If there's something I love about Anne Hathaway is how easy it is to tune in with whatever character she's playing. Since I saw her for the first time when I was just a child at "Princess Diaries" until her most recent, mature and though interpretation at masterpiece "Les Misérables" I knew there was something super powerful in her. She's capable of making you feel through the screen whatever feeling she's playing, and I find that amazing. So, pairing this wonderful actress with no other than Robert De Niro (who is the cutest ever on this film) was a sure win.

I don't know if you've already seen the film. Don't worry, because I won't be doing any (major) spoiler. "The intern" is basically a film about life. About how easy is to change its course if someday you woke up with feelings of doing something different and new. Robert de Niro is a senior New York citizen who casually jumps into Anne Hathaway's brand new startup, finally becoming her assistant (no, don't you dare think about "Devil wears Prada" because this has nothing to do about it... Or almost) and eventually her friend.

And why this is a movie worth to be at this #fashionTVtalk? Well, first because Hathaway's startup is basically an online fashion e-commerce built out from scratch. The film shows a sneak peek of what would look like to work at a company like that. Especially if you are the boss there: coordinate a team, choose personally outfits, looks and take care first hand of design and user aspects. Not an easy job, I presume.

Second thing, because the looks and fashion references at "The intern" have been carefully chosen and if you're a true fashionista, you'll recognize them very quick. There's fashion on every frame of the movie, and Hathaway's outfits are simply divine. So, if you ran out of ideas to watch this holiday's, here's my pick!

Have you already seen "The intern"? Did you like it?

First things first: Merry Christmas everyone! Whether if you're enjoying holidays with your family and closest ones, or you're away home for any reason, I hope you're having a terrific time, resting if needed or partying really hard. As for me, I will be sticking to the first option as the last two weeks have been pure chaos of lack of sleep and rush everywhere. Seriously: sleeping less than 4 hours a day would have sounded almost exciting when I was a child, but now as a grown up it's the worst thing ever. Especially if you spend those 20 hours of no-sleep finishing floor plans, photoshopping images like there's no tomorrow and arguing with your teammates (or sometimes, with yourself) if you should explain something this or that way. Seriously, my fingertips hurt of being drawing last hour schemes and diagrams, and I can't even count how many painkillers I've had for my headaches on the last month or so. But it's finally holidays, work is over -for now- and here I am once again to share with you the latest outfit we just shoot a few hours ago.

I don't know about you, but Christmas and Christmas' Eve are not very big days on my family. I have very few closest relatives (just my parents, grandparents and uncles), and being an only-child and not having around any younger kids makes this holidays not being a very big deal. Instead, we just arrange some last hour dinner or lunch at home, we give each other some small gifts and enjoy family company until going back home. My favorite part is usually when my grandpa is amazed at the sushi and japanese food I've been taking with me last 2 or 3 years, and he always asks me for one or two pieces to taste.

We spent this Christmas' Eve at my grandparents' too, and as it was cold as ice out there I just felt in the mood of being wrapped on the coziest wool scarf (now I'm glad I invested on that vintage wide, huge Burberry scarf) and put on a pair of really comfortable shoes I could walk on after the insanely fun, post-exams party I was involved at three days ago. Those leopard soles are from Toutöu Shoes and since they arrived I haven't let go of them. They are craftsmen shipped in Elda, a town near Alicante (Spain) known for being cradle of footwear designers and manufacturers. I have very special feet (on the baddest ways of all) so, it's a huge thing I find shoes that fit me well. And I couldn't be happier with these! Also, the customer support was brilliant, as I thought for a moment we lost track of the package during its journey.

It feels absolutely unreal to have one year route behind! I can't believe about a year ago I was asked to take part into this crazy, massive, eager project which is Chapelle Magazine. A new, unique fashion magazine concept born in Valencia thanks to a crew of hardworking, dreamy young designers, both professional and amateur fashion photographers, models, bloggers and writers who wanted to spread the word about trends and style away from fast-fashion and world-known regular magazines. Since then, I've been not only writing fashion-centric articles, but also helping and lending my hand in whatever I could do, from managing the website to help in the coordination of some of the events which have been held in the city.

