Today's Outfit - 02/29

Today’s outfit was very simple. I hadn’t enough energy to think about what to wear.
Maybe because this is an extra day in the year…
If you could see my face you’ll think that I look like a zombie.

No, my final course exam didn’t work well. I was a bit anxious and read the questions too quickly, so I already know that at least one is wrong and another is half wrong.
Doesn’t matter, if the rest is ok I wouldn’t have a low mark, the important is to have at least 50%. But I felt angry with myself because I knew how to answer and to do it.

We have already booked our trip to the mainland. If nothing changes, it would be March 17 until March 30.

Sister I’m counting on you to cover my excuses with you know whom.

I’m hopping that the weekend will bring me some rest and some peace.

For all of you, have a nice weekend.

black shoes - local store

black pants - local store

coloured geometric printed turtleneck - La Redoute

white cardigan - Mango

Today's Outfit - 02/28

My blogging friend DraMandarina posted some Dove’s ads which I think are very cute, because they used some “women” from cartoons. You can check it here.

Today someone told me that I was over wearing belts. Do you agree?
I don’t. I like belts over cardigans, and since it’s in… but I also think it already makes part of my style.

I want to thank you all for the support about my tired condition.
I hope I should be able to rest and seek some peace at the weekend. Let’s see.

black shoes - local store
gray tights - local store
black skirt - local store
dark gray turtleneck - Zara
blue cardigan - SMF
purple belt - local store
purple and white scarf -from mother

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2008

Despite I’m The Seeker, usually I don’t seek for collections presented in Fashion Weeks.
But today I opened yahoo.com home page and I saw a picture from the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2008, which I thought atypical that I had to try a quick search for some more.
Below there’s a few that I found and which made me start fear about what’s happening in fashion.
I know that’s theatrical fashion production. But I’m afraid I have to say that I can’t see the concept.

At the show for Under Cover the mannequin-like models have very pale makeup and their eyes have tones of red. Their heads seem to be morphing into cones, thanks to close-fitting caps.

Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela focusing on the neckline brings the funnel-neck.

A dark palette was brought to life through a combination of contrasting fabrics by Yohji Yamamoto with HUGE sculpted hats that sat high on the head.

Long gloves and headgear that covered the entire faces of the models laboured the point that covered-up, demure dressing is back with Junya Watanabe.

The last picture is a funnel-neck jumpsuit for enc’s jumpsuits pictures collection.

Fashion designer Junya Watanabe's fall 2008 show

Jun Takahashi’s show for Under Cover

Yohji Yamamoto collection shown

Pieces from Martin Margiela's fall collection

a creation by Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela

Today's Outfit - 02/27

I’m feeling very tired. As my blogging friend olimpiA smartly observed it seems that lately I’m feeling that repeatedly.

Well, the course is becoming difficult, many things are calling my attention, and I have no time to take care of all, some worries are filling my head and the Work Regulations changed today. So people are wondering what’s next. Many went to talk to me, but I had no answers for them. The law must be study first.

There’s an uncertainty atmosphere at the office…

brown boots - local store

brown pants - local store

brown turtleneck - La Redoute

red cardigan - Mango

brown belt - C&A

scarf - gift

Let’s not wait until October*

One day, when I was 25 years old, I was taking a shower, when I felt something strange in my left breast.
I just panic… what could it be?
It was like a little ball, but it didn’t belong there.
What I had detected was a lump, single, firm, and painless.
I moved sky and earth to get an appointment with a physician. I made many medical exams. I had to wait one entire year just to see if the lump should disappear or develop.
I think all of you can understand my mood that year… I was so feared…
One year passed, the lump didn’t get any evolution, it remained there, single and firm.
I had to do a surgery, to remove the lump.
And when the results of the biopsy arrived, telling that it wasn’t Breast Cancer, I finally could have a rest.
After that I had to do monthly breast self-examinations and mammograms regularly.
But this experience made me feel more conscious about the Breast Cancer problem.
By telling my experience, I want you to think that no one is far beyond this.
Some risk factors for cancer can be avoided, but many cannot. For example, both smoking and inheriting certain genes are risk factors for some types of cancer, but only smoking can be avoided.
Therefore there’s some necessity of yearly screening throughout a woman's life. Mammograms are amongst the best premature revealing methods.
And early detection works. When breast cancer is found early, the five-year survival rate is 96%. This is good news!
So let’s not wait until October* to remember doing something to help fighting Breast Cancer.
With just a click you can help many women with free mammograms.
Go see the Breast Cancer Site, please.

