Turn a blind eye to cold.

Today my kitten has woken up me tickling my feet at 7 o'clock in the morning. It wanted me to wrap around my arms because it was freezing. That is when I realized that we finally have november with us. After 2 months with hot temperature we can finally say it's winter, is november and…therefore x-mas is coming! 

But low temperatures do not mean to dress up with 30 layers like an onion. Winter has his own charming. And we can use it to show an stylish look. Because to shine you must first suffer. 

Winter is the white and the black season. White due to the weather. (time for skiing!) and black because the freezing temperatures invite us to dress with warm colors like black or the dark ones. Therefore, I am here to suggest you a look to cheers up yourself to struggle with the everyday. 

My today's look consist in a green waistcoat and a rural checked shirt with a plain blue jeans. Although it seems a lie, the waistcoat is very warm, even with uncovered sleeves. 

Joining these, I chose a red, greed and cream checked shirt to match with, blue basic jeans, and one of my favorite due to his comfort (and because I've made by myself) cream boots. 

The ultimate accessory: a  rural but cool brown handbag. 

take care ;)

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X-Mas lights and Winter Wonderland.

oh yes! they are finally here! at last :) 

As every year London wear his streets around the city with christmas lights of many colors and they came in all shapes and forms. It seems to go up earlier every year but actually walking thoroughout the streets in order to get at your work it becomes easier with this landscape in front of you. 

The lights illuminate most of the streets of the city, specially central London. The main streets you must go are: 

- Regent Street: from my view, the most beautiful lights. Being one of the most importants streets of London, they set up a marvelous chain of lights drawing a gold crown at the middle during all of the huge street.  This 2013, it's has been a breathtaking light display themed on animated film "Mr Peabody and Sherman". 

- Cover Garden: for me, undeniably, the second position in my personal ranking. This year, taking inspiration from the last year's Lego advent calendar. Cover garden, as I've explained in another post previously, is the perfect place to go out one saturday night with your colleagues or one sunday afternoon with your partner. It has a closed-door market  selling all kinds of handicrafts and, of course, x-mas decoration at this season. Moreover, it usually has a street music bands that makes your promenade more pleasant. 

Oxford Street: the shopping street. The lights are created with the goal of motivating and stimulating you to buy presents and clothes. Curiosity: Jessie J, Conor Maynard and X-Fastor winner James Arthur performed live at this year's christmas lights  switch-on. This year, after 5 years, the lights are inspirited by falling snowflakes and the atmospheric christmas lights of Japan, Madrid and Berlin.

Another:  Carnaby with a hundreds of oversized 3D robins lighting up the 13 streets of the area; Kensignton and chelsea with the ice- rink beside the Natural Museum; Knightbridge and the luxury store of Harrods; Trafalgar square christmas tree. Curiosity: since 1947, stately Trafalgar Square receives a majestic Norwegian Christmas Tree as an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking Britain for its support and friendship during World War Two. This enormous tree is placed at the middle of the square and is a popular seasonal tourist attraction, specially in the fortnight leading up to Christmas, when each evening (from 9th to 22nd dec) a different choir gathers there to sing carons and raise money for a range of voluntary or charitable organizations. 

…and one unavoidable: Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. 

I can say nothing about this festival. You must see by yourself. It is just amazing. The best structure created in London to celebrate and join Christmas on a large scale and through the main gate. 

In a little area of the large Hyde Park you can find it: The Winter Wonderland. 

With open doors from 22nd November at 5pm exactly you can join the festival until January, every day (from 10am to 10pm) with the small child or with the grand-parents. You choose the company and the park offers you a large fan of opportunities. 

The entry is free, so you can wander through the park, soaking up the festive atmosphere and enjoy all the free entertainment on offer: ice skating, a visit to The Magical Ice Kingdom, take a ride in the Giant Observation Wheel or see a show at Zippos Circus (buying tickets). 

You can perfectly spend the whole afternoon or even day inside: you have attractions, you have christmas markets to visit and food to taste. What else? 

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web side to get more information: 

http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com 

take care ;)

…more H&M.

Talking so much about the big store H&M in the last post, I've been inspired by a H&M's outfit that I wore yesterday in order to show you here by now. 

