Every
now and again there is a call to get out of bed way earlier than expected, look
decent and go somewhere. As someone who values their sleep I normally ignore
this call and only stumble out of bed a few minutes before work starts looking
like one of the witches in Stardust
before the youth elixir takes effect.
Last
week however there was a call to stop hitting the snooze button and get my
gladrags on. I was invited to the Layer’d event by Press Room.
Layer’d
is a fabulous boutique store in Green Point that showcases international
fashion. Now normally you’d expect a shop like this to be similar to the one in
Pretty Woman. You know, great clothes
but scary Dementor-like saleswomen who make you feel like you don’t deserve to
be in the store.
Layer’d
is nothing like this. The entire shopping experience is warm and welcoming from
the simplistic yet stylish interior to the friendly staff to the flattering
mirrors; you feel like you’re going over to a bestie’s house to borrow her
clothes instead of being scrutinized by a part-time matriculant shop assistant
who cannot abide happiness.
And
I’ve not even mentioned the clothes! The biggest draw for me was Sea Folly aka
the church of swimwear. Look at the full wall below. I was in swimming costume
heaven. So many colours and styles, it was hard not to get a bit klepto and try
and shove some into my bag. Other fabulous brands include Boo Radley (which
boasts miracle jeans that can make you look a size smaller – please sign me
up!), Metalicus – great for flattering wardrobe basics, Capital M and Hammock & Vine.
Two
labels which are exclusive to Layer’d are Wish and Sambag. Wish has some
ah-mazing dresses which I was dying to try on but my credit card was like “You
still have groceries to buy. You’ll look good but have no food”. Sambag another
Australian label that focuses on among other things stylish, contempory
handbags and shoes. You see that tan bag up there, that’s holding a place on my
Christmas List.
If
you find yourself in Greenpoint, make sure you pop into Layer’d, it’s right
next to the Vida in Somerset Road. So get yourself a latte and browse. You won’t
leave empty-handed. If you’re in the ‘burbs, they’ve also opened a store in
Cavendish. And if you can’t get to any of those, there’s whisperings of an
online store opening soon.
Ex-Oh! Ex-Oh!
