It’s been rainy lately so I finally had to take out my sailor sweater! What a great pattern! I love it especially when the stripes are thin. Can you name two designers that really love the sailor stripes? Maybe Jean Paul Gaultier and… Coco Chanel yes miss! She did at her beginning of her carrier. She dared to wear those sweaters as a revolt to the actual trends and rules at the time. It has a masculine connotation because only sailors would wear these but you can easily make it look more feminine. Juts add heels, a belt at the waist, maybe a small scarf and a cute bag! Oh and I purposely played with the béret here. A béret will keep your head warm and protected as well as bring a cute and fun touch. I also wanted to talk about the wool coat I am wearing. I absolutely love this coat. The color is of a really light beige, easily matching a lot of outfits. The special aspect of it is the fringe. I know it reminds you of some indian look but in this case,  the rest of the coat is cut well enough, and it is simple enough to be tastefull and very classy. It is almost a mix with a poncho. I don’t know if you noticed but long drapped pieces of fabric give a mystical and elegant attitude. I am a big fan…

Coat : Zara

Sailor sweater : Zara

Velour blazer : H&M

Pants : Zara

Belt : little boutique in Paris

Scarf : vintage

Hat : H&M

Low boots : Zara

Bag : little boutique in Spain

Earrings : H&M

Ring : Accessorize

Pendant : vintage

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On a windy day like this one, I felt like wearing a skirt. It doesn’t make much sense because it already had rained on top of being windy… but what do you want? I like to go with the flow. Thank God it isn’t cold here in northern California. What so ever, I was inspired by very nude and pastel colors. This beautiful lamb leather beige jacket was bought on sale (incredible my size was still available) and I LOVE it. This color always make your face look better even on a tiring morning. Here again I am playing with contrasted shades, “black and white” forever… I like it so I use it as much as possible. An interesting piece coming is this “snake skin” material looking  mini skirt; as you can see I was particularly attracted to the 3D fabric result aiming to be the skin of a snake. Ah the animal trend! Such a cool thing to play with in your outfit! Then the low boots, khaki color, were the perfect match to give a high fashion touch…

Jacket : Entracte

Skirt : Zara

Sweater : Gap

Scarf : H&M

Bag : Massimo Dutti

Low Boots : Little boutique in Paris

Golden leaves : H&M

Ring : Massimo Dutti

Earrings : Forever 21

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Hi everyone! For this session, I was again inspired by a blazer… lol Yes blazers are too cool. So this one is a Massimo Dutti (Italian brand owned by Inditex, or Zara if you prefer), it is tighter around the waist which shows the curve of the body. Just so nice! I also like the quality of the fabric used: it is inprinted by very thin grey lines if you pay attention on one of the pics. I know it wouldn’t strike you otherwise but I can affirm that the result is brighter, shinier, more attractive in fact that a regular, boring fabric. So! remember when I was telling you about the “black and white” effect… well here it is ! with navy blue but it still works real well. The shiny boots add another texture to the navy twist of this outfit. I absolutely love the scarf too: a zebra or whatever animal print that look slick is a great accessory to any outfit. But PLEASE do not mix different animal prints because you will soon look tasteless. lol sorry. Oh and the belt here is one of my very favorites. It is thin but not too much, and above all gives a rock’n’roll touch. But this outfit again wouldn’t be the same without the blazer!!…

Blazer : Massimo Dutti

Jeans : Bel Air

Sweater : H&M

Scarf : H&M

Bag : Lancaster

Belt : Les envahisseurs boutique (Paris)

Boots : Pastel

Jewelry : little boutique in Paris

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I love this sleeveless linen blazer… You can wear it for work or just to inspire a more confident attitude. The truth is that blazers today are so versatile that you can wear them with pretty much anything you like (except for joggings… but once again jogging outfits should only be worn for sports… but who would wear them for anything else really???). So you know you can abuse them, wear them over and over, no matter the color you pick; the most important is the way it fits you. If the vest doesn’t suit your body you’d better forget it! because you soon will look like a weird cow. The good news is that you can find a nicely cut vest for an affordable price… if you look well. For this outfit I was inspired to mix it with open beige suede heels; same tint; nice interaction. And don’t forget, if you wanna look classy but you don’t know what to wear today, look no further: the black and beige or white mix will do the trick… Add a nice sporty bag with big buckles, in navy blue for example and you are set!!! kiss kiss

Blazer : Zara

Under vest : H&M

Shirt : H&M

Jeans : H&M

Heels : Pedro Miralles

Scarf : Etam

Bag : Lancaster

Golden heart : H&M

Earrings : Andre Cristou Designer (Goldenwestudio Ojai, CA)

Jewelry : little boutique in Paris

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