I wanna return your love...

 

(this post is super scratchy and are in bits and pieces. Sincere apologies, emotions is overwhelming now and I cant do a proper post... I think you will know what I am trying to say but you may have to do the puzzle! Sorry to write such a confusing post, but I really couldnt do a neat and 'smooth' entry today)

It finally the December and yeah~~ Christmas is around the corner and loads of emotions running through my whole body.. haha~ Anyways... I wanna share something with you!

Mr Ling and I was invited to our dear friend's home for an early Christmas gathering and before the dinner started, we were each 'forced' to say something that we are thankful for. Honestly, I was glad that the host made EACH of us make the speech. It struck to me suddenly when the speech was making its round (I was listening! but I can multitask!! )

Many of us are so overwhelmed with negative thoughts like 'work is crappy', 'why am I always poor?', 'why that guy don't love me?', 'when am I going to be EVER happy?' till we often forget the blessings we have received throughout the year! While the speech was going around, I forced myself to put aside all negative crap that I have been through this year and only focused on the good ones! After I made the speech (in case you wanna know, I mentioned that I am very glad that KAYLENE made to her 5th birthday and is seriously something to celebrate about!) I kinda tell myself that I will continue to keep this positve aura around me and hopefully spread some of this positive aura to each and every customers that walks in to the shop.I started to think of a few names that was on my mind and thought that hey hey! The next time I see them, I would definitely wanna spread some positive vibes to them!) Before i know it, strings of happy events and names started to pop up and was feeling super emotional...

I am very very grateful for all the love I have received throughout these years... but 2012 in particular is a very interesting one for me! There are really many of you (yes you!) who has engraved your names in my heart for all the support and love for me. You girls gave me genuine love and encouragements via wadsap, sms, fb comments, emails and even verbally when we meet! I finally found the purpose of maintaining this business and that is to return ALL of you the love you have showered upon me by bringing better products and upgrading KAYLENE. Seriously, if KAYLENE is purely a business, it will wind up eventually.


I also want to return my gesture of love to 2 special person who slogged together with me to maintain KAYLENE. Firstly is Mr Ling for working 'part time' with me, tagging clothes, bringing stocks, work till wee hours. I am very thankful and grateful for your undying love towards KAYLENE and me. And I wanna thank Juliah for holding the 'fortress' while I am elsewhere preparing goodies for the shop. I am very grateful for her talent in able to 'think like a man, but acts like a woman' and she has given me alot of excellent ideas to run the business. Thank you Juliah for the help and am sincerely grateful for the hardwork..

Very grateful and sincerely appreciate all the love you have showered on us and KAYLENE. I am not someone who is good with beautiful words. But I believe you can feel that love I am returning back to you...

Thank you all for EVERYTHING, very GRATEFUL for all the love we received.

Love
K

We are so LOVED!! thanks thanks!

8th December marks KAYLENE's 5th birthday, a serious milestone for ANY indie shops and this is purely because we are very loved by loyal customers and supported us all these years! One customer is uber sweet, gave us a little ornament for this Christmas

and the other... oh my, she remembered 8th December and sent me a text to congratulate KAYLENE.. saw her at shop yesterday and came into shop with a lovely basket of fresh flowers and a bottle of wine (am still not sure whether is wine or champagne, I wanted to deco the shop for a few days first!) Seriously, she is really the sweetest angel I have EVER met and always has KAYLENE in her heart. Really appreciate the love she has given us all these years...

Really booster jab for me! Alrighty, gotta go now! Meanwhile its the festive season! Stay positive till the end of the year and lets look forward to 2013 together!

tts me wearing the latest blouse with mini heart prints. Nice and COMFY!

I am Kayde and I am a plus size blogger

Which type of 'Fats' you belong to?

 Take some time to read this girls... Find this super interesting...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bethany-rutter/plus-size-women-clothing-style_b_2169924.html

Interesting enough, a few customers and friends have been discussing on this topic for the past week. The topic on why customers dont wanna spend some time for themselves by trying on new clothes and investing in a few good classic pieces. The topic can be quite intense actually and I must say We always end up with a BIG sigh. I think its no coincidence that I happen to read this article (Thank God for giving me this post to read) because this topic has been hovering my mind for so long till my head is 'badly blocked' as claimed by my therapist (yeah, i have been visitng a therapist, tell you more next time)

Now, go on, take some time to read the link shown above and read on on my thoughts...

