At the beginning I was very resistant about wearing anything with animal prints. But after buying my first leopard print flats, I just threw away all preconceived notions about this fashion style. I then realized that this kind of pattern can give a nice update to a look, can make it look very feminine, gracious and daring.

So when I saw this zebra print coat (for an excellent price) I had no doubt that I was going to buy it. I really, really loved it and I think it is really easy to wear with other different pieces and it can add some fun to the all those dark winter tones I’ve already talked about.

How about you girls, have you embraced the animal print fashion trend yet?

No comeco eu tinha uma certa resistencia em relacao as essas estampas, mas bastou comprar uma sapatilha de oncinha e me entregar  as estampas de animais, deixei de lado o conceito “perua” que sempre achei atrelado a esses tipos de estampas e vi que poderiam sim, dar uma composicao super bacana ao look, atraves da feminilidade, graciosidade e ate uma certa “ousadia” que essas estampas expressam.

Por isso, quando vi esse casaco de zebra por um preco super tentador, nao tive duvidas que essa “zebrinha seria minha”. Afinal, amo essa estampa, acho super facil de coordenar com outras pecas e ideal para dar uma quebrada nos tons escuros e sobrios do inverno. E voces? Aderiram a “animal print” ou ainda torcem o nariz?

Update:

Para os leitores em portugues e espanhol, tem uma notinha sobre meus looks no blog do Roberto Sena, o Roberto e brasileiro, mora na Espanha e escreve em portugues e espanhol, fala sobre moda, marcas, tendencias, cultura e comportamento. Fico super feliz, com a presenca e percepcao  masculina no mundo fashion.

Obrigada Roberto!

Bufallo zebra print coat, H&M leggings, Urban Outfitters top, Toscani bag, Benetton belt, Michael Kors boots, handmade bracelet

My vacation continues to be beach-less but with lots of time spent in the pool… Summer’s sunny and scalding hot! Throughout Christmas with family, eat is all we did!

I am shocked at the prices here in Brazil. I find a lot of beautiful things that I’d love to have, but the prices are really extorsive. I am seeing myself increasingly more detached of the Brazilian “reality” and ask myself how is it possible to have prices sooooo incompatible with the purchasing power here. Everything can be bought in a million of monthly installments, but so what? You end up paying twice as much as you would for a fairly priced product. Therefore, I’ve been very diligent on my acquisitions here. But since I love Brazil’s summer fashion so much, especially bikinis and bijoux, I could not resist and bought some pieces that I plan to use during Boston’s brief summer.

Due to the absence of my favorite photographer, my lack of ability with the tripod, and the fact that these pieces speak for themselves, I decided to photograph them just like that… my presence, this time, was limited to be on the other side of the lenses.

I leave 2009 with a promise of nice photos, fair looks, and a lot of information exchange for the next year! Happy 2010! A healthy, peaceful, and loveful year for all of us!

As ferias continuam sem praia, mas com muita piscina…sol e verao escaldante! O Natal foi bem familia e comer foi tudo que se fez.

Ando super espantada com os precos absurdos do Brasil, acho muita coisa linda, mas os precos realmente exorbitantes. Cada vez me vejo mais fora da realidade brasileira e me pergunto como os precos podem ser tao incompativeis com os salarios. Tudo pode ser parcelado em inumeras prestacoes, mas e dai? O preco final e o dobro de um preco justo.

Por essa e outras, ando bem “singela” nas minhas aquisicoes, mas como sou apaixonada pela moda verao brasileira, especialmente pelos biquinis e bijouterias, nao pude resistir e arrisquei em algumas pecas, que poderei usar no breve verao de Boston.

Aproveitei a falta do meu fotografo preferido, minha falta de habilidade com o tripe e o fato das pecas ja falarem tudo por si so, e resolvi fotografa-las assim, sozinhas… minha presenca dessa vez, se limitou ao outro lado da lente.

Deixo 2009 com promessas de fotos bacanas, looks dignos e muita troca de informacao para o proximo ano! Um Feliz 2010! Saude, Paz e Amor pra todas nos!

Lenny swimsuit, Evidence bracelets

Day after day I am finding out what a great (and sweet) ordeal is to have a blog. It’s a looooooot of work (congratulations to all bloggers) but also a lot of pleasure… It consists of great amounts of prep work, trying to do the best you can, looking for cool outfits, researching the right mix of different pieces together, looking for clothes that you forgot you had in your closet, finding nice, new places for the photo shoots, posing for the camera without having any idea of how it is going to come out, giving an expression to your clothes, mood, and style… but the best part of it is to meet people all over the world and realize that everybody speaks the same language, the language of fashion!

Aos poucos vou experimentando o doce sabor de se ter um blog, alem do super trabalho que da (parabens redobrado a todas as blogueiras), existem inumeros prazeres… alem de  ter que se preparar, de tentar fazer e dar o melhor de si gratuitamente, de buscar looks bacanas, pesquisar, combinar pecas, buscar pecas que estavam esquecidas no closet, procurar lugares legais, fazer poses sem ter a minima nocao de como a foto vai ficar, expressar a roupa, o humor, seu estilo … o melhor de tudo, e encontrar pessoas ao redor do mundo e falarmos todos a mesma lingua, a linguagem da moda!

BCBG jacket, Chocoleite top (brazilian brand) top, Express pants, Pour La Victoire shoes, Ann Taylor and H&M bracelets

I love clothes and shoes that give personality to a look but we have to be extra careful with some pieces as to not make them us look like a character (unless you want it to). When I fell in love with these Cowboy boots, I promised to myself I’d never wear them with patterned flannel shirts, jeans skirts, or Cowboy belts (argh!). Because the cool effect of pieces like this is to use them in a unexpected way in order to avoid being stereotyped. Have a nice week!

Adoro pecas e sapatos que deem personalidade a um look, mas e preciso ter um cuidado redobrado com essas pecas, para nao incorporar um personagem, a nao ser que voce queira. Quando me apaixonei por essas botas cowboy, prometi a mim mesma que jamais as usaria com xadrez, com saia jeans ou com um cinto cowboy (argh!). Porque o ” legal” dessas pecas, e usa-las de maneira  improvavel, e se livrar o maximo possivel de estereotipos. Boa semana!

H&M dress, Banana Republic jacket, Boulet cowboy boots, Chocolat Blu bag, Marc Jacobs sunglasses, American Apparel thighs, handmade bracelet (Thank you Sonia)