recent purchase: t by alexander wang beige jacket

recent purchase: McQ notebook print scarf

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recent purchase: mulberry bayswater black patent-leather laptop case

dust bag for the laptop case

mulberry bayswater black patent leather laptop case

Photos of the interior after the jump

recent purchases: sneak peak!

Reveals to come soon!

recent purchase: jimmy choo fairley in black patent

to my surprise, i found black patent jimmy choo pumps on sale while shopping in toronto recently. oh how lucky i have been this year for shoes! 

recent purchase: louis vuitton alma pm in vernis amarante with hot stamped initials

i get to cross off an item on my 2012 wishlist! i was not sure about the material or colour of the alma when i made my wishlist because i was debating between the plum epi electric alma and the vernis amarante. i originally preferred the epi electric since the pattern is more subtle, but after trying on both bags at the store the amarante (deep purple colour) stood out more. 

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recent purchase: stuart weitzman grey patent peep toe

heel height: 4.5"

platform height: approx. 1"

i purchased these shoes last winter (on sale at >50% off), but due to the weather here in montreal, i haven't had a chance to wear them yet. to be honest, i didn't think i would own a pair of grey shoes, because i'm pretty boring when it comes to shoes. i stick to styles that are basic and will not go out of style  - black pumps, black peep toe, black ankle books - basically a whole lot of black shoes. but since i've recently decided that i don't need many more purses i should invest in more interesting shoes this year. and let's be honest, i need to get out of my boring black shoes rut. 

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recent purchase: louis vuitton damier ebene mini pochette accessoires

after looking through the items that i carry on a day to day basis, i realized that i carry a lot of things that i never use. i decided to cut down to carry the items that i actually use on a day to day basis and bring the regular sized pochette accessoires for days that i would need more items (extra makeup, perfume, etc.)

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recent purchase: mulberry alexa

recent purchase: burberry equestrian rain boot

recent purchase: chanel yen wallet in red caviar

recent purchase: chanel woc - time to celebrate!

TIME TO CELEBRATE!

there have been some major changes in my life lately, hence the lack of posts - sorry! but the good news is that i bought a new bag/wallet to celebrate. and so my return post is a reveal of my lovely new lambskin quilted CHANEL WOC (Wallet on a Chain)!

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hermes twilly in action

i purchased my first hermes twilly earlier this month. here's a new picture of it attached to my marc by marc jacobs purse. 

recent purchase: hermes twilly camouflage in fushia

purchased this week and couldn't wait to share the photos!

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recent purchases: juicy couture

juicy couture dolman sleeve tunic sweater

photo source: revolve clothing

i went to the JT warehouse sale on jean talon during the first week of april. i'm not much of a sample/warehouse sale type person anymore (i was obsessed with sample sales back in my cegep and university days), but my boyfriend needed new pairs of jeans. he's somewhat skinny and has a hard time finding jeans his size, so he enjoys going to sample sales because they usually carry his size. anyways, i wasn't planning on buying anything, but i found a cashmere and wool blend sweater/tunic for less than $80 and i was sold (the dolman sleeves were a plus!).

please see my outfit experiment with this sweater here

total (incl. tax): $74.50

recent purchase: forever 21 and h&m clothing items

recent purchases from forever 21 and h&m

my friends NS & TW wanted to check out the newest forever 21 on st. catherine street and since i've never bought anything from forever 21 in montreal before, i was quite surprised to find so many affordable and trendy items there! however, i was pretty disappointed on their size selections and the strange fit of many of their items. NS, TW and i tried on at least 20 items each, only purchased around 3 each.

the first two items on the left are from forever 21: a cute lace skirt (worn on 2011-04-04) and the red plaid shirt that does not match with the rest of the items purchased that day... i also bought a black sleeveless sweater, but i never took a stock item of this item and so it looked crazy if i put added it into this purchases photo.

the other 2 items are the same dress in beige and black. i tried on a few play suits and realized that they looked strange on me and decided to go for dresses in the same style instead.

favourite item: forever 21 lace skirt (only $15!)
item that i could live without: undecided...

total (incl. tax): $156.19
average price per item* (incl. tax): $31.24

*average of 5 items purchased - one item not shown.

recent purchase: essie knockout pout - summer 2010 collection

essie's knockout pout from the summer 2010 collection

this isn't a new colour, but i was looking for this nail polish last summer and it was constantly sold out. so you can imagine my surprise when i saw this lovely shade of pink at trade secret.

recent purchases: banana republic and gap clothing items

recent purchases from banana republic and gap

these items were purchases almost a month ago during the banana republic/gap/old navy family and friends sale and i've worn every item so far. i've succeeded on following items that i actually need for my spring wardrobe - yay!

favourite item: banana republic silk dress
item that i could live without: gap pink top (also purchased in black)

total (incl. tax): $127.86
average price per item (incl. tax): $21.31/item - not too bad!

recent purchase: louis vuitton totally MM in monogram + what's in my bag

after much thought and 2 hours at the louis vuitton boutique, i purchased my latest louis vuitton purse: totally MM in monogram. since this is more than the average priced purse, i was very VERY specific about what i was looking for in a bag. i needed a classic bag with a zipper on top that can be comfortably carried on the shoulder and must have enough space to carry an A4 folder.

louis vuitton totally mm in monogram

recent purchase: chanel sunglasses 5188 714/3G

as mentioned in my previous post, i only get items that i truly love. a year ago, i was sunglasses shopping with a friend and really loved a pair of chanel sunglasses. however, since i already owned a pair and didn't need a new one, i didn't buy it. it turns out that every time i passed by the sunglasses department i searched for the same pair and tried them on every time, put them back on the shelf and walked away - that is until the item sold out and was no longer available. and so 2 days before going on vacation, i popped by the store again to see if there was anything similar to the pair that i found the year before and the lovely sales associate found almost the exact same pair! i tried on at least 10 other pairs of sunglasses just in case there was another pair that i would like, but i kept coming back to the original one - chanel sunglasses 5188 714/3G