The Man's Machine

Hi everybody! How was your Friday? Mine was quiet and with good company, my dearest Laia and Rocío! Laia and I went to Rocio's house this evening just for a talk about our imminent trip to Berlin on January... guess what? We've got the tickets!! So, from January the 15th until the 20th, you could find us at Berlin!!

And after this short notice, I would like to thank you! Yes, you all! Finally, I've got 101 followers, I cannot believe it! When I started blogging I never imagined I would have more than 30 followers... but here I am, thank you all, who read me, comment me and encourage me about continuing this project. Thank you so much, it means the world to me!

Today I dyed my hair, yes! It's red, of course, but the colour is so brilliant now!

I love how red looks on me!

And my lovely Cris came this evening to my home with this lovely cakes... they were so delicious! I made some coffee and we had a little chat; since she's studying for her exams I haven't seen her in weeks! But of course, her exams are more important than me!

I think I haven't told you before, but I'm a translator and writer in a small blog about the series "Skins". Some time ago I translated an interview we did with questions from fans at Ollie Barbieri; the guy who plays JJ in the third season of the series... and I would like to share it with you here. I think that you can read the interview in Spanish and English here at Skins, El foro; but if you can't, please, tell me and I'll blog about it! The only thing that I can say about Ollie is that he's really cute and very smart, and he was so kind and friendly!

At the moment we're trying to contact the rest of the cast... I would like to interview Jack O'Connell; he plays Cook in the third season, a character adored by some and hated by others, but certainly not indifferent for the fans of the series.

 

 

The cast at FHM Magazine

Have you ever see "Skins"? Which one is your favourite character from the 1st and 2nd generation?

And before I leave, one thing more... the title of this post is a Jamie T's song; I adore his music and if you haven't listened to him, you should!

Enjoy your weekend :)! And again... thanks for being there!

PS: I forgot it, yesterday I was (again) the cover of Trendtation... here you can see the picture!

Birthday presents and some pictures from the concert!

You wanted? You've got it! Here you can see some of my birthday's presents; this one belongs to my boyfriend:

Madclap dress, so Mary Quant!

Vintage bag

And I bought myself these two dresses, both vintage!

 

Yes, it's yellow... I can't believe I bought it (only 15 €!)

So yesterday I spent the day with my boyfriend and friends; I went to the Japanese restaurant at night and when I came home with my roommates, they gave me a surprise with champagne and a lovely Hello Kitty cake.

 

Martine cutting the cake and Stefani doing faces!!

Everything was really nice. I'm a little sad today because Martine just left the house this morning, she's on her way back to Norway... I miss you, Martine!!

And as you may know, last Tuesday I went to an Editors' concert with Laia, we had a great time and I made some pictures.

The Maccabees

More The Maccabees

Tom Smith from Editors

 

 

So, this has been more or less my weekend and some days of this week... Thank you so much for wishing me a happy birthday!!

By the way, now that Christmas is coming, I need your help... I'm thinking about what can I buy for my grandparents... any idea? What's typical in your country for that day? What do you normally buy for your family?

Thanks for reading!!

[Quick post] Remember, remember the 9th of December...

Quick post (I promise I'll update tomorrow and I'll answer all your sweetie comments) just for saying that yes, the 9th of December is gone. I'm 28 now, I feel weird not for my birthday, but also for personal things... but anyway, I'm happy and glad about this, so... I had a Hello Kitty cake, I'll write about it tomorrow, promise!

Image for wehearit

Thank you for being so cool. All of you, who inspires me and keep me here, blogging for you.

I love you.

Saturday superhouse (with Sonia Rykiel)

Hello everybody! How was your weekend? Mine it's been too busy... and you know? Here in Spain it's holiday until Wednesday (my birthday's day!) and the weekend is so long yaw!

First of all, I would like to make a special mention to Nati and Cris, with whom I had dinner on Friday and I had a great time. Nati brought me this delicious cake that looked like a torch with many candles... I couldn't stop laughing! 

 

Nati and Cris like in the horror movies, hahaha!

Trying to be cute cutting the cake...

But no, being cute is not my best point!

And now, I want to explain to you about a GREAT event that happened on Saturday... YES, IT WAS THE DAY!! Sonia Rykiel's collection was released at H&M, and Laia and I were there the first ones there!

8 a.m. at Barcelona... 

Laia, so lovely!

Beret - C&A

Coat - Línea U Adolfo Domínguez 

Scarf - H&M
Bag - vintage

Tighs - Emilio Cavallini

Me!

Coat - Green Coast

Faux fur Scarf - H&M

Skirt  Syndrome

Socks - Calzedonia

Shoes - Sonia Rykiel vintage (of course!)

