It's been a while! This time, I'm teaming up with women's clothing brand FEMMELUXE. They sent some pieces of clothing for me to try on and review in this blog post as well as my main social media accounts, where you may find me easily these days (check at @amandasomethingfashion).

So, first of all, I found very difficult to pick just four styles from their website, not because I didn't like them, but mostly because their styles are very tight overall. I felt like I needed to "adapt" their style ideas and outfits to the silhouette I'm most comfortable at. So, my first task when picking the outfits was to discard some black lace bodysuits and corset dresses which were gorgeous, but not my style. Then I decided it would be a nice idea to highlight some of their sexy-tight best-seller looks and pair them in a way that I could feel comfortable wearing these outfits for a going-out evening or a casual event with some friends.

For my first and last look, I chose the same V-neck dress with balloon sleeves in different colors... And sizes. Shame on me. I absolutely lost track of my shopping cart when I realized I had picked the same style, but it actually helped me to realize once the parcel arrived home what's the real difference between their size UK10 and size UK12. As a woman who usually wears an EU size 40-42 (which is equivalent to an average UK 12 or 14, at most, which are also a US 10-12), I realized I totally messed up with the equivalences. So, as FEMMELUXE dresses do really emphasize a clockwork body shape, I must say these two were quite tricky to put on me, but I'm sure that they would fit amazingly if chosen the right size. Next time I'll make sure I don't mess it up. On the other hand, the design is great and I love the neck shape and draping on the bust, and the fabric is super good quality, not being see-through at all.

For the next outfit, I was very hesitant about picking another dress or change drastically to a pair of trousers. I finally put into the chart another dress, but in a more formal style than the previous ones. This is kind of a cocktail dress, with asymmetric neck and just one long sleeve, in color champagne which is really fitting for a club night or any birthday party. The length is great because it's still easy to walk in (don't you hate dresses and skirts that don't allow you to move properly?) and I think the ruched fabric really enhances the figure. I decided to play a little bit with this one, and pair it with a statement velvet headband and high heels for the pictures just to give a slight idea on how it would fit and could be paired. This dress will be my go-to outfit for many coming events, I'm sure of that!

Last, but not least, I ordered something way more casual although super fun for the day-to-day basis. Anyway, I think I could wear it for a girls' night too! It's a white knit T-shirt with ruffled long sleeves, which I loved for this coming Spring. In this inspiration kind-of-outfit-board, I paired it with grey knit trousers but I still have to try it with jeans. I would wear it with a scarf and a cap, and my favorite sneakers to stroll around. I think this white T-shirt from FEMMELUXE is also a nice idea to wear under vests and cami dresses, as the sleeves put some real interest in the whole outfit and make the whole look a statement.

So, would I order anything again at FEMMELUXE? Absolutely YES! Do I recommend it? Indeed. But, make sure you don't mess it up as I did and make sure you measure yourself before ordering your outfit picks! Happy shopping!

 

Architecture graduation ceremony à la Spanish. We talked graduation and prom outfits before in this post, but this is the real deal: what I wore to our 2012-2017 Architecture School of Valencia graduation ceremony, how it felt and what was the whole evening like! First of all, I can't believe it's been almost a week since the whole thing and I'm already at Firenze, Italy with almost half of my luggage to unpack, two boxes to hit the mail and lots of sightseeing to do!

So, last Friday evening we, more than 200 Architecture students, relatives and professors gathered in the Palacio de Congresos of Valencia (built by architect Norman Foster) very early in the afternoon (and when I say early, I mean "early for an Spanish gathering of people". With these warm temperatures in all the Mediterranean coast, we are all night owls who like to convene very late!) for a graduation ceremony which had both its institutional and more serious side; and the other way round which had us laughing and enjoying to no end. For what I've heard from friends at other Universities and Faculties, graduations in Spain basically consist in reuniting all the students on a hall, listen to a couple of speeches (we even had some videos played in ours!) and then call us one by one to stage to put on our shoulders the beca (which translates directly as "scholarship" but it's actually a kind of sash which color depends on the field or studies you take) to finally reunite with our relatives to take pictures, meet our friends' families and head to dinner all together to celebrate and party.

