La Tropezienne

2nd Bloggerversary Party!

by cecylia on June 10, 2011

Every year when my blog turns one year older, I hold a Bloggerversary Party. You can see the frivolity of last year’s shindig here. In the past year I’ve met so many more bloggers, so it was an awesome excuse to have everyone over at the boutique for some girly fun! And the theme of this year’s party was ‘Anna Dello Russo-esque’.

Sarah of Style Melbourne, Bianca of her gorgeous Parisian style blog, her title (il etait une fois ‘once upon a time’) sounds absolutely divine; and pretty-as-a-button Jasmine, our Friend in Fashion. 3 super chicks!

You should remember Leeyong from this post, she has previously worked for Vogue Japan, designed her own label, is Eurasian (so gorgeous!) and still makes her own clothes and accessories! Can you believe that she made her fuchsia dress!

The lovely ladies at Adorn came to give us makeup demonstrations. I am makeup-illiterate so it was great to learn the tricks of the trade. Mineral makeup is better for our skin and Adorn mineral cosmetics are 100% natural, and are an Australian product. I’m a follower now!

Guests are treated to the best: Cupcakes from none other than the delicious Cupcake Central, and macaroons from Parisian bakery La Tropezienne. I ate one from every flavour because I have missed these treats so much!

My dear dear friend Jess, of What Would Karl Do, who is going to the yummiest mummy ever! Congratulations once again Jess! I love Jess’ style, always on trend but always with an element of surprise.

Recently I met Aimmey, a freelance make-up artist. Check out her gorgeous gallery here. Aimmey’s passion for make up could rival my passion for fashion. So we hit it off right away and cannot wait for future collaborations! Theodore felt right at home next to her faux-fur vest.

My dearest photographer friend, Karen, one half of Finessence Photography, is also expecting soon! Congratulations to you too! Finessence just launched their studio on 122 Mailing Rd Canterbury, their studio is definitely worth checking out. Karen bought the Mawi long chain necklace for Christmas. Her Repetto heels are souvenirs from Paris. You can purchase them (in red orange) from our boutique!

I have to tell you a little about my red pants, I’m sure you’re wondering where they are from. They are actually souvenirs from ZARA Sydney. I have mentioned in a previous post that I don’t go shopping anymore. But when I do, it’s either to support talented designers or for ‘research’. I have a love/hate relationship with Zara. I love their business strategies but I dislike the fact they copy designers. However since I am a supporter at heart, I brought these red leather skinnies back to Melbourne. I wore them for the first time at this blog party, bent down to pick up a cupcake wrapper, and my left knee ripped 2 stitches. Yeb, on my first wear. And I paid over $300 for them. Oh well, that’s ZARA!

A feast for our eyes- thank you Leeyong and Lisa (Stylus Muse Blog) for brightening our day!

After the Adorn work shop, we gathered together to clear our lungs for some Sing Star fun!

Thank you my dear reader for supporting my blog, for reading it, commenting on it and following it. When you do any of those last 2, it’s better than chocolate for me. So *hint hint*

Someone I ought to thank (but could never thank enough for) is my dear husband. He is my best friend, my mentor, my blog creator, my photographer (he has taken nearly all the photos for my blog, except this photo) and my constant pillar of support. Without Chian, I would be blog-less, boutique-less and bag-less :) Thank you so much hunny bunny!

Oh, and what do you think of these defined eyebrows? Thank you Adorn! Hehehehe Hope you’re having a fabulous weekend!

What I wore: Vintage shirt, jacket, belt, Zara pants, Marc Jacobs heels

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Hiroko Koshino Skirt

by cecylia on April 11, 2011

A little while ago my beautiful cousin from Canberra (you would have seen her in her Wedding post here) came down to Melbourne so I could take her shopping. It was such a fun day! We started on High St Armadale at our boutique, then we went to a few of our favourite shops: Harlem, Hokey Curator, ate macaroons at La Tropezienne and cupcakes at the Cupcake Central cafe. Ah how we indulged…

Whilst Evane was trying on garments I got a few sneak pics, it was my first time wearing this amazing vintage Hiroko Koshino skirt. My mother-in-law gave it to me, along with the cape . This Japanese designer is STILL around and creating amazing pieces. I would love to visit her stores in Japan or Taiwan, where fashion is beautifully married with art. Ah…one day :)

Vintage shirt, belt, bracelet and earrings, Sportsgirl shoes, YSL ring and Hiroko Koshino skirt, in our change room.

I love being a personal stylist – this is an outfit I chose for Evane and it is her favourite outfit – Karla Spetic silk top, Amy Kaehne silk shorts (which I also have and featured in this post) and purple patent Repetto Klein pumps. Great legs!


After our shopping expedition, we headed to the Japanese Summer Festival, stay tuned for the next post :)

For me, there is not such thing as ‘Shop Til You Drop’, my shopping stamina has never let me down, that’s why I love shopping and love taking friends shopping! As long as I can shop, I forget about hunger, anxieties…worries.. :) A colleague recently compared me to a Duracell Bunny because of my unceasing vitality. So if you ever need a shopping buddy, give me a shout!

