We do love spreading the news about people who do beautiful things with their own hands that is why we are so happy that Lucía Vergara, the designer behind handmade jewelry brand Après Ski, has presented Twilight, her new collection. Just a couple of weeks ago she held the official launch of this new...
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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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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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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.
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La nueva colección de pañuelos estampados...
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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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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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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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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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Mercedes and Elena are two sisters based in Madrid that last year founded Zubi, a brand that creates printed bags following a very romantic and fond of traveling idea, just as we like it.
Each of their pieces is a little remnant of their own trips, a portion of memory captured for eternity in a...
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Raf Simons’ minimal trail is starting to spread in Dior -quietly but with firm step- further away than his Ready to Wear and his Haute Couture. Dior in ME is the latest jewelry piece by French maison; a statement bib necklace with retro influences, as a reference to 60s’ futuristic trends, designed by its...
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Created in 2008 by Farah Malik and Dana Arbib, A Peace Treaty gets inspiration from hand-crafting cultures in Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America with the intention of bringing together their passion for fashion with the desire to increase awareness of ancient techniques and traditions. To that end, each season they travel to different...
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Only a few days ago my friend Tatel from Trendycrew commented on the entry about Rubenimichi’s exhibition in Barcelona that I am (being here) more in Barcelona than her (being there). It sounded kind of funny because it is actually true, somehow. Even eager to discover all the new and interesting stuff -which is a...
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Not long before showing his latest Haute Couture collection for maison Dior, Belgian designer Raf Simons also showed in Paris Menswear Fashion Week his fourth collaboration with bag and accessories brand Eastpak.
In this collection, Simons has revisited Daypack, one of the brand’s classics, giving it a haute couture twist by using shinny silk jacquard...
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Although it is terribly rainy and grey today in L.A. I promise last week I was wearing this for a coffee with my friend Samira at Shutters in Santa Monica. A very glamorous coffee, indeed, but what can I say in self defense, I think I’ve been watching too much Revenge lately and all...
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Spanish actress Penélope Cruz begins the new year as the face of luxury leather goods label Loewe in the Spring/Summer 13 campaign shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
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La actriz española Penélope Cruz empieza el nuevo año como rostro de la marca Loewe en su última campaña para esta Primavera/Verano 13 a cargo...
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The accessories collections that illustrator Gonzalo Cutrina creates together with accessories designer Aurora Vilaboa are always colorful, bold and eye-catching. I discovered them three years ago when I interviewed them for Dazed Digital but it wasn’t till last year that I could -at last- meet them in person. And it is exactly there, at...
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My photography teacher used to find pictures of flowers pretty boring but the thing is I can’t help taking them whenever I find beautiful flowers, which is quite often, luckily. It might be because of the memories of my teacher rolling his eyes with boredom -oh, don’t get me wrong, his irony and sense...
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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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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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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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