So, do you want to get a foothold in the last trend? bet on a cape! Although it seems that we step back to 30 years ago with this item, we are wrong. As everyone of us knows fashion trends go back and forth over the years, and it's not a surprise that you could get a cape from your mother or even your grandma. Personally talking…I have a wonderful cream-white cape from my mother, and believe me they are not old-fashioned at all. 

But today I would like to suggest a cape from H&M (because of course my mother's cape is impossible to get nowadays….unless you've got a personal tailor or you can made by yourself!- I do not dismiss the idea-)

And here you have: matching with a hat in the same color make your outfit a smart-casual look out of ordinary, from my point of view. 

You can get a cap from any shop and from any shape cause they are  becoming a must-have in your wardrobe. This black hat is from H&M from the last autumn-season (€9,95). The cape is from this season, and you can get it for €49.95. The trousers are a mix of leggins and jeans, and they are so comfortable, from H&M (€9,95). 

And the perfect combination detail: this stylish loose white plain shirt. The perfect detail is that you can tie a bow with the shirt's neck and this will be shown by outside the cape. 

And finally: my mother's black boots with a fur grey bracelet on it; and this practical black hand-bag, from Primark (€14). 

take care ;)

Isabel Marant for H&M

How I've promised, here I'am again with a new post! and WoW! What post :)

 

Since H&M decided to invite an internacional and a well-known designer to create a capsule collection every year, all of us wait impatiently this day will arrive.

The last 14th of november H&M launched the 2013's VIPs collection, by the french designer Isabel Marant. The same day in the very early morning there was plenty of people waiting at the door for the big opening of the shops that had the opportunity to show and introduce the new collection. 

Isabel Marant is a French house of fashion founded in 1994 by the same Isabel. The company has 10 shops worldwide.  And now we can get one ítem with the firm of Isbel Marant for less than 199 euros thanks to the agreement made between her and the big store "H&M", launching a low cost collection inspirated and made with the same spirit that Isabel does every year in her haute couture. 

And none of the ítems have not disappointed: from womenswear and menswear to teen and accessories. 

In the accompanying lookbook, Alek Wek, Lou Doillon, Milla Javovich and Constance model pieces that echo Marant's parisian boheman aesthetic perfectly. An embellished trophy jacket is worn with leather cropped trousers, a loose peasant top with printed jeans, and mannish outerwear with white trousers and slouchy boots with fringer detailing.

There is more than 100 ítems, but I've collected the ones I really love. Of course I would like to purchase all of them, but following this idea, I must buy any article my eyes love, and that's not healty for my upper budget.

We start from head.  A wonderful textured cream jersey or sueter with textures and colour decoration;  and it seems to be so warm! On the other hand,  these loose trousers, perfectly matched with a tight black t-shirt and a dizzy hight-heels. 

And of course our basic of this new and frozen season: boots. The first ones are really really really cool, and they have been the reason of madness for most women. but actually  I prefer the second ones. The silver bracelet around the boot has pesuaded me. 

Now, if you have a black back-less dress, you can buy this perfect necklace. The normal combination would be to let fall it by your neck, but I suggest a new trend by myself: wear it at the opposite side, I mean, let the gold necklace fall by your naked back. 

 And like always, the best for the last: the whim of the collection: 

Do you know the French haute couture's designer BALMAIN? Of course you know. The epitome of rock-chic glam with and element of couture, is the brand that everybody wants to be seen wearing. If you let yourself to be introduced in his dazzling architectural dresses and ítems, you will never come back. Is one of my favorites designers, I specially love his wool and silk miniskirts in multiple electric colours. 

The picture of this Marant's skirt just above has a similar look to the Balmari's skirts: 

Yes, I know, they are completely different (specially the prince) but something is something, isn't it? 

take care ;)

Stronger*

Hello everyone! yes, I know. I do apologize …too many time without any update. But actually I have a excuse: I've been working so hard the whole summer. Yes, "work". This word which is so difficult to struggle with day-to-day. 

but I am back! and now…with all the word's time.  I would like to talk, criticize and evaluate every issue is happening in this crazy world we are living in. 

