New Kid on the Block - Fatima Mendes Online Store

As you all may know, I am an avid online shopper. Every so often I discover new stores, by trying to find a particular item or designer.  I was uber excited to find  Fátima Mendes' online store, and just had to share it with you all.  Even though the physical store has already been around for 30 years, and boasts six branches in Portugal, it is only recently that Fátima Mendes launched her presence on the 'world wide web'.

What do I like about this online store?  It isn't just that labels like Céline, Chloé, Christian Dior, Dolce Gabbana, Lanvin, Gucci, Givenchy, are stocked.  What I got very excited about was the fact that it has everything for everyone, for myself (miss), Mr Brigs (mister), Lil J #1 (little girl) and Lil J #2 (little boy).  And that it currently offers free international shipping (you all know how I feel about free shipping!)

I wouldn't mind any of the pieces from the store's gorgeous magazine-style editorial:

Went 'window' shopping for the whole family:

Miss

Lanvin dress

Gucci floral 'sweater'

Gucci coat - how absolutely stunning in this?!?

Mister

Lanvin blazer - hot!

Little Girl

Left to right: Dolce & Gabbana striped skirt (too cute! 'excuse me, do you have this in my size?), American Outfitters foulard, Stella McCartney bomber (to match 'mommy'), Gucci floral sneakers

Little Boy

Gucci 'mum' handbag, Stella McCartney Tiger Intarsia sweater, Stella McCartney sneakers, Gucci hat (even though I'm not one for logos, how cute is this? there's a pink one for Lil J#1 too!) 

They even have a really cool 'movie' for their web launch:

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What I'm wearing today: Ginta embroidered jacket

Took a quick snap with my iPhone as I left the house to run some errands today:

Ginta embroidered bomber jacket

Glassons merino striped wool top (I shared about these recently)

Topshop Boutique black silk jogger pants (wish I could get another pair!)

Nike sneakers (seriously one of my best buys of 2013 so far)

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Step back in time: Stella McCartney's iconic 'Horse' collection for Chloe Spring/Summer 2001

I was flicking through my wardrobe seeing what I can fit into, and sighed when I saw my strapless Chloe horse dress, leading me to reminisce. The 'Chloe horse' collection is in all likelihood my all-time favourite collection of Stella McCartney's to date (or one of my all-time favourite collections period).

Starting with the 'fruit' blouses with their unique sleeves (and the humorous line on the back of the 'banana' top: "keep your bananas off my melons), to the amazing horse prints (how iconic is that brown silk chiffon dress with the ivory horses printed on it, worn by 'Carrie' on 'Sex and the City"?), the flouncy sleeves, the beautifully-cut man-style pants, some of my favourite models (especially Caroline Ribeiro)...It was hard to 'edit' and whittle down my favourite looks (apologies in advance for the RSI that may be induced by scrolling down):

Worn by Kate Moss in a shoot

 Am absolutely kicking myself for not pouncing on this dress when I saw it on Ebay (I couldn't fit it at the time, but would now, boo!)! This is one of my favourite pieces of this collection...

 I have the 'negative opposite' of this dress (ivory horse on brown dress) - and must say this pic doesn't do this dress justice!

pics via www.firstview.com

What are your some of your all-time favourite collections?

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Word on the Fashion Street: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target!

Ok, so I am typing this with 'Sesame Street' playing in the background. What's the word on the street? Well, it was announced today that 3.1 Phillip Lim will be releasing a collaborative collection with Target on September 15th! I spotted some beautiful watercoloured floral patterns in the vid below! Cannot wait to see images of the collection (and am wondering - how will I get my hands on these? At times like these I wish I lived in the US)!

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Cheap thrills - Glassons Merino tops $29.99 TODAY only

I was actually going to share about these today anyway, and lo and behold, I got an email saying that these merino tops are only $29.99 for one day only (which sped up my post from tonight to this morning).  I recently purchased 6 of these merino tops from Glassons and was amazed at the softness, warmth and comfort of these tops, and at such an unbelievable price (this is not a sponsored post btw, I was just genuinely amazed)! Made from 100% New Zealand merino wool, I bought these as basics/staples for my wardrobe (especially with the weather heading towards Winter), and I think I might stock up on more today to use as PJ's (so cheap, why not?).  I had heard about these for years, but couldn't believe they could be good for the price of a 'cheap' t-shirt...but they are! And free shipping too! 5 of the 6 tops I bought were too big so I've sent them back to exchange for a smaller size. I have only just popped one in my washing basket, so have yet to see how the pull up after a wash, but I have read good things about that too.

Ok, am off to get some more black l/s crew neck tops...

Sorry to any international readers, just noticed it's for NZ and AUS shoppers only.