I am saving money for my autumnal pilgrimages to fashion weeks (starting with New York), which calls for a moratorium on shopping extravagancies. This little H&M bracelet is a substitute for all the beautiful dresses and shoes that could (not) have been mine.
I attended the Maybelline New York 2011 limited edition calendar presentation yesterday. The event took place at Salon, one of my favorite restaurants in the city with super lavish interior design and atmosphere (it's perfect for the more glamorous occasions. I also celebrated my most recent birthday there, although it wasn't as glamorous as yesterday's ... Read more
FLORENCE, ITALY I fell in love with Salvatore Ferragamo ties as a child in Florence. On my first visit to a Ferragamo store I discovered colorful silk foulards kept in sleek wooden drawers. I imagined myself wearing them years later, when I'd be grown up and a lady. We had nothing in common then, but ... Read more
My latest odd fascination is watching videos and photos from the snowed-under New York: Bus stop on 3rd Avenue Times are hard for NYC fashionistas, no? I strongly believe that snow in cities should be banned without mercy, so here's a completely different editorial for a change. Warmer temperatures and great clothes. I lovelovelove the ... Read more
This Carolina Herrera dress was my first ever vintage find. I bought it two years ago at Hairy Mary's, a super fancy boutique in New York's Lower East Side (in the meantime they've relocated to Brooklyn and changed the name to Sharon London). It was love at first sight both because of the Japanese-style collar ... Read more