Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Jaipur, glorious Jaipur.. Rajasthan India..

Who wants to discover this Jaipur with me?.. March and September'18
small #GlamGirlsLuxTravels Tours to 

Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Udaipur

26 Feb – 7 March’18  
Come and experienced a few eureka moments of life! This tour starts off with shopping ancient ways of Delhi, we’ve included a visit to the most precious jewel of India, the Taj Mahal in Agra Taj Mahal, we get to enjoy Holi Festival in Jaipur. Traditional fare like the famous kachoris, ghewar and jalebis of Jaipur are best had at places like Laxmi Mishthan Bhandar, CM Karodia Namkeen and Gopi Kwality Sweets at Raja Park – but Jaipur also has very hip cafes, bar and fine dining options, like Anokhi Café, Polo Bar at the Rambagh Palace Hotel, and Bar Palladio – the latest hipster in town.
We also have included a visit to the famous Lake City.. Udaipur.  
This city is a censorial extravaganza, with its colours, smells, sounds and tastes. 
 














For more info 
jeanw@thecapeclub.com 
or my mobile +61 405 231 663 


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

'Tis the season..

'Tis the season to give thanks

“Gratitude is a grand thing. It puts you back in your place,
prevents you from complaining too much and redirects your focus from looking down and frowning
to looking up, with a wry grin. We need to remind ourselves and the people we love, that life is wonderful'

#relax, #reflect, #renew, #regroup, #reconnect, #regain, #enjoy!
www.thecapeclub.com for all future 
Glam Girls Lux Travels 

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Rules of Style | Inès de la Fressange on Dressing for Yourself

Rules of Style | Inès de la Fressange on Dressing for Yourself and Why Bad Fashion Is a Good Thing

Photo
CreditNicholas Calcott
While many might consider Inès de la Fressange a style icon, she insists, “I’m like every woman on earth when I wake up in the morning. I have the feeling that I don’t have the right things and I don’t know what to wear. And I feel terrible in everything I try!” Still, the French model, author and onetime muse to Karl Lagerfeld emerges most days with an effortless chic-meets-street look, which is one reason she is so uniquely suited for such varied roles as the brand ambassador for the French accessories house Roger Vivier and a collaborator with the Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo (her collection of charming prints and easy knits arrived in stores last week).
Dressed in a fitted navy blazer, cashmere sweater, silky trousers and satin slippers, the lithe 57-year-old sat down for an interview recently in Vivier’s uptown boutique, one incredible long leg tucked underneath the other, to talk about her personal style philosophy. The first lesson: don’t take yourself too seriously. “I’m not a muse,” she said with a laugh. “Amusing, but not a muse!”
Wear trends, selectively. 
“It’s the only trendy thing that I have,” de la Fressange said about the oversize white shirt she was wearing. “It’s a Céline shirt but it’s the most boring thing at Céline! But I like the fact that it’s long like this. And in the shop, it was calling to me, saying ‘Inès, if you don’t buy me, who are on earth will?’”
If you love it, buy more than one.
“These slippers,” she said, admiring her buckled Roger Vivier pair, shown in the above photo. “I like them so much, I took other slippers in velvet, and navy blue and violet and black.”
Be a kid again.
“I bought my navy blue blazer in a children’s shop called Soeur. It’s like a size 16. But I’m quite tall and it fits me, and it can fit everybody. It’s just a question of proportion.” Consider this option an alternative to adult-size blazers, which can often be too boxy or “boyish” for those with a tall frame.
Borrow from the boys.
“Go to the men’s department for cashmere socks. They’re long, which is nice. Usually for women, they don’t sell them really nice and long.” But don’t go too crazy with the colors. “I buy them in navy blue and brown, or sometimes pink, mustard, pale gray. I don’t like socks with flowers, sushis or monkeys.”
Take cues from those you admire.
De la Fressange cited Jane Birkin as someone who influenced her style. “I remember in the ’70s, she was fantastic. In the ’80s, she was fantastic. And today, she is still fantastic. Why? She’s still rock ‘n’ roll, modern, never ridiculous. She feels comfortable in her clothes. It’s not like she dresses up. It’s quite the opposite. It feels like she dresses for herself.”
Instagram your way out of a fashion rut.
“Many of the pictures you see on Instagram, they’re not from professional photographers. It’s much easier to identify with a nice look from a blogger or street-style person, because you think, ‘Hmm, that denim shirt, I have one. I should wear it with this kind of sweater. I can redo the look.’”
Travel to buy the things you desire.
“Converse shoes, for instance, you can’t buy them in France in off-beige. They only exist in white.” Which is exactly why she snatches them up when she travels here. “The idea that you can only find them in New York, oh!”
Brush up.
“I’m French, but I brush my teeth. Because I’ve noticed that after a while when ladies are not that young, the worst thing they think is their hands or their neck, but it’s not that all. It’s their teeth. My toothbrush is my first mascara!”
Nothing beats a clean face. And good cream.
“After you do a facial, you’re all red, and you feel terrible. Why would your skin be happy doing this treatment?” Instead, de la Fressange uses only facial towelettes followed by a favorite face-cream. “There is one called Revitalift from L’Oréal that doesn’t stink, it’s not sticky and it dries very quickly. It’s easy.”
Spend on quality makeup.
In her younger days, de la Fressange wore red lipstick, but she now relies on nude gloss paired with smoky eyes. “I prefer to take care of my eyes because if not, I look like a dead fish.” She’s loyal to L’Oréal (and would be even if she didn’t model for them) and likes fuss-free formulas. Her eyeliner goes on “quickly, you can do it in your car, the Métro, at the office. There’s no excuse not to put on makeup. I didn’t have time? No, no.”
When in doubt, customize.
Flipping open her antique watch, de la Fressange revealed: “This I designed myself. It’s an old watch from the ’30s, but I thought it was very conventional.” So she had a thick red leather strap added, for an imaginative touch: “It was boring the way they were showing it.” When she travels to India, she buys stacks of bespoke shirts, which she has embroidered with her initials. “It’s my name on the shirt, but in Hindi. It’s really gorgeous. But nobody understands except Indian people and me!”
Take the good with the bad.
“Fashion and good taste are made with a little bit of bad taste. It’s like perfume. To make a fantastic, mythical perfume, you need the most incredible flowers, the best quality of products. But you need another product that really smells terrible to make the whole thing work. Fashion is like this. Somebody who looks totally perfect would be a little bit boring.”

