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Ivori Shop – Made in Barcelona

7 Enero, 2013
By Tamara Martin
Ivori Shop – Made in Barcelona

My visit to Barcelona was -as it usually is- shorter than I would have liked. Fortunately, and before I was aware of everything I had to do before I had to leave again, I could attend the opening of Ivori, a new shop in Born neighborhood. This small and cozy space gathers creations of...
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Weekend Agenda: Barcelona – L.A. – Madrid

14 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Weekend Agenda: Barcelona – L.A. – Madrid

No, actually the name of the entry is not alluding to my itinerary for these holidays although it really could… No, we are talking in here about Xmas shopping, special gifts and interesting events in where to find them and in which you can also spend a -very- good time. There goes our selection....
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Flore – Eating Vegan in Silver Lake

12 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Flore – Eating Vegan in Silver Lake

Depending where you are coming from it is very probable that you will be surprised when getting to this city and discovering the latest healthy eating fever in L.A. Parallel to all the fast food chains that fill each and every corner of the city, there is another trend completely opposite and antagonistic to...
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Sierra – Printed Silk Scarves by Las Coleccionistas

11 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Sierra – Printed Silk Scarves by Las Coleccionistas

Sierra is the name of a collection of printed silk scarves created from four images that Las Coleccionistas took exclusively for this project. Hand- sewn and produced in a limited quantity, the scarves will be available this weekend at El Festivalet, this fair of handmade little gems that you can’t miss if you happen...
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Nude Angora + Ripped Jeans

10 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Nude Angora + Ripped Jeans

Anytime I am wearing these trousers I seriously have the feeling that, at the less expected moment, they will disintegrate without more previous notice but, hey, there they are, year after year, accumulating holes, loose threads and some other effects due to the passing of time. Do you also feel this kind of weird and...
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Lady Dior Documentary – Episode 5: 360° Bag

7 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Lady Dior Documentary – Episode 5: 360° Bag

In Episode 5: 360° Bag -the new video within the web documentary Lady Dior- the maison’s muse and face since 2008, French actress Marion Cotillard gives shape to the bag of her dreams. ———- En Episode 5: 360° Bag -la nueva entrega del documental web Lady Dior- la que es desde 2008 la imagen y...
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Andrew Gn S/S 13 presentation at Beverly Hills Hotel

6 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Andrew Gn S/S 13 presentation at Beverly Hills Hotel

Like an imaginary trip made by Queen Elisabeth II, during the 60’s, to India -including a stopover in Japan- is the way Paris-based designer Andrew Gn, imagines his new collection for next summer. A collection in which texture plays a major role in prints, embroideries, bead applications or pleats and in which prevail intense...
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Coveting Now: ‘Nature’ wooden necklace by La Casita de Wendy

5 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Coveting Now: ‘Nature’ wooden necklace by La Casita de Wendy

When holidays are near one seems more encouraged to ask for things, don’t you? You know, leaving little suggestions here and there about those things you wouldn’t mind at all getting on Xmas morning. Ok, let’s start, then: I wouldn’t mind getting, for instance, this beautiful wooden necklace by La Casita de Wendy that...
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EXHIB”ITION – No uso colorete porque me sonrojo con facilidad

3 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
EXHIB”ITION – No uso colorete porque me sonrojo con facilidad

Well, so you lived seriously believing you were a true vanguardist till you discover “it Fashion has been here, generating amazing quality content, since 1999. They have recently redesign their look and they have even embarked on bilingualism, so now you can read them both in Spanish and English. What else could we ask...
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‘Landnemar’ by Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés

3 Diciembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
‘Landnemar’ by Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés

After Wonderwork, the exhibition of the delicate images by Josef Hoflenher, Valid Foto gallery in Barcelona opens today Landnemar, a selection of works by photographer Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés starting at 7:30 pm and including the presence of the artist. From the snow-covered landscapes in Estonia or the grandiloquence in Dubai to his intriguing interior deserts, Sánchez-Montañés...
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The Carpathian Season by A Kind of Guise