Bag - Vintage

I bought some presents, but of course, I bought something for myself...

Oh, no! What's there?

OMG!!! A nightgown!!

And other little cute things!!

And nothing better for celebrating this event... than go dancing at night! We went to Razz with Albert and Miya!

I love Albert, he's so cute and funny!

I'm waiting for some more pictures that Laia did with her camera... because we met Pablo Rivero, an actor from a very famous series here in Spain! And yes, I was wearing the nightgown as a dress, hahaha!

I'll tell you about my Sunday tomorrow... before I leave to Editor's concert!! Until then, enjoy your Monday!!

Good night, another bad morning.

Hello everybody! The weekend's here, and I'm so excited because tomorrow morning, Laia and I will be very early at Las Ramblas for the Sonia Rykiel's release at H&M!! Yaw, girl, less than a day!

On the other hand, this week is gonna be funny, indeed. On Saturday, dinner and Razz. On Sunday, Virus (a gothic party). On Monday, relax... (yea, I'll need it) and on Tuesday... Editors! Yes, finally, we're going to see them! And after that... my birthday! God, I can't believe it... just another year? *gasp*

Anyway, I would like to thank you all your lovely comments in this blog, but especially in my last entry about Kate Moss. I'm glad about sharing my opinion with you; please, keep on expressing and sharing them with me (about Kate or anything), I love reading them.

Coat and skirt - Green Coast

Sweater - Pimkie

Tights - Calzedonia

Bag - Vintage

Shoes - Sonia Rykiel <3

Hat - Claire's

Clock necklace - handmade

Yesterday I had lunch with Esther, Maka and Eva; and after that, we went to Tamar's shop and had a nice coffee with her. I love those kind of days with friends, it's quite funny (and we're always joking about everything; yesterday, for example, it was about a doll called "Goldie"). But the point about yesterday is that Maka gave me two things:

A lovely Christmas card (thank you, dear! I love you :D)

And my dreaming skirt from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright!!

I bought it about two weeks ago and now it's at home, yaw! I've been dreaming with this skirt for so long, you know? It's a Halloween theme but looks so lovely...

I bought this lovely eyeshadows' palette, and the lollipop is a present from my friend Vane, thanks to you too! And looking so pink... it reminds me... I own you a game, Sher!!

A few days ago, lovely Sher tagged me in a very funny way. She choose a colour, and I must look after things in that colour at my bedroom. The colour she choose was pink ... so here are some pink things around my bedroom!

 

My pink H&M boots, a little notepad with a lovely Miss Bunny, my mouse and my sleeping mask!

I don't have much pink in my decoration, but I've got some cute things in my wardrobe!

Now, I must choose a colour and tag some people... so I choose BLACK and I tag:

Maka
Nasty
and
Maria

It's your time, girls!

Like today I'm feeling again like...

I want to talk to you about one of my fashion muses... that belongs to the music world. Yes, I know I've talked about her here before (and no, it's not Florence...). She's Alison Mosshart.

Isn't she beautiful?

I love Alison from the first moment I heard her voice. I had not seen her before, but the sound of her voice through the speakers of my radio was great, and I was captivated from the start. Then I could see her in photos and video clips, and all of this just seemed to be an adjective to it: perfect.

Not only do I find her as a beautiful woman with a particular style of dress; but also I think she's very charismatic and gives a special touch of glamour to anything she touches.

Her voice is soft, yet has a hidden strength that only lets out a glimpse when the feline beast within her. She forms a perfect match with Jamie Hince, her companion of adventures in the wonderful project that is The Kills; has inspired Brian Molko of Placebo and she's currently engaged in a paralel project from The Kills along with Jack White, The Dead Weather.

I think the world of fashion, certainly, drinks flowing all around, creating a kind of reciprocal circle that inspires some and within which draws inspiration from others. Of course, any art theme is touched by fashion and music is no exception. Madonna, Lady Gaga, The Strokes, David Bowie ... We can think of a thousand examples of influential people in the world of fashion, and that both are inspired by it. But honestly, I think that there are two groups: one, with those stars who are led by the world of fashion and what designers say, coolhunters and stylists; and another for those that are the objective of coolhunters, inspiration for designers and the creative dream of every good stylist. Of course, not just in the world of celebrities, also in day to day and from the people around us, but perhaps it is in the glamorous world where this is most evident.

For me, Alison is within the second category. Her personal style, character, her aura of mystery, makes her a juicy prey for coolhunters (and therefore, for me) because she's not led by the canons in extreme fashion, making her a unique person...

