VIP Night at Myer

From 6.30 to 9 this evening, we had a special event for Myer One VIPs.

Designers who came in to mingle and to say something about their range were

Wayne Cooper

from www.stylepalace.com.au

Fleur Wood

from www.fleurwood.com

Teresa Liano of T.L. Wood

www.earthwatch40th.org.au

Kate Sylvester

www.katesylvester.co.nz

And I think I even saw Charlie Brown of Charlie Brown.

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Sadly, there weren't a lot of people who came. I'm comparing that to the last VIP night they had one season ago. People must be saving up instead of splurging on clothes. 

Back from Hong Kong

I had a marvelous time in HK with my friend who was the most patient and indulgent friend I could ever had. Not only did she bring me around HK but she went with me twice to Shenzhen. =)))

I managed to buy 10 to 15mtrs of fabrics which I'm hoping will be enough for my collection.

The fabric place at Lo Wu shopping centre in Shenzhen

The loot from Shenzhen

Inside Zara Melbourne

on a Monday. At 3.30 in the afternoon. Women in a flurry and barely contained excitement.

Not even the long queue to the fitting room would deter them.

Inside Zara ground level

The queue to the fitting room

Cute but not enough to entice me to buy

Lots of cute, colourful and girly clothes but my sentiments are still the same no matter which Zara store I visit, whether in Europe, in Asia or Australia. It doesn't tug at my purse strings. =P

Zara fever

It appears the fever still hasn't gone down over Zara.

2 Saturdays ago, this was the scene outside Zara at Bourke St. Mall.

A few days ago, when I passed by Zara, there was still a steady queue of people going in even at 9.30 in the morning

Coco Rocha's Wedding by Gilbert Le

I stumbled on this on a blogger's website (www.rantingsofashopaholic). It's a short movie of Coco Rocha's wedding to James Conran. It was shot so beautifully and you could tell the couple truly love each other. I found it especially moving when James said his vows. It was so heartfelt, I could just melt. =)

July...come faster

I've ordered a swatch book from the Angus International I/E Agency in Hong Kong a few months ago. They claim to be the "purveyors" of the finest silk from around the world. The prices were competitive when I received the swatch book but then I received an email stating they were increasing their prices.

Since I've already booked my flight and hotel, I decided to still go and check them out. If I find fabrics at the right price, I suppose I'd buy them then buy the rest here in Melbourne.

At the same time, I can go visit my friend there and we can go to Citygate Outlet. I've always been a fan of outlet shopping and July, apparently, is the sale month in Hong Kong. yey!

Robert Clergerie