It's always the right decision to invest in flat shoes. Yes, exactly, invest! All girls consider fancy fashion stuff as investments. They even calculate its depreciation (only woman's logic works here) and cost-per-wear :) I know, I know. We get a little bit overexcited about fashion. But sometimes you have to prove yourself and everyone around the reason behind your 4th pair of designer shoes per month or the bag you order despite its crazy custom fee, when heart thinks while brain surrenders. Men will never understand.
So, I was looking through some investment opportunities online and found out a lot of portfolios. Let's calculate the risk and... choose the one you like. After all, it's about the pleasure behind its comfort and catchy looks for us ;)
Since everytime I decide to spend less and less time on the internet the irony of life laughs very hard and put me in a position where I get more and more involved with it. The first time it was my sudden urge to have a blog and now, when my job is to know everything that is going on in social network and be updated about fashion. As long as fashion brands mostly communicate with their customers and just fans and admirers through internet we all became the spectators of the shows they prepare for us every fashion week. I was inspired by black and white looks from Valentino fall-winter'16 RTW show. Then I remembered how Dolce&Gabbana already has everything that black and white freaks could ever dream of. So I prepared a set for summer in this colour palette. Also never forget to actually enjoy stuff you like, and visit ASOS.com where you can find and purchase any design you wish for an affordable price.
Time goes by and wishes become more intangible than ever. But a small detail on your wrist can warm you up with a memory attached to it any time you look at the arm candy.
I can't imagine any fashionista visiting London and NOT going to Harrods. Let's just accept it as a fact and never return to this matter. Because Harrods is one of the biggest and oldest department stores in Europe with history dating back to 19th century. It has a few distinguishing points like the building, first ever escalator, food hall, shoe heaven etc. that make Harrods to stand out among all other department stores. Lately they renovated shoe department and named it Shoe Heaven. That is the story I want to tell.
It's been more than 6 months that I left London the last time and missed shopping there very much. That is why when I went to Knightsbridge (the part of London where Harrods is) the music playing in my head was the following song from famous TV series:
The reason is because you actually feel like a leading female character from a movie or TV show at the moment where she decides to go shopping and change her life :) So in this case background music is necessary. I was going to buy a bag, a pink bag to be precise. Apparently I hadn't had one till then (can you imagine?). After browsing the ground floor AND the lower ground floor I found what I wanted but decided to look through shoe department before taking what I came for. Just in case asked a sales assistant which floor shoe department is on and got this answer: 'You mean Shoe Heaven? On the 5th'. I thought it was only words until I got there. They changed it completely that I couldn't even recognise. It actually was a shoe heaven for any woman that ever laid eyes on designer shoes. I was wandering in the Heaven and admiring the latest collections presented there. Departments got bigger, wider, brighter. Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik had these fake departments where you can see shoes and suppose that it is the boutique, but when you ask for your size they tell you to go further. You feel like you are being teased and invited to see more of these feet candy by trick. I headed straight to Manolo Blahnik and it was like finding a treasure among other gems. You reach the short stairs and they lead you to the attics with the world of Manolo. Then during your fitting process (everything happens so naturally that you have no idea how you ended up here) sales assistant tells you that 2 days ago the master himself was there and signed shoes... Couple minutes later you find yourself paying for the black satin jewelled Nadira pumps and trying to realise that pink bag is gone now... Long story short: after the Shoe Heaven I choose shoes to the bag I actually came for.
Yesterday I attended the first Baku Fashion Week ever. It was just a start for something big in future. Baby steps as they say. But I hope it will grow and prosper as time goes by and we will proudly talk about fashion weeks in our hometown. Fashion Week was actually only for 2 days. On the first day Azerbaijani designer Gunel Behbudova and Georgian Designer Avtandil Tskvitinidze presented their collections on the runway in Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Baku. The day two (the one I attended) was about the last show of the Baku Fashion Week and after party. My friend Narmin got us the invitations and we had the front row on Nadit show by Nadia Taziyeva. The collection was colourful and full of dreams where knit and chiffon dominated the stage. Here are the photos taken on my humble iPhone camera during the show...
