Monday, May 31, 2010

Recent Buys: Dries Van Noten, Chloe, YSL, Givenchy & Tomas Maier


In my last 'Recent Buys' post, I mentioned that I thought I would not be able/inclined to shop much once lil' Brigadeiro arrived, shame on me, I was wrong
...Whilst twiddling my thumbs waiting for her to arrive, and since then (waking up at various times in the morning to feed her - browsing the net with one hand), I have managed to 'kill some time' with one of my favourite pasttimes...

Dries Van Noten

The cut on the dress on the left is brilliant, wish I had purchased it earlier, as I was able to wear it (in my original pre-weight gain size) even on the night I went into the hospital, with a 10 month belly!



Chloe

I have searched for this Chloe silk top for many many years, love the draping & cut of the sleeves by Stella McCartney (ah, Chloe's glory days).

The silk & leather embroidered wedges by Dries Van Noten are a work of art, I wore these 2 days before I went into hospital with my Roksanda Ilincic silk black & peach/nude draped dress to my brother-in-law's wedding. I will try to take pictures of the incredibly embroidery on these to share...


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Tomas Maier

It is true, trying to dress whilst 'nursing' is even harder than harder than trying to dress whilst pregnant; when I saw this jersey dress by Tomas Maier (love his work at Bottega Veneta), I loved the draping, the nude colour and its practicality:



Givenchy

I have yearned for these booties for quite some time, please excuse the many runway shots, I am keeping them here for my own reference for outfit inspiration...







Yves Saint Laurent

Eeps! More booties! I was always undecided on the YSL Tribute pumps, as I have always liked them, but wondered if they were a little too stripper-ish...I finally decided they were not:





TOV dress


Thanks to The Glamourai, I found this fabulous dress, with its beautiful draping & cut, and most importantly, front buttons (for easy 'nursing' fashion). When I saw it on her blog, I simply had to get it, I do not usually buy something after seeing it on a blog, but this was perfect for my needs...



I have not had the chance to take an outfit shot, plus Kelly is a much better model than I am:


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25 comments:

  1. I love these heels so beautiful. My god..

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  2. Oh I love The Glamourai. Great purchases and you are one Hot Mama. Love the Dries shoes but not as much as that beautiful baby. When mini B is bigger you will have to show us her wardrobe too.
    Hope you are getting some rest
    Demanding Anon x

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  3. I love that dress! I'm not familiar with The Glamourai - do you know where/if the dress can still be purchased?

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  4. Wow, lovely dress!!! And where did you find these gorgeous YSL booties - I was sure they were completely sold out?
    Kasia

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  5. Congrats on all your very beautiful finds!! Very lovely dress and I'm curious how you'll going to combine it as your sense of fashion is truly unique and F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!!! Just saw these Givenchys yesterday in a US or UK fashion mag for May or June (ah, the age....) and thought, wow - these are fantastic - and here we go on your blog!! :)

    See Lil B. the sweet beauty is developing very excellent!! :-D She's so lovely! And you're looking so very proud and happy! Perfect picture!
    much love, sofie

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  6. Hey! just discovered your blog, I'm still browsing through your posts...I like it so far ;)
    In this post I loved the first two dresses (esp the one on the right)...

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  7. I always love your choice of clothes! Also , loving that pic of you.

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  8. Hey, first time visiting your blog and lovin´it!
    E que nome mais sugestivo...yummy!!! Sou brasileira, morei em Queenstown (NZL) e agora moro na Argentina!
    Beijos,
    Dani

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  9. You look adorable with your little one.
    ps. i am thinking of purchasing a chanel reissue when i go to europe this month. Would you know approx. how much i can expect to pay? ive heard all sorts of prices. thanks

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  10. Thanks for the sweet comments everyone!

    Kate - I'm afraid the TOV dress has sold out in all sizes. I was sad about that because mine had a fault/split in the sleeve and I wanted to exchange it, but there were none left! But I loved it so much I kept it and tried to mend it myself (did not work, so will have to take it to someone who has better sewing skills than I).

    Kasia/Anonymous - thanks to the powers that eBay :)

    katrina - I accidentally saw the Chanel receipt for the bag, and it was AUS$4,700. I don't know how much it'd be in Europe, but I would think it would be cheaper. I suppose it also depends on what size you were after...Hope you have a fantastic time in Europe!

    xx
    CC

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  11. Ameiii seu blog! E me apaixonei pelas fotos do seu filho... uma gracinha!

    Estou seguindo.

    Beijos

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  12. That Tomas Maier dress is beautiful x

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  13. I love the YSL collection.. amazing.

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  14. Such gorgeous purchys, darling!
    Especially loving that nude dress!

    And your baby is so lovely ~ congrats!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  15. i loved that givenchy colleciton, ever since then i've loved layered necklaces!
    XOXO, BECCA
    www.fashion-train.co.uk

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  16. I'm a huge fan of your Dries collection. Actually, I started noticing the brand more after following your blog. Where do you usually purchase them? I'm hoping to own my first Dries Van Noten dress in the near future. :D

    Congrats again on your Baby B! Such a cutie.

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  17. This dress is super cute!! I love it!

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  18. i love the look of
    Yves Saint Laurent

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  19. Beautiful things here!

    I didn't visit ur blog so long. sorry for that.
    I didn't know that you have a baby. The baby is absolutely gorgeous. You must be a happiest mom on earth. CONGRATURATION!!!!
    can i kiss your baby, please? just a beautiful thing!

    Hanh,

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  20. That shirt dress is awesome! Loved it on Glamorai Kelly. Give us a shot of your take on the dress!

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  21. Thanks C! Unfortunately if i got the same chanel as you I would use all of my spending money at once. I might see how much the small flap is, or even the camera bag. Definitely going to get some flats though. As you can see im extremely excited. I hope you are doing well!

    take care
    x

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  22. Same thing happened to me with the YSL tribute!
    Much blessings to you and your baby!
    mine is coming in 2 weeks!!

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  23. You are sneaky putting in the picture of you and the baby at the end of the post. She is beautiful!

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  24. First of all congratulations with the baby. She is absolutely adorable.

    Being pregnant myself, I really enjoyed your post on how to dress during pregnancy. Thanks for all the good tips!

    I would love to hear your thoughts on how to dress while nursing. As you say, I think that will be more dificult than dressing while being pregnant, so please, can you offer some advice?

    Finally, I really enjoy reading your blog. I would kill for your wardrobe, and I admire your sense of style.

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