I’m in love with Kitten D’Amour.
For the uninitiated, there are three Kitten D’Amour boutiques currently in the Brisbane area – CBD, Chermside, and Carindale – as well as an online store. But to buy online I feel is to miss out on the whole Kitten D’Amour experience!
I can never resist a visit when I am shopping at Carindale – it truly is a mecca of girly delights.
The fashions are vintage inspired, with plenty of full skirts, froth and frills. You’ll find satin and tartan, cotton and tulle, pearls and feathers amongst the racks. There are day dresses, lingerie, shoes, jewellery, and cocktail gowns to choose from.
The store itself is decorated like a lavish olde worlde boudoir, complete with tasseled lampstands, luxurious wallpaper, gilded mirrors, and candelabra; and instead of the “doof doof” music so beloved by other clothing stores, here you will find swinging tunes from the 40’s and 50’s. Ah the romance!
Even the sales assistants look like they have stepped out of the glamour days of Hollywood, dressed in Kitten D’Amour designs (of course!) – with hair, makeup and shoes to match.
Rumour has it that the designs and dresses are created right here in the Redlands, at the workroom in Capalaba. According to the Kitten D’Amour Facebook page, stores will open in Sydney and Melbourne later this year.
The garments are not cheap – you’re looking at one to two hundred dollars or more – but hey, it doesn’t cost anything to look and it’s all just so PRETTY!
Are you in love with the Kitten D’Amour boutiques too?
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