*October is internationally known as Breast Cancer Month

Today's Outfit - 02/26

my mind is...

my mind is
a big hunk of irrevocable nothing which touch and taste and smell
and hearing and sight keep hitting and chipping with sharp fatal
tools
in an agony of sensual chisels i perform squirms of chrome and ex
-ecute strides of cobalt
nevertheless i
feel that i cleverly am being altered that i slightly am becoming
something a little different, in fact
myself
Hereupon helpless i utter lilac shrieks and scarlet bellowings.

by E. E. Cummings

black to gray shoes - local store
grape tights - Calzedonia
pied-de-poule skirt - don't remember
green cardigan - don't remember
purple turtleneck - Zara
black thin belt - from a Mango's shirt
necklace - local store

Today's Outfit - 02/25

As I’ve told you this week I’m at computer training, so since I didn’t know what to expect I resolved to play it for safe.

red shoes - local store

black pants - local store

white cardigan - Mango

white turtleneck - Zara

red belt - Tally Weijl

onix necklace - gift (from hubby)

Thinking...

When I checked my blogging friend enc’s blog, observationmode, and saw that she has given me the "Thinking Blogger" award I felt very happy and warmed. Since the beginning I tried to give to my blog some deepness and bring some insights to the blogosphere. Thank you very much.

So I want to share this award with my family, and thank the producers and all my colleagues, sorry, sorry, sorry… wrong speech.
It was a retarded effect of the 80th Annual Academy Awards of last night.

Now I would like to pass this award on to (in no particular order):

a blog of my own
olimpiA with her youngest and inquisitive way.

The Equation to Serendipity
Sofia and her writing.

* Beibi Cerata *
DraMandarina with her humorous life’s approach.

Saudi and the City
Dazed & Confused a girl in the world. . .

Now I don’t know if I’m breaking the rules…. but I don’t care… I just couldn't let it pass without awarding my most “thinking” blog...

observationmode
enc with her challenging substance.

Today's Outfit - 02/24

We went on a car trip with mother through the island.
It was nice, she was in a good mood, and I felt tranquiller.

So are you ready to see the Oscars?
Because of the time zone I live I think I’ll be asleep.
Tomorrow I’ll know the winners.

bordeaux boots - mainland store
brown tights - local store
green skirt - Vero Moda
green turtleneck - Zara
brown vest - La Redoute
brown blazer - don't remember
scarf - from mother

karma

"Whatever you may be, you are being 'lived'. You are not travelling, as you think: you are being 'travelled.'" - Wei Wu Wei

What is the cause of the discrimination that exists in the middle of mankind?
Why should some be linguistic, artistic, mathematically inclined, or musical from the very structure?

Why should others be congenitally blind, deaf, or malformed?
Either this difference of mankind has a cause, or it is purely accidental.

No sensible person would think of attributing this roughness, this inequality, and this diversity to unsighted possibility or pure accident.
In this world nothing happens to a person that he does not for some reason or other deserve.
One can give it many names such as fate, destiny, the law of attraction, what goes around comes around, you reap what you sow, everything comes full circle, likes attract likes, the ebb and flow, and balance in the universe.
According to Buddhism, this difference is due not only to heredity, environment, "nature and nurture", but also to karma.
In Buddhist teaching, the law of karma says only this: “for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skilful or unskilful.”
Skilful event is one that is not accompanied by craving, resistance or delusions; an unskilful event is one that is accompanied by any one of those things.
(Events are not skilful in themselves, but are so called only in virtue of the mental events that occur with them.)
In other words, it is the result of our own past actions (in other previous lives) and our own present doings. We ourselves are responsible for our own happiness and misery.
We create our own Heaven.
We create our own Hell.
We are the architects of our own fate.

Do you believe in karma?

Namasté

Today's Outfit - 02/23

Today I went to the supermarket. As I was putting the goods in my basket I was looking around, seeing people that surrounds me.
A young girl called my attention.
She was wearing a down waist jeans and an up top.
Her flesh tyre was bumping out from her jeans and all I can thought was of the Michelin guy.
What can I say about that…?
I think one has to have some good sense to know that sometimes what one is wearing doesn’t look well.
You can say that I’m talking like an old lady. I don’t care; I think this has nothing to do with age.
It’s all about aesthetics.

black boots - local store

black leggings - United Colours of Benneton

black turtleneck - local store

graphic printed tunic – SMF (gift from hubby)

gray cardigan – Vero Moda

Mother-of-pearl necklace - gift from hubby

Seeker Of Truth

seeker of truth

follow no path

all paths lead where

truth is here

by E. E. Cummings

Today's Outfit - 02/22

A tough day today…
I had to work at 8 pm to leave some stuff done, because next week I’m going to a computing instruction. Well, I’m tired, but I still have lots to do at home.

Today was also “the health care day”, in the morning I went to the dentist and at the afternoon to another doctor. It seems that I’m in a good physical condition; I just have less money in my wallet, since I had to pay both because it was at a privet clinic.

Our health system is not too bad, but it’s to slow, so if we want or need a medical consultation usually we have to appeal to the privet with all the cost.

