Every bag has its day

Posted on July 14, 2013 by stylleque

They think of everything in Las Vegas – one restaurant recognises the value of a lady’s handbag and have ‘bag chairs’ so one doesn’t need to place one’s precious handbag on the floor. How civilised. No need to rummage in one’s bag for a bag hook to dangle on the edge of the table, Tableau restaurant at Wynn Hotel and Casino has the perfect solution.

A chair for your favourite handbag

A bag chair is such a novel idea and I saw it capably accommodate conference satchels, backpacks, gym bags as well as handbags.

So, when I was given my first designer handbag, a Fendi, as a present while in Vegas I knew exactly where I wanted to wear it.

Steptoe on the runway

Posted on October 21, 2012 by stylleque

On a whim I booked a ticket to a shoe parade showcasing the Steptoe brand which has a store in Brisbane’s James Street.

So often shoes are paraded as accessories on the catwalk and it was refreshing to see the tables being turned on fashion. Mini spotlights positioned at ankle height along the edges of the catwalk showed off each pair as singular works of beauty. Each worn with the simplest of black dresses, this show was all about the shoes.

The range included platform heels, strappy flats and wedges; patent, suede and pop colours; glitter and bows – something for every social occasion a girl might attend.

MC for the evening, media personality Damien Anthony Rossi added colour and panache to the evening – ending in stylish humour as he stepped out wearing a gorgeous pair of orange Steptoe heels, and looked absolutely fabulous!

It’s all about the shoe at The Cosmopolitan Hotel (below) in Vegas too!

Stepping out in Vegas

Posted on July 28, 2012 by stylleque

I’m on a work team as part of the global corporate challenge, gettheworldmoving.com. For the past month I have been wearing a pedometer and recording the number of steps I do each day.

I promised the team that I would continue to do this while on holiday in Vegas. The challenge in Vegas is how many steps can you do in heels – on rough pavement, slick marble floors and hot asphalt paths! So, in an attempt not to let the team down I had to be a bit creative in the footwear department.

Enter the sneaker wedge! Isn’t this a fabulous concept? Here’s Chloe’s version –

But I loved the black lace version by Dolce & Gabbana – a bit of fashion frivolity to match with a LBD. This is the only fashionable reason I can think of to wear rubber soles!

Aussie designer recognised in Vegas

Posted on July 16, 2012 by stylleque

There is definitely a ‘Vegas style’ when going out in the evenings in Las Vegas. It revolves around colour, silhouettes and outrageous heel heights!

Here is a typical selection of shoes:

Hundreds of young women parade the ‘Vegas style’ nightly, but more so come the weekends as they stride, shuffle and step their way in towering stilettos from one day club or nightclub to another. Their makeup is runway perfection, hair is kept long and curled, skin is evenly tanned, eyelashes are long and heels are high and sparkly in Laboutin-inspired fashion. Dresses are short and figure hugging.

Orange is the colour favourite, but dresses and heels come in white, blue, black, yellow, pink, red.

In the midst of all this uniform Vegas look, I was asked by one club goer if I was Australian. How did she guess? “I recognised your dress,” she explained in reference to the Amazonian Bec&Bridge dress I was wearing! Go you Aussie designers!

Here’s how to work the colour orange –

A fashionable way to travel

Posted on July 4, 2012 by stylleque

I’m about to embark on a 13+ hour flight to the USA for my annual holiday in Las Vegas, and as I pack and repack my suitcase I wonder if its really possible to wear something fashionable (instead of jeans and tshirt) on the plane and disembark at the other end looking fresh and fashionable, or just fashionably jet-lagged.

Anyway, the final word in travelling in style and ultimate luxury must go to the Autumn/Winter 2012/2013 Paris collection by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton – I was really blown away by the sense of theatre used to produce a vision of elegance and style – wouldn’t it be great to arrive at the end of a long journey with such composure! If you haven’t seen this, view it on www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXY_R1ipfOE (courtesy fatalefashionII).

Holiday fashion

Posted on June 16, 2012 by stylleque

It’s winter now in Australia and the fashion of the day is scarves, boots and warm coats. So I am channelling this luscious look for my mid-winter holiday break to sunny, sultry Las Vegas in three weeks’ time! Can’t wait…for some poolside time, cocktails delivered by sun-bronzed pool waiters, colourful swimwear and lounging in my Miu Miu wedges.

I’ve bought a bright yellow patterned maillot to wear this year, should I feel like ‘posing’ – as opposed to ‘lying’ – by the pool. I will have my bikinis as well, in case my maillot makes me look too much like a stuffed canary!

I’m keen to see what this year’s pool fashion will be – last year was one for plain coloured bikinis in shiny fabrics, lots of bling and aviator sunglasses.

I’ll keep you informed – watch for my posts during July.

Online boutique offers better service etiquette

Posted on June 3, 2012 by stylleque

I decided the Bec&Bridge dress I left behind in Adelaide would be an ideal number to wear to Brisbane’s Oaks Day races at Eagle Farm in June this year.

After an online search on Bec&Bridge’s site (which didn’t have my size) I googled and found the dress offered on shopbop.com. Confident with the sizing I decided to order it, enjoyed free delivery from the US and it arrived nicely packaged about 4 days later! The dress was perfectly folded and felt ‘new’.

I never thought I would be a convert to online shopping in a major way but the only value I place on retail stores now is to check the size and fabric and then buy online!

I fact I enjoyed the online experience so much, I ordered the Camilla Skovgaard Saw Sole Platform sandals which had been modelled on shopbop.com with the dress!

Get ready for winter

Posted on May 20, 2012 by stylleque

Time to dust off your boots and find all those tights and leggings you pushed to the back of the wardrobe last year. Bare legs are making way for fashion tights in colours of fuchsia, magenta, latte and the quintessential black – striped, checked, fishnets and plain.

Will you try the plaid socks look like Prada this year? Or are there enough varieties of tights to get your stylish juices flowing?

What are your style icons for this winter?

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