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24.5.12

scrapbook FRANCE: fluers et béton

Basket Weave dress by Giambattista Valli
Chanel Resort 2013
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Flower Brocade Sleeveless dress by Josh Goot
Leather Yoke Mini Shift Dress by Michael Lo Sordo
Haper's Bazaar Singapore June 2012
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Floral Bustier Dress by Mary Katrantzou
Chanel Resort 2013 

Alice Dress by Michael Lo Sordo


My last trip to France was infused with art, mainly from the Impressionist era which brought to life all the little wonders of the world, courtesy of Van Gogh and Monet. I travelled to Giverny just so I could proudly say I have visited the house of Claude Monet and threaded amongst the paddy fields where Van Gogh had shot himself too many years ago. I found myself particularly immersed into Monet's astounding 'pastel-coloured' paintings of Les Nymphéas at the Musée de l'Orangerie. It is so delicately intricate, it is almost despairing.

Of course, there was Printemps as well! Oh Printemps, how I love you for all your splendor. 
Walking into Printemps is like pulling the ribbon of a beautifully boxed Christmas gift, I love it. Needless to say, I visited Printemps almost every day that I was in Paris, which subsequently led to my first tea hour at Ladurée . Of course, a little shopping was in order after that, and by the end of a fortnight, my check-in luggage was filled to the brim. 

Amongst the collection of photos I took during my stay in France, I've integrated a few gorgeous numbers from the current season. I am so in love with Micheal Lo Sordo's water color prints. Clean, soft and crisp, they remind me of the reflection of flower petals floating on clear water during various seasons of the year. Josh Goot's Flower Brocade dress is also a to-die-for item, with prints resonating a mysterious aura of the treasures of the tropic, and Giambattista Valli's Basket Weave dress has vibrant prints clashing so perfectly, it pleases anyone's eyes. The cluster of sakura flowers floating around on a clear Spring morning was my depiction of Mary Katrantzou's stunning Floral Bustier Dress, a perfect mix with a pair of white snake-print pumps like these for a polished look.

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