Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2010

Waste Not, Want Not!



ICEBERG S/S 2010; courtesy of style.com

Everyone knows that eurotrash is obsessed with Mickey Mouse and as one of the original muses for the eurotrash look she really can say: it was all started by a mouse. So amidst all the fall fashion hullabaloo, eurotrash wants to pull in the reins just a bit and talk about the fast approaching SPRING! This is the time when stores flaunt all their pretty spring collections as soon as you walk in and the thought of trying on a frilly pink dress over pale skin and unshaven legs always deters any happiness this marketing move could bring us. Not to mention the inevitable waste factor that no matter how seasoned a shopper you are, always manages to rear its ugly head. The waste factor is the group of clothing purchased, precariously, from the section at the front of the store in between february and april, in anticipation of spring, and which you never end up wearing when the weather is spring, your skin is brighter and your gillette venus has revealed the goddess in you.

It happens to eurotrash too, but this year she has sworn to have patience and if that fails, she'll wear blinders when entering all clothing stores. In the meantime, the editing begins. She's making a list, checking it twice, and in a few months she'll know exactly what she needs in order to have a fabulous wardrobe this summer and finally, dodge the waste factor. Back to Mickey, she knows he's always on her side and he has never even set a yellow foot in that pile of waste (green h&m shorts, rainbow french connection skirt, flavio castellani navy shirt dress...) left over from previous february shopping sprees. This year, the most astute eurotrash girl turns to the leaders in Mickey Mouse fashion, ICEBERG. Those black mouse ears always seem to pop up in their collection, time and time again, and this year is no exception. The black, mouse-studded duffle bag is on eurotrash's spring list, in permanent ink. Yes, she's that sure.


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Yes, Your Majesty!



With the excuse of going to buy a pair of waterproof boots for our upcoming trip to Quebec City this weekend my sis and I headed out to Yorkdale Mall yesterday afternoon. The good news is she managed to find a pair of fur-trimmed Sorels. The bad news is, that's not all we managed to find.

We were ostensibly on our way to Starbucks, which you can conveniently only get to by passing H&M, when the $9.95 rack baited us in, which it always does. The great thing about H&M is that it's so super cheap it eliminates all the usual guilt and anxiety that normally ensues after and/or during a shopping spree. Like two kids in a candy store, my sis and I happily danced down the isles, ladening our arms with clothes until the hangers dug deep into our skin! Masochism at its best! Emerging from the change room we both exclaimed in unison: "I'll take everything!" (OK, we didn't really do that, but a little fictive bravado never hurt anybody). Here's what I copped:

Knitted cotton bolero, $34.95

Perfect fit, stretchy cotton tank, $17.95 (a bit steep but worth it)

Everything I've said thus far about H&M is blatantly obvious and probably why its gimmick works so well. There's another quality however that makes H&M indispensable to eurotrash: H&M is the accessory to the accessory. Allow me to explain. Like my girl at Life is Glossy said the other day, The Blonde Salad secret is out! But we can learn a thing or two from our dear Chiara no matter how famous she gets:

super expensive accessories + super cheap clothes = super eurotrash style

It's like dressing in reverse; first you start off by picking your bag and shoes as the main, designer pieces, then you add on a t-shirt or a trendy floral skirt. I remember when I purchased my first Gucci bag, I couldn't wear it with anything because it trumped all my outfits - it was never a finishing touch; it was a bloody coup de grace!

So we learn. The only way to pull off an amazing outfit without looking too designer-designer is to accessorize with brands like H&M, Zara, Topshop, Forever XXI, etc., and build around staple pieces like a Balenciaga bag, YSL shoes and maybe someday soon, a Hermes belt ;)

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