Big Shout Out!

Thrilled!

Somehow that word doesn't quite describe the euphoria I felt to actually see the media acknowledge and offer kudos to the effort put in to build the Catherine D. brand.


With The Star newspaper in the Star Two section (dated 2nd September 2010) publishing the unique designs that the Catherine D. label stands for and Cleo Magazine (September 2010 issue) featuring the Catherine D. Clara Dress (the printed shift dress under the title 'Get Shift-y') that stands out among the shift dresses from other stores, we at Haute District are just brimming with pride!



(Star Two, September 2nd 2010)




(Cleo Magazine, September 2010 issue)

So we give special thanks to Mr. S.S. Yoga who very thoughtfully (after an exhausting interview with me and his own visit to the Haute District blogsite) wrote the article with such thoroughness making sure he left no important detail out lest he compromises on the integrity of the subject he is writing about. Also, Ms. May of Mori Pin Boutique, Bangsar Village II, who is a great friend and true believer of the Catherine D. brand. Thank you for your support.


It really is remarkable how our valued fashionistas picked up on the feminity and sophistication of the Flora Dress that was featured in the Star Newspaper article. This dress is now sold out. However, the Berry coloured version is still orderable (pictured below). Click on the picture to shop it.




Also, another fashionista just couldn't get past the Clara Dress that was featured in Cleo Magazine. This dress is orderable and is pictured below. Click on the picture to shop it.




As always, if you wish to order any of the Catherine D. dresses on this blogsite, just click Order Now! for step by step instructions or better yet, email me at hautedistrict@gmail.com to place your order.


Finally a big shout-out and a huge thank you to all our loyal fashionistas who love the brand and most importantly enjoy wearing my creations! You are truly the stuff that dreams are made of.....

Girly, Flirty, Floaty

Girly and flirty with romance thrown in is all the rage this season. It really is time to put your feminity first. After all, you are a girl and you want to let out that womanly confidence in you!

Floaty dresses and dreamy silhouette is in the air. Take the cue from my Catherine D. collection for Fall/Winter 2010…..drum roll……these are recent pieces you might be interested in....

The Linda Dress

The Linda dress (pictured above). With layers of soft flowy chiffon, this wrap dress is just perfect for the office or tea with friends.

This dress is a wrap dress with a tie at the waist. This dress will nicely fit a size 6 to 10. This dress comes in 2 colours – grey and cerulean blue. This grey dress pictured above is sold out however, the cerulean blue is still available. At an incredible price point of RM 176, it’s a steal!

The Alba Dress

This dress is an absolute stunner! The Alba Dress is unique and oozing with chic..ness, you can be sure of second looks and inquisitive eyes when you wear it at the office or an official dinner.

This dress has a back zip and comes with a satin sash to cinch at the waist. The skirt is overlapped and the sleeves are bell-shaped. This dress comes in only this colour and is a size 10. You may order this dress in your size or in a preferred colour. A great price of RM175, you will not regret this purchase.

The Cynthia Shirt

This is a great shirt with an amazing cut that will flatter your figure and looks great dressed down with jeans or dressed up with a pencil skirt. Made from the softest blush pink chiffon, you will swell with confidence no matter what task you may have at hand.

The square print shirt above is sold out. However, this shirt is available in plain blush pink chiffon. Priced at RM102, you know you've got this season's must have!

To purchase any of these fabulous pieces, click on Order Now! for details. Or, email hautedistrict@gmail.com to order.

Fall Direction

With all the designers screaming out to you their idea of how you should be dressing for the next season, it really can be confusing. Well, especially since we're living in a really hot country with unpredictable wet spells, a fur coat and layering just isn't right for us!

To interpret this season's trends to match a tropical country like ours, is your fashion guru, yours truly - Catherine D.

One of my all time fav designer is none other than Philip Lim. As always, he rendered a strong collection but one piece spoke for itself, a shimmery silver and black number that seem to round up what the fall season is all about - glamour and sophistication with a pinch of romance. (piece in question below).

You can find the Catherine D. collection for Fall echoing the spirit of the season. The Delilah dress has all the bells and whistles you would look for in a Fall cocktail dress to wear at that all important occasion. With beautiful hand-made roses at the neckline and hand-sewn sequins on the bodice, this is truly a keeper.

Donna Karan had a little trump card up her sleeve. She decided to do away with the predictable plain, sombre looks and instead perked up some of her Fall piece with swish of floral blue. (said piece is pictured right at the top of this post.) Take a look at the Helen dress (below) from my collection. You couldn't look any spunkier and more feminine when wearing this dress. This is a classic dress with a pleated panel that gives it a unique spin. Talk about Donna and me being on the same page......

