Miu Miu SS14 Future Pieces Event

Evening all,

I am writing my blog from the incredible comfort of my friend Gaspard's sofa in Paris <3 Oh how i do love Paris in the winter, and especially at Christmas. The lights, the ambiance, people still sitting outside  smoking in their down jackets. Ici C'est Paris as they say. I am here for my own works Christmas party and my friends record label party too. Can't complain can I?!

Sorry for such a late post, work has been all consuming, but last week myself and my boyfriend had a lovely evening with Miu Miu celebrating the SS14 collection. Not only was the event a preview of pieces from the runway, it was also a chance to buy pieces now!!!! Yep all those incredible print coats and lace up knee high boots available for one night only to take home for exclusive customers.

I have been a Miu Miu girl since I was 14. I have always been dedicated to the brand and was excited to be invited to the party at the Flagship store on Bond Street. More importantly excited to see pieces up close and personal and order the key pieces I wanted (sadly the pieces available to buy on the day were 38 and 40!!!). SS14 is all about the swinging sixties and revisiting prints with a sixties twist. Swoon.

How amazing are the coats? I cannot wait for the cat print coat it is so me. 

I am not a huge fan of real fur, but these Fox fur stole's exclusive for Bond Street were absolutely dreamy. Especially the red one which matched my Celine Skaters. 

The bead work on all the pieces is absolutely divine. The beaded dress were either the 2 sizes available in store or made to order for Spring/Summer drop in February 2014.

One cannot fault Miuccia. The woman is a genius. She captures women's silhouettes perfectly, she manages to perfect colour pallets and knows what bold colours go with the most soft tones. Is it any wonder she continually reigns as international designer? I am not the biggest Italian fashion fan but Miu Miu and Prada set themselves so high in the Italian fashion world that they are practically French! Let us not forget that Miu Miu is the last big show in the fashion calendar shown in Paris...

I have to say i was sad i was unable to walk away with anything, but i put my name down for some incredible pieces including the cat coat and the cat flats. I love cats!

 My Outfit

Top- Christopher Kane

Jeans- J Brand

Cardigan- Faux Leather Sleeves Zara

Necklace- Bijoux Parisian 

Bag- Celine Trio

Shoes- Celine Tartan Skater.

I loved my outfit for the evening, the Christopher Kane T-shirt was a dream find in the sample sale. My cardigan is one of those "I wish i bought 2" purchases from the christmas sale last year, it's so versatile and give a nice black cardigan an edge. The necklace is one of my samples from my new business which will be up and running next year. I love this piece it has stopped so many people. Lastly my shoes…OH THESE CELINE'S!!!!! I actually thought they were a fashion myth. I searched a fair bit for these bad boys, and alas they were waiting for me in Harrods. They are uber cool but super young. I felt like a hipster in them, they are definitely my style but i think these skaters have to be approached with caution for many people they aren't for everyone! 

Here is the collection is the Miu Miu SS14 collection in full: 

I would love to hear your thoughts about this collection and Miu Miu.

Thanks for reading guys.

Lots of Love

Nadia

Valentino Lovin'

Evening all,

Sorry for the late post guys but I am back and hopefully going to up how many posts I do a week. Must start kicking my own arse into gear.

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, mine involved celebrating my middle brother Nazume's 31st birthday.

As a lot of you all know Valentino is one of my favourite brands. It really captures the girly side of my personality and on top of that I get the best Valentino luck (About time, it took me a whole year to find my first pair of Rockstud flats!!!!!) how you say? Well i found my second pair of Rockstuds in the outlet, a dress for £50, A pair of brogues in the same outlet, gloves and my find last week was an incredible silk scarf in TKMaxx! Yep the Valentino gods are in my favour.

Valentino Silk Scarf £69.99 TKMaxx

Charlotte Olympia Kitty Flats.

I'm clearly not the only person who loves Valentino. The brands reputation is continually on the up every season. Delivering with impeccable collection through Runway and Haute Couture, it's no wonder the Valentino space in Harrods had a new upgrade, collections in various stores have increased and Selfridges has dedicated the old Louis Vuitton space on the ground floor to Valentino as it's first pop up in that location. It is a great way to kick off a new concept of pop up stores on the ground floor in the accessories department with the hottest fashion house at the moment. 

It was incredible to see the transformation from Louis Vuitton to Valentino in the space of 2 weeks. Bravo Selfridges. So here is a look inside the space…

I am absolutely in love with the neon selection for cruise. It really makes the classic bags fun. My favourite had to be the mini rock stud bag. On the Christmas list for sure!

The pop up also has the new camouflage collection which was a part of the Terry Richardson for Valentino campaign. 

The packaging is absolutely genius. I want a piece just for the camouflage box or dust bag. Simple needs ay?

Here are a few other Valentino pieces which are on my list…

Has anyone popped into the new pop up space in Selfridges? Anyone have any Valentino pieces on their Christmas list? I would love to hear what you guys have on your list! 

Thanks for reading guys! 

Lots of love 

Nadia 

xxx