You guyssss, I finally decided that I will never be fully ready to launch Itita, so I decided to do a soft launch with a small bit of our current products. We will start to add more products as we receive them. If you want to see our current Itita Boutique pieces you can head on over to the site now.
I appreciate your support of me through these years at The Brunette Barbie, and I am so excited to bring you all pieces that I love to wear. I hope to inspire you all to be more expressive and confident in your fashion choices and to fully enjoy the process of shopping for yourselves. It is my single most favorite thing to do and I hope to share that same joy with all of you.
I want to bring you all the same joy I always feel with a new, bomb outfit. S, please check out our current mini collection and be on the lookout for new arrivals which will be steadily flowing through.
Hello, so surprise 🤗 ….I am out of the country and stuck again, haha. These are actually chosen situations at this point right? Covid has really taken over and changed life for all of us I feel. I luckily did not have a hard time overcoming my inevitable infection, and am taking precautions now to maintain my health as to not re-catch this virus and spread it around. After my Bae and I were separated for Xmas and his bday, we decided we HAD to see each other when our simultaneous infections of covid were clear. After being together for 10 months straight, (the first time ever in our 7 years together), we realized we really need to focus on spending more time together in this crazy unknown that is life now. So, here I am in Peru enjoying life and of course the President decides we should stop movement, close the airports and quarantine for a few weeks. Good timing right? Lol 😂
If I’m being honest though, I am grateful. With actually, physically no available hospital beds in Lima at the moment (people are literally in lines outside of the hospitals trying to save themselves from covid), I am happy that they are trying to calm the spread and give people a chance to survive. People that we care about are fighting and dealing with loss here because of Covid. Lima is so populated that there needs to be extreme measures taken like this. In the states it seems a bit different and manageable (almost) with more widespread access to care, but the people here, people that I am close to and care about, are suffering immensely.
It really puts things into perspective. Makes you appreciate your health and spending time with your loved ones. So my prayer for you reading this is that you can enjoy your relationships with people more than ever and cultivate more love and good energy into your lives.
I pray for good vibes on you all.
Well, I just wanted to share a little tidbit and keep you updated and will of course share some cute Peruvian moments I had before our quarantine starts next week. TQM 😘.
Xoxo By Bonnie Sue
Lucas ❤️
Barranco
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean
Our rooftop pool
La costa verde
Circuito de playas Barranco Ají de Gallina 🐔 La vista desde la casa 😱🤩
I have been working hard on this website and curating the pieces for you all. I hope you can find something you like here and if not keep checking back as we add new items! I really want Itita to reflect my style as all of the pieces are pieces that I wear and would wear and love. That’s what makes this store unique from the others is that it reflects my style and no-one else’s. So, if you like my style you’ll love Itita (wink).
As this is a learning process I always welcome feedback on the site and if anyone ever has advice for a first time business owner and e-commerce store owner. Please take a look at our website and let me know what you think in the comments below. Thank you all so much for your support.
I took the day to explore the history of Istanbul/Constantinople, some of it. ❤️ Such a rich and beautiful history, including the Ottoman Empire that is well preserved. Went inside the Topkapi Palace, constructed in 1459 after the destruction of the Great Palace of Constantinople. This new Palace became home to the Ottoman Empire Sultans and their many wives and children. Then I visited the Basilica Cisterna. This was where during the era of Constantinople, they created a water storage facility to protect the water from poisoning. The new Ottoman Empire however, preferred flowing water and the cistern was used less and less. Then we visited the Hagia Sofia. Built in 537, it was the largest Christian church of the Byzantine Empire. It then became a Roman Catholic Cathedral from 1204-1267. Then after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, it became a mosque. For the last 83 years it was solely a museum until this June, when they changed it to allow people to pray here. Women must be covered of course, and entering to pray means you must also wash your hands, face and feet and leave your shoes at the door. Respect. 🙏🏼
Hope you all enjoy this little history treat.
Xoxo
By Bonnie Sue
Call to prayer. This pupper is howling to the prayer call. So cutie. Topkapi PalaceTopkapi Palace Harem (Sultans private residence)Harem Cutie I can’t resist saying hi to all the cuties. CutiessssTopkapi. Gate of Salutation. This slab of marble is where the Sultans had peoples heads chopped off 😬A running fountain because the Ottoman Empire residents preferred running water to that of the cistern.Hagia Irene. First Christian church in Constantinople. Built in 360. Basilica Cistern. 336 marble pillars holding up this water storage room from the years 475-600. Medusa heads used to be fully underwater, used as a base for the pillars. Covering myself to enter the Hagia Sofia mosque. Hagia Sofia. Prayer room of the Hagia Sofia Mosque. Hagia Sofia
Well not exactly, but we did get to go to a new restaurant this past weekend. We went to Roomers hotel here in Frankfurt and had a lovely meal at their Burbank restaurant. We liked it so much we plan to return next weekend. After dinner we stopped at the bar, which we intelligently made a reservation for ahead of time, for an after dinner cocktail. The COVID laws here are relaxing but this bar at Roomers has decided to only let in a select few a night as to not overwhelm the already quaint bar. We luckily had the opportunity to enter and I had a lovely gin and tonic with a splash of cranberry. My mom has mentioned only about 50 times that tonic contains quinine which is claimed to help defend against this virus. I don’t know if it works but it tasted great so who cares at this point right? I recently ordered this absolutely beautiful two piece from PrettyLittleThing and felt so good in it all night. I made sure to use a good layer of BondiSands of course to spruce up my quarantine skin. My bf and my mom said I looked great in it so I think that qualifies it as a successful purchase. Hope you guys enjoy this outfit and make sure to come say hi on my new store page on Instagram. We expect to launch for Black Friday so if you want to stay updated then find me on @ititaboutique for now or sign up for news directly through our site Itita Boutique.
