OFF TO PARIS BUT FIRST... HERE'S MY TOP PARISIAN BLOGS

Por esta altura na próxima semana devo estar a preparar-me para voltar à minha adorada cidade, o Porto, mas de certeza com o coração apertado e com uma vontade tremenda de ficar, nem que fosse por mais uns dias, onde?, perguntam vocês, Paris!

This time next week I should be preparing to return to my beloved city, Porto, but with a knot in my stomach and an urge to stay, even if it's just for a few more days, but where? you ask, Paris!

Um pequeno city break que vem mesmo a calhar e em Paris, ainda por cima, cidade que já não visito desde os 11 ou 12 anos, e digamos que nessa altura ainda não conseguia apreciar verdadeiramente a cidade.
Está na altura de revisitar os habituais monumentos, dar um passeio na margem do rio Sena, conhecer novos recantos desta cidade capaz de encantar milhões que por lá passam e, claro, admirar o verdadeiro estilo parisiense.

Enquanto não vou (contagem decrescente - 3 dias) vou-me deliciando com alguns dos meus blogs parisienses favoritos.
É certo que muitos não são de bloggers nascidas em Paris mas todas elas têm uma coisa em comum, o "je ne sais quoi" próprio de uma nativa.
Desde a sueca Carin do "Parisinfourmonths" que se mudou por 4 meses para a capital francesa e acabou por se render e fazer da cidade o seu lar, a Betty Autier do "LeblogdeBetty", nascida e criada em Paris e que encarna da melhor forma o verdadeiro estilo cool francês.


A 4 day city break that comes in the best time and even better in Paris, city I don't visit since I was 11 or 12, and let's be honest at that time I couldn't really truly appreciate the city, I was a little bit more concerned on when were we going to Disney (this would be a great time to use that emoji of a monkey covering its eyes). 
It's time to revisit the typical monuments, have a stroll near the Seine, discover new places of this city that's capable to enchant millions who pass there and, last but not least, admire that true parisian style.

While I'm not there (countdown - 3 days) I'm delighting myself with a few of my favourite parisian blogs.
Sure many are not from born and bred parisian girls but all of them have one thing in common, that "je ne sais quoi" so typical from a true native.
From the swedish Carin from "Parisinfourmonths" who moved to the french capital for just 4 months and eventually fell in love with it made the city her home, to Betty Autier from "LeblogdeBetty", a parisian since birth that truly embodies the french cool style.

Paris in four Months

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Le blog de Betty

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Adenorah

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Cuillere à Absinthe

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El pourquoi pas Coline

Para irem acompanhando a minha viagem sigam-me no Instagram@laufigueiredo.

To follow me throught my journey in Paris check up my Instagram @laufigueiredo.

Style Crush . Angelica Blick

Para começar o mês de Agosto da melhor forma nada melhor que introduzir uma nova "Style Crush" aqui no blog.
Desta vez a eleita foi uma blogger sueca, Angelica Blick, de apenas 21 anos e com um estilo invejável.
Esta sueca de cabelo loiro platinado e um bronze de surfista combina peças com grande habilidade, criando looks que variam entre o clean e sofisticado e um estilo mais grunge.
Definitivamente um blog que recomendo seguir diariamente e que vos vai encher de ideias para combinações com peças que já têm em casa.

To start of the month of August in a high note nothing better than to introduce you a new "Style Crush" here on my blog.
This time the chosen one is a Swedish blogger, Angelica Blick, with just 21 years old and owner of a coveted style.
This platinum blonde Swedish girl with a surfer tan combines pieces with great skill, putting together outfits that range between clean and sophisticated and a grungier, edgier style.
Definitely a blog I recommend to follow on a daily basis and that will fill you with plenty of ideas for combinations with items you already have in your closet.

http://nyheter24.se/modette/angelicablick

More of my "Style Crush" . Elisa Nalin, Eleonora Carisi, Julia Sarr-Jamois, Kelly Framel, Miroslava Duma, Taylor Tomasi Hill

Streetstyle creating trends

http://nstylemag.com/streetstyle-a-criar-tendencias/

Mais um artigo da minha autoria foi publicado na Nstyle Magazine, desta vez sobre a influência do Streetstyle na Moda e nas tendências. Para lerem o artigo completo vão a Nstyle Mag,
Espero que gostem.

Lau


Another one of my articles was published in the online magazine, Nstyle Magazine, this time about the influence of Streetstyle on fashion and trends. To see the article go to Nstyle Mag.
Hope you like it.


