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Mode im Flamenco-Stil

2010-01-25T16:03:00.007+01:00

I'm really enjoying the current trend fashion magazines all over the world use for their editorials lately...the true women.

My cousin Araceli has been featured in one by the mag Brigitte (Germany).

She's a masseuse who's crazy about Flamenco dancing and she's an amazing dancer, I can asure you...and gosh she's gorgeous!

I loved the fact that they didn't use photoshop on her, she's a natural beauty and she's enough with a red lipstick.

Hope you like it as much as I do!;)

It's hard to say I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep...

2009-12-24T10:45:00.002+01:00

MJ.

Vol de Jour by Karl Lagerfeld

2009-12-17T21:38:00.005+01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5HcwneMtnw

I know I've been out of the blue for a long time...but I just wasn't feelin' like...

Anyway...the inspiration came back in the form of a critics...

WHAT'S THAT!!?? I've always praised THE MAN that creates beauty...but this is...I don't even know where to start!

It has nothing catchy in it. It makes CHANEL look just like an ordinary store. The models do not either know how to act or move gracefully (no wonder why Lara is best known for her static pics and not her walks...).

If the title didn't say it was HIM who filmed it I would have thought it was an amateur's intent to make laugh at what the brand represents.

Where did Karl's special touch go? Where is the magnificence of what he has us used to? Do u remember "Chanel Paris-Shanghai" or "Chanel Silent Film"?

Sorry, but this is a big NO.

MJ.

Blue August night

2009-09-06T17:56:00.016+02:00

I've just suffered my first week as a full-time worker. Can't believe I'm not a student anymore...

I'm officialy a Business/Marketing Graduate.

Summer's definetely over.

So sorry for the lack of posts but I've been pretty busy looking for a job in the fashion industry and I've ended up being a finance consultant. Any suggestions to change my disgrace will be very welcome! ;)

XX,

MJ.

Acabo de sufrir mi primera semana como trabajadora a tiempo completo. No puedo creer que ya no sea estudiante...

Soy oficialmente Licenciada en ADE y Marketing.

El verano definitivamente ha acabado.

Lo siento por la falta de posts pero he estado muy liada buscando trabajo en la moda y he acabado como consultora financiera. Cualquier sugerencia para cambiar mi situación será bienvenida! :)

Just an ordinary Saturday...

2009-05-16T09:47:00.018+02:00

I so needed this...
and there will be more of it!;)

Trimapee

2009-05-14T21:57:00.003+02:00

www.trimapee.com

A sunny return...

2009-05-02T22:40:00.009+02:00

First of all, I'm sosososososo sorry for being such a bad blogger lately...
My excuses were exams first and a lack of a proper connection til now...

I promise I'll make up for it :)

I needed a NOTHING-TO-DO Saturday...

Next stop:
International Case Competition 2009, Navarra!!!!

Say goodbye to free time...

2009-03-08T18:21:00.019+01:00

That's been my last free weekend...
Back to final exams again... :(

Buying OLD WORDS...

2009-03-05T11:06:00.007+01:00

What seems a tiny old book store

turns to be a cave where old words are hidden...

Yesterday after class I felt like finding a treasure...

“...there is something at the bottom of every new human thought, every thought of genius, or even every earnest thought that springs up in any brain, which can never be communicated to others, even if one were to write volumes about it and were explaining one's idea for thirty-five years; there's something left which cannot be induced to emerge from your brain, and remains with you for ever; and with it you will die, without communicating to anyone perhaps, the most important of your ideas.”

Prince Lyov Nikolayevitch Myshkin, The Idiot – Fiódor Dostoyevski

...and found truth in a handy shape.

Weekend: Cibeles F/W 2010

2009-02-23T22:13:00.023+01:00

That's what I call a non-stop weekend.
Some tourism around Madrid and...
Cibeles Fashion week! Simply AMAZING!!
I felt in love with the dress below by Devota&Lomba.

Such a shame I had to come back earlier since I couldn't miss today's classes...:(
Hopefully next time I get to see it all!:P

I'm off to Cibeles!!

2009-02-20T16:05:00.002+01:00

Hey there! Just a quick note to let you know last night I got a last minute invitation for Madrid Fashion Week!! So...my flight's in 3h.!! Must rush!

Have a great weekend!!!

Love,

MJ.

Cape and a Valentine's day

2009-02-17T22:43:00.013+01:00

I spent Valentine's day with my friend. Lately all our friends aren't single anymore...so we decided to spent that day together in a not-so-romantic way...and it's been, by far, the best one!

