Fridays @ Portobello & around town

Hello guys,

I have been a happy, busy, busy bee for the last few days, sorry for the lack of posting, missed you guys!

Quick catch up on the things I have been up to...

I was lucky enough to go to the Alexander McQueen sale on Thursday which was MAD! Queued up for over 2 hrs in the freezing cold! It was a real nightmare (in the queue) and heaven at the sale room. (Will post about it, so stay tuned.)

Friday, had a really cool day as a market trader helping my friend with her vintage sale. I loved it! Despite the cold...I went really well prepared with loads of layers, I had a really cool, chilled day, met up with loads of cool people, took some pics for the blog and sold loads of stuff. I was so tired when I got home.

Yesterday, I went to a wedding, which was lovely and I had a real good time. The bride looked fantastic. Congratulations to the newly weds!

And finally, today posting some street style pictures, this time around taken at Oxford Street and Portobello Market.

...Some cool people around...
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Street Style

Anna, Oxford Steet.
Cool velvet legging and a lovely studded leather bag, looking fierce yet relaxed with her vintage boots.


Lilly, at Topshop, Oxford Street.
She just looks so adorable, I love the detail of the bow tie and long socks. Cute.


Gemma, Portobello Market.
Showing off her cool new bag which she had just bought at the market. I like the nautical blazer mixed with the tartan.


Andrea, Portobello Market.
Keeping warm with a lovely knitted fur hoodie and I also love the asymmetric cardi too.

I am keeping it brief today, because I am still recovering :)
See you soon.
XOXOXOX

Mega Vintage sale!

Hiya everyone,

Good news!

Many of you, my lovely readers have commented about visiting Portobello Market... Fridays is the best day, because of the vast selection of vintage items and THIS coming Friday is going to be even better...

A very good friend of mine, who's has a lovely and quirky stall at the market on Fridays and Sundays has organized an amazing mega vintage sale.

There will be a huge selection of items, going for just £10 each!!! Utterly bargain.

I'll be there giving her a hand and looking after her stall for the day!
So, this would be a lovely and great opportunity to meet some of you. Come by to have a look and say hello if you can :)

The stall is under the Westway, the bridge over Portobello Road. I am sure you'll be able to find me under my layers and my huge gloves!


(My dear friend Sue and I)

Everything must go and I am sure it will be a lot of fun.
Hope to see you there!
x

Quick and sexy inspiration

Hello guys,

Today's post is a sexy and cool inspiration. A great editorial which I have found at Elle Brazil.

I loved the combination of tailored items with sheer fabrics, amazing corsets and cheeky underwear on show. Quite grown up and fantastically gorgeous.
A tale of seduction.


An amazing corset with a simple tailored jacket, a deliciously daring look.


I am absolutely in love with this ever so lady like, ever so cute futuristic jacket.


This silk shirt with some detail on the shoulders is gorgeous. The stockings and suspenders are just pure sexy appeal.


Love the simplicity of this nude combo. A beautiful structured blazer and a body con dress never fails.


Sensually and cleverly use your imagination and play with your layers.


See you all soon.

picture credit: Elle Brazil.

The art behind Chanel fragances

Hello everyone,

I was missing blogging so much! I was away with a friend for a few days. We went up to Manchester, it was quite cold and very rainy, still it's always nice to travel and we had a good time.

Back in London town the other day I had the opportunity to attend the Chanel Baudruchage demonstration.

Baudruchage, it's the distinctive art form to seal the bottles of the most luxurious fragrances in the world. It was very interesting to see it because it's a very skilled process.

Chanel actually only hire 8 women, called Metier d’Art. All the work is done manually, bottle by bottle, it takes them around 7 months training.

The 3 stage technique complies in using a very thin rubber which looks like a thin skin, the skin is quickly wrapped around the bottle neck and lid. Secondly, the black cord is meticulously wrapped around the seal and then cut. Finally the hot wax is applied onto the same spot and marked twice with the Chanel logo.


It's a very luxurious finish, also functional because this rubber seal not only helps to preserve the scent but also guarantees the quality of the brand to the customer proving that the product hasn't been tampered with.


