Wednesday 25 March 2009

Wall-à-Porter

Now that we are decorating our new flat at the bottom of the Gràcia hill, I can't help but nose around in search of ideas, creative solutions and advice from interior design blog gurus.

What reminds me that the other day I was talking to V. about what picture to hang at the entrance of our flat, and V. suggested I used wallpaper instead.

I really enjoyed the idea, and it was a great surprise when I realized that
"Tres Tintas Barcelona", a Catalan manufacturer of creative and artistic wallpapers had just launched their new collection entitled Wall-à-Porter - a selection of famous Spanish fashion designers creations transfered to paper.

The project worked so well that the three brothers from Tres Tintas Barcelona decided to also launch their first textile collection with the patterns. La Casita de Wendy, Txell Miras and Miriam Ocáriz are some of the names behind the beautiful wallpaper collection.

Saturday 21 March 2009

C'est le printemps!!!

The most beautiful city in spring? Paris!

Since I'm feeling slightly nostalgic for its parks, for the hilly narrow streets of Montmartre and drinking pastis at Canal de l'Ourcq, I decided to welcome spring this year with Sofia Coppola-directed ad for Miss Dior Chérie!!!

Images:
Flickr


Wednesday 18 March 2009

Carine Roitfeld on CNN's: revealed

"Great mother, great editor, great woman", this is how Marc Jacobs describes the French Vogue editor in-chief, Carine Roitfeld - opinion shared by many other personalities in the fashion world, among them Tom Ford, Mario Testino, Karl Lagerfeld and a huge list of etceteras.

Carine is the latest guest on CNN's revealed
, that accompanies the French editor to the haute couture shows in Paris, New York (where her kids currently live) and to an unusual fashion shooting for Vogue in Paris. And, of course, last but not least, it also featured Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeld exchanging pleasantries before a fashion show.

Image from Flickr

Part I


Part II

Part III

Sunday 15 March 2009

Exclusivity at your feet

One of my favorite streets in Madrid is Calle Espíritu Santo, in the Malasaña neighbourhood. The place hides wonderful surprises like the small shoe shop Ioli-Guide, a place where you enter and the first reaction you have is to try every single pair of exclusive shoes available. That's right, exclusive!

At Ioli-Guide, anyone can create his/her own pair of shoes, choosing from six existing insole shapes, with a combination of over a 100 fabrics and a range of heels available (with a 15€ suplement for platform shoes).

In the web, that is still not a 100% ready, you can play with the different combinations (my favorite one is the Pispireta 4, just like in the picture below), created by designers Veronique Guide and Cynthia Ioli.


Exclusivity has its price, of course: for a model available in store the price is aprox 150€, and to design your own pair of shoes, the price increases to aprox 185€.

Men are also welcome to design their own exclusive pair of shoes. Also, the store has a beautiful collection of bags and accessories, all hand-made.


Images: diario El Mundo

Monday 9 March 2009

Vive les courbes

Since a friend of mine at the agency told us that he was 'hooked' on Mad Men, my weekends are not the same. We are addicted to such a level that we are having sessions of 3 episodes in a row without getting out of bed, except to get popcorn and drinks.

Don Draper
, mysterious as ever, with his irresistible charms(my favorite is the spicy sofa scene with Maggie Siff),barely lasting an hour without a cigarette or a drink (deliciously politically incorrect),

or sexy Joan Holloway's (played by Christina Hendricks)walking through Sterling Cooper's hallways, driving all men and women crazy with her curves and looks, proving that sexy doesn't have to come in a size zero package.


Sunday 8 March 2009

Style Hunting in Madrid

February was a cold and rainy month in the Spanish capital. Saint Peter decided to give the 'cats' (nickname for people born in Madrid) some rest on Valentine's Day with a beautiful sunshine and lively 'terrazas' (squares and bars with tables outside).

The 'cats' went out wearing their best high street outfits and Vavá and myself, with our Nikon in hands, clicked the highlights of a sunny Sunday in La Latina's main square (perfect spot to inaugurate the blog's first style hunting).






Saturday 7 March 2009

New year, new life, new blog


In my previous blog O Coelho da Alice, I said good-bye (please refer to my last post) to the crazy character simbolized by the white rabbit (clumsy, late, stressed), to welcome a new phase, writing about other things I like such as fashion, travelling, arts, cinema, dance, etc...
The new blog has a more minimalist style, that I hope you enjoy.

Choosing a name was a hardeous job, since I wanted to mainly write about fashion but balance the content with other fun things I enjoy as well. Therefore, with
Vavá's help, I finally decided to name it Reparando em Tudo, which means literrally 'Noticing Everything', a Brazilian expression used especially in fashion circles (and by fashion victims, of course).

To illustrate the first post, I picked a photograph by
Jim Skea, that is gorgeous and very representative not only of a new start, but also of the hope new years represents in my country of origin, Brazil (the photographer's wife holding and feeding their newly born son Caetano under a bridge in Bofafogo, Rio de Janeiro, during New Year's fireworks).

The heading illustration is not the final one yet, but it is one of the final sketches. My colleague Sandra (great illustrator from Barcelona) is finishing the last details, and it should be ready soon...

New year, new blog, new married life (oh yes), new flat and lots of hope. Good vibes to all and see you around...