Thought it would be the perfect occasion to wear that cape made from a piece of old fabric I found at home (no idea where it came from...:P)

What a wonderful sunny day we had!

Here's our not-so-romantic lunch: hand-made almond cookies!:P

Went to the theater to watch an, again, not-so-romantic movie. It's kind of an independent documentary about sexual failures...pretty funny!:P

Hope you all had an amazing weekend (romantic or not:P)!!!

Journalist for a day!

2009-02-12T22:27:00.009+01:00

Saturday, Feb, 7th.
8am and my phone rings
It's my friend Rachel (the journalist) begging me for help.
I'm still trying to figure out when and where I am when she shouts:
I NEED YOU IN READY IN 2H. FOR A REPORT!!!
That I understood...

Sábado, 7 de Febrero
8am y mi teléfono suena
Es mi amiga Raquel (la periodista) suplicándome que la ayude.
Todavía estoy intentando saber cuándo y dónde estoy cuando grita:
TE NECESITO LISTA EN 2H. PARA UN REPORTAJE!!!
Eso sí lo entendí...

10:05am : "Badalona Comunicació" editorial department.
10:05am: La redacción de "Badalona Comunicació".

10:15am : Rachel explains me how to use one of those things...
10:15am: Raquel me explica cómo usar una de esas cosas...

11:30am: I'm actually recording my first interview! (and playing around with the cam :P)
11:30 am: Realmente estoy grabando mi primera entrevista! (y jugando con la cámara un poco :P)

12:45pm - 18:50pm : Ok, that thing's heavy!! (already 5 hours of report done...)
20:00pm: Really deserved dinner at her house!

12:45pm - 18:50pm: Esto pesa!! (ya llevo 5 horas de reportaje...)
20:00pm: Bien merecida cena en su casa!

And cooked some Culand with vanilla ice-cream!
Y cociné Culand con helado de vainilla!

Mmmmmmm...

London's shopping tour

2009-02-08T21:49:00.015+01:00

As some of you have requested, here it is a London’s shopping guide :P

Oxford St. and Oxford Circus (including Regent’ St): Where most of well-know shops such as Topshop, American Apparel, Zara and H&M. But there’s a MUST: Primark! For those who don’t know it, it’s pretty cheap though you have to spend some time to find something worthy. However, Primark isn’t in the center of Oxford Circus, so you may want to take the underground to Marble Arch station.

Carnaby St.: If you want to find a brand such as Replay, Guess’, Fornarina and Levis’ that’s where all of them have a store for sure. It’s at a walking distance from Oxford St.

Bond St.: Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Alexander Mcqueen, D&G, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany’s,...do I need to say more? ;)

But the cool staff here is vintage. There’s no better place for treasure haunting than London!

A part from their so famous flea markets:

Camden Market: Which I would say it’s like a vintage department stores...

Portobello Market: You can find any kind of vintage items, from books, accessories, jewelry and clothes to early XX’s golf sticks (I bought some for my dad :P) and some young unknown designers who try to find themselves a place into the fashion industry starting from the bottom.

Go and see by yourselves that Nothing Hill is full of vintage shops as well.

Spitalfields Market: located on Commercial Street, London’s East End.

However, the best area for vintage shopping is Brick Lane (Aldgate East St. tube station). You’ll find lots of little and not so little shops, though the best known are:

Beyond Retro : On Cheshire Street 110-112 (and another store in 58-59, Great Marlborough Street). It’s said to be the largest vintage clothing shop in London.

Rokit Vintage: On 101 and 107, Brick Lane (and two other stores, one in Candem and another in Covent Garden, check its website).

Absolute Vintage: Located on 15, Hanbury Street. It has been voted one of the world’s top 100 shops worth visiting.

Hope it can help those of you who are lucky to go there soon (I soooooo miss it!!) and enjoy it as much as I did!!:)

P.S. No me olvido del premio de Juliet. Prometo entregarlos en el próximo post!(Se me acumulan los deberes!!:P)

Like a Squirrel...

2009-02-04T22:36:00.015+01:00

Made some new friends :)

Sorry, couldn't resist to show that pic...

Can I keep it, can I keep it??

mmmm...yummy!!!

P.S. As some of you have requested...I'll be posting a "London Shopping Guide" between tomorrow and Friday! (working on it :P)

Be my fish...

2009-01-31T19:05:00.015+01:00

Signed:

Chip.

P.S. Oh! Those vintage shops...

London: Day #1

2009-01-26T23:04:00.012+01:00

I just love the charm of Nothing Hill & Portobello's market...

