Instatravel Diary Part 4 - Champagne and Paris

This is Pt 4 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Part 3, Part 2 and Part 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left): 

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. On the train en route to Epernay (Champagne) wearing my new Jimmy Fairly sunglasses and Suno playsuit
2. Foie Gras with brioche and chutney
3. Bona fide creme brulee
4. Coffee and champagne at La Cave Champagne in Epernay
5. Wearing SABA striped top, Zara shorts, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers and Jimmy Fairly sunglasses
6. Being silly at dinner wearing Suno playsuit
7. Black Maje dress and Balenciaga Extra Courier bag
8. In Rheims
9. At my first Michelin-starred restaurant La Parc at Chateaux Les Crayères in Rheims
10. Complimentary amuse-bouches that were to-die-for (the whole meal, in fact)
11. My main meal
12. Sneaky pic of the restaurant
13. The 'Fromage cart'
14. Mr Brigs' dessert stole the show
15. My apricot souffle was amazing but overshadowed by Mr Brigs' dessert
16. Having a chat with Jimminy Cricket in the hotel/restaurant's garden
17. On my way to Bateaux Mouche, to sightsee along the Seine wearing: 3.1 Phillip Lim silk cut-out New York t-shirt, Rag & Bone 'The Dre' jeans, Helmut Lang blazer (am in love with this, and it arrived one day before my trip, whew!) and Nike sneakers
18. No introduction needed, le Tour Eiffel.
19. Outside Céline, where I didn't find any black or navy trio's, nor very good customer service for that matter, luckily that was all remedied at a different store *wink wink*
20. Yummy juice outside George Pompidou museum.
21. Salted caramel yoghurt
22. Woo hoo! SCORE! At Céline, and wonderful SA's too, they made my day.
23. Beaming outside Céline in Doo.Ri dress, Nike sneakers and Chanel reissue bag.
24. Dinner at Balthazar - amazing fish tartare (!!!)
25. Outside Hermès, where I was really excited to see the 'Petit h' collection I wrote about in issue 6 of Peut-être magazine (am now really wishing I had 'invested' in a beautiful blue crocodile and pink leather pinwheel, it was too cute).

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Instatravel Diary Part 3 - Paris

This is Pt 3 of my 'Instatravel Diary' of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris (continuing on from Part 2 and Part 1), in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left):

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. Pierre Hermé macaron looking out my window
2. Another Pierre Hermé macaron
3. With Paris Couture week, I relished downtime and the comfiest of clothes (Bonds tank, Zara denim shorts, Nike Roshe sneakers, Balenciaga Extra Courier bag)
4. Cool instruments for kids at Parc Floral de Paris where I went for the Jazz Festival (with the kids in tow)
5. Gorgeous lily pads at Parc Floral de Paris
6. Dinner at Marais' Des Gars dans la Cuisine
7. One of my favourite yoghurts (in vanilla and hazelnut)
8. Waiting outside the Louvre in Doo.Ri dress, Nike sneakers, Chanel reissue, YSL arty rings (marine/rg and cream)
9. At the Louvre
10. I never have Starbucks, but enjoyed this frappuccino on a hot day...
11. My little sister (well, not so little, but little to me) visiting from London, as we walked along the Seine river.
12. Visiting 'Da Rosa' Epicerie after 6 years
13. A nice glass of white
14. Jambon iberico and yummy food at Da Rosa (St Germain)
15. Happy hour, coconut caipirinha (sadly looked better than it tasted)
16. Luckily this did not: Amorino gelati (yum!)
17. Berthillon ice cream (2 ice creams in one day? Why not?
18. Pierre Hermé macarons
19. First sartorial purchase - Maje black dress (also in the storefront's window)
20. Delicious salmon entree at the Dome du Paris (Marais)
21. Second sartorial purchase - sunglasses from Jimmy Fairly
22. My black Maje dress
23. On the way to Champagne (Epernay)
24. At the train station, Champagne-bound with Mr Brigs, on first night without the kids ever (since having them) wearing Suno plaid playsuit, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers, YSL arty ring and Balenciaga extra courier bag

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Instatravel Diary Part 2 - Paris

Continuing from my last post, here's Pt 2. of my Instagram pics I took on my iPhone while I was in Paris, in reverse chronological order (start from the bottom up, from right to left), :

From bottom right pic (work bottom up, from right to left):

