Another shopping trip

Well, this blog is becoming "what I bought lately" blog...because I went shopping...again!!!
This time it was for a good cause: I'm planning a photo shoot for my Hebrew website next week, and I needed some props in case the clothes I'll bring from the stores aren't enough.

I'm also kind of scared to take too much clothes from the stores, since it's the first time I'm doing a photo shoot with PR clothing, and some stores ask for security check...I'll make sure to post the pictures...and hope it will turn out great...

Anyway, there is this outlet store in my city, and they have the craziest stuff there...every time I get there, I buy so many things that I don't need, because I simply can't resist. For example chiffon floor length gowns, or fake fur covers, or beaded clutches and too many evening dresses for one person to wear in a lifetime...So you get the picture.

This time, I went even further...Let's just say that I can be officially called a "Sequins Queen" from now on...because I bought almost every sequined piece they had in the store. The results were: two sequined jackets, one embodied dress, a velvet coat, a Victorian style black blouse (very Givenchy), and a skirt. But that's not all. I put aside (to come back and take it next week) three dresses: yellow, red and green (I didn't pick the colors on purpose), a wonderful skirt and another coat...90% of the things I bought are not for my wardrobe but mostly for the styling projects and photo shoots.

Here are some hints to what I bought. I will photograph each item next week, after the photo shoot...maybe my photographer (b/f, he doesn't know he's a photographer yet because he's too busy working and having fun in Brazil, but in two weeks he'll find out) will agree to take some pictures of me with the new outfits...ones that are actually wearable...

Like new

I color my hair for many many years. My natural hair color is honey blond, but I think I look much much better with chocolate brown, and most of the people agree with me.



Because of many reasons, my laziness being the main, I didn't color my hair for almost 3 months, which left me looking very frumpy and generally bad...



Today I finally went to the hair salon (my hairdresser is one of my childhood friends) and here are the results:





I wear this hairstyle for almost two years, and refuse to change it...although sometimes I'm thinking about going short...

Seriously coveting!

Although I'm not in a position to even think about shopping right now, and my bank is about to close my account...I seriously want this dress. It's on Yoox.com, on sale, for half a price.

Made by Marni, this is one of these dresses that in my opinion never go out of style...The pattern and the color palette are so versatile and sooooo beautiful. I only wish I had 430$...

Image: Yoox.com

YSL is mine!

Well, YSL suit is officially mine! I couldn't help myself and went shopping with my mom and bought it :)

The reason we went shopping was to buy gifts for our relatives in Russia, but we ended up buying a lot of clothes to ourselves...as usual.

I started off at Castro outlet...I work at Castro (an Israeli brand), so I needed some clothes for work..and outlets are always nice...I actually found very cute stuff: a fake fur bolero, two dresses and a skirt.
Then I went to "Stella" to pick up my YSL suit...and while there, of course I found another dress!
Straight from the sixties, in pastel colors, it was so me, even my mom told me that I must buy it...so after a very pleasant time at the store, we went to Zara.

The suit

The sixties dress

I adore Zara, and I would buy half of the store if I could, but this time I fell in love with a pair of above the knee boots. They have no heels, and are very high...and very expensive. After some thought I decided that they're not worth the price, since they require very specific outfits...so I left them there, and now I'm kind of sorry.
What do you guys think about this trend? Is it worth investing in? I fell in love with the way Gala looks in her above the knee boots, but not quite sure I can pull it off....

Anyway, about the YSL suit...I'm not sure that I'll wear the three pieces together, but take them apart to make many different outfits...Kind of like these:



Jeans: Replay
Boots: Mango
Handbag: Zara
Vest+blouse: YSL


Top: Kate Moss for Topshop
Bolero: Castro
Heels+ belt: Zara
Skirt:YSL
Necklace: my Grand grand mother's

Can't stop...

Now it's official. I'm a shopaholic. Despite all the promises I made to myself, I just can't help myself when I'm in shops...

This time, I went to my favorite vintage shop, "Stella", to help the owner of the boutique to authenticate a Hermes bag she received from someone...After doing my homework for a whole weekend, I came to examine the bag. I have to mention that It's very hard to know what's fake If you never saw the real deal. But since it's kind of my hobby to tell what's real and what's fake (Especially on Ebay), I was ready to take the challenge. When I saw the bag, it wasn't that hard to tell that it's fake. Very well made, but fake...I asked myself, what a 6000$ or more bag should look like, and this bag didn't match my criteria, in terms of stitching and details...

Anyway, just to be sure I sent the pictures of the bag to the experts on The Purse Forum, and they proved me right...

Since I was already in the shop, I did a quick round and found a true treasures: a silk cardigan, very similar to those Thakoon showed on his runway for spring 2009...I just couldn't leave it there...And then...I found the most perfect vintage piece I've ever seen...It was a whole YSL outfit: a vest, a blouse and a skirt. The skirt and the vest are knitted and the blouse matches the color...very "school teacher" and very me...I just couldn't let it get away, and since I kind of already spent too much this month, I asked to put it aside for me, for a couple of weeks (Thank goodness the owner is very very nice)...I just can't wait to get my hands on it and to wear it...I'll post photos as soon as I buy it...

The photo:
cardigan: vintage from Stella
skirt: I made myself
The belt +tank: Castro (Israeli high street store)
shoes: Zara

My perfect boots

One on my favourite blogs (in Hebrew) wrote about boots for this winter. Which raised the debate about Zara. Most of my favourite shoes are from Zara, especially boots. I got this one pair about two years ago and couldn't part with them ever since. They are the perfect black boots with just the right height, and just the right heel. They are comfortable and versatile. they are everything you need from your boots. There is no need to mention that they are pretty much worn out and I will have to send them to repair before I wear them this winter.









But being a huge shoe lover and collector, I have many boots. These two pairs are my next favourite. Both of them are from Zara.

The first pair is dark indigo. Very beautiful color that goes with so many outfits...

The second pair are very high and go above the knee...I rarely wore them last winter, but I think I'll wear them a lot this winter....

I hope this winter to get some classic designer boots. I'm thinking Chloe or Marni or maybe even Gucci, depends on the style of the boot and the price, of course. Ebay is a great place, but I found a great outlet boutique a couple of years ago, and I think I will get my boots there.
Tomorrow I'm going to Tel Aviv so I'll probably drop by...

I'm thinking simple flat boots, with timeless appeal and very versatile...but I'm still not sure about the color: black or brown?

Back to work

Well, I'm going back to work, after two days of sitting in front my computer and doing basically nothing.

It's still very hot outside and I'm pretty much ran out of ideas for what to wear and feel really uninspired by summer. And although winter is only due in two or three months, I'm already planning my winter outfits...(for the record, winter here is like summer in many countries...it's really not that cold)

Here are some of the outfits:






Skirt, Jacket, Shoes: Zara
Top: Topshop
Handbag: Chloe







Coat: Dior
Dress: Zara
Bag: Aldo

Skirt, Knit: Zara

Shoes: Chloe

Bag: some random label

The last one is a Louise Della Cardigan I received as a present. It's kind of crazy, but I think I will wear it a lot, because it can be very versatile...and the fur is fake, of course...

Meanwhile I'm trying to enjoy the hot weather. I had a very nice weekend, with some friends and bf renting a yacht and suntanning...

Next time I hope to show the outfits that I actually wear now...so I'll have something left for the winter