Bardot in Pink

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 in Fashion

The sun and warmer weather have finally arrived in Paris. It was like one day we just woke up, and winter was over. Cafe terraces are alive again during these milder evenings and spring wardrobes are slowly but surely seeing daylight again. I recently got a few new things to freshen up my style for the weather. It seems like this year’s spring fashion trends are right up my alley, with lots of feminine pieces and soft beautiful colors as well as platform shoes. I recently found the cutest new store in the Marais called Suncoo where I got this dress and a few other adorable things I can’t wait to share with you. I will be sure to add Suncoo to My Paris guide. I am also adding a new feature to my posts, music! Click play, listen, read, relax…

My favorite part of the dress is the back. The tiered layers drape and flow in the breeze, and at the top there is an adorable scalloped detail.

It  has these pretty layers in the front as well.

The  front is adorned with this opaque ivory colored jewel collar. Here I am wearing an antique ivory bow I found at the Port de Vanves flea market for five euros. I strung a silver chain through it to wear it as a necklace.

Admiring my new shoes here…

I was beginning to worry that all my blog readers might think I only owned one pair of shoes! All my outfit posts thus far I have been wearing my favorite Chie Mahari russian doll booties (a name I gave them). Those booties were a life saver this winter, however I do own more than one pair of shoes! These are a new pair I got last week by one of my favorite brands Cosmo Paris. They make adorable and affordable shoes and each season have tons of styles you can find at Printemps. I love the patten leather because I don’t have to worry about wearing them out in spring showers.

The wedge heel is also very comfortable.

The dress has the pretty detail around the bottom as well. You can see the cute but subtle little hearts on my favorite Tabio stockings.

The wood heel on the new platforms are quite loud when I walk though!

What are your favorite trends for spring fashion this year? Happy spring time!

Fifi Fabulous

Posted on February 20th, 2010 in Fashion, Shopping

I first fell in love with Fifi several years ago while working at the adorable lingerie and swimwear boutique A Tropical Affair. Even amongst all the amazing lingerie lines that filled the shop, Fifi Chachnil stood out. Since my days folding flirty panties, my love of lingerie has only grown. Moving to Paris, where women are rumored to spend up to forty percent of their disposable income on lingerie, must have something to do with that. I have quite a collection that has cost me a pretty penny to accumulate over the years since I started back at A Tropical Affair, and each and every piece is carefully selected from across the world, cared for, and adored. This week while browsing the amazing lingerie blog and boutique of FaireFrouFrou, I decided it was time to add something new to my boudoir. On this free friday afternoon I found myself marching on Rue Saint Honoré. There, tucked away from the peekaboo passerby window shoppers, in a calm courtyard caché, is one of Fifi’s two Paris boutiques. If your’e anything like me entering into this sea of pastel silk and satin frills is like stumbling upon wonderland. With my new purchase I left feeling Fifi fabulous and inspired.

inspired by Fifi’s La Meilleur look, I pulled out my  own favorite cozy vintage angora house sweater and paired it with a Sparkle and Fade onesie.

I couldn’t be happier with my new Paris Bonjour. Practical and beautiful, it’s a classic in the Fleur de Peau and always available.

My baby blue satin Paris Bonjour is accented with baby pink trim, stitching. and bow.

These were my first Fifi purchase several years ago. I couldn’t resist the adorable Paris pattern with the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triumphe, and Notre Dame. It must have been a premonition I was destined for Paris.

A very content customer.

Tempted to indulge in some Fifi Chachnil for yourself? They have two shops in Paris and one in London. If you can’t make it there, shop Fifi at FaireFrouFrou in their Los Angeles boutique and online store, or at A Tropical Affair in Santa Barbara and online. For more stockists and locations visit www.FifiChachnil.com and be Fifi fabulous!