March 01, 2013

L I F E / Finding Céline in Amsterdam






bomber: T by Alexander Wang
white tailored sweat pants: Missoni
shoes: Alexander Wang

Believe it or not, getting your hands on some Céline, Givenchy or Wang has always been nearly impossible in Amsterdam.
Some boutiques would occasionally carry a shoe, a bag, or a tee, but never those pieces you've seen come down the runway.
So you can imagine I was happy to hear that the rumors were true: department store De Bijenkorf really is becoming our own Dutch litte sister of Selfridges.
They invited Yara, Sabrina, Charlotte and me to come see (=feel, try on, smell, no that's creepy) their new acquirements for ourselves and spread the word.
I went for that structured bomber that I had already been stalking online for a while, De Bijenkorf let us borrow a couple of things, but I really don't want to bring this baby back.
So happy to finally have a place in the center of the city, that has its racks filled with all the stuff from my favorite Paris and New York designers,
which I usually only admire through my computer screen (you know I'm talking about you mr. Lim and mr. Wang).

50 comments:

welcome to my jungle said...

That store sounds amazing!

xo,
Dani

www.welcometomyjungle.com

Nomadic D. said...

That bomber is amazing. I had to google it immediately to see if I could find it near me. So gorgeous, so simple, so totally wearable.

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Laura said...

Sounds like a place of desire :-D I like the jacket too!

Vicky said...

cool bomber! :)

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V. said...

Sounds pretty amazing.. Would love to wear the bomber!

Anonymous said...

what an amazing bomber!

Unknown said...

Beautiful ! love the shoes !



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Jessie said...

I actually found great labels in Amsterdam - and all so heavily discounted long before everyone else (UK, Paris etc) even started to go on sale. Mostly from small boutiques in the 9 streets from memory. This department store sounds lovely too.

LOVE AESTHETICS said...

Yes there are a lot of really nice boutiques in the 9 streets, I love the Scandinavian labels they carry!

jessica january said...

that bomber is beyond beautiful! i say keep it!

january, x
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Li Yin said...

Lovely post Ivania... so glad the Netherlands is becoming 'more fashionable'!

Eva (Creativity and Chocolate) said...

Oh wauw, dat jasje en die wedges zijn echt geweldig! xx

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Camilla said...

that bomber is fantastic!

xo Camilla

Into The Fold

Anonymous said...

that bomber is genius. want it to bad. you do it so much justice girl, x

Rosalinda Tjioe said...

Major love on that jacket! xx

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Tanja Jojic said...

That jacket is incredible, I know what you are talking about :D tanyaminxy.blogspot.com

Gabriel S. Ignácio said...

that bomber is amazing
it looks great

Lola Jaro said...

Lol "smell". You're too awesome




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Unknown said...

Love the simple pieces. Especially the shoes!

Unknown said...

awesome jacket! love all the different parts!

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Melissa dv said...

aan de ene kant is het ook wel weer jammer want hierdoor wordt het wel steeds minder exclusief! maar aan de andere kant voor ons ook weer makkelijker om er aan te komen haha! x

Kasia P said...

beautiful shoes

Anonymous said...

aaah it's fantastic!

The Fancy Teacup said...

Both the jacket and shoes are so beautiful!

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SobbingOnFifth said...

Ah, dying for that bomber.

Elen Ellis said...

Absolutely elegant and minimal!!

Great choice!!

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Nyrha said...

I love this look!

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FASHION SNAG said...

That jacket is beautiful!

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Unknown said...

I have those Alexander Wang wedges too! I ended up getting them half a size too small and I just suffer because I love them so much!
your hair looks great in that first photo, BTW.

xo
Kara
www.thebostonista.com

MILEX said...

you always choose right

Unknown said...

love the bomber its great! The structure is amazing

Hayley xx
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Gaby Doris said...

So beautiful! love your nails!

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amalie said...

ahhh love that jacket!!
x

rag dolls said...

cool jacket!

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Sharon (Style-Chameleon) said...

Hele gave bomber!

Ontzettend jammer dat je hem niet mag houden :p




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Lucy said...

hell, what camera do you use and do you edit with photoshop? the neutral lighting in all your photos is really beautiful and i dont know how to achieve this! thanks.

Unknown said...

I love the bomber jacket...
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K A T H L E E N said...

that bomber is fantastic, a great piece for spring

Chantelle said...

This is so great for you! I always forget how easy it is for us in North America to get any pieces we want. But other countries have a harder time procuring these designers.

Oroma Roxella Rukevwe said...

I wouldn't want to give the jacket back either!


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miasmode said...

The bomber is sooo cool and the shoes too <3

xx

glamdevils

Diana said...

I love these shoes.

Marjolein | NeverTooPolished said...

De bomber staat je geweldig, matcht heel mooi met je haar! Definitely a keeper!

X Marjolein - Never Too Polished.com

RAY said...

YOU ARE AMAZING!

xo,
www.inhermindscloset.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Amazing jacket! I don't know if I could be trusted borrowing such beautiful clothes. I'd never give them back!

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Womens Coats And Jackets said...

I love those shoes!!!!!!

Thirza said...

Vet dat je die kans krijgt, haha ja en dan moet je het terug geven :')

S said...

beautiful jacket and i hope they let you keep it ;)

steph / absolutely-fuzzy.com

Unknown said...

you're so beautiful and such an inspiration to me!

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