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[Frida]

I don't, (I feel like I'm repeating this over and over, sorry for that, but) I had a mental breakdown two years ago and haven't been able to study since, so there's no way I can manage a job. The stress that caused the breakdown also caused some organs to malfunction, including the pancreas, so I got diabetes. Diabetes + insurance.... It's the silver lining I guess...

[MTJ]

Ah yes, I remember you mentioning insurance. Pancreases are a nuisance whether they're malfunctioning or not.

[vr6chickbeenfound]

Hey Frida, any chance you would know where to find these? Theyre Stella Mccartney Scuba pumps....I can't find them anywhere in the states. I found 2 on ebay, one in a "boat print" lol and a dusty rose color, but none the size I need. I cannot find a single store online that carries them anymore. Any ideas?

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n298/vr6chickbeenfound/picture-247-300x254.png

[Frida]

I can only find them in pink on www.kirnazabete.com (you can always have them dyed black)

[Frida]

Yesterday was good despite a rocky start

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0221.jpg

 

(If you're wondering what it is it's rain. Tons and tons and TONS of rain pouring down)

 

 

Went to NK

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0252.jpg

 

and had lunch there (salmon and mozarella crêpes )

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0239.jpg

 

 

And went to look at Bulgari, Chopard, Cartier, Breitling etc jewelry and watches (not gonna get one of those LOL but it's fun to look at the eye candy)

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0243.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0241.jpg

 

 

 

 

(Waiting for my brown paper bag at LV)

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0233.jpg

 

 

Found a sale - found a skirt - didn't fit fortunately

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0254.jpg

 

 

 

Anyway, here's what I got

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5351.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5341.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5339.jpg

[Frida]

Btw, I went to a place called MrsH and looked at their (larmed and chained LOL) Balmain items (this one for example) and all I can say is WOW.. I've never felt such a leather jacket before It's only when you feel the materials and see the work behind it you realize why the pricetags are what they are

[Bellamy]

Nice shopping mall.

 

 

I think there's no where to find Balmain in China.

Label Overview

 

When French couturier Pierre Balmain founded his house in 1945, he, Christian Dior, and Cristobal Balenciaga were the design giants responsible for reenergizing lavish couture dressing after World War II. Balmain’s elegant, super-feminine looks were favorites among European royalty and Hollywood fashion plates like Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and Sophia Loren. Since Balmain’s death in 1982, the glory days have dwindled. His assistant, Erik Mortensen, took over until 1990, and two years later, Oscar de la Renta joined the house. De la Renta designed Balmain couture from 1993 to 2002, and Laurent Mercier took over in 2003. But the house soon fell into financial hard times and was forced to file for bankruptcy. Investors revived Balmain in 2005, and brought on designer Christophe Decarnin, fresh from a decade's work at Paco Rabanne. And for a label that was once known for ultraelegant evening attire with a draping and pleating focus, Decarnin's appointment took it toward tough-chic, thigh-grazing, body-skimming looks—a sensibility that embraces the quintessential trendsetting French party-girl. Owner Alain Hivelin claims that sales have doubled since Decarnin's appointment, projecting 2009 to amass $28 million in revenue (the clothes are notoriously expensive—a sparkly tee is $3,000, dresses are $12,000 to $22,000, and jackets are $5,000). Expansions are also in the works, adding staff, a shoe line with Giuseppe Zanotti, and the label's first men's collection in Paris in January 2009.

Weird, even balimain.com and style.com don't show Balmain men's collection.

[Frida]

Well, it does say "in Paris", so it might be a very exclusive thing? (but you can see it on frillr etc, just google it) Edited August 13, 2009 at 01:27 PM by Frida

[Bellamy]

Well, it does say "in Paris", so it might be a very exclusive thing? (but you can see it on frillr etc, just google it)

I found it on theinsider.

http://www.theinsider.com/news/1586268_Bal...en_s_Collection

Balmain's Fall 2009 Men's Collection was a bit of a let down after their fabulous women's collection last year. The jeans continue a similar theme of layered and ripped denim and whilst they are certainly interesting they don't come close to generating the kind of excitement that greeted the women's collection. I can't imagine that they will be able to retail these jeans at anywhere near the £1000 that they are currently asking for some of their women's jeans.

I wonder if it's true.

