Nelly's Delhi loves Decadent

I went to Magasin in Copenahgen today and found some lovely bags from Decadent to add to my wishlist. Designer Karina Mundt founded Decadent in May 2005 and the first bag, the basic working bag from the 70´ties, was launched in August the same year. The company has expanded from it early beginning from only carrying one style, to now having a complete collection. The company is owned and run by Karina Mundt. The brand has secured a solid position and a strong image mainly in Denmark, but also available in cosmopolitans as Paris and Amsterdam. Offered in selected multi brand shops and high end department stores and is growing rapidly. The growth in 2009 is expected to be more than 50% and the ambitions for further growth are high

Silver sequins

I want to wear a silver sequin dress with some high heels to the next party I'm invited to. There are lots to choose from at the moment.

The dresses 1: sequins from H&M 2: Mirror Foil Body Con Dress from ASOS (35£) 3: Sequin embellished mini dress by Vila (45£).

The shoes 1: Suede fringe sandals from Hendrix 2: Gladiator from DV By Dolce Vita 3: Studs and buckles from Alexander McQueen 4: Buckles from Balenciaga.

The bags 1: Alexander McQueen skull clutch 2: Sonia Rykiel studded clutch 3: Leather from Prada 4: Feather clutch from ASOS.

New purchases

I saw this cool faux leather bag from H&M a week ago. Instantly love. However, when I was standing in line, I noticed the same bag in brown (the other is black) and I was torn between a chic black look and a boho-look with the brown bag. Hmf hmf... I left the store without any of them, cause I just couldn't make up my mind. After posting a poll on my favorite fashionista website Sense Of Fashion, I made up my mind and went for the black. BUT! I had to search in a couple of H&M stores before I found the bag. Apparently the rest of Denmark went for the black too and there was only ONE (!) on a mannequin doll left. Wuhuu!

Already in H&M I thought I had to buy a little something extra, just to celebrate my new purchase. I found a really cool nail polish in the color 'My Favorite Jeans'. It's a dark gray color with a lot of blue sparkles. I went straight home and moved the turquoise 'Enchantress Emma' and applied the new. You have to apply the gray 2-3 times. I also bought a nail polish from the 'Hello Kitty' line in the color 'Really black'.

P.S remember new episodes of The Hills and The City aire tonight in the U.S. The rest of us will have to wait till tomorrow. Watch them online by entering the following links The Hills and The City.

Chanel

fashionwindows.com

The little black dress, the tweed suit, the quilted leather handbag, and the first-ever designer perfume—these are just some of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's lasting contributions to fashion. Little did she know when she opened her small millinery shop in Paris in 1913 that she was laying the foundation for what would become one of the world's most illustrious fashion houses. Offering a selection of sporty clothes alongside her cloches and toques, however, Chanel speedily became the rage among upper-crust mademoiselles eager to don her modishly boyish dresses made of unfussy jersey (a fabric that until then had been used primarily for men's underwear). World War I broke out the very next year, of course, but in the long run that only boosted the popularity of Chanel's new kind of chic, as women sought more comfortable garments to replace their restrictive corsets. Throughout the twenties and thirties, Chanel continued to revolutionize the way women dressed, particularly with the popularization of the Chanel suit, which for the first time gave women a social—or perhaps even work—uniform as simple and unimpeachable as a man's business three-piece. Chanel No. 5 was created in 1923 and is still the best-selling fragrance in the world all these decades later. While Chanel's legacy is legendary, so was the public persona she constructed and promoted. Raised in a French orphanage, she rewrote the narrative of her life, cultivating an aura of privilege. "Coco," the persona known for her royal lovers, rotogravure friends, and rarefied tastes, became her own best advertisement. Again buffeted by the winds of war, Chanel shut the doors to her atelier in 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. She didn't reopen the business until 1953, introducing the Chanel suit to a new generation of women. The first lady of fashion died in 1971 at the age of 86 at the Hôtel Ritz in Paris, where she had lived for 30 years. While a design team kept the label on life support, it wasn't until 1983, when Karl Lagerfeld assumed creative control, that the house was reborn in all its glory. Today, the company is privately owned by Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, the grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who originally funded Chanel No. 5. (style.com)

Taken from shambolique on youtube.

I'm a big fan of Chanel's bags. The vintage Coco is still my fave. But take a look at these new styles:

What a great idea to turn carrier bags into BAGS. Photo courtesy of http://www.bryanboy.com/

Even The House of Chanel can play and have fun. Style.com

Can't wait till I'm skinny and rich enough to wear the new cruise collection. Chanel Cruise 2009 will be available in November. Photo courtesy of fashiontribes.com