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(H&M Top, F21 Cardigan & Jeans, Sam Edleman Boots )
Wore this outfit because I was anticipating it to be 65 degrees in Paris the other day, turns out weather.com lies and it only reached 60. Bummer. I'm so sick of rainy and grey weather, I'm ready to bust out some summer clothing, and not freeze my ass off whilst wearing it!
Today was one of the most fabulous days I've had in a while. I went shopping - FOR CLASS!! We were talking about Haussmanization and the introduction of the department store to Paris, and we actually had class in the stores! A little tip for those heading to Paris in the near future - at the department store Printemps on Boulevard Haussmann there's a rooftop terrace cafe with AMAZING views of the city. I never knew it existed until today!
After our glamorous outing to the Saks & Neimans of Paris, I went to a dinner party in the ultra chic 7th arrondissement. The apartment itself was like something out of my dreams. Penthouse, of course, with an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower, and decorated with the most phenomenal antique furniture I've ever seen in my life. Golden sunlight was streaming through the floor to ceiling windows which led out to a balcony. The chairs were covered in the same kind of silk that Marie Antoinette used for her walls in Versailles. He even had sets of SEVRES porcelain! (Sorry going into my nerd mode). But it's like something out of a dream, never did I think my Parisan excursions would lead me to such an amazing apartment.
But what was EVEN MORE impressive than the furniture and the apartment was the food. We had perfectly sliced foie gras, impossibly thin prosciutto, fine aged French cheese, a HUGE box of Laduree Macarons, and bottles upon bottles of really wonderful red wine. The host was ever so nice and it was really one of the most enjoyable evenings I've spent here in the city. I can't believe how lucky I am!
Pictures from that to come!
Also, I'll be in Germany for the next four days, I'll be back in Paris for 24 hours, then I'll be going to Barcelona for the Primavera Sound Festival!!! I'm so so excited!! Let me know if any of you are going to be there, I'd love to meet up!
( H&M Blazer and tights, Dress from China, Club Monaco Belt, Nine West tights )
Wore this during a lucky streak of semi-warm weather here in Paris. When I came here, I thought that it was just going to be sunny and warm all the time - I don't know why, because it's even further north than Michigan is.... Prehaps it was because I assumed that Parsians are well dressed and therefore the weather should be accommodating... or.. something. Haha. Good logic, I know.
So Met Gala last week in NYC, I found the outfits to be rather boring. I mean, almost everyone looked good, but there was no drama or excitement - except for, ofcourse, the lovely Coco Rocha's Zac Posen number. And WHYY were the Olsens MIA at this year's Met Gala?!? It was disappointing.
In more exciting news, President Barack Obama was the commencement speaker at (my) graduation ceremony. Okay, so technically I'm not graduating till December, but you have to attend the ceremony in June, and that was supposed to be my graduation ceremony, even though I wasn't able to attend. It's still cool to say that he was at my graduation. Extremely eloquent that Obama. I'm very sad that I had to miss it, but you know... at least I'm in Paris.
In other news, the spring issue of i-D mag is FILLED with awesome editorials! It features Freja, Sasha, Maricarla, Abbey, Dree... just to name a few.
( H&M Dress & Belt, American Apparel Tights, thrifted scarf)
I'm finally back from SPAIN!!! YAYYY!! I had an amazing trip, and I feel like I'm five shades darker. I'm happy to say that the Icelandic volcano did not cause too much trouble for me. Expect pictures / outfits from my trip soon! Although keep in mind that I was living out of a 15 pound backpack for 2 weeks thus I had a very limited wardrobe.
Anyway, I wore this outfit in Paris right before I left for my Spanish holiday - and just managed to put up the pictures - I know I'm absolutely horrible. Like many I've been absolutely obsessed with the Balenciaga F/W09 collection and I could not be happier to find that H&M has finally created a Balenciaga-inspired dress - although I wish they made the v-neck puffy shoulder blouse as well... oh well, I adore the dress nonetheless. (Haha, just rhymed.)
So my Ipod has been my life lately, and these are some tracks I currently love:
Sea Bear - I Sing, I Swim
Bon Iver - Re: Stacks
Ratatat - Mirando
Hot Chip - Shake a Fist
Broken Bells - The High Road
Apparat - Arcadia
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Also - Good Albums:
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Alrighty, hopefully another post in two days!! Fingers crossed!
(H&M Dress & Glasses, Express Scarf, AA b&w tights, Nine West Flats)
Okay, so it's official - I SUCK at updating my blog! I really will make more of an effort next month to update more. It's so hard to find people who are willing to take your picture / places to take a picture! The weather in Paris has been extremely awful - cold and rainy. Also I have to go from museum to museum for class, and it's hard to bike with my dSLR in my bag. I know I shouldn't make excuses, but I PROMISE that updates will occur more regularly in May.
Um, yes, I said May. My spring break starts on the 14th and I'll be spending 2 wonderful (sunny) weeks in Barcelona & Mallorca - but I won't be able to take my computer with me due to luggage weight regulations at the airport. Sorry!! I promise the 2 week wait will be well worth your time!!
Anyway, I took these pics right after I got out of my class at the Louvre. It was a beautifulllly sunny Thursday afternoon. I bought the tights at American Apparel YEARS ago, but I didn't think suburban Michigan could handle them. So I decided to give them a test run in Paris, I got a few looks, but I think overall they were only slightly out of the blue. Haha.
Discovered more new band obsessions - Nobody Beats the Drum & Four Tet (both electro). Listen to She Just Likes To Fight by Four Tet!! And the whole NBTD album!!
Also, Check out my blogger style interview by Nika at The Fashion Spot here! Happy Spring Break Everyone!!!
( H&M Dress and blouse, J.Crew blazer, Target Tights, F21 Scarf, Boots from China )
Okay so I know I say this every time, but I'm SO SORRY about the lack of updates. That will be my goal for the rest of the month - to update more. If it makes anyone feel better, I even forgot that my blog had a birthday in February, so now The Voguette is more than a year old (thank you so so much to everyone who reads this blog - you guys are amazing, and I love you!).
I wore this outfit last week on a macaroon excursion - one of the very many perks about being in Paris. Macaroons are DIVINE. Luckily the weather has warmed up since then.
So I stumbled upon this awesome editorial whilst making the rounds on tfs today... it's from Velvet Magazine, forgot the model and the photog, but... what an AMAZING editorial!
On the music front, just downloaded Drowning In a Sea of Love by Nathan Fake. Sick album. LISTEN. LISTEN. LISTEN!