Monday, July 13, 2015

19 – 25 Feb 2016 - Discover Saigon in style, with your personal stylist Emma Mc Dermott

 Sofitel Plaza Saigon for six nights - Club Level 

For further info or to add your name to this list of special shoppers
contact

Jean Wethmar
jeanw@thecapeclub.com 

US$1957 includes services of Personal stylist for a week! 
Plus accommodation, breakfast daily, plus many extra's. 

oh la la! 

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Beautiful Bhutan on your bucket list?..

There's just one space left on our Beautiful Bhutan tour 15 - 25 October 2015
Don't wait.. this tour is guaranteed to depart!  
Women's only Tour to Beautiful Bhutan will change you!  
 October is the best month to travel to Bhutan weather wise!

Yahoo.. We have a tour to Bhutan 15– 25 October’15.
 So.. now I hear you saying.. what’s it going to cost me Jean? This tour is guaranteed to depart!
 Land arrangement as per itinerary.. $2818US.. wahoo! (Au$3,650 +-) Can you believe that!???
  • Flight from Bangkok to Para (this we can do on line yourself, or if you’d like me to book for you.. 
    • This flight costs US$719 ea from Bangkok to Para .. (Au$915.50)
    • International flights from Au to Bangkok on 15 returning 25th .. with Thai airlines Au$ 1027  -
      • The example flight departs Brisbane 14h00 on 15 October. (or other States in Australia)..
      • When making enquirers re your flights home..  make sure you allow 8 hrs connecting time from Para to Bangkok to home.. in case of weather changes etc, I chose 23.59pm on 25th October
      • One night share accommodation airport Bangkok $217 .. so Au $109ea.
What’s included?
  • All flights, International and domestic return
  • All meals, B L D, for duration of 9 nights plus evening tea
  • Transfers in new Toyota mini bus
  • Comfortable clean local hotels/farm house accommodation –  twin share
  • Last night in a fabulous local 5* hotel.. splashing out!
  • English speaking guide
  • Visa fee
  • Sightseeing
  • Bottled drinking water in the bus and in the restaurants
  • Royalty fee for Government
  • Tourism Development Fee
  • Government compulsory laid down % Tax
Not included
  • Tips $5.00 per day x 9days= $45 plus driver $30 = total Au$80/$100..
  • Drinks/laundry/telephone calls/ etc
  • Excess baggage
  • Travel insurance
  • Spending money

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Hats off.. its Monday

Do you wear hats?
Black Bear Hat today.. 
 1 - black bear is needed to make one hat for a guardsman

 600,000 - Black bears currently live in North America – a number thought to have fallen from two million

 1815 - was the year that bearskin hats were first worn by the Grenadier Guards following the Duke of Wellington's victory at the battle of Waterloo

 Of course, when its windy, they are a pain
 But oh gosh, how very elegant is this look?
 
 The madame of hats was Coco of course
Have a fabulously stylish week.. hats off to you all..