I must say I really feel for the conservative fats as mentioned. Well, in my context, I read it the other way and I would like to add on to the post written. If you ask me and as discussed with a fellow friend, the reason they fall under this category is because somehow they already gave up on themselves. They want to be 'ghost', to blend into the surrounding and do not wish to be noticed. Slowly over time, they ARE really not noticed and soon, they give up on themselves and starts to give up on looking good.

I must add that LOOKING good is not about being a fashionista. It is about being presentable and your presence must be felt. Imagine this, how do you expect to get promoted if your boss dont see you? How do you get a boyfriend if you are not dressed nicely for the ideal man to notice you from afar? How do you get respect by interviewers when you try to apply for a job? How do you expect people to talk to you with respect when you dont even respect yourself in the first place? I really think its sad that there you are blaming yourself on your 'sad or 'unfortunate' life, there are actually ways and things you can do to overcome all these obstacles. And which is why we have launched The Plus Mannequin to cater for these girls. The line of apparels there are safer and at competitive pricing. I am very happy that we made this decision to launch The Plus Mannequin as more customers are emailing me and tell me that their lives has been changed ever since they have known us. They are now able to purchase beautiful clothings in decent quality at a very safe environment.

Someone out there will BOUND to argue with me that I am lucky, I have a husband who loves me for who I am, I have a apparel business which allows me to dress up well. Eh eh, no love, before I start KAYLENE, I was working and earning 1.4k before CPF deduction and my allowance to my mum was $500. You do your own maths and tell me if using 'not earning enough' was a good reason to look neat and presentable. And no, I do not buy cute little things and I do not spend money on titbits and comics. I merely save up to own each piece that I can afford then... I am not trying to spark any outrage here or continue the debate. I am trying my very best to tell you that I want all of you to understand that each of you deserves to be noticed and respected. BUT how can you achieve these if you do not first do something to yourself?

Now, to the 'radical fats' category. As much as I do not agree with these girls, I must say I TOTALLY RESPECT them. At least they are doing something for themselves and making themselves happy. They are genuinely happy to be dressing this way :) Trust me, people who fall under this category are mostly girls who has alot of self love, and confidence. And I truly admire them. But of course there are some thin line which you may over step. Wearing way to short skirts or show VBO too much is not really my cup to tea. BUT again, I respect these girls for their confidence and courage and their decision to be noticed and heard.

As for me and proud to say KAYLENE customers, we are ALL a moderate fat. We truly understand fashion BUT nice on our body and we knows ways to 'cheat' on our visual weight. The customers also know that they uniqueness of each design brought into KAYLENE and they understands the need to look good yet not clash with the masses. KAYLENE has definitely come a long way, we were from Bugis Street and now where we are, we definitely has progressed and grown alot. Many customers who know us 5 years ago still patronise us and understood the importance of owning classic pieces that are timeless and of excellent quality.

So now you know, we do cater for the conservative and moderate fats. We do all these simply because we truly love you and understand what you are going through as a plus size girl. I hope to bring in more outrageous designs for the radical fats (trust me, they still look good, think avant garde designs, not trashy) 

And now I end and leave my question to you, "which fats category do you belong to?" Tell us and let me improve to serve you better!

I am Kayde and I am a plus size blogger

Plus Size Shoes.. Buckle up Please!

Hey Girlies, great Tuesday isnt it? Last Sunday I went to Scape to visit my cousin-in-laws new booth and while shopping there I found something cute! Shoes that has detachable buckles for us to change the designs! Comfort was so so ( Mr Ling said I am wasting money... nah~~ too cute eh!) but the idea was fantastic! Now I wanna check and really need your comments here... Will you girls like such design or was it just me being way too crazy? Better still, in PLUS SIZE! Tell us! We need your comments! (you can post it in FB there or here, its okay!)



On the other hand, am busy preparing the CNY goodies. Was really upset last week on some business related 'noise' but then Mr Ling told me that moving on and showing the girls what you have and good at is more important than anything else. Designs came up by me two years back and people are still selling it clearly shows that I am good and thus the remake after so long. Blah~~ these are 'noise'

Have a fabulous Tuesday PEOPLE!

