accessories, autumn 2014, taste, trends, women

Ioanna’s Papadimitriou Top 6 Trends “T6T”

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Ioanna Papadimitriou, is a professional model and a table tennis athlete, which has traveled around the world and gained a lot of experiences and become a well recognized figure that we all admire. She is seductive, smart, beautiful (inside and outside), talented and interesting in so many levels. That’s why we were wondering what are Ioanna’s Top 6 Trends for this Fall and when we communicated with Ioanna, she responded to us instantly. Let’s take a look of a successful models list, who is a fashion icon and an inspirational woman.

http://ioannapapadimitriou.com/

#1 Mini Windbourne Handbag by Kempton & Co

The Mini Windboourne handbag. It is made from soft cowhide, unlined, with one interior zip pocket and one exterior zip pocket. Has an adjustable leather crossbody strap.  http://kemptonandco.com/mini-windbourne-handbag-tri-colour/

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#2 Vanilla Eau de Toilette by Body Shop

Can’t get enough of Vanilla? Get a fix of your favorite gourmet scent in an eau de toilette format. It’s light and wearable. Warm, seductive and gourmet scent. http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/shop-by-line/vanilla/vanilla-edt.aspx

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#3 Own a library card 

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#4 Passing my time 

My favorite place to pass my time is by playing Ping Pong at BTTC. http://www.2xtremepong.com/

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#5 Elicia shirt by A&F 

I already got two.

http://eu.abercrombie.com/shop/eu/p/elicia-shirt-2828085?gender=NA&ddkey=http:Search&search-field=Elicia%20Shirt

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#6 Favorite dish 

“California New England Style Rolls” by Pubbelly Boys in  Miami Beach.  http://www.pubbellyboys.com/pubbellysushi/

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autumn 2014, design, fashion

H&M collaboration with Alexander Wang

Feminine sport themed collection 

He is only 24 years old and he already has a brand name which is quite huge in the fashion industry. We ara talking about the talented Mr Alexander Wang, who is a rising designer for both women and men.

“I wanted to create a collection where most of the pieces have been designed from scratch. Rather than creating affordable versions of expensive items, I wanted to design true performance pieces that are within the natural price points of sportswear of H&M, so we were able to create the best version of these pieces, through our vocabulary,” he said when the partnership was announced. You will find a variaty of dresses, jumpsuits, matching sets, jackets, shoes, belts, bags, legging, boxing shorts and more. Be ware of tha date, because the time has come, November 6th is the day that Alexander will put a spell on us.

The following is a short film that celebrates the collaboration that is about to be released. Enjoy it.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBNkOFaSZk

 

 

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Outdoor hotel showers

It’s nice and cool!!

So if you want to come close with nature and at the same time you want to taste the benefits and the comfort that read about in tankless water heater reviews or that a good hotel can provide you, then we have your solutions. We have a list with the coolest outdoor hotel showers. Have a body and soul experience, you deserve it.

Hotel Saint Cecilia brings a dose of rock-and-roll cool to a former Victorian mansion in Austin’s South Congress district.

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Little Palm Island Resort in the Florida Keys. Your own bamboo outdoor shower, where the quiet sounds of the island—rustling coconut palms and birdcalls—wash over you with the water.

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Tryon farm guest house B&B, Michigan City. Drive 10 minutes from the south shore of Lake Michigan, and you’ll reach this four-bedroom bed-and-breakfast.

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Maritime hotel in New York City. Large porthole windows are the most obvious of the nautical touches featured throughout the Maritime, a 1960s-era building designed by Albert C. Ledner.

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Calistoga Ranch. Set in a canyon in the upper Napa Valley, among 157 acres of oak trees and burbling springs, the ranch encourages guests to get caught in a downpour—specifically beneath the rain showers in its outdoor shower garden.

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The Bowery hotel in New York. Outdoor showers are a rare and unexpected amenity for hotels in Manhattan. get a bird’s-eye perspective of the Lower East Side while freshening up with toiletries from the Bigelow & Co. Apothecary line.

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White jeans..it’s a yay for this Fall

Snow white looks

We spotted some looks for the Fall, that have as main piece, your white jeans. Who said that some clothes are meant to be worn only in specifi times of the year? Make your own fashion revolution by adapting pieces from other seasons, in every season. Combine them with trench coats, leather jackets, blazers, denim shirts, knit sweaters, furry accessory, jumpers, high heels, sneakers and leather boots in different colors.

