Elisa Sednaoui by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Italia (September 2010)I'm having a huge craving for gold. A lot of gold, like Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra. I realize that this is the second time I referenced that film in the past week, probably because I'm currently reading Furious Love. It's good, it's juicy, it's drama, it's passion. It's Old Hollywood at its best.
Anyway, sorry to go off topic -- sometimes I distract myself (but that's what blogs are for). I'm currently looking to welcome some golden items to my closet. All of these, except for Milly, are waaaay over my budget (I hear gold is expensive) but I'll probably do a budget version of this post once all the "pedestrian" collections hit the floors, probably closer to the holiday season. My heart is aching for the Burberry Prorsum dress although there is something so irresistibly sexy about the combination of gold and red in Jason Wu's and Etro's dresses. Sigh.
1. Jason Wu silk leaf-print sheath dress ($2,775 US at Net-a-Porter);
2. Burberry Prorsum paneled satin-jersey dress ($1,595 US at Net-a-Porter);
3. Alexander McQueen dress (£840 GBP approx $1,370 CAD at Far Fetch);
4. Etro red & gold wool dress (£615 or approx $1,005 CAD at Far Fetch);
5. Red Valentino sequined tank dress ($940 US at Net-a-Porter);
6. Milly silk-twill and lace shift dress ($385 US at Net-a-Porter).
Sorry for all the $500+ posts lately. I'm a dreamer. I literally need to go digging for gold now.
5 comments:
Too bad the Jason Wu dress is out of your budget--it'd be an amazing alterna-qipao for your wedding!
I love the Valentino. I don't know if you are on the spot with this one, but it does seem like we are all craving and dreaming about designer pieces again. Well, at least I am!
Annching, I think consumers are really starting to appreciate the idea of luxury again. Pieces that will carry from season to season. I've been trying to shop for "investment" pieces a little more lately.
OH my, that Jason Wu leaf-print dress is amazing! I can't imagine how much attention that dress must get when walking down the street haha. I can definitely relate to your love for gold right now. I've been trying to find various gold glitter polishes (in diff sized glitter) to do a certain type of manicure lol, I'll have to post a pic when I do it. (ok nail talk was random and totally unintended haha)
I also like lief print the most. Looks both elegant and natural at the same time.
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