Look of the week *7* Autumn's here

Hoy es uno de esos días que descubres una firma nueva a golpe de flechazo. Normalmente, cuando me gusta una imagen en Pinterest, le pongo un like o la repineo a uno de mis álbumes. Sólo cuando realmente me interesa, pincho para ver de dónde ha salido. Y así, al enamorarme de ésta que véis arriba, ha sido cuando he pinchado y he descubierto la firma Scotch & Soda, nacida en los 80 (aunque es tal como es ahora desde 2001) con base en Amsterdam. Ya venden en más de 7000 locales en todo el mundo, y yo sin enterarme. Si queréis ver más, no tenéis más que hacer click para ir a su web.

Today's one of those days I found out a new brand, and with this one it was love at first sight. Usually, when I like an image on Pinterest, I click on "like" or repin it to one of my albums. Only when I'm really interested, I click to see where it came from. And that's how, when I fell in love with the image above, I clicked and found out the brand Scotch & Soda, born in the 80's (though it is like it is now since 2001) and Amsterdam-based. They sell their clothes in more than 7000 shops around the globe -and I didn't know. If you want to see more, just click to go to their website.

¡Feliz fin de semana! 

Happy weekend!

AIAM

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Hunter... curiosity

Maybe, you already know about this, but for me was a surprisingly new when I first heard about it. The well-known HUNTER boots firm has developed his quality to create a new material much more flexible which allows us to wrap the boots as in the picture below. It may sound crazy but it is probably the most useful thing that I have ever heard in terms of boots! Imagine, from now on, you will be able to carry your rain boots inside your lugagge without refusing to lose space. The new model is called ORIGINAL TOUR.

 It is simply amazing!

Anne - Charlotte

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"Historias de una portada"

Portada de Vogue en Noviembre de 1988

Hace un tiempo, no recuerdo a raíz de qué, me inscribí a los emails de Vogue.com y desde entonces recibo como un email a la semana con algún nuevo reportaje sobre moda o bien con un artículo en el que alguien "de dentro" cuenta una historia personal relacionada con el universo Vogue. Pues bien, de todos los emails que me llegan de revistas con las últimas novedades, estos emails de Vogue (se llaman "Read my Vogue story") son mis favoritos con diferencia. 

¿Por qué? Puede ser porque en vez de bombardearme con un email lleno de contenidos que tanta pereza da abrir, me hablan de tan sólo un artículo, una historia, e incluyen una sola imagen. O porque me gusta oír historias. Porque sean verdad o no, tienen un cierto carácter íntimo. O por la magnífica calidad de las imágenes que, una vez en el artículo, se pueden ver y disfrutar.

Os dejo con un ejemplo: la historia que nos cuenta Anna Wintour, por el 120 aniversario de la revista, sobre la portada que le hizo editora jefe de Vogue en 1988 (arriba). Una portada muy inspiradora por varios motivos: porque da gusto ver una imagen "fresca" en un mundo tan sumamente estudiado, por la mezcla del high y el low, porque esa chaqueta está de plena actualidad 24 años más tarde, porque es una estupenda idea para un DIY... 

 

Honoring the 120th Anniversary: Anna Wintour Shares Her Vogue Story

Not long ago, can't remember why, I suscribed to Vogue.com's emails and since then, I've been recieving about one weekly email with some fashion feature or an article where someone from the Vogue world tells a personal story related to the magazine. Well, among all the newsletters that I recieve from different magazines, it's these Vogue emails (called "Read my Vogue story") are my favourites so far. 

But why? Maybe because, instead of sending me loads of emails with loads of stories in each one, they send me just one article, one story, and one only image. Or because I like to listen to people's stories. Because, true or not, they have a certain intimate character. Or just 'cause of the high quality of the images that, once inside the article, I can watch and enjoy. 

I'll leave you one example: Anna Wintour's story, for the 120th Vogue's anniversary, about the cover that made her chief in 1988. An inspiring cover for several reasons: because it's nice to see such a "fresh" image in such a meticulous world, for it's mix of high and low, because that jacket is totally in 24 years later, because it's a great idea for a DIY...

