Inspired - Margot Tenenbaum and Sofia Coppola

Today I went to the hairdresser and had my hair cut like Margot from The Tenenbaums

I love this film. I remember seeing it for the first time with a friend and totally hating it. She really liked it, and I thought she was crazy. I used to tell everyone that was the worst film in the world. That suicide scene with Luke Wilson had gotten stuck in my mind and I couldn't forget it.

But then I watched Life Aquatic, and I adored it. So I thought to myself: "If it is the same director, and the actors are great (Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray...)... it has to be a good film" So I rented it and watched it again. And I loved it. I understood the characters, and the aesthetic of the scenes. It was brilliant.

My favourite character was Margot, who writes plays at the age of twelve, smokes since then and wears a fur coat. Who doesn't want to be like her?
I have already talken about her (a little) here.

I highly recommed you to read this fabulous series: "relooking des héroïnes de notre enfance" by The Cherry Blossom Girl, a look on the most inspiring characters in film and literature.

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Me encanta esta película. Recuerdo que cuando la vi por primera vez con una amiga me horrorizó. A ella le gustó bastante, y me acuerdo que pensaba que estaba loca. Le solía decir a todo el mundo que ésa era la película más mala del mundo, y que nunca la vieran. La escena del suicidio con Luke Wilson se me había quedado grabada y no me la podía quitar de la cabeza.
Y entonces vi Life Aquatic, y me pareció genial. Así que pensé: "Si es el mismo director, los actores son muy buenos (Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray...)... tiene que ser una película buena también" y la alquilé de nuevo, años después. Y me encantó. Comprendí a los personajes y al fin aprecié la estética de las escenas. Era genial.

Mi personaje favorito es Margot, que escribe obras de teatro desde los doce años, edad en la que empezó a fumar, y lleva un larguísimo abrigo de piel. ¿Quién no querría ser como ella?
Hace tiempo hablé sobre ella en este post.

Recomiendo con insistencia que leáis "Relooking des héroïnes de notre enfance", por The Cherry Blossom Girl, una recopilación de los personajes más curiosos e inspiradores del cine y la literatura.

Miss Dior Chérie making of

From Vogue Paris February 2009

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Loewe Playing Cards: The best gifts always come in little boxes

They say the best gifts always come in little boxes. That is, a ring. But in this case I couldn't be happier, a friend of mine just gave me these playing cards with the image of Loewe and pictures of Kate Moss and some articles fron one of their collections. The people of Loewe gave them to her mother at a Loewe presentation years ago. I love them, they will be great for playing at the beach with Jacqueline Kennedy-esque sunglasses or by the swimming pool. Imagine, "what is in your bag?" "A bikini, sun protection cream, a towel, a pair of sunglasses, and Loewe playing cards...." How cool does that sound? Nevertheless, I don't know if I will be capable of taking them outside my house... I could lose one card and it would be a total disaster. And they look brand new (those white stains are done on purpose)... I want to play poker with them but I don't want to damage them. Ok, one time won't hurt...

I don't know which collection it is, and I don't know when these were made, so if someone know, please tell me!

Edit: Thanks to the anonymous reader and Mr Q, these cards are from the 1999/2000 collection and the images were taken by Mario Sorrenti. You guys know everything! Haha, thank you so much.

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Dicen que los mejores regalos son los que vienen en cajas pequeñas. Es decir, un anillo. Pero en este caso nada me ha hecho más ilusión que este juego de cartas francesas con la imagen de Loewe, en la que aparecen Kate Moss y varios artículos de una de sus colecciones pasadas. Digo pasadas porque no sé qué colección, ni de qué año son estas cartas, me las ha regalado una amiga sabiendo que me gustarían. Me ha contado que se las regalaron a su madre hace años en una presentación de Loewe en Madrid, así que son 100% exclusivas. Si alguien sabe de qué año son, o quiénes son los dos hombres que aparecen, me encantaría saberlo.

Son perfectas para jugar en la playa con unas gafas de sol estilo Jacqueline Kennedy, o al lado de la piscina... aunque no sé si me atreveré a sacarlas de casa, no quiero que se estropeen, están tan nuevas... (las manchas blancas están hechas a propósito, son así). Tengo unas ganas de jugar al póker de pronto...

