Amidst the many uninspiring vertical skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur are some of the city's most artfully-designed buildings. The contemporary designs are definitely cool and refreshing and add to the city's verve and vitality. Here are some examples:

The SETIASKY Residence in Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, off Jalan Tun Razak.

The Audi showroom in Jalan Imbi.

Kuala Lumpur's fashion street in Bukit Bintang where you'll find Prada, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, Christian Dior, and other international labels of high fashion and haute couture.

Moi at Musa

This is moi outside MUSA- Kuala Lumpur's latest fashion house located at Avenue K just across the KLCC Petronas Twin Towers. Looking at the pix, I can't blame you for thinking that I'm desecrating this chic "multi-brand" fashion house with my dowdy slacks and T-shirt. FYI, I was accompanying my daughter who has an art and fashion blog at http://berlin-fashionunplugged.blogspot.com. Since I was there I decided to also pop in to have a peek at the designer clothes:House of Holland, Peter Jensen,Cheap Monday; well, they mean nothing to a fashion dinosaur like me, unlike my daughter who went OOOHS and AAAHS over the clothes as well as the prices that are way beyond my shallow pocket. Besides designer clothes there are also accessories, watches and shoes. After trying out the clothes, you could adjourn to Musa's cafe which offers local favourites and selected dishes from around the world.