Packing...

2009-01-22T22:51:00.007+01:00

LONDON CALLING!!!!

What was the first song?

2009-01-14T18:07:00.008+01:00

I can't get no...satisfaction...,
I can't get no...satisfaction.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try!
I can't get no! I can't get no!

Deep in my memory there're lots of good songs,
but if I had to pick the first song I recall listening to, that would be it:
Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones.
They're my brother's fav. band, and as a kid I remember their music playing all day long
(oh, those old vynil records...).
I couldn't understand what they said. All I knew was their songs always cheered me up.
And that one, became my favourite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVDM0a49Lw

En el fondo de mi memoria hay muchas canciones buenas,

pero si tubiera que escoger la primera que recuerdo haber escuchado, seria:

Satisfaction de The Rolling Stones.

Son el grupo favorito de mi hermano y de niña recuerdo escuchar su musica durante todo el dia

(oh, aquellos antiguos vinilos...).

No podia entender lo que decian. Todo lo que sabia era que sus canciones siempre me animaban.

Y esta se convirtio en mi cancion favorita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVDM0a49Lw

Goodmorning Sunshine!

2009-01-12T22:52:00.005+01:00

This morning a ray of sun light has woken me up.
It's been a while since I last saw the blue sky.
And today, was the day.

Esta mañana me ha despertado un rayo de luz.

Hacia tiempo que no veia el cielo azul.

Y hoy, ha sido mi dia.

Dolls wake up when nobody's in the house

2009-01-10T23:38:00.007+01:00

Las muñecas despiertan cuando nadie está en casa...

My parents haven't gone out lately, but yesterday night was finally the time! So I phoned a couple of friends and just stayed at home (it´s too cold outside!).

Mis padres no han salido mucho ultimamente, pero ayer fue la noche! Así que llamé aun par de amigas y nos quedamos en casa (hacía demasiado frio fuera!)

We watched some movies, took some pics and talked and talked and talked...

Vimos algunas películas, tomamos fotos y hablamos y hablamos y hablamos...

Old high waist Mango skirt
Basic white H&M t-shirt
Blanco heels

The Nanny Diary

2009-01-09T20:25:00.010+01:00

I'm the nanny of a 4 year old Cars-obsessed child. He's my nephew and he knows every single word of the movie both in English and Spanish (and Catalan).

Soy la niñera de un enano de 4 años obsesionado con la pelicula Cars. Es mi sobrino y sabe cada palabra de la pelicula tanto en ingles como en español (y en catalan).

He can't even pronounce my name properly!!

Si ni tan solo puede pronunciar mi nombre correctamente!!

He even knows all the automobile's industry brands and recognize their logo at a glanze!

Incluso sabe todas las marcas de coches y reconoce los logos al momento!

Guys, a new freak is born! I think it's a familly issue...

Un nuevo freak ha nacido! Creo que es cosa de familia...

And I love him so much!

Y lo quiero tantisimo!

Sales!!!

2009-01-08T13:16:00.008+01:00

After hours of lines to pay... I finally got what I've wanted for so long(among other things...)!!

Después de horas de cola para pagar...Finalmente conseguí lo que quería desde hace tanto tiempo(entre otras cosillas...)!!

Do you remember Blake Lively's Chinese Laundry's boots??

Recordais las botas de Chinese Laundry que llevaba Blake Lively??

These are all mine for 39€ from Zara!! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw just one pair and they were my size!

Estas son todas mias por 39€ de Zara!! No podía creerme que solo hubiera ese par y fuesen de mi número!

And these lovely laced heels from Venca for 20€!

Everything 60% off!

I had to force myself not to buy everything since I'm going to London in one week and I'm planning to spend it all there!

Y estos maravillosos zapatos de Venca por 20€!! Todo me salió al 60% de descuento!

Tube que forzarme para no comprarlo todo ya que me voy a Londres en una semana y planeo gastarlo todo allí!

My City Bites...

2009-01-06T11:32:00.011+01:00

...with an old loved friend.

Pedacitos de Mi Ciudad...

...con un viejo y querido amigo.

LIQUID BLACK

2009-01-05T13:56:00.002+01:00

Some days are more productive than others...

Unos dias son mas productivos que otros...

Efortless Beauty = Coco Rocha

2009-01-02T12:14:00.003+01:00

That's what I call "Natural Beauty".

Esto es lo que yo llamo "Belleza Natural".

New Year's Eve & Mum's Birthday

2009-01-02T00:19:00.001+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The best is yet to come. 2009.