Très Chic Style Bits #9 | the leopard jacket

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Hope you entered 2014 in the best possible way and may it be full of blessings for all.

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This is what I wore yesterday.

The New Year brought some bad weather, cold and wind. So I dug in my closet for a jacket that could make me feel warm.

I found this leopard jacket that in fact I didn’t wear from more than a year. Don’t ask me why, I don’t have a logic reason for that.

But wearing it yesterday allows me to join with Anne at Spy Girl for 52 Pickup which theme this week is “You haven't worn for a year”.

Hubby was not very fond of this outfit. “You look too dark” he said.

And he is right, I use to play more with colours. In fact when I started this blog I could manage four colours in an outfit. But we all change… and some events which I passed made me change.

But with this look, if I didn’t play with colours, I played with textures, I added suede, pleather and faux fur. And I also break a rule that I grow up hearing “Don’t mix black with brown”, remember that?

brown suede boots - La Redoute

black pleather pants - La Redoute

black turtleneck - Zara

animal print jacket - Zara

necklace - Parfois

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tweed jacket and navy blue velvet pants….

After a tough night of so much wind and rain, today was not so bad. But we guess it’s just a window, because the weather forecast for tomorrow is rain again.

Anyway I grab this opportunity and went to my hairstylist to do some red highlights on my hair and spice it a bit to the holidays. (Not very well seen in the pictures)

My velvet pants look black in the photos, but I can assure you that they are navy blue!

I see most of the people so busy with Christmas preparations, but to tell you the true I’m not in the mood for it and still haven’t done anything.

Since my mother’s death, almost four years ago, that Hubby and I use to spend Christmas with Sister and her family in Toronto.

This year we couldn’t make it, so we are going to spend Christmas just the two of us.

What about you, are you getting ready for the Holidays?

camel booties - Seaside
blue navy velvet pants - C&A
mustard turtleneck - C&A
red tweed jacket - Vero Moda
colour block bag - Seaside
necklace - Stradivarius
red gloves - local store

I´m linking up with My Thrifty Chic´s Love It, Link It, Shanna’s Random Wednesdays and Style Elixir´s Style Sessions.

plaid again..... and with leopard.......

There’s this weird thing I have, most of the times, when I give a big smile or laugh I close my eyes……. but Hubby says that he prefers the big smile, even with the eyes closed.

I’m not a pattern gal, I prefer to play with colours than with prints. I think I have no skills for it, most of my clothes are solid colour (unless my scarves that most of them are printed).

But this season I’ve been so attracted by tartan….. and I’m so in love with this pants that I think I could live in them for a week.

I’m also a big fan of leopard, so last Monday I asked myself “why not put them together”, not very close, but still in the same look.

I liked the result. But I think next time I’ll wear these pants I’ll combine them with a brighter colour.

What about you, what do you think about mixing plaid with leo?

The last couple of days we have been under a storm (and I’m choosing comfort over style)…. cold, wind, rain, humidity….. oh well…. it’s winter in the Island!

black booties - Seaside

plaid pants - H&M

beige sweater - La Redoute

navy blue cardigan - Mango

animal print scarf - Zara

necklace - gift

Joining with Anne at Spy Girl for 52 Pickup which theme is Mad for Plaid

Mad for Plaid

I´m linking up with My Thrifty Chic´s Love It, Link It, Shanna’s Random Wednesdays and Style Elixir´s Style Sessions.

Très Chic Style Bits #5 | mixing stripes with leopard......

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This is what I wore yesterday when hunting for shoes, (by the way I didn’t get any). You know, I’m struggling with shoes. I always have been a high heels girl and for many years I was lucky enough to have a free parking car, outside my office’s building.

But then “they” took away from us the possibility to park there. So if I don’t want to pay to park all day (and having a huge parking bill at the end of the month) I have to leave my car in a park that makes me walk about 15 minutes to my work.

Hmmm… and the Portuguese cobblestone of the city, despite all its beauty, is not the more appropriated road surface to walk with high heels...

I tried to take my heels in a bag and change the flat shoes for them when I arrived at the office, but that didn’t work. I always felt weird.

And then I realized that I no longer I’m able to walk on those high heels I have. Is this a sign???? Is this a "normal" thing?????

But I’m not giving up of heels, I want at least some middle ones. However all that I see in stores are flats or super high ones.

But back to my outfit I really like to mix strips with leopard.

Hubby took me these photos in the street outside my home. At some point I saw that my neighbor’s four dogs were all seated together in line, looking at us like if they were watching an entertainment. That made me laugh a lot as you can see a glance in the picture below.

camel booties - Seaside

black pants - Yessica

brown with black stripes top - Zara

red studded cardigan - local store

animal print scarf - Zara

I´m linking up with The Pleated Poppy’s what i wore, Long Distance Loving’s Friday’s Fancies and BonBon Rose Girls’ Monday Mingle

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Très Chic Style Bits #1 - Business Dress Codes.......

I’m so trilled and anxious (and a bit afraid) with the first Link Up Party “Très Chic Style Bits”. If you want to participate, which I hope so, it’s very easy. At the bottom of this post is the button you must click to had your link.

Today I decided to talk about Corporate Dress using a post I wrote many time ago.

As we all know first impressions count. If your goal to getting dressed for work is to project a professional, competent image, regardless of your employment level or career path be sure that getting dressed for the office doesn't mean leaving your personal style behind.

The dress code has nothing to do with fashion. It is about making workers feel more confident, more professional.

However, despite most companies don't have specific guidelines about what to wear to work, some organizations encourage employees to dress according to some “Business Dress Codes”*, which are:

Formal Business Attire- For women this constitutes business suits (a matched skirt and jackets) and, in most workplaces, pantsuits (matched pants and blazer). Closed-toe shoes (no sandals), blouses, hose and conservative hair, jewellery and makeup are expected.

Corporate Casual Looks-Working women have interpreted this to mean everything from shorts to sundresses, but in its most literal sense it means "smart business." Dressy pants and a blouse, sleek jersey knits and skirts and tops are all examples of corporate casual. Denim, T-shirts and flip-flops are only acceptable in the most casual of work environments.

Casual Friday - Depending on the business, this can mean anything from corporate casual instead of formal looks or "Wear your company logo polo and jeans." If in doubt, ask a superior. One of the best clues to company dress codes is what your boss wears.

Colour plays a big part in professional image. Traditional career colours include red (aggressive), navy (trustworthy), grey (conservative) and black (chic). Most of these colours work well in pantsuits, skirts and shoes and mix back with softer feminine colours that are appropriate like ice blue, lilac, soft pink and ivory.

*information found on about.com: Women's Fashion

Fortunately at my office we don’t have a formal dress code, (despite I have my own office dress code), and so we can play with corporate look as with casual look. Or also mix them… which is great, because in a way the sky can be the limit…. Well with some limits…. Lol

And here is what I wore last Friday. I had to take my pictures when I got home, because I forgot my camera but anyway it was raining, so I couldn’t have taken them outdoors.

camel booties - Seaside

navy pants - Mango

soft green button down shirt - Najma

white lace top - Berska

forest green blazer - Najma

colourful necklace - Romwe

I’m joining with Anne at Spy Girl for 52 Pickup with the theme Get Layered.

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