La petite robe

It seems like even before the start of summer, the heat doesn't give us a break in this part of the Southern Hemisphere. Deciding what to wear every morning in order to stay fresh throughout the day is getting harder and harder. That's why I decided that I'm going to incorporate some day dresses to my wardrobe this season. My requirements: to be light, fun and work appropriate.

Parece que aún antes de llegar el verano, el calor ya no da tregua en esta parte del Hemisferio Sur. Decidir cada mañana qué ponerse para estar fresca durante el día se vuelve más y más difícil. Así es que decidí que voy a incorporar unos cuantos vestidos a mi guardarropas durante esta temporada. Los únicos requisitos: que sean livianos, divertidos y apropiados para ir a trabajar. 

Here are a few favorites:

Estos son algunos de mis favoritos:

1- Las Pepas; 2- J.Crew; 3- Anthropologie; 4- Rapsodia

Aren't they lovely?

No son divinos?

SJP for Vogue

Sarah Jessica Parker just made an editorial for Vogue -shot by Mario Testino- , showing what it is like "to be her", with her husband and kids. I totally loved the first picture, but then it disappointed me a little how hard she poses for the pics. Her children look gorgeous, super natural, but it seems to me like she was Photoshopped into the scene.
Here's my favorite:

via Vogue.com

To see all the pics and see if you agree, or not, with me, click here.

Besos!

Stylish Ladies

Love the way these girls style their selves, they can be classic and sometimes a little risky too.

Besos!

Naomi Watts

Diane Kruger

Eva Mendes

All pics via Instyle

Coachella

Last night I was dreaming of Coachella, and hanging out in Polyvore, so I thought I could put together some outfits I'd wear if I could actually go to the concerts. It was just a dream (maybe it was too late at night), because: a) I can't fly over 10.000 kms to a music festival, and b) I can't afford the Marc Jacobs dress, or the Tom Ford sunglasses, or the Mulberry shorts... yet... :P

After taking a look at the program of the shows I decided that if anyone would make me choose just one day to go to Coachella, it would be Saturday. Mumford & Sons, Erykah Badu, Gogol Bordello and Bomba Estereo all playing the same day in the same stage??? Yes, please! I know it's an eclectic mix, but that's the way I am. I think life is too diverse and awesome to be stuck in one style of anything: music, clothes, etc. 

Enough Philosophy for today my friends, hope you have a great weekend. Below are a video from Mumford & Sons and the Polyvore sets I told you about.

Besos!

Klute

Last night I watched this movie, starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, and there were a few things I noticed:

1. Mr. Sutherland was really handsome back in 1971.

Pic via here

2. The monologs Jane does at her analyst's are superb. The way she describes her fears about falling in love and her relationship with detective Klute are AMAZING. No wonder she won an Oscar for portraying Bree Daniels.

3. The clothes! I know this topic has been blogged before, and even Freja Beha made an editorial for Vogue Nippon inspired in the movie, but they’re so current! The little sequined dress, the high waist midi skirt, her awesome trench coat paired with the fringed bag and the mini skirt with thigh high boots are all seen nowadays too.

 Pic via here

Pic via here

So my advice would be: if you haven’t seen this movie yet, go get it right away.

Besos!

Last week...

... started pretty bad...

... by Thursday, it got even worse...

... but thankfully the weekend was great, celebrating my boyfriend's birthday with friends and family!

All pics via Fashion Gone Rogue

Here's to a great week for all of us. Besos!

J'adore: Poppies

When I was little, my Mom used to have a patch of poppies in her garden. Oh, how I loved them! I used to "cook" them and always ended up with my clothes and hands dyed in shades of red, purple and pink, getting my Mom super angry, of course. When I was 8 we moved, and we never had poppies again, but my love for them remained. They’re so fragile, beautiful, and almost transparent. And also versatile! Take a look to all these lovely poppy options:

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Cuando era pequeña, mi madre solía tener un cantero de amapolas en su jardín. Ah, cómo las amaba! Solía "cocinarlas" y siempre terminaba con mi ropa y manos teñidas en tonos de rojo, púrpura y rosa, haciendo que mi Mamá se súper enojara, por supuesto. Cuando tenía 8 nos mudamos y nunca tuvimos amapolas de nuevo, pero yo seguí amándolas. Son tan frágiles, hermosas, y casi transparentes. Y tan versátiles! Miren todas estas adorables opciones con amapolas:

Lulu Chair from  thisnext 

Poppy Art Dress from ModCloth

Vynil Wall Decals Stickers from this Etsy shop 

Cranberry Poppy Seed Bundt Cake from Coconut&Lime  

 (I've actually made this cake, and it's delicious!)

