like auburn or chestnut.

Anyway, for the die hard fashionistas plodding about, hair chalk is this summer's IN thing, so my suggestion is go get them whenever you can.
Warning: for teenagers and daring YA only, unless you want to end up like a fashion f aux pas..