Wednesday, 9 September 2009

TO – 09/09 – questions… random thoughts… transition to Fall…

Why almost pictures in just about street style blogs are of thin and young people???

Despite they can be unflattering, I’m very much into the pleated tapered rolled up pants, well maybe not the Chloe’s super oversized versions, but something like the Marc Jacobs Pleated Carrot Trousers.

The weather here is resembling Fall, which doesn’t mean that Summer has gone, because the Island climate is so unstable that it can come back. So while I can I will continue to wear my transition to Fall (some new) clothes.

OMG, I’m feeling frustrated… I feel I need a trip (which is so much expensive) to mainland… to do some shopping, even if it would be just windows… the Island doesn’t fulfil my whish list…



snake skin printed shoes - Parfois
olive green pleated tapered pants - H&M (new collection)
beige tank - Stadivarius (new collection)
berry cardigan - H&M (new collection)
purple covered with black lace belt - Tally Weijl
bracelet - gift
amber cocktail ring - gift from Hubby
long earrings - Details
purple hues bag - Raftti
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

TO - 09/08 - defining an already defined term – vegetarian… and fall forward…

Hello, my dear readers and blogging friends!!! I hope everything is great for all of you!!
Oh I’ve been missing you, but I think things now are becoming more on tracks…

Fortunately Mother is getting better of her breathing problems, and is already breathing without O2 and is recovering. I’m very happy about that as you can imagine.

So I hope I will slowly find more time to blog, moreover Fall is almost here and Fall’s fashion is so intriguing.
I’ve seen some editorials and I’m so into some trends… well taking the risk to disappoint some of you, I must say I’m loving dark colours (that I also can mix with those 80’s neon brights), and those shoulders… and the accessories… Well we’ll have lots of time to talk about that all.

On another note I want to thank everyone that left such nice and kind comments on my last post. As you have guessed by the title those pictures were taken on my vacations. I will post a few more to show you other outfits I wore.

As most of you know, I’m a vegetarian (more precisely an ovo-lacto vegetarian), and I also like to read some forums about vegetarianism.
I read this post and one comment that took my attention was this one that I would like to repost here.

“My issue is with people who eat fish and chicken and call themselves "vegetarian", a term which excludes fish and poultry as well and their derivatives (ex. chicken bouillon, fish sauce in Asian restaurants). Not only is it an ideological issue, it is a practical one. It makes it even more difficult for us "100% vegetarians" to find something to eat in restaurants. I have been to some restaurants advertising themselves as "vegetarian" whose daily menus consisting mostly of dishes with chicken or fish, greatly restricting the choice for "100% vegetarians". I was also told very adamantly by the owner of a Thai restaurant in Montreal where all the "vegetarian" dishes contained fish sauce that dishes containing fish sauce were "vegetarian" and that "vegans" were those who did not eat fish and chicken.”

The problem at this point is that most non-vegetarians, which we (vegetarians) are all responsible for correcting, one person at a time, aren’t used and it makes them certain confusion about how can people just “eat vegetables”. I truly think people are intrigued by another individual practicing vegetarianism, but for themselves their not truly down for the cause.
But it’s important to define the term “vegetarian”, because as it was said it just makes things more difficult…

The weather here has been crazy, lots of humidity (great for the hair... curly hair of course, not mine.. lol) and heat, it seemed we were suffocating, but today the temperature lowered a bit. I hope it will go on as it’s almost officially Fall.

I don’t like much today’s pictures, it was windy and I had to take them inside at my office.
But I was so “fall forward” wearing my new top from the new Fall’s collection of Mango, and I really liked it. I think the pictures do not do it justice.

Oh well, maybe next time…

black suede fringe t-strap shoes - local store (S/S 2009)
magenta skinny pants - H&M (S/S 2009)
black, grey and white printed top - Mango (new collection)
“chandelier” earrings – Stradivarius (new collection)
black bracelet with sparkles - Mango (new collection) - gift from Hubby
cocktail ring - gift from Hubby
white bag - Bata
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

once upon a time on a Mountain Spa…




white shoes - Bata
violet printed dress - Vero Moda (S/S 2009)
pearls necklaces - mainland store
cocktail ring - gift from Hubby
bracelet - Bijou Brigitte (S/S 2009)
sunglasses - Pull and Bear (new collection)
hat - C&A (S/S 2009)
rose - from my boxes
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel



Edited 20/02/1014: Joining with Anne at Spy Girl for 52 Pickup which theme this week is “20s"

20s
 

Sunday, 30 August 2009

blogs with a Golden Heart…

I want apologize all my dear readers and blogging friends (it seems that these days it’s all I know to do) for not posting regularly and also not checking your blogs.
But these haven’t been easy days and when we must set priorities, I think that all of you also think like this, real life comes first.
Last weekend I’ve been sick, so blogging wasn’t my cup of tea.
Now, it’s my mother that is sick. As you know she has Alzheimer’s disease, but it’s not of her illness, it’s something that the doctor haven’t find yet and that makes her not breathing without oxygen. It can be many things and I’m very worried.

I want to thank all of you that despite my lack of posting still come to my blog, checking it.


I also want to thank to O Viajante from Café e Bolos for given me the “Prémio Blog Coração de Ouro” – Golden Heart Blog Award.
You’re the one that has a big and true golden heart.