White seems to be all the rage as well this season. Celine and Jason Wu had pieces painted in this snowy shade. The Selena dress from my collection will give you that special edge with its simple white sheath embellished with strings of pearls that can be worn any which way you want. (as pictured below).

All of my pieces can be found at the following boutiques:

Monizal Boutique, 1st Floor, Amcorp Mall, PJ.

Mori Pin Boutique, 1st Floor, Bangsar Village II, Bangsar

Nana G, 1st Floor, Bangsar Shopping Center, Bangsar.

Alternatively you can email us at HauteDistrict@gmail.com to place your orders. If you like a design but want it in your specific size, we do that as well. Just email us with your details and we will be more than happy to help.

Get ready for Fall. Do it right here at Haute District.

New Arrivals!

Welcome to a fresh new image!

We've given Haute District a face-lift and it doesn't stop there. We've added new stuff you will absolutely fall in love with.

Check out these new babes on the block:

The Selena Dress

The Daisy Dress

The Lulu Necklace

Click on the pictures to start shopping!

The Bold and the Beautiful

(Dress above from Christian Dior Fall 2010 Couture show)

FYI, to all you die-hard fashionistas out there, the Couture shows are now in progress.

Pronounced 'koo-too-ur', Couture is the art of designing and making fashionable and custom-made clothing for women (merriam-webster.com). My definition - clothes made with passion, the embellishments and details on each couture piece is alike the music notes Mozart arranged to reflect his soul. Couture clothes are the peeking holes into the artistic genius of the designer.

What the world would do if John Galliano holding the reins of the house of Christian Dior held back during Couture week? Complete, utter chaos! But here he is, at it again. His Dior show held nothing back. He decked out sweet confections of dresses made for princesses and displayed the highest degree of opulence in every layer of silk that floated on the runway.

While each couture piece from Dior is definitely going to break your bank for a lifetime, Haute District has offerings that is uncannily similar though wearable and at prices you will love.

Notice the similarities:

The Katherine Dress

The Clara Dress

Each Catherine D. dress here at Haute District is one of a kind and is only available here online or at our participating boutiques. So, get a little 'couture' of your own. Check out our range of Catherine D. dresses here by clicking on the Shopping links on your right.

Now, who says Couture isn't affordable?

Skirt Lengths Dropping for Fall?

Don't panic. Doesn't mean you've got to ship all your mini skirts and baby-doll dresses to the Salvation Army. Yes, designers in the fashion heavens have decreed that skirt lengths need to fall - fall at the knee or slightly below it. But a few exceptions here and there is perfectly ok (sigh!).

Alright, but I'd like to shed some light on how to wear these new lengths and not look like you've aged 20 years!

The Fall season as you know means more somber colours mixed with nudes. Black, grey, maroon, blue (not pastels), red and camel is the order of the day. Christopher Kane leads the way (dress above) in that, he cuts the dress to just skim the body while embellishing it with bold embroidered floral designs.

Next in line is Micheal Kors that showed a strong Fall collection 2010 incorporating typical American wear. The dress below is a camel/nude ensemble but notice how he cleverly dips the neckline and finishes off with strong double leather belt to hold it all together. A little feminity and masculanity together sends a very sexy vibe.

Love Dries Van Noten's work. He loves mixing up colours and challenges our expectation of the norm. However, I found this one piece in his Fall 2010 collection a little disturbing - well in a good way, really. Because it has only ONE colour, grey. The dress is in no way brilliant from an artistic point of view. But its simplicity and classic cut is actually cleverly done to make it look chic and youthful.

The crowning glory of this trend just has to be (drum roll....) Victoria Beckham. And I'm not saying this because football fever is in the air. Victoria's style has always been body hugging pieces - as if the dress is second skin. For Fall, she had stolen the show by splashing colours like salmon and bright blue. This piece below is truly stunning and goes to show that just because you're not flashing your thighs, doesn't mean you can't look hot when the temperature (and skirt length) drops!

Miu Miu's Resort

This is a continuation of my previous blog when I predicted that polks-dots will be big next year. Sure enough, Ms. Prada had the same thought on her mind (i'd like to think both she and I are on the same wave length!).

Always imaginative, always playful and always interesting, the Miu Miu label has never failed to deliver excitement on the runway. Resort 2011 had given birth to some very ingenius creations, first from Valentino, then Moschino and now Miu Miu.

Notice the use of those sweet circles printed on each heavenly piece (all pictures here are Miu Miu). Each of them dipped in sweet and sticky candy colours - apple greens, berry pinks and sorbet blues.

Then for a moment, the polka-dot carnival stops and makes way for persistent stripes, this is just a tiny pause before, the dots continue on taking shape in the form of pants and hot hot pants!

Oh! Who can resist this collection. You're right, no one can. At least not until the credit card well dries up!