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.

 

Chiara Ferragni, one of the most known ''trendsetters'' nowadays at a catwalk.

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Trends. In, out. Fashionable. These are only a few words I always tend to hear when talking about fashion with people around me. ''This color is trendy'' or ''Someone said this animal print is out this year'' are some phrases I hear a lot and I honestly hate. I mean, why someone has to tell me why shouldn't I wear those high-waisted jeans I love? Who has decided that people should change to floral print to neon colors? I find it absurd. For those who have been following this blog for a while, you already know that I usually wear totally different styles and color palettes to the ones seen on magazines, and that I rarely refer to the word ''trend''. Because fashion must be democratic, and is the tool to express our way we see things and think, and no one should put barriers for this. And because over trends, should be style.

The thing that many influential bloggers are lately used to determine which is the ''new fashion'' around really pisses me off. A blog should be a window to share and create, unleash new ideas but never ''force'' to dress like this or that because if not, you run the risk of being ''not cool''. What if you don't like the new pointed-toe studded heels of the moment, but everybody is wearing them? What about those really really thight dresses worn by the most known it girls, but you do not feel comfortable wearing them? I think you get the point...

Now, you'll know why I don't care about trends at all, and maybe you'll agree with me...

Floral trend is something I've always liked, but with some reservations. Normally returns in spring and summer, especially in dresses and different colors depending on the ''hot color'' that season. I personally like to wear it all year round.
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• No-one has to tell me what should I wear. I mean, why it has to be the editor of a fashion magazine, or a particular designer who says what I have to wear this season, without knowing what my tastes are, or what looks good on me? Why someone once said that mixing two different animal prints looked good? I prefer to see what I can find on stores that season, and then adapt those garments to my own style.
• What is ''trendy'' today, wouldn't be tomorrow. Let's face it: fashion is always changing. As matter, fashion is neither created nor destroyed only transformed. Did you realize that on all over the world catwalks this year, it has come back tartan and aesthetics of the 80s?

   

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• Because not everything fits me, or my taste. Honestly, I've never understood the absurd about cheetah print leggings, perhaps because they show too much and I do not look good on them. Or what about wedge-sneakers? I have also never understood the meaning of mixing a shoe for sport and one for partying.
• Because I want to be different. And that's about identity. If everybody's wearing the same dress as me... What's the fun part about it? It's as if we all thought the same, and is not. I chose to be my own boss talking about clothing.

 

Supposedly, the colors that will be in the 2014 season. Who dictates this?

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Happy 2014 to everyone! First of all, how was your New Year's Eve? Hope you enjoyed a lot with your relatives and friends, and that 2014 began on the best mood as possible! I hope this new year is full of new projects, illusions, new things to know and live. As for me, I spent the night with my family, having dinner while watching series and films, then enjoying Spanish traditions like eating the twelve grapes. For me as every year is a quiet familiar night, another moment of enjoyment of my holiday before returning to classes.

For me, the new year means a new chance to start from scratch, to change my mood about new challenges, find new projects and grow as a young woman. New year, new life. For me having the opportunity to share on this blog my experiences, outfits and all of you see here, that you live with me, is also part of these new projects I'm having in mind, and that I want to improve day by day this year.

Okay, now really really quickly about the outfit. It's been quite cold lately around here, although I've been not going out too much due to flu, I feel like every time I've been out of home, it's been really difficult to plan an outfit. I mean, I'm not a planning freak when it comes to clothes. But I like to have a specific idea subsequently applied to my looks, and those ideas have not appeared much these days ("should I wear jeans or one of those feminine women plaid skirts? Or should I just put on a loose fit pair of trousers and a top?"). So, I've been caught more than fifteen minutes in front of the closet thinking ''What I'm going to wear'' more than once. This is one of those moments, when I just took one thing from here, those earrings from there and so the outfit appeared. That's when I realized this red scarf is really similar to Carrie Bradshaw's from Sex and the City, isn't it?

We shoot these pictures at IVAM Museum (Modern Art Institute) in Valencia. Quite an interesting place!