Paris under 12h

Two years ago (Yeah... I know, I'm late), I spent a few hours in the beautiful city of Paris.

When I say a few hours I mean about 11 hours in the city itself between my two flights.

I got to meet up with one of my good friend and have a quick visit of Paris.

I wanted to share with you some photos of my day along with what to do in less than 12h.

The eiffel tower is a must see and if you take the stairs or arrive early, there is not a long lineup.

The beautiful Eiffel Tower that my friends and I decided to walk up (yes, and not take the elevators...) which turned out to be a terrible idea since we are all afraid of heights...

We took a boat ride admiring the beautiful city, which was a lot of fun!

There is a boat company that takes you around the city and stop at the major attractions.

The Pont des Arts with the love locks.
Beautiful bridge, I recommend making a stop to see it!

We took a walk around the Louvre, we unfortunately didn't have time to visit it.
The Louvre is beautiful. Under 12h, it would be very hard to visit it.
However, the outside is definitely worth seeing!

Walking on L'Avenue des Champs Élysées we stopped at Ladurée for a sweet treat.
The renowned bakery is worth a quick stop (if you don't have time to stop by,
they have little Ladurée shops at the airport!).

We admired the Arc de Triomphe right before heading back towards the airport.
The beautiful Arc de Triomphe is not too far from a metro station and is worth the detour!

Even if it was a very short stay, it was amazing to visit the city.
I would absolutely love going back sometimes soon (hopefully for more than 11 hours)!
xx Charlie

Hot Summer Day

Tank top: Brandy Melville / Bralette: Aerie (s/o) / Shorts: American Eagle / Necklace: Stradivarius / Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (s/o)

While making some changes on my blog the other day, 

I accidentally deleted some old outfit posts...

I realized how long it had been since I last posted an outfit... 

So here's a new one! Hopefully you guys will like it!

On this beautiful hot summer day, I decided to wear one of my favourite outfit during summer: white tank top, bralette and ripped shorts. I am not much of an accessories kind of girl, but I love this necklace. I find that it makes any simple outfit a little bit more special. 

My favourite bag this summer has been this Rebecca Minkoff bag! I love the colour

and it's the perfect size!

xx Charlie

Update: I spoke too fast because we just had a huge thunderstorm in Montreal...

July Lustlist

xx Charlie

June Wishlist

Spain Haul

Here's everything I bought from Spain! I know that Zara is available in Canada, but I had to get a few things as it is cheaper in Spain! I bought a bunch of things from the store Stradivarius!

Zara ripped white jeans

Pull&Bear 'Mermaids are real' t-shirt

Stradivarius necklace

Stradivarius playsuit

Zara striped t-shirt

Zara off-shoulder top

Pull&Bear tank top

Stradivarius white denim button up skirt

Mango sandals

Bershka crop top

Calvin Klein Jeans sweatshirt

Zara mini skirt with frills

Stradivarius shirt with sleeve frill detail 

xx Charlie

May Lustlist

March Lustlist

Festival Season

It's almost time for the festival season to kick off. Every year, I look closely to festival fashion. This year, I think fringe, suede, bralettes, bandana, flare jeans and fedoras will be the biggest trends. I am particularly excited for Coachella (even though I am not attending) as it is one of the first music festival of the season and the fashion is always on point. Here are some key pieces to wear at a music festival:

And here are some ideas on how to style them:

xx Charlie

Apartment Inspiration

As a matter of few weeks, I will be getting my own apartment. I could not be more excited and terrified at the same time. It will be my first time living on my own and I will need to face a lot of new responsibilities. At the same time, I am extremely excited as it means more freedom! Also, I am thrilled to be able to decorate it exactly how I want it! In the past few months, I have been searching online for some inspiration. Here are my main inspiration for my new apartment:

For my own room, I think I'll stick to shades of black, grey and white, but for the rest of the apartment, I think it will look great if I stick to light natural wood, white and some plants.

When I'll be done decorating, expect a tour hihi xx Charlie

Zadig & Voltaire

After seeing Zadig & Voltaire's show at PFW, I became obsess with their collection!

I love every single piece above. I am very fond of the boho edgy style of their collection.

Someone please get me the leather fringe cardigan, I think I've fallen in love!

xx Charlie

Paris Fashion Week AW15 Recap

PFW is always one of my favourite fashion week! This season, I was very excited to see the Saint-Laurent, Isabel Marrant, Elie Saab, Balenciaga, Chloe, Valentino and Givenchy shows and was not disappointed  I was amazed my all the gorgeous creations that were presented by some of the most talented designer of our time! Here are my favourite looks from my favourite shows (in no particular order):

Roland Moulet

The patterns used in the collection are beyond amazing! I loves the mesh details
 present in most looks.

Leonard

I absolutely love the pattern used for the coats! I loved the whole collection.

Anthony Vaccarello

I was completely blown away by this collection! I loved the skirts the most from the collection.

Balenciaga

I loved the neutral colours and the mix of different patterns exploited in the collection.

Barbara Bui

The coats presented impressed me by their elegance, simplicity and uniqueness.

Nina Ricci

The elegance of the collection amazed me. I was highly amazed by the coats presented.

Stella McCartney

The second dress from the right completely amazed me!

Zadig & Voltaire

The rocker chic vibe from the show amazed me and left me wanting to see more! I was highly impressed by the looks presented!

Givenchy

The elegance and the edginess of the creations reminded me why I love Givenchy as mush as I do!
Mugler

The simplicity, yet edginess of the creations blew me away!

My absolute favourite show of the week (and probably of the whole season) were the following:

Isabel Marant

Isabel Marant is probably one of my all time favourite designer and her creations for AW15 did not disappoint me. I loved the patterns of the designs. In my opinion, every look was perfect from head to toe.

Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent always amazes me, but this has got to be one of my favourite collection of all time! I was blown away by every single creation (and quite frankly it was very hard to choose my favourite looks). The leather skirts, leather pants and ripped tights worked out very well for the rocker chic style of the show.

Chloe

The Chloe show was beyond amazing from the first look to the last one. Maxi dresses were very present in the show. I loved the boho style of the show. My favourite piece is probably the coat of the first look from the bottom left.

Elie Saab

Elie Saab always presents the most beautiful gown during fashion week. I was extremely excited to see his creation and was very impressed. As always he presented the most elegant dresses. I loved every single of his creation. 

Valentino

Valentino was one of the most amazing show! I loved the elegant dresses. The details on the dresses were unbelievable. I absolutely loved the coats present in the show. Once again, the details were shockingly amazing. 

This puts an end to the wonderful fashion month! xx Charlie