OUTFIT DETAILS: 1940'S RETRO INSPIRED ROMPER

You guys want to know why I decided to start these outfit details posts? Here it goes...

Most of the time people pay way to much attention to celebrities and famous bloggers lives, what they wear (meaning brands), where they are going, what they are doing, and how they are mix and matching their clothing to copy or imitate or to simply find inspiration to create their own outfits or fantasize about having a different kind of life. This is perfectly fine, I do it myself too, but how often do we really take the time to appreciate what makes a piece of clothing or accessory or shoe so special? When do we pay homage to the little details? If there is something my mother taught me when I was a little girl it is to appreciate even the smallest of details because they are what set apart something average from something spectacular. Sometimes I go inside high end designer boutiques to literally dissect each and every piece of clothing just to marvel myself. I love to feel the fabrics and appreciate each and every sartorial detail because that is in fact the integrity of piece. That is exactly why I fell in love with fashion, not because I wanted to be surrounded by luxury and labels, but because I fell in love with the integrity of clothing, the little details. 

Ever since I moved to Miami and started school again I've been feeling a new wave of inspiration and creativity flowing inside of me. Don't get me wrong, I love my native Guatemala, it is the most beautiful country but I guess I just needed a little change. When I came here I noticed all my clothes where mostly jeans and in neutral colors (don't ask me why, I was going thru a phase). I looked boring and I was boiling (of course). So I decided to go shopping for colors, and prints, and everything short. Now I get excited when I dress in the morning, a feeling I had lost. Now I feel feminine, and girlie, and sexy, and all things good. One of the pieces I bought on my shopping expedition is this floral print romper from Leifnotes that I bought at Anthropologie (my happy place). Reason I love it so much is because it's design and cut has a 1940's retro feel to it, and we all know I love retro. Take a look at the little details around the sleeves and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Wait till you see it on me. This time I thought it would be interesting to wear it with my Scotch & Soda (my other happy place) fedora but I would love to find the perfect turban to wear with it (and retro looking Prada sunglasses). If anyone knows where I can find one let me know. Meanwhile enjoy the little details and stay tuned for the complete look coming later on.

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FASHION EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK: ANTHEMOESSA

I just recently found out about Grey magazine thru Garance Doré. She spoke so highly of it that I thought I needed to see the magazine for myself. Of course since there's absolutely no way I could ever find that magazine in Guatemala I had to look it up online. Sometimes I get overwhelmed thinking about all the great magazines I have absolutely no knowledge of their existence. I wish I had easy access to all of them (easy physical access, I still like to go thru the pages of a magazine and collect them). 

Anyways... I visited their website and completely fell in love with their aesthetics. It's refreshing to find magazines that still maintain a true identity and creative integrity. For this week's fashion editorial of the week post I chose one of Grey Magazine's fashion editorial.  I highly recommend that you visit the magazine online and delight yourself going thru their photographs and other interesting and intelligent content. 

To learn more about the designers in this editorial visit Grey.

Recientemente supe de la existencia de Grey Magazine a través de Garance Doré. Habló tan bien de la reviste que pensé que tenía que verla con mis propios ojos. Por supuesto, como es imposible encontrar una revista como esa en Guatemala tuve que buscarla en línea. Aveces me abruma pensar en todas las revistas increíbles de las cuales no tengo conocimiento de su existencia. Desearía poder tener fácil acceso a todas ellas (fácil acceso físico, todavía soy de las que me gusta pasar las páginas de una revista y coleccionarlas).

En fin... Visité su página web y me enamoré completamente con su estética. Es refrescante encontrar revistas que aún mantienen una verdadera identidad e integridad artística. Para el editorial de moda de esta semana elegí uno editorial de la revista Grey. Les recomiendo que visiten la revista en línea y se deleiten viendo sus fotografías y otros contenidos interesantes e inteligentes. 

Si deseas aprender más sobre los diseñadores en este editorial visita Grey.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Emma Summerton

REALIZATION: Valentina Ilardi Martin

MODELS: Lena Hardt and Maria Bradley

HAIR: Neil Moodie

MAKEUP: Mathias Van Hoof

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2012 MET GALA RED CARPET LOOKS

Here are some of my favorite 2012 Met Gala red carpet looks... Even though some people considered Carey Mulligan and Karolina Kurkova to be two of the worst dressed at the Met Gala this year, sorry I liked them, I think they where bold without looking hideous like Emma Stone or Elizabeth banks. They are both beautiful girls that where brave enough to take a risk without going overboard. I think sometimes it's plain boooooooring to see everyone in OK pretty dresses. What would be of this events without the attention grabbers and risk takers? A lot of women looked beautiful but sometimes I get bored to see the same type of dresses everyone wears year after year. However they still look good. What would I wear If I where invited to go to a Met Gala? I would probably go minimalist like Rooney Mara, she's always my favorite. 

Ana Wintour in Prada

Carey Mulligan in Prada

Solange Knowles in Rachel Roy

Rooney Mara in Givenchy (my favorite!!!)

Sofía Vergara in Marchesa

Karolina Kurkova in Rachel Zoe

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@CAROLINA HERRERA

Today I went to CH store in Guatemala to see what new designs had arrived. I think last time I was there was December, I bought my mother a beautiful and elegant CH handbag for christmas that she almost had a heart attack when she saw it.  Today I saw so many new beautiful styles that I decided to take pictures of some of the things that most got my attention. I was so excited about the images that I rushed back home to work on this post. I personally don't own a CH handbag yet but I would most definitely consider buying myself one, in fact I've been thinking about it for quite a while now, perhaps that's why I keep on going back to the store. I'm not a handbag girl, I don't buy handbags all the time, when I buy one I like to use it a lot and I usually go for more classic designers and styles like say... Prada (my favorite), Chloé and Celine and a little bit of Marni here and there (who doesn't love Marni). I don't like trendy bags fully ornamented with huge logos, in fact the less logos the better for me. The two only logos I can tolerate maybe are Chanel and CH (Carolina Herrera).

Take a look at all the wonderful things I saw today. What I like the most about going into a CH store is that you actually feel like you're stepping inside her home, filled with portraits of Carolina Herrera herself  when she was younger and books she probably has sitting in her own library or on top of her coffee table. It's actually quite a fantastic experience.

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