Style: Zara Autumn/Winter 2012 Campaign.....

After being away for a couple of weeks, your first natural instinct is to check all your fav online stores (Topshop, Asos, you get the idea!) & of course Zara being one of them. I had seen whilst out in Paris a few pieces from their new collection for A/W & had high hopes for the rest of the new season- think leather peplums, deep plum colours & embellishments. 

So going onto the website I could not wait to see for myself what the rest of the collection would look like & ladies... 

It is one of their strongest collections to date.

All images found at www.zara.com


This makes me excited for Autumn!

Watch the video for the campaign here.

Much love,

Elle

xoxoxo

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Being Elle: Paris, Part Deux....

For our final full day in Paris, we decided to visit one of the more further afield sights, that being Notre Dame. The weather was again super hot(32!)but having nice weather allowed me to not only get good photographs, but I could appreciate the architecture & all of its intricate details (just look at Notre Dame, the windows alone are simply amazing!). 

I was upset however, that I did not see Quasimodo!

One of the main things that I loved about Paris (excluding the architecture), was the bohemian, artsy side of city. I loved the juxtaposition of the chic & elegant, along side the bohemian, relaxed spectrum's of the city. 

So, I was sitting in these lovely gardens in the shade just watching people 'live'- there were two guys having a jamming session over their acoustic guitars, chic women reading tattered books, a group of artists sketching Notre Dame, these small things for me can describe a city in a nano second & I love watching people who are the city for me.

So after lazing around in the garden for about an hour, we made our way along the river, stopping to look at the stands selling artwork & second hand books, I stopped to buy a beret (oolala!), & of course I had to go & have a look at all of the lovers locks on the Pont des Arts before making our way back to the metro. Along the way I found this amazing bookstore- Shakespeare & Company, which again was full of cheap, second hand books & it was just so British!

And what evening wouldn't be complete, than to go & have an evening munch in Hard Rock Cafe!? Now I am aware it is not classic French cuisine, but my brother insisted on going there, plus the atmosphere & food are always faultless. & being the 'foodie' that I am, you would have thought I would be munching on a burger. Sadly for me, I had zero appetite due to the heat & so I settled for a snoring, boring Chicken Cesare Salad!

Images © VintageELLE09

So that concludes our last full day in Paris, next stop: HOLLAND!

Check out tomorrow's post if you want to find out what I got up to in another beautiful country.

Much Love,

Elle

xoxoxo

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Being Elle: Paris, Part Une....

So Salute to all you lovely ladies & gents 

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As I said to you all in my last post I have been away for a couple of weeks, one of these weeks was spent in the gorgeous city of Paris which flew by just so quickly! Having got back not that long ago I didn't realise that one of my favourite bloggers: What Olivia Did. was out in Paris at the exact same time as myself (boo!)which is super amazing & I have just been reading about her experiences of the city, it's amazing how people can see a city in different ways (so go check her out!). 

So without further ado, lets get into this post & please be warned that like most of my travel posts I get a teeny, tiny bit carried away with the amount of photographs I post- but this has been considerably cut down, so again apologise for the photo heavy post!

Having arrived on Monday afternoon to our modern Montmartre hotel, the last thing we wanted to do was go sight seeing already after a long drive! One of the most funniest things of the whole visit was we were only in our hotel room for 1/2 an hour, when I saw from the window a completely naked man on one of the balconies opposite our room- needless to say it had to be documented via photography!

 So instead we settled into the area, grabbed a spot of dinner (amazing burger in a cute bar which was nameless!) & then had a good night sleep ready for the packed days ahead. So for the days that followed we really tried to pack in as much of Paris as we possibly could- we went to the top of The Arc de Triomphe, strolled down the Champs Elysees taking in all the shops from Zara to Cartier, Sephora to Guerlain, (there was even an M&S, total suprise to find but made a good place for lunch!)visited The Louvre & the beautiful gardens that it sits in, visited The Place de Concord, chilled out in some gorgeous, Parisian gardens- the list just goes on!

One of the things that I loved about this city is the people, the history & the architecture. I could have spent hours just wondering around the streets, photographing people & buildings, rustic wooden shutters & beautiful lamp posts- for me there was something just so historical, intriguing & beautiful everywhere you looked. The gardens were something out of an old novel, the people beautiful to watch & the history & chicness the city oozes- is enough for me just to be completely captivated & bewildered by the city. 

To finish off, we had already pre-booked tickets to get to the middle of The Eiffel Tower for 10:30pm (thank god we had, as the queues were absolutely RIDICULOUS & let's be honest, we were too scared to go all the way to the top!) This was one of the things that I had been looking forward to for the whole trip, just to see the whole of Paris lit up, looking all pretty is just something I had always wanted to experience! My pictures of the view up there turned out absolutely pants, even with the flash on, but let me tell you if you want to go up the Eiffel Tower you have to do it at night as the view is just breath taking.

Images © VintageELLE09

Check out tomorrow's post for the second part of my Paris tour!

Much Love,

Elle

xoxoxo

♥