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Looking forward to an evening of fashion with Scalini

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On Wed eve I will be attending a “rooftop soirée” at Scalini in Cape Quarter.  Doesn’t that sound fancy? :)

Scalini is a gorgeous boutique that stocks luxury European fashion, footwear & swimwear labels and we will be lucky enough to see their new Resort & Swimwear 2012 collection.  My heart totally skips a beat just at the thought of all the pretty things I will be lusting after…

The invite also promises bubbly & canapes.  As if I needed more reasons to attend. Hehe.  It will also be the first night of their summer sale, so some retail therapy could be on the cards for me, yay! (and just like that my credit card starts to shiver…)

xxx

Lovely things at Lovelee

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Girls, if you haven’t yet checked out new boutique Lovelee at 39 Kloof Street (opposite the Spar), get your damn buts over there!

Owner & designer, Leandra Do Pereiro is a gorgeous gal who rocks out some seriously fun & flirty items.  I first came across her things back at the beginning of last year when my friend Joe did a shoot for her first range.  I got a sneak peak of her things while he was editing the shots from the shoot and I immediately begged him to give me her details so I could snap up some of the dresses before anyone else could get their hands on them.  Yeah, I’m sneaky that way. ;)

At the time she operated from a little workshop in Woodstock, so I grabbed my friend Nix and we headed over there for some serious retail therapy.  That day I became the proud owner of these 2 stunning dresses:

Plus some cute summer vests and also a sexy winter blouse… and she even threw in some stunning accessories as well.  Happiness all round.

Then I was very excited to hear that she was finally branching out by opening her very own boutique in Kloof St and I jumped at the opportunity to go check it out.  Lovelee is like walking into a big, beautiful, girly bedroom:

Stunning furniture pieces, pretty accents, lots of little areas to explore:

Clothing wise there’s a good selection of cocktail/party dresses and then more casual things like sundresses, maxi dresses, tops & bottoms:

Also a selection of cute bikinis & vests:

And lots and lots of unique accessories:

This time round I left with this gorgeous blouse:

That’s Leandra in these pics.  Loooove the fact that she decided to be the model in her latest shoot – she’s absolutely stunning.

And also this dress which I’m planning on wearing to the Queen’s Plate this weekend (with some blue accessories to fit the blue & white dress code):

I also got this really cute knitted waistcoat which I’m dying to wear with a sexy fitted vest & some skinny jeans:

Love!

To top it all off, her pricing is an absolute dream.  For all 3 items (blouse, dress & waistcoat) I only paid a total of R1150 (or something like that – lost the slip).   I mean seriously, that’s crazy good! :)

Go and check out the Lovelee Facebook page for more pics & details.  And do yourselves a favour and make a turn there if you’re in the area.  Leandra says she plans on getting in new things on a regular basis – so if you’re a total shopaholic like me, that’s just plain awesome.

xxx

I finally get my A-List fix

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So I’ve already told you guys about my shameless A-List addiction here.  Well last week I got another one of those tempting little SMSs:

“A-LIST launches a HOT new collection today! AMAZING pieces for AMAZING people! Get the best of next seasons key international looks only at A-LIST. Hurry!!!”

I was panic-stricken… you see A-List is in Long St in town and I work all the way out in the dullsville northern suburbs!  Aaarggh…  I was gonna have to wait for the weekend, but by then lots of beautiful goodies would have been snatched up by fashion addicts like myself, but who are lucky enough to work in the city bowl.  Bitches… :)

I finally managed to make it over there on Saturday and I was glad to see that there were still lots of awesome stuff for me to work my way through!  My new golden rule when it comes to shopping is: “If you’re not sure about something, try it on!!!  You might just love it…”  So usually, thanks to that rule, I snatch up a whole bunch of items to try on.

A-List has got you covered on pretty much all the key spring/summer trends:

Lots of brights...

Brights and colour-blocking are going to be huge – most of the stuff I bought in Italy are super bright.  Then they also have lots of options for the monochromatic trend:

Who doesn't look good in these shades? I will ALWAYS love black...

Romantic freaks and girly girls are totally in luck! Pretty is in, and in a BIG way.  Soft fabrics, feminine styling, floral prints, frilly and lacy bits here and there…

Pretty in pink!

I also found quite a few items that work for the “70s inspired” look that is also pinned to be massively popular.  See the lovely “ink” colours below and flowy blouses, that’s very on trend.

Luckily most of these trends are also super comfy & very flattering...

Then A-List also stocks fabulous accessories – think belts, scarves, head gear and more:

I need all of it... seriously! ;)

And some one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces:

I looooove shiny things!

I also couldn’t resist taking a snap of the mannequin – her name is Anna.  They dress her up in different outfits every day… lucky girl!

Looking faaaabulous dahling!

I tried on a bunch of really cool things, but finally settled on two dresses at only R495 each.  The first has a seriously fun print and is short and flowy with pockets! I love pockets…

I added the belt. But it's also a previous A-List purchase.

Here’s a close-up of the print:

Baby elephants! How freakin' cute is that?!

The second is a sexy little black & white number:

This print also has some seriously cool detail... think trees, birds, temples and more!

But the real deal-clincher was the awesome heart cut-out on the back:

Ta da!!! :) Not the best shot - I had to do it myself, but you get the idea...

OK, so by now my male readers are probably passed out or ready to puke at all the girliness on this blog post.  Sorry guys!  I’ll look out for something dirrrrty to write about soon… I promise.  But for girls, this is pretty much like porn. So let us have our moments every now and again. haha.

Right, gotta run. Chat soon. xxx

PS:  Boys, remember there is a mens collection at their 2nd store at 221 Long Street.  Go check it out!