I have news on my own life as well. I am studying with too much enthusiasm the russian language. I feel very excited and I don't know exactly how I will introduce this knowledge in my future but right now I really love it. Is completely new, difficult and so trendy. 

in the meantime…I am posting from home, Spain (by the moment…), and I'am starting with Isabel Marant for H&M tomorrow… 

take care ;)

Summer holidays.

Are you planning your next holidays? Do not you know where is the best place to go? Is it better to visit first your country heritage? Or going abroad and explore cultures is the better option always? 

In this post I would like to suggest some destination depending on the treats and expectation of everyone. 

OPTION 1

My first option is, and I guess it  always will be the same, Ibiza. It is still spring but you already can feel the warm and the hot weather around us. Summer time. Summer is time to spend with your friends, with a cool beer and to sunbathe in a unspoiled beach with the only worry of the possible jelly-fish's sting. Ibiza is an island situated in Balears, Spain. Widely-known as a clabbers delight, I can say in his defense that you can find the charming without take any pill or being permanently drunk.  Personally talking, I have a lot of haunts there, magical beaches and of course the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. If you are planning your holidays abroad with your friends and you are looking for some relax but at the same time enliven any night with party, Ibiza is the best choice for you and your friends. There you will find unspoiled and marvelous beaches with crystal clear water where you can rest under the sun the whole afternoon or if you prefer you can practice scuba divine or even deep fishing.

After a day spent on the beach, I recommend you to go to appreciate the perfect present that nature could ever give you: a sunset. Around 9 o'clock is time to get into your car or motorbike (if you do not rent a car you are dead in that island) and go though hills until you arrive to the perfect place to get the big picture. Remember a name: Cala d'Hort (beach) and Es Vedrà ( sunset- search for web-pictures. Is the perfect scenic landscape). 

At night, is you are tired or more romantic felt you can choose: going out or going to see the stars. The latter is a good option when you have gone out and you have flirted out with some one and you would like to impress her/him. So, take note of this place: Punta Galera. Actually is, for me, the best place to see the stars (if you are lucky and is not a full-moon night, because if it is, there is too light, but perfectly you can see it, do not worry). 

Ibiza is the queen of the party. There are some many places to go. Even in one month there you cannot visit all of them. But in the big picture, there are two kinds of party: the big and famous club, or small but friendly pubs in San Antoni de Portmany. There is a large street called "west" filled with tourists and bars. Pacha, Privilege, Space: They are the posh clubs. From my point of view and my own experience there, I should say that I have been in all of them, but I really prefer the small bars in San Antoni, with an exception: Flower Power of Pacha. it is "the party". If you like the nineties and eighteen music you will enjoy it for sure. This party take place every thursday in Pachá, in Ibiza city. 

So, this is my suggestion for the crazy- summer- friendly holidays. You just have to buy a flight, fill your luggage with swimsuits and your camera to immortalize every perfect moment. 

Do not hesitate to visit FORMENTERA. The best unspoiled island in the world. You can get a boat in Ibz's harbour and spend just a day there hiring a cycle or a motorbike.  Just...amazing :) 

OPTION 2

Every time more it is becoming famous to backpacking the south-west of America. This is the typical travel that you must do once-in-a-life time.  A route though Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, visiting keys destinations as Las Vegas, Los Ángeles. But this is the kind of travel that you have to plan before going to have everything tied: how many days you will spend in each country, rent the traditional Mustang to make your way, reserve the hotels and of course plan a map with everything you MUST visit. if you hate waking late and walking a lot, do not do this plan, because this kind of holidays is prepared for those people who want to make the most of these days by visiting everything they have time to. If you prefer relax, go to option 1!

HOLIDAY HOME

The "cheap option" is of course, stay at home. There is a lot of people (I could be included in the group) that prefer to go abroad when actually they do not know so much about his own country or city. Now you have the opportunity to take advantage of your days-off and visit your surroundings. I am sure that wherever you live near you have a lot of heritages and landmarks to visit. Plan a map and visit them. To go abroad and visit another countries you should know yours because, what happened when citizens from another country ask you about your country and you do not know nothing at all? 

I will to suggest you the web-sides where I usually rent an apartment, reserve an hotel or hostel: 

www.atrapalo.com

www.trivago.com

www.hostelworld.com 

take care :)