{Shopping} Jeanography’s Fit First Time

You avid readers know that I love me some Trilogy and Donna Ida, but sometimes you don’t have time to make it into the boutique of your choice. Sometimes work and commitments get in the way and the only time to try on a new pair of jeans is in the comfort of your bedroom after the shops are closed and the kids are asleep.

Jeanography are here to help.

The online denim retailer has a service called ”Fit First Time”, where they will send you 3 pairs of jeans of your choice. After selecting the ones that you think are best on their website, a denim stylist will email you and make further suggestions based on your size and style preference. Jeanography will then send you the pairs of jeans for you to try on at home. Your selection should arrive within 1 or 2 days of ordering, and you have 7 days to make a decision on which to keep and which to return. You’ll only be charged for what you decide to keep and the rest of the jeans will be picked up your house at a time of your choosing. Brilliant I say, brilliant.

After browsing the site I chose two pairs of MIH jeans and a pair of Hudson’s to try on. Deciding that I needed a little distressed denim in my life, I went with these…

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Hudson Jeans, Cortney Mid-Rise Straight Leg in Anti-Establishment. Because obviously, I am super anti-establishment.

I wore them out this past weekend with a cute Splendid t-shirt a cardigan, and ballet slippers. A little bit of prep, a lot of rock and roll!

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{Fashion Friday} Chandler Carr Cleans Out Bicester Village

Today’s Fashion Friday Post is courtesy of Chandler Carr, a fellow AG, who has her own fantastic fashion-focused blog, Hot Coffee with A Straw

Ten days ago I went on an exploration, not only venturing outside the circumference of Chelsea, but past the London City Limits. Boarding a train at Marylebone Station, I made the pilgrimage, seemingly having become mandatory for English fashionistas, and knowing visitors to the area. Bicester Village, a mere 40-minute train journey away, greeted me with chilling winds and spitting snow. Did that stop me from shopping? Goodness no! I’m a professional after all…

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In fact, I shopped (with my mother by my side) till we both nearly dropped. In Bicester you will discover last season’s product at a significantly reduced price… so, needless to say, you certainly feel that you’re getting the greatest “bang for your buck”. You’ll see all of the big names, and many of the smaller ones too. I found items that I simply “couldn’t live without” at places ranging from L.K. Bennett, to Lulu Guinness; Burberry to Cath Kidston; and even bought my dad’s birthday gift well in advance at Tod’s. But, where did I really clean up? Smythson. They carry in Bicester Village all of the current styles in colors which the company has retired, and even some styles that have been replaced, as well. (read: covers for outdated phones, kindles, etc. – if you can’t seem to give up that blackberry, and want to stay chic – this is the place to go.)

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{Shopping} Donna Ida Debuts Newly Designed Denim Destination

 Donna Ida has revamped her Chelsea boutique, and she invited me to her “big breakfast” today to take a look. Along with debuting the new look of the store, Donna was highlighting her denim clinic and swears that with her massive selection and expertise, you can find your perfect pair of jeans in 30 minutes. So of course, I wanted to take her up on the challenge.

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I had been wanting to try on a pair of Donna’s own jeans- IDA, so I brought a few pairs into the dressing room after chatting with her about the type of fit I like. The first pair I tried were the total winner, and when I stepped out of the dressing room one of Donna’s colleagues was ready to pin them to be hemmed. So yes- the Donna Ida Denim Clinic works like a charm. It gets better…the hemmed jeans will be ready by tomorrow!

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{Fashion Friday} Wedding Season Fashion Prep

 This is a big wedding year for the American Girl family. In addition to my best friend getting married (meaning I am the MOH, and my little people are flower girl and ring bearer), Mini-AB’s godfather is also getting married, and so is my brother. So being the lunatic that I am, I’ve already started dreaming of what to wear to the upcoming “I-Do’s.”

And so, if like me you have one or more nuptials on the horizon, perhaps you may benefit from a few of my selections or ideas…

 

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Wedding 1, Location: La Jolla, California

Dress: Suno Pastel Peonies Pleat Dress, Bag: Lena Erziak, Clear Lucite Adam Apple Bag

Wedding 2, Location: New York, New York

Dress: Cédric Charlier  Black Cut-Out Dress, Bag: Lena Erziak, Green Honore Box Clutch 

Wedding 3: Location, Carmel, California 

Dress: Temperley London China Blue Jacquard Dress, Bag: Lena Erziak, Silver Star Gustave Box Clutch

Wedding 4: Location Dublin, Ireland (Black-Tie) 

Dress: Zac Posen Burgundy Flared Skirt Dress, Bag: Lara Bohnic, Black Leather Lunar Clutch

SHARE what you’re going to WEAR in the comments below!

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{Fashion Friday} The Kids Take the Catwalk: Global Kids Fashion Week

Leave it to London to host the first ever Global Kids Fashion Week. On March 19th and 20th, Alex and Alexa (the online style destination for your Minis) brought together top designers including Oscar de la Renta, Roksanda Ilincic, Fendi, Missoni, Marni, Chloe and more to showcase the best of children’s fashion.Alex Theophanous, founder and CEO of Alex and Alexa said: “Kids’ fashion is playful, fun and innovative – we all believe it deserves its own dedicated platform. This is why we are so proud to be supporting the very first Global Kids Fashion Week.With this event, we aim to put children’s fashion on the map worldwide.”

The event was held at the Freemason’s Hall in Covent Garden and just look at how cute these kids are…

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