Ruche clothing boutique

Ruche is a boutique selling vintage inspired clothing , accessories and much much more. Everything from the layout to the photography screams vintage sheek. I love it. The styling's brilliant and every thing's just awesome.

A quote form their website describing the boutique says,"Through trial and error along with inspirations we have collected through the years, we molded Ruche into what it is today -- a vintage inspired boutique with a modern touch. Ruche is a collaboration of everything that has inspired us from fashion, photography, design, and lifestyle."



Here are some pictures form the ruche spring lookbook.

Fashion Boutique of the month award goes to...

Vestique!!!
Congratulations vestique, it must be an honour i know, to accept such a presitigous award. Jokes.

Ok so, i found this shop today , I think the designs are reall different and quirky, form what i can see of the shop from the pictures is that it seems really sort of chic but laid back at the same time. I love it.

Dresses
There are tons of gorgous , quirky dresses. Perfect for College , day through night. I have picked out a few of my faves, ones that i think will work for any season and any place .

Make sure to check them out and have a look. The pictures are not  mine they are Vestique's . Have a look at their lookbook for styling inspiration and also , purely because it is AWESOME. it has the sound effects of a magzine and you flick through the pages. it's insane. check. it . out.  xx Love Pixie xx

The Kardashian Kollection

No, i did not spell that wrong , it really is called the Kardashian kollection. Ever wondered how you can get a piece of the Kardashian sisters unique style? well now you can, that is, if you have allot of spare dosh. I have recently found a boutique in America - i didn't go , i live in England- that sells some of this collection. They have gotten together- by them i mean the 3 sisters - and created a designer collection of approximately 69 items/accessories. From what i can gather it's either all bags or mostly bags.

The purple bag shown below or above or to the side wherever it bothers to appear , is an example of the collection.  It's quite nice, not necessarily my cup of tea but i would wear/carry it. It features a gold , metal , magnetic fastening thingy and a magenta coloured architectural/ geometrical pattern sown on the side. All in all it's nice enough however i personally wouldn't pay the $49.95 being asked for it, but that's jsut me. The bags range from $39.99 to around $139.99 (ish). Click here to be taken to the boutiques website for more info and more pictures. I do not own the photo's they were off their website. oki doki. <3

XXX Love Pixie XXX

Solar powered Bikini

There's been some great weather recently and i can imagine you have all been thinking " oh no i need a brand new bikini that's unique and bursting with technology so i can swim and charge my ipod so i will never have to stop listening to music". If that is the case, and i can imagine it is, you should have a look at this. A brooklyn based designer called Andrew Schneider has created a solar powered bikini. It is capable of charging both mobile phones and MP3 players. It's completley safe as it uses a low charge and transfers the chagre straight from the bikini into the device so no electricity is stored and you can still swim (as long as you unplug everything). So if you want to be the thing all your friends are jealous about don't hesitate to get one.

How:

It uses thin, flexible strips of Photovoltaic film strips and usb connecters, don't pretend you don't know what i'm talking about.

How much:

Each handmade bikini taking around 80 hours to make comes in at just under $200.

 
For more info and more pictures check out: http://www.ecouterre.com/solar-powered-bikini-soaks-up-the-rays-powers-your-ipod/solar-bikini-5/
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Lilabags

I have found these really cool bags. Make sure you check them out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilabags?ref=seller_info

They are net bags and they remind me of feather Bowers. They are unique, colourful, fun and could easily update your outfit in seconds, be it a maxi dress, a bikini and sun hat or a night out. They are practical too, but makes it easy to find your things. Don't you just hate it when your trying to buy something or trying to get your sunglasses out or something like that and your stood looking like an idiot with your arm up to your elbow in your bag randomly pulling out old reciepts and lipgloss until you get what you went in for? But with these bags its so much easier. As demonstrated below they could just be something you grab quickly to put a magazine in for a journey and you could do things like hook your sunglasses through the gaps or a fake flower or something to make it yours. They come in so many different colours and styles, some featuring a slightly woven handle. I think they are a must have and at a reasonable £13.74 each they don't break the bank and you get free shipping! They are $22 US dollars.

xx Love Pixie xx

Alexander Mcqueen Limited edition/gifts

Hey so these are some gifts i found and also some limited edition Alexander Mcqueen items that i wante to share with you because they are really ncie and i love Alexander Mcqueen coz hes a babe. In case you don't know hes a fashion designer, he is actually dead-killed himself :/ , but his fashion  house/couture label has taken his palce to continue to produce gorgous items.

Savage Beauty

First is the Silk scarf.(left! the book is not a scarf, i know revelation....) It was created to celebrate Savage beauty and made exclusivley to commemorate Alexander Mcqueen. Its being sold in new york :/ downer , but i think you can buy it online? .

I love this scarf but unfortunatley, priced at $495 its not really in my price range tbh. It is a mix of silk and chiffon. I think i read somewhere that the skulls have been taken/influenced by previous collections.

Ok now the book. From what i can gather the book includes pictures of alexander mcqueens finest moments, catwalk shows etc.. It has an interveiw with him in it and also his commentation, i assume on his collections. I would write more but the website is playing up. Quote from the website about the book "Savage Beauty, published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute in New York: preface by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton; contributions by Susannah Frankel and Tim Blanks: photography by Sølve Sundsbø. The book features the most iconic and radical designs of Alexander McQueen's prolific career with his own illuminating commentary, in addition to an interview with Alexander McQueen Creative Director Sarah Burton: features lenticular front cover "I put it in italics for you because .... im that nice. It costs $45, which is reasonable i guess.

This is a silver skull key ring, i think it means silver colour but at the price of it i would want a nice chunk of solid silver, but thats just me...It has swarovski crystals for eyes-yh dont we all- and a solid brass, logo embossed coin with an anti-allergic silver finish. Just in case you were debating buying it because you might come out in a rash.......

Don't get me wrong i love it but i would probably loose it. Seeing as its $125

Gifts

In the gits department (of the website) i found these cute key rings. I don't think they have anything to do with savage beauty but they follow the same idea and they come in different colours!! So i guess you coudl go off colour or just base it n the value of your house because you might have to sell it to buy one.



$80










$80





$95

 

$80



So yh thats my little post about Alexander Mcqueen gifts, if your ever thinnking what should i get ym friend for her birthday? there you ahve it , an exclusive alexander mcqueen key ring. Heres a link to the website where i got all the pcitures and info so all rights reserved and check it out http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/

xx Love Pixie xx

Royal Wedding perfume

haha yh you heard me apparently Kim Weisswange says she was asked to create official royal wedding fragrances. This has yet to be confermed by the couple but yh. The perfumes ideally represent their personalities, The perfume titled William is a sporty, direct, manly scented fragrance wheras Catherine is a soft, rose and mognolia perfume. I thought this was really funny but um yh you probably think its great. It just seems so cheesy, dont get me wrong im happy their getting married, happy i get a day off school and looking forward to seeing the dress (which by the way is being designed by alexander mcqueens brand, not him because he commited suicide...). But to wear the scent? does it smell like a wedding? by wearing that do i smell like the next queen of england. im not sure. what do you think? But to seal the deal, each perfume bottle comes with its own heart shaped locket and inside it you will find a picture of the couple. (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL) calm thats actually quite sweet if they gave it to each other, but on a perfume bottle it all seems very commercial.

All i can say is lol and i hope they dont let me down with the dress. i shall look forward to reveiwing the wedding and the couture. xx

Photo from: http://www.bellasugar.com/Official-Royal-Wedding-Perfumes-Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-15480571

xx Love Pixie xx