Here is the English translation of the article.

"The fashion world is in constant change and evolution, sometimes it's hard to understand how and why it appears, what inspires the designers to create their collections and what inspires people to dress. Which ones dictate the trends, the designers or the people in the street?
Before, collections (the so-called fashion) and what was seen on the streets were two completely different things and independent from one another, but the two eventually came together and blended, and nowadays we can't figure out when one starts and the other ends.
Since the 70's, when Vivienne Westwood was inspired by the punk culture in London, by the people, the urban tribes she saw on the street, and transported that movement to fashion, many designers started to look in the streets for inspiration and new trends.
While in the past the examples to follow were great actresses and models, now there are also ordinary people that we can see on the streets, that bring their own unique flavour to what they wear, interpreting fashion their own way. Each passing day we are more captivated by the way "people like us", with creativity and imagination, put together their outfits and their style.

Photographers and streetstyle sites have helped a lot with this phenomenon, transforming people from the street in real fashion icons. Many have a great eye for trends, to what is new and cool like Scott Schuman, the photographer and blogger from the well known site The Sartorialist, Tommy Ton from Jak&Jil or Yvan Rodic from Face Hunter. Others simply share their own day to day outfits whether on their personal blogs, like Leandra from the Man Repeller, Chiara from The Blonde Salad or Kelly Framel from The Glamourai, owners of blogs with thousands of visits each day, or in sites like Lookbook.nu, an online community where anyone can share their favourite looks.

This blog explosion makes people have access to information a lot faster. They don't have to wait for the fashion weeks season to have access to new trends because they can see them almost instantly, any day any time, on the streetstyle photos, on people just like us walking in the street on their way to work or coming home, on people who have a unique style and for that capture everyone's attention, creating their own trends and inspiring people all over the world to step out of their comfort zone and risk on something different.

It's not models wearing carefully chosen looks from brands with lots of zeros on the price tag or posing in a magazine, it's people dressed for their day to day activities that interpret what they have and what is given by the fashion industry, mixing designer pieces with low cost ones, creating a bridge between high fashion and urban.
Labels look at these new trend-setters and have into account their choices when creating a new collection. On fashion week the attentions are split. Runway shows are not the only thing grabbing the photographers eye or creating trends, but also who goes to the shows and how they're dressed.
Nowadays, we live in a world where inspiration can come from everywhere, from the people who pass us in the street, to the magazines and runway shows, and even the numerous blogs. We are in a time when we are not only fashion spectators, we are part of it. Today, fashion is not only dictated by the designers from well known brands but also by the consumer that inspires and gets inspired by it."

Lau

Style Crush . Kelly Framel

Mais um Domingo, mais uma Style Crush! Depois de Miroslava Duma e de Taylor Tomasi Hill, chegou a vez de vos mostrar outra das minhas grandes inpirações e "role-models" no que toca a estilo, desde o cabelo à maneira de vestir, a Kelly Framel do blog The Glamourai.
Dona de um blog único e fantástico desde 2008, considerado 1 dos 10 melhores em NYC, a "Glamourai" já trabalhou com nomes conhecidos como Naeem Khan, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Dior e Coach e, actualmente, colabora como consultora e stylist para marcas como Erin Fetherston, Club Monaco e Forever 21, além de desenhar uma pequena coleção de joalharia.
Kelly Framel tem um dos blogs que sigo diariamente para não perder nada do que partilha, desde os looks, aos produtos que gosta, o que a inspira e trabalhos que faz...
A forma como mistura peças novas e vintage, marcas caras e low cost, faz com que tenha um estilo invejado por muitos e, acima de tudo, inimitável.

One more Sunday, one more Style Crush! After Miroslava Duma and Taylor Tomasi Hill, it's time to show you another one of my biggest inspirations and role-models when it comes to style, from the hair to the way she dresses, Kelly Framel from the blog The Glamourai.
Owner of an unique and exquisite blog since 2008, considered one of the 10 best in NYC, the "Glamourai" has already work with well known names of the industry such as Naeem Khan, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Dior and Coach and, nowadays, collaborates as a consultant and stylist for labels like Erin Fetherston, Club Monaco and Forever 21, in addition to designing her own small collection of jewellery.
Kelly Framel has one of the blogs I follow eagerly so I don't miss anything she shares, from her looks, to the products she likes, what inspires her and her works and projects...
The way the mixes the new with the old (vintage), the high and the low cost pieces, makes her an icon with an unmatchable style coveted by many.

Lau

photos from thecoveteur.com and theglamourai.com