Shopping Setback

If you'll recall, I received a $100 gift card to Holt Renfrew for Christmas (as I posted here) and I was eager to find something to use it on.  This is just a quick update on my shopping journey.  End of season sales have started, and Holt Renfrew has brought out racks and racks of reduced items.  I managed to find a pink and white Prada...

Valentino Spring 2011 Couture

With the direction that Valentino has been going lately, I have come to expect bows, ruffles and sheer fabric.  Every collection follows those guidelines, and I can almost imagine what a collection will be like before it even comes out.  This would be the opportune moment to say that Valentino is stuck in a rut, but I won't say that. ...

Chanel Spring 2011 Couture

The video for Chanel's Couture show has finally come out, allowing me to do a review (I don't like reviewing a collection without trying to see it in the closet way possible to the way a designer intends).  Chanel's last Spring Couture collection consisted of a bright, almost sci-fi shimmer, but for this collection, Lagerfeld introduced a softer,...

Christian Dior Spring 2011 Couture

Yes, it is that time of year again: couture week.  I always look forward to the aura of pure opulence, the sound of impressed editors, and of course, the sight of breathtaking creations.  One show I never miss is Christian Dior, a favourite of mine ever since his Fall 2008 Couture collection.  This is my first time talking about couture...

La Parisienne

I was flipping through the fashion section of the newspaper about a month ago, and I saw a photo of this French Connection Winter Sun Wool Coat (it also comes in pink, blue and camel): The coat itself is beautiful (although there have been complaints of it being shapeless), but what made me even more excited was that I actually saw this coat being...

Vlada Roslyakova

At the request of angelaseeangelablog, Vlada Roslyakova is up next on this blog's model feature! Vlada is most well-known for her piercing blue eyes that are like icy lasers on the runway.  But the delicate bags under her eyes (yes, you read right!) are just as well-known, and they complete her fragile and almost doll-like look.  There are...