Les Halles

Over the past few months I have been seeing Les Halles jeans on girls all over. The brand started in 1979, but was closed shortly after in 1983. Recently in 2008, the brand relaunched and has been growing popularity amongst a younger generation ever since. I absolutely love these jeans, they are in the vintage-style with some originals dating back to the early 80s. I have seen quite a few girls wearing these over in Europe and recently I got an email about them from a fashion website I subscribe to, Refinery29. Just proves that fashion trends may fade, but they always come back around!

Les Halles Jeans

“Curiosity is the key to creativity.” 

                                                                     – Akio Morita, Founder Sony

Sessun

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to go to Paris and I fell in love! We had a a few professional visits planned and on the way to one of them, I happened to walk past this store, Sessun. Just by admiring the window display, I can tell that I would be a frequent shopper to this store. The windows were adorned with vintage inspired designs, from capes to oxford kitten heels, to perfectly tailored trousers. The picture I have below, I wish I could own I love that the camel color is everywhere and especially love that the cape has come back into fashion, taking cues from the past!

Here are some of my favorite shoes and accessories from their website....

Check it out:

Sessun

Eva Pop Super Vintage

Eva Pop in Navigli area

Eva Pop Vintage is a store that is full of clothing and accessories which the owner has put together. All the clothes are in excellent condition and can be incorporated into anyone's wardrobe and style. After looking on their website, I discovered that all the merchandise in their store is characterized by the style of Italian fashion through the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

I wasn't able to take any pictures in the store, but after searching their website, I picked out a few of my favorites that they had.  I wish that I could own them all! 

                                     

Eva Pop Super Vintage

Interieur

In Amsterdam, I stayed on the street Overtoom. We walked the street a bit on the first night to try and find a place to eat dinner and to get a few drinks. Along our walk, I spotted this store. I've tried to find their website, but have been unsuccessful, for I do not know if Interieur is the full name of the store. Anyhow, this little store was jam packed with vintage and antique goods. It looked like you could barley walk through the front door, because there was so much merchandise. The mannequins in the window display were definitely adorned in vintage goods, I wish I would of had a chance to go in and try on those awesome brown tall boots, but the store was never opened when we walked by. It looks like the store carried a wide variety of goods, from apparel to accessories, home furnishings and luggage. I'll definitely have to make sure to go in the store next time I'm in Amsterdam. 

Bike overload in Amsterdam

As you can tell from my previous posts, I have a thing for vintage bikes, so going to Amsterdam was a dream. There were hundreds of bikes everywhere you turned, it was amazing. We even came across a parking ramp that was only meant for bikes and it was absolutely packed with bikes, there were even thousands parked outside the ramp. Amsterdam has been my favorite destination to spot vintage bikes yet, and probably will be my favorite! Everyone owns a bike and it seems like it is the main transportation of the city. I hope this trend can catch on in the States!

The basket on this bike was the best I have seen yet. 

Seat on the front was awesome!

Thousands and thousands of bikes, hope this trend catches on in the U.S.

More bikes in the dam square

A parking ramp solely for bikes

"Fashion is in the sky, in the street; 

fashion has to do with 

ideas, the way we live, 

what is happening."

-Coco Chanel

Street fashion in Amsterdam aka Dam style

I loved Amsterdam as you can probably see already, but above all I really loved the street fashion in Amsterdam, which some refer to as the Dam Style. I took the picture of the girl below, then I found an awesome blog that posts pictures almost daily of people in the streets in their personal styles, so I thought I would share some of my favorites. What I liked about the style in Amsterdam is that the majority of people have their own individual style which is very evident. The style in general however is fairly androgynous with a mixture of vintage and modern style. 

I loved everything about this girl's outfit, awesome Chanel sling, grey boots and a great pea coat.

Photo from Dam Style Blog

                                                  

Photo from Dam Style Blog

                                                                            

Photo from Dam Style Blog

 

                                                                                                                                                           

Photo from Dam Style Blog

Photo from Dam Style Blog

                    

Conscious Hotel Vondelpark

While in Amsterdam this past weekend, we stayed in a hotel that heightened our Amsterdam experience a lot. It was a Eco-friendly hotel that was recently remodeled earlier this year, the name of this amazing hotel is the Conscious Hotel Vondelpark. I really recommend it, it was decently priced, trendy and it is in a great neighborhood. Also, the tram that runs through the city to the central train station right in front of the hotel. It was an absolutely great hotel, great service and helpful staff, not to mention the awesome retro furniture they had on the first floor sitting area in building one. Definitely check it out if you get the chance to visit Amsterdam. 

Some retro furniture in building 1

Our room door

Our fabulous room

Conscious Hotels

i love vintage

Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to go to Amsterdam to explore the city for a couple of days. And I must say that I loved every minute of it, Amsterdam is definitely one of my favorite city's yet! It's so gorgeous and thriving with tourists and locals, but it still feels quaint, well depending on what part of town you are in that is. On Saturday, my friends and I went to visit the Anne Frank House, which I highly recommend going to if you ever visit Amsterdam, it was a great experience. After touring the Anne Frank House we strolled along  the canal, which the museum was on, where we found this amazing store called i <3 vintage or I love vintage. I feel in love instantly!! The store is absolutely amazing, when you walk in there is a front portion of the store dedicated to fashion, accessories and shoes that are all vintage inspired. In the back half of the store they have storage for everything vintage and this is also where they conduct photo shoots for their website. On their website you not only can purchase the vintage inspired merchandise they sell in store, but you can also purchase the vintage goods that are not displayed in the store. It would have been nice to see some of the vintage apparel on the racks, but they do have an interactive touch screen in the front of the store where customers can scan through what vintage goods they do have and they can try on the piece right in the store to make sure it's a good fit. Not only were all of the clothes amazing, but the store atmosphere and aesthetic was also awesome. One of my favorite parts was the dressing rooms which were layer upon layers of tulle, neatly tied back with ribbon when not occupied. However, the best part for me, is that they ship to the U.S., so this has of course become my new favorite store!

Back of the store

This was one of favorite necklaces, so naturally I had to buy it!

Check it out for yourself!

ilovevintage