Electric Blue

We've been so fortunate to have real summer weather in Vancouver lately.  The arrival of warm weather has also meant that I have been able to wear more of my summer wardrobe. Blue has been a favourite colour of mine for quite some time but little did I know that I had collected so many blue tops over the years. This one by Leifsdottir that I had purchased from Neiman Marcus in Vegas a couple of years ago is so much fun. It's so airy and so well crafted with all the crepe ruffles on the mini sleeves. During the same trip, I also picked up an electric blue flats, with no intention to match it with the top but this match-matchy outfit turned out kind of fun; wouldn't you agree?

Leifsdottir silk top with ruffle-y short sleeves (loving this Joie top) // vintage turquoise necklace // Juicy Couture relaxed fit linen shorts (similar James Perse twill shorts or Joie linen shorts // Celine mini luggage tote (very cute Chloe Alison tote on sale and lusting over this Saint Laurent Sac de Jour tote!!!!) // Juicy Couture electric blue flats (similar toned down Prada bow flats)

This is the last week to enter my giveaway. Good luck! ;)

Celine Fall and Winter 2013 Bags

Have you seen the Fall 2013 and Winter 2013 Celine bags? What do you think about the collection? For Celine Winter 2013, they have added a few new styles including the newest tote bag dubbed the "Tie" bag. To me, it looks like the offspring of Celine Phantom and Hermes Birkin. Thoughts? Other new additions include the Berlingot Twisted Clutch, the Fortune Cookie shoulder bag and the new Hobo bag. Which is your all-time favorite Celine bag (past or present)?

Below are some of my favorites, carefully selected from both the Celine Fall 2013 and Celine Winter 2013 collection. Head over to Celine to see the rest.
Happy Friday eve! :)

Celine Fall 2013

 

Celine Box Bag in medium, emerald crocodile leather...drools...could be "to die for" in black croc.

 

I was never a big fan of the Celine Edge bag but the navy croc makes it a little desirable

 

Celine Blade bag. The perfect shopping bag - large enough to carry your wallet, phone, keys, etc without taking up too much arm space. So you could have room to hold all your shopping bags.

Celine Winter 2013

The Tie Bag in black croc. I am un-sure about this until I see it in person.

 

The timeless Celine Mini Luggage in tri-colour. I love these neutral colours together. I want a slice of chocolate-coffee cake after looking at it.

 

Can't get enough Celine? Read all about Celine bags and get pricing info here.

 





How To: Decide Which Celine Bag To Buy

Hi Everyone, thanks for all your support and for reading my blog. Since I have had a lot of comments on my Celine bag and a lot of questions from friends and people on the streets asking about the size, price, where to buy, etc etc....I thought I'd write a post about it.

First off, the model that I have is the Celine Mini Luggage (tote), measuring 12" W x 12" H x 7" D (excluding wings). It is a bi-colour (forest green and black) in lamb skin on the interior and calf leather on the exterior. See my Mini Luggage here and here.

As nerdy as it will sound, I actually did a lot of research before purchasing the bag. The reasons being there are just so many styles, sizes, colour combinations and types of leather to choose from. Where would one begin, right? It is also next to impossible to find it in store so I couldn't even touch one before giving away my credit card number to some stranger overseas! Now that I've done all the leg work and got the bag I wanted, I am sharing with you my compiled research.

Style / Model / Size / Price:

The ever popular Luggage (smallest to largest) - Nano; Micro; Mini; Shoulder; Medium.
Nano - 8″H x 8″W x 4″D  | $1,950+
Micro - 10″H x 10″W x 6″D  | $2,200+
Mini - 12″H x 12″W x 7″D  | $2,400 - $3,900 and if you must splurge
Shoulder - 12″H x 15″W x 7″D (New for Spring 2012)
Medium - 15″H x 15″W x 7″D (Discontinued for Spring 2012) 
Envelope Luggage -  Not too sure about this one but I think it runs similar to that of the regular luggage.
Phantom -  small: 11″H x 12″W x 10″D  // large: 13″H x 14″W x 11″D  | $2,600+
Cabas -  16" H x 13"W x 6" D   | $1,100+
Trapeze -  9.5″H x 12″w x 7″D  | $2,100 - $3,900
Box - small:  7″W x 5″H x 3″D; 20″ length of strap // medium:  9″W x 8″H x 3.5″D; 37″ length of strap //  large: 11.5″ x 10″H x 3.5″D  | $2,900+
Triptyque - 9″H x 14″W x 6″D  | $2,300+

Leather: 

Palmeleto Leather, hand-drummed smooth calf leather; the same variation as mine. This leather is famous for being used on the finest handbags, such as Celine Classic Box bags and those by Hermes.
The interior of all palmeleto leather exterior is lamb skin making the bag very luxrious but heavy at times. This luxury also adds to the price tag but I tell you, it is worth every penny.

Pebbled Leather which is also calf leather but it is treated differently so it looks more like its raw form with more texture. The interior material paired with this leather is PL, also known as polyester or alcantara which gives off the appearance and feel of the material  to that of suede. It supposedly is tougher and does not cause the bag to slouch, but the thought of polyester and Celine together is offensive. =/

Past collections included pieces in leathers like baby buffalo, suede, Mongolian lamb, striped flannel, python and crocodile skin.  The croc-suede combo was asking $16,000a pop. 

Where to buy:

Nordstrom
Bergdorf Goodman
Barneys
Saksfifthavenue
Kirna Zabete
Luisaviaroma
www.departementfeminin.com
www.styledrops.net
www.yoox.com
www.aloharag.com
Call celine boutiques around the world. They ship worldwide.

And finally, some photos for you to ponder on...

Nano Luggage via hotlovedrama

Envelope Luggage via Celine

Box via leblogdezon

Cabas via babyanything

Trapeze via missingmissp

Triptyque via ixbag

Phantom via google image

Mini Luggage via bagthatstyle

Looking for my next Celine...should I get the Nano Luggage or Trapeze?