ESSENTIALS #4: The Maxi Dress

Hola Dears!

Time for another great essential on our series and actually one of my faves! ♥ The MAXI DRESS :)

Is no secret that I am a dress lover, I just find dresses a very simple an easy option, and with the right accessories you can give them a different vibe every time, go from day to night, from ultra feminine to rocker, and here I am pleased to share with you my favorite options for this wardrobe staple.

A lot of people think of the Maxi as an obvious option to wear on a hot summer day, near the beach etc, and while its a totally perfect idea, the reality is we can get A LOT more from it....

DATE NIGHT: I got inspired thinking about an invitation for drinks, this is the kind of gal that orders whiskey instead of a cocktail, she is confident, smart, sexy and jut a bit tough in a very appealing way ;)

POWER LUNCH: This is a perfect example of the versatility of the Maxi, we throw a stylish blazer, an awesome handbag, nice but demure shoes, a great cuff as accessory and we are ready to meet with our business partner or a potential investor, assuming that you work on a creative field as I do I added a little personality on the IPad cover ;)

SATURDAY STROLL: Simple, easy, chic! This is what I was telling you before on why I love dresses, I mean you could be ready in 5 minutes and looking like a million bucks! Ready to take your pet for a walk and probably run some errands while you're at it....

Now the tricky part, choosing the right MAXI that can serve all this purposes:

1. Look for fabrics that don't have too loud of a print.
2. Avoid halters and rather go for one that provides some coverage on the shoulder.
3. Watch the length!!! If it's to long for your height, take it to the tailor and get it properly hemmed. There is nothing that will take the chicness out of your dress like walking around "moping" the streets of the city with your garment...

Well lovelies that is it for today, I hope that you like today's options and if you don't have this essential yet...go get yours, we are in perfect time with the spring starting :D

Thanks for stopping by!
♥
Liliana.

CARNE ASADA!!

Hi Dears,

Sorry for the delay, with so many weather changes I got sick last week but as always trying to look at the positive :) that served as inspiration for this post. While I was coughing and sneezing all I kept wishing was for SPRING to come!!! Longer afternoons, 8:00PM dawns …I mean what’s not to love! Or as in my culture happens time for Carnes Asadas!! Yeah!!! Get the meat, the "guac", the grill ready, some Coronas ;) and we are R-E-A-D-Y!!!!

Carne Asada is the equivalent or similar to a BBQ , so what to wear? As it is an informal affair you can definitely do a cute look with jeans, a flowery top to honor the season (notice that I've choose a peplum one as you will need extra room after all the tacos and Coronas!! Haha), I also paired this with wedges for comfort and a crossbody bag as you will need your two hands free to hold your tacos with one and your beer with the other :D And of course as I always think, do your hair very cute and voila. I want to particularly address the hair situation as it was instilled in me by my mother, that no matter what you are wearing if you have your hair properly done you are halfway to looking spectacular ;)

I promise not to leave for this long again.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

♥ 
Liliana.

LONDON CALLING

Hello Dears...

...And Today the "Dears" really apply! :) As you remember, I have a post about what I would wear if I lived in Rome, New York and this time, honoring London's Fashion Week, I thought of transporting myself like I do in my "fashion dreams" to the UK's Capital!

Top of the Line Fabulousness! including weather friendly clothes and accessories that add a little bit of punk (which you know I love ♥) ...I couldn't leave out our cup of tea :) and the very light glass on our aviators that aloud us to still wear sunnies even in foggy London ;D

Hope you enjoy,
and for today...Cheers!!
♥
Lily.

That's You My Friend!

Hey Hey!

Ok, so, honestly sometimes inspiration to dress just doesn't come in bunches, on those days I try to find just one bold statement piece and just construct around it.This is the perfect example...this booties just screamed!!! "pick me, pick me!" :)

I think about someone with a strong feminine side but a "Don't mess with me" attitude :) Oh I sooo like that girl! She is definitely not afraid of using big chunky jewelry, she can mix girly handbags with badass leather pants and she can definitely make a "stepfordwifey" kinda dinner AND win a political debate on the same night! ;)

That's you my friend...Love ya!
♥
Liliana.

ESSENTIALS #3: The Graphic Tee

Hi Dears,

The next Essential that you should always have in your closet is a Graphic Tee. It is important to have one that serves many purposes, so in order to make a good investment think about 3 things:

Quality: Tee’s are normally not dry cleaned or demand any sort of special care to them, so when choosing yours, go for one that is good quality even if you think that you are paying a little above of what you’ve normally pay for a tee, believe me it will pay off when you throw this in the washer and dryer and have the garment intact after many many uses. A poor quality garment can have stitches pulling out, can shrink in a horrible way or just loose its shape after a few cycles…then your investment would go to the trash…not cool  ;)

Boldness: You want to keep in mind you should be able to pair it with different type of garments, pretty much everything from jeans, to trousers, to skirts etc.. so it is important that your print does not scream “too crazy” and this would be the best way to assure that you will get the most out of one piece.

Appropriateness: I know we are in the Era of “Cropped” haha AND I agree Cropped Tops look extremely girly and flirty, BUT, if you think about wearing this for an example for a night in the town or with a tuxedo type suit for an evening formal engagement, a normal length tee would be the best  option since a cropped one would take away any kind of sophistication from your outfit making it look to young perhaps.

Here's the link for the one I use for this post ;) 

Thank You as always
♥
Liliana.

Love to All!! ♥

Sunday Affair

Hello my dears!!

I love warm weather and special ocassions! :) So today I imagined what to wear for a Sunday Affair like a baptism, a bachelorette brunch, baby shower or simply a birthday get together...Sometimes this events take place in a garden where your stilettos just WON'T perform according to plan...they stick in the grass and you end up looking uncomfortable...The obvious option is wearing wedges, BUT I found this Charlotte Olympia shoes and just adored them and since the heel is pretty wide, thought this would work :D.

And what can I say about the dress...♥♥♥ Sometimes when we have a print we try to match it exactly with everything we accessorize it with, BUT if we take chances and add a pop of color we end up with a pretty successful combo that ends up bringing even more life and interest to it!! So come on let's take some chances ladies! :D

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do....Thanks for stopping by!!
♥
Liliana.