I had to get up at quarter to six, but due to the nerves I ALWAYS get when having to get up early I woke up an HOUR before my alarm went off, after a night of crappy sleeping. I wasn't exactly radiating sunshine in the wee hours!
Excuse my face.
Excuse my face.
After being picked up by Tiany, we enjoyed our morning ride to Vilvoorde where we had some orange juice before catching the V.I.P. bus to Düsseldorf! We got there just in time, after guiding Immi and Patricia to the meeting point. Kim and I were a bit freaked out about getting sick on the bus since we are both transportation pussies, but we didn't even get a tiny bit sick. AWESOMEST BUS EVER!!
Immi reading team building fortune cookies saying things like "you have a knack for brainstorming, help your colleagues!". Seriously disappointing.
Immi, Patricia, Tiany and Kim looking lovely in the morning light.
V.I.P. BABY!!! Told you guys this was the awesomest bus ever. We got served breakfast with fresh buns and croissants. LOVE
Tiany with her awesome tortoise glasses on the right.
Fancy footwork on the bus
On the road to GERMANY BABY (I'm saying BABY way too often, right? I was just EXCITED BABY)
More fancy footwork. We ALL wanted a slice of those shiny shoes Tiany brought along.
Kim chillin' like it ain't nobody's business. Btw sorry for the blurry pics, the bus was shaky!
After a 3 hour drive that was made increasingly tiresome by the horrible compilation of shitty 90s music brought to us in the bus, we finally arrived @ the venue!! Don't you just love my original poses
FRONT ROW SEATS for us Belmodo invitees! ZOMG I could hardly believe it! Seriously! FRONT EFFING ROW!!!!!!!!hgzogirphizpzrighzprgz
Only way this could be better? "The Styling Dutchman" on that sign :-D
Immi being professional and blogging his ass off?
NOPE JUST DROOLING OVER ZACQUISHA
ME AND KIM goofin around @ FRONT ROW BABY (there I go again)
Seriously, The Styling Dutchman @ C&A!!
Show started with a very cool look at C&A through history. I would love to see C&A bring out this lovely number again!
NOW FOR THE FASHION SHOW!!!
Check out that hot guy on the left, the male models were all SMOKIN'
midi lengths, elbow length gloves and a sequin top? YES PLEASE
This dress!!!! I'm sure the crowd let out a collective gasp when this one walked out on the runway. G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. BABY (haha this is totally becoming my thang)
And now for my favorite part of the show
Sixties, Blair Waldorf, schoolgirl, bright red tights and BLACK AND WHITE LOAFERS?? Count me in yes please BABY
Absolutely in love with that silhouette on the girl with the red kneesocks, and the one on her friend on the left. Kitten heels and ankle baring trousers oh yeah!
Afterwards, fun in the sample room, taking a closer look at some of the pieces!
God that dress will haunt my dreams
and so will these loafers, in every color they sell them in!
Kim fell in love with this skirt, the texture was almost like feathers.
on the busride back we kicked of our shoes to wiggle our brightly painted toesies, and ate some more croissants!
and took a nap
and took a nap
And a final clear picture of my outfit. I was waiting at the station for my boyfriend to pick me up, he was actually JUST pulling up when this picture was taken. I kept my composure. I'm chilling on the sofa right now, going over all the awesome things that went on today. THANK YOU to Tiany and all the awesome people we met today, today was a dream! Fashion shows are awesome, so much more awesome in real life than on television. Hope these pictures give you guys an inkling of how fun my day was! Fun, and very tiring. I'm going to bed now, I need some sleep.
Also, thanks to all my readers for helping my blog become what it is today, and helping me get all these awesome opportunities! I couldn't do it without you guys :)
dress: H&M
shoes: Sacha
glasses: Claire's
Update: official pictures have been uploaded by C&A! Check out my faves:
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You are sooooo....lucky to have experienced all that!! It all looked like so much fun. And your outfit was adorable! Those purple flats are perfect:) You deserved this fun day outing for sure!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lot of fun together :)
ReplyDeleteThose black and white loafers, love them!
