I was wearing:

H&M jumpsuit

Rosegal laced-up back coat (similar here)

Mise en Dior earrings

RayBan "Clubmaster" sunnies

Sfera white shirt

Thomas Sabo cord necklace

Even for the tiniest family event, I always feel like I have to dress the part. We shot this pictures in late March, on a very sunny morning going to my grandparents' for family lunch. Just my parents, grandma and great aunt on the table. Some might think it's a bit overdone, but for me, playing dressup is an everyday indulge. Every event and daily situation requires its own approach when it comes to fashion, always staying true to ourselves and following our own sense of style.

One of the questions I hear the most is, "why the heck you come so dressed up to university, even if you are just going to deal with a pair of presentations and you'll be seated the greatest part of the day working in your desk?". Well, is the way I choose to say out loud who I am without shouting. For me, wearing a pair of kitten heels to class is how I boost self-confidence to approach every situation the daily routine may keep. My lips covered in red lipstick help me articulate words when I'm in front of my classmates trying to explain why I choose to use concrete instead of wood, or why being involved as a student representative is such an important role. I might even feel more comfortable wearing a sleek suit than my sportswear (well. Not my white fencing equipment. That is something I wouldn't change, EVER).

Fashion is the language I choose to track inspiration. I do not pretend to impose my sense of style to anyone, nor do I pretend it is imposed to me. Fashion helps us gain inspiration from our surroundings, embrace our culture and the marvelous elements it has to offer us and also, inspire and give ideas to relatives and friends when in need of advice. There's nothing more touching than a friend who asks for my fashion advice for her prom day. It makes me feel that my opinion into the matter counts, and that they really trust me for the task.

So, whenever you're having a super casual family event, dress the part with your truest self as I did here. Embrace your favorite pieces and rock them in the streets. Here I wore a pair of earrings which are typical from Extremadura (I bought them in Mérida. Remember my adventures around there?) and an asymmetric black dress which my grandma wasn't very fond of, as she hates it when I'm not wearing bright colors as she did on her twenties. 

It feels incredible and almost surreal how fast weather changes in this city. One day you're wearing your shorts and T-shirts, and then you wake up to freezing cold wind and you suddenly turn into a spring roll wrapped around your knit scarf. Valencia certainly has a crazy, humid weather when Winter approaches, and it totally drives me crazy when taking clothes out of the wardrobe every night. Anyway, there's something nice and cozy about wearing up to four layers of clothes everyday when you go to College very early in the morning. You can play with those layers, have the chance to experiment with tons of textures and materials and have fun when pairing your go-to outfits for the week.

Anyway, any season is nice to get dressed up a little bit. And if there's fringe and monochromatic hues involved, I'm in! I wish I had the ability to get rid of dark tones and colors once it starts getting colder, but I just can't. There's something classy but so easy in wearing black and white or different shades of grey (pun intended). I'm not very good at mixing and combining different colors, I must say. Doesn't it happen to you? I find it very difficult to pair an outfit away from black+grey+red!

Although my quarterly exams are nearly, and I'm involved on way too many projects (I like to be a busy girl!), I still try to not go nutty and keep working hard every day, not only on the blog, but also on all the social media I'm at (Instagram has been this year's discovery for me!) so I can provide you the best content related to fashion, emerging designers and artists (remember to check out latest #behindthedesign post featuring David Yza!).