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Trend Alert: Capes and Cloaks

The fabulous and old fashioned favourite, the cape coat, is back to warm our chilly days. This piece flooded the runways claiming back its iconic status.

For me, capes were never out of fashion, I consider them such an elegant and chic piece. Personally, I prefer more sober and classic capes that I can wear over the years but, of course, I have my eyes on more fancy ones.

They come up in different shapes, lengths and textures, with etnical motives or with a mysterious touch, therefore, are a great option to break the monotony of coats.

Tips:
Shorter capes work with skirts and shorts as well with jeans and trousers.
Longer capes work with a great pair of skinny jeans or leggings.
Have attention to volumes while conjugating this piece, but don't forget that the fun part of a cape is layering (even over a coat). The key word is layering!

O fabuloso e queridinho da moda, a capa, está de volta para nos aquecer nos dias mais frescotes. Esta peça inundou as passerelles reivindicando o seu estatuto de ícone.

Para mim as capas nunca estiveram foram de moda, acho que são peças super elegantes e chiques. Pessoalmente prefiro capas mais sóbrias e clássicas que posso usar ao longo dos anos, mas claro que já tenho algumas mais fora do comum de baixo de olho!

Elas chegam nos ao mercado com diferentes formas, comprimentos, texturas, com padrões étnicos ou com um ar mais misterioso, por isso, são uma ótima opção para quebrar a monotonia de um casaco.

Dicas:

Capas longas funcionam com saias e calções, e claro com calças e jeans.

Capas longas ficam melhor com um bonito par de skinny jeans ou leggings.

Tenham atenção aos volumes ao conjugar esta peça, mas não se esqueçam que a parte mais divertida de usar uma capa é sobrepô-la (mesmo sobre um casacão). Sobrepor é a palavra de ordem!

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

Valentino

Dolce & Gabbana

Valentino

Valentino

Valentino

DSquared

Burberry

Burberry

Massimo Dutti

Massimo Dutti

Mango

Mango

Zara

This chic piece can transform an entire outfit, so this Fall wrap yourself on fabulous cape!

Josefinas

Josefinas is a portuguese shoes brand that is specialized on flats. There's no big novelty on flats, right? But you should definitely keep your eyes on this brand!

I remember the first time I've heard about this brand, it was a couple of years ago on a fashion blog, the flats were yellow (if my memory isn't tricking me) and absolutely gorgeous, simple and chic and yet still different. Another thing that caught my attention was the name, they are not "flats", they are Josefinas. The name lead me to the urge to find the story behind it. Filipa is the creator and designer of this amazing project, and baptized her creation with name of her grandmother, Josefina. I though this was lovely, and I start to fell in love with the brand as more as I read.

The shoes are practical, elegant, modern with the special touch of ballet shoes.
To build up Josefinas only hight quality products are used, from the skin, the leather for the soles, to the grosgrain.

I'm drooling for some pairs, especially the Moscovo edition, it's a joy for the eyes!

Here are a few of my favourites:

As Josefinas são uma marca de calçado 100% portuguesa especializada em sabrinas. Não há nenhuma grande novidade em sabrinas, certo? Mas digo-vos já para terem esta marca debaixo de olho!

Ainda me lembro da primeira vez que ouvi falar desta marca, foi há cerca de dois anos num blog de moda, as josefinas eram amarelas (se a memória não me falha!) e era lindas de morrer, chiques e simples e ao mesmo tempo diferentes. Outra coisa que me chamou a atenção foi o nome, elas não sabrinas mas sim Josefinas. O nome levou à procura da história por de trás da marca. A Filipa é a criadora e designer deste fantástico projeto e batizou a sua criação com o nome da avó, Josefina pois claro! Eu achei esta ideia amorosa e ao longo que ia lendo fui-me apaixonando.

As Josefinas são práticas, elegantes, modernas com um toque especial das sapatilhas de ballet. Elas são feitas com produtos de alta qualidade, desde as peles, o couro para as solas, até ao gorgorão.

Eu ando a babar por alguns pares, mas sobretudo pela edição Moscovo, são um regalo para a vista!

Aqui estão alguns dos meus pares favoritos:

http://josefinas.pt/

Don't wait

image via pinterest

The Midi Skirt

This kind of skirt is not a novelty, and it has reclaimed its hit status on past seasons.
I always love the midi skirt, especially if it is a wider model, but I thought it was hard for a regular girl to add such an opulent item to her closet. Well, forget that stupid idea! I'm a proud owner of a wide midi skirt and I already wear last sunday for lunch and a walk with friends.

If it's a long skirt you have to be careful with proportions. Longer skirts for taller girls and skirts above the knee for shorter girls (don't forget your high heels!).

Here are some suggestions for How to wear a midi skirt. I've chosen this gorgeous Blanco black skirt to assemble four looks. The first is more suited for work, the second and third are both great casual options and finally the fourth is perfect for a night out with friends.

