Dior PFW13

The Original Dior shop in Paris

It's taken me a while to get around to writing this post, and I am a very behind by writing about Paris Fashion Week 2013 now! But as I missed a few Sunday posts by being completely snowed under with uni work I have decided to sit down and write two today (cheating a little bit, I know). This February I took a trip to Paris with some friends in the hope we might weasel our way into Paris fashion week. Greeted by the bitchiest door man, we pretty much failed at the first hurdle! Apparently "that doesn't happen in Paris darling....You should try a different city..." So instead we decided to visit the original Dior shop, I couldn't take pictures inside unfortunately but the shop was amazing! It was like walking through a boutique apartment, with plush carpets and mirrored walls. Each room had a different range of products. I loved the fragrance room, my favourite perfume being Miss Dior I instantly fell in love with this room. 

Well, today I won £4 on a scratch card!! (I never win anything!) So I will spend my winnings on more scratch cards in the hope I win enough to shop at Dior, possible right? Well if I am so lucky then my Sunday lust list has to come right off of Dior's PFW 13 catwalk. 

The following images I took from Now Fashion, please visit their website for your fashion inspiration: http://nowfashion.com/21-01-2013-christian-dior-couture-spring-summer-2013-paris-show-3054.html

Christian Dior Coutre

21 Jan 2013

S/S 13 Paris

I love this silhouette 

I would wear this to my wedding I love it so much!

The next few images were taken from: http://www.fashionsalade.com/2013/01/fashion/christian-dior-runway-paris-fashion-week-haute-couture-ss13/attachment/christian-dior-runway-paris-fashion-week-haute-couture-springsummer-2013-5/

Yellow is one of the colours to be seen wearing this Summer

I love the use of the floral detail

Contrasting tights seem to be a French staple

Beautiful shades of blue

Kimberly X

Pretty People Vintage

I was a little disappointed by the shopping in Washington D.C. Nothing really wowed me, and everything was extremely expensive! However I happened to stumble across this boutique: Pretty People Vintage (Please visit: http://www.prettypeoplevintage.com/) Situated in Old Town Alexandria, Washington.

With new collections at the front of the shop in fresh spring/summer colours and a wide variety of vintage goodies in the back, this boutique was the perfect combination of vintage and modern styling. 

Shop assistants were very friendly and helpful and really knew their stuff when asked about their vintage stock. 

The shop was decorated with pictures in delicate antique style frames and cute ornaments. 

The shop is very laid back, trendy and bohemian. The vintage stock is all of good quality and very affordable. The good news is that if your from the UK you can shop vintage items from Pretty People from this web address: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopprettypeople 

I fell in love with this 50's hand bag pictured below. It was in such great condition and the detail was stunning. It was at a brilliant price at $65.

1950's

Kimberly X

The Mansion on O Street

Where I Stayed 

I have just spent the weekend in the Mansion on O Street in Washington D.C.  (Please visit: http://www.omansion.com/) 

The Mansion on O Street is no ordinary hotel as you will find from my photographs. The hotel is unique for many reasons. Every room can hold your attention, there is not a clear spot that will allow your mind to wonder. 90% Of what is found in the hotel has been generously donated by guests and everything you see can be bought. The hotel is full of unique and interesting finds, I think its a brilliant idea to allow guests to be able to take a piece of this extraordinary hotel home with them or be able to add to its magnificence by donating. 

The hotel owners are very friendly and always around to talk too. They allow guests to venture into the hotel and nosey around the many rooms. The mansion holds many secret doors to guest rooms and hidden parts to the hotel. Anything can be a door from closets and bookcases to mirrors. The hotel feels alive with creativity and history. Every room can inspire, by the way it is decorated or by the contrasting art work and  furniture. 

I felt like Alice in wonderland  squeezing behind mirrors into narrow hall ways filled with strange and wonderful paintings that led to rooms behind bookcases and trinkets from every decade. 

The mansion lends an experience that others can not, it brings out your childish curiosities and touches the imaginative Alice within us all.  

The Room I stayed in with the comfiest bed ever!

A friend I made at the bar

Dog themed wallpaper in my bedroom

One of many secret doors

One of my favourite rooms in the hotel.

A Mirror or a Door?

Musical Poos

I just love this wardrobe!

Creepy toys hide amongst antique ornaments and a vast collection of guitars.

Shopping Across The Pond!

I am currently feeling that bouncing of the walls, Christmas day morning, forgotten money found at the bottom of my purse kind of excitement. Because in  just four more sleeps I will be travelling to Washington DC! 

I have read that Washington DC is a great location for bargain vintage shopping. I'm really interested to see the differences in thrift shopping in America to the UK. Living in Manchester I have access to a large variety of independents and thrift shops. I love to shop in Manchester's famous Afflecks Palace and have not yet found anything I can compare it to in the UK, maybe Washington DC can offer me the same variety and more. 

I'll be posting in a weeks time everything that inspires Letters to Marilyn. Including my hotel: The Mansion on O Street. Yes, I am going all out vintage on this trip sleeping in this historical yet fashionable central hotel.

The Mansion on O Street Hotel Link:  http://www.omansion.com/hotel/