Good morning
I am a bit disappointed that I can't find my new grey leather jacket to link to. It's from comptoir des cotonniers but isn't on their website. Just what I wanted - soft leather, simple style and a quarter of the price of the Rick Owens one.
I also bought three dresses in comptoir des cotonniers - if you can be bothered, the black with navy neck detailing on the 2nd page of the fashion show pages (looks nicer in rl), this one and another floaty style one which is a light grey with tiny pink flowers and looks beautiful under grey jacket . Not sure what shoes though. I am thinking about some suede fringed grey sandals but not sure.
I let me heart rule my head in American Retro and bought this. I didn't realise until I just searched for it on line that asos had an outlet selling their stuff but hey ho. I'll remember trying it on in the freezing cold in Paris and will smile when I wear it. We are planning a big holiday in March/April and I have visions of me strutting my stuff in a luxury resort in it .
I bought some leather leggings and a second leather jacket in a shop called Paloma. The leggings are beautiful, very soft and flattering. I saw lots of women wearing them with wooly jumper dresses and they looked tres chic. I am not sure it is a look I will carry off that well here but I like things that feel a bit luxury and even if they aren't "fashionable" I'll wear them for years (this is what I told dp anyway). The leather jacket was reduced to ?90 from ?450 so it would have been rude not to buy it. It is navy, soft leather a bit like a tight bomber jacket . My sister loves it and I am thinking about giving it to her actually though when dd goes down for her nap I am planning to try on my new purchases with my existing wardrobe.
I loved being in the Antik Batik shop but didn't buy anything. Everything was so sparkly and sequinned . Dd kept pointing to things and shouting "si, si"! Her enabling skills are developing nicely .
Tbh everything was very, very expensive in Paris. Much dearer than here for comparable things. I also felt a bit that so many of the French brands are available here now and so shopping in Paris isn't the experience it once was iyswim.
Had a lovely time but I can see why peole say Paris with LOs is hard work. The Metro was a nightmare. Dd's pram wouldn't fit through the gates even so had to do the baby out of pram, pram down, passed over barrier, pram up, fight to get baby in, carry pram down stairs, up stairs etc ritual. Not very relaxing. Also a bit hard finding nice places to eat we could fit in with the pram. We managed but it was a bit stressy. All made up for by very happy times .
I am considering some new high street purchases. Did anyone see the denim biker style M&S jacket in Grazia?
Finally, I am going to the Chef's Table at Claridges on Friday with dp and some people he works with. What to wear?
Right, that is it from me. Hope you're all well. Will read back through what I've missed now. Sorry most of my random post has no links.
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