Oscar de la Renta

An eternal legacy

images via web

Trend Alert: Fur

Fur is not a novelty for the cold season. Last year was a major Must and women are not capable of letting these warm and cozy garments out of their wardrobes anymore, gladly the trend hit the streets on full strength.
In the past fur coats were associated to formal outfits, but today they are one of the most versatile coats a woman can have. A fur coat looks amazing on a gown or with a pair of skinny jeans.

 Tip: These garments tend to have a lot of volume so avoid bulky bottoms.

Fendi a/w 14-15

Fendi a/w 14-15

Fendi a/w 14-15

Giorgio Armani a/w 14-15

Ralph Lauren a/w 14-15

Ralph Lauren a/w 14-15

 Here are some of my picks:

Mild days

Autumn has arrived, and with it a cooler breeze. I find it hard sometimes to figure out what am I going to wear when temperatures oscillate that much in a day. This past weekend I wore what i think is the perfect combo for these hot/mild days. A denim shirt/dress (i used the sleeves up during the day and I pulled them down at late evening) mixed with my new passion, my black booties, a brown hat, bag and belt. For me this look is a winner, and I can see it with a fur vest for slightly cooler days. So don't forget, in this mild weather, bet on dresses with booties, and add a leather jacket, you never know when the weather turns.

Dress: Mango (aw/w 14/15)

Boots: Mango (aw/w 14/15)

Bag: Zara (s/s 14)

Belt: Quebramar (s/s 14)

Hat: Parfois (aw/w 13/14)

Bracelet: Tommy Hilfiger

The Mallorca Journal

  In August, I spent a week in Mallorca with five friends of mine to relax and enjoy the Mediterranean summer.
  We stayed at El’Arenal, which is in the south of the Island, right next to Palma, and super close to the airport, but I highly recommend you to explore the Island regardless of where you are lodged.

  We stayed at Hotel Bahamas which has cost us 260€ per person with half board accomodation. It’s not an amazing hotel (considering 3 stars hotels spectrum), but it’s far for being the worst. I only wished that the bedrooms were a bit more updated and also the food was more condimented. Despite that, it has a good quality/price ratio.

  There are plenty of activities that you can do on the Island. If I had have the time or Money I would have done much more! 

  I'm very keen on water sports and anything that involves water basically.  I had my eye on diving, parasailing, windsurf, kayak, banana boat, pedal boat, etc… but I end up doing paddle surf, and I almost did parasailing (I couldn't found the rental guy...).

  As I said before, explore the island! So, with that thought in mind, we rented a car, in our case was more like a huge van (we laughed so much when we saw it), for two days, that way we visited the north part of the Island and also the east side. We choose to see one beach at each place because our main goal was to rest and enjoy a full day of beach. The elected were Playa de Mondragó near Santanyi, and Playa de Alcudia.

  Another recommendation is to do a boat excursion. We did the Crucero Paraiso, from Cruceros Cormoran, that departed from Santa Ponsa.
  The Mallorca Cat (the boat's name) has a submarine vision that allows to have a glimpse of sea bottom and its fauna. We enjoyed the views of sheer cliffs and  bays such as Cap Andrixol, Cala Llamp and La Mola. We made a stop at Cala Egos for a swim and after that continued cruising to circle the Dragonera Island once a famous pirate refuge, now protected as National Park. 
  It was 49€ per person, with transfer from the hotel and lunch included. The staff was very helpful and super friendly.

  We spend the rest of our days in Arenal beach, enjoying the dolce far niente (I'm pretty good at that), and also visiting Palma (there are regular buses doing the connection).

  I cannot exactly suggest restaurants because I had my meals at the hotel's restaurant apart from lunch, which we normally had by the beach. But a good tip for you is that, every beach that we visited had one or more restaurants were we would have a light meal (sandwiches, hamburgers with salad,… and a lot of ice creams). Have attention to restaurants near the marina or busy areas, they tend to be very pricey (and with poor service sometimes).
  Don’t Forget to try an ensaimada (a delicious spiral yeast bun dusted with icing sugar) I ate a bit for breakfast, have some tapas, eat paella accompanied with a glass of sangria, and to end with a sweet flavour, my beloved nougat turron.
  I brought to my parents a box turrons (that didn’t last long so it was impossible to take a picture). A bottle of Aimada, which is a licor with the flavour of ensaimada. I bought the Crema version and it’s very very good, and also a pack of small bottles of olive oil with diferente “flavours” and sea salt with different condiments.


What to bring in your suit case?

  When I planned this trip, the goal was Beach, relax, enjoy the good company and obviously, have fun. So for a beach holidays, I advise to take the minimum, since you’re going to spend most of the time in a bikini, or with shorts and a t-shirt. Even for dinners, our night walks, or night clubs I've chosen very laid back looks.



   I hope you have enjoyed this small journal!!!