July was my Celine month!
I got my Phantom! I annoyed people way too much talking about that bag oh geez. Anyways, Celine is so difficult to find in Canada so we ended up going to the US to Neiman Marcus for it. It happened to be the hottest day of the summer, the weather was +40 celsius which I believe is something around 105 Fahrenheit, and the air conditioning in the car just happened to break down the day before our 8 hour journey there and back to the States. I can now officially say I have used bags of ice from gas stations along the road covering myself as a substitute for air conditioning. What a mission... Man I am lucky that my man not only suffered the trip with me, but he also gifted this to me.
Here she is!
I love the all black- black leather, black hardware.
And a modelling shot.
Then Holts got a shipment of Celine. The bags weren't even put on display but some customers got emails. I was content with my Phantom but I spotted this beautiful light blue/grey nano in the email. It was smooth leather but with silver hardware. Usually smooth Celine bags have gold hardware, however I always prefer silver. The combo was gorgeous and I thought a nano would be the perfect day bag; easy, light, small but large enough. Simply put- I could not resist.
On the topic of small bags, I had been loving the way Alex aka HRH collection was styling her new Louis Vuitton Alma BB (check out her blog/youtube if you haven't). I had never been a fan of patent leather or bright colors but in small bag it can look so cute! So I showed my dear bf and said I think this will be my next bag, it looks like a fun evening bag. I had decided to get it in the beautiful red Pomme D'amour. Well... business was good and he surprised me with it one day! He opted for the limited edition pink one instead- Indien Rose. He said when he saw them both in store he thought this looked nicer. How adorable :)
I had gotten the matching cles a couple of weeks before after I sold my monogram one. I liked the bigger size and pop of color of this one better. I like to wear this a charm.
Here's a mod shot.
My vernis cles recently had an unfortunate accident. My glass perfume roller ball broke and exploded all over my purse. It got some black items wet and black color seeped into the vernis leather and stained it beyond repair or recognition. Ladies be extremely careful if you carry perfume!
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On a more positive note, I saved the best for last. While I love all of my handbags, nothing compares to Chanel! She is and always has been my absolute favorite. I think I was around 7 when I started dreaming of one. In fact I strongly recall one family vacation where my father dared me to stick my hand into a crab hole on the beach and hold it there for 30 seconds. He told me if I did, he would buy me a Chanel bag. I was 9 and gullible. I guess he never thought I'd do it because he didn't keep his end of the deal, but a man should never under estimate what a girl will do for Chanel!
Well two days ago my boyfriend made that dream come true. I now have my ultimate holy grail bag :)
He has such a kind heart, and this bag is extra special because it marks the time of an exciting business venture we are beginning together.
She's perfect!
Black caviar jumbo with silver hardware. I always prefer silver, and I opted for caviar because of the durability.
I've noticed that the caviar can look different bag to bag. Some more matte, some shiny, some more grainy, some more grey. I wanted mine to look smooth and as intense black as possible. This one is perfect. I'm in awe.
Until next time,
xoxo V
