I suppose many of you dear readers believe that my favourite stores are the usual suspects, aka The Holy Trinity of Inditex:
ZARA - BERSHKA - PULL&BEAR
This is only partly true.
Yes, I love many things about these stores. The low prices, the vast quantity of clothes, the absence of annoying, rude and pushy salesgirls, the fact they are everywhere and that you can always find new things in stock. But, as much as I like them for all of the aforementioned reasons, my favourite store is, and has been for almost a decade now, no other than
Faltso boutique in my hometown Samos.

Those of you who may haven't heard of this little shop before, you can go back a few months and read
this post, where I present the store and the owner, my lovely friend and fashion mentor
Eva.

As I said there, Eva has impeccable taste, not only regarding her own appearance (isn't she a doll?) but also when it comes to dressing others. She picks all the clothes that get into her store one by one during frequent trips to Athens. Unlike most boutique owners, when something doesn't look good, she's not afraid to say it. But, most importantly, she knows what you're gonna like before you do. It's magic! Even I - who, we all know, have a very certain taste in clothes - trust her completely.

Anyway, these pictures of me inside Faltso, sporting this gorgeous green puffy A.L.E. dress and shoes are a few weeks old, from way back when I was back home in Samos for Easter, but they're still haunting me till this day.

Eva and me both knew I would love this dress. For those of you who haven't heard of it before,
A.L.E. stands for
Attrattivo Limited Edition. It started as a side project of
Attrattivo, a Greek company specializing in alternative young women's clothing, and quickly it turned into its own brand. Their clothes are always a bit more quirky and unique than the standard Attrattivo styles, and I love them! I already have two dresses by A.L.E. seen
here and
here and I was about to acquire this one, but...
I felt a bit weird. Is it just me, or this dress is a tad bit too short? Don't get me wrong, I don't mean it's too short in general, I just feel it's looks too puffy in this length. Maybe a couple of inches more would have managed to decrease the puffiness factor a bit, which, otherwise is a big plus. As are the pockets. Extra bonus points to the designer for that thought!

So, I ended up not getting the dress. Or the equally gorgeous brown leather heels, also by A.L.E. Too many shoes, I'm afraid. Most of them heels. I have to take a step back and just observe for a while. But, the dress and he shoes are still haunting me...
I hope my mum isn't reading this, but Eva, if you bring in anything else I might like, give me a call!