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Golden Boy

Before we circle back to Stockholm, let’s take a quick fashion break and enjoy some eye candy from my recent jaunt to the boutique in Brussels, which has become my other “home” boutique. My sales associate had searched high and low three months ago to locate this bag for me–inventory being much more selective and limited in Europe than the …

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Bringin’ Home The Cowboy

After a few rounds of brokering by my new favorite sales associate with other Chanel boutiques in France, the bags I was searching for arrived at the Brussels boutique and I hopped a train ride there last Friday with my heart in my throat. That and a few lozenges to futilely ward off a cold. But it wasn’t until this …

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Boutique No. 1

So I did manage to block off all of last Friday for some R&R. And by rest and recuperation I mean a hunt for a few things on my wish list. Now I should preface by saying I’d already been calling around for stock check at the various Chanel boutiques in Europe. It’s hit or miss, and some boutiques will …

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Europe In 80 Minutes

  You know that Jules Verne classic Around The World In Eighty Days? I’ve always wanted to live that story ever since I first read it as a teenager.  But we all know it’s not possible to lug enough clothes (and bags plus shoes) around for that amount of time without professional help.  I can barely stay sane packing for a …

Is My Purse Too Big??

  My European trip is coming to an end here in Belgium and on my last free day I spend it at the newly opened Musée Magritte Museum in Brussels. Located at the Place Royale, you can reach it via a pleasant walk from the Bourse metro stop…   up the Mont des Arts.  Upon arrival, you have some of the best views of the …