Paris Diaries - Photographer's block and FNO

Hello there, my friends! ;)

Or should I say, mes amis! Faery's staying in the city of lights for a full month, 5 weeks that will be hopefully filled with fashion, beauty and magic...

The strange thing is, ever since I came here I've experience a sort of writer's block, except having to do with my taking pictures rather than my writing. Isn't it ironic that I should have the opportunity to live and work (Yes, work! This is a story for another time, though... It probably deserves a post of its own.) in such a beautiful place, and yet be completely uninspired and unable to capture it? It's been really frustrating... :S

But fortunately, the patient that is me is slowly mending, and I'll hopefully be fully recovered soon. :) Otherwise, my friends, you'll have to deal with a few very boring posts... For what is Faery without her pics? Imagine hearing me ramble on and on and on, with no cool pics to compensate... Kind of a scary notion, no? :D

Anyway! I'm losing my point here. So: FNO! Yes! As some of you might know (and if you don't it's your own fault for not following Faery on Facebook or Twitter, so don't blame me! ;) ), this year's Fashion's Night Out (or Vogue Fashion Night, as they like to say around here) was this week, and I was here in Paris to make the most of it!

Marni was the first stop, followed by many others. Most of the stores offered complimentary drinks, but there were also manicures in the new colours of the season at Chanel, very very very (very!) long lines, VIP parties, and even concerts! I tried to keep focused though, and try to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to take a look at the new collections, feel the fabrics... I must have been the only one. :D

There was celeb-sighting (of course!), and I actually got to see quite an amazing quartet of starlets! Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik, Isabeli Fontana and Emmanuelle Alt all together!

The only visual proofs of such an honour are the pics that follow, but I guess you'll have to appreciate them in their royal blurriness... :) I blame it entirely on two things, that will have to be my excuse: the first is the mass of what seemed like hundreds of people surrounding them (photographers and 'civilians' alike), and the 2nd... well, very obviously my perfectly advantageous height of no more and no less than 1'50m. ;)

Natasha looked preeettyyyy... :) 

And Anya too, obviously! ;)

Here you have an extremely blurry Isabeli... :D hahaha 

I guess you'll have to just believe me on this one. Well, you can see her dark hair, at least! ;)

Aaaand finally, half of Emmanuelle's face! Yay! :D

Okay, I think I've had enough of bad pictures for a long while. :) (You can take a look at this Vogue.fr article for better pictures of the event:  Les street looks de la Vogue Fashion Night). Fashion's biggest night was of course organized by Vogue Paris, and in order to get in the shops you had to have an invitation that came inside its September issue, with a beauutiful Charlotte Casiraghi on the cover.

Suffice to say, it was a fun night. :) I'm wide open to any home-cooked remedies for photographer's block that you can offer me!

Je vous embrasse très fort et à bientôt! ;)

Avenue Montaigne at sunset

EDIT (15/09/2011): Wow! Apparently this post made it to the IFB Weekly Round Up / Links à la Mode!! It was the first time I ever applied, so I'm extremely flattered... :) The rules say I have to include all the links, so here you have them:

LINKS À LA MODE: THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP

INSPIRED BY IFB, FNO & NYFW!

Edited by: Taylor Davies

The week of New York Fashion Week is one of the busiest of the entire year for the industry. It’s also one of the most inspiring for the IFB community. This week’s Links a la Mode features helpful posts about blogging that remind us of topics from our IFB Conference, as well as fun round ups of Fashion’s Night Out, NYFW shows, and designer inspiration.

THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: SEPTEMBER 15TH

• Boyish Chic: FNO: A Night To Remember
• Cantabrigian: New York Fashion Week: Collections That Caught My Eye
• Cosmolawlitan: Fashion’s Night Out: A Business Review
• Designer Purushu: Inspired from Stella?
• Divergent Musings: On Why I Don’t Want to be a Professional Blogger
• Faery: Paris Diaries – Photographer’s block and Fashion’s Night Out
• Fashezine: Vogue Fashion Night
• Girl Loves Color: Color on the Runway: Peter Som
• I’m Too Fancy: FNO Street Style @ Missoni For Target
• January Sublime: London FNO & United Nude Party
• La Perle: Fashion’s Night Out – Paris!
• Mis Papelicos: Autumn Recap on Building a Better Blog
• Miss Viki: MG Vienna Fashion Week ‘11
• Over50Feeling40: Fashion’s Night Out in SA: Part 2… Visually Appealing
• Style Confessions: How To Afford Real Designer Clothing (On A Non-Designer Budget)
• Style. Love. Repeat.: Style: Blogger’s Night Out
• The Artful Shopper: Master Class with Rachel Zoe
• The Chic Sheet: Parabal Gurung 2012
• The Style Circuit: Ra’mon Lawrence S/S 2012 Presentation
• This Is A Yes: DVF Spring 2012

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Sweet, sweet Vienna

Hallo, my dear friends!

After a long and delightful train trip from Vienna, I am now in the wonderful city of Prague, ready to begin a new set of adventures.

All the photos will have to wait 'til I'm back in Barcelona, but by popular demand (and by that I mean that of my dear friend Gemmita aka. Cinnamon Girl ;p), I'll have to make a teeny tiny exception and reveal... well, THIS:

Hope you enjoyed this short but intense trip down Sweet Lane! ;) I promise to be back with more (including WHERE you can get all of this) very soon... :)









[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Faery goes waltzing

Hi there! :)

Well, my friends... Faery's in Vienna! I don't have much time now to tell you aaall about this wonderful city, so here you have a few pictures:

No shortage of my favourite flower here in Vienna... *-* (well, or any flower, really)

I'm with my Grandma! :)

Beautiful sunsets at the Prater

Well! What do you think of this little taster? I promise I'll be back for more later, but now: I'm off to Hotel Sacher for breakfast!! :D

Have a great day, everyone!









[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Madrid... again in one day and a half!! :) - Part 2

Hey there!

The busy summer I was telling you about has finally started, which means pleasure and work are getting married for the next couple of months... ;)

I haven't forgotten about the Madrid photos I still haven't shown you (to see Part 1, click here), so here we go with another cool boutique.

Pez (which means Fish ;p)

C/ Regueros, 15

I really can't say that the staff was friendly and obliging, for they pretty much looked at me weird and forbid me to take pictures when I told them I was a blogger, but I must admit that their selection of brands (which ranges from American Vintage and Ash to Repetto) is so mouth-watering that I grudgingly have to include them in here. 

All the pics I have from the store were taken from outside, but I hope you can still get a glimpse of the kind of clothing and accessories they have.

A mere few meters away from Pez was Yube, another great spot.

Yube

C/ Fernando VI, 23


16/07/2011 Edit: For those of you who don't live in Spain, they've asked me to make sure and tell you that they also sell online on their website: www.yubemadrid.com ;)

Their style is slightly more eclectic and trendy, with brands like Paul&Joe and Swedish Hasbeens.

Which leads me to the last boutique I'll unveil for you guys today, Tribecca.

Tribecca

C/ Argensola, 5

As you can see, Tribecca has an extense selection of brands that goes from M de Missoni to Seven for All Mankind, but I was also very pleased to find Paule Ka and Bel Air. 

Bel Air cardigan

Paule Ka dress

I mean look at this Missoni shoe... Doesn't it make you feel like you've died and gone to the accessories heaven?

Overall, very colourful and chic things... *-*

What did you guys think? Will you pay these guys a visit the next time you're in Madrid? To see more of Faery's travelling adventures, click here.

Have a great weekend and stay posted, for next week is Barcelona's Fashion Week, and I'll be having a lot to share... ;) 

The Brandery (13-15th July), Fitting Room (14th)... but also 080 Barcelona (12-15th)!  

See you there! :)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]