Although being stucked on a total crazy, almost last week full of work and tons of things to do where I've been sleeping less than 5 hours per day and taking painkillers as breakfast (the massive headaches and bone aches are nothing I ever asked for), I was required to help behind the scenes of the #1yearcelebration of Chapelle Magazine, which was exhausting but very regarding. Focused on coming fashion trends for this 2015 Christmas season, we could enjoy a catwalk filled with party and formal outfits, a perfect fit for coming events and celebrations. Lots of white and golden hues, baroque vibes and different textures thanks to E. Jairycovich, Brotocó Atelier, Auba Roig, Ada Cerdá, Javier y Javier, Gustavo Lemos, Cubero-Quesada and Jaime Piquer.

Once again, a night to remember thanks to Astoria Palace Hotel and this incredible crew!

It feels incredible and almost surreal how fast weather changes in this city. One day you're wearing your shorts and T-shirts, and then you wake up to freezing cold wind and you suddenly turn into a spring roll wrapped around your knit scarf. Valencia certainly has a crazy, humid weather when Winter approaches, and it totally drives me crazy when taking clothes out of the wardrobe every night. Anyway, there's something nice and cozy about wearing up to four layers of clothes everyday when you go to College very early in the morning. You can play with those layers, have the chance to experiment with tons of textures and materials and have fun when pairing your go-to outfits for the week.

Anyway, any season is nice to get dressed up a little bit. And if there's fringe and monochromatic hues involved, I'm in! I wish I had the ability to get rid of dark tones and colors once it starts getting colder, but I just can't. There's something classy but so easy in wearing black and white or different shades of grey (pun intended). I'm not very good at mixing and combining different colors, I must say. Doesn't it happen to you? I find it very difficult to pair an outfit away from black+grey+red!

Although my quarterly exams are nearly, and I'm involved on way too many projects (I like to be a busy girl!), I still try to not go nutty and keep working hard every day, not only on the blog, but also on all the social media I'm at (Instagram has been this year's discovery for me!) so I can provide you the best content related to fashion, emerging designers and artists (remember to check out latest #behindthedesign post featuring David Yza!).

Last Wednesday, eight o'clock evening at DeWall space in Valencia. Once again, it feels truly delightful to live on a city where there's a lot happening when it comes to fashion. Valencia is 100% conscious about its potential when it comes to design and creation, and how to show that off. Every time I got an invitation to an amateur fashion catwalk, or presentation party downtown there's no hesitation I will attend to it. There's so much to know from young designers and entrepreneurs who not only have put all their knowledge and effort into their projects, but also they're already testing new ways to share, to create and to rethink everything around. And that's thrilling.

So, last Wednesday evening my dear friend Elena and I left on hiatus mode every piece of our class-projects, and headed to DeWall and its terrace to enjoy an informal cocktail filled with sweets, beer, art, live music, friends and fashion. Lots of fashion thanks to Moda Nova Events, the newest fashion-focused event management agency in town. We had the chance to meet and greet designers who are just starting their business journey into the crowded (but exciting) world of fashion design in the most friendly and warm ambience of the terrace. Not only clothing design, but also shoemaking (Sabina Teruel is the face behind those dreamy heels you're seeing below. It was so nice to meet her and see her new collection!), headpieces and accessories by Vanela and a catwalk featuring emerging designers and fashion students as Abel Esga, Miss fü by Andrea Chafer, Vergalián STYLE and Malo Moya.

I'm so glad I could just stop for a couple hours working that evening and headed by to have a drink and enjoy not only design, but also a nice and inspiring atmosphere. A true lesson on how to make a city like Valencia committed and conscious of the talent around it, and a perfect plan for an evening near exams!

I don't know who said that "an image is worth a thousand words" but, whoever said it was right. I don't know about you, but I'm a very visual person. My mind works more with images than words. I'm used to dealing with graphics, signals, colors every day in my life. So, when I was working on this post I thought the right thing to do to get the best results possible was to make a comparison chart, something similar to a "Do's and don'ts" of fashion blogging. Because I know some of you have just started your own fashion (or not fashion at all, but a lifestyle, beauty or just random topic) blog and are full of doubts. I've already talked about "How not to lose motivation when fashion blogging" and some things I've experienced in my almost 6-year freelance fashion blogging career.

