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!

Polka-Dot Happy

Every now and then, a collection just stands out above the rest and every now and then there's a collection that does something new with something old.

Back in the 80's polka dots were seen on almost every designer collection. From blouses to dresses to even pants, these pac-man-like shape squirmed their way through and evolved from minute to giant size. They showed up in every imaginable shade - black on white, white on black and the ugliest orange on green!

Moschino however showed polka-dots off in their recent Resort 2011 collection in a far more refined and imaginative way. So refined, I dare say polka-dots in 2011 will really become big fashion news again!

There were skirts, jackets and dresses all covered with these tiny round speckles along with draping of the fabric and matched with solid coloured pieces. Worn with modern-cut pants and skirts, these polka-dots looked stunning and oh so chic.

If you have a polka-dot piece in your closet (and it doesn't matter if it was from the 80's), bring it out shamelessly. You know why? You can breathe new life into it by rethinking the design. Take off the shoulder pads if there are any. 2011 is all about softness and curves. Tighten the blouse, skirt or dress so as to put more definition to your shape. Cut the length for added youthfullness. And presto! You have created a brand new outfit for yourself.

Take it from Moschino. Love the dots. They will love you back!

The King and I

Recently, the international fashion industry was abuzz with designers showing their Resort Collections for 2011. I have been closely watching the shows, trying to pick up on literally what's in the designers' brain.

I tell you, there were collections that were too peculiar to me, case in point, the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's The Row (check it out at http://www.style.com/). The one thing that came to my mind was BAG LADY! Sloppy, oversized wear was the theme - of course reflective of what the twins wear. But come on, bag lady?? If you were to wear one of their pieces and walk around pushing a trolley, don't be surprised if someone flings you a coin. That's how you'd look - like a begger on the streets!

However, among all the collections, the one that really stood out for me was the Valentino collection. Just the name Valentino conjures up memories of red long evening gowns and sharp power-suits. The kind a woman rich in years would wear. But imagine my surprise, that this resort collection was so....how shall I put it....young! Yes, young. And absolutely lovely in every sense of the word.

The dresses you see above are just so chic and bursting with character - they're Valentino you know. I know some of you may have thought it would have been a Miu Miu collection - well wrong!

For your information, Mr. Valentino Garavani - the King of Romance, is no longer at the helm of the house of Valentino. He's retired (after making a sinful amount of cash!) and instead two very young designers have taken over - hence the stunning resort collection!

You don't have to walk into a Valentino boutique to get a dress with an edge of chicness. You can shop for it right here at Haute District (Regina dress above and the Anna dress below). Just click on the Shopping links on your right. Ahhh...just a click away to fashion heaven!

Flash Sale!

Ends this Sunday 27th June 2010.

At Haute District, we love surprises! We love to surprise you with a really sweet offer. Every now and then, an item will be on sale at an unbelievable price - but only for a very short time. So you need to use your mouse-clicking skills and grab it!

The Flora Dress below is up for grabs. A great dress choice for a special occasion, you'll definitely get compliments after compliments wearing it. Now at only RM99 until this Sunday 27th June 2010. Get it while its hot!

Click on the picture to shop it.