Hermes

The Double C

by cecylia on April 29, 2011

It’s been a Madam Virtue Week hasn’t it? All of my blog posts have been dedicated to them, because I have finally found some mentors in the fashion industry! For a newbie like me, I’m like a sponge, willing and eager to learn anything and everything fashion. Let me tell you, it’s not easy to get a mentor, particularly in the fashion industry, maybe because it is so fast-paced and fickle…and after a few failed attempts to seek a lady who owns the most decadent accessories boutique in Melbourne, I was turned down, so I moved on. Thank God JC and Dean found me (via Facebook). They are so knowledgeable, experienced and super kind. And now, not only have I got 2 mentors, but also a new favourite boutique to shop!

So guess what I scored from Madam Virtue? The title of this post may have given it away…I was going to call it’ No longer a Chanel Virgin’…but that would have been too obvious.

As mentioned in this previous post, Madam Virtue specialises in high end vintage lust-worthy items. I had a lot of trouble choosing from the most collectable collection of Chanel bags. All of Madam Virtue’s vintage Chanel bags are actually repaired and cared for by Chanel! Talk about being devoted to your art! Or your bag.

After much indecisiveness, I was choosing between this particular vintage Chanel bag and the Mongolian fur jacket seen in this post, hubby made the call – the bag! Yes he’s become quite an expert in the ‘cost-per-wear’ concept, thanks to our friend Tash. I chose this bag because it is not the predictable black that nearly every fashionista has. The chains are removable so I can also wear it as a clutch. A tight clutch.

Madam Virtue’s mascot is Maude, the most well-behaved Sharpei, wearing a LV tag, got along very decently with Theodore, but they were both playing hard to get in the boutique. Typical! I have been dying to debut this vintage skirt I bought in Paris. It’s so long so I had to wear a pair of tall pumps with a chunky wooden heel to avoid damages. I just love the colour of the lace skirt.

Thank you so much for having me JC and Dean! Cannot wait to visit you again soon!

And now…I’m off to Sydney for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week! I have ‘saved’ some interesting outfits for the shows, can’t wait to take them out for a spin. A fully packed schedule awaits me, am really looking forward to catching up with some dear friends. So excited! I am not bringing my laptop this time as I won’t have any time to blog (I have 7 shows to attend every day! Hope I don’t faint, from excitement…) but you will be entertained next week with posts I have prepared earlier for your enjoyment. And don’t you worry, the Rosemount posts will be up when I get back. In the meantime, look me up on Facebook or Twitter for stylish updates.

Miss Sixty jumper/vintage necklaces/vintage skirt/vintage belt/YSL shoes

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She hangs in shades the orange bright like golden lamps in a green night

by cecylia on March 2, 2011

I had to hide my excited shrill when I discovered this amazing vintage John Cavil silk jacket in a local vintage shop, in this season’s It-colour – tangerine. It was 2 sizes too big and 2 shoulder pads too many, but I loved it. Ladies, size is not that important, what is is how you style it and how you look in it. Just because I’m wearing a Large doesn’t make me a large. In fact, most people would look better if they opted for something 1 size bigger and put on a belt. It’s a cinch!

Like I said in this post, I’m going to try to take my doggies out more often. Both them, and I benefit from the fresh air and vitamin D. Meet Hermes (Jack Russel Cross) and Theodore (Chihuahua). And thank God these photos were taken before I ruined this top in Napi-san. still wearable…but let’s just say that I am never speaking to Napi-San again.

John Cavil jacket/Amy Kaehne silk shorts/Robert Robert pumps/Damselfly panther choker/YSL ring/vintage belt.

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Opening Ceremony for Chloe

by cecylia on November 16, 2010

Ok before you jump into conclusions, (and come on you should know better than to believe that Chloe would allow Opening Ceremony to collaborate with them)… this is a post dedicated to my new bag, my first-ever non-sale designer bag I bought in Paris. My favourite souvenir from Paris.

It was a big deal for me because I was actually on a mission to get the Celine box bag or a vintage Hermes Constance I’d met at Gabrielle Geppert, see here; but all of Celine’s bags were out of good colours. There was only a navy one left at the Avenue Montagne store.

Man, people go crazy around Paris Fashion Week! So since Celine was off the list, my next favourite was a bright orange one from Dior…I really wanted to get a small shoulder bag because I already have so many totes. But in the end after much debate and a twist of fate, the Chloe Daria bag became mine.

So here’s the opening ceremony:

Peek-a-Boo!

The leather is so soft. It’s so difficult to believe that for such a structured bag, the hide is so buttersoft.

Wearing my favourite Antonia Goy silk Georgette dress

So here it is – my new baby =) Oh and Jessica Alba has one too

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Chic Parisiennes Part 1

by cecylia on November 7, 2010

Did I mention that everyone in Paris is so ridiculously chic? Every time I go there I feel under-dressed. And let me prove it to you with these images below.

Ok so I found the Dries Van Noten boutique, not just because of the big overhead banner but because the beautiful prints in the window caught my eyes. I’m in my Manoush wool dress which is backless and so I’ve borrowed hubby’s H&M jacket as a cape. You probably can’t see his Yeti brooch from Lenko so you can see it better here. On my finger is a Mawi dynamite ring and I’m carrying my bag-enir from Paris- the Chloe Darla bag. I took advantage of the high Australian Dollar and bought my favourite bag from the Chloe boutique on Avenue Montagne. There were so many customers there, most styles were sold out I was very lucky that the latest style (the Darla) was still available in colours for me to chose! The shoes have a story too. I was wearing my trusty Repetto flats one day when rain greeted me and my feet so to get my feet out of my soggy shoes I had to buy a pair of ‘walking shoes’- these snakeskin boots.

I was meeting designers at show rooms and the one with Felder Felder and Alexander Wang was unreal. Everyone was so chic, take a look at these ladies.

Now take a look at me- see what I mean? Totally daggy and unattractive compared to them.

Here’s another example of a fashionable duo. And everyone’s so good about having their photos taken by strangers.

I didn’t quite catch her name but she was my favourite ‘look’. Love the caramel, gold and coral shades. Such tanned and toned legs too! Chic Italians who stay at The Ritz…