So today, I wanted to make a really quick exercise of self-criticism, not only for you but also for me and this blog. Looking at this chart below, I hope you can tick some of the practices best and most famous fashion bloggers do, and if not, just start working hard to get some of the goals done before the end of this year. Only for the record, let's make clear that the "regular" column doesn't mean you're doing things the wrong way! But, if you want to stand out of the ordinary and have the best fashion blog ever, you'll have to focus on things like caring a lot for your template design and branding, have a nice photography and keep working hard. Always!

Which column is your blog at? Are you regular, or the best blogger out there?

I used to draw a lot when I was a child. Really, drawing was (and still it is) one of my passions which helped me express myself and tell stories I was never able to speak out with words. Fashion mannequins were pretty common on my sketchbooks but their stylized figures and lines mutated eventually into buildings and façades, and so it has been until today. That's why I always feel so fascinated meeting new designers who like to draw their own sketches, professional artists who are not afraid of failing on a pair of lines, because the final piece would look good anyway. And they know it.

David Yza was born in Mexico and studied at La Salle University. He works as a graphic designer and fashion illustrator. I discovered his illustrations thanks to my friend E. Jairycovich and Chapelle Magazine where I write and contribute from time to time, as he's been featured on the issue as artist too. "Apart from being a fan of cartoons, I had (still have) a great inclination and admiration for the world of style and beauty (...) On my sketches there was a certain focus into clothing, stylized figures and daring positions, as they were taken from an editorial" he says, stating that his drawing style originated as he realized he couldn't be 100% true to the images he wanted to emulate.

David has been a self-taught artist, but he says that thanks to his graphic design studies he's been able to have a better approachment to illustration and different techniques which have enriched his work and made it complexer and funnier as well. His work is unique, as he plays both with traditional and digital media to create his elegant shaped drawings mostly sketched with chinese ink, watercolor and then post-produced on the computer. He took inspiration from old drawings of Yves Saint Laurent or clean lines and slight touches of color master Rene Gruau, although David's style is more into quick traces and incomplete figures, which make his work dynamic and able to be interpreted from different sides. Like if everyone could complete the sketch on their own minds making thousand of different versions of it. His art took the essence and simplicity of classic fashion illustrations but adapting them into a 21th Century outfits which he has achieved through a long process based on practice and hard work.

I want to thank David for being so friendly and enthusiastic on taking part on this feature at Something Fashion, and hoping to see his designs soon at the biggest publications! Good luck!

If you've been reading Something Fashion for some time, or you know a little bit about me, you might already know that I'm a sport enthusiast, and a former (but with comeback-soon aspirations) fencer. Now that I'm 100% concentrated on this year's issues and work, you can't even know how much I miss fencing and training with my friends every evening. No matter how tired I might be, or if I had a bad day: sport is what makes me feel better, is what keeps me active and motivated in the mornings if a hard week full of work is coming.

Now that I quitted fencing and as the year goes by I realize how much I need doing something that is not related to classes or work, but more about me and my mind. In fact, a few days ago I came back home almost at 8 o'clock in the evening from a super horrible, exhausting exam, and the only thing I could think about was leaving home again to do some jogging and working out around Valencia. Working out is not only good for keeping fit and in shape, but also helps me boost my self-motivation and see how far I can go. Even if I fail, it's OK, because I tried to and went further than yesterday.

So today I'm pairing with SportZone to give you some really cool ideas to start working out or just keep doing it if you are already into sport. As a woman who has been around lots of sports during all her life (I started swimming when I was barely a baby, then went into tennis, then moved to modern dancing until I finally lost myself with fencing) I think the most valuable tip I can provide you is invest on your sporty clothes, and specially invest on your training shoes. You can't even imagine how important for your health but also for the best performance on what you are doing your shoes are. So are the rest of your clothes: depending on the activity you should choose those materials and shapes which are the most comfortable possible, specially about terms of transpiration among other aspects.