(Mr Ling deliberately posed this way... dont ask me why!)

(-___-)"

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -Herman Melville”

The NEED of having a shaper!!

Before you girls start to think I am selling my own products, I must clarify myself. Recently I am a little annoyed at some feedbacks I hear. Some girls are generally depressed with their overall image and they actually show their unpleasant-ness from the face down to the attire they wear. They end up wearing loose clothes to hide the jiggly muffins. I get very upset because I felt that we actually have ways to conceal these unslightly bulging fats (have to be crude here so that you will know what i am talking about) BUT the girls seems to run away from it and decided to hide by wearing black and worse BAGGY outfits that totally do not suit them. There are too many things to zoom into and discuss but today I shall talk about shapers. LISTEN UP girls, even UK10-12 girls ought to own one too. Doesnt mean that this only apply to plus size girls...

Look at the pictures below. Notice how much difference on the before and after wearing a shaper? Many says that shapers are uncomfortable. Yes only if you keep reminding yourself that it is uncomfy. I did a read up before and found out that our skin is one of our senses (if you forget.. its TOUCH) and when you put on a shaper for the first time, you are actually sending shocks to your body. However, after you tried on the shaper, remove it and try it again, you will realise how much more comfy it is than before and how much easier to put it on than before. Why so? Because your sense of touch is aware of this 'shock' and is ready and more accomdating to put on the shaper.

Seriously, what is so difficult in giving shapers a try to make your body look nicer? (-_-) Do note that a shaper is not a miracle outfit. IT DOES not make you a size UK20 to immediately a UK12. It can, however, make you look 1-2 size smaller if you wear the proper shaper.

So girls, I strongly encourage you to each own a shaper that fits well, comfortable and ultimately gives you a wonderful shape. when you pose for the pictures at a special event, you will be surprised by the ''new' shape you can possible achieve by simply putting on a shaper. As the fashion stylists always say every girl should own a Little Black Dress, I personally think every girls should own a shaper FIRST before owning that desired LBD.

Have a great week ahead!

K

Guess what Mr Ling sent me!

Olla! Received a link from Mr Ling and thought I should share this with you girls...

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/7-makeup-techniques-to-make-you-look-slim.html

Now, let me just add on a few more of my opinion for this 7 tips... I think this article is very well written! I think its super easy to follow and yes! we can look slimmer too!!!

Makeup can be a powerful tool in helping you look slim. Just look at any celebrity. Most do not look like they do on their own. Their makeup and hair really change how their faces look and draw attention to their best features. You can use some of the same tricks to make your face appear thinner. Try some of the following techniques next time you apply makeup and watch the magic happen.

Makeup techniques help you look slim

I. Choose the right brow shape
Your brows can actually play a big part in how slim or heavy your face looks. Your eyebrows should be substantial, but not thick, and have a defined arch in the middle. Arched brows help lift the face and make your face look slimmer. Color in your brows with a shade of makeup slightly darker than your natural brow to help them stand out.

K: I must admit, I am not a brow person. But I have actually witness customers who will go bleach or dye their brows to make them look more define. Times like this, please go to a professional. try Browhaus and ask them for advice. you will be surprised how refresh you look after you trim and shape those brows and even colour them!
 
II. Cover eye circles
Eye circles can have a weighty effect on how you look. Cover under eye circles with concealer to hide them and blend your eyelids into the rest of your face. You can also add a white eye shadow or highlighter to the outside and inside corners of your eyes to help them stand out. When your eyes stand out in a good way, rather than stand out because of dark circles, your face automatically looks slimmer.

K: Oh yeah, this I totally endorse! this is very important! Believe it or not, I was once famous for not having dark eye circles when I was alot younger. But alas! This compliment did not last long as I started working and late nights as well as facing computer all the time somehow make my dark circles appear. I tried putting on makeup without applying concealor on my dark circles but the results is upsetting. Just go to any regular reliable makeup retailor and ask them for a concealor. and SEE the DIFFERENCE instantly!
 
