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Stolen meets Jovian Lim and Melvin Ong in Alliances Vol. 01

16 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Stolen meets Jovian Lim and Melvin Ong in Alliances Vol. 01

Remember the photoshoot we did with that beautiful dress by Stolen? Well, I am so excited to bring you some news about the brand once again. Specially when the news are about its new campaign and -even more- specially when the campaign is this beautiful! Singapore-based designer Elyn Wong has teamed this time with local...
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Bart’s Books of Ojai

15 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Bart’s Books of Ojai

It is impossible not to be in love with Ojai. In our short but great getaway last month not only we enjoyed this Californian little town and the nature surrounding it but we also discovered -besides the coolest motel- what I consider the most amazing used-book store I have ever seen to date. Bart’s Books...
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Thick Knits and Blue Vintage for a Cozy Evening

14 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Thick Knits and Blue Vintage for a Cozy Evening

Yes, trust me, sometimes in L.A. you do need a thick knit sweater, some other times you even need a scarf and sometimes -just a few times- you even need both of them together! The funny thing is, since this is an extraordinary phenomenon that only happens in rare occasions and never more than -I...
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Ojai Rancho Inn – The coolest sleep in Ojai

13 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Ojai Rancho Inn – The coolest sleep in Ojai

Ojai Rancho Inn must be, by far, one of the coolest motels I have ever stayed in. A very relaxed, cozy and warm atmosphere wraps this motel, composed of little wooden cabins, in which we spent two nights when we went to Ojai for the weekend. It is located within a walking distance from...
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Little joys for the weekend: Sunset on Venice Beach

10 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Little joys for the weekend: Sunset on Venice Beach

Hope you have amazing plans for the weekend! We are expecting sunny and hot weather these days in here so after some surfing sessions, hopefully, we will be able to enjoy some of the stunning sunsets in Venice Beach while sipping on a nice glass of red wine -to say something…- on the rooftop...
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Peace is a state of mind – Or a weekend getaway to Ojai Valley

9 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Peace is a state of mind – Or a weekend getaway to Ojai Valley

What happens when you have been here for a while is that you have already visited all the basics: San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Palm Springs… You name it. And, although this places are surely worth visiting more than once, you don’t want to repeat the trip yet because you know that you...
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Nomadic Nature by Gianni Gagliardi

7 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Nomadic Nature by Gianni Gagliardi

I met Gianni Gagliardi lots of years ago. I had not, actually, realized about it till I started writing this post but then I tried hard to remember and I think I can very accurately say it was eight years ago. It was his eighteenth birthday and by then he was just a shy...
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When you get tired of fashion blogs and then… you realize you have one!

6 Mayo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
When you get tired of fashion blogs and then… you realize you have one!

To be sincere, I never considered this a fashion blog, actually. Not exclusively a fashion blog, I mean. When I first opened it almost five years ago it was no other thing than a place where to share the things that inspired me. By that time I was both working...
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Pulp Art Book – Exhibit & Signing at Space 15 Twenty

4 Abril, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Pulp Art Book – Exhibit & Signing at Space 15 Twenty

Remember Pulp Art Book, that super cool project in which Neil Krug took pictures of Joni Harbeck with a very cinematographic mood? We talked about it in here two years ago (does time also fly for you that fast!?) when they were just presenting it in New York and today they will be opening...
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A Short Essay on the Beauty and Pleasures of the Simple Life

12 Marzo, 2013
By Tamara Martin
A Short Essay on the Beauty and Pleasures of the Simple Life

It was not my intention to be absent for such a long time, actually, but something like a pretty cool flu has gotten me, curled up in a ball, shifting from the bed to the sofa during the last week. It is not that negative as it may sound and even when it seems you...
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LoveGold pre-Oscar cocktail party honoring Fred Leighton

25 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
LoveGold pre-Oscar cocktail party honoring Fred Leighton