[Ccile]

Yesterday was good despite a rocky start

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0221.jpg

 

(If you're wondering what it is it's rain. Tons and tons and TONS of rain pouring down)

 

 

Went to NK

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0252.jpg

 

and had lunch there (salmon and mozarella crêpes )

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0239.jpg

 

 

And went to look at Bulgari, Chopard, Cartier, Breitling etc jewelry and watches (not gonna get one of those LOL but it's fun to look at the eye candy)

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0243.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0241.jpg

 

 

 

 

(Waiting for my brown paper bag at LV)

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0233.jpg

 

 

Found a sale - found a skirt - didn't fit fortunately

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/SP_A0254.jpg

 

 

 

Anyway, here's what I got

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5351.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5341.jpg

 

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/celinedion_56/Blandat/IMG_5339.jpg

 

ohhhhhh NK!!!!!! I miss Stockholm so much :wub:

 

Your bag LV is really beautiful!! Is it expensive???

[Frida]

Balmain's Fall 2009 Men's Collection was a bit of a let down after their fabulous women's collection last year. The jeans continue a similar theme of layered and ripped denim and whilst they are certainly interesting they don't come close to generating the kind of excitement that greeted the women's collection. I can't imagine that they will be able to retail these jeans at anywhere near the £1000 that they are currently asking for some of their women's jeans.

I wonder if it's true.

 

There are buyers for everything, and it's not only women that spend a lot on clothes/accessories, so I think they'll get them sold anyway...

 

ohhhhhh NK!!!!!! I miss Stockholm so much :wub:

 

Your bag LV is really beautiful!! Is it expensive???

 

 

Thank you! It's $550 in the US (3750SEK/$525 in Sweden, €355 in France)

[vr6chickbeenfound]

I can only find them in pink on www.kirnazabete.com (you can always have them dyed black)

 

 

theyre sold out...so sad, theyre so beautiful on the foot

[Frida]

Ooops, sorry I missed that.. then I suggest you keep checking eBay

[vr6chickbeenfound]

Ooops, sorry I missed that.. then I suggest you keep checking eBay

 

will do...thnx for the help frida much appreciated

[celinerific]

Here's my most recent H&M indulgence.

Blue Jersey Shirt $24.95

Black Vest $29.95

 

(Don't mind the backgorund... I was really bored and my walls were just ugly LOL)

 

[ladylindsey]

I want an LV Trevi so darn bad. The small one you got Frida is lovely, too

[Frida]

Cute Erica!

 

 

 

 

The Trevi is lovely Lindsey, worth every penny

[Koolan]

Funny how Frida blurs people's faces.

 

My wallet needs to be replaced. Any suggestions?

[Frida]

^ Well I didn't walk up to them and ask if they were okay with the fact that their picture would be posted on the internet, so I did it for privacy reasons.. "Treat others as you want to be treated", kvim?

[LuisMa]

^ I wish everyone would think like you, Frida.

[Frida]

^ Where are those flipflops of yours?

[LuisMa]

^ Where are those flipflops of yours?

 

Right now on my feet, and I need to throw them to the washer.

Edited August 16, 2009 at 12:23 PM by LuisMa

[LuisMa]

Ok I made a pic of two of the pairs I have.

 

The speedo ones are a bit old but they are so comfy that I wear them a lot.

 

I wish I could wear flip flops and sandals every day of the year and in every occasion.

 

 

[Frida]

Haha, yaaay

 

I can't wear flipflops for some reason, I ALWAYS get blisters between my toes

[LuisMa]

Really?

 

The only thing about flip flops and sandals is that it is a stupid idea to wear them if you plan to go trekking the cliffs. Last month I fell and bruised my feet and arms. If it hadn't been for a tree that was on the way down and I could cling to a branch, I would have fallen on the rocks below.

[Frida]

oooouuuuch!!!

[LuisMa]

 

Isn't it silly that sometimes to hang on to a piece of clothing that even though you can get a better and new one you won't get rid of it and you love to wear it.

 

That happened with those flip flops. One of them fell below and even though I was bleeding I had to go down to the rocks and get it, as my hubby had given them to me as a gift.

 

[Frida]

Haha, I don't find it weird at all, some things have a sentimental value (or they're just plain darn comfy LOL. Like my disgusting loafers, best shoes I've ever had, I regret throwing them away when I could have had the dyed)

[LuisMa]

Ohhh yes. I have some things that are sooo old that I don't want to throw them away. But then you buy new stuff and go through the old items and say: wait a minute, this is horrible, and it ends in the trash bin.

[CelineRules!]

Ok I made a pic of two of the pairs I have.

 

The speedo ones are a bit old but they are so comfy that I wear them a lot.

 

I wish I could wear flip flops and sandals every day of the year and in every occasion.

 

Great flip flops Luis!

 

I'd love to see a pic of you in the outfit that goes with them