Miss at la Playa's Third Anniversary (and layout change!)

Last week (18th february), was Miss at la Playa's third anniversary. Yes. Three years of posting almost everyday (it's a bit overwhelming) meeting fantastic new people, attending great events... This blog has become a very important part of my life, thanks to the fabulous readers it has. I'd like to say thank you to everyone that reads Miss at la Playa and a double thank you to those of you that comment. It encourages me to keep posting and finding new ways to talk about art and fashion.

Thank you :)

I made some necessary changes in the layout of the blog. I finally found out how to add a third column to the blog and I quite like the result. If you see something wrong or weird, please tell me.
PS: I have some interesting new posts for you... wait until tomorrow! :)

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La semana pasada (concretamente el jueves 18 de febrero) Miss at la Playa cumplió tres años. Sí. Tres años posteando prácticamente todos los días, tres años de conocer a gente fantástica, de asistir a eventos geniales... El blog se ha convertido en algo muy importante para mí, gracias a los geniales lectores que se pasan por el blog, y doble gracias a los que comentáis. Me anima a seguir buscando nuevas maneras de hablar sobre arte y moda.

Gracias :)

He hecho algunos cambios en el diseño del blog. Por fin averigüé cómo añadir una tercera columna, y la verdad es que me gusta el resultado. Si veis algo raro avisadme, por favor.
PD: Tengo un par de posts muy interesantes... esperad a mañana! :)

February Events: Tea Party at Vogue, Special Davidelfín collection for Yoox, and the art escapade

February's been one of the busiest months ever. I've had lots of events and no time to talk about them. I though I should dedicate a post to them.

Tea Party at Vogue


Vogue organized a fabulous tea party for bloggers in which they showed us the new Vogue website. The decoration was amazing, a mix between Marie Antoinette and Alice in Wonderland. Perfect for me! I loved it. Thanks to the people at Vogue.




photos by me and vogue.es

Davidelfin for Yoox


Yoox celebrated their tenth anniversary with the launch of a Davidelfin special collection. His brand was also born ten years ago, so he created ten looks that represent Davidelfin's look. The fantastic people at Yoox showed us (the bloggers) the collection in an afternoon tea with a very cool cake. We talked with David Delfín for what seemed hours, and now I can assure you that he's a very nice person, always laughing and telling us funny anecdotes about his childhood.

Yoox, an online fashion shop with lots of amazing products, knows the blogging world quite well, remember the presentation I attended? Their offices are awesome.

You can check (and buy) the collection here, and listen to the song Bimba sings, it's very beautiful! She wrote it for David.




My favourite items:





Art in ARCO

Some photos I took at ARCO (massive art exhibition in Madrid)



Yes, Marina Pérez was there too! That photo is from an editorial featured in Vogue Spain, and the artwork is by Susy Gómez (thanks for the tip, Delia)




all photos by me, unless otherwise stated.

María Escoté FW 2010

María Escoté's show was one of those where I almost photographed every look. I usually take photos of details or outfits that I like, but I rarely photograph the whole collection. This was the first María Escoté I had ever attended, and I must say that I'm quite surprised with her designs. I love the collection, with that outrageous and exaggerated touch, the horses prints, feathers, leather jackets, beautiful sunglasses... It was like Harley Davidson + Girly colours + Farm life

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El desfile de María Escoté fue uno de esos en los que prácticamente hice fotos a todos los looks. Normalmente hago fotos a detalles o conjuntos que me gustan, pero raramente fotografío toda la colección. Éste fue el primer desfile de María Escoté al que había asistido, y debo decir que me ha impresionado gratamente. La colección me encantó, con ese toque extravagante y exagerado, los prints de caballos, plumas, cazadoras de cuero, unas gafas preciosas... Una mezcla entre Harley Davidson + Colores femeninos + la vida en una granja

(last photo from YoDona)

The Jacket
I fell in love with this jacket. It is so crazy and awesome! And Bárbara García's attitude was just perfect./// Me enamoré de esta cazadora, es tan genial y llamativa! Y la pose de Bárbara García fue simplemente perfecta.



all photos by me

Ana Locking's Spinning Destiny (F/W 2010 Collection) - Before & After

Ana Locking never disappoints. It's one of those shows you are looking forward, because you know that she's gonna present something new, original, always in a Locking's style. Furthermore, she adds a story to her collections that explains the whole look and unifies the different outfits. In this case, the title was "Spinning destiny", inspired by a painting game where you added the paint, and the machine would go round and round, creating fantastic shapes and drawings. That's how destiny works. You add the ingredients and fate does the rest. Ana talks about those things a lot, no matter how hard you work, the destiny will always play a part. But if the collection is as good as this one, no destiny can spoil it.

The futuristic cuts (and the Avatar hairstyle), the cheerful colours (winter is no synonymous of grey and black), and Ana's personal touch: the models walked along the runway next to the spinning circle, reached the end of the runway and left through the public exit. If we dress à la Ana Locking in 200 years, it'll be great (and we can do it now).

I visited the backstage minutes before the show and took some pictures.

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Ana Locking nunca defrauda. Es uno de estos desfiles a los que llegas con ganas porque sabes que va a presentar algo nuevo, original, pero dentro de su línea. Además, siempre consigue añadir a la colección una historia que explica todos los looks y los unifica. En este caso, el título era "Spinning destiny", inspirado en el juego "pintoyo", en el que cada uno aporta los colores y el giro del destino se encarga del resultado. Ana suele hablar mucho de la suerte, el destino, cómo por mucho que te esfuerces siempre hay un factor que no se puede controlar... Pero claro, si uno trabaja una colección como ésta, no hay destino que valga, el éxito está asegurado.

Los cortes futuristas (ayudados por los peinados estilo Avatar), los colores alegres (el invierno no es sinónimo de gris y negro), y el toque personal de Ana: los modelos salieron por la pasarela pasando por el círculo giratorio, caminaron hasta el final y se marcharon por la salida del público. Si en 200 años vestimos al estilo Ana Locking, será estupendo (además, podemos hacerlo ya).

Unos momentos antes del desfile estuve entre bambalinas e hice unas fotos.

Before



Ana herself preparing the show. She's wearing a Christopher Kane t-shirt.







After




I need those trousers!!






The press kit



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