Fatal Attraction 2 Fashion: cardigan

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Sale Alert - La Redoute

The online US version of La Redoute Paris is having a clearance of up to 75% off selected items. There are plenty of fashionable fall clothing options available, particularly in the dresses, tops and outerwear categories.

La Redoute Paris is an established shopping source in France for stylish and sophisticated women's clothing, shoes, accessories and more.

According to the website:

"There are 11 country-specific La Redoute websites, La Redoute catalogs are translated into numerous languages, and every year over 30 million packages are delivered to households all across the globe."

Below is a small selection of the chic, inexpensive items currently on sale.

Belted Wool 3/4 Coat
Price: US$49.99

UNITÉ Merino Wool Cardigan
Price: US$24.99

Knit Dress
Price: US$9.99

Long Sweater
Price: US$16.99

ET VOUS Textured Silk Dress
Price: US$24.99

Faux-trim Sweater Vest
Price: US$12.99

Sophia Kokosalaki Pleated Dress
Price: US$29.99

Tie-neck Top
Price: US$9.99

UNITÉ Deep "V" Dress
Price: US$24.99

Hooded Tunic
Price: US$19.99

Voile & Velvet Blazer
Price: US$24.99

Click here to go to the main U.S La Redoute sale page.

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Thank you darlings for all your wonderful compliments and input on the DIY below. As expected, there were mixed opinions on what to do with the shoes but I've decided to leave them as is. I also think the all-over studded look is fierce but the placement of the studs on my shoes is more suitable to the style and also makes them more unique. Thanks again :D

Saturday, April 19, 2008

What I got - Thrifting finds

Many of the best clothes and accessories I own have been discovered while thrifting. When I say thrifting, I don't mean thrift stores because we don't have any of those in Barbados, unfortunately. Almost every Saturday, someone holds a garage sale or flea market and this is the thrifting outlet for many Barbadians who are looking to get good deals on various items. I try to go as often as I can, but many times, I'm either busy or I wake up too late and the sun is way too hot at that time. Trust me, scorching sun equals misery.

These past two Saturdays, however, I was able to go to a few sales and get some pretty good stuff. Now the things I get cannot be compared to the amazing clothes and accessories available in other countries for dirt cheap prices (I wanna go away so badly!) but they're reasonable. Below are the items I purchased.

N.B BDS $1 = US $0.50

Red, Navy and White striped cardigan - BDS$10
Pink turtleneck - BDS$5

Full pleated pink striped skirt - BDS$5
Full tiered pink skirt (not dingy as in picture) - BDS $5

Large Square Clock Scarf - BDS$7
Large Square Dotted Scarf - BDS$7

Yellow and teal drop earrings - BDS$5

Brand new Grey Striped Shorts - BDS$7
(There was also a pair of Ralph Lauren shorts for BDS$5 but they were too small for me. Pity!)

Wide Brown Textured Belt - Free

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Fatal Attraction 2 - Tweed

Tweed is a classic style item introduced to the fashion world by Coco Chanel in 1926. Since then, tweed has seen many shapes and forms and is still popular today. Until recently, however, tweed has been associated with a much older, high society crowd but now the younger generation is mixing it up to give it a younger, fresher look.

I've always been a fan of tweed and I bought an amazing blue-green mix tweed blazer a while ago from ebay and I love it so much. In order to make tweed look more modern, it should be worn one tweed item at a time and play with brighter colours and contrasting textures such as silk. Also, when wearing tweed clothing, try to wear form fitting shapes so not to look matronly.

Here are a few tweed items you can be creative with.