30 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
The Carpathian Season by A Kind of Guise

I wish I had know A Kind of Guise when I was living in Munich. Really… why didn’t that happen before? I have the feeling this German menswear label is one of those that a girl can easily borrow pieces from, too. Wouldn’t you, my dear ladies’ readers, love to get your man one...
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The Revenge of the White Trousers

29 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
The Revenge of the White Trousers

I am sure this is happening because they had been consigned to oblivion for ages. And now, all of a sudden they have moved again into my closet, threatening to stay. Obviously, the comeback of the white trousers can only be explained -in my case- due to the spring-like fall in California. Yes, it...
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Eva VS Maria – Handmade Shoes

28 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Eva VS Maria – Handmade Shoes

Eva vs. Maria is a new shoe label, created by designer Eva María Bazán, which is now presenting its third collection. Based in Barcelona, Eva combines in her collections soft and quality materials with craftsmanship tradition, inherited from her family, who owned a small leather goods factory. For her A/W 12/13 collection, named Berlin,...
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Thanksgiving for Beginners

27 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Thanksgiving for Beginners

It really looked a little funny in the beginning, to be sincere; twelve people from five different nationalities -unfortunately, with no native to guide us-, trying to celebrate Thanksgiving traditionally. Traditionally. Traditionally according to who? To our own imagination, I guess. Actually, an despite all our previous inexperience I think we kind of made it,...
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And the Archie Grand notebooks go to…

26 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
And the Archie Grand notebooks go to…

Isabel and Montse, congratulations! You got the amazing notebooks by Archie Grand. What a way of starting the week, lucky girls! — Isabel y Montse, ¡felicidades! Las geniales libretas de Archie Grand son vuestras. ¡Qué manera de empezar la semana, chicas! Tweet This PostRelated Posts:Sierra – Printed Silk Scarves by Las ColeccionistasSecret Agents...
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Woven Leather Flat Shoes – Latest Shopping Delights

23 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Woven Leather Flat Shoes – Latest Shopping Delights

It might be because of Black Friday that today I was feeling kind of willing to show you my latest buys… There they go! Beautiful woven leather shoes in natural color from Zingara, at Abbot Kinney Blvd. (Venice Beach), the coolest white woven rug from Anthropologie, a tiny and cute little blue vase for...
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Kasia Bobula at The Museum of Technology & Textile Industry

22 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Kasia Bobula at The Museum of Technology & Textile Industry

The beautiful backstage images Kasia Bobula takes during Fashion Weeks around the world are now being exhibited -till the end of November- in the Museum of Technology and Textile Industry in Bielsko-Biala, within the fashion festival Neo Fashion Jamboree 2. The perfect excuse for a little getaway to Poland. ———- Las preciosas fotografías de backstage que...
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Beads, prints and brocades – Sparkling winter at ASOS

21 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Beads, prints and brocades – Sparkling winter at ASOS

This winter in ASOS is a whole festival of beads, lace, prints, brocades and other sparkling details. These images belong to the presentation of the collection last July in Hollywood which I already told you about in here. You can now get any of these garments in their online shop. ———- Este invierno en ASOS es un...
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name: & Lubochka Presentation

20 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
name: & Lubochka Presentation

A couple of weeks ago Irene and Clara from name: joined Olga Dubovik from Lubochka to present together in Barcelona their latest proposals for this winter; on one hand, the collection by name: we had already talked about in here, on the other hand, the beautiful handmade bags by Lubochka. Since they know we...
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Secret Agents I Met and Liked – Archie Grand notebook Giveaway!

19 Noviembre, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Secret Agents I Met and Liked – Archie Grand notebook Giveaway!

Archie Grand is a Swedish label that designs notebooks, sketchbooks, cards, candles and towels joining graphic design and sense of humor. To celebrate the presentation of the new James Bond film, and the 50th anniversary of the super agent, they have created a very special notebook named Secret agents I met and liked and...
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