LoveGold celebrated a beautiful pre-Oscar cocktail soirée honoring vintage jewelry designer Fred Leighton at Chateau Marmont last Thursday to which was a delight to attend. The event took place at Selma House, the same venue chosen for the pre-Golden Globes lunch with Francesca Eastwood last month, and once again the decoration and ambiance were...
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No Man’s Land by Nick Van Woert at OHWOW

22 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
No Man’s Land by Nick Van Woert at OHWOW

If you are desperately looking for a little break amidst the craziness of Oscar season in L.A. this week, Nick van Woert’s first solo exhibition at OHWOW gallery (937 N. La Cienega Blvd.) might be what you are looking for. Opening this evening at 7pm, No Man’s Land displays a new collection of pieces focused...
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Blondell S/S 13 – A new collection of printed scarves by SuTurno

21 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Blondell S/S 13 – A new collection of printed scarves by SuTurno

The new printed scarves collection by SuTurno for this Spring/Summer 13 is named Blondell after actress Joan Blondell and gets inspiration from Elsa Schiaparelli’s surrealism, glamour in the 30s’ and the spectacular rising in lipstick purchases after the crash in 1929. You can visit their online shop in here. ———- La nueva colección de pañuelos estampados...
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Miu Miu S/S 13 campaign by Inez & Vinoodh

19 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Miu Miu S/S 13 campaign by Inez & Vinoodh

The beautiful new Miu Miu S/S13 campaign by photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin displays an intriguing, mysterious and very attractive story including a well-varied cast of beauties. Models Malgosia Bela, Bette Franke, Martha Hunt, Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima, Arizona Muse and Tamara Weijenberg interact in a very intimate setting while wearing soft and...
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Rivers of Time – Jewelry by Bjørg

18 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Rivers of Time – Jewelry by Bjørg

The nice thing about starting following a brand from the very beginning is that you get to appreciate its evolution as it has been my case with Scandinavian jewelry brand Bjørg. Since the very first moment I discovered their pieces, always wrapped in a dark an esoteric aura, by the year 2009 I became...
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Coveting Now: Acne Jasper Travel Purse

15 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Coveting Now: Acne Jasper Travel Purse

There it goes, to the top of our wish-list, the new Jasper Travel purse by Acne. We love it because it irresistibly smells like Spring and because the word ‘travel’ is included in its name. The union of these two factors together is also commonly known as pure perfection. You can buy it online,...
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Mini Cross Body – The new handbag collection by Louis Vuitton

14 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Mini Cross Body – The new handbag collection by Louis Vuitton

After years of shopping bags, oversize handbags and living with your house on your shoulders, the latest proposal from Louis Vuitton sounds terribly appealing. The French maison has now launched their new bag collection named Mini Cross Body which includes versions of their iconic Alma BB, Monceau BB or Pochette Accessoires in smaller sizes....
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.Zero S/S 2013 Editorial by Paolo Coppolella

12 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
.Zero S/S 2013 Editorial by Paolo Coppolella

Italian designer Paolo Coppolella showed last October, during the sixteenth edition of the International Fashion Show of Chinese city Ningbo, his most recent collection .Zero S/S 13, a proposal with a very graphic mood in black and white, mostly, including flashes of red and also some stripes and dots motifs. From images by Elena...
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IT Hunter for ‘Stolen’ by Elyn Wong

11 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
IT Hunter for ‘Stolen’ by Elyn Wong

You may remember Singapore-based brand Stolen and the beautiful minimal dresses created by its designer Elyn Wong from this project called I Stole Paris in which I took part some months ago and for which I did this photoshoot and this other one. As they announced on the beginning of the project...
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Red Suede Heels – Latest Shopping Delights

7 Febrero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Red Suede Heels – Latest Shopping Delights

It must have been a conspiracy of the elements; there’s no other possible explanation for the fact that buying these amazing red suede sandals (a.k.a. the per-fect shoe) and the change in temperature have exactly happened at the same time. And now, there we are, waiting for the eternal Californian spring to come back… The red...
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