louis vuitton mother's day event invitation

Louis Vuitton invitation to an exclusive Mother's Day shopping experience, celebrating La Parisienne Chic.

The invitation combines elements of Paris, with the Eiffel Tower, Louis Vuitton Flagship store at the Champs-Élysées, hard sided suitcase, and Kalahari PM and shoe from the latest women's collection.

one hundred and fifty eight photos later

After over a week of planning which photographs I wanted to mount, and figuring out where each would go, it's finished.

Consisting of 10 boards with 15 photos each and a trim of off cuts at the bottom, the Photo Wall was made to cover a bare spot in our hallway where a door used to be before renovating our bathroom.

Each board has a selection of photos from some of my travels in date order: Tokyo & Singapore (2006); Los Angeles (2007); San Franciso & Los Angeles (2007); Shanghai (2008); Rome, Venice & Milan (2008); Paris & London (2008); New York (2008); Tokyo (2008); and Sydney (2009).

day trip to ashburton

new brighton pier

fantastic weather for a wedding

easter in christchurch

day in town

I was in town today looking for a shirt and pants to wear to an upcoming wedding. It's hard to find slim fit clothing from even the best of places. I had an idea of where I wanted to look: World, Fabric, Zambesi, and Superette.

First stop is World, where I picked up a pair of black pants and a turtle neck. I had wanted the turtle neck for when I went to Europe as it would have been perfect for their warm summer nights, but couldn't part with the $219. But at $50 it was a steal. I would have bought more in the other colours if they had my size, but getting just one was good enough for me. It's tencel and silk so really light and soft and layers well.

I also found a pair of black pants which fit perfectly. They could be worn to a wedding but because it has spandex in it, I thought it may be a bit too comfortable for a wedding. I bought them anyway to wear around the house as home pants during winter. They have pink stitched detail on the back pockets, and incidently I have the matching jacket at home. Another $50 special, down from $329, I'd be stupid not to buy them.

On to the other stores and they had nothing that appealed to me. So the mission to find a shirt and pants failed, but I got a turtle neck and a pair of home pants and saved $448 in the process so the trip wasn't a complete waste of time.