III. Experiment with blush placement
Most people should use a blush with a slight brown undertone for best results. Blushes with red undertones can actually make the face look heavier than it is. Apply your blush just under the cheekbone and sweep it from bone to the middle of each ear. Apply lightly, to avoid looking like a clown.

K: The idea of putting on blusher is to make sure your face has a nice 3D effect and not flat like a pancake. Putting on blusher must be subtle yet visable to give this nice healthy glow on your cheeks. 
 
IV. Play up eyes
The more you play up your eyes, the slimmer your face will look. It is true, that when the eye is distracted by beautiful eyes, it does not pay attention to body issues. Use eyeliner and mascara that make your eyes appear larger, and use eye shadow that works well with your skin tone and eye color. Blue eyes look great with gold or pink shadows. Green eyes stand out with copper or plum shades. Brown eyes pop with blue, teal, and purple.

K: oh yeah, many of you should know by now that not only I have a pair of super tiny eyes, I also have PUFFY ones. HUMPH! so I deal with it by spending more time with my eye makeup. I usually put a eye primer as base, go over with a light shade eyeshadow as a proper base. Then I will put on liquid or gel/pot eyeliner to define my eyes first. After that then I will put on my dark brown or black eyeshadow to make my eyes look bigger. Then, falsies up to make my eyes look bigger and more 'alert' and lastly end it with appylying eyeliner at my lower eyelids. I do go to youtube.com to check out on makeup tips. For my eyes, I did a search on 'mono eyelids makeup tips"  

V. Apply bronzer correctly
One trick to using makeup to look slimmer is to use bronzer correctly to lift weight off of your face. Apply a light layer of bronzer on the jaw line to slightly darken the area. Blend the bronzer into your makeup so you do not look like you are growing a beard. Apply a slightly darker layer of bronzer under your jaw. This will draw the eye away from any weight that you carry under the neck and can actually help you look about 10 pounds lighter.

VI. Try highlighter
Add a touch of light highlighter to the tops of your cheek bones, the center of your nose, and your forehead. This will help elongate the face and make your entire body look lifted and lighter.

K: For this 2 mentioned above, its what we call it as contouring. It is definitely a skill to master BUT it is definitely the most effective tips amongs the rest to make your face look slimmer. I do get lazy at times but I will definitely spend more time on contouring when I have a special event to attend to. You will be amazed on how beautiful you will look in photos!
 
VII. Pink lips
Dark lips can actually cause you to look heavier. A light pink lip is one of the best colors for making a face look light and lips look full. Nude colors tend to make the lips look thin. A pink lip color that works with your skin tone is one of the best makeup tools you can have to help you look slim

K: I havent really try this yet and I am definitely going to try this tomorrow!

If you follow all of these steps, you will create a makeup routine that will leave you feeling confident, slim, and beautiful. In just a few minutes, you can go from looking blah to fabulous with just a few sweeps of a makeup brush.

So girls, STOP hiding your beautiful face and use your hair to cover those beautiful feature! You deserved to be noticed too! So try these! Be amazed by this 7 simple steps!

**Thank you Mr Ling for sending this tips to me. BTW, you are not hinting to me that I am not doing enough to make my face looks prettier and slimmer right? Kidding! I know you want me to share this article with the rest of our customers!

Love
K

WOah, interesting! 5 Easy Steps!

Last night I read an article on how to look good in 5 steps. Thought I will share it with you girls.


"There is nothing harder about being a plus size woman than waking up in the morning and figuring out what to wear. In fact, it is a difficult task for any woman, but for someone that isn’t overly confident about her body, it can mean hours of throwing outfits together, being disappointed and creating an awful mass of unwearable clothes on the bedroom floor.

Black is a safe bet, but it’s so boring! An injection of color just adds emphasis to the parts of the body you definitely don’t want to put out there, and the latest fashions just don’t look the same on you as they do the likes of Kirsten Dunst and Kate Moss. It’s a hard life, living with curves, but someone’s gotta do it!

Before you resign yourself to a never-ending closet of black clothes and spanx-pants, maybe you should take some tips from the professionals….?

Always wear clothes that are THE RIGHT SIZE. Smaller clothes make you look as if you are trying to shove sausage meat into s a skin, and let’s be honest about this ladies; that’s just not a good look. You might not want to admit that you are a size 16, but squeezing yourself into a size 12 isn’t going to change your weight baby; it’s just going to make you look unflattering!