I think all the editors of the blogs that are in my blog roll and my dear followers deserve this award, because they’re hearty people so supportive with me, but I would like to highlight some.


So that’s with great pleasure that I pass it to these blogs



So please post this award if you like and also pass it on if you feel like it.


Take care all you!! And forget me NOT!!! I’ll be back!!!!

Thursday, 20 August 2009

I love my white summer cardi...

...so I guess I’m going to wear it this summer until exhaustion.

Why I love it, I really don’t know, but it gives me some feelings of elegance, of sexiness.
Maybe it’s the shape, the texture…

Do you have any piece that makes you feel really great?

brown sandals - Zara (S/S 2009)
blue skinny pants - Vero Moda (F/W 2008)
orange tank - Zara
deconstructed white cardigan - local store (S/S 2009)
pearls necklace - mainland store
bracelet - gift from Hubby (Tie Rack)
turquoise ring - Fantastico (S/S 2009)
sunglasses - Pull and Bear (new collection)
brown fringed bag - Friday's Project (S/S 2009)
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Paris from YSL

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

a black and white summer outfit…. but what about Fall….

To start with I want to thank you all for the great welcome back I received. You’re the best and have the ability to make one feels liked. Thank you so much!!!


Well it’s summer and normally summer means bright colours, don’t you think?
But a black and white outfit sometimes is a good change even for a person like me that is known for always put a bit of colour on the looks.
But if you look closely you can see that it’s not totally black and white… lol… I have my red sunglasses… :)
That’s what I wore yesterday:


black suede fringe t-strap shoes - local store (S/S 2009)
black and white skirt - H&M (S/S 2007)
black tank - Zara
deconstructed white cardigan - local store (S/S 2009)
bracelet - Bijou Brigitte (S/S 2009)
cocktail ring - gift from Hubby
red frames sunglasses - mainland store (S/S2009)
white bag - Bata
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel

I found it interesting that some of you pointed to my lack of dresses and how could be a piece that suits me. Thank you…. Food for thought :)


But all the gossip now is about Fall!!! I’m very excited about Fall… I know we are still with the hit, but…
I’ve been reading some things and I’m delightful with some trends, like the bold shoulders, yeah “power dressing”, the lady like mixed with the rock vibe, the statement necklaces, boots with cropped carrot pants or tucked skinny jeans and what about the belted figure… Oh you know I’m a “belts lady”.
But if you’re not an hour glass figure I think you must not despair, there are also looks that you can wear your belt, more over the hips or even above the waist under the chest. That’s my opinion, but as you know I’m not an expert.
And what about you, have you been thinking already of Fall???


All this talk about Fall made me realize that I’m not a good summer fashionista, what I like is the layering, the combination of various pieces, I think I’m definitely a Fall’s one.


And that’s what I wore today. This top is from the 80’s, we can’t call it a vintage, but I’m sure it’s a retro.


Take care and enjoy your time!



brown sandals - Zara (S/S 2009)
navy blue wide leg pants (from a suit) - mainland store (S/S 2003)
brown belt -Tally Weijl
blue flower printed top - from my boxes (S/S 198?)
turquoise ring - Fantastico (S/S 2009)
sunglasses - Pull and Bear (new collection)
brown fringed bag - Friday's Project (S/S 2009)
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel

Monday, 17 August 2009

on a certain August 2009 day…


…I wore this outfit.


yellow shoes - local store (S/S 2009)
printed dress - Acetato (S/S 2008)
yellow tank - Zara
deconstructed white cardigan - local store (S/S 2009)
wrist watch - gift from Hubby
bracelet - Bijou Brigitte (S/S 2009)
sunglasses - Pull and Bear (new collection)
white bag - Bata
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel











Meantime many things have happened.


Sister Seeker and her husband went back home. I had some bad mood days. I miss my closer family, because more than sisters we are friends forever.

Sher from Fashion After Forty was kind enough to show us how gorgeous she looks with the BB Dakota Purple Marilyn Dress, the giveaway from Searching the Inner Me… in partnership with Chickdowntown.com.
Thank you Sher and I recommend that you’ll take a look.


Hubby and I, we celebrated our weeding anniversary. It was a great dinner… You want to know more? No, that’s too much information…

The summer has been crazy, and like many days of this August, today was cloudy but with lots of luminosity, which is terrible for me, because of my contact lenses. That’s why I have my face all creased in these photos of today’s outfit. I know I should have put the sunglasses. “I should…. I should….”

Well if I wasn’t working today I’m sure that I would have to do the ritual of the sun. Don’t you know what it is???? Oh you must check it. You will love it!!!!

So, my dear readers and blogging friends, I hope you’ll have a great week. I also hope I’ll be able to check your blogs more often and start to post more regular.
I have a long “I should…” list…



white shoes - Bata
magenta skinny pants - H&M (S/S 2009)
hot pink shirt - Peniche (mainland) store (S/S 2009)
deconstructed black vest - Peniche store (S/S 2009)
onix necklace - gift from Hubby
black bracelet with sparkles - Mango (new collection) - gift from Hubby
cocktail ring - gift from Hubby
white bag - Bata
lipstick - Esté Lauder
perfume - Amor Amor from Cacharel


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