So, dear Alison ...Never change!

And to you all, thanks for reading!

(and remember, I'm not here to please you)

Hoy os voy a hablar de una de mis musas (y no, no es Florence): Alison Mosshart.

Alison me enamoró desde el primer momento en el que escuché su voz. No la había visto antes, pero me daba igual... el sonido que emitía su voz a través de los altavoces de mi radio era maravilloso, y me cautivó desde el inicio. Luego pude verla en fotos y videoclips, y tan sólo se me antojó un adjetivo para ella: perfecta.

No sólo me resulta una mujer hermosa y con un particular estilo a la hora de vestir; sino que además creo que es muy carismática y le imprime un especial toque de glamour a cualquier cosa que toca.

Su voz es suave, pero a la vez posee una fuerza escondida que sólo deja entrever cuando deja escapar a la fiera felina que lleva dentro. Forma un equipo perfecto con Jaime Hince, su compañero de aventuras en ese maravilloso proyecto que es The Kills; ha inspirado a Brian Molko de Placebo actualmente está embarcada en un proyecto paralalelo a The Kills junto a Jack White; The Dead Weather.

Creo que el mundo de la moda, indudablemente, bebe de todo lo que fluye a su alrededor, creando una especie de círculo recíproco que inspira a unos y dentro del cual, recibe inspiración de otros. Por supuesto, cualquier temática artística se ve tocada por la moda, y la música no es una excepción. Madonna, Lady Gaga, The Strokes, David Bowie... podemos pensar en mil ejemplos de personas influyentes en el mundo de la moda, y que a la vez son inspirados por la misma. Pero sinceramente, yo considero que hay dos grupos: Uno, el de aquellas estrellas que se dejan llevar por el mundo de la moda y lo que dicen los diseñadores, coolhunters y estilistas; y otro, el de aquellas con personalidad propia que son objetivo de los coolhunters, inspiración para los diseñadores y el sueño creativo de todo buen estilista. Por supuesto, no sólo pasa en el mundo de los famosos; también en el día a día y entre las personas que nos rodean; pero tal vez es en el mundo del glamour donde ésto se hace más evidente.

Para mí, Alison está dentro de la segunda categoría. Su estilo personal, su carácter, su aura de misterio la convierten en una presa jugosa para los coolhunters (y por ende, para mí), ya que ella no se deja llevar en extremo por los cánones de la moda, convirtiéndola en un ser único...

Por eso, querida Alison... ¡nunca cambies!

Y a vosotros, gracias por leer!!

Beware of the moon.

Today I was with some friends taking a coffee, and I started to think about blogging. And about this blog, of course. When I started a long time ago, I used to write here my feelings and my thoughts... and now, it's a fashion blog. But the title I've chosen... Not here to please you...

And that's the truth, I'm not here to please anybody, and at the very beginning, I wanted to talk not only about my daily life and fashion but also about my opinion about the fashion world.

Ant tonight, maybe because I've seen the Christmas lights at Barcelona; maybe because as Daisy Lowe said this morning in her twitter, "Beware with the full moon"... I feel that I want to express more about fashion and less about me.

That's the reason for this post, and as you'll see at the very end of it, that's why I'm translating it into Spanish. This kind of post would be written in two languages because I want you all to understand me and express your opinion, wright?

 

So... beware of the moon...

I've always wanted to work in the fashion world since I can remember. I did mind what to do: create clothes, accessories or say what is or is not cool ... I wanted to work in the fashion world. Finally, I decided I wanted to study coolhunting, with about fourteen, and that was partly the fault of someone who I considered my muse Kate Moss.

Kate was a discovery for me as it was for many of us. Among lots of supermodels (ebony goddesses and stunning blonde), Calvin Klein took this little girl, with her big nose and not-so-perfect skin; and put her into the mainstream. I was amazed, it seemed a wise bet and cool ... and believe me, saying something is cool with thirteen years seems easy, but guess it... is no longer so.

I started to decorate my wall with photos of her in black and white colour... someone looked normal, walk, close ... even today I still think it has been a muse and an icon of the nineties.

And suddenly, there is the Kate Moss diva, haughty, with tantrums, fits of hysteria and the desire to be cool based on news in the tabloids and yellow press. Suddenly they are the nineties, reached 2000, a new century ... and Kate seems to be the Courtney Love of the world of haute couture. Boyfriends problematic, drug use, scandals ... Where is that girl I used to admire? No longer, now I see only a very thin woman who wants to reign forever when we all know that's impossible.