Mid October and as long as you haven't heard anything from me (nowhere than Instagram or maybe Twitter), I've been on a total workaholic mood. First work deliveries are just around the corner, I feel like I've got involved on so many activities this year (both Architecture School related or extracurricular) while I still have to manage the blog, my personal portfolio, attend to English classes (woohoo! Hope you can see some improvement around here too) and overcome some daily madness always related to college and classes. In fact, I'm writing this in the middle of a break while eating a pair of toasts and listening to a "motivational-survival" playlist.

Anyway. We're already into Autumn and its reddish colors and wind in the mornings. Although it may not be the best of weathers, if you live on a city like Valencia where the winters aren't cold at all, and it hasn't snowed yet, here I'm showing you a nice idea to dress up to a formal-semi formal event this Autumn!

I've had this asymmetrical, tail floral blouse from Primark for years but as it is a bit thin and semi-transparent I never had the chance of wearing it before. I think it would look good either paired with a more straight shape on the bottom (like a pair of straight jeans or skinny jeans) or a more elaborated, wide shape like this palazzo pants I paired it with. The key is to make you look taller and slimmer by mixing different proportions.

The whole event outfit here is really simple, though. Blouse + palazzo pants. Then a vintage but really simple black clutch. Statement earrings and makeup, wearing a really bright green eyeliner under my lower lashes to make the eyes pop. I promise there's nothing complicated or too time-consuming to it!

What would you wear to an Autumn event?

Being conventional is not my thing at all. I like to be different, to stand out from the mass. And that means doing weird (but really fun) things sometimes. Back to July's last days I saw this super shiny, divine, golden metallic swimsuit at my regular, closest shopping centre near our summer house. It was on the sale rack, and there were plenty of different sizes because, let's be honest... Who is crazy enough to walk around the beach promenade on a golden metallic swimsuit? Well, I am.

I think I had never posted before around here a picture wearing a swimsuit or similar clothing, with almost bare legs and showing so much skin, but today I'm confident enough with my body to show you, and now I know there's nothing wrong on spreading my self-confidence around. I've been reading too much body-shaming articles lately unfortunately, posts and interviews to really famous designers on how you should be ashamed on having a body-shape or another, on being taller or shorter. And it shouldn't be that way! Everybody should be aware of their proportions and shape, know what are the most flattering pieces for them and spread the best about themselves, both physically and mentally, no matter their size, height or weight.

Getting back to today's outfit, well, it's a shiny swimsuit. I had this fashion blogger moral/non-written obligation to show you such extravagance! You know, we have this TV commercial in Spain every Christmas about a sparkling white wine where there're a group of young ladies dressed on golden swimsuits and costumes dancing around as they were bubbles of such drink. It's really fun, because this new swimsuit is really similar to them's.

About the accessories in the outfit, as I wasn't actually around the beach (we shot this at our place's terrace as it was getting darker and darker really quick!), I wore this matching golden statement earrings I bought in Mérida, with this vintage hat I found around the house (I can't relate how many old clothes and stuff I have on those wardrobes) and this DIY yellow beach wrap which was as easy to make as taking a really large piece of sheer, silky fabric, and rolling and sewing around the edges to finish them.

Having a perfect, neat style doesn't mean spending your whole monthly salary on clothes. I already talked to you about the "10 pieces worth the investment", and while I still say there are some pieces on your closet that are really worth spending those extra savings, you might be ruining your whole outfit with the following mistakes. Be careful, and stay alert because some of these style mistakes them are really easy to fix!

• You think sweatshirts are strictly sport wear. And they're not! Although I'm still a bit reluctant about wearing them with skirts or more dressy outfits, I can finally say my sweatshirts stepped out of the sports wardrobe to conquer my regular, every-day routine outfits. There are currently tons of embellished and printed sweatshirts, made of non-sporty materials as chiffon or faux leather, which will do really well with your skinny pants or statement necklaces.

• Wrinkled clothing. You can't even imagine how scruffy and messy looks a wrinkled shirt, or a poorly pressed pair of pants. If you want to dress to impress, iron your clothes and don't leave any wrinkle on them! You can also take some of your most conflictive shirts and pants to the dry cleaner's twice a month!