Hello, hey, how are ya? I am still here in Frankfurt, chillin, eating snacks and trying to maintain my sanity. Thankfully, some shops and restaurants are starting to open here and I braved the public and made my way out to get a much needed haircut at Dylus salon. After this I decided to take a stroll through the easily manageable streets and, surprise! I found myself outside of my favorite fast fashion shop, Zara. After a short 5 minute wait in the line outside, I masked up and entered the madness. I was so happy to be able to browse and see in person all of the lovely clothes, that I didn’t even care about the lines. I had such a great time browsing their selections and I was so grateful to have been able to get in my shopping fix after these last few months!
I pieced together these two tops from Zara into a chic/casual style to wear to dinner at a local Japanese restaurant, Moriki. We went there this same night and I wanted to share this look with you all!
Button down blouse and lime crop tank from Zara. Black, skinny, high waist denim from Levi’s. Shoes are my current fav from Jimmy Choo and finally my purse is the Prada re-edition in black.
SEND HELP!! JK. I have been here in Frankfurt since March 11th. What started out as a lovely trip to Germany to visit a doctor ended up being a forced permanent vacation until my boyfriend’s country, Peru decides to reopen their borders and let him come home. We are enjoying our time together though. Having a long-distance relationship for 6+ years now, this is actually the longest period of time we have been able to spend together non-stop. So, we are enjoying every minute and trying to maintain our health and sanity here in our hotel. Eating healthy and clean foods and exercising every day is helping us with that. I have done about four 1000 piece puzzles already, started uploading to Youtube more, making TikToks, you name it. I am really taking advantage of all of the uninterrupted downtimes to really get things done that I would have made excuses not to do before.
Today we went to a doctor’s office to get the Covid-19 antibody test done. This is a test that will determine if you have or have had the novel coronavirus. I wanted to know if I have had this or not to help me with how I approach mingling with society again. We both did test negative, so what this means is we have never come in contact with this virus. So, that nasty upper respiratory infection I had in January was not, in fact, this virus but another infection. What this news changes for me is just that I do know now that I absolutely need to be vigilant in maintaining my hygiene when going outside and maintaining my social distance, as to not get infected. Restaurants have finally opened back up so we’ve decided to go one or two days a week to have dinner. A chance to get out of the hotel but still not going out every day to minimize our risk and exposure.
I am sharing some photos of my time here in Frankfurt so far and I really do hope you are all taking care of yourselves during this time and finding ways to entertain yourselves. Stay Safe!
Lots of Love. By Bonnie Sue.
Hello everyone ! I hope everything is well in all of your lives .
Today I am bringing you this awesome casino casual style outfit. My best friend is a poker dealer and I decided to visit her at work and wanted to really dress the part . 😉. I am wearing this red shirt by Zara that has just a touch of ruffle on the sleeves . I have on simple high waisted Abercrombie and Fitch jeans (currently on sale) and an oversized Gucci pearl embellished belt . The real show stopper of this outfit though are these amazing Vans (on sale). They really spoke to me when I saw them as I have a lot of history with casinos and really just fell in love with them . They are suede white and cream with this amazing playing cards detailing on the sides ! The bottoms even have a little extra something , something , which I showed you in the last photo ! I threw on my Chanel mini flap crossbody since it is black and simple. I wanted to keep the focus of the outfit on my sweet sneakers . I hope you guys enjoy this look and stay posted !
Hello again , I’ve made an easy how-to video on how to go from frizzy hair to smooth and shiny hair at home ! Enjoy ! Don’t forget to like and subscribe to my YouTube channel . Xoxo Bonnie Sue.
Hello again , today I’m sharing with you this lovely pink Tulle skirt outfit ! I feel very modern Audrey Hepburn in this outfit . The skirt has a high waist and is tight around the body with staggered tulle coming out of the bottom . It is such a great way to wear tulle as an adult without losing your body underneath all the fluff .
I’ll be honest , this was hard to style . I figured since the bottom is definitely a “pow” piece I would pair it with something very simple up top ! I opted for this short tank from Forever 21 . I also paired this with my white and Perspex Gianvito Rossi pumps which are so comfortable FYI. As well as my Louis Vuitton Pochette Métis . The skirt is from Storets which is a great online shop with excellent pieces to stand out in your wardrobe . I had this Chanel cardigan in my closet with large vintage style buttons that I thought really tied this whole look together . Enjoy , Xoxo Bonnie Sue.
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