Don't get me wrong, I am not an innocent or something. I know in the fashion world is all this and more. But I find it regrettable that precisely the fashion world, that "guilt" by Kate Moss was relegated to a low opinion (remember how many times have you heard blame for food problems to designers) forgive a failure so serious. And so I say serious because, remember that Kate, who was my muse, is nowadays the same for millions of teenagers, which will surely follow her until the end of the world. If you get a line of cocaine, you may lose a contract, but if you apologize and say you're not going to re-do (like us to believe, HA!), you'll go live in a week.

I spent years working with adolescents, many of them in extreme situations of risk ... Is not this what we try to prevent? Does this belief that "no matter, I'm, the rebel, always win"? I will not write now on a crusade about yes or no to drugs, but one thing is certain: it is a very turbulent world. Should not Miss Kate be a little more responsible with their public image, and watch what they do in private? Honestly, I don't care if this lady pulls the laptop from her boyfriend (Jamie Hinche) to a pool and a hard fuck him ... but should be careful where (and what) sticks his great nose.

That is why, among many other small details that you stopped being my muse, Kate. You don't look cool, or smart, a role model or someone with style for me anymore.

Frankly, although I know it was more of the same ... I miss the supermodels like Linda and Claudia. They hawked at least not his private life and knew how to reign, hence are still queens.

Thanks for reading... and remember.

I'm not here to please you.

PS: Sher, I know I own you the game, next entry, I promise! But today I just needed to express myself!

Siempre he querido trabajar en el mundo de la moda, desde que tengo uso de razón. Me daba igual crear ropa, complementos o decir qué es y qué no es cool... quería trabajar en el mundo de la moda. Finalmente, tomé la decisión de que quería estudiar coolhunting, con unos catorce años; y en parte la culpa fue de alguien a quien consideraba mi musa: Kate Moss.

Kate fue un descubrimiento para mí igual que lo fue para mucha de nosotras. Entre tanta supermodelo, diosas de ébano y rubias despampanantes, Calvin Klein sacó a esta chica menudita, de nariz grande y piel no tan perfecta como parece. Me maravilló, me pareció una apuesta acertada y cool... y creedme, decir que algo es cool con trece años parece fácil, pero acertar en ello ya no lo es tanto. Comencé a decorar mi pared con fotos de ella en blanco y negro, a color... la veía alguien normal, de a pie, cercano... aún hoy día sigo pensando que ha sido una musa y un icono de los años noventa.

Y de pronto, surge la Kate Moss diva, altiva, con berrinches, ataques de histeria y ganas de ser cool a base de noticias en los tabloides y prensa amarilla. De pronto se van los noventa, llega el año 2000, un nuevo siglo... y Kate parece queres ser la Courtney Love del mundo de la alta costura. Novios problemáticos, consumo de estupefacientes, escándalos... No me malinterpretéis; no soy una inocente o algo por el estilo. Sé que en el mundo de la moda hay de todo esto y más. Pero me parece lamentable el hecho de que precisamente, el mundo de la moda, que "por culpa" de Kate Moss se vio relegado a una mala opinión (no olvidemos cuántas veces hemos oído echarle la culpa de los problemas de alimentación a los diseñadores) perdonara una falta tan grave. Y digo tan grave porque, recordemos que Kate, la cual era mi musa, lo sigue siendo de millones de adolescentes, los cuales seguramente seguirán su ejemplo. Si te metes una raya de cocaína, puedes perder un contrato; pero si pides perdón y dices que no lo vas a volver a hacer (como si nos lo creyéramos), te salen cinco más.

Y digo yo, que he estado años trabajando con adolescentes, muchos de ellos en situaciones extremas de riesgo... ¿no es esto lo que tratamos de prevenir? ¿Esa creencia de que "da igual, sé rebelde, siempre ganas"? No voy a escribir ahora una cruzada acerca del sí o no a las drogas, pero una cosa es cierta: es un mundo muy turbulento. ¿No debería la señorita Kate ser un poco más responsable con su imagen pública, y cuidar lo que hace en privado? Sinceramente, me da igual que esta señorita tire el ordenador portátil de su novio (Jamice Hinche) a una piscina y le joda un disco... pero sí debería tener cuidado dónde (y qué) mete su grandiosa nariz.

Es por esto, entre otros muchos pequeños detalles, que dejaste de ser mi musa, Kate. Ya no me pareces cool, o elegante; un ejemplo a seguir o alguien con estilo.

Sinceramente, y aunque sé que era más de lo mismo... echo de menos a las supermodelos como Linda o Claudia. Ellas al menos no pregonaban su vida privada y supieron reinar; por eso aún son reinas.

Muchas gracias por leer... y recordad.

No estoy aquí para agradar a nadie.