[1] I have a very small guilty wants list for reasons that are particular to me and probably no one else will understand.  Lanvin [2] t-shirts illustrated by Alber Elbaz and adorned with cute dresses, pearls, faces and cute little French phrases are on that list.  I say the reasons are only known to me and people will ask 'Why are you ASHAMED to want the t-shirt?'.  This will sound strange and slightly self-conscious but it is for the simple fact that they are just a tad predictable.  Oh, Chloe Sevigny's worn one, the very amazingly dressed girl on Garancedore [3] has donned it, oh god, shame on me for following like a Lanvin-lusting lamb (I decided 'sheep' was too rustic an animal to follow in the direction of Lanvin...).  The other reason would be because technically an illustrated t-shirst can so easily be a part of that 'easy' high-end money making merchandise that makes people buy basic t-shirts for the sake of a label tacked onto them.  [4] Of course, I'd counter that and say that the illustrations are cute, the added touches of real pearls, miniature dresses and overall individual flair make these t-shirts not fall into the category just described.  Some saving grace indeed.

So I'll look forward to seeing the next round of these tees come out and yes, sue me, I will get myself one... guilty want ticked off.  Oh, the other guilty want that I bought today were these Balenciaga-lookey-likey sandals from Topshop [5]... terrible me... that's a whole other set of guilt that I'll try and purge later on...

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