You read the title and might have thought: Is she kidding me? C&A? For real? No, dear boys and girls, I am not kidding! I was invited by C&A and Belmodo.tv to join them on a trip to Düsseldorf to see what they’re up to in spring/summer 2012! I was surprised by some of the pieces and then I was like ‘Yeah, I see that hanging in stores!’. I have to admit that I’m not a big fan of the brand and especially not the interior of the stores, but I thought this would be a great chance to see another side of the fashion story. It was fun to see the show, especially the little kid waving all the time at the end, such a cute little model. After the show, it was quite hectic. We had a flying dinner, which was followed by a visit in the sample room, where we had to restyle each other. Gilles, Dorothée and I were put in some cool SS12 outfits and I quite liked it! After that, we had to head back home. The day was short, hectic, tiring… but oh so much fun! Thanks to everyone who made me laugh in that bus, so hilarious! ^^

P.S. I have no idea what happened with the girl’s leg on the fourth picture, I only edited the color of these pictures

4 Comments »

Essie might just be a brand for you, but I know it’s not. It’s the woman behind the brand, the woman who made her dream come true. That same woman who loves colors and makes every woman’s outfit perfect. I had the chance to meet her, the one and only Essie Weingarten. She’s such a lovely woman and actually very inspiring! I really enjoyed her speech and talking with her afterwards. Quite unbelievable actually! After the whole press conference we got to look at all the colors that Essie has to offer. No, actually not all, but just the 100 most successful ones. Manicurists were there to provide us with some pretty colors on our nails and a funny fact: Kim, Stéphanie and I chose the same color: Bobbing for baubles, which is a very deep and dark sapphire. It looks like it’s changing with the light from a dark blue, to a sort of grey and to black again. Essie is already available in Belgium, but not for consumers. Those nail polishes will have a thicker brush, one that is easier to use at home. It will be sold in ICI Paris XL and Di stores and will be around €11. Excited much?! Thanks to L’Oréal I got to be present that day, despite all of my bad luck!

Did you know Essie already? You’re gonna love it!

2 Comments »

Forever 21 thought it was cool to show their costumers what The Skinny blog did in Belgium besides helping with the opening of a gigantic store. They now show all the bloggers they’ve collaborated/spoken with on a big screen. I am one of those bloggers, because The Skinny interviewed me and vice versa. Pretty cool, huh?

Unfortunately taking pictures of such a screen is quite difficult, so sorry for the stripes!

2 Comments »