My outrageous, crazy, un-real holiday wishlist!

What kind of fashion fan/shopaholic would I be if I didn't have a wishlist? Don't worry, I'm a good one... This list took a long time to be created and it is REALLY well thought. (It includes creatures, in case you were wondering.)

First of all, if I had to choose just one gift and forget the others: the Charlotte Olympia cat slippers, I am crazy, obsessed and absolutely in love with these shoes. Even if I had them I don't know if I could wear them because I love them sooo much and wouldn't want them to get dirty. The black ones are my favorite pair but I also want the glitter AND the leopard-print-ones... AND, since we're daydreaming I'll take the silk red ones, too.

The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: what can I say? Ilove his quotes, he's a genius and the book cover is just amazing.

Grace, A Memoir is a memoir written by one of my role models, Grace Coddington the creative mind behind Vogue magazine. A true genius. At BookMarc you can get it signed for only $35. Just saying...

A Céline purse. Do I really need to explain?



My mom and I are just totally in love with this MiuMiu dress. I just adore the colors and the collar, super lady-like and playful at the same time.

Chanel Set of 3 books and/or the Little Black Jacket book... and a Chanel LBJ to go with it.The three volumes include Chanel; Chanel Jewellery; and Chanel Perfume. The Little Black Jacket Book features the same pics I went to see this summer while in New York, as you may recall. Or not. Anyway, a perfect gift for me.

MiuMiu studded suede sneakers... MiuMiu is one of my favorite brands ever and I love this pair of sneakers because they have some glam studs and are totally neutral.

This Tibi Lobster Sweater is just very me, don't you think?

I know the list is quite long (and expensive), I just got really excited. And I know I'm kind of late for Santa, but I don't mind if he hits the sales and gets me my gifts in January. I hope you had an amazing Christmas! I sure did.

Sea Creatures

I've been working, working, working... NONSTOP! That's the reason for my absence in my beloved blog. I kind of tried to relax on a trip to Cancun with my parents and my friend Cecilia but it seems I'm lazy but not the relaxing type. I even had some spa time, delicious, but even then I couldn't. I was writing this post in my mind while getting a hot-stone-massage.

Anyway, I had a great time and got to wear my new turtle swimsuit. You probably already know how much I love creatures on my clothes and this was the ultimate finding. I'm not sure if I look like a little girl or just a crazy-manrepeller-wannabe-grown-woman, but I love, love, love it. Maybe I'm over bikinis. Maybe not.

*Español:
No he podido escribir, lo odio pero he tenido muchísimo trabajo y me he enfermado cientos de veces. Pero bueno, me pude ir unos días a Cancún con mis papás y Ceci, mi amiga. Traté de disfrutar (lo logré) y relajarme (no tanto) al máximo, pero me di cuenta que para ser una persona considerada floja no soy muy buena para eso de la relajación... Mi papá incluso me invitó dos horas en el spa y mientras me daban un masaje de piedras calientes pensaba en como iba a escribir este post. 
Lo mejor creo que fue por fin poder usar mi traje de baño de tortugas. Lo amo con locura como cualquier tipo de prenda con animalitos. No sé si parece que traigo un traje de niña, pero qué más da. Repito que lo amo. ¿Será que dejaré los bikinis para siempre? Habrá que ver.  

H&M is finally here! OK, almost.

Remember how excited I was last week about ASOS shipping everywhere? Well, today I'm super excited beacause the H&M Mexico website is now online! This means the store is coming, so soon... I am so excited for my future shopping!

The only bad thing, it's in a mall, Santa Fé, a place super far away, and I hate it. Anyway, I'm already planning a trip and what I'm planning on buying. Since this fall is all about creature sweaters (I already ordered this one from ASOS), I want this bat one so baaaad:

 
Then I want these booties to wear with dresses, skirts and colored tights:

 

And last, but not least in my (so far) short list, pretty printed pants:

Of course, as soon as I enter the store my lists fade and I'll end up spending more money than planned, but that's the fun in shopping!

*Español:
Así como me emocioné por que ASOS tiene free shipping a México, me causa mucha emoción saber que pronto abrirá la tienda de H&M, ¿y todavía más emocionante? Ya está la página y los precios están increíbles, siento que hasta más baratos que en Estados Unidos. Odio ir a Santa Fé, pero sinceramente no me importa tanto si puedo comprar todas las cositas en mi lista. Obviamente llego a la tienda y compro otras y más cosas de lo incluído en mi lista... Pero qué más da, es la diversión de comprar.

What I Want Today: Juicy Couture Creature Bangles

It seems like, yes, I still love creatures. I keep finding them, and falling in love with them, everywhere. This time, looking for a retro swimsuit, I found these bangles in the Juicy Couture site. I think my favorite is the one with the elephants... Which one is yours?

You can buy them all here.

Creatures+Music+Vintage

Since this weekend I should be enjoying Coachella but I'm not, I decided to do another musical post. As always, it needs to have a fashion element and since I love boy and girl bands with retro looks, this post is about Metronomy. Metronomy is a band I don't know how I found. Like almost every "indie-hipster-alternative" band I know. They come, as expected, from the UK and have released three albums. And, surprise, they're playing at Coachella too.

The concert poster for their Mexico City show last October. Of course, I missed it. I took it from here.

Recently I came across the video for my favorite song of theirs: The Look. And guess what I found... A three guys, one girl band wearing retro looks and some birds. Birds riding go-carts. As you know, I love creatures so I thought this video was amazing and just perfect for the song.

The Look birds.

The girl, who plays the drums, is Anna Prior. In the video she's wearing a red dress (I'm pretty sure it's vintage) with a Peter Pan collar. I even found a blog post on how to recreate the look of  The Look. You know, there's just something really cool about a girl playing in a band wearing vintage. 

 Anna Prior playing. I love her bangs and hair color.

They played in Mexico City last year but I was in Savannah, so I missed it. But Metronomy will be openning for Coldplay (yes, I love Coldplay) in their 2012 North American tour so maybe I'll get to see them both before moving back to Mexico. Meanwhile, enjoy the video!

 The Look, Metronomy.

Creatures

Everyone who knows me knows I love creatures and I want everything that has one on it. That's why I got shoes with an actual leopard and not only leopard print. And that's also why I went back to Urban the day after getting those to get the pair with birds after feeling like I was in Sophie's Choice (yes, I am that dramatic when it comes to shopping). Aaaand, that is also the reason why I took pictures with every kind of creature I could find around DC.

Me with different creatures in DC, including my favorite: "Thinker on a Rock" by BarryFlanagan at The Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art.

But most important for this post: I couldn't stop myself from buying this vintage safari shirt with zebras (not cabras, Judy!) and leopards at my favorite store, Arc. I loved it so much that I wanted to wear it the very moment I paid for it. Just like when I was little and I wore new shoes right after my mom payed for them. It's kind of cropped so I wore it with high waisted jeans... And I got so many compliments that I can't wait to wear it again. If only the Savannah heat would let me show my love for creatures.

I'm wearing the vintage shirt from Arc, black Les Follies de Joie jeans, Arc
sunglasses and booties I got at Urban.

I want to leave you with these images from the exhibition South African artist Jane Alexander has at the SCAD Museum, Surveys (from the Cape of Good Hope). Which is, as you can guess, full of creepy-funny-looking-creatures. There's photos and sculptures and I really, really liked it. Because, you know, I just love creatures.