13Mar

The chicest: Stripes

Nina Garcia home

I’m back at it! It’s double-checked that I can’t get tired at wearing them, painting them and/or looking at them, stripes that is! Have I ever posted about how chic and prominent they are? Probably a million times by now… and I know there is still more to come because stripes is for sure the chicest of the classics. Enjoy!

Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2013

Richard Mishaan’s Colombian home.

Jonathan Saunders Spring 2013

Elle Decor

Tommy Ton photo

French Elle Decoration

Ordered section by Lee Clarke

The Greenbier Hotel

Tommy Ton

Keith McNally’s Martha’s Vyneyard home

Celine racer stripe luggage tote

Elle Italy

The amazing Jim Lambie taped floor,

11Mar

J.Crew: Better with the years

That top is my cup of tea. Actually the entire outfit is.

The jewel tones, intrinsic patterns and line cuts in J.Crew Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection kept me yearning for Fall fashion. I really can wear each and every one of their assemblage. According to Style.com, designer Tom Mora, the mastermind behind J.Crew Womenswear was inspired by a trip to Marrakech. I love how subtle and sophisticated his translation of Moroccan exotic design was weaved into J.Crew’s classic lines.

Can we talk about that jacket? Wow

The mix of pattern in this outfit is beautiful.

I love everything here as well. From the pants, the pup of color and
the side track pants.

I love the styling here. Oversized top and scarf with a floral pencil skirt. And of course the baseball cap is lovely too.

The cropped pants with the booties look cool.

images from Style.com

08Mar

Christine Centenera: A Style Icon

Christine Centenera via belle vivir blog

Stunning fur coat

Christine Centenera is the fashion editor of Harper’s Bazzaar Australia and is my top style icon, so far. There is an automatic *sigh* that comes out of me every time I look at a picture of her rocking one of those perfect outfits. Her fashion sense is feminine, edgy, modern and a bit futuristic at the same time. Only her shoes by themselves deserve a trophy. Judge by yourself!

Josh Groot dress

How about that for effortlessly chic?

A very chic geometric mini skirt.

Josh Groot dress

Celine and Ksubi jenas

Ladies and gentlemen now the shoes

Kanye West

Azzedine Alaia

Givenchy

Balenciaga.

05Mar

Checkered: checked

Dries Van Noten Spring 2013

Have you guys seen the ransack of checkered fashion that has invaded the runways lately? I’m always curious about fashion trends on the runways. Is there a secret Fashion-CIA going on here. “Marc is coming up with checkered for his spring collection” The trend is so pretty that it got carried by other designers onto Fall/Winter 2013-2014 in Milan and Paris. The good thing about all the checkered design is that I’m sure many people have a bunch of them in their closets, so dust-off those pieces out of your closet ladies and start wearing them. Enjoy!

Dries Van Noten. My love!

Louis Vuitton Spring 2013.

26Feb

Stylish Activewear: Going to the gym in style

activeweare to go to the gym in style via belle vivir blog

Love this military-looking visor available here.

I’ve been doing pilates, well on and off to be honest, for more than eight years now and I have to admit that no other workout method works as well for me. At the moment I am looking for a private studio to start it all over again, after almost six months of doing regular gym workout and not even seeing a vaguely similar result. I wasn’t always so interested in upgrading my gym clothing, actually I kept using the same sneakers for more than 4 years since I’ve never been a fan of heavy duty workouts such as a.k.a. running, climbing etc. Perhaps, because not until so long ago, much of the activewear clothing available was tide pants and tide tops and nothing else stylish enough to encourage me to get new gym clothes. But before we came to Sao Paulo I paid a visit to Nike and found really cool ones available. I know that stylish selection of gym clothes may not be a good enough incentive to encourage us to hit the gym but it doesn’t hurt it either. Enjoy!

Bring the glamy shimmer to the gym in this awesome jacket by Stella Mccartney for Adidas

25Feb

The Oscars red carpet favorites

Hale Berry, boy was she beautiful. Loved this Versace dress on her.
She can wear anything!

I have to say that it was kind of disappointing to watch the Red Carpet last night or should I say pink carpet. Was it me or wasn’t the old Hollywood glamour missing from all the ladies so-so-pale and have-seen-before dresses. You see what I mean here? When the people we look up for fashion sense and style used to get us all going ooh…aahh…wow…amazing and then one day without further notice all starts to fail. We’re left alone! At east all the movie nominees were great and I’m so happy Argo F.yourself won! Not only the movie was excellent but Ben Afleck is so haaandsome…! After squeezing and more squeezing here are my favs.