J. Crew - Autumn

If you live in the U.S., Canada or Japan, you are lucky enough to purchase something from this great brand. (And if you save because it is not cheap...)

The whole deal here.

Recent buys Autumn - Winter

Ok ok...women and shopping and beautiful clothes and shoes... What can we do? :-)
The recent additions to my wardrobe are:

The dress on the right, which has this back:

From Mango (!!!)

Dress from Comptoir des Cotonniers. Too bad this photo doesn't show it all.

And these navy blue shoes also from CC (I know... I know...)

Now I just have to find the time and place to wear them all.

Cintia Dicker

What do you do when you are this gorgeous?

The beaches of Puglia

On the second week of August I headed to Puglia (Italy) to explore the area :-)
Here are some of the best beaches/water front areas I found.
All rocks, stones or sand, the beaches in Puglia are indeed varied and for all tastes. The locals and the tourists (italian mostly; I felt the only not-italian every day) bathe in every corner they find which I find great as here in Portugal, "we" are very picky. Too picky IMHO.

The adriatic sea as well as the ionic sea are warm and very very calm making them suitable for everyone, even if one is afraid of waves, as there are basically none. The natural beauty surrounding some of the beaches is amazing...

Somewhere in the Gargano

Vignanotica - Gargano

Vignanotica - Gargano

Vieste

Polignano a Mare

Polignano a Mare

Porto Cesareo

Porto Cesareo

Trani

Bari

Next Puglia post will be about the cities.

Vogue Italia August 2010 - The controversial editorial

Fashion/art as a means of communication

The photos were taken from here, where there is also a making-off.

The images are from Steven Meisel

Model Kristen McMenamy

Enjoy

Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not afraid.

- Marcus Aurelius

Photo:  All rights reserved by Elizabeth.Brooke. From Flickr.

Comptoir des Cotonniers - A/W 2010

My favourite brand's new collection. 

Well-cut, subtle, gorgeous.

http://www.comptoirdescotonniers.com/