I just realised that my blog is starting to sound like a shrine to all things French...but living in Notting Hill it's hard to not catch the bug when every second boutique is well, French.
On Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road (2 minutes from my flat) I now have Maje, Sandro, The Kooples, Zadig & Voitaire, Nicole Farhi, Aime (which stocks Isabel Marant Etoile and APC), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Les Petites plus Diptyque. If you want to indulge in a French meal, you can also walk another 200 metres to Bloody French, one of my favourite restaurants in the area. So it's safe to say that in the past 12 months this part of Notting Hill has turned into a kind of "mini Paris".
My absolute favourite boutique is Sandro - it's so feminine and pretty and I could honestly wear everything in the shop. I recently bought two dresses in their summer sale, the one below with a denim shirt top and broderie anglais lace skirt (people often think it's separates) and the other is a babydoll style dress in a blush pink colour.
Even though my challenge this summer was to wear my Whistles 'Carrie' skirt has much as I could, this dress has proven to be the most versatile, and has been perfect for London's lukewarm summer...because it has a black band around the waist, it makes wearing it with footless tights easy too!* NHG x
Outfit details: Dress, Sandro; necklace, Paris flea market; bow flats, Zara; Bayswater bag, Mulberry; watch, Guess; flower ring, boutique in Porto.
* I have been known to wear black tights in London's summer as I mainly wear dresses/skirts. I know Grazia listed this as a pet hate this week, but I'm not going to freeze all day at work for no one.
On Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road (2 minutes from my flat) I now have Maje, Sandro, The Kooples, Zadig & Voitaire, Nicole Farhi, Aime (which stocks Isabel Marant Etoile and APC), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Les Petites plus Diptyque. If you want to indulge in a French meal, you can also walk another 200 metres to Bloody French, one of my favourite restaurants in the area. So it's safe to say that in the past 12 months this part of Notting Hill has turned into a kind of "mini Paris".
My absolute favourite boutique is Sandro - it's so feminine and pretty and I could honestly wear everything in the shop. I recently bought two dresses in their summer sale, the one below with a denim shirt top and broderie anglais lace skirt (people often think it's separates) and the other is a babydoll style dress in a blush pink colour.
Even though my challenge this summer was to wear my Whistles 'Carrie' skirt has much as I could, this dress has proven to be the most versatile, and has been perfect for London's lukewarm summer...because it has a black band around the waist, it makes wearing it with footless tights easy too!* NHG x
Outfit details: Dress, Sandro; necklace, Paris flea market; bow flats, Zara; Bayswater bag, Mulberry; watch, Guess; flower ring, boutique in Porto.
* I have been known to wear black tights in London's summer as I mainly wear dresses/skirts. I know Grazia listed this as a pet hate this week, but I'm not going to freeze all day at work for no one.
Black tights in a British summertime are a necessity ;)
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Roisin Elizabeth
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totally in agreement... I love black tights all year round!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a dress..? So pretty :) I'd love to visit the shop!!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea of a French invasion in Notting Hill ;-)
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Ah yes, you definitely need tights for the UK summertime! These photos are so pretty - despite what you say about the weather the photos make it looks very warm indeed. I continue to learn about French brands from you and Anne (above!) and it's a nice lesson to have :-)
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Anne - Vanessa Bruno opened a store in London last year I believe. I know she even has a store in Melbourne now which will be great for when I move home!
ReplyDeleteSarah - It was a rare sunny day when I took these ;)
Pretty look!
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