Designing your own clothing may look like a really difficult thing when you have zero sewing skills. But it actually isn't. As you already might know, I'm a design enthusiast, and I do design a lot of things. I'm always drawing, creating, even doing my own prototypes of circle skirts, jewelry, etc. But one thing I'm unable to do is sewing. I'm a total dummy on sewing, and I will always fail sewing my own dresses and a bit more complicated than circle skirts designs. But I still wanted to create and wear my designs... And then light came: Why not hiring a seamstress who I could take the fabric I wanted to, explain my idea to her and who could give me some advise on how would be the best way on getting my new, unique piece to be made?

At first I thought it would be one of the most difficult tasks to do in this world. A seamstress? It would be absolutely impossible to find one, and also a very expensive thing. But anything beyond it! At least in Valencia (and I presume, most medium-sized cities and towns on this world) there're plenty of both professional and amateur seamstresses who do not only sew dresses and blouses, but will also help you fixing an unexpected hole on your favorite jeans, will shorten your pants' or party dresses hems. Finding María José was pretty easy just doing some research on the Internet and asking friends and relatives, and her workshop is just a few bus stops near home. We brought to her a few fabrics (this red Toile de Jouy fabric is actually from this fabric haul I did a long, long time ago...) and just explained to her with words and a few drawings what we had in mind for our brand new, unique clothing designs. 

Apart from this super cute, vintage inspired A-line pleated Toile de Jouy dress, she also sewn a felted winter skirt which I hope I can show as soon as I start shooting winter outfits!

Have you ever brought something to a seamstress to be fixed? Do you also design clothing but do not sew them?

(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

Few days left of summer. As every holiday, I can't even image there's only 14 days left of Summer holidays (or even less, I didn't want to make count of them!) and then I will return to Architecture School for this 4th Year which will be absolute madness. I would lie if I didn't tell you I don't want to return to classes, see my friends, come back to a normal routine with a schedule and things to do. But still, being downtown feels great: the temperature is great, I can go to the swimming-pool if I want to, I'm able to stay until late (like really, really late) and places to shot outfit pictures are different than in the city.

As our flight from Manchester landed in Valencia, I spent last weekend there and then, this is what I wore coming back -again- to the beach house to spend our last holiday weeks. I must say, I'm a huge fan of wearing turbans, but I must confess as well that I rarely wear them because I find them too dressy for an everyday routine. But with today's outfit, I just felt that I needed to wear a turban matching my black sandals as the rest of the outfit was a bit chaotic with this Ted Baker tropical T-shirt, Bimba & Lola neon bag and this white pants. Maybe not in my regular, monochromatic dressing style, but I think it still looks nice enough.

And as summer is little by little slipping away, I'm working like a crazy thing on my personal online portfolio (it's absolute madness fixing things, uploading things, make it look neat and professional... But I'm sure it will be worth it!) which will showcase both my class projects on a more Architectonic aspect, away from fashion blogging, but also fashion illustration (which you've seen some already around here), some branding personal projects I've been working at and print design as well. I'm really excited to be sharing it will all of you soon!

What are you planning then for this last days of Summer holidays?

Liverpool. Coming back to last week's trip to UK with some friends. As you might already know, we were based in Manchester for the whole week, so in our fourth day we decided it would be a nice idea to take 1 day-off on our travel routine and get to Liverpool, do some quick sightseeing, take some pictures and come back to Manchester on early evening.

I won't lie to you and said I wasn't really afraid we got lost around England or something. Once I get out of home and my comfort zone, I turn the most crazy, controller gal in the whole world. I must have my route, my maps and everything under control so everyone can get safe and sound back home.

So, the first thing to do was getting a Liverpool map. I downloaded this map from a Liverpool tourism page and kept it on my smartphone, which was really easy because I didn't carry extra folded papers and things with me. The second thing was getting our train tickets, which was way easier than I though. For less than 9£ we departed from Manchester Picadilly Station at 9:30am, arrived on about an hour to Liverpool Lime Street Station, and got back to Manchester the same evening at 9:30pm.