Actualización: Gracias al comentario anónimo y a Mr Q, que me han dicho que las cartas son de la colección 1999/2000 fotografiadas por Mario Sorrenti. Muchas gracias! :)

Back to Futurama

I love Futurama. Do you watch/used to watch it? I don't know why they cancelled it... it was sooo good! The Lucy Liu cameos, Bender's careless behaviour, Fry's laugh, the professor...

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Some funny quotes:
Soldier: This is the worst part. The calm before the battle.
Fry: And then the battle is not so bad?
Soldier: Oh, right. I forgot about the battle.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Shut up friends. My internet browser heard us saying the word Fry and it found a movie about Philip J. Fry for us. It also opened my calendar to Friday and ordered me some french fries.

[Bender negotiates Leela's blernsball contract]
Bender: Hey. You put a one and two zeros in front of that or we pass. Deal.
Leela: Bender. That's great. How much did you get me?
Bender: One hundred dollars.

God: Bender, being God isn't easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
Bender: Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money.
God: Yes, if he makes it look like an electrical thing. If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.

Bender: So do you know I'm going to do something before I do it?
God: Yes.
Bender: What if I do something else?
God: Then I don't know that.


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The Spring/Summer 09 Campaigns: A Comic Book

I am very happy with the spring/summer ads this year... I love almost all of them! when I usually like two or three campaigns, and I start liking them as I see them on the magazines.

So as I wanted to post some of my favourite images, and I wanted to do it in a cool way, here you have a fashion ad campaign comic book! haha. By the way, I went to Diane von Furstenberg in Madrid and they were selling her comic book... it was 30€, I thought it was too much so I didn't buy it, but it looked good.

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Este año las campañas de verano me encantan! Me gustan casi todas, cuando normalmente me suelen gustar dos o tres y a medida que las voy viendo en las revistas me van convenciendo.

Así que como quería poner en el blog las imágenes que más me gustaban, y de una manera original, aquí tenéis un Cómic de Moda! :D Ah por cierto, el otro día estuve en Diane von Furstenberg en Claudio Coello y tenían el cómic con Diane por 30€... me pareció un poco excesivo y no me lo compré, pero tenía buena pinta.




The Best Elle Spain cover ever

This cover from Elle Spain February 2008 shows that it is not too difficult to make a good cover. They didn't need Svarowsky crystals, not giant water tanks, just a good model, simple styling, a good photographer and not too much text (I edited the image, it had more text but it looks better this way)
Well done, Elle Spain.

La prueba de que no hacen falta grandes cosas para hacer una buena portada es la del mes de febrero. Ni miles de cristalitos de Svarowsky ni tanques llenos de agua, sólo una buena modelo, un styling sencillo y poco texto (aunque sobraba un poco igualmente, lo he modificado yo un poco)
Bien hecho, Elle.

PS: For the anonymous commenter who said he/she was having a bad day, I hope these pictures brighten up your day

The Sales

This year's sales are known to be the most heavy ones of all times... but have you really bought more?
I've gone shopping a lot during the past few days, and everything is scandalously cheap... but I haven't bought anything! Maybe it is the moment to start saving...

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Las rebajas de este año son las más fuertes de la historia... ¿pero realmente hemos comprado más que otros años?
Últimamente he ido de compras bastante, y todo está baratísimo, pero no me he comprado nada. Quizás sea el momento de ahorrar y no gastar tanto en ropa...

There is fashion for men too

I must admit that I'm not very up-to date with the trends for men.

I usually like classic clothes, or the opposite: the surfer style (long swimming trunks, tees, tan in winter, the surfboard in one hand...) and I don't quite like a too-modern style. The truth is that it is very difficult to create new and unseen clothes that actually look good.

But this editorial does look good. I found it at JeAN's, and it is simply beautiful.

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Debo admitir que no estoy muy al día en lo que a moda para hombre se refiere.

Sólo me suele gustar la ropa clásica, o el polo opuesto, la ropa estilo surfista (bañador largo durante todo el día, camisetas, moreno en invierno, tabla en la mano...), y no demasiado el rollo modernillo. La verdad es que es bastante difícil hacer cosas nuevas con la ropa masculina que resulten favorecedoras.

En cambio, esta editorial me encanta. La he encontrado en JeAN, y es simplemente preciosa.

Bon Vivant
D La Reppublica Magazine

with Clément Chabernaud by Laura Sciacovelli

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Miss at la Playa featured on Marie Claire Spain February!