1. Backstage at Yiqing Yin (aka my favourite Haute Couture designer)
2. Ditto
3. Gasp-inducing finale piece  (literally, I followed Nathalie to the room when I heard her gasp, and then gasped myself on seeing it)
4. Yiqing Yin at work backstage
5. Breathtaking frothy piece worn by Soo Joo Park
6. Backstage Shu Uemura makeup
7. French stylist Melanie Huynh at work (kudos to her for working pregnant in heels, I succumbed to sneakers, even if Isabel Marant ones by Day 2) deciding on shoes for each 'look'
8. Korean model Soo Joo Park
9. Models lining up at Yiqing Yin
10. Yours truly (left) interviewing my favourite Couture designer Yiqing Yin (right)
11. What I wore on Day 4 (Willow blouse, Helmut Lang blazer, Current Elliott leather pants, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers, Dries Van Noten necklace, YSL arty ring and Chanel bag)
12. At Christian Dior Jewellery presentation - Peut-Etre's creative director, editor-in-chief, photographer and just absolutely lovely Nathalie Malric with her pink hair.
13. At Hermès 'Metier D'Art' show
14. Amazing finger food at Hermès
15. At Massaro (haute couture shoes, and not only for Chanel)
16. THE original two-tone Chanel shoes at Massaro
17. At Marais' Rue de Archives
18. I am obsessed with French yoghurt (this one was hazelnut)
19. At Chanel's 'paraffection': Maison Michel
20. Salmon tartare and lentil salad for lunch
21. Pierre Hermé macarons on my favourite chair (wish I could've brought it in my suitcase!)
22. Said Pierre Hermé macarons sitting pretty on my Dries Van Noten embroidered silk pants
23. Coffee at Strada (Marais - best coffee I had in Paris) with my sister's Chanel bag
24. My favourite pick of the Pierre Hermé macarons: Arabesque (pistachio and apricot).

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I'm back! With Instatravel Diary Part 1 - Paris

Bad blogger, bad blogger!

I am so so sorry for going MIA for as long as I have.  Paris/France was much busier than I thought it'd be (which was very nice for a change), and the only night I had access to a computer with internet was the night I had to pack my suitcase...

I had an amazing time, met amazing people (Nathalie, Olivier & Jeremy: here's looking at you), met my favourite Haute Couture designer Yiqing Yin and was blown away by her show (as well as backstage), ate incredible food (too much!), spent priceless time with my family, traveled to Champagne and Provence (and 2 days in London), did a spot of shopping (more on that sometime later), and just had an absolute blast!

I got back late last week and jet-lag has been horrendous (still is, especially since Lil Brigs #2 has been sleeping terribly too).  I have been meaning to share some of my 2,000 or so photos, but I accidentally deleted my Photoshop! With my pictures take in RAW form it'd take forever to upload them, so until I have that sorted, I thought I'd share some of my Instagram pics.  I still hope/intend on sharing my actual camera pictures (I took a few snaps of fashionistas I often feature on this blog!), and I know a few of you may have seen these already, but since not everyone's on Instagram, here is my first installment (in a reverse chronological order, just to be extra confusing - start from the bottom going from right to left):

So working from bottom to top, right to left:

1. Cool flooring at London's 'Duck & Waffle'
2. Cool bottles hanging from the ceiling of 'Duck & Waffle'
3. Haute Couture show invites
4. View from the apartment in Le Marais (opposite Martin Grant's 'institute')
5. View from the apartment in Le Marais
6. Backstage pass to Yiqing Yin's Haute Couture show
7. View from my bedroom
8. What I wore (Saba top, Zara skort, Nike & Chanel reissue)
9. Inside Dries Van Noten's flagship store
10. Plaid at Dries Van Noten
11. New collection at Dries Van Noten
12. Late night gateaux
13. Outfit (Chloe dress, Dries Van Noten clutch)
14. Outside Grand Palais - Chanel Haute Couture
15. Heading to Stephane Rolland's Couture show
16. Backstage pass to Stephane Rolland
17. Waiting for bus to go to Julien Fourne's Couture show
18. Beautiful invite to Oscar Carvallo's Couture show
19. Late night dessert at the apartment
20. Outfit worn to day 3 (standing outside for Serkan Cura's Couture show - 3.1 Phillip Lim rosette dress, Isabel Marant Betty sneakers & Chanel bag)
21. Serkan Cura 'Constellation'
22. Instavideo of the Serkan Cura show
23. Lunch - melted goats chevre salad
24. Backstage at Yiqing Yin's Couture show 25. Ditto

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New in: Isabel Marant Dicker boots in Gris

Greetings from Paris! After a couple of days in London, I have arrived in the city of Light. Still exhausted but oh so excited! I brought these boots with me, which arrived a few days before I left, and they are so comfy they haven't required any breaking in, just like my anthracite pair. It's going to be a busy week, with quite a few shows on my schedule, and even an interview with one of my favourite haute couture designers! Hope to share more this week here and on Instagram, so watch this space!

Bisons from Paris!

xx

CC

SABA Kylie striped top (available here) and Isabel Marant Dicker boots (available here, anthracite available here and here...)

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