Oh! And have a great weekend! Next monday is a National Holiday here, so we're going to the countryside the whole weekend... sooo relaxing! Hope I can show you some pics next week. Bisous!

Fashion discrimination

I know this blog is supposed to be about the things that make me happy, but this time I'm posting about something that makes me a little angry... I just felt I had to talk about this.


It's not easy to follow fashion trends in Argentina, you know. The other day I was determined to get a few Spring/Summer "essentials" (the shirts and shoes in the previous post) to kick off the warm season in style... When I realised that we're not only one season behind the North Hemisphere, but TWO seasons behind! Looking at the windows of the most "affordable" shops I saw all the trends from 2009 (!?) beautifully displayed, so I was headed to the shopping mall thinking at least Zara would give me what I was looking for. Unfortunately, after almost one hour of checking every single rack in Zara, I came home with the hypothesis that they don't bring down here the clothes I see in the European and American blogs (I spent the whole winter saying: "I'll get that blouse/skirt/pair of shoes this spring"), it seems they just bring what they don't sell up there.

Beautiful Zara outfits I'm sure I won't be seeing next year in any of the 6 stores they have in Buenos Aires

SO dissapointing! I mean, I know we're the 3rd World, but do we have to wear what they want instead of what WE want?? I think a proof of that is the trip The Sartorialist made to Buenos Aires a few weeks ago. He did'nt take a single street style picture! Of course there's a lot of people who go to Europe and the US and get their clothes there, but what about the rest of us?? And what's wrong with our own designers? Nowadays, they have a lot of tools to be "on trend", we don't have to wait months to get a Vogue magazine delivered in a ship anymore! Anyways, what was the only thing I bought at Zara that day? A pair of trousers for my boyfriend :S

Hope you're having a great weekend. xoxo

Old Year Resolutions

First of all, sorry for being away so long. As I said before, the last couple weeks have been crazy, too much work, too much "homework" (had to write a paper and a PR plan), too little sleep and quality time at home. But, now I'm free (well... kind of), so I made a few "Old Year Resolutions", things I want to do before the end of 2010. Here they go:

1. Get a silky blouse like this and a denim shirt like this.
2. Go on a spa weekend with my sisters (had to postpone it a month ago)
3. Spend a weekend here, where my boyfriend's family has a house.
4. Get a pair of shoes like this
5. Clean up these messes:

 

                                                                                                Pics taken by me



Do you think I can make it in less than two months?

Later!

Some favorites from Paris FW

Here are some of my favorite pieces from the Spring 2011 Paris Fashion Week shows:

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Aquí van algunas de mis piezas favoritas de los shows de Primavera 2011 de Paris Fashion Week:

Some neutrals... .......................... Algunos neutros...



... and some color. ....................... ... y algo de color.

All pics via Style.com and edited with Picnik

Spring is in the air...

It's Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere, and it's wonderful. Spring and Fall are my favorite seasons: not too cold, not too hot, flowers blooming, leaves falling. Here are a few things that make me love Spring...

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Es Primavera aquí en el Hemisferio Sur, y es maravilloso. Primavera y Otoño son mis estaciones favoritas: no hace demasiado frío, no hace demasiado calor, florecen las plantas, se caen las hojas. Acá van algunas cosas que me hacen amar la Primavera...

Pics via VER, jardinerias.org, Martha Stewart and Elle Decor, edited with Picnik

Wouldn't it be lovely to wear that outfit for an outdoor dinner of asparagus, in that adorable patio scented with jasmines? Oh... daydreaming!

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No sería hermoso vestir ese conjunto para una cena al aire libre de espárragos, en ese adorable patio perfumado de jazmines? Oh... sueño despierta!