Take me to Paris: French Edition

I am dreaming of Paris these days, two months before my first trip to France - I am so excited so I'm dedicating this blog post to all things French. J'adore Paris!

The closest I've gotten to the French is a wonderful trip to the city of Quebec in Canada. My husband loves to tell the story of how I pretended to understand French while we were there because I thought all I had to say was "oui oui" and smile, to waiters, to shop assistants and so forth. It worked so well for a few days until I purchased a top at a store and while paying for the item, I responded to the sales assistant's question by saying "oui" and she just stared at me while I waited for her to process the sale. Then she asked the same question and I responded the same way and I said "oui" and just stood there.... She then said in English "do you want to try the shirt on because we don't do refunds here"... and boy did I get embarrassed! I was caught out! 

Anyways I'm going to be practising a few phrases before my trip to France this time - lesson learnt!

Here are some French and Parisian delights to share with you today. Enjoy x.

Paris Collage - Fashion and Style
1- Thomas Sabo Charm
2- Christian Louboutin Rolando Pump
3 - Modcloth Postcard from Paris Top
4 - Asos Wildfox Take me to Paris Singlet Dress

French Themed Coffee Table Books

I love pretty books! The Little Paris Cookbook may be more than a coffee table book when I become a more enthusiastic cook but it does look delightful and the recipes are apparently simple and authentic so I'm putting it on my wish list.  The author, Rachel Khoo also has a great blog to check out which features some posts on life in Paris, it is worth checking out here. 

The Little Paris KitchenBy Rachel Khoo

The Christian Louboutin book looks gorgeous but I would have to put it in a clear box to protect it from my two year old if I ever actually left it on the coffee table because its on the pricey side... A girl can dream though...

Christian Louboutin Book
Available on Shopbop

Wall Decor/ Typographical Prints

Also on my wish list (which seems to grow and grow by the day)....

I am crushing on these gorgeous, simple and chic art prints by one of my favourite bloggers, Jen Ramos from Made by Girl Blog. You can buy these at her store Made by Girl Shop. 

Made by Girl Paris Coral + Gold Print

Made by Girl Gold Lips Print 

Made by Girl C'est Tout

Made by Girl Chanel No 5 Print

ASOS Top 4 Sale Picks for Winter

The weather has been crazy here in Sydney to say the least, the rain hasn't stopped in ages... the kind of weather that just makes you lazy and want to just sleep and bum around the house.... and shop online ;)

My favourite brands for womenswear from ASOS, the brands that always seem to be popping into my shopping basket are Warehouse, Oasis, Vila and River Island. With the thousands of items available on the site it helps to limit your search to brands that you love if your after a quick shop.


Here are my top four jumper sales picks from the ASOS sale to keep you shopping.... four of many items that I was adding to my basket before I made the edit.... 

1 - Warehouse multi stripe jumper

2 - Vila heart jumper

3 - River Island aztec stud jumper

4 - Oasis jumper with woven front panel

*Click on the links for current prices

What are your picks? I d love to know!

Shopping: Anthropologie Sale Picks

Although Anthropologie was a store founded in the US two decades ago, I only visited their Vegas store last year after a stylish friend told me about it. It has an eclectic and unique array of clothing, homewares, accessories and arty delights... There are stores in the UK, US and Canada but still no store in Australia. Fortunately enough we are able to shop online for most of their products with very reasonable shipping rates. Let us hope the Aussie dollar doesn't continue to fall so we can make the most of the great online shopping sites the US has to offer!

Here are my picks from their current SALE... Enjoy x

Anthropologie sale picks - June 2013

1 $49.95. 2 $19.95. 3 $39.95. 4 $129.95. 5 $7.95. 6 $179.95 7 $39.95. 8 $129.99
9 $199.95. *

*Prices are in US dollars as of today's date

Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Williams & Sonoma & West Elm come to Sydney!

At long last the American iconic stores set up shop in Bondi Junction! Sumptuous and glorious products and merchandising filled each store. If you could eat design this is where I would be dining!

The stores at a glance...