How do I wear thee, let me count the ways...

Hi lovelies! Hope the week has started well for all of you like it did for us. We have completed the shift into our new office, and we shall remember today as a humble beginning for us. A year ago we would never have thought possible that we shall one day have our own space for our loot, and we thank you for your support as none of this will be possible without you, our shoppers.

Our office address is at 24 Sin Ming Lane, Midview City. Self-collection is possible and we shall send you our full address upon verification of payment. This shall be strictly for self-collection only from Collection 29. Exchanges shall be conducted the usual way with you topping up $5 per change to defray the cost of our postage and stationery (Please see http://thecoloris.com.sg/info2.asp?id=179). We hope you will measure what you are going to purchase against your favourite clothing in your wardrobe for a better understanding of the sizing which are posted on our website.

The working hours shall be weekdays (excluding public holidays) from 10-4pm. In order to receive your package on the same day of purchase, we must receive the payment latest by 1pm. From the selection drop-down tab on the website, please choose "SELF COLLECTION AT 24 SIN MING LANE" as shown below, proceed to check-out BEFORE 1PM to receive your package by 4pm on the same day. 

Please give us some time to roll out the next collection as we get cosy working in a new environment and we promise you more exciting styles as we journey along. 

ONE DAY BEWITCHED PROMO FOR HALLOWEEN!!!

All you need to do is cart out the item of a higher value and inform us of the item you want of a lower value. Easy enough we hope? Do ask away if you are uncertain, and do note that promo is only valid till 1 Nov 2012 at the stroke of the wicked midnight hour! ^^

We are grateful for the support you have shown in the playsuits we have self manufactured, and this banner is to show our heartfelt thanks to you. We are unable to display all (especially the SMALL sizes) as we wish to showcase our shoppers who wear M and L too, something few blogshops do, as it has always been our fervent belief that "size is but a number" and that "all women are divas" regardless of your size and age!

Just look at the creative ways you have thought of. Belt in place of sash, cardigans over the playsuits, and even with a brooch we can see. It has travelled the shores of Phuket, roamed the paths of Hong Kong, and classy even for a casino session (we think and we gathered from the photo, please do not shoot us if we are mistaken!) in MBS! It's simply surreal to see our design spring to life, a satisfaction that words alone cannot describe. In short, we are thrilled and we are elated and we are ________ (you help us fill in this blank). :)

With that, we leave you with bits and pieces of you, and you, and you. 

After all, this is what we are all about.

"a definition of me."

Thank you Keline, for loving our playsuit seen on http://www.urbandoll.com.sg/supertree-by-indochine-private-launch/

Thank you Zoe, for featuring us in her "Be a Fashionista" post on http://www.zoeraymond.com/2012/10/be-fashionista-review-edition-ll.html

Much thanks too to Junying, for her blog post on http://junying-diva.blogspot.sg/2012/10/robert-timms.html

To a babe who is confident enough to shoutout that she wears large and loving it, someone self-assured in her own skin without letting the society at large (no pun intended) dictate how she should carry herself, Fiona Chan in http://ffiony.blogspot.sg/2012/10/howdy-this-weekend-has-all-too-soon.html

And last but not least, to all of you who have ordered one color and then the other after you have tried it on. This affirmation gives us the courage and spunk to continue our next exclusive label, hopefully in time for Christmas! :)

As always, we leave you with something dear and close to our hearts. Irrelevant? Maybe. Then again, maybe not. About time we take notice of the macro deeds that go around in this world. About a selfless priest, doctor, musician, architect and more: Fr Lee Tae-Seok (some websites spelt as "Suk"), who willingly sacrificed almost all to be with the poorest people in an impoverished country on earth, Sudan. Here is part 1, and there are plenty more parts which we hope you will explore on YouTube. It tugged our heartstrings and made us stop for a moment to ponder, and in awe we have learnt something so important that it is often forgotten. That we all can contribute in little or big ways in humility, and that the human spirit of love prevails.

Above all, we thank God, for bringing us where we are today and the more that we can be. :)

Please send all roses (and thorns!) to sales@thecoloris.com.sg

With tons of love, The Team @ 

Important Announcements

Important Announcements: 

We had 2 cases of fraud last week and we hadn't known till we were ready to send the packages. Both claimed the same, that they had paid, they filled in the links attached in the invoices, and gave us the transaction details. When payment could not be verified, they still insisted they had made the transfer. We then made a complaint with the bank (we believed you more than our bank!!) and only then did we realized that these are fraud cases. We have decided not to report the cases to the police but that does not mean we condone such transactions. We hope all of you will have a pleasant shopping experience with us, and to avoid nasty exchanges in future, for ATM transfers, in addition to filling in the links leading to the details shown on invoices, we will require screenshots of your receipts to be sent to customerservice@thecoloris.com.sg (same email you receive your invoices) with header "invoice number xxxx". 