I took some inspiration on the masculine look that Christian Dior showed for next season. It was a change on the everyday glance.

green and black handbag - local store

black to gray shoes - local store

black suit - Ana Sousa

white shirt - local store

green vest - Ver Moda

black tie - made from a satin band

Today's Outfit - 02/21

Allow

Allow
to speak, those who wish, my dear
allow
allow the heart to speak as well
for it is quite right when it complains
so people allow, allow, allow, allow
no-one lives more than once
allow
say yes in order not to say maybe
allow
passion also exists
allow
don't allow me to be sad

Vinicius de Moraes

(Brazilian songwriter and poet)

black boots - local store

gray tights - local store

gray pencil skirt - don't remember

gray cardigan - Vero Moda

mustard turtleneck - Vero Moda

mustard thin belt - local store

black necklace - hubby's gift

Today's Outfit - 02/20

Yesterday I went on a recognition mission at the loft, because I’m obsessed with shoes, to see what I was keeping there and I found my bordeaux boots, so I thought they could go well with the skirt my husband have given me at my Birthday and that I hadn't wore yet.
(Detail here)

I have that “écharpe” (sorry I just know the French word, but I can call it just a scarf) from a long time and I’ve tried to wear it like a pashmina and I think it worked.

The blazer is also from a pants suit I have bought some time ago at the mainland.

I’m sorry for the pictures I’ve been posting, I think they don’t show actually the outfits, because I’m taking them with the electric light and the flash because it’s dark when I get home.

bordeaux boots - mainland store

brown tights - local store

printed skirt - Vero Moda

green turtleneck - Zara

bordeaux blazer - mainland store

green "écharpe" - Parfois

little things

Little things like…
...that first vitalizing swallow of water when I’m really thirsty, being at bed on a lazy morning, that first inhale I take when I walk out the front door, that cup of hot chocolate before I go to bed, getting e-mails messages for no reason (just to say hello!), looking at the sunset or the moon light.
...the blue sky, the big sunflower, the ladybug climbing… the autumn leaves… the smell of ground with the earliest rain…

It’s those little things that really make life great. If I can actually be pleased about all of those things, then I can be thankful for my life.

...that big hug I get when I’m feeling down… the laugh I catch when I say a joke…

We only get a few who understand us and love us the way that we come, packed and broken, with tears at the seams.

Maybe I'm just being silly, but I don't care--that's just me.
Occasionally it's the little things in life and love which embrace the most meaning and are memorized with particular affection.

So why not commemorate these as we do the more magnificent events of our lives?

Today's Outfit - 02/19

I’m beginning to miss the warm days of spring, when I can wear shoes, blouses with no sweaters or cardigans and no turtlenecks…
I wore my dress with its ¾ sleeves and I felt cold.

I must believe that in no time spring will be here.

black shoes - local store

blue tights - Calzedonia

gray dress with black thin belt - local store

red scarf - gift

holding the world

Today I felt like I was carrying the entire world on my shoulders.
Don’t know why.
Yesterday it seemed it was at my feet.

Today's Outfit - 02/18

It has been a long time since I wore this skirt. It has been a gift from my hubby one time he went at the mainland alone for work. It was so sweet of him…

That time I remember thinking that he has a very good taste…But off course… he chose me!!

I’m posting a detail of the skirt so you can better see the pattern and the down ruffle.

blue shoes - mainland store

orange tights - Calzedonia

blue with some brown prints skirt - Promod

blue cardigan – SMF

brown lacy blouse - Vero Moda

brown belt - C&A

blue sky

Today I woke up and the sky was blue.

The sky isn’t blue all days.
Some days it seems that I wake in another world, that this other world, has no color.
It feels as if I have called down a winter of cold, cold weather . . . a dark gray sky, which just will not come together with any color, sunshine, or light.
Is it the sky or it’s just me?

Somehow deep in my mind I’m certain that I’m stranded there, and I’m just as sure that I deserve to be.

But today the sky was blue. I'll believe in living color.

Today's Outfit - 02/17

The weekend went through very quickly!
I had in mind so many things to do… but I left a few behind.
This weekend should have been at least three days…

black boots - local store
purple pants - mainland store some time ago
black turtleneck - local store
white cardigan - Mango
white belt - C&A
purple and white scarf - from mother
metallic necklace - gift

Inspirations

The collections begin in the designer’s notebook where references bring into line decades, trips, oeuvres, artists or emblematic women...