The same goes for wearing clothes that are too big – you might think that they hide all your “fat bits” but in reality, all you are doing is making yourself look bigger than you really are, and when you are a bigger girl, you probably don’t want that!

Wear color! Wearing color adds emphasis to certain parts of the body, and as a bigger girl it might be easier to avoid a splash of color, but do you want to be Ms. Black for the rest of your life? If you like your bust, wear a fitted jacket in a splash of color over a black dress or pants. If you think you have nice ankles and feet, chuck on some colorful shoes and match them with a colorful bag. Adding color doesn’t have to mean broadcasting your plus-size figure, but it can help you to remember that you have good points too!

Never forget the importance of good underwear! This doesn’t mean that you should be wearing Spanx-style pants everyday for the rest of your life, but investing in good underwear will sort out some of the flaws that you see on yourself, such as the ripples under your bra, or the muffin top that hands over your pants. Get fitted properly for a bra, and wear underwear that flatters your curves, not ones that cut them in half. Support in this game means everything.

Accessories are important! If you like the shape of your waist, add a belt in a pop of color. If you have a long neck, throw on a chunky necklace. If you have thin wrists, wear some beautiful bangles. You will be surprised at how much you can change up one outfit simply by wearing different accessories. Even something as simple as a Peter-Pan style collar necklace can change the entire shape of a boring black top and is a budget-friendly way of updating your closet.

Get a decent hair cut! If you are worried about your double chin, your larger neck, broader shoulders or large bust, a good hair cut could make the world of difference. When your hair looks good, you feel good, and if you give people a reason to focus on something good, like your hair, they will avoid the areas that you feel self-confident about, such as your wobbly tummy. Go to a hairdresser, find some celebrities with the same figure style as you, and get changing!"

(article taken from agoracosmopolitan.com)

xoxo

K

Be a Fashionista.. Its not that difficult!

Was browsing through the net and visited some of famous bloggers from UK and USA... I was so swooned and mesmerised by the lovely outfits they prepared for themselves and I was drooling at the lovely items. 

But then later I thought to myself. 'HEY, I sell those too!' Dont believe? Let me show you...

So there! We are very proud to tie up with various reliable suppliers who are very sensitive to the trends across the world. They also are great in listening to my ideas and directions on styles I would like my customers to own. Love them so much for being so fashion forward and trusting KAYLENE to bring in their exclusive range to Singapore and therefore me being able to share these beauitful pieces to you.

Have a great Friday!

Juup Juup
K

**pictures are from various bloggers. I merely redid the collage to make it nicer :)
 

YELLOW shoes rocks!

Was feeling lazy when I went to shop on Wednesday... Put on my leggings and our new collection top. But Didnt feel 'quite there yet' and decided to put on my yellow wedges... What do you girls think? Light up my whole outfit?

Straight Beautiful Hair Please!

Lets talk about hair... STRAIGHT long mane

While flipping through a E-magazine, I got inspired on writing about hair... Well there are a couple of customers who ask me on how I maintain my hair and how to take care of it. They often ask me how much I spend on my hair. Seriously babe... its not that difficult. But before I tell you how I do the basic regime, I must tell you I used to be... 'lost in my own mane' ...

I really didnt know how to take care of my hair. I used to have pretty healthy hair, until the world of hair dyes came into my 'dictionary' and started exploring hair dyes right after I graduated in sec 4. Mind you ladies, when you are young and has only $15.00 in your pockets, your main aim is to get the BRIGHTEST hair colours using the CHEAPEST method. Hence I used the bleaching agent bought in pharmacies.. 6 percent, 9 percent bleach... familiar girls? oh yeah... I have been through that phase! Before you know it, I really didnt know how to take care of my locks. The next you know as times goes by and maybe body changing as well, it became greasy and my hair always look flat. My sister always chided me on why I do not take care of my hair and my overall being. Well, my theory was like most of you... 'So ugly and fat, why bother?' I really didn't know how to take care. I look 'greasy' and tired all the time. Now, admit it, I am sure at least ONE of you reading this will have similar situation. Unfortunately for us, Singapore is a humid climate and by end of the day, the hair gets flat and boy, its awful!!! Whenever I travel to countries with low humidity, I always tell Mr Ling how much I love my hair there.. bouncy and beautiful. But hey hey, we cannot change the climate and the place we live, why not change our little regime to make it work? It's really simple ladies... heres how.

