BLUSH VELVET

Another practical and useful way of presenting the velvet trend is to have a girly dress.  This time it is a cold – shoulder sleeved velvet dress in baby pink. I love this dress because it is flirty, it has a nice ribbon in the neckline as well as its color is so sweet.  I…

ANOTHER ONE…. VELVET BLAZER

There is a Spanish proverb which says what has been promised, must be given. And this is what is this post about…. A velvet outfit. In this case we have a grey velvet blazer by Elvi. I got it last season and I always paired it dresses or jeans. In this occasion I have a…

MY FAVOURITE FALL TRENDS (I): VELVET

Velvet is back to stay or maybe this is my personal wish. With lace and crochet are my favorite fabrics. Perhaps if I were younger I would have included corduroy but nowadays definitely lace, velvet and linen are my staple fabrics. I am one of this person who thinks you can wear velvet in multiple occasions….

HERE COMES THE WINTER OR NOVEMBER RECAP

Another month and this year will be over. Every month when doing the monthly recap I say the same thing but I could not believe another year is almost gone. Now I begin to understand my granma when she said after 40 time flies.  So let´s start with our November summary. We had few posts…

PERFORATED BLUE

My capsule wardrobe for October contains few additions and one the new pieces is this sleeveless dress. When I first presented this coat last April I told you I loved it for its delicate floral print as well as for the nice contrast between the white  and the navy blue. The perforated design was so…

HOT CHIC PINK

Today one of the chicest pieces in my wardrobe, a hot pink light coat. Weather in Madrid in September is unpredictable so you need some light outerwear as well as sleeveless dresses and tops.  I included this coat in my capsule wardrobe considering maybe I could not wear  in this Indian summer we are having…

HOW TO BUILD A CAPSULE WARDROBE

As I have mention in my latest posts I began a capsule wardrobe. Some of my readers have asked what a capsule wardrobe is and  what I did to start mine. So  I wrote this post as a frequent questions page. What is meant by capsule wardrobe? In my opinion, a capsule wardrobe is a…

COAT DRESS OR SIMPLY A TRENCH?

Second pink outfit  is a trench according to Modcloth, the  American retailer where I purchased it. However, in my opinion it is too light to be a trench. I purchased it at the end of the sales so the price was worth to be paid but its full price was really expensive because of the…

AT THE END OF SUMMER OR AUGUST RECAP

Lots of songs and movies feel nostalgic for the end of the summer, however, it is time to begin new projects as well as for students and teachers the end of August marks the start of a new academic  year and maybe it is more important than the 1st of January. This moth has been…

SKIRT SEASON

Plus size women tend to avoid skirts as they seem not to be flattering, However, that is not always true as there are lots of shapes and styles that complement our bodies. The key questions to be answered are how do we wear skirts with different outfits? What lengths and shapes are the most flattering…