October :: FEATURE OF THE MONTH

That's right! It's time for our "Feature Of The Month" special and as promised on our Facebook page, here's our winner for October; CHIC COUTURE! 

*JellyBelly throws confetti again. Good luck, S!*

JellyBelly insert: I'm going to throw confetti EVERY SINGLE MONTH and make your life miserable, S!

Like them right here on their Facebook page! If you'd prefer a closer approach, add them as your friend through this link! 

Now, keeping up with traditions, we decided to ask Chic Couture a few questions just because we are such curious people. Enjoy yourself! 

Here's your guide on who's who:     PSS: S & JellyBelly      CC: Chic Couture

PSS: When did Chic Couture start?

CC: Chic Couture started last year October 12, 2011 (our birth date in facebook). Means we just celebrated our 1st Anniversary! *Yays*

PSS: How did you guys start out?

CC: We started out by selling accessories only with a promise that our lovelies will be able to receive their items within a week after purchase. Then we slowly expanded to selling clothes but dresses in particular because dresses brings out our feminine side a lot more

We hand pick our dresses designs which are in trend, casual yet with a hint of elegance ;) We now open our clothing range for pre-order as we are having too many orders than our ready stock could take. However, our accessories range still keep the promise of receiving within a week!

PSS: Who runs Chic Couture? I mean, you can't be a one girl show right?

CC: Well, We are a 2 sister team, Carmille and Charm. The idea of starting this online blogshop came from me (Carmille) because I didn't like the idea of having to pre-order my items, and yet have to wait for more than 2 weeks before I can get them. I was thinking that there must be a better offer hence decided to offer lovelies out there with affordable accessories where our lovelies can receive them within a week after order closed. 

*JellyBelly rubs her hands together because she has just bought Silver Twin Spear earrings!*

PSS: What does Chic Couture mean? Like, what does it really say or what is it trying to convey?

CC: We actually started out as Chic Asian Fashion House which was cool at that point of time but later on decided that it was too lengthy hence our current name Chic Couture which is much easier to remember and Chic. 

We wanted our name to give a stylish meaning hence the word 'Chic' and the story behind the original name of Chic Asian Fashion House was that we wanted to build our name as one of the leading fashion house in Asia (our ultimate goal) or at least within the country. We then changed to Chic Couture where 'Couture' comes with the meaning of high fashion. 

PSS: Why did you choose to sell what you're selling now? Is there a certain concept behind Chic Couture after a while?

CC: We understand how monotonous it can get on the product varieties offered in malls and whenever we do find something unique that we like, the price often turns us away which makes it difficult and frustrating. Hence in Chic Couture, we wanted to offer a range of products where people can't find easily in the malls or usual shopping hot spots. 

As usual we order by batch and our lovelies will be able to receive them within a week. We understand that postage fees adds on to the burden on the price hence we do throw in free postage with certain offers every now and then. 

PSS: Were there any difficulties in setting up Chic Couture? You guys have been around for about a year now, what have you been facing off and on?
CC: Well the first thing is that we had a lot of problems with our suppliers because sometimes things just don't go the way we want it. It's probably not their fault, but when they let's say run out of stocks, or have defects in their products then we'd have tough times too. And then there's postage matters to think about. Sometimes we're so worried that the stocks just don't get sent out and we would all really panic and wonder what happened; if the stocks got lost or if it's just late or anything like that. Having an online business isn't easy but we've overcome some tough times.

Of course, the most important are our customers. Sometimes, we really hope they understand that we require the payment before we post because we've encountered times where the buyer just never pays but gets out stuff anyway. They would agree to pay us but vanish the very next moment. We learned the hard way, so we are a lot more cautious now. We try to keep a good relation with our customers so usually we try very hard to please them and not offend them. If we ever have, we're so sorry and we promise to make your next experience a better one. 

PSS: So how often can your customers be expecting updates? And is your price going to remain just as is?

CC: We try to have new updates as often as possible; however there is no fixed schedule on it. We try to tailor our price to a range where customers are able to afford them with our accessories ranging from RM5 - RM20 and our clothing line not above RM40. 

The only pricey item you can find in our online shop is our gemstones series. They are actual gemstones selling at lower than market price! We can assure you that our gemstones are genuine and real.

And that was it! Chic Couture has given us so much to know about and we're just so intrigued by them! Now, the wait is over and you will now be rewarded with...A FEAST of beautiful bags, sexy dresses and out of the world accessories! No kidding, JellyBelly has officially gone crazy looking at all these goodies while S is trying hard to feed her tranquilizers. 

Enjoy your little gourmet buffet now!

Trendy shoulder bag.

Available in red, orange & brown.

Retro square bag.

Available in black, brown & orange.

S : I would love to own this. Look at that extra fringe ornament :D

STEAL!

2 way bag/backpack

Available in red & black.

Perfect for bringing to class & out shopping!

 Leopard print high-low dress.

Available in brown & grey.

                                            

Lace toga dress.

S : I love toga & I love laces. This is so pretty!

Leopard mesh dress.

Available in white & black.

S : I love how sweet this dress is, the extra layer of chiffon adds a unique touch to it.

STEAL!

Cross-back maxi dress.

Available in black & grey.

Sweet touch to a plain maxi dress :)

 Printed maxi dress.

Sexy back dinner dress.

STEAL!

S : Loving the unique cutout of the back of the dress. 

JellyBelly : I'm bringing sexy back...YEAH. Ahaha lame max. Kbai.

S : I'm not allowed to kill my partner? No? I'm not?

Angel winged hoodie jacket.

Available in black & grey.

JellyBelly : S, if I promise not to throw confetti again, will you get me the black one? Please? 

Musical earrings (set of 3)

This is so sweet, right!? :)

JellyBelly : Right! Will you buy this for me too, S?

Princess rings.

S : Can you imagine having 1 of these on your fingers? Love it!

Double spike ring

Punk, funk and amazingly NOT junk!

Colourful bracelet.

To bring out the cutesy colourful spirit in you while remaining chic!

Deer chain bracelet.

So amazingly special!!! 

You're done feasting? Well scroll back up and feast all over again!
Or if something has already caught your eye, don't forget that you can add Chic Couture on their account or give them a like on their page and be updated ever so often!
Hope you've enjoyed our feature of the month and happy shopping!

Don't forget, if you own a blogshop and you want to see your lovely shop being featured here in Pink Satin Sashes in the coming months, you can drop us an e-mail here and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
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Enjoy shopping ladies! :) x
JellyBelly.