If you notice in the picture, I have a hair dryer, a brush, shampoo, hair serum, and a couple more 'ka-changs'. They are must haves to make sure you have nice and smooth hair. For now, because my hair is straight, the topic is only for the ladies who has straight hair. For the curly hair ladies... sincere apologies! I will try to do a few research before I write about those beautiful curly locks.

Okay, so heres what you need to do. I know some of them sounds silly but you will be amazed at how some customers are clueless even to the most basic steps. I just want to share my little 'know-how' so that I can see more and more beautiful and confident plus size girls out in the streets looking yummilicious! I am not challanging anyone here on Kayde knows best. I am merely sharing... Okay back to the topic... Heres what you need to do

1) WASH your hair daily! Especially for the oily scalp girls, Its important to wash it daily to remove the excess oil on your hair.

2) VISIT a good hair salon and ask them for advice on what type of hair you have and what kind of hair products you should use. What I usually do is that I will ask all the questions about my hair and then hear what they recommend. Then I will google and read up on forums on where sells this product cheaper. I do visit those neighbourhood shops like Venus to ask more on hair products

3) BUY a good shampoo! Oh admit it! You can buy $800 on the bag, why not spend $50 on a good shampoo? Dont get me wrong! I do not use all expensive shampoos everyday. I cannot afford it! So what do I do? I alternate! One day a good one (and you will be amazed that a good shampoo just need approx 2 50cents coins dollops and not three four pumps) and the other I use the regular ones I buy in supermarkets. **do note, this is just my way of saving money. i am sure the hair stylists will not agree to this!)

4) BUY a good hair brush and hairdryer. Okay, that brush you see there, costs me approx $30 but I thought it was well spent. This brush is specially designed to volume up my hair and it works for me. My girlfriends tried it and they thought it works. The idea is to think of creating a mini salon in your own home. I bet you girls dont know that a scissors in a hair salon can cost $800 - $1500 per pair and a hairdryer can be as expensive as $500! Now we know why we can never achieve that beautiful look at home? Because in the first place, our equipments are wrong! Its not that difficult girls, go to SASA or some beauty shop. Ask around and check which kind of comb works well especially if you are going to do the next step..

5) BLOW DRY your hair. Before I found this regime, I always have messy hair and I look super awful. No matter how I comb my hair, strands will pop out and I look tired and 'lazy'. Then my girlfriend taught me how to blow my hair. Its so simple! First, you bend forward and flip your hair down. Blow the inner parts of the head and around the crown. (crown is where Grecian Goddess puts the leaves halo-like thing) Then flip it back and stand straight. With hairdryer facing your ears, tilt the hot air vent downwards 45 degrees. The from top, let the hot air blow down and move your dryer down to the tip. I didnt know this step and I was blowing my hair the wrong way. I tilted the hairdryer upwards instead. You can guess how the final outlook will become.. haha

6) Put on serum ONLY AT THE TIP of the hair. This is easy, buy any type of serum (I do use sunsilk quite often) Thats all! For that Argen hair serum you saw there.. it was FREE from the hair salon.. so hey why not! USE IT!

After you complete this, you will realise you hair is straighter, neater, has a nice sheen/gloss from the serum.





I sincerely hope you girls will try this simple regime and see if it works... It certainly works for me! Now its your turn to try it! :) good luck!

Try it! Any tips can share and tell us!

Love
K

Humility and Sincerity and Product itself brings 'Good Fortune'

Tons of people ask me on how I manage to keep KAYLENE for so long... I shall tell you! Its basically 3 elements.
*Disclaimer: Good Fortune doesnt mean WEALTHY. it basically means that I can feed myself and sustain KAYLENE (this baby spends alot of money per month!!) 


