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Greetings from abroad everyone!! I'm in Taiwan right before I go to Japan for a week. I have a couple extra hours so I thought I'd do a quick post on my trip. I have many many posts planned about the fashion, food, culture and life (haha, yes what a pun)that I experienced on my trip. You'll be sick of hearing about Paris, London and Prague by the time I'm done. I decided I'd start with the most important aspect of my trip, what i bought of course. I tried not to spend loads of money or time on shopping but I managed to do some damage. I love European shopping.

I noticed a few really big trends in Paris and London. Many of the women there, like in America, are tucking their jeans into high boots. The most popular boot I saw was a kind of pointy but flat boot that went up to the mid calf. I can't find a picture online but I'll keep looking. I was at a tube stop in London and out of about 20 women waiting I'd say about 15 of them were wearing tall boots. Also, cool hats and toggle coats were super popular. Cheaper stores like H and M, Oasis, Zara and Top Shop have very stylish coats for much lower prices than the American stores do so it's easier for them to be fashionable.

Let me begin with my absolute LOVE of Topshop. I'm going to do a longer post on London shopping so they'll be lots more talk of Topshop there. I bought the 2 jackets you can see below. The Fitted Jacket on the left and the Double Breasted Jacket on the right. I saw Jennifer Meyer there (Toby Maguire's wife and fantastic jewelry designer who I've posted about) and she bought the Fitted Jacket, don't i feel special.


When I was Paris it was Soldes (sale) month. Twice a year literally EVERYTHING (Prada, Gucci, etc . . included) in Paris goes on sale, the sales are actually regulated by the government. Apparently everyone takes the first day of the sale off from to shop. Oh to be french and have your job cater to your shopping habit. It took some hardcore self-control but I only bought one thing in Paris. These boots from this shoe store Andre which used to be 150 euros but were on super sale for 50 euros. They're perfect for tucking skinny jeans into. This shoe store was great, I just happened to walk by and go in.


I also bought this simple long sweater at a store in London called Oasis. I really like long sweaters and shirts because they're slimming.


Since I was in Paris I could not help but buy a beret from one of my new favorite stores Comptoir des Cottonniers. They have very simple but cute things. Hopefully it won't be a "what was i thinking" travel purchase. I think it looks cute!


I'm going to wake up early to watch the Academy Awards here and hopefully I'll have a chance to post on my favorite fashions before I leave. I love movies and fashion so Oscar night is always fun for me. Usually I start sit through all the preshows and everything but this year I can only watch the show itself.

Oh yeah, Happy Chinese New Year!! I hope everyone has a wonderful year of the boar. Even though it's the last day, better late than never. I love all the gorgeous decorations for the holiday in Taiwan.