LAST POST

As I wrote in my first post, this blog was a bit of I trial..
I don't like it as I thought it would be, so this would be my last post ;(

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NEW LV COLLECTION FW 2012-2013

Clicke tohere see the new men's collection ( F/W 2012-2013) from Louis Vuitton!

I love this collection, they eart-tones, the fine artwork, the beautiful  artwork.
Great..

Pictures.

Just some pictures

MR PORTER

Just a tip, there's a big sale going on at Mr Porter




















tip: Marc by Marc Jacobs has nice prices

Blouse 45€ (from 150€) 

Jacket: 97.5€ (from 325€)

Cardigan 122.5€ (from 245€)

Versace for H&M Cruise

Hey,

As you might know, there are only two weeks left before the launch of the second Versace for H&M collection. Unfortunately, I do like this collection. Why unfortunately? For my wallet...
But, this collection is a lot cheaper than the first one.
Here's a little look of the style:

It's a bit preppy-urban style. I like because personally, I prefer a preppy-classical style. A bit like Abercrombie, Hilfiger, etc. So this is really what I like.

Black, blue, brown, and jeans are the most frequent colors in the Versace finale.

The cruise collection, how the second collection from the very best of Versace for H&M is called, will be for sale from January, 19. Are you in?

It will only be available online, so I guess the site will be down at January the 19th..

Things I might going to buy are the cardigan (49.95) , the blue shirt (not in these pictures) (19.95), and the towel ( 29.95 ).. 

And maybe the bag ( 149.95 ) (prices in €)

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Christmas presents ^^

A G-Star Raw Belt

Those were my Christmas presents :)

A Tommy Hilfiger Blouse

sweater: Abercrombie and Fitch
pants: Geddes and Gillmore (not for Christmas)




Did you have a great Christmas?




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2012

HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE 

How to recognize fake?

Hi there,

As you know, Louis Vuitton is one of the most re-maked and copied brands of the world. Personally, I disgust fake and re-maked stuff.. My opinion is: if you do not have the money to buy the real thing, don't buy it, and get yourself some descent things which are not fake.
Furthermore, here are some tips to recognize fake Vuitton stuff (if you do not know it already ;) )

SO DO NOT BUY IT FROM SOMEBODY LIKE THIS

1. If you want to buy something new of this god-crafted brand, buy it at the good place.
Louis Vuitton things are only for sale by authorised retailer www.eluxury.com, and Vuitton stores itself (preferably the store at 101 Champs-Elysées ;D ) so if you want to buy, check whether the place is reliable to buy it..

2. There's also the ability to buy it second hand, at eBay for example, if you want to buy it at a place like that, check it whether the things you buy here are real or not with the following things, so you do not pay to much for what you get. A genuine piece of Louis Vuitton costs a lot, so if you want to buy it, check the official site of Vuitton for the price before you buy it. If it's less than the half of the original price, ask yourself the question if it's realistic to place something on the internet for that price..
(a monogram canvas piece costs approximately 375-2000 euro's)

model: does not even exist
 covered in plastic
FAKE.. 

3. Also check the Louis Vuitton official site before you buy your potential good, whether the item really exists, much fake retailers just make a design and put a LV logo on it..

4. Now the things about the outward.. The LV logo will ALWAYS be complete. If one side is off in a stitch, ore a zipper, it's definitely fake. A real LV does never have such a mistake as this. (note: de vintage trunks actually might have this on a corner stitching..)

note the stitching, and the lock

5. Zippers and stitching are always nice and straight. Monogram canvas: brown piece in canvas, side stitching (beige) areas in high quality leather, stitchin in yellow, and handles also in beige high quality leather, with a red side.

6. Your handles will be used, and you'll see that the leather is used. If it has the same colour (the handles) in 3 weeks after usage, it's probably not genuine..

7. Plastic. Bags are NEVER covered in platic, always in a dustbag with the initials, ore name, like this one:


Also the handles do not come with exeptional plastic covers..

And, price tags are NEVER attached to the good itself!

8. Louis Vuitton spends exceptional attention to craftsmanship, and finishing. Locks and studs will always be nice, and not just glued up. A LV lock will always have the LV initials on it.

        

LV goods are mostly handmade, with care and craftsmanship

well, these are probably the most recognizeable points.. ;)
Good luck, and use it wisely...



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just a day in December..

December is THE most happiest month of the Year. Christmas, Sinterklaas (kind of dutch Christmas), New Year's Eve, etc..
And of course, the sale everywhere !

Today, I bought a pair of shoes, and Starbucks! I bought a Chai Tea Latte, and a White Caffè Mocha, always delicious..


They were just 20€ (approximately 27$), in the H&M Sale. Normally, I don't buy shoes for so many money, I want to have 'good' shoes, because my feet are not that good. But for 20€ I could not let them be there.. Shopaholic? A bit :P

These are the shoes I bought today

New Version

Nostalgic Version

Also, somebody gave me a tester for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pour Hommes, and gosh, that was heaven in a little glass tube.. Last Message, I wrote about Paco Rabbane One Million, but this is much better! (And also much more expensive.. about 72€ (about 96$) for the newest version of this nostalgic perfume)




Merry Christmas in advance everyone..

Paco Rabbane

I know, it's not as exclusive as I try to be,

but this cologne is so delicious..

It's Paco Rabbane, one million. Really populair in Holland and Italy.