The image above and the image below were taken at Crosby Beach's "Another Place" installation which consist on iron human statues facing the sea scattered around 3.2km of beach. My dear best friend was really excited to visit the place as it is really near Liverpool, and although the weather wasn't as good as it should have been, we decided to go. And it was really worth the visit, and it's really easy to get there from Liverpool! It only took us about 20-25 minute train trip from Liverpool Central Station taking the red line train to "Southport" and stopping at "Blundellsands & Crosby" which is the nearest train station. Then take Blundellsands Road West all straight. (Believe in me because the indications in Google Maps will lead you further! I found this as the easiest way to get to Crosby Beach).

Of course, if there's something Liverpool is known as, is for being the place where The Beatles assembled. And The Cavern Club is one iconic place to visit, have a beer and listen to nice music and Beatles' covers performed live. It appears on the map I listed above, so you'll have no problem finding it because it's downtown Liverpool and a few steps closer to the rail stations and Lime Street Station as well.

Other places to visit and which may be enough for a 1 day trip to Liverpool may be, Lime Street Station itself (the old building above it which is now a hotel. It's antique and beautiful!), The Docks (with Tate Modern Liverpool, The Beatles Museum and Liverpool Museum on them) and all the commercial area near these.

And you? Have you ever been to Liverpool?

Almost 5 years of fashion blogging, and I still manage to feel amazed everyday. I was a total rookie on fashion when I started this adventure, and as a lot of things in life, you start learning and accumulating experience little by little as events go by. On this 5 years of posting my own outfits and some previous years of watching others mixing and matching their clothes, I've learned (or secured the ones which were already there) some concepts and fashion tips I know I'll use and make the most of them the rest of my life. Some of them are my own experience, others have been discovered by intuition or seeing others' outfits.

Want to know what are the 7 style tips I've learned as a fashion blogger?

I was really sceptic about this trend of mixing navy or dark blue with black, but after watching the Yves Saint Laurent biopic and discovering he was a pioneer mixing this hues, I started believing it couldn't be that bad. Actually I haven't tried it on public, but now wearing a black suit with a navy blue accessory or blouse doesn't sound like a bad idea at all.

Those of you who follow Something Fashion at its main social platforms (Facebook and Instagram, mainly) might now that I spent last week strolling through England. About 5 years ago I discovered this country thanks to an immersion English course on the south & London, and it was time to commemorate it, do some tourism and visit old friends who are currently living at the city. So, my friends and I started looking for accommodation and flights in early March, and things to do and visit as well on a 7-day trip. Unlike the other summer trips I've been doing to the Netherlands past year, or Ticino we were 100% on our own, so the timetable and plans were more improvised and budget-friendly than ever. And still, we managed to have the best time ever. Traveling with friends should always be like that!

We were established in Manchester, near downtown, and we were planning to do Liverpool & Manchester as our main visits as we noticed they weren't huge cities at all. I was really afraid we got lost as we were on our own, although we carried maps and had our Wi-Fi smartphones ready just in case something happened, but I must say, since the very beginning of our trip, anything we wanted to do, anywhere we wanted to go was signposted very nicely and clear. From landing on the airport, to taking the train to Manchester Picadilly Station, to arriving our hotel. Even the weather was on a truce, since it only rained cats and dogs our last night and departure day.

So, what else can I say? Manchester was nothing I expected. It has a really chaotic and messy urban planning (the little Architect inside my head has always something nerdy to say), full of hidden corners with pubs and restaurants to discover, full of really new, futuristic and super high buildings mixed with ancient and traditional red brick constructions. As I said before, it is not really a huge city so walking everywhere or taking the three Metroshuttle lines (free all downtown!) may be enough to enjoy Manchester as a local would do.

What to wear to stroll around Manchester, you'd ask? As we were focused on sightseeing and discovering the city whatever it took, I only carried with me this vintage Adidas' sneakers, and as the weather was totally uncertain (it wasn't really hot, but I'd recommend wearing a jacket or something warmer on early morning and evening) I packed a mix of shorts, thin but long jeans, a pair of sweatshirts and my waterproof jacket and a bunch of basic T-shirts. For a 7 day trip with uncertain, crazy English weather it was enough.

Pure. A start of something or good things. Cleanliness. White is usually associated with this adjectives, and once I realized I have tons of Pinterest boards plenty of white colored things, and once I saw I did inspiration posts before focusing on topics I also care about or like, but not having the same meaning as the color white for me, I thought it was the right time to do so.

