Spring-Summer 09 Crush

As we switched to Daylight Saving Time and as the sun is starting to warm this side of the Earth, we need to take a minute and think seriously...what clothes and accessories are we gonna fall for this season?!...YES fashion is a serious concern, at least when you have the big bucks. For those of us who don't, well it's still inspiration to look for as you're very likely to find High Fashion tendencies transcribed into cheaper brands.
So here is a little patchwork of what I'd LOOOOVE to indulge myself with this season if ever I was living on the Upper East Side like the Gossip Girl protagonists.
First and foremost, Dior! Dior is simply the best of the best...or actually "la crème de la crème". Whenever I look at anything from this house I just start giggling like a baby in front of a new toy, I mean even the name is perfect (thank Christian for that). I have been a Dior fanatic for quite a few years and love to see how John Galliano keeps collections fresh and innovative yet classy; most importantly he manages to conserve the French spirit and soul of this brand. Which is probably why he has been rewarded with the highest French distinction in early January of this year, the "Légion d'Honneur". But enough talk and more visual, for me this summer with Dior is ALL about the accessories:


the Dior Savane bag, a little piece of delight


as seen on the runway


Dior Le 30 bag

The new Lady Dior collection is absolutely fabulous, everything I enjoy, and Marion Cotillard brings grace and beauty to the ad campaign.



Lady Dior sunglasses in purple

Then cherry on top of the icing, you can plunge into Dior madness with their new Lady Dior cell phone!! The little precious has 640 Swarovski stones (3251 carats total!!!)and comes with additional features including a 2.6-inch QVGA screen and a 2 MP camera...

to show this fancy gadget to your friends around a cup of latte, it will cost you 18 000 euros/28 360$!!! a little hard to swallow for most of us, right!

So now that you have a new purse, sunglasses and a shiny phone, what do you need?...SHOES!
Shoes have 2 names this season, Chanel and Vuitton. My Nordic Beauty friend fell hard for the Chanel guitar and cases so here are some shoes to help her complete the look.

those Chanel peep toe ankle boots are deliciously posh and pretty


and these beauties would do great on a warm shopping day paired with a cute mini skirt and your favorite trench coat.

Vuitton is more on the wild side but really tempting too. Not happy enough to have revamped the Gladiator pump (made famous by sweetheart Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City The Movie) giving it a bolder, more colorful look; Vuitton gave itself the luxury of having none other than MADONNA to promote the spring collection. Madonna's crazy legs in a smokey Paris pub with a little help from Vuitton, here's what it looks like:



Vuitton Zesty shoes


I fell hard for these shoes but haven't seen them anywhere besides from this snapshot from the runway.
(ndlr: if ever in Paris, you HAVE TO go take a look at the Vuitton store located on the famous Champs-Elysées...taking a whole street corner, it is GIGANTIC, the ultimate Vuitton temple!)

You have everything now but missing the masterpiece : actual clothes!!!
This summer I would definitely play the duplicity. Bright colors and light fabric for your little daytime dress switch to super glamorous and edgy dark dresses at night.
Jeremy Scott came with some cute designs for a runway show clearly inspired by France's first ever fashion icon: Marie-Antoinette.



This collection was named Let Em Eat Gas...wow, someone was in a pissy mood much?!

The award for most exquisite dresses goes to Balmain with feather-weighed dresses that would draw all the attention on a night out in town. Fellow friend and blogger Chrissy liked their military jacket.

Short or long, black/white/purple, the choice is yours:

No need for dramatic makeup, you already have the dress for that!




This belted beauty is my favorite



On a side note, I really loved the destructured side buttons opening of this Chanel piece, the big black bow tops it very nicely...I would love to see this on a jacket/trench coat.


Ok out of paradise and back to planet Earth, I hope you enjoyed my personal picks of the Spring/Summer 09. I will stick to my little piece of luxury for now, Mr D has been adorable and surprised me when getting on the plane for Paris on V-Day with a box of Dior's perfume Dior Addict 2 (pure bliss of a smell!)


...the folks at Dior made it even sweeter by adding a little extra gift


which contained

purple eyeshadow set?they must have known it was for me :P

That's it, have fun getting inspiration from your favs, next post will be about cheaper fashion.

Saint Patrick's Day 09 at Paddy O'Reillys

Once a year, always on March 17th, green becomes my favorite color for a day!! ^^ Therefore yesterday was an orgy of green themed items, I have a very good excuse now (besides the drinking) to celebrate Paddy's Day...my lovely half happens to have some Irish blood so how could we miss it right?! It all started with myself, this year I took out the green toes:



We happen to have an Irish Pub called Paddy O'Reillys right down the street from where we live (I swear we didn't pick this place for this reason!lol) so with Mr D and my mother-in-law we headed there for some quality festive time and... some green beer:




There was a great atmosphere, the place was packed, the green everywhere and the house's potato skins and Irish nachos to die for:




I found a real leprechaun that I decided to kiss for good luck:



I even got a nice little Baileys tee-shirt for free:



Then we got back home and shared some of my special Green Day cupcakes:



Green Velvet cupcakes with Baileys frosting...yummm!

Overall a very nice day :D

On June 16th....

Grab your Proton Packs and get ready for a ride in the Ecto-1...
Ghostbusters the video game is released and damn it looks REALLY GOOD!!



If that's not enough for you then check out the Batman Arkham Asylum game due this summer too.



Game makers are being kind to us, that's for sure!

PS: a script is in the making for a possible Ghostbusters 3!!! Apparently the original crew wouldn't be the center of the action but would have a side appearance in the flick...I will avoid comments at this time and just hope they'll make something good out of it.

Candy Travel Guide : Norway

After over a month of non-posting and a last post about dieting, what's best than a little candy talk to come back to life uh?
For my defense I was having the time of my life with my husband in France, seeing my family and friends again and playing tourist with my infamous Mr D.
During my stay, I got visit from my lovely friend Chrissy who lives in Norway and as a consequence we decided to do a bit of candy swapping! I was pretty excited since I have never put a foot in Norway (yet!) and therefore don't know any of their confections (besides the all over Europe types).
She exceeded my expectations and brought me a HUGE selection of candy.



I haven't been able to try many so far but here is my review of one of the most curious ones:

the Smash! bar



The originality of this milk chocolate coated bar is that the inside of it is a mix of milk chocolate (always a winner) and little pieces of those crunchy hats look-alike that you usually have as a snack, yes the salty ones! I'm not sure as to how they call these in the US but in France they're sold under the name of 3Ds.
I was both curious and doubtful at first as to how this combination would work.
The bar looks like any regular chocolate bar though it is a pretty big one so one will be enough to satisfy your sweet tooth.



When you take your first bite you can see that they have been generous with the snack bits.



I am NOT a big fan of the sweet&salty combination usually unless it's Asian food but I have to say that this bar managed to change my opinion. The salty grain of the snack bits makes the milk chocolate even tastier and this bar is a very nice change of pace in the world of candy.

This bar raises at 211kcal so don't make an orgy out of several ones if you wanna fit in your brand new bikini this summer! But it's definitely worth the try!

My note: 7.5 out of 10