Unfortunately, I lost it a couple of weeks ago. But my dad found it, packed it in, and gave it me for Sinterklaas (a kind of dutch Christmas/Santaclaus)

Anyway, if you are intrested, and you want to buy it, DO NOT buy it on eBay (or Marktplaats for  the Dutch readers ;) )

Mostly it is fake, and you pay the full price!

oh, and have you checked the new site of Vuitton yet? It's gorgeous!

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Valentino VIRTUAL museum

Hi there,

The Italian fashion designer Valentino celebrates that his brand has its 45th birthday this year! For that, Valentino himself and Richard Meier created an exposition in an (online) museum, with over 350 pieces of the iconic Valentino collection througout the years. Take a look this here.. How great?!
This museum puts Rome at the center of worldwide glamour and fashion, once again!

What do you think of this great initiative?

The online museum has more then over five thousand pictures, videos and iconic pieces.. Dowload the FREE (!!) application to ´visit´ this wonderfull piece of iconography..

Valentino is such a talented couturier. It would be great if HE has a collaboration with H and M in stead of Versace or Marni!

By the way, I speak a bit of the beautiful Italian Language, but if you do not, there is an English version of the site available ;)
 

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LV Cityguides

Hello,

Louis Vuitton is a fashion brand, based on their suitcases and legendary trunks like I wrote in one of my first posts. Your journey is not complete only with suitcases and luggage.. This is the part were the Louis Vuitton Cityguides come in, they extend the part were the suitcases stop.
In a cityguide you'll find nice clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, and also great neighbourhoods to shop, and great fashion shops. (but, in the price category of Louis Vuitton)
I collect this wonderfull little books, they make a journey complete.
Also in these books famous people give their opion about a city, en where they hang out there (f.e. Monica Belluci's Rome)
They are available in 30 cities as Berlin, Kyoto, London, Mumbai, Paris, Rome, New York, Miami, etc.
You can buy these books seperately or as a box (f.e. European City's)
Those are some pieces of my collection:

(to know they aren't fake, the receipts are with it.. ;)

At every cover of a City Guide, there's such an inspirational sentence on it. For example:

“Early morning, it’s packed with a mix of financiers and style mavens, judging by the snatches of conversation over crockery.” - City Guide Paris




























If you're not that rich that you can afford a Louis Vuitton suitcase, this will at least fit IN your luggage :)

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Versace Hat

Today was finally the day:
my hat from the Versace For H&M collection arrived!

 It is the blue hat from the collection. Earlier I said that I did not like the collection at all, but that there were a few pieces that I did like. Well, this hat is one of those pieces. The hat is 50% cashmere 50% wool, so it's very soft, really great..

I think I'm not going to wear this hat very much, only a few times..

Versace is not really my style, but come on, for this price! (35€ incl. shipping)

Addy van den Kromenacker's compliment :D

Totday, my bus was late, so went I the city of Den Bosch (wellknown as 's Hertogenbosch) It was not my intention to go shopping, but I had to wait an hour, so I did. I did not buy anything, but what happened was great.. You'll probably know Addy van den Kromenacker, He's a famous couturier from Den Bosch. Always when I'm there, I walk to his store, and look inside. Just the moment when I did this, he came outside! He said that I had a nice, provided style, and that the shoes I was wearing were absolutely gorgeous..! What a compliment, he is so famous around the intire world! He has shows in Paris, New York, Milano etc.. Too bad he only designs haute couture for women, and not for men, maybe you'll recognize him from this picture..

These were the shoes I was wearing:

Sorry If there are some mistakes On this post, but I' m about to leave, and typing really fast on my iPad, it will be the autocorrection ;)

ParisFriday!

I was in Paris this Friday !(and a bit of saturday ;))
It was great, I had such a great time, too bad it was just a day..

Bracelet :)

When we arrived in Paris, we arrived in front of the Moulin Rouge. We first went to Starbucks for a great 'Creme Brulee Latte', and there we decided that everyone (our group was 6) wanted to go straight to the Champs-Elysées, my favorite street in the world.





I first bought the French Vogue for men when I came out of the Metro. Then, we went to Abercrombie and Fitch, where I bought my sweater, and a bracelet.





At Louis Vuitton, Champs Elysees..
shirt: JC RAGS, blouse: Maison Scotch, belt: pull&bear (tiffosi)
pants: Tommy Hilfiger bracelet: Abercrombie & Fitch, glasses: Ray Ban



At Abercrombie, everything smells like their cologne: Fierce

I absolutely adore this cologne, and I definitely am going to buy it sometime.



OF COURSE we went to Champs-Elysees number 101.. Louis Vuitton's flagship store.  



Then, we shopped a bit there, and after that we went to Le Marais, a Jewish neighborhood in Paris, with a lot of nice - and low budget- shops. A friend of mine Birgit, knows a lot about vintage shops, so we went to Coiffeur Vintage, were I found her a PIERRE BALMAIN scarf, for just 3€ (!). I liked this shop a lot, but there was nothing really nice for me, for men it was a bit cheapy-clochard style.For women, there was a lot of choice, and nice things!


  



After that, we walked through Ile Saint-Louis to the Quartier-Latin, were we have eaten something, and went to Starbucks for a second time.

And at last, we went to the Trocadero square, to watch the Eiffel tower in the dark, that was amazing, as usual..