On a happier note, we are pleased to offer our shoppers self collection in our office (yay!) from Nov 2012. If you need something urgently and within the same day of purchase, do select the "Self Collection" tab from the postage menu, and upon verification of payment we will send you an email of our office address in Sin Ming Lane. :)

(Apologies for this word-worthy post, we dunno why we cannot summarize the above using 3 liners! Lolz. ^^)

Please send all roses (and thorns!) to sales@thecoloris.com.sg 

 With Love, 

Collection 30 Preview - Payge Playsuits & more, with

Cheerios on a lovely sunny Saturday morn! Today is the day to unwind and chill and let that lazybones in us emerge. Always nice to enjoy a weekend with loved ones, and if you are alone, be in love with yourself as you indulge in peaceful solitude. :)

We at thecolorIS cannot wait to show you our 4th manufactured piece!! Yes yes yes we know it's "only" our 4th own label, but each and every self manufactured number thrills us, excites us; the moment the sample arrives and that tingling in our skin when we put it on, the moment of discovery when we realized that the quality we have ordered is a "bingo".... basically building it from scratch, like playing with paper dolls, if you know what we mean. lolz.

This exclusive label is inspired from GUESS, a playsuit that is classy and stylish at all one go. Made of 100% viscose (and no less!), we wanted something satin/silky feeling that feels luxurious against our skin. The original from GUESS is a bare-all-back, which we do not think will suit us nor our shoppers (let us know if we are wrong!) and so we had the back all zipped up with a little key-hole, accompanied by a shiny gold button. We have included 2 functional deep pockets for your nifty (and not so nifty!) items too! Workmanship assured.

Don't like to expose too much of your arms? Throw on a pretty cardigan!

Photo has been lightened to show details.

Photo has been darkened to show details.

In sizes S M and L (yay!!) and in classic Black and chic White. Comes with same color sash. Perfect with a little skinny belt too, in our opinion! In quality viscose, the most superior fabric we have ever carried in our online store, and far surpasses the quality you see in most boutiques too, yet retaining the same "fashion without breaking the banks" belief that has always held true for us. Lining on bottom, decency guaranteed! :)

In a nutshell, WE LOVE IT AND WE HOPE YOU WILL LOVE IT TOO! :)

Also in this collection we have:

An inspiration from Duchess Kate Middleton, in her pale lemon eyelet sweet dress.... 

Our take is Ashley Eyelet Dress, a sleeveless fit-and-flare eyelet dress with lining in Lavender, Lemon and Teal. Which candy color best defines you? :) 

(free size)

Not a fan of candy colors? We know there are some of you out there with the strong-colored styles snapping up faster than fast in our store. This is especially for ya in EYELET BLACK! :)

Taller ladies will love the longer cut of Dianne Dress, length of which you have been asking for, for the longest time. (Does not come with belts as shown). In quality chiffon with lining, promising to bring out a dignified you with style! :)

(free size)

Bridget Blouse, especially selected for the office babes, in Black and White. The pencil skirts that JoJo and Keline wore were from previous collections also found on website, in 3 colors.

http://thecoloris.com.sg/dispitem.asp?itemid=1276&pcat=277

Comes with detachable ribbon with a little diamante stone (right in the middle of the ribbon) brooch. Outstanding gold buttons and korean ruffles add a touch of professionalism, and JoJo said they made her feel more competent at work! Lolz! ^^

Ashley Asymmetric Blouse for work and play! Here's something for those who ♥ long sleeves. Asymmetric hems and cut-out sleeves, perfect piece with jeggings or shorts! :)

All sizing and measurements will be up on website @ http://thecoloris.com.sg when we launch this collection on Tuesday, 16th Oct 2012 at 5pm. Thank you! ^^

Models: JoJo, 164cm (UK8) , and Keline, 150cm (UK6)

Photography: La Novella Studio
http://lanovella.com.sg/

We are soooooooooooo thrilled about our new manufacture and have decided to give away MORE shopping vouchers this collection! ^^


Here's how to qualify 

1. Like fan page "thecolorIS"  
 Like and Share our album: Collection 30: Payge Playsuits & More, with ♥ 

3. Leave a comment "Liked and Shared with ♥ !"

8 winners will enjoy a $10 shopping voucher each!

We will announce the winners just before we launch this collection.

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Please send all roses (and thorns!) to sales@thecoloris.com.sg

http://thecoloris.com.sg/

Leaving you with one of our favorite quotes from our favorite author 
(uncanny coincidence that all 3 of us <heart> his books)

"be who you are... those who matter don't mind. - dr seuss"

With much love, The Team @

Collection 29 - Launched!

We have launched Collection 29 on our website and the photos are all in our Facebook Page here!

We let the photos do the talking okie babes? Chris (the self assumed "blogger") is currently under the weather and she can't do her job, said she.

We promise more visuals in the next collection and we thank you for your patience!

A self-manufactured item coming up next! Always fascinating to see our labels on the back of the apparel. Gives us that added sense of satisfaction to know that the quality is top-notch and the sizing generous (from S - L). Plus we get to call the bigggg shots on the length, which somehow is an issue for some of our shoppers here.

Tweet tweet! Little birdie says it's NOT a dress and NOT a top and NOT a bottom. So what is it that we are producing? ^^

We wish you a pleasant mid-week! Wednesdays are always "limbo days" for us. Longing for the weekend that is arriving yet that tad far away. We brace! And so should you!

10 styles all up on web! Click HERE to enter. Happy shopping gals (and guys for your loved babes!)

Much love, JoJo.