falling for plaid..... the tartan pants.....

Computers and the Internet were supposed to make life easier; instead, people are busier than ever.

Overworked overachievers suffer from a worrying sense of anxiety.

We mess our minds with vague promises about what we should do, what we could do. But there is always more to do than there is time to do it.

But most of the stress that people feel comes from not keeping agreements they've made with themselves.

When we tell ourselves we have to do something and then don't do it, we experience self-doubt and frustration. We can fool all of the people some of the time, but we can't fool ourselves for a second.

There's usually an inverse relationship between how much something is on our mind and how much we're actually doing about it.

We are our own perfect victims and enemies.

When we came back home from our trip to Paris, last September, we had to stop for a night in Lisbon. Luckily I had some time to go to do some shopping.

One of the pieces I bought then was these tartan pants. Despite I know they weren’t the best for my body shape, I wanted so much some tartan pants, because tartan is back in a big way this season.

So when I saw these pants with just a subtle pattern (not screaming and calling for attention), I knew I had to give them a try.

In the end I like them very much and I think it’s a way for me to wear the trend without compromising much the look.

I also like this top a lot. I’m a big fan of lace, another trend, and the details of lace it has, combined with its colour (for the ones who just know me recently, I’m a big fan of colour), makes it a winner.

The pictures were taken in my office building (a palace) garden, last Monday.

black booties - Seaside
tartan pants - H&M
mustard top - local store
green blazer - Najma
necklace - mainland store

I´m linking up with My Thrifty Chic´s Love It, Link It, Shanna’s Random Wednesdays, Style Elixir´s Style Sessions and Long Distance Loving’s Friday’s Fancies.
This post is also submitted to the IFB Blazer Project.

almost total look in blue…....

Arriving home when it’s already night, after a rainy day, it’s not the best condition to take a good picture. Anyway I did it, with all the risks that it takes. After all is this or nothing….

The Fall 2013 runways showcased a wide range of cool blue hues and many in total look, as you can see in Missoni, Valentino, Sportmax…. to name a few.

So I inspired myself in this to start building my look for wearing today, indoors, in my office.

But after some pants and a button down shirt in blue I had to throw in it another colour and I chose to wear a red cardigan (the weather is starting to get a bit chilly). This cardigan is full of little gold rivets, it’s not polka dots as it seems in the pictures.

Then some other accessories completed the outfit that ended like this. Hope you find it interesting.

camel booties - Seaside

blue pants - local store

blue button down shirt - PTN

red cardigan - local store

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