Spring/Summer 2008

Carolina Herrera

Jeremiah Goodman's Watercolors

Prada

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book

John Galliano

Grey Gardens (1975 movie)

Christian Dior

Marlene Dietrich

Ralph Lauren

My Fair Lady

Source - Vogue

Today's Outfit - 02/16

I wore a very similar outfit recently. But it’s so comfy that I really don’t care.
It is weekend, it’s cold, it’s raining and as soon as I can I’ll get into my pyjamas.

black boots - local store

black pants - Vero Moda

mustard turtleneck - Vero Moda

black sweater - don't remember

Quote of the Day

"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow"

- Lawrence Clark Powell

Today's Outfit - 02/15

I hope everyone have had a great Valentine’s Day! Even if it wasn’t distinguished by someone that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be great.
Traditionally Valentine’s Day wasn’t popular at these Islands. But with the globalisation it turns out to be celebrated.

I have mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day. If I think it’s good to have a day to rejoice Love, I also think that if there’s the need to have a day to commemorate something that should be celebrated everyday, something is not entirely well.

About my hairdresser I must clarify that I was joking saying that I would fire him. He’s considered the second best stylist of this Island. “Are you mad?????”

My new tights arrived yesterday from the mainland’s Calzedonia store, the blue and the “orange” ones, the green ones were sold.
So I wore one pair right away, but since the weather wasn’t good enough I had to wear boots.

black boots - local store
blue tights - Calzedonia
black dress - from the 80's
red turtleneck - Vero Moda
blue cardigan - local store
red belt - Tally Weijl

Where spirituality meets fashion

Spirituality is being concerned with things of the spirit—the big questions of meaning, metaphysics, existence. Being spiritual is thinking about, wondering about, and exploring the deepest aspects of reality, values, morals, and meanings.
Spirituality can be all those things, and it is to some people, but not exclusively so.
Spirit is about being filled with life. It's about all the ways that we try to make sense of our living, and our attempts to make good from our lives.
There are other ways to encourage and be a light in the world and that is just living life to the fullest and the motivation to share that.
So, what role does fashion have in spirituality (if any)? In the same vein, what about other supposedly mundane activities like watching sports, or enjoying a nice dinner? Where do those fit on the spectrum of spirituality?
Spirituality is the process of feeling good, and of realizing the divine potential of who you are and what you want to be. Spirituality should make you feel good. Fashion is more than just clothes, and can have the same role
The body is our first home and it's ok if we want to adorn it. No need to feel guilty about it. There is no rule which says that one can't be fashionable and spiritual at the same time.
Fashion can, and is, shallow for a lot of people. But in its purest form, I’ve found that fashion can also be inspirational. True fashion is simply an expression of identity.
Creative expression is spiritual...so even fashion can be a way to know your divinity.
And that can definitely bring you a little closer to the Universe.

Namasté.

To Dad

Today it was your Birthday.
So this is dedicated to you Dad… Because You Loved Me!!

May the light be with you!

Today's Outift - 02/13

I did it!!
Today I took my guts and I did it. Yes I wore the red & green combo.
I know, I know… the green isn’t too bright… but it’s green, and I think it worked because of that.

I’ve been reading some articles about Colour Therapy (which I’m thinking in writing about) and one thing I found interestingly was that when traffic lights were first introduced people had great difficulty stopping for the red light because on a psychological level red means GO and green means STOP.

So when colors are combined each influence reflects off the other. Wearing green with red puts a different slant on the meanings. As green means stop and red means go, these colors together can signify a difficult decision, usually involving staying or leaving a situation. Wearing these colors can aid in the decision making process through the vibratory influence of each color.

red shoes - local store
gray tights - local store
black skirt - local store
green turtleneck - Zara
red cardigan - Mango
black belt - Mango
metallic necklace - gift

the haircut-e

Time had come to go to the hairdresser. I hurried because I was a bit late.
I arrived and showed him my photo print of the hairstyle I had chosen.
He said – “Well…”
And he did what he wanted!!!!

It’s not the style I’ve picked, but it’s not too bad… But a thought crossed my mind… “I’m going to fire him”

Active Crystals gadgets

In contrast to their "sense and simplicity" commercial slogan, Philips and Swarovski have teamed up to produce some eye candy, which came in the form of USB flash drives and sparkling headphones, too. The Active Crystals collection available since August captured "technology to a fashionable new level for women."
For 2008, Philips and Swarovski publicize new luxurious colour enhanced USB memory keys and headphones. The new additions to the Active Crystals range offer a sparkling array of colour to the elegant crystal accessories.

Today's Outfit - 02/12

Playing with gray hues… with a touch of red, off course.

I grab the opportunity that this morning wasn’t raining and make use of shoes.

Tomorrow I’ll go to cute my hair.
The most “voted” short hairstyle was the one on the right of the second row. Even from my husband. Let’s see what my hairdresser will do.

To “spice girl”: I’ve searched for the hairstyle that Victoria Bechkem has now, but my hair should be longer in front to do that.

black to gray shoes - local store
gray tights - local store
gray pencil skirt - don't remember
dark gray turtleneck - Zara
gray cardigan - Vero Moda

(red bow made from a) scarf - gift