If you ask me, I think the biggest part of why my business is still thriving today is purely because I maintain a humble mindset whenever I work and make sure my staff (s) practice the same way. I often get mistaken as a worker and sometimes customers are... what I like to call 'Show Hand'.

show  (sh)

v. showed, shown (shn) or showed, show·ing, shows

v.tr.1.

a. To cause or allow to be seen; display.

b. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:

I shant explain in details, I rather you use your imagination on my defination of 'Show Hand'

Even though I own KAYLENE, I must constantly remind myself that the real boss of KAYLENE are ALL the customers who patronise her, hence I must remind myself to stay humble. But THANK GOD! Most of our customers are fantastic, super nice and extremely friendly... so it is defnitely easier in the plus size scene than the petite world...

Another reason why KAYLENE is where she is today is also because we stay very focused on what customer needs and listens to all her criteria before advising on which clothes suits her.  We do not have a template of serving and products to recommend for each customer. We actually make sure we screen through all the requirments the customers wants and then suggest the items. We are very sincere when we serve customers and should the item be awful, we will not hesitate and tell the customer to change out the outfit. I train my staff(s) in a way that I rather not close the customers bill today than to have her never coming back to KAYLENE again. And I must say my staff(s) did extremely well in this, adhering to KAYLENE's golden rule.

Of course product must speak for herself. YES our items are expensive compared to other indie shops in Singapore. But the item speaks for itself for the quality, the workmanship and the exclusivity of the item. Mr Ling and I are both very proud to make sure that our products are good and sometimes even better than the big names from USA and UK. And should we not get good quality and designs this time round, we make sure we change and challange ourselves to get better ones. We hope you like what we have prepared for you.

So there... the key words to thriving KAYLENE. There really is no secret strategy, just purely Humility, Sincerity and Product

Thank you all for the love and support.

K

Boo~~

Am dead beat... Just finished editing 1st set of photos for today's photoshoot. Prissy is awsome as usual, bringing out each outfit to its best. Am STILL in my bath robe and in my super messy house fill with stocks for KAYLENE and The Plus Mannequin... I am very happy with the stocks we have brought in and designed for you girls and am very proud to say we did our best to you THE BEST...

GOSH... am really tired tonight. :S

Thank God for such a wonderful model and studio for me to get my items shot beautifully and quickly...
More items will be up in a few days time...

Oh yeah, before I knock out. I wanna say I have the BEST husband in the world. He was cleaning up the room and wardrobe so that I can put more things into his corner.. I love him to bits! Okay okay, I know he cleaned up the room cos he wanna move the mini sound system (is that the correct word?) into the room to make way for our new television and soundbar (comes FREE!!) but still... He is my perfect Mr Ling!

Good Night Girlies!

 (and no, i am not tt fresh looking, a shot taken quite a while ago)

Love, K

BE SPOTTED in PEPLUM and NEON!

Have you been spotted wearing the latest trend? Well, Initially we thought PEPLUM skirts and dresses would be 'passe' real soon, but in the plus size industry, we seem to be seeing more than usual, stronger than ever... At KAYLENE, we for sure and loving this hot hot hot design, and if you ask me, it seems to be like THE answer to cover our tum tums. And here are some of the pictures which I got from www.stylishcurves.net as well as from ASOS...

We kept up with the trend as well! KAYLENE was proud to be the first few to launch peplum dresses in plus size in Singapore

 ** tts Miss Prissy on the extreme right in a recent fashion show. She represented KAYLENE with a fellow blogger Miss Rynaque to attend this event. ( a pity... I couldnt attend as I was catching a flight for work)

Next up, will be NEON crazy girls! Yeah... surprised that we can carry it too? You BET! When I was working overseas and getting ready for new goodies, I was really apprehensive if I should bring in such a bold colour to our shop. BOY, thank god I did! I was glad that I followed my 'purchasing' instinct and went ahead to try this new look for our customers...

Not convinced that its HOT everywhere? Here, come take a look at plus size models spotted wearing NEON colours!

 Arent they gorgeous!! You too can achieve such looks! Its all about pairing the right acessories and look chic at the same time! Inspired but shy? We can help you achieve tt look without looking too over or scaring your collegues at work!


**sincere apologies girls, its 1 am and I really need to knock out. I need to prepare for tomorrows fab photoshoot with Miss Prissy. So stay tuned for new FAB FAB FAB products!