Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington Dolls...

In celebration of Fashion's Night Out, Barneys commissioned Brooklyn artist Andrew Yang to create one-of-a-kind, hand-painted doll versions of Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour.

They took two weeks to make: “I had to special-order Anna’s wig and cut it myself to get the bob right.

And Grace’s hair was the right color, but it needed a perm,” Yang says. The dolls will be auctioned off on charitybuzz.com beginning August 31, with the proceeds benefiting The New York City Aids Fund.

(source)

currently obsessed with…

animal print

"Super Comments" award...

Many, many posts ago the sharp, insightful, brave angel and also my dear friend High Heeled Life from Falling Off A High Heeled Life to whom I’m sending all my love, gave me the "Super Comments" award and I feel so privilege that she thought of me for this so cool and gorgeous award.

I love HHL’s deep posts and comments, as well our insights trades.

Thank you so much my dear.

HHL is one of those angels who are just people you have in your life or you just met at some point...
They send you a message when you needed it the most or they give you something or they help you in a way you didn't thought possible... And your burden gets lighter and your smile comes back...
And I'm lucky enough to have her in my life...

And that’s with great pleasure that I pass this award to the blogs of my blogroll, to all of the lovely ladies, gentlemen, girls and boys that take time out, whenever possible to leave me lovely comments, they all deserve my love and my friendship.

Oh, but this came with some rules….. I love rules (when and) so I can break them… I’m a pseudo maverick…

Here are the rules:

•Thank the person who nominated you. (check)
•Post the award in your blog. (check)
•Link to the person who gave it to you. (check)
•Answer 10 questions that come with the award. (below)
•Nominate of few of your favourite bloggers. (with a break but check (lol))

Why do you blog?
I’ve done it as a way of express myself and gain confidence, to express my life philosophy, some of my ideals and thoughts. Besides it was a way of seeing me as if I was someone else, in a different perspective from the one in the mirror, trying to accept myself and also as my blog’s name says, searching the inner me. A small part of me, however, was selfishly hoping for affirmation, seeking validation and engagement with others.
As a person interested in fashion I also chose to speak about it as a part of me since my youth times. So I’ve begun to explain my ideas of daywear, showing myself.

What are your 3 best memories?
Just 3???? I have much more, fortunately!!!
Mother, sister and I, after dinner, singing;
Dad telling jokes;
August 13th, 2005.

If you had to change your real name what would you change it to?
Catarina. (Catherine)
It was the name my mother would like to be named of and it’s a name I like. I was named after my Dad, something that now I value, but I never liked much my real name.

What are five things you can't live without?
Breath;
Eat;
Sleep;
Learn something;
Do something good.

What are the 4 best books you've ever read?
This isn’t fair… It’s so difficult to just choose 4, oh well… in no particular order:
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle;
Follow Your Heart by Susanna Tamaro;
Listen to my voice by Susanna Tamaro;
Unfinished Business by James Van Praagh.

Tell me something unique and interesting about yourself.
I’m unique… there’s no one like me.
As for interesting… I don’t know… I’m not good to judge myself, but maybe my humour…

What do you love best about yourself?
The capacity I have to find solutions in my work for unusual problems.

What is the best movie ever made?
Again not fair… just one (???)
But there’s a movie that touched me much was “What Dreams May Come” with Robin Williams.
It focuses on the sacrifices one man will make for true love. Love that does not end with death.

If you had a "Freaky Friday" experience who would you trade places with and why?
No one… I could like and it would be a problem to come back.

What's the best part about being a Woman?
When we are asked for a dinner date only we know how the night is going to end… ;-)

Have fun all of you!

thank you Lord...

what is the purpose of this...?

More than once I’ve been criticized for bringing to this blog some personal and more intimate issues.

But I’m not a teenager, I know the consequences of sometimes exposing myself to this immensity that is Internet, specially when living in a small Island where everybody knows everybody or if doesn’t know, knows somebody who does… (quite confusing hmmmm…)

However, despite this blog is mostly focused on fashion and personal style, I function like a whole. I can’t compartmentalize the various aspects of my personality, moreover being a mood dresser.
Ordinary living requires the many sides of an individual to be present at the same time, unless who develop multiple personality disorders.

So I chose to talk with my dear readers and blogging friends also about things that bore, hurt or unhappy me (specially in these “my dear diary” mood days), but also about things that make me feel good. And I always found support (despite a few haters) from people I don’t know in person but I feel like friends and I truly give my friendship and love.

But what is the purpose of this post…?

To tell you about the health problems I’ve been trough and the conclusions after the appointment with my doctor yesterday.
So as I’ve told you before I went to do a mammogram and an ultrasound. The results were a bit different from what the doctor told me at first. I think he didn’t want to scary me more. I have fibrocystic breast disease with two cysts in each breast.
The good new is that there are no signals of malignity. As for the rest everything is working just perfect.
Now I have to be careful and maintain a breast vigilance every year.

I found myself much more relief and thanking God and the Universe.
I also thank all the good friends that cared about and supported me sending prayers and thoughts or just asking about.
Love to all.

Namasté!

tip of the day... personalized aprons that your child will treasure...

Kids love to get messy when doing their artwork. They need to wear a great apron that not only keeps them from ruining their clothes, but also an apron that is uniquely fun and makes their art activities more enjoyable and memorable.

To make personalized children’s keepsake craft aprons that are fun, you need to decide whether you will sew the apron yourself or buy ready-made aprons or shirts. Let your imagination run wild and think of a fun design. Get ready with your materials, and do not forget to let your kid join the fun.

Having the apron ready, you can proceed with imagining a wonderful design. Think of something colorful and fun. Think of something you and your child can make together. You can get really messy, but make sure you come up with a neat apron. Remember that you don’t want to make an ordinary apron, but a personalized keepsake craft apron. The design has to be something special and memorable. For example, you can have a recent photo of your child printed on the apron or t-shirt and add other details later on. Just let your creative mind work and you will end up with a great design.

When the apron is complete, your child is ready to have some more fun. Your child will not only have an apron that is fun, unique, and personalized, but an one that he/she can keep and remember forever.

tip of the day... after a dog bite...

The best way to react when somebody gets bitten by a dog is never to panic and to do the right thing. After a dog bites you or a family member, you have to seek medical attention and initially treat the victim.

You have sought medical help, now what should you do next? This is a very common question that bothers the family and victims of dog bites.

Make sure others are not in danger when the dog is still around, find out the dog’s identity, talk to a witness, ask for the insurance information of dog owner, consult a dog bite lawyer, take pictures of the dog bites, report the incident to related authorities, and obtain other necessary assistance for the victim.

Do not hesitate to immediately consult a dog bite lawyer. Almost all dog bite lawyers and animal law firms in some countries offer free services to legally assist you with dog bite incidents. An Orange County dog bite lawyer, for example, offers free consultation and case evaluation on dog bites to help you decide your next course of action. Relay everything about the dog bite incident as detailed as possible to help the lawyer determine how to exactly help you.

Especially when the victim is a child, the dog bite incident might be very traumatic. Observe the child’s behavior even when sleeping. Is he or she abnormally fearful when outside? Does the victim have nightmares and other signs of trauma? If yes, you need to consider trauma counseling or therapy for the victim or whatever is advised by your physician.

Always have presence of mind when a dog bite incident occurs to you or a family member.