This month in Marie Claire Spain (in the February issue) my blog is mentioned as one of "The Best Fashion Blogs"
I'm so happy, I never thought this blog would appear in one of the magazines I read every month, without exception.
Thanks a lot, Heidi.

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Este mes en Marie Claire España (en el número de Febrero) aparece mi blog como uno de "Los Mejores Blogs de Moda".
Me ha hecho muchísima ilusión y nunca pensé que este blog pudiera llegar hasta las páginas de una revista que leo todos los meses sin excepción. Gracias a todos los que os pasáis por aquí y en especial a los que dejáis comentarios, son geniales! :)
Muchísimas gracias, Heidi.

"Writing a blog gives you a lot of opportunities, if you really put a lot of work on it". At her young age, Moni reads fashion magazines obsesively (nine per month) and has already worked for international magazines which accredited her for the last Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week, where she interviewed Marina Pérez. Her next wish: "Meeting Alexander Wang, he seems such a nice guy and funny"

Music + Pictures to brighten up the day

Some inspiring pictures and one of my favourite songs... haha, it's Zach's song from the School of Rock film... have you seen it? It is so funny, I love it. Jack Black is great in that film.

most of the images found here

DIY: Ripped Tights

This is very easy to do. Remember how upset you used to get when your tights ripped? Now you can wear them instead of throwing them out. Follow the trends the girls from LA in The Cobra Snake are wearing.

Maybe it is too much for you, but I assure you that if you do it well, some runners on your stockings will look très bien.

You need:

-A pair of tights. It can be any colour, but it looks better on black. You can use an old pair with previous runners on it, but if you want to buy new tights for this experiment, you can go to H&M, there are good quality tights just for 3 $.
-Pins

Steps:

1. Put the tights on. It will be better as the holes/runners will be at the exact place you want them to be, plus, the ripping is easier as the tights are stretched.
2. Take a pin and pull out a thread. Then, with your hands, pull the thread until a runner appears.
3. Stretch the fabric to extend the runner.

If you want it to look like this:

Just pull more threads with the pin to create paralell runners. This is my favourite effect, it looks like you bought it like that. Don't make any holes, it won't look too grunge.

For a more exaggerated look:

When you pull the thread with the pin, start a runner and with your hands make holes along the runner.

Also seen at...
Alexander Wang FW 08


Rodarte FW 08

Use thicker tights to get a similar effect.

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¿Recordáis qué fastidio era cada vez que se os hacía una carrera en las medias nuevas? Pues ahora en vez de tirarlas podéis haceros con lo último que llevan las hipsters de Los Ángeles en The Cobra Snake: las ripped tights.
Puede que os parezca pasarse de la raya, pero os aseguro que si se hace bien, unas carreras en las medias pueden quedar de lo más original.

Necesitas:
1. Unas medias. Pueden ser de cualquier color, pero en negro queda genial. Podéis usar medias que ya tengan carreras o compraros unas nuevas para el experimento. En H&M venden unas medias bastante buenas por 3 € más o menos.
2. Un alfiler

Pasos:
1. Ponte las medias. Es mucho más cómodo ya que los agujeros quedarán justo en el sitio exacto, y además las carreras se hacen más fácil cuando la tela está estirada.
2. Con el alfiler engancha un hilo de la media y tira un poco hasta que se empiece una carrera.
3. Estira la tela para que la carrera se alargue.

Para conseguir el efecto de muchas carreras paralelas (la segunda foto), engancha con el alfiler varios hilos, uno al lado del otro, y tira para que se formen las carreras, con cuidado para que no se hagan agujeros. Éste es el efecto que más me gusta, queda como si fuera un dibujo de la media.

Y para un look más exagerado (tercera foto), haz agujeros con las manos a lo largo de las carreras.

Some things

Sofia Coppola can't go wrong:
Some pictures from the collaboration between Sofia and Louis Vuitton.

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I've been interviewed by...

I've been interviewed by Marian from The House of Style, thank you so much! :) (Read the interview here)

New DirrtyGlam!

DirrtyGlam Janvier 2009 is out!
I haven't read it yet because the internet isn't working very well... but I can't wait! I bet it is great.

Dakota Fanning is gonna be great:

At least that's what her latest dress says.

PS:

I sent TFS invites to EVERYONE. If you haven't received it, I'm sorry. I think it is something with hotmail. If you have another email account you can leave it here in a comment.