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VIPs & Fashion Elites

by cecylia on September 25, 2010

The wait was finally over, we launched an exclusive VIP runway party for our customers, stylists, editors, journalists, designers, models and photographers which showcased the new AW11 collections from Europe from Alldressedup, Antonia Goy, Felder Felder, Sophia Kokosalaki and Spijkers en Spijkers, as well as some Australian designers Karla Spetic and Gail Sorronda.  We had a fantastic turnout and the response was incredible. The models were all stunning (mainly friends and customers!) and they walked so well in our Repetto heels. It went off with a blast and I’m still feeling the hype and excitement from the night…thanks to Justin for these beautiful photos, he’s so talented.

We served Champagne and Muscatos, we ate macaroons, petit-fours and cupcakes! Thank you so much to La Tropezienne and Cupcake Central for their generosity.

Molly in the golden Sophia Kokosalaki silk dress, Repetto Mila pumps and a Karen Hamilton hat.

Two Maidens stylists Jess and Melissa created the beautiful looks for the show. It started with work wear, casual wear, cocktail wear, and Races wear.

The stunning Ebony (one of our customers) in a Felder Felder wool organza dress (top) and a Sophia Kokosalaki outfit (bottom)

The beautiful trio in Races wear: Georgie in Alldressedup shirt, Molly in Sophia Kokosalaki and Julia in Alldressedup.

The beautiful Jess (my talented side kick and our in-house stylist), in Alldressedup wool dress, Fendi belt and Alexander McQueen ring and the gorgeous Tania from Fashionising.


My stylist friend Micah, Melissa, Jess and my wonderful business partner and mentor Linda (in red Armani). I’m in vintage, because I couldn’t play favourites tonight and only wear a garment from one designer.

What a night, I cannot thank our sponsors and contributors enough. I’ve already mentioned our Gourmet Thanks, so here are the rest:

Artistic Thanks to Finessence Photography, J Tiew Photography, Jin Chen (graphic designer)- also for all of your prayers my dear, Toni&Guy Armadale, Ellie Makeup, Armadale Flowers, Tom our DJ, our beautiful models and our sassy stylists

Look Book Thanks to all our kind designers: Alldressedup, Antonia Goy, Felder Felder, Gail Sorronda, Karla Spetic, Repetto, Sophia Kokosalaki and Spijkers en Spijkers, for giving us so many copies of their latest collections.

VIP Bags Thanks: Omero hosiery for their wash bags, Alldressedup for their luggage tags, Jurlique Armadale for their 1/2 hour facial and samples, ACMI for their complimentary tickets to the Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin film, Flight Centre Armadale for their travel vouchers, Ruggles Dry cleaning and Brazillian Butterfly for their coupons and MOR for the door prize.

Special Thanks to House of Orange for lending us their benches, Pak Persian Rugs for their runway rugs, my awesome friend Samantha, designer of Bento and author of Fashion Recruit and my bestie Jackie for coming early to help me set up; and my girls from Ralph Lauren – Jess K, Lex who helped me run the show, Julia and Molly. You are just divine. Oh and Alan from Fashionising for the polaroid of my hubbie and me.

Of course this night was mainly designed for our VIP customers, yes you know who you are, you have one of those cards from us =P Thank you for supporting our boutique and for supporting the talented designers we believe in.

And to be honest, this event would not have happened without divine intervention as I’m no event planner but for this runway show to have been such a success all glory and thanks be to God.

I’m getting pumped about the next one now!

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1st wedding of 2010

by cecylia on January 29, 2010

I attended a wedding in January where I played piano. I haven’t played at weddings for a long time, I remember 10 years ago, I attended 3 weddings in 6 months and played piano at each one of them. I dusted off some old music and rummaged through my books and finally found some decent wedding-worthy songs – namely Wagner’s Bridal March, Pachabel’s Canon and Bach’s Jesu, joy of man’s desiring. Man, the rust had contaminated my unpracticed fingers as well. But thankfully, I managed to wing it.

I usually always frock up to weddings, I would pull out a vintage dress I haven’t had the chance to wear yet and step into some stilettos, grab a clutch and my camera and off I go. But this time, I decided to honour my desire for high-waisted silk pants and threw on this ensemble:

You know how much I love antique doors. So I had to pose in front of this blue one. Everything I’m wearing is vintage aside from the Witchery heels. I’ve had this beaded bag and my sea shell necklace for almost a decade. I rarely use the bag because it is so well made and I would hate for any bead to leave it. But today seemed like a good day to air it out. I am in love with this double-strap leather belt I found from a thrift shop. It  adds structure to any outfit.

Here I am downing my very fast lunch- munching on a Chiko roll before taking my place at the piano.

After the wedding. I met up with some friends and had the most unusual pizza from World. It was served on a speech bubble-like cutting board and the pieces were cut vertically… There was only one slice with lamb, followed by pizza bread covered in carrots, potatoes and peas. It was also smothered in mint sauce. Not the best pizza I’ve ever had…

At least the street entertainment was better prepared. This lovely gentleman blew his pipes for hours. I heard him play ‘Amazing Grace’ before and after dinner. But where was his kilt?

I’ve got to tell you about the most unusual breakfast ever! I had 10 macaroons from La Tropezienne cafe for brekkie. It was a little bit of a sugar overload but my system loved it. Macaroons are the most decadent dessert. They have an amazing texture and I had 8 different flavours! I think my favourite was the strawberry, to my surprise. And even though the best macaroons are the ones I had in Paris, I would definitely recommend these La Tropezienne macaroons to anyone who likes them.

And another unusual event of the week: Theodore has discovered my fashion magazines… and he seems to like Angelina.

Is he winking?

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