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Seductive lingerie

Luxury underwear

Fashion underwear for this year sticks to luxury and romantic mood. Feel free to spoil yourself and your partner, be bold and put on your high waist panties, which are in for this year to. Retro palette 2014 is associated with face powder hues. Besides retro motifs, you can find floral and  animal prints. Glamorous, romantic and practical are the 3 styles that we all have in our drawer, but for this Fall you can find some interesting upgrades. The usage of zippers, leather or lace inserts and other accessories does impress. The romantic style with a nostalgic retro note chooses silk, satin and chiffon in cream and pastel shades. Set your eyes to classic lace, to passionate reds and lingerie decorated with Swarovski crystals.

Color selection: Purple, white, bordeau and classic black.

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Passionata Bar Rafaeli

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The dreamy girl, Bar Rafaeli is “playing with us”

‘Play with Me’ is the newest title of the collection of Passionata lingerie for fall/winter 2014-2015 entitled is the next fountain of fancy shapes and shades, which inspired the modern feel and look special inside as ladies. A beautiful mixture of colors and sensual fabrics are the characteristic details for the collection. Timeless black, Blue Navy with muted, purples and dyed Burgundy to eye-popping fuchsia, yellow, red, and soft pastel tones, white, Silver Pink and dusty, the collection includes all possible variations of colors for each type of holding, taste and style. The best choice for modern girls, with a twist of classic influences.

 

 

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Wacky workouts that are trending now

..and they actually work

There are a little bit out there, but they are new and the interest us, since when we decide to workout, we select something that intrigue us. Aerial Yoga is not new, but has already a lot of followers. The same happens for hot yoga, which is ultra effective. But among these fringe workouts, some of them — whether they’ve been around forever and weren’t considered exercise, or are brand spanking new versions of a tried-and-true gym trend — are legit, and gaining more and more popularity. Pole dancing, Aqua cycling, Surfing and Trampoline .

Pole Dancing: The uniquely designed exercises focus on lower and upper body muscle groups, as well as creating core stability

Aqua cycling: It’s actually an insanely good workout (can be compared to the one using the top rated weighted vest). The water causes you work at a higher intensity and burn fat faster, it also keeps from causing any micro-trauma to your muscle.

Surfing: You work out on a real surfboard, which is propped up on and lashed to buoys, so every move involves an extra balance challenge that keeps your core working for the entire 45 minutes.

Trampoline: You can feel your abs lock into place after just a few jumps

Aerial Yoga: You have to stay zen while hanging upside down, that’s kinda difficult but for sure when the class comes to an end, you are going to leave having a big smile.

Wellness tip: In case you go just for a run, we recommend some nutritional meals for you!

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JLo’s new nest

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22$ million for a penthouse in Madison Square

Who wouldn’t want a house in New York? I can’t think a person that would pass this dreamy story. The little bootie girl from Bronx loves New York and just recently purchaced a 4 bedroom luxury penthouse in Manhattan. In this fancy building you will gind a doorman 24/7  and famous neighboors, such as poor Chelsea Clinton and Nascar racing driver Jeff Gordon. Besides the minimalistic design i am in love with the view, which shows the charming side of the Big Apple. Well down Jennie from the block.

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accessories, autumn 2014

Earrings, your favorite accessory

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Hot earrings for this Fall

Earrings enhance your sexuality and your personality, because they tend to reveal a part of you that is so feminine. Every woman that wants to make a statement with her outfit picks the best pair, either that is crystal pendants or boho influenced earrings, or our favorite pearl with a rather modern attitude. The stud is for the rock ladies and so are the layered ones. Even though they seem like a small player as far as an outfit goes, they can actually transform an entire look, for better or for worse. To fall on the first half of that phrase, we’re looking towards our most beloved (and highly fashionable) celebrities like Kate Moss, Ashley Olsen, and Rihanna.

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culture, design, travel

Picasso’s museum is back

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In Time for Picasso’s Birthday, His Paris Museum Is Reborn

The Musée Picasso Paris is set to reopen in the 17th-century Hôtel Salé. With all the delays and debate surrounding the 43 million-euro renovation, we’re thrilled to get a first look at the sleek new space that marries the building’s historic character with a clean, streamlined interior. The redesign has added 13 new galleries, expanding the museum’s footprint to 3,700 meters square—a fitting size for a museum with such a fantastic collection of the master’s works. While the exterior retains the Hôtel Salé’s stone façade and slate roof, the interior has been modernized, with clean lines, white walls, and a curving staircase. The museum will reopen on October 25, Picasso’s birthday. From November through June 2015, monthly programs will highlight themes in Picasso’s work, starting with the body and eroticism.