Honoring the 120th Anniversary: Anna Wintour Shares Her Vogue Story

AIAM

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#MBFWM 2012

KINA FERNÁNDEZ
 

MARIA BARROS

SARA COLEMAN

Fotos originales de Anne-Charlotte

Desde el sábado, pasando por toda la jornada de ayer y hoy, estaremos en la Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week en Madrid, empapándonos de desfiles que compartiremos con vosotros. Permaneced atentos a nuestro twitter @cafeaudeuxblog donde os lo contamos en tiempo real.

Aquí va un pequeño adelanto... ¡Un saludo!

AIAM & Anne - Charlotte

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Teresa Helbig Fall Winter 2012-2013

Hace mucho mucho tiempo que no paso por aquí, pero creo que la ocasión lo merece. Después de mucho desearlo y a pesar de que no sabíamos si iba a ser posible por varios motivos, parece que al final Anne-Charlotte y yo asistiremos a algunos desfiles de la próxima edición de la Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week de Madrid, que se celebrará a finales de esta semana y principios de la que viene. 

El caso es que navegando por las webs de los diseñadores me he reencontrado con la colección para este otoño invierno de Teresa Helbig, y como es natural, me he vuelto a enamorar perdidamente... ¡Será que soy una romántica! Y esas prendas de cuero que le añaden, como apunta la propia diseñadora, un toque canalla... Es puro equilibrio y, para mí, puro éxito. De hecho, esta colección le valió a Teresa Helbig su segundo y merecido premio L'Oréal al mejor diseñador. Con un poco de suerte, estaremos allí para ver si consigue el tercero en esta edición (por favor, señor cartero, dése prisita...). ¡Mucha suerte!

I haven't been here for a while... But I think I have enough reasons to do it now. After wanting it so bad and even if we weren't sure if it would be possible or not, it seems that in the end, Anne-Charlotte and I will attend some of the fashion shows at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, in the end of this week/beginning of next one. 

So I was surfing the net, checking the webs of the designers taking part and I re-found the wonderful collection by Teresa Helbig for this season. Inevitably, I re-fell completely in love... Must be 'cause I'm a romantic! And a lover of leather... The collection is pure balance and, for me, pure success. In fact, this collection made Teresa Helbig win her second and well deserved L'Oréal prize to the best designer. Hopefully, we'll be there to see her "fight" to get the prize a third time! (Please, Mr. Postman, hurry up!). Good luck!

All images from Teresa Helbig's facebook page, here

¿Y vosotros? ¿Vais a seguir la Fashion Week o mejor esperáis a que llegue en forma de revista? 

¡Que tengáis un gran día!

What about you? Do you usually follow the Fashion Weeks in the moment or you prefer to wait till magazines tell you all about it?

Have a great day!

AIAM

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OUTFIT·25 PLAIN PINK

THE TRUTH IS...

that I was thinking in calling this post again 'How to rock... an old (style) flowery skirt' but not to abuse to much the concept I decided not to do it. But keep that in mind haha. 

Actually, this skirt have been in my wardrobe during ages, without any opportunity. But suddenly, I started to have this kind of need of one of this colorful plain sweaters or jumpers. 

It was during sales when I visualized the bright pink colour, calling me since the end of the corridor of mountains made out of clothes (in ZARA) Then I realized how beautiful this skirt should be with the jumper. I love the cut out in the back. As i am wearing it without anything else, it becomes pretty sexy to be just a jersey ( jumper, jersey, sweater... seriously, I don't know how to call it, but you understand me... ^^)

THE SECOND TRUTH IS...

that I really think that this pictures are one of my favourites since I started with the blog. I am very sad though: i dont't now how to get rid of this noise!!! I now it was getting dark and probably this is one of the main reasons. Please, I hate to be so amateur when I see that the result of my photos could be better, I would kindly accept any suggestion

THE THIRD TRUTH IS...

that once upon a time... pink was one of my favourites colours. It became something obsessive! and there were times when I was wearing pink shirt+pink trousers+ pink shoes... (a potential petit suisse)

 I guess it is something that a blogger should't confess, but it was my style, is part of myself, and maybe, without this, I wouldn't be who I am now. Actually, I think this pink colour gives to my dark skin and dark hair, more light and it is pretty cool!

See you after my holiday!

Anne - Charlotte

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Freja for ZARA

I love her style, I love her hair, and I love how fresh she is. Freja Beha is the ambassador for the new Autumn Winter collection of ZARA.

 What do you think!?

