Japan

So I have not posted for AGES as I have been away to Japan and had a few weeks off work.  This should mean that I have plenty of time to blog but perversely it works the opposite way for me.  So I am back at work today and therefore motivated to blog. 

Japan does have a lot of vintage designer shops.  They had some really cool stuff but it was insanely expensive.  It was like torture as the shops really only sell the best - Chanel, Hermes and Louis V galore but not enough money (and a watchful husband) meant no purchases.  If I had all the money in the world these would have come home with me.  The Hermes bag is about £6,300 and the Chanel about £975. 

I thought that for a change I would show a few things that I did not buy.  Japan was just brilliant for crazy things that I had no idea existed, such as:

These plastic cutters are so that you can cut children's lunch into cute shapes.  They come for rice, sausages, eggs and seaweed (for the faces).   Sometimes I struggle to make myself a sandwich so I cannot imagine going to this much effort everyday.  Kawaii!

This was an eyebrow guide.  Basically hold up the stencil and then trim away!

My favourite was the single donut carrier.  Who could live without it?

Before I went away I finally treated myself to this much coveted Liberty Barbour.  I had no intention of buying it (despite wanting one since they came out) but I was in Liberty having a bit of cake and they tweeted that they had the new ones in.  Well 15 minutes later I was handing over £220 for one.  The lining is beautiful and I absolutely love it, I feel like it is a friend for life. 

I also bought this cashmere Chanel dress from Ebay for an unbelievable £86!  That is about what an M&S cashmere jumper costs! 

I wanted to have it shortened but was advised against it, it also felt quite wrong to mess with Chanel.  So it stayed long and I was so glad because it was the perfect item to wear on my flights, it was like wearing a cashmere blanket.  Here I am enjoying my first flight! 

I cannot tell you how great Japan was, it is just a wonderful, wonderful country.