Time for another outfit post! I like combining a dress with a cute little vest.

Dress H&M / Vest H&M / Shoes Yves Saint Laurent / Nailpolish Chanel Nouveau Vague No. 527

As indicated before, we took a lot of pictures during our short break in Puerto Banus. We stayed in this lovely apartment which is surrounded by a beautiful tropical garden including a private pool and lots of fountains. I loved it so much, I really wanted to share some pictures with you!

Again, I made some new friends. This time with Mr. Frog! :) Mr. Frog likes chilling near lilies and bathing in the sun.











Mucho tranquilo, don't you agree! ;)

Pictures taken during a lunch at this cool restaurant in the harbor of Puerto Banus.

Hi guys! I'm back from a short break to Puerto Banus, Marbella, Spain! Oh boy, we took so many pictures, since I bought a new dSLR camera! But before showing you a selection of pictures first some counterfeit news.


Frommel wants to join us on our trip to Marbella!

Well, basically if you're looking for a nice designer bag (authentic or fake), Marbella apparantly is the place to be. For the ones that never heard of this place before, Marbella is the St. Tropez of Spain. With the mondain harbour Puerto Banus, lots of people find their way to this decadent place to enjoy the sun, good food, beautiful cars and many designer shops.


Welcome to Puerto Banus and please watch out for the bar...

Brands such as Missoni, Gucci, Tod's Hermès, Dior, Valentino, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, etc are well presented here. Unfortunately despite the fact that many people in this great place should have plenty of money to spend in one of these stores, lots and lots of them rather spend their money on a fake bag or watch you can easily purchase on the street.

The streets of Marbella are full with counterfeit vendors out in the open offering their fake stuff to tourists as if it's legal merchandise they're selling. On a regular night that we went out to have a few drinks, every 3 minutes these guys would pass by and offer their fake products, most of these fakes being Louis Vuitton bags!

You could tell that Louis Vuitton is very popular in Marbella. For every authentic LV bag you could easily spot 10 fakes. It's shocking to see so many women and (teenage) girls carrying the fake version of the popular Speedy or Neverfull in Damier Azur Canvas.

After being confronted with this tsunami of fakes I think I never ever want to buy a Louis Vuitton again! :(

Here are some pictures of counterfeit vendors, that we secretly took:



 

 

 
Prada? Louis Vuitton? I guess these pictures speak for themselves.

And you know what? For some strange reason we even felt sorry for these guys. Most probably these guys are just trying to make a living. It's the criminal organisation that is taking care of the supply/logistics of these fakes and underpaying these guys that is the worrying part!

Missoni @ Puerto Banus

Just little over a month ago I went on a holiday to the luxurious Puerto Banus in Marbella, Spain. The rich and famous love to spend their holidays on one of the beautiful yachts and to take a stroll in the harbor named Puerto Banus.

Me in front of Lanvin store @ Puerto Banus    One of the many lovely stores there

If you love everything that falls in the category designer fashion, this is the place to be. Many designer stores, such as Missoni, Tods, Gucci, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, etc. are located in this area. Almost every designer has his little own store to keep the rich and famous' shopping needs fulfilled.

Illegal? Merchant @ Puerto Banus

Surprisingly, the streets of the harbor were packed with merchants walking up and down trying to sell extremely poorly produced counterfeits. Just in front of the designer stores.

Even in fabulous Marbella there are many wannabe's that want to act like they are part of the scene and since they cannot afford the real deal, they buy obvious fakes from these street merchants.

Just a tip: these fakes do not even come close to the originals. You can tell they are fake from a far distance! Steer away from them and save yourself the embarrasment!