Anne - Charlotte

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OUTFIT 24 · SUPERGA

the day I rocked my OLD superga's

I know what you are thinking right now: superga?! Everybody has a pair of supergas nowadays. Ok, this is true but... mine are veeery old. I bought them in Rome, coz I discovered there that a lot of the girls in the streets had a pair of them. And I used to wear it with jeans and white t-shirts or in all my comfy outfits. After that, it-girls like Gala Gonzalez and/or Alexa Chung got a contract with the brand to featured their beautiful shoes, they have become a boom and now everybody wants a pair of them (I guess..)  

I introduce here my old pair. Fortunately, the pictures are so bright you cannot see how greyish they are :) Well, so after they are now very famous, I try to wear it in a different way. Also because, since I am living here in Munich, it is every single day raining, and my beloved flats, that I used to wear everyday are almost destroyed because of the rain. With this kind of shoes my feets are more protected and they are more resistant. 

I choose for this time a LBD (which is more a long T-shirt that I use during the day) with a camel blazer. The accessories were the most powerful part with the skinny chain with two hearts from Tifanny&Co and the PRADA inspired earrings. My black charol bag, you already know.

So that... Will Superga offer me a contract now?! hahaha :D

Sé lo que estáis pensando, que si me creo muy novedosa ahora con mis superga's. Lo sé, se han vuelto un elemento indispensable de cualquier blogger desde que las it-girls Gala González y Alexa Chung se convirtieron en la imágen de la marca. Pero lo cierto es que las mías son muy antiguas. Las compré hace años en un viaje a Roma. Me percaté de que muchas chicas las llevaban y me gustaron, me parecieron orginales y se salía un poco de las típicas converse. Así que aquí las tenéis. Gracias a que las fotos han salido un poco brillantes parecen más blancas de lo que están (las pobres) jeje

Normalmente me gusta llevarlas con looks cómodos, con vaqueros y una camiseta blanca. Pero ahora, que ya no son tan novedosas, pensé en llevarlas con otro estilo para experimentar un poco con ellas. También porque desde que vivo aquí en Munich, no puedo usar tanto como quisiera mis bailarinas, porque llueve constantemente y se destrozan. En cambio con este tipo de calzado un poco más deportivo mis piés están más protegidos y son más resistentes. 

Así que me lancé con mi LBD de día (que es una camiseta larga, mas bien ^^) y con un blazer color tostado. Los accesorios son el punto fuerte: un colgante de cadena finísima y de dos corazones de Tiffany & CO, pendientes de H&M inspirados en unos PRADA y mi bolso negro de Mango, que la verdad, fué una buena inversión.

Entonces... me ofrecerá Superga ahora un contrato también a mí!? jeje (no estaría mal...)

Anne - Charlotte

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Debate en The Lemon Pear

Fuente: Vogue.es

¡Buenos días! Hoy estamos de debate en The Lemon Pear y va de bodas, os invitamos a todos a echarle un vistazo y participar pinchando aquí =)

Good morning! Today we're proposing a debate at The Lemon Pear and it's about weddings. Even if it's in Spanish, the question is clear: do you prefer a traditional or a non-conventional wedding? Feel free to visit the site and leave your opinion, your experience or any ideas by clicking here =) 

¡Feliz lunes!

Happy monday!

AIAM

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Look of the week *6*

Hoy tenéis en The Lemon Pear mi entrada de esta semana, ¡no dudéis en pasaros! (Pinchando aquí). Pero lo que quiero destacar es una imagen que me ha cautivado y por lo tanto me ha llevado a proclamarlo como mi look favorito de la semana. Este vestido me parece una pasada...

Today you can read at The Lemon Pear my latest post, don't forget to read it! (Click here). But what I want to emphasize is one of the images on that post that has completely captivated me, which is why I decided to post it as my favourite look of this week. I think the dress is just awesome...

Aurora Sansone via Citizen Couture

Claro, estamos hablando de Aurora Sansone, estilista y editora de moda de Vogue Nippon. Otro día hablaremos de su estilo, totalmente digno de mención...

Naturally stylish, this is Aurora Sansone, stylist and fashion editor at Vogue Nippon. Some day we'll talk about her style, totally noteworthy....

¡Que tengáis un genial fin de semana!

Have a great weekend!

AIAM

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