The 8 ladies employed by Chanel can produce 100 bottles an hour, in total an average of 2.500 bottles are hand sealed by day.
They normally will wrap the rubber skin and the cord in one batch and finish all off in the afternoon stamping all the bottles with the wax.

This treatment is reserved for the extrait concentration, the most luxurious form of perfume.


Another reason to love Chanel!
It's quite amazing how much effort goes into a single product.

See you soon.

x

Fridays @ Portobello

Fridays at Portobello
"Street Style"

... Some cool people around...
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Leanne, Portobello Market.
I totally adored this look, all very sweet with the themed shirt but also sexy-cool with the cropped leather jacket and the striped mini.


Hayley, Portobello Road.
I love the way she has combined all her layers. I am much loving her knit cardi and coat. Her tasseled bag is also gorgeous.


Loni, Portobello Market.
I very much like the lace dress, soft and feminine, contrasting with the heavy boots.


Kathleen, Portobello Market.
Love nude and neutral colours...they look great together. Teamed up with a cool print dress to break it up, simple and lovely.


Maddy, Portobello Road.
Basic black with a touch of fun and different textures, love the faux fur coat and the lace tights.

See you all soon.

xoxox

Hello Kitty's 35 th Anniversary

Hello and Meow!

If you're a Hello Kitty fan, you must know Miss cute cat is commemorating her 35th anniversary! Hello Kitty was born on the 1st of November, 1974.

To celebrate, Sanrio has had many different collaborations from cool designers such as Anteprima, Linda Farrow, American Apparel, Lochcarron, Dr. Romanelli and Asics to name a few.

I was checking the website of uber trend shop 'Colette' in Paris, which I have always wanted to visit but now I certainly want pay a visit even quicker... Hello Kitty specials will only be available until the 5th December! (Can we get on the Eurostar now, please?)

They are selling a fantastic collection of collectible items and a section of the shop was especially decorated for HK anniversary.

Check it out!
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I would love to go there of course, but if that is not possible you can have a good old browse on their website.

So whilst browsing, funnily enough I took a fancy for the most peculiar toy which is the medical and anatomy versions of Hello Kitty!
It's a bit weird and extremely cute at the same time as Hello Kitty organs all have cute bows and Hello kitty faces. I totally love it!

Designed by the cool Dr. Romanelli these toys are made by Medicom. There are 4 figurines to collect the anatomy one, in blue and vintage, and the medical one, in green and candy stripe versions.





I want them all pretty badly!

There are also other cute and desirable items for all budgets...


Antreprima bag as seen on Paris Hilton £ 3279



Lochcarron bag, £92


Camomilla bag £65


Sanrio necklace, £1949


Mug with tea strainer £32


Glasses holder £20 ( I totally love this one too!)


American Apparel T-shirt £115.


Dr. Romanelli figures, £71

You can also find the famous Asics trainers in red for £141.

Love everything?
Check it out : www.colette.fr
Hello kitty special from 9 November to 5 December 2009.

See you soon.
x

The bare necessities... What is in my bag.

Hello everyone,

I am back!

I am so sorry with the lack of news around here but on the other hand, I had a very busy and pleasurable week going out with friends and having guests around.
I haven't been posting lately but I was still having my usual peep at many of your lovely blogs!

Anyways, I have always really enjoyed all the posts where some of you girlies share the contents of your bags to the world...
The nosey side of me (he, he, he) loves to find out what type of things people carry around. What can you not live without it?

Inspired by so many of your posts, I thought it was my turn to share with you what is in my bag.
I hope you enjoy!


I try to keep it to a minimal because I do change bags every other day!

The bare necessities:

Today inside my Vivienne Westwood pirate bag...

- My beloved old wallet by Circa.
- An old second hand Blackberry.
- Pretty Portobello cards.
- An umbrella (if you live in England a brolly is a must!).
- Chewing gum.
- Boujoirs Lipstick.
- A wooden comb.
- Deodorant.
- Elizabeth Arden Blusher.
- Blusher brush.
- Hello Kitty chocolates.
- Bach florals.
- Perfume.
- Tape (for my feet, against blisters, because I can't use plasters).

That is the basic, then normally I would also carry some gloves, a hat and a scarf... sometimes even my chocolate milkshake (a devilsh Frijj) goes in there too!

See you soon.

xoxo