{"id":1776,"date":"2009-07-20T08:56:54","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T12:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2011-08-31T23:24:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T03:24:56","slug":"paris-day-6-more-castelbajac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/paris-day-6-more-castelbajac\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris, Day 6: More Castelbajac"},"content":{"rendered":"

After going to the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac<\/a> store in London and finding cute shoes<\/a> and a top<\/a>, I was unable to resist a look at the Paris store…just in case I missed something!<\/p>\n

I tried on the dress below in both blue and green. It was adorable but a couple of sizes too large and I thought even Jean, the amazing seamstress<\/a>, would have trouble cutting it down to size.<\/p>\n

\"Lips.\"

Lips.<\/p><\/div>\n

I was amused by the sequined “Visa” card or, as it actually said, “Vasi.”<\/p>\n

\"Could

Could one pay for one's purchases with this "card"?<\/p><\/div>\n

And then there was the sequined Michael Jackson dress in the window.<\/p>\n

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\"The

I like that you can see reflections of me and MrB in the window.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ultimately, I bought the Lego dress, which I wore last night.<\/p>\n

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I love this dress!<\/p><\/div>\n

I got one other dress too (they were having a big sale, how could I not?) but you’ll have to wait to see that.<\/p>\n

By the way, if Castelbajac isn’t your thing but you’re yearning to help the economy by doing some shopping, Shrimpton Couture is having a virtual trunk sale for its RSVP line through July 29. You’ll get 10% to 25% off the whole line and there are new pieces just added to. Check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: Lady GaGa, whom I adore, got herself some prime Castelbajac<\/a>! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After going to the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac store in London and finding cute shoes and a top, I was unable to resist a look at the Paris store…just in case I missed something! I tried on the dress below in both blue and green. It was adorable but a couple of sizes too large and…<\/p>\n

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