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What an awesome day, BABY!:)
ReplyDeletewow, looks like fun! I went to Dusseldorf in February, I loved gazing at the window displays... That gold dress is amazing, and I really adore the coats!
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What an awesome opportunity, I've never been to a real fashion show before. I'm envious of that VIP bus and those croissants look yummy.
ReplyDeleteFunny I have the same H & M dress (bought secondhand at Buffalo Exchange) but it has spaghetti straps rather than the halter tie. I prefer the halter look of yours!
Ooh it looks and sounds like such a fun and exciting day!!! YAYYY :D
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Omigod, this looks like the adventure of a lifetime! The breakfast! The cool people! The clothes! The hot male models! The bus with the crappy '90s music ('90s music is my life, no matter how grungy/cliche.)
ReplyDeleteAwesome....BABY!
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Great photos, what a great opportunity! You so deserve it, you're a fantastic fashion blogger with great opinions :D Glad to see you had such a great time!
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this looks like such a fun and fabulous day!! and guess what, i used to have your dress! but like 10 yrs ago, i think it was from delias! i loved it!
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WOW! Amazing, looked like a fantastic day! And now i must find some red otk socks, fucking love those loafers. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous! I used to live in Stuttgart and would give a body part to get back there... Le sigh. Who is/are C&A? And where can I locate the gold-sequined-drop-dead-gorgeous-I-really-want-to-have-it gown and the way awesome "feather" skirt? Danke!
ReplyDeleteyou had the best seat there is, annebeth! the wide grin on your face just can't hide your excitement with the entire trip. :)
ReplyDeleteyou truly deserve it.
This looks like soooo much fun!!! Aww I'm glad you had such a good time (despite getting up sooo early), I love that dress you wore too! The green, red and purple looks great together
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Looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeletefabulous to read and what a great report. oh there is so many people on the bus!! and it is a real VIP bus. so funny, bring back two pair of shoes: one for walking and one not for walking (fashion can be painful). what a huge catwalk, there is so many space, fabulous. yep, the skirt is smashing!
ReplyDeletemagnificent combination of the green and the purple, i love patent leather so they really turn up the volume!!! and as always, the dress fits you perfectly
What a awesome day I am so jealous.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! You are so right, the gold dress is SO amazing! xxx
ReplyDeleteIt was an awesome day idd! I'm glad I got to spend it with you by my side ;)
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Ahh wow i'm so jealous, it sounds like you had a amazing time! The clothes are wonderful, i adore that gold dress - stunning. And the red black and white is SO you! Also, your outfit is super pretty as always :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had loads of fun! How nice being up close and personal with the yummy male models ;) xx
ReplyDeleteLovely report!
ReplyDeleteHihi, zo cool dat een foto van mij in je banner in Dusseldorf was bij een modeshow. :-D Ik word ook altijd minstens een uur van te voren wakker als ik vroeg moet opstaan. De kleren op de catwalk zien er NICE uit!!
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing event!!! I love all of your pictures of it. So cool. Your dress is so much fun, your style is my favorite! :)
ReplyDeletewow, great experience! :)
ReplyDeleteAh, that looks pretty great! And you are the cutest, all colour-blocked (kind of) and everything!
ReplyDeleteI always wake up super early on days with early flights. In fact, usually I wake up every hour all night, grrr.
I am so jealous of that green striped dress. And I'm so glad I found your blog, I love it!
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Amai, zo leuk dat je daar naartoe geweest bent! En zo'n mooie collectie, helemaal mijn stijl! En hoe vindt jij altijd zo'n leuke kleedjes bij de H&M? :)
ReplyDeleteomg ahhhh how exciting! i love your outfit and i love the excitement you showed through this post! i'm excited now haha
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you totally sound like Austin Powers in my head when I'm reading so many "BABY"s (:
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun trip, nothing better than coming home exhausted but satisfied!
Ooh it looks and sounds like such a fun and exciting day!!! YAYYY :D
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What an awesome day, BABY!:)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lot of fun together :)
ReplyDeleteThose black and white loafers, love them!
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You are sooooo....lucky to have experienced all that!! It all looked like so much fun. And your outfit was adorable! Those purple flats are perfect:) You deserved this fun day outing for sure!
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