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Apr 23 2013
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Fashion

CITY OF LIGHTS GIVEAWAY

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Now that I am home and before I do anything else I wanted to introduce the new.. distressed and vintaged Paris pouch! We [Samudra and I] wanted to do something a little bit different this time around and created a nostalgic traveling pouch for summer. The new City of Lights is [of course] new.. but looks like you’ve had it for years! It’s like those favorite pair of denim jeans you’ve worn for the past 10 years.. except its a clutch! It has the perfect sun beaten look.. best used for those long summer days lounging on the beach.

So here’s where it gets good.

Now that the City of Lights has a new look and we wanna give it away! Yes, yes. Give one away! It’s pretty simple. Just follow these rules and you’re on your way to a free Samudra x Ladyslider pouch!

1. You must be following me [@ladyslider] and Samudra [@samudra11] on Instagram

2.  Repost the [giveaway] photo to your own Instagram

3. Tag both of us so we know you’re in on it!

The giveaway ends this Friday, April 26th. So that gives you a good couple of days to post that photo and tag us! The winner will be picked at random at the end of the week.

The City of Lights Giveaway! Get in on it and good luck!

x

 

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Jul 21 2012
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Travel

THROUGH THE WINDOW


(Photos by: my sissy)

My sister and I were obsessed with this window in Paris. We could not get over the view. Every time we came home we were blown away with how beautiful it looked. We took so many photos with that window the neighbors across the way must have thought we were nuts. But it was everything you could imagine when you think of Paris. I would look out that window and imagine a whole Parisian world with cafes, coffee, art, music, history, fashion, people sitting around getting to know one another.. and it was actually happening right below us!!

It really felt like we were living an authentic Parisian life in this apartment. It was at the top of 7 flights of stairs with vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and an open floor plan. It had a very rustic yet chic feel to it. I wish I had taken just as many photos of the apartment as the window! Some times I imagined I was Audrey Hepburn sitting on the window sill. I cannot even remember what movie it was from but all I remember is her being in an apartment very similar. It made the moment feel so much more dreamy.

I saw Paris through a window sill.

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Jul 20 2012
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Fashion, Travel

HOD

(Photos by: me)

Okay, so before I go deeper in to my Europe vacation neglect I neeeeeed to talk about this jewelry/accessories store HOD. It has the most beautiful mix of quirky and refined jewelry/accessories in Le Marais area of Paris. The owner, Valérie, is the sweetest, friendliest, and all around hippest Parisian you will ever meet in the city. Her store and her persona give Parisian a whole new light [to those who have ever heard not-so-great things about the people.] More personally, she has become a close friend who treated me like family while I was in the city of lights.

Anyway, HOD has a great mix of designer and authentic craftsman pieces that you have always dreamed of having but could never really find. Like the cool and funky Dezso by Sara Beltran seahorse stud earrings or those Navajo hand-beaded bracelets. Everything has a pop of color and the displays are incredibly avant garde [if you will.] Did you happen to take a close look at the steer skull completely hand carved with intricate designs on it?? Unbelievable I want one!! Everything is worldly and with a little bit of travel [and probably a story too.]

So if you happen to be in the Le Marais area and need some hip jewelry HOD is a must!!

x

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Jul 05 2012
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Fashion, Travel

IN THE PARK


(Top: Creatures of Comfort, Jacket: Gap, Jeans: Rag & Bone, Shoes: Jack Purcell for Converse, Purse: Comptoir de Cotonniers, Glasses: Super, Head Scarf: vintage)

Hello all. Sorry for the repeated absence. I’m currently on a vacation from my vacation and there is a lack of internet and technology in the area. Just what I need and it feels so good. So. Over the next couple of days [or so] I will be updating on my travels. Get ready. It’s enough content to keep me busy for days. I get exhausted just looking at the photos.

Packing for Paris.

Packing and preparing for trips can be tough. For me anyway. You get a lot of advice when you go on trips abroad: Pack light, bring cash, don’t talk to strangers, buy one of those terrible hide-your-valuables wallet that you keep on the inside of your shirt, etc. etc. etc. But I have to say that the best advice given was by none other than my parents: dress like you’re poor and no one will bother you. Hahaha!

It’s a brilliant idea. But it posed a threat for my attempts of being fashionable abroad. After this particular trip I have learned one thing: simplicity. Something I think the Parisian have mastered and what makes them so effortlessly chic. But without gems and statement threads my outfits can easily look pretty dumpy. And don’t talk to me about layering. The weather in Europe can be so fickle and I am horrible at layering clothing without looking frumpy!! But I had to leave behind a lot of clothing I thought would look amazing in the streets of Paris and give up my favorite statement jewelry pieces for  basic tees and simple studs. But you know the funny thing? I ended up wearing these simple gems everyday and its simplicity was a statement in itself. People some times [ok once or twice] mistook me for being a Parisian mademoiselle and I actually got compliments too! Imagine that.

In a nutty: I had to balance on a fine line between homeless chic and simplicity. But I guess I was taking my parents advice to heart. I had no issue feeling threatened by pick-pocketers or the like. Thank goodness.

Simplicity in the park.

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Jun 26 2012
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Fashion, Life, Travel

PARIS DAZE


(Photos by: my sissy) (Top: Creatures of Comfort, Pants: Étoile Isabel Marant, Scarf: Ratan, Sandals: Cole Rood & Haan, Purse: Comptoir des Cotonniers)

I am still alive! Just barely.. haha. Joking. It has been a whirlwind of a European adventure. So far. I cannot tell you how exhausted I am and still have a few days to go!! I am in desperate need of a vacation from my vacation. The feeling happens every year with these ambitious trips. I also haven’t really had much time to spend on my computer and feel very disconnected from the [cyber] world.

When I get settled back home I will share all the adventures with you: Amsterdam bike rides, Parisian nights, Summer Solstice, Indian-Dutch wedding, etc. etc.

But for now.. I will be partaking in Paris Soldes. That special time of year when all of Paris is a buzz for summer sales sales sales. It’s my first ever. An experience I should have probably worked up towards. I have no idea what I am in for. Hopefully I don’t get trampled by all the French women around here and nab a couple good fashion steals. Wish me luck.

While I mentally prepare for Soldes I also wanted to share a couple of snaps from a day in Paris. Just one day. I cannot believe how much a tourist tries to fit in a day. It’s pretty ridiculous. By the end of this particular day I was pretty sure my feet were going to fall off.

None-the-less.. I love Paris. It puts me in a daze.
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