Look of the Day: Midi Skirt

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Abril

Happy Monday everyone! Today’s look is the outfit I wore to my Valentine’s dinner celebration with my beloved. It is such a comfortable look, yet polished and romantic.
You already know by now that black and white is a trendy combination right now, and adding red to the mix is a no brainer. Another big trend we’ve been seing on the runways for at least a couple seasons is the midi skirt. Some of my favorite midi skirts looks were presented in the Christian Dior Fall-Winter 2012 collection.
For those of you who might be wondering, midi skirt is the term used to name skirts with a length that hits right between the knees and ankles. I personally like this length a lot because after years of seeing mini skirts have their moment, followed by the maxi skirts, the midi lenght feels refreshing to me.
Of course it might seem trickier to keep the midi skirt looking young and modern, but I think the key is in the shoes. Always wear heels! I added the platform shoe precisely for that reason. The whole look is very demure, so it needed some sexy shoes to add a kick (no pun intended!). Of course, the studded clutch also helps keep it fun and young.
Wishing you guys a fantastic week!

Dress: hand me down from a friend - Cardigan: Nordstrom's BP.

Shoes: Pay Less Shoes - Studded clutch: from Marshall's

Feliz lunes a tod@s! El look de hoy es el outfit que usé para la cena celebrando San Valentín con mi adorado. Es un outfit tan cómodo, además de romántico y con clase.
Como ya saben la combinación blanco y negro es una gran tendencia del momento, y agregar rojo a la mezcla es clásico. Otra tendencia que hemos visto en las pasarelas al menos por un par de temporadas es la falda midi. Algunos de mis looks favoritos utilizando este tipo de falda fueron presentados en la colección otoño/invierno 2012 de Christian Dior.
Para l@s que se estarán preguntando, el término midi se refiere a faldas cuyo largo queda entre las rodillas y los tobillos. Personalmente me gusta mucho este largo porque después de tantos años en que la mini falda ha tenido su momento, y le ha seguido la maxi falda, este largo midi es refrescante para mí.
Claro que puede ser un poco más tricky mantener un look con falda midi joven y fresco, pero creo que la clave está en los zapatos. Siempre usen tacones! Yo le añadí precisamente estos de plataforma por esa razón. Este look es muy recatado así que necesitaba zapatos sexys para darle ese punch. Por supuesto que la bolsa con estoperoles también ayuda a darle un toque juvenil y divertido.
Deseándoles una semana fantástica chic@s!!

Oscars 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Abril

You didn’t think I was going to skip listing my favorite dresses at the Oscars, did you? I was really excited to see tons of pretty dresses and celebrities looking their best this past Sunday, granted there were also a couple disappointments, but I rather focus on the positive. So here I bring you my top 5, which was actually quite difficult to narrow down since I really had favorites beyond this list, but let’s keep it short and simple, shall we?

#5

I adored this Dior dress on Charlize Theron, which was a bit surprising even to myself because the dress it’s reminiscing of the Chanel dress Anne Hathaway wore to the Golden Globes this year and of Kate Hudson’s Marchesa dress at the Golden Globes 2010. Nevertheless, Ms. Theron really makes this look her own and kills it. Maybe it has something to do with her edgy pixie cut, but it just wowed me.

#4

This Valentino worn by Sally Field is one of my favorites, not only because the dress is gorgeous, feminine and very elegant on its own, but also because she proves that fashion and pretty dresses are ageless. One usually associates older women with wearing darker colors and more matronly designs, but that doesn’t have to always be the case, so thank you Sally Field for proving it.

#3

Someone else proving fashion, color and design can be ageless when done right is admirable Jane Fonda. I loved her bold choice with this Versace dress, and beyond that, do I need to say more? I think just looking at how amazing she looks is enough. And doesn’t she seem to be ageless as well? I mean look at that ridiculously body! She must be hiding the fountain of youth somewhere, seriously.

#2

This dress represents two of my favorite trends on the red carpet lately: sparkle and metallics. Naeem Khan really hit it out of the park with this exquisite design, and Stacy Keibler looks like she was made for it. A perfect pairing indeed.

#1

I know what you might be thinking, my choices for #2 and #1 seem a bit redundant with all the sparkle and gun metal color, but I just loved them both so much, I just couldn’t cut one out of my list. However I picked Naomi Watts’ Armani Privé as my number one choice because to make all those sequins and that shoulder cut-out look as if they were painted on her, it takes a real haute couture master as Mr. Giorgio Armani.

There you have it, my top 5. Now, who were your favorite at the Oscars? Please share!

Look of the Day: Casual Friday

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Abril

TGI Friday!! And today I bring you a casual yet put-together look, one you don’t even have to think about, you just throw it on and you’re out the door. Isn’t it what we all want, to be able to look good and put-together without putting a lot of time into it?
The best way to achieve that is to mix some classic pieces and add a few accents. When it comes to classic pieces, it almost doesn’t get any more classic than blue jeans, white tee and the iconic trench coat. For accents, red is always a great option because it adds impact and color. So, besides red patent heels, I added a trendy red bubble necklace to make the look more modern. Meanwhile, the snake print handbag stays within the color palette of the outfit without being too matchy matchy and boring. Finally, red lips are all I need on days of hardly wearing any makeup.
I hope you guys are loving this look as much as I am. Wishing you a lovely weekend my darlings!

Trench coat: H&M - White tee: Uniqlo - Jeans: Gap
 Shoes: Gianni Bini - Handbag: Michael Kors
 Sunnies: Michael Kors - Necklace: ILY Couture

Por fin es viernes!! Y hoy les traigo un look casual pero bien arreglado, uno que no requiere pensarlo mucho, sólo se lo echan encima y listo! No es eso lo que tod@s queremos, poder vernos bien y arregladit@s sin tener que invertirle mucho tiempo?
La mejor manera de conseguir tal cosa es mezclar piezas clásicas y agregar algunos acentos. Y cuando se trata de piezas clásicas, casi no hay nada más clásico que unos jeans, camiseta blanca y abrigo trench. En cuanto a acentos, el rojo siempre es una gran opción porque añade impacto y color. Así que además de unos zapatos de charol rojo, agregué un trendy collar de burbujas para hacer el look más moderno. Mientras que la bolsa con estampado de víbora está dentro de la paleta de colores del outfit sin ser demasiado combinada y aburrida. Por último, labios rojos es lo único que necesito en los días en los que uso muy poco maquillaje.
Espero que les haya encantado este look tanto como a mí. Les deseo un lindo fin de semana mis adorad@s!

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