Celine Winter 2013: These bags are on my watch list

Edge in Grained Calfskin Blood

Trapeze in Multicolour Smooth Calfskin Anthracite

Trapeze in Multicolour Natural Calfskin Black

Luggage Phantom in Satinated Calfskin Bottle Green

Luggage Phantom in Satinated Calfskin Navy Blue

Luggage Multicolour in Calfskin Satin Anthracite

Luggage in Baby Calfskin Caramel

Luggage Multicolour in Calfskin Satin Vermillon

Luggage in Check Woven Calfskin Black

Classic Medium in Box Camel

Classic Medium in Box Cassis

Superb afternoon tea at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai

 

 

 

 

On one afternoon after having a Mumbai city tour, we decided to make a stop at Sea Lounge, a restaurant inside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel that has been famous for serving the best afternoon tea in Mumbai.

 

And it turned out that coming to this place was a highlight of the Mumbai visit. The hotel itself has a long history as it started to open its door in 1903 and the design and details of the hotel interior are just spectacular.

 

 

The food

We ordered the afternoon tea set for two and to our surprise, it was a buffet afternoon tea. The traditional 3-tier serving plate was still delivered to our table and we still had the opportunity to take any cakes, savoury pastries, chocolate, pudding, scrumptious desserts, iced tea and of course the Indian small bites (samosa, etc) from the buffet table.

I tried some delicious Indian snacks (well almost all of them tasted so good) that instantly became my favourite. But I was too busy (for eating) to take notes of the food names. So I don't think that I would remember the name of the food for our reference on the next order (if we ever visit to Indian restaurant in our hometown).

 

 

 

The view

We sat by the window overlooking the grand Gateway of India. We could also watch the small boats/ferries taking off from the pier (next to Gateway of India) that carried tourists to Elephant Island. It was an amazing view indeed and a perfect spot for enjoying afternoon tea.

The ambiance

The Sea Lounge has a warm and elegant atmosphere and the restaurant was full house during our visit. There was a piano player who kept entertaining us for the afternoon tea session.

Well, with those nice food, best companion, amazing view and good (live) music, I had a superb afternoon tea and I simply could not ask for more.

Bag of the day

It is not a secret if Proenza Schouler PS1 is my favourite bag whenever I am travelling. The leather is very durable and PS1's many pockets are very very handy. For this India trip I carried the one in dark red. Check the midnight blue PS1 here when I brought it to recent China - Hong Kong trip.

Bag Acquisition - September 2013

Givenchy Antigona Clutch Black Croc-stamped

Off to India!

I will be away for a trip to India;)
It will be my first visit to this country and I am so excited!

Bag Acquisition - August 2013

Dior Lady Dior Large Black GHW

Dior Diorissimo Small Bleu Persan SHW

Proenza Schouler PS Courier double sided Black Krishna

Longchamp Planetes Plum FW13



Balenciaga Family

These are the remaining Balenciaga bags that I currently own.
They are one small happy family and I am happy and content with my current collection.

In the past (circa 2009-2010) I was a true Balenciaga addict and owned up to 17 Balenciaga bags with various styles/hardwares/colours. However since I have been a Celine convert and loyal to Celine in the past 2 years, then I had to let go most of my Balenciaga bags. Now I only have 6 Balenciaga bags and love each one of them.

These 6 bags that I cheris comprise of:

2009 Raisin Part Time RH
2010 Outremer Work RH
2010 Sorbet Part Time RH
2010 Sang Work SGH
2010 Black City RH
2011 Coquelicot Part Time RH

Now I just realize that the last Balenciaga bag I bought was in July 2011. It's like 2 years ago. Wow, time flies so fast...

Recent beauty haul

I have been running out of my trusty eye cream for around 2 weeks. So I had to get a new jar for the replacement.

So here it is, La Mer eye concentrate....

My 2nd Dior: Diorissimo Small Bleu Persan

I never thought that I would score TWO Dior bags in a month. Phewww....

Well, honestly I have not bought any new bags in the past 3 months (on a bag ban!) and I have started to let go some of my collection. So, I think it is a good chance (and reason) that I start venturing to a new brand or style *wink*

When I came to Dior store last week, I did not have any intention to buy one. I just wanted to make some enquiries about Diorissimo (like size, leather types and colours) as I never saw it in real life.
Then the SA showed me a Diorissimo medium in bleu persan. I really love the colour at the first sight but then a medium size was too big for my petite frame (just 5'1). The SA said that they had a very limited stock for Diorissimo small and did not have one in bleu persan. At that time I felt a little bit disappointed for not being able to see one.

So I left the store empty handed and had a nice lunch with a friend. In the middle of the lunch, the SA called me and excitedly confirmed that the store actually still had a Diorissimo small in bleu persan. Just like the one that I want. Wow! I suddenly felt my excitement was getting stronger and I quickly finished my lunch.

I then came back to the store and was warmly greeted by this stunning baby. Well, I loveeee it. The size is perfect and the colour is amazing. The bag was calling my name loudly lol that I could no longer stand it....

At the end I helplessly gave my credit card to the SA and asked her to wrap this baby for me.

So that's the story for my 2nd Dior... with a very happy ending. I hope that one day I might be able to gradually grow my Dior collection.

See my first Dior here, also acquired this month...

Proenza Schouler Family

They are one small happy Proenza Schouler family: PS1 medium dark red (2010), PS1 medium midnight blue (2012) and (the newest one) PS Courier black krishna.

Victoria Beckham and Victoria Beckham 'Seven'

In her handbag department, Victoria Beckham just released a new style that is named (not surprisingly) 'Seven'. Seven is the middle name of her cute daughter Harper, i.e. Harper Seven Beckham.

The shape of Seven reminds me of her already-known Victoria tote bag (like here), but this is in a much smaller version and looks cute. The size of Seven (categorized as small bowling bag) is W27 x H20 x D18 cm. So size-wise the bag is sufficient enough for carrying our daily essentials (the continental wallet can certainly fit into Seven).

The bag price is EUR1,350 and currently available at mytheresa.com (blue) and net-a-porter.com (yellow).

images from dailymail.co.uk, mytheresa.com and net-a-porter.com