Special

Hi there!

It's been a while since my last post... but then again, school's started for another year, Fall's here and I'm a busy bee!

But something very special came with the mail a couple of days ago, and I'd really like to share it with you guys... A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a couple of things at the e-store of an Australian blogger, one of my favourites: Nicole Warne, from Gary Pepper Vintage, and I don't know what I expected but surely not what I got.

I'm used to Amazon, that is to receiving items from so close a country as the UK with MONTHS of delay, having them delivered in impersonal envelopes... well, you get the idea. It's not necessarily bad all the time, it's just not very special.

But the other day, I got home from school in kind of a foul mood (I don't remember what I was cross about, I just remember that I was... :D), and the doorman told me that something had come for me, and gave me a padded envelope with my name and address handwritten and a stamp from... AUSTRALIA!

I hurried home, opened it and found exactly what I'd ordered (2 beautiful vintage necklaces and a cotton bag), perfectly wrapped, and with the cutest etiquettes I'd ever seen:

Vintage Necklaces from Gary Pepper Vintage

Golden Shoe and Chain by Manolo Blahnik for Tous (18th Birthday gift from my dear family!)

What do you guys think? Talk about costumer experience... :)

I hope you have a loovely weekend, my friends! Happy Halloween! ;)

Fall really IS here... :)

PS: I've been overwhelmed by work lately, but I have a certain surprise coming soon involving a giveaway... so stay tuned! ;)

 


[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.]

Looking Back

Hello, my friends!

I am back to my dear Barcelona, and I have something I've wanted to show you for quite a while now...

Right before the summer started, in one of my trips to the flea market, I came across this wonderful 1967 magazine about the latest fashions from the time (it's really lovely, it comes with patterns and everything!) and I just thought it would be a wonderful time to post it up here, especially after seeing the fall runway so influenced by 60s and 70s styles. 

I think what I love the most about it are the wooonderful fabrics... *-* I get lost in the colours, the drapes, their wool-y feel...

This last couple of weeks I've been the first one to go crazy checking online all of the shows for next spring, but I just thought you might want to accompany me in this little trip down memory lane... from which I fully expect to come back and attack the most modern, avant-garde and fashion-forward, well, fashion! ;)

Have a wonderful week, 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.]

The Last Meal

Hi there!

It is Saturday the 8th of October today, and I cannot help but feel that this exciting adventure of mine is slowly coming to an end. Yesterday was my last day at work, my flight back home is in a few hours and this years' course presentation is on Monday.

Which means that at some point this weekend I'll have to jump back to reality and start preparing for what is to be a very interesting, very exciting, very demanding and extremely busy school year.

But for now, I leave you with my Last Meal in Paris (halfway into my belly by now):

Bon appétit!





 


[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.]

Birthday in Paris

Wow... I can't even begin to say how blessed I feel to be celebrating my 18th birthday in this wonderful  city. Thank you so much for your support and best wishes!



 


[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.]

We Love Wool - Me, Myself and Lamberfeld

Hello, my friends!

It may seem weird that I start a post by speaking of something as inconsequential as the weather, but the truth is that Fall is here, and I couldn't be happier.

However, my being used to Barcelona's version of Fall misled me while packing, and the truth is that some shopping was due in order to compensate my lack of sweaters (and excess of frilly dresses, I'm afraid). I decided to take advantage of the huge Uniqlo shop near the Opéra, and indulged in a beautiful wine-coloured sweater, which I didn't fail to wear the very next day. 

Uniqlo sweater

Bimba & Lola bracelet

Vintage solar watch

And as I was putting it on, I found this little guy:

The 47-year-old Woolmark sign has been around for quite a while, and 'Fashion by Feelings' is its new campaign, conceived to make people more aware of the advantages of wool as a natural and renewable fibre. Their website is absolutely amazing, designed to be as interactive and fun as possible, and it hosts a streetstyle contest which encourages people to post looks of them wearing wool garments, giving them the opportunity to win amazing prizes. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

He thinks so, I daresay. ;)

What strikes me the most every time I visit their site is how interesting their browsing system is: looks are organized by 'feelings', and it's up to you whether you think yours qualifies rather as 'nostalgic' or as 'unique'. ;)

pics of the campaign courtesy of We Love Wool

Anyway! I hope you liked this little feature, and do tell me if you've posted a look, I'd love to see it! 

Have a great week! :)

 


[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.]

Eden Park - An intern's tale

Hey there, my friends!

How have you all been doing this week? I'm afraid I have slightly neglected my duties to you as a blogger, but I have an excuse to offer you in return which involves my unveiling the why to Paris, that is the happy reason for my coming and staying here for a whole month.

And well, this reason is no other than my having the opportunity to intern for Eden Park, a french brand based on the enthralling world of rugby, and offering sport chic apparel with a wonderfully british feel throughout.

Here's a glimpse of the brand's lookbook from the past winter:

Photos courtesy of Eden Park

As you can see, everything's pretty relaxed and sporty, but with a college and preppy flair. So far I've been working in the woman's department and been able to witness the work of a wonderful team of designers. I'll be eternally grateful for this experience for it's just such an amazing way to learn the ways of the industry, how the whole process of conception, production and marketing of the products works, and whom it involves.

Imagine my delight when finding myself in Paris, spending whole days drawing garments with Illustrator, attending meetings concerning models' castings for next season's campaign shoots, and just having a whole lot of fun! :) I couldn't have foreseen anything better had I tried... ;)

So anyway! I hope you won't have minded my sprinkling this post with a couple of photos from Paris (I couldn't be more relieved to have left that strange and thankfully brief fit of photographer's block I suffered from a couple of weeks ago), as I'm afraid otherwise they'll keep on getting dusty in the ever increasing pile of photographic proof of my currently living in one of the most beautiful and romantic places there are.

Have a lovely Sunday!

 



[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.]