CropTop

For my last class as a grad student (yes, I'm freaking out about the future) I wrote a paper about fashion and it's devolution (this is a great Vanity Fair article on it). And one trend from the 90s I didn't think I would want to come back is the crop top. But now I'm actually loving it and wanting to wear it. Although I will need to excercise a little.

My favorite online store Net-A-Porter did a great article about this trend in their online magazine, and I especially liked this photos of celebrities wearing it. They totally got me into buying something like this. I only wish I could buy it from them.

My favorite, Gwyneth in Pucci. Hanneli Mustaparta. Rooney Mara in MiuMiu.

If I had all the money in the world, and a thousand places to go dressed up pretty, I would wear this MiuMiu cropped top with all the pretty skirts from Net-A-Porter.

MiuMiu cropped top, the one Rooney Mara is wearing on the image above.

Chloé, Valentino, See by Chloé


Miu Miu, Lanvin, Preen Line, Jason Wu

But, since I don't have all that money, this is how I will actually be wearing it. I got this light blue denim top at American Eagle and I'm planning on wearing it with my Jason Wu for Target high-waisted pleated skirt or my Les Follies de Joie jeans in black and/or pink.


I love this collage of the trend by Fashionista. But what I love the most? It's about showing just a little hint of skin. That way no one can see the scar from my crazy times when I got me belly button pierced.

Different lenghts, sizes and shapes from different designers. Collage
courtesy of Fashionista.

And for even more options and ideas see Trendy not Trampy at Refinery29.

*Most images were taken from net-a-porter.com but I edited them myself.

Blogger Inspiration

I was completely sick during the weekend. I hate being sick, and of course there are no pretty (or any kind of) pictures of me wearing cute outfits. What I did during this sickness was watch a lot of movies, blow my nose a million times and drink a hundred cups of tea. Oh, yeah, and look at fashion blogs. These five bloggers have become my favorite not only because of their outfits, but also because they all seem like genuine nice girls... Not your typical fashion-obsessed-girl who won't look at you unless you're wearing straight-from-the-runway-ModaOperandi-clothes. So here they are, my favorite bloggers who I want to be like when I grow up... In alphabetical order so none of them feel bad. Candice Lake Candice Lake, Australian running around the world. What I like about this blog is that it's not only about her, but I love when it is. Like this outfit, showing that classic doesn't mean boring. She's a photographer for Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar and more. And, like the ex-model she is, she dresses as if she was on the other side of the camera.

From the post "NYFW Day 2 Outfit"

Kitties+Couture Maria Morales, Colombian living in San Francisco. I recently discovered her blog on another of my obsessions, Pinterest. She has te cutest outfits and I like the idea that she has all this multicultural influences. I love this outfit of hers because of how she looks super lady like and modern at the same time. I've been following her for around a week and I even applied for an internship at the place she works. Wish me luck.

From the post "High Collar + Lucite Heels"

Le Fashion Jenn, New York City. She's a Grad student, just like me. But not like me, she writes for the WhoWhatWear blog. This is one of my favorites, she posts the most beautiful pictures of everything fashion related, and I also love her other blog Olsen Anonymous about, well, the Olsen sisters. She doesn't post many pictures of herself or her outfits so I chose this "Currently Obsessed" pic that could be mine as well.

From the post "Currently Obsessed"

Style Scrapbook Andy Torres, Mexican living in Amsterdam. I like her because, first of all, she's Mexican. It's inspiring to see someone from my country that has gone so far. It keeps me going. Also because she just seems soooo nice and I love almost all her outfits, this one especially. And we share a name.

From the post "Look of the Day: Polka Dots"

*Disclaimer: All the images belong to the girls and their blogs. I am in no way appropriating them and there's a link to all of them. I just wanted to share a little of what I do all day!