Once, there was a Valli

It's always a thrill to find items from fast fashion collaborations like Uniqlo x 3.1 Philip Lim, H&M x Lanvin, and H&M x Versace. While these items are a bit tricky to find, the fact that there are Uniqlo and H&M stores in Asia makes the task easy to do.

So, when I find items from collaborations that aren't found in Asia, then that becomes a bigger thrill. The perfect example would be these items from the Giambattista Valli collection from Macy's that my brother Biboy scored from the U.S. The items arrived before Christmas, and they're much cooler than I imagined them to be.

First is this raspberry dress with layers of ruffles.



It looked nice in the photo, and it's even nicer in real life. the ruffles are soft and flouncy, but still gives the dress a bit of structure.



Yup, my sister is going to be a "Valli girl" in this number.



The other items is the dress I wrote about more than a month ago.

What makes this dress so eye catching is that the jacquard material is actually shiny and sparkly. Which makes it stand out amidst the strong color block provided by the black ponte and fuchsia grossgrain material.



Yes, another product of the Valli, now here in the city.



That's the second designer collaboration that I've scored this year. Up next: Marni x H&M and Jason Wu for Target!