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Design Pop-Up Gets Philosophical

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If every good grad-school conversation eventually comes around to the universal question of human existence — what’s the point? — then a theory-driven design pop-up opening tomorrow at the West Hollywood boutique Tenoversix offers the beginnings of an answer: that we’re all asking together. “My practice explores the interconnectivity of people, places, objects and events through the virtual and the subconscious,” says the design consultant Michelle Lane of Bread Studio, who went from a career as a fashion stylist to studying at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. “It’s nice to have objects that connect us to a shared materiality.”

Inspired by a canon of thinkers — Lane says in seriousness that her interest in design came from “an interest in Dasein” — the show, “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now,” features pieces that combine classical beauty with new modes of production. “If art asks questions, then design presents solutions,” she says. “And in this day and age, I think solutions are very exciting.” Fractal-inspired textiles by the Danish designer Stine Linnemann and photographs of rapidly changing former Soviet countries by the photographer Anna Liisa Liiver, suffused with nostalgia, show how technology can combine with wonder at “the immortality of the ancient world,” as Lane explains.

In fine philosophical tradition, the show tackles not only the concept of time, but of space, too. With interchangeable magnetized stems, delicate goblets by the designer Marina Dragomirova, whom Lane met in Sofia, Bulgaria, last year, nod to the philosopher Jane Bennett’s influential work on “vibrant matter” and the agency of things. (Dragomirova was also included a Lane-curated show of Bulgarian design at Maryam Nassir Zadeh in New York last year.) “I guess what connects objects that transcend geography and culture would be a shared humanity or affinity towards a particular kind of experience or consciousness,” Lane says. “I see particular potential for a new kind of flexibility and dialogue within design that explores the manifestation of interior worlds.”

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/tmagazine/2014/10/22/design-pop-up-los-angeles-tenoversix/

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Blazers for everyone

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Upgrade your wardrobe with blazers

You can adjust your style, using some of the trends that are happening in this Fall and Winter. Blazers are one of the trends that we can embrace it and we will. Even if you don’t have enough money to renew your wardrobe you can always ask from your dad, boyfriend or even your grandpa to give you some of their blazers. Some of them will feet you just right, some of them will need transformation. It’s up to you.

 

Take a look to the following ideas, so you can be ready to make the right combinations with this street-chic piece. It can be a ideal update for any occasion. Just imagine how perfect it looks on simple outfit. This wardrobe staple upgrades your daywear basics and makes is easy for wearing at work, dating or shopping. From longline to boyfriend and from tomboy to pinstripe. We love them all! It’s a fashion statement, and we accept it all the way!

You can find them in different colors, bold and more classic. In different shapes and cuts. In interesting patterns, animal printed and plaid. Don’s say no to a tuxedo blazer, because it will become instantly your favorite piece when you want to dazzle someone.

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Bandana lovers

6 ways to wear a bandana

Besides the traditional ways, the model Joan Smalls shows off six ways to wear a bandana for Vogue Spain. Whether it’s a black bandana with a low side braid or a green one tied up with a chignon, each of these gives great inspiration for a variety of personal styles. Let’s give it a try!

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Unique shoes from Cinzia Araia

Shoes with strong personality! Would you?
Born in Venice, Cinzia began to work within the family shoe business and presented her first collection in 2010. Her shoes are the result of a personal vision, in which she combines different materials, splitting the soles and deconstructing styles, offering cutting-edge, hand-crafted shoes. She could be the next best thing, actually she already is, but not for the masses, but for people, who are more skeptical with what they where, and why.  Her designs are exclusive, passionate, dark and have a touch from the old days but with a deep modern vision. Track her online and witness her avant-garde leather boots and sneakers , which are hand made in Italy. Both men and women can purchase Cinzia Araia’s Collections.

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A state of art camera

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A Camera in a Moncler Coat

For the release of Moncler’s customized Leica X camera, which wraps the powerful point-and-shoot in the outfitter’s signature colors, the French art director and Interview Magazine editorial director Fabien Baron photographed the icebergs of Greenland, lit up “like monsters” against ink-black skies. Braving subzero temperatures and with nothing but frigid waters below, Baron used a series of strobes to give a cinematic heft to the massive structures, which can span several times the size of Manhattan and are prone to break off at any time. “It was a production,” he says of the multiboat setup that brought him dangerously close to the icebergs, “but it was worth it.”

$2,950, moncler.com

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http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/tmagazine/2014/10/23/moncler-leica-x-camera/

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Marvelously chewy, chocolate-rich cookie

INGREDIENTS
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces) cake flour
1 ⅔ cups (8 1/2 ounces) bread flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
2 ½ sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups (10 ounces) light brown sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
1 ¼ pounds bittersweet chocolate disks or fèves, at least 60 percent cacao content (see note)
Sea salt.
PREPARATION
Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
Scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Eat warm, with a big napkin.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015819-chocolate-chip-cookies

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