Probably you have seen them on the street, newspapers, blogs and fashion sites, satchels are everywhere. They are cute and handy, the perfect type of bags for the season, plus they come in a huge array to fit your style. From the classic and chic, British styled “The Cambridge Satchel Company” bags, to the Stella Rittwagen‘s fluos, passing through unique creations by emerging designers at Boticca, it’s very easy to fall in love with one of those bags, but what would say your wallet? Fluo satchelssource: google images (more sites show the same picture) “The Cambridge Satchel Company” The Rose 11” satchel from “The Pastel” limited collection As usual, here you have…
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How to & Tips: Peplo, a reenactment Greek dress or an easy party costume
If you don’t know how to get dressed for a costume party, you can use a plain bedsheet and become a classical Greek woman or a glowy goddess with your own DIY peplos (here with a makeup look by yours truly). I found this do-it-yourself idea while leafing an old monthly magazine dedicated to the ancient Greek world (a Focus History special issue). Despite the title of this insert (“The chiton in 4 moves”), this DIY dress looks like a peplos like those worn by Greek women up to 500 b.C., with a flap of fabric on the upper part of the body that was called “apoptygma“. Your bedsheet, about one-third, should…
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Trends: Color blocking & How to Colour Block nail art
Color-blocking: fun or crazy?This fashion trend certainly will not go unnoticed and from catwalks, from Prada to Gucci, from Louis Vuitton to Marc Jacobs, it comes in our timid wardrobe.Color block: allegro o pazzo?Questa moda non passerà certamente inosservata e dalle passerelle, da Prada a Gucci, passando per Louis Vuitton e Marc Jacobs, arriva nel nostro timido guardaroba. We can define the color-blocking as the “art” of pairing in our way of dressing different colour sections, in contrast and strictly vibrant.I wrote “art” because, sometimes, it can be difficult to match so vivid colours without looking like an Harlequin.In these cases, how to do?Wear a monocromatic dress, add shoes and…
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How to: wear a pareo skirt (Come fare per creare un pareo)
Siete già in vacanza o state preparando le valigie per partire? Se la meta del vostro viaggetto è il mare, questo è il post che fa per voi. Poche sono le cose essenziali da portare con se in spiaggia, tra queste non può mancare un pareo. E’ leggero e allegro, non ingombra e, cosa più importante, è molto versatile. Infatti si può indossare annodata alla vita… Hello sunshines! Are you in vacation or are you going to pack your bags? If your destination is the sea, this is the right post for you. There are few essential things to bring with you on the beach and a pareo is a…
