I was wearing:

Almatrichi skater dress
Lacoste bag
Michael Kors wedges
NewLook earrings

I was wearing:

Ellen Tracy leopard moccasins
COS black jumpsuit
Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunnies

First post of 2016! First of all, I wish you had the best of times at New Year's Eve and 1st of January. This year I spent the evening on a little, little town at my friend's since we both didn't have much of a plan by our own. So, we decided to go for a girl's night out and pajama party which was really fun and different than the regular party hard around. I don't know about you, but I haven't got much out of home this holidays. Instead, I've spent lots of time with my family, far away from work and class issues, keeping up with some old friends, drawing and designing... It's been fun too, as I usually spend lots of time out of home during class periods (I'm grateful I'm attending College here in Valencia and not miles away).

As I started 2015 with no resolutions at all, I plan 2016 to be different. This year, I want to be the best Amanda I can. I want to start new projects, to enjoy 200% whatever I'm into, to love every piece of the things I do and try to do as many things as I can. I've already got involved on lots of stuff at College, as collaborating at the Architecture School magazine, organizing some cultural events and coordinate little workshops for freshmen which is exciting and super interesting. It's crazy to be involved on so many things, but it is also crazy how many new people someone is able to meet, how many amazing ideas are flowing around and the great atmosphere. You know: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"

About the outfit, I just realized it's super similar to last year's first post! Same grey wrap coat, similar red dress! So anyway, here's a 2.0 version of a holiday/winter outfit for all of you to take some ideas, with some color-block trend touches. I find unbelievable I've had this coat for about a year and only worn it very few times, since it is the warmest and most comfortable ever. Maybe it's because its length. I don't feel it very handy for everyday, since I'm always carrying tons of things with me and there're no hangers in our classes (you have to leave everything on the surrounding available desks). So, my outfits for College are usually based on blazers and trousers or comfy, medium-length skirts.

First things first: Merry Christmas everyone! Whether if you're enjoying holidays with your family and closest ones, or you're away home for any reason, I hope you're having a terrific time, resting if needed or partying really hard. As for me, I will be sticking to the first option as the last two weeks have been pure chaos of lack of sleep and rush everywhere. Seriously: sleeping less than 4 hours a day would have sounded almost exciting when I was a child, but now as a grown up it's the worst thing ever. Especially if you spend those 20 hours of no-sleep finishing floor plans, photoshopping images like there's no tomorrow and arguing with your teammates (or sometimes, with yourself) if you should explain something this or that way. Seriously, my fingertips hurt of being drawing last hour schemes and diagrams, and I can't even count how many painkillers I've had for my headaches on the last month or so. But it's finally holidays, work is over -for now- and here I am once again to share with you the latest outfit we just shoot a few hours ago.

I don't know about you, but Christmas and Christmas' Eve are not very big days on my family. I have very few closest relatives (just my parents, grandparents and uncles), and being an only-child and not having around any younger kids makes this holidays not being a very big deal. Instead, we just arrange some last hour dinner or lunch at home, we give each other some small gifts and enjoy family company until going back home. My favorite part is usually when my grandpa is amazed at the sushi and japanese food I've been taking with me last 2 or 3 years, and he always asks me for one or two pieces to taste.

We spent this Christmas' Eve at my grandparents' too, and as it was cold as ice out there I just felt in the mood of being wrapped on the coziest wool scarf (now I'm glad I invested on that vintage wide, huge Burberry scarf) and put on a pair of really comfortable shoes I could walk on after the insanely fun, post-exams party I was involved at three days ago. Those leopard soles are from Toutöu Shoes and since they arrived I haven't let go of them. They are craftsmen shipped in Elda, a town near Alicante (Spain) known for being cradle of footwear designers and manufacturers. I have very special feet (on the baddest ways of all) so, it's a huge thing I find shoes that fit me well. And I couldn't be happier with these! Also, the customer support was brilliant, as I thought for a moment we lost track of the package during its journey.

Spanish traditions. As some of you might know, Santa Claus is not really who brings us gifts on Christmas' Eve. Instead of him, we have the ''Reyes Magos'' (''the three wise men'' in English? I'm not really sure) which leave kids toys and gifts for adults on the morning of 6th January. There are parades and lots of typical things we do that night. It's really fun when you're young, or if you have children at home because everybody is shouting really excited and running up and down the house, like ''look at this, look at my new toy''.

Architecture book: ''Neufert'' which is like the Bible for Architects. Marc Jacobs transparent white sunnies.

Luggage. Maybe it's one of my biggest and annoying problems I face when traveling. Preparing your suitcase may seem difficult and exhausting... Shall I take this cute skirt? Do I forgot something? Bleh, my dress came full of creases from the suitcase!!

Switzerland. The second stage of our trip around Italy and Ticino was more rural. Bye-bye to ''more or less'' fashion outfits with dresses and espadrilles. Say hi to shorts, sneakers, and a bottle of freezing water.

Okay, not as terrible as it sounds: we walked a lot, seen lots of things and interesting buildings around Lugano and tiny lost towns in Switzerland and let me say, I had never seen so many green sights on all my life!

It's been a very cool experience. I've learned a lot related to architecture, although I'm still a freshman on all this. I've made new awesome friends, spoke a little bit of Italian (?), tried but finally failed with German, and met new lifestyles. So, when traveling, it's important to pack everything in a right way and doesn't forget anything on your luggage but... It's much more important to have fun, take lots of pictures and make tons of great memories!!

What about you? Do you have any fun traveling story to tell? Have you ever visited Switzerland?

Summer chilling. As some of my family is still on ''El Perelló'' enjoying the end of the summer holidays, we went there for a beach/relaxed celebration day. Although I started my training sessions just some hours after that (I feel like I'll die someday...), we went there to say bye bye to the summer and start being conscious about the new coming course for me. As I didn't want to hurt my feet again, I wore that kys-flower sandals I've had for about two or three years. What a pity, they broke (sniff) and I had to buy another pair of flat comfy sandals yesterday. Hopefully, they will be in my closet for many years too!

Yesterday I received a great email telling me that I was a winner of a pair of galaxy leggings from Romwe and that they'll send them to me soon. I'm not very much into galaxy pattern, but I think I'll plan something to wear with them. We'll see... Finally, there's a new goodies post coming soon. I really want to show you my latest vintage bargain findings and what you think about them.

I was wearing:

Formul@ Joven green tail dress

Pearl necklace and bracelet from Joyería Olivier

Rayban wayfarer sunnies

Vintage bracelet

Vintage lys-flower sandals bought in Spabrus

DKNY bag

I was wearing:

Neon yellow top, black pleated skirt and statement rhinestone necklace from Zara

DKNY black bag

Rhinestone earrings (a gift from my fencing friends)

Pepe Moreno transparent heels

I love to read or listen to music here, because the white, red and blue shdes make me feel calm and relaxed, as the soft light, and the London pictures on the divider remind me some of my trips all over the world. I'm waiting to my red armchair to arrive, and the room will be totally complete!

That's the new hat I bought yesterday, in ''Ale-hop'', with my friend Maria. I saw the same at the airport, going to Mallorca a week ago, but I didn't buy it because I couldn't carry it with me on the flight (and my package was going to explode) so, you can't imagine my face when I saw it yesterday. I don't usually wear hats, but these one with crochet, let my without words.

I'm leaving this evening to the beach town again with my family, to spend there the whole week. I want to chill out, get tanned, write and take pictures at the beach. I'll be here on Friday to go to the basketball game :)

I'll show you some items I'm going to carry with me there. Have I talked to you about the heels I bought in Boston? Also, my blue shorts, which I'm going to made the next DIY tutorial with!