White is my main color, that being said. For a long time when I was a child, I used to wear red a lot: it looks great on dark-haired and tanned skin girls like me. But once I grew up, I realized I started pairing everything with white, using it as the lead color when thinking about my outfits. Whenever I go out for a big party, I wear white because it is the most visible color when you're on a disco in the dark. It is also one of the most used hues on the typical Spanish architecture on the south and coast. And the color I mostly make my buildings and projects' façades of. White for me means primariness, light and space.

So now that I'm getting ready for my next trip to Manchester, where I'll be leaving tomorrow for a week, and now that I needed a boost of ideas for my packing (have you seen my tips for packing your luggage successfully?) maybe a bunch of white images for inspiration would make my day!

What about you? What's your favorite color? Does it have a meaning for you?

I'm not really used to mix different prints nor not pairing something with black or white accessories. Seriously, I have a real problem matching different colors and creating a outfit which doesn't look like I'm a clown. I'm not really much into colorblock trend, I must say.

So, when I don't feel in the mood of taking black or white as connectors so all the outfit makes sense, I just change them for another color. I chose to pair everything with this yellow bag and sandals coord I discovered a while and which I wear a lot. I had this colorful halter dress for years, but as I keep it at the beach town house, I don't really wear it as much as I would like to. As it is really warm during the day, I wore it last afternoon to go out to the Town Hall square to have some iced coffee. I find fascinating how different is living on a town like this and a medium-sized city like Valencia, and how life here is all about the town square and hanging around there.

Now that we're in Summer holidays, I've been working not only on new posts and new styles of fashion blogging (did you see last post about fashion blogging motivation?) but also improving old entries. I think a high quality fashion blog has to stay fresh, nicely updated, and outfit posts are anymore the focus point. So, from now on and until I'll be able to, I'll be trying not only to show you my #lookdujour ideas, but also tips and tutorials, illustrations, more inspiration posts...

Starting a blog may be one of the easiest things ever. Keeping it, not so much. As a fashion blogger who has been writing for 5 years, and being one of those opening and closing multiple previous blogs for different reasons, I can now assure you that fashion blogging is one of the most enriching experiences I've ever lived. The reason behind the end of this previous blogs which arrived nowhere was mostly lack of motivation, and it's the key of why 9 of every 10 fashion blogs stop its operation on the first year (which is an absolute loss of creativity and content!).

Keeping a blog, and a fashion blog specifically is a hard job, I won't deny it. Is as hard as you want your fashion blog to be serious, proficient and professional looking. And a true challenge when you don't make a living of it, but you just blog for fun. That's my goal with Something Fashion.

So, as I know firsthand motivation is the key on keeping your fashion blog the highest possible, I made this blog to encourage you, dear reader or fashion blogger (or blogger-to-be) and give you some advice I've been trying myself for this long journey.

Step by step, little by little
Aren't you believing that the first day you start blogging, readers, visitors and followers will be falling directly from the sky, right?
I hope you are not, and aware that Rome wasn't built in just one day.

And because of that, I recommend you to set little goals instead of getting more than 1,000 readers on your first week, for example. Writing two or three posts before launching your blog, or getting two or three comments on your first week may be realistic goals on the short term.

If there's something I've been obsessed for a long time now, it's been Dolce & Gabbana designs. Since I started following their fashion shows and catwalk steps about 3 or 4 years ago, I've fallen in love with too many of their items to keep the count of them. Still, my budget is limited and a regular college student can't obviously afford one of their designs.

As I've been really inspired and really in the mood these last days on crafting and creating new DIY projects, and although tutorials on how to make it like a pro can be found all over the Internet, I've decided on showing you guys how to master the Dolce & Gabbana inspired jeweled headband from their FW 2012-2013 fashion show inspired in baroque and Italian nobility.

Supplies and things you'll need:

Recommendations:

It's better if you stick to a 2 to 3 color schemes on making your headband. I chose for mine only black, golden and transparent beads and buttons. Otherwise, if you find any other bead or embellishment but not in your preferential color, buy a spray and color it!

Let's get started

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