Today's look

Today is Monday and it has been a working day for many people. Since I know that almost all my female readers are working women here I am with a new fashion tip for your working week. Many of you have spent 8 hours in the office, meeting people, going to appointments, enlarging your professional network and looking for new opportunities to have a career growth. I think that a great professional and elegant outfit would really help you show off who you really are and what you deserve. A great outfit would make you feel smarter, self-confident, open-minded and talented. Of course, an outfit will never replace real talent, but this is too obvious to be underlined. This is my tip for today: put on a great outfit (a blazer in this case) without loosing your femininity and you will feel comfortable wherever you are and whoever you are talking to, with your colleagues and with your boss! You will really have the impression that what you have been wearing has made the difference, but be sure, it is only you that make the difference! With a great outfit your potential will stand out! 

Italian style interiors - Interni italiani/mediterranei

I received a wonderful gift the other day. It’s a publication (Mediterranean Style) of interiors and exterior design by one of the best known Italian architects. Her name is Fabrizia Frezza, she is based in Rome where she lives and works.  Some time ago I told you I would dedicate a post to her and here I am with some news on her works and creations. The elegant volume is a collection of some of her most important makeovers, buildings’ reconstruction and interior designing that represent a perfect mix of Mediterranean and Italian style.  Natural and neutral colors, raw materials, white, beige, brown hues or bold colors in strong contrast with the white surroundings or the colors of the nature, the spellbindingTyrrhenian sea, big decorative plants, natural materials like stones, tiles, marble floors are the some of the patterns of the recognizable and still unique Frezza Style. What I love most of these interiors is the warmth and elegance they inspire and that special Italian attitude and love towards the blooming and luxuriant nature. What I mostly appreciate of Fabrizia Frezza’s style is her capacity to maintain and stick to the genius loci and at the same time transform her buildings and interiors into something brand new and sophisticated, without transfiguring the original Mediterranean patterns of the Italian architecture. Those who will have the privilege to breathe the style of an interior designed by Frezza will surely feel at home! For more information and a wider photogallery have a look at her website! Enjoy the tour! 

Some Mondrian inspiration! 

Classical elements and paintings worthy of an imperial residence!

Stripes in fashion and interior design

Stripe patterned rugs and striped t-shirts are so trendy lately. Apartment therapy devoted a very interesting post to the Ikea ubiquitous striped rug. That rug is so inspiring to me that I had planned to propose some pictures of that versatile rug. Some of the pictures published are from Apartment Therapy. 

Stripes in fashion can be so versatile, spunky and classy. It depends on how you combine them and what outfit you choose. You can wear a striped t-shirt and choose to look casual, chic and elegant, depending on your day mood. Here are a few inspirational pictures. Please enjoy my favorite spring outfit. Striped t-shirt, blazer or trench and jeans. Before going ahead, let me say “thank you” to Habitually chic for some of the stylish pictures I’m sharing with you. 

This is how I am wearing lately.

From Vogue

Great outfits!

Fashion tips - moda a primavera

As the days pass by, I have been thinking lately, that this blog should catch fashion trends as well. Design and fashion are so tightly intertwined that I cannot ignore fashion, which I love. I have to confess a little secret of mine. Fashion has been one of my first loves. When I was in my teens I used to draw female outfits. One day or another I'll share them with you. Given the chilly days in Rome lately, this is what I love to wear. A total black outfit, lighted up by grey and brown shoes would be perfect even for chilly spring days. Black remains my favorite, super elegant and chic. To those who know me: don't you think the model resembles me a lot? 

Design, eat and dress

Here are two great French interiors of an apartment located in Paris. The whole wall bookshelves are a great solution for those who live in urban areas. Floor to ceiling solutions are so practical and give a touch of elegance to the entire working/living area. I've always thought that bold hues are too daring for urban interiors, but those bold colored pieces of furniture, the sofa and the red chair, and the yellow blinds are a great solution for those grey and dreary days that we all have. What about putting a cheesecake decorated with pieces of lemon and orange just as shown in the picture? And what about putting those Ralph Lauren sandals in an interior like this? 

cabinet makeover - trasformare un mobile

Do you remember this cabinet makeover? It was my friend's project and this is how it looked and how it looks now in her great doorway. Isn't it amazing?

Loft style 2 - arredare un loft o attico

If I lived in a loft or in a penthouse, these are some styles I would take into serious consideration, without being able to say which one would I love best. Great interiors have this effect on me. Unexpectedly, I become a very indecisive person, absolutely unable to make up my mind on what style and what kind of furniture I should opt for. Great interiors are a sort of artistic creations and I literally suffer from a kind of Stendhal syndrome.  But, I have no doubt about a few things: I totally adore wide spaces, I hate clutter and messy places, I simply go crazy about white and relaxing colors. Having a look at these interiors, I am more than convinced I'm right. It may sound a little bit assertive, but could you ever disagree?  

Se vivessi in un loft o in un attico, eccovi alcuni stili che terrei in seria considerazione, senza però essere in grado di dire quale sceglierei. I bellissimi interni hanno questo effetto su di me. Inaspettatamente, divento una persona molto indecisa, assolutamente incapace di decidere per quale stile e tipo di arredamento dovrei optare. Considero gli interni arredati con gusto una sorta di creazione artistica e devo ammettere che soffro letteralmente di una specie di sindrome di Stendhal. Ma non ho nessun dubbio su alcune cose: adoro gli spazi ampi e ariosi, odio il disordine e il caos e vado matta per il bianco e i colori rilassanti. Nel vedere questi interni, credo di avere ragione. Forse suona troppo presuntuoso? Ma potreste mai non essere d'accordo con me?