All the girls of my generation grew up watching Olsen twins' movies throughout their teenage years. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen sisters were our idols in terms of style and lifestyle. Ask any girl born in 1988-94 and they will tell you how they adored them and watched their movies very often. I still remember their every outfit and hairstyle. Olsen twins used to inspire thousands of girls around the world. The fact that I always thought blonde hair is incredibly beautiful and 'cool' was because they always had blonde hair and their highlighted blonde was the colour I dreamt about all my childhood :) The moment I saw them in New York Minute (2004) I knew I will go blonde eventually. It all my sound cheesy, I know. But it is what it is. Not going to deny it.
Former teenage idols Ashley and Mary-Kate are currently fashion designers with own high-end brand The Row. Their personal style may have changed over the years but they still have that unique touch only two of them can pull off.
London is one of the most fashionable cities in the world. It is undeniable. So there are a lot fashion exhibitions taking place here such as Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition, Wedding Dresses 1775-2014 Exhibition or The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014 Exhibition I attended a few weeks ago. It is held in The Victoria and Albert Museum, one of the most beautiful places in London in my opinion. The exhibition perfectly showcased the path of italian fashion of small ateliers becoming leading couture geniuses in the world. How 'Made in Italy' started to add value to the product. There were amazing dresses by very famous designers, people could watch short documentaries about fashion shows of 40's and 50's. It was very interesting to walk there and feel the evolution of the fashion in general. They don't allow to take photos in there, but I'm known for being sneaky in such things ;) That is why I managed to take some pictures, so I could share them with you...
The award season is on. Let's begin our gossip with Golden Globes 2014 red carpet. What they wore, who they wore it from, who failed, who was the best etc...
London. Knightsbridge. The Berkeley Hotel. Caramel Room. Where food and fashion meet.
A tea room for fashionistas in a luxury hotel with the menu inspiried bu the latest fashion collections. It is just hard to explain. The idea is phenomenal. Its success is undeniable. And it is not easy at all to reserve a table in famous Carmel Room.
I think everyone remembers Chanel Lego Bag from plastic that has a price tag that shocked a lot of people :)
And we all know about iphone case obsession all over the world. They are in all shapes and colours now. So when me and my girls found out that Chanel Lego Bag cases exist there was no duoubt that we are going to purchase them. I chose a red one, and girls' pick was pink. So here they are...
I'm obsessed with their shows, designs, hairstyles, acessories and every little details... It's Dolce and Gabbana Spring/Summer 2014 runway show and its backstage.
If I had to describe the show Mad Men only with one word, it would be classy. I can't imagine any other show on TV to have more class, chic and style than this one. Advertisers from Madison Avenue in 60's, their agency, private lives... The main character that is Don Draper played by Jon Hamm is one of those men that women hate and love at the same time. His charm, looks, gestures. Don Draper is good at his job, he is one of the best, everyone loves him. The show has interesting storyline, but the main thing that atrracts a viewer is the environment of 60's: fashion, lifestyle. The way they dress, the way men and women behave even the way they smoke is so different from the time that we live in, it captivates you from the first episode. After I watch this show every time, I just want to wear a dress and shoes on heels like those women wear everyday, have some classy hairsyle and walk around like a real lady :)
I have an assignment for my Luxury Brand Management class, which I decided to do about possibilities for Chanel launching a new clothing line for men. Chanel adds a few looks for men to every ready-to-wear collection for over ten years. It shows that they have some kind of a concept and trying to show that Chanel can not be feminine only and has potential to explore men's fashion. Seems like Karl Lagerfeld has a certain view on how Chanel man should look like. These are the best looks I chose from previous shows:
Shopping is addictive. It really is. Girls (not only) will agree with me ;) You buy one thing, then you want another one. Mostly it is about little things that you instantly like and buy immidiately. Online shopping is when you run out of money most quickly. One click and oops! money is gone... I think last week was all about shopping fever. So here I am, confessing about it. It may look like bragging or smomething like that, but to be honest it is the result of my weakness. So it is time to promise myself that there's no shopping in 2-3 weeks at least.
1) Harrods, what are you doing to us? It was one moment thing when I discovered a whole lower ground floor full of bags I have never been to before...
