Galentines Day
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Photography by Ivan Gener
新年快乐 !
Happy New Year (Again) Folks!
For those who might be wondering if I am going coo-coo…nope! It´s the Chinese New Year today and so it is time to celebrate, don’t you think?
I decided since it was the New Year I needed a change, so I cut my hair! It’s also a little bit more blondie, but oh well! I kinda like it.
The New Year celebrations in London will last for over a week after so you are in luck my friend. You wll be able to get lots of festivities in you calendar and see the amazing parade happening on Sunday. Yep, that´s Valentine’s Day too. It seems like they like to mix things up over here!
This year is the year of the Monkey. The Monkey is ninth of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac cycle, which means every 12 years there is a Monkey year. More over, it is a Fire Monkey Year. Apparently each year is associated with one animal sign AND one of the five elements: gold/metal, water, wood, fire or earth. These elements of your birth will determine your personality and destiny.
I am from the year of the Dragon (the best year, OBVS) and apparently it says I am enthusiastic, confident, intelligent, ambitious, hardworking and straightforward. What do you guys think? BLIMEY, I think that sounds quite spot on? There´s also a whole bunch of superstitions to follow in order to have a good year: lucky numbers, colours, flowers, directions, lunar months…I better start working on it!
In any case, if you get a chance this week to get yourself to Chinatown and enjoy the festive vibe…DO IT. The lanterns are up and it just looks too cute to be missed. I think I’ve mentioned it a thousand times before but I love asian food, and even more so if it is Chinese food. Any opportunity is good for me to go there. Despite being very chaotic, dirty and loud, you won’t find a more intriguing and exciting neighbourhood (except for Soho, probably) in the city which is also open pretty much 24/7.
TCB x
Thug Life
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WHAT I WORE:
Sister Jane Faux Fur Jacket (AW15)
H&M "No Hard Feelings" Long t-shirt (sold out)
ZARA faux leather biker trousers
ZARA leather boots (old, similar here)
Funky Etiquette
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2016. A brand new year and a brand new job!
For those who still don't know...I am a passionate about fashion (yes!) but my full time job is completely unrelated to it.
I work as a consultant for a strategic consulting firm specialized in the Life Sciences industry. What are the odds, hey? But as a dedicated fashionista, I tried to jazz things up when it comes to business attire. There's no reason to dress up boringly just because you may work in a very proper sector.
As I always say, a brand new job also requires a brand new wardrobe, or at least a renewal. So this was the perfect occasion to look for new business-chic suits. The result? Lots of patterns mixed up with what I call a tomboy look.
Be inspired careless readers,
TCB x
Outtaspace Punk
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I was playing with my new toy (a Penny skate) around the hood and as soon as I jumped on it the song Complicated from Avril Lavigne came to my head. Or Sk8ter Boi, obvs. Ahh, listening to these songs takes me back to when punk music was so cool that all we listened to was raging or utterly depressing music. What good times!
In any case, how cute is Notting Hill? I love walking around this neighborhood. Discovering new spots and enjoying the beautiful hues around me has become one of my favourite passtimes. Also I've lately realised that:
1 - Westbourne Grove is the perfect location for a quiet yet great shopping experience: Joseph, The Kooples, LOFT, Sandro, Maison Scotch...plus you've got two cafes for a perfect pit-stop: Daylesford Organic and 202 by Nicole Farhi. Great for people watching too, which is SO much fun.
2- Not only you've got lots of trendy foodie spots: Hummingbird Bakery, Electric Diner and Ottolenghi, as I mentioned endless times...but also calmer and more classy ones like The Dock Kitchen, The Ledbury or Chakra.
3- Portobello Market on Saturdays is my fave market for antiques, fur and good vintage finds but if you can't bear crowds by all means avoid going there.
I was skating myself away from the crowd when we saw a brick of coloured houses that really got us. We decided that it was too matchy matchy to let it go so we came back home, took the camera and started playing! By the way, I'm TOTES into velvet these days. Why aren't you yet?
TCB xx
WHAT I WORE:
Town Clothing Outaspace Velvet Body
ZARA A-line Skirt (old)
&Other Stories Velvet Leather Pumps
Skinny Dip Planet Clutch
Amazon Mini Cruiser Skateboard
Launderette
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Is it sinful to do laundry on Sundays? This question just popped up when looking for laundry services on a Sunday and it got me thinking. MI wouldn't say it is but I live that to each one of you, guys.
A good Sunday requires cleaning your shit up and figuring your life out. However, the chances of that happening entirely depend on what you´ve been doing the previous night, or at least in my case.
If my brain cells let me function as normal I love spending my #sundayfunday not only doing my household duties but also wandering and discovering new spots in the city! My latest addition? This retro - cool laundrette service near Barbican station. Of course this place could not be left undocumented so my team and I came around a second time to take some cute-sie pics. Here you´ve got the result!
Stay clean, fellas!
TCB xx
WHAT I WORE:
Town Clothing Glitter Turtle Neck
ZARA Velvet Burgundy Pencil Skirt (old, but similar here)
ASOS Black Stilettos