It was very moving and special to share with all of them this evening, and let everyone on that hall know that every project we've worked hard on has a bit of their soul, for accompanying and holding us during this journey. Then, we headed to dinner and had lots of fun dancing, catching up with those who left this year for their abroad year and basically enjoying the night with our friends and classmates.

And, moving on to the outfit part! I had a couple of graduation gowns at home I actually planned on wearing. I was very undecided for months, and when I finally cleared my mind about which one I was about to wear, this gorgeous blue gown (is it actually blue? Blue and orange? Multicolored? I don't have a clue) appeared right in front of my eyes on a random Summer sales' afternoon out (I didn't even started my Summer internship yet!) all put together beautifully in a mannequin. I runned towards it. Like, literally running. At the mall. Like a crazy thing. I knew I was looking for something different, not too crazy or showy, nor revealing; but something that depicted as much as possible the kind of woman I am, and who I want to be in the near future. My ideal dress didn't have any shape nor particular color until that moment. I wanted something both as unique and special as playful, fun and classy. My dress needed to be an statement of intents of all sorts, and I think I made it!

To top off this graduation outfit à la Spanish, I needed accessories worth the dress' style and an appropriate hair updo which fitted the event and the whole look. The prom-inspired hairdo I'm sporting came from this Instagram video from Heather Chapman's profile, and was beautifully and patiently crafted by my mum (although some hair pulling and tangles were made, I must confess). The ah-mazing tassel earrings came from Emokë Diseños, who handcrafted these unique soutache earrings according to my preferences, and who kindly lets you customize and take care of all the colors, sizes and details. I also wore her designs here. No comment on the makeup, I just did my regular day-to-day cat eyeliner with a blue pop of color on the lower lash line and put some (Well, OK. Actually, TONS of) signature red lipstick.

(Image credit to MarieFranceAsia)

Cocktail dresses. As regular clothing, cocktail and dresses for important events are meant to be flattering and fit your body the best possible. Did you know that depending on your body shape, there will be some dress shapes that will fit you better than others? There are plenty of dresses and different styles out there that will make you look amazing whatever your body shape is, but... Do you know all of them, and how you can make the best of yourself wearing a cocktail dress? In collaboration with Sherry London, I'll show you how!

I would suggest, finding the color you like the most for your party dress first (my favorite color ever for a night out is white, because is the color that reflects most the lights of a nightclub) and then start looking for its shape and details, like wearing straps or not, round or V-neck...

V-neck stripped cocktail dress & A-line dress with embellished neck gown

Christmas and winter holidays. To all of you who follow me on Twitter and Google+ you may know I've been really busy this last two weeks, and that I've been really excited too for holidays to finally come. It's not about the ''Christmas mood'' around and the ''let it snow, let it snow'' thing. For me, the awesome part of Christmas is having time for my own, time to rest and sleep, read, and forget for a little while that I study really hard.

The cool thing is also that there're a lot of parties, dinners, celebrations everywhere, so why not wear some pretty dresses out there and have fun while putting some sparkly makeup?

So, this is my Christmas ''party'' outfit proposal. Gold dress with some velvet motifs, very festive yet chic and simple! Wore it with some high gloves, a vintage jacket and pointed-toe heels, some makeup in metallic colors and, that's it! You have a breathtaking, vintage inspired and out of the typical Christmas colors (you know: red, green and stars and snow everywhere...) outfit for a great party. In my case I chose it for the Fencing Club dinner. This is just an example of that is really easy to dress nicely for an event and that you'll actually need a little few things. It's not about the dress, or even about the accessories you wear. It's always about the mix, about integrating all the elements as makeup, hair and stuff together. As for me, I wore a new dress but I reinvented all the things I wore before (as the gloves, the little bag, shoes... Which have already be seen on this blog here or here) to give the outfit a total fresh look. Now my questions are...

What are your plans for winter holidays? How's your perfect Christmas outfit and where would you wear it?

