The coat...

I was so excited to wear my winter coat! I was afraid it will not get any lovin' this season but fortunately the crisp weather in Milano allowed me to wear it...

I wore it with my new brown jacket from Zara and a vintage blouse in nude colors as well...overall I got a very cool and neutral outfit that served me well...

Wearing: vintage Bill Blass coat, Zara jacket, vintage blouse, Yigal Azrouel bag.

P.S.: this plastic bag contains five kinds of cheese I brought home along with other yummy things :)

A visit to Milano...

This weekend was spent with my friends at Milano, eating, drinking wine, having aperetivo reminissing and what not!

I had so much fun and I already miss Milano and my friends there!

Outfit post follows!

Sorry  for the picture overload :)

I'm finally going to wear it again!

Coat: vintage Bill Blass, jacket: Zara 

Will update on my plans for this week later :)

Black and white...and pink!

This week was somewhat productive, especially in the refurbishing area. I found some cheap and cool fabrics for the two armchairs we had in our place.

The pink couldn't be more "on trend", and every time I look at it I think of...the amazing Jil Sander skirt of course! So even if I won't be able to have it, I will always have the chair.

The outfit is somewhat simple: a simple black turtleneck and a vintage Valentino skirt (which is a part of a suit I found in NY, you can see the jacket here). Simple is what works for me these days. I didn't even want to add accessories. My printed dresses sadly hang in the closet and wait for me to favor them again.

Generally I'm deep into spring and I'm coveting so many things! Still I remind myself patience is the key and not everything I want will necessarily prove as a successful purchase.

Pardon me while I'm still trying to figure out how to take photos with timer...I probably will have to explore the tripod I have laying somewhere around the house...

Have a great weekend!

Red and white...

It's a safe assumption that bold stripes will be everywhere this summer, thanks to Jil Sander and Prada. Being one of my favorite prints it is also safe to assume that I will be wearing lots of stripes come spring. Not sure what fashion gods will throw my way, but I already have a pretty serious collection in my closet: tops, dresses, cardigans etc...Now I need to start working on that silk t-shirts collection! This one would be perfect as well as this and this. 

This particular vintage dress was a precious gift. It's a pure silk with an amazing cut. Unfortunately being alone and having some quality time with my camera's timer, my resources were limited. Next time I will show it in its' full glory: shoes and all, this time however I decided to concentrate on the matching furniture :)

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Kisses!

Lately...

Lately I spend most of my time in our new apartment, rarely go out or dress up. This is mostly because redecorating, refurbishing and the rest of the verbs that describe all the chores that need to be done when you move to your new place, took much more time and effort than expected. And we're so far from being done.

In order to feel cozier in the empty carpet-less and curtain-less apartment I decided to create some focal points that will make me feel like something is coming together finally. One thing that makes me feel like home are my books. I didn't bring everything, the rest of the books will have to wait in my mom's library for their turn :)

For now I'm only concentrating on the living room, but the bedroom and the kitchen will follow next...

The type press letters were found at a flea market in NY. Later I saw someone doing the same thing on Selby.com. I swear I didn't copy!

The Sartorialist was a first book I bought in Milan. 

Pantones from the time I took a course in fashion design. Drawing was my favorite part and I recently re-discovered that I still love doing it. 

And while I love bow ties on models, mine will be purely a decoration at least for now. 

A rocking chair my mom wanted to throw out and I decided to adopt. I love how it's all beaten up...The new copy of Industrie magazine: I recommend it with passion!

Our friend brought us a stack of bamboo canes along with retro lampshades we now have in our kitchen and living room. Still deciding what to do with them.

Not a big fan of glass bowls, so this very heavy frying pan has a new use :)

My snugly from NY: is the warmest and softest thing ever. Stripes are quite a motive in this room.

Some school books and albums I enjoy revisiting from time to time...

I hope outfit post will follow soon. Now that I changed a city inside Israel I wonder how it will affect the pictures...

For now, have a great rest of the week and kisses!!!

Why so serious?

Ever since I saw Chloe fall winter collections along with Prada, I fell in love with this preppy look and the knit on knit combination.

Knowing that I have the needed components in my wardrobe already (I of course wouldn't mind the Chloe set, but you gotta work with what you have...) I decided to give this look a try. I wish the sweater was a bit less bulky, so it doesn't rise above the belt, but I can live with it. 

The look is very sober, and probably a bit mature and grown up, but these are the kind of looks I like this winter. I have yet to wear this combination outside. I simply forgot when I was in NY, and now it seems kind of inappropriate here in Israel. So it will have to wait until my next trip abroad...

Getting used to be back here is a bit tough, and being sick in bed for a week while we try to move to our new apartment in Tel Aviv and look for a new job doesn't help :) But I'm optimistic and sure things will work out just the way they should. Who knows, we might even adopt a kitten by the end of the month :)

I've been after a sparkly nail polish for a while and have yet to find the perfect one, but yesterday I snapped and decided to buy the cheapest there is just to see if it fits me...well I kind of like it and it cheers me up when I look down on my nails! But I don't think you can see in the picture just HOW sparkly the nail polish is!

Sweater: Mango (very old), Skirt: vintage Yves Saint Laurent, belt: H&M, shoes: Steve Madden (old)

Have a great rest of the week!