Vintage Cinderella dress. Here we finally go with a 90% vintage and New York made outfit! Do you remember this post about the vintage Ferragamo shoes for 25$? I think they look even greater paired on an outfit, specially if it's with a party or formal dress. Like this one made from lace I bought at Vintage Thrift West (286 Third Ave. between 22&23 St) It was managed by two nice boys who helped us very much, and they had amazing antique things, old brooches, shoes, books and furniture. Absolute paradise! I wish I could go back in time and get struck between hangers and antiquities.

This outfit reminds me a little bit of Cinderella. Ok, not at all but the lace layers on the dress and how the skirt falls + the Ferragamo heels which are made of a really uncertain color (they look like golden, but with a bit of silver bright color... It's just weird) and which have that glow and simplicity on their design than I always like to imagine they came up directly by USPS (?) from a fairy tale! Apart from that, the updo I'm wearing is actually very easy to do and you can try at as well: just take an elastic band and do a ponytail. Don't stretch the entire ponytail on the last twirl and leave it as a messy bun. Take as much hair pins as you want, and start hooking around all the hair left on the bun, and give it the shape you want (can be used some hairspray or you can also tease the bun to get more volume). Easy peasy lemon squeezy! 

Now you know: looking fabulous for any party or formal occasion is easy and cheap!

It was hanging on the mannequin windows. It was too cute and sparkly to be real. But it was too small. After the ''recognition round'' around the store, trying some things, and taking this black and comfy pumps, I decided to go to the kids section, just being curious about. And as you can see, I found it! It's the biggest size from kids, and fits pretty well because I'm not very tall hahaha. I think it's a little bit childlike and may remind a princess costume, but I thought it was a nice idea for a party, and I really liked its white/cream color and shape, which is also very comfy (you know: not too short, not too long).

I also bought another similar dress from this section in blue with sequins (this one is a sort of mermaid/princess costume). Wore it the last night with the classmates before holidays for a party, and they just loved it! Conclusions about of all this: 

I have always liked Ted Baker's designs, I think they're very fresh and brilliant, but still fit my classic taste for fashion. As it is a quite pricey brand, I had never bought any clothing piece before, just some accessories. But last week I found a quite interesting discount on a local shopping centre, and finally pulled the boat out with this bright blue dress. It's perfect for formal and more casual events, so it worths it. I paired it the next morning with a pair of black pumps, and the Carolina Herrera ''Sweedy'' black bag. It's a huge bag, don't you think so? But it's awesome to carry the usual tons of things which always come with me. The handles are amazing, because they're short and make an interesting contrast with the size of the whole bag (OMG, I think I'm going crazy with proportions and size relationships thanks to architecture...). Then I discovered that Bella Thorne also wore this dress on a event!

I also wore blue eyeshadow paired with some glitter and sparks of browns on my lids. What do you think? I think this blue eyeliner works quite well on this outfit. I also discovered an amazing brand on my personal trip to Ted Baker, which is Karen Millen. They were also doing some special pre-Christmas sales, so I bought something you'll see very soon... I'm preparing a fashion photo shoot route soon with some friends. I'm sure it will be a fun experience to share with all of you.

I love full mornings downtown. Almost all my friends are out of city for holidays, and because I'm taking my driving license course and I had to go to University to fill documents and prepare everything to enroll on it, I'm still here bearing with this horrible warm weather.

As I had to go out to look for the Clinique treatment I talked to you about and so on (and why not, because I'm bored when I'm home in the mornings), I decided to go out downtown to visit a family's friend who owns a bridal store (she also has lovely cocktail and party dresses, some of them by Patricia Avendaño, a very famous designer in Spain) and decided to try on some dresses, because once a year I'm having an important gala on the local holiday association (every March, Valencia celebrates the ''Fallas'' and most of us belong to a ''Falla'') and we must wear elegant or cocktail dresses. It's the perfect chance to feel like a celebrity of Gossip Girl character, or feel like you're stepping the red carpet.

I tried on four very different dresses, and I must chose one. I think all of them had that unique, classy but different and with modern sparkles shape that defines my style. We decided to do an improvised photo shoot so I could show you what I chose.