End of the year. And with it, time to recap and make some sort of personal balance of 2016. As always, it's been a year full of nice moments and bad times, it is what it is. As always, I try to be conscious of making too much resolutions for the coming year, but there's always room for improvement and there will always be things to work on.

2016 is been a year full of unexpected things, unexpected friendships, moments and experiences. It's been a year full of unexpected bonds and teamwork, of exciting things and mostly a year plenty of illusion for me: about new projects, about my career, about what's to come next. It's been the year I experienced firsthand how it really feels to work in an architecture studio, dealing with crazy deadlines, huge papers and the bosses. It's been also the year when I've started discovering my true self, how many stuff I'm capable of handling, where's my limit and still, I'm trying to figure out if I can reach further. It's been also the year I've said goodbye to those whom I felt didn't contribute to my life anymore, for many reasons. Sometimes, it's just better to let go.

Maybe it hasn't been a year plenty of blog posts, but I think I've taken enough fresh air out of the blogosphere and I've been looking around to know how to focus better on this task, how to communicate better, or how to boost my ideas to write more about the things you care the most. Because as I'm always saying, my task here is to inspire and to be inspired, and all of you are a big part into this. After 2016 I feel more capable of taking Something Fashion into the next level, getting the most out of fashion, streetstyle, emerging designers, vintage and so on by twisting everything, and giving it a new point of view.

What's to come, then, for 2017? I'm currently considering tons of options, tons of new projects and partnerships. Hopefully, there will be more blog posts to come. I'm also considering giving the whole "blogging specialization" thing a chance. However, as there are lots of things I've been mixing around here these almost 7 years, I don't know if that will work out. I'm also considering if staying local as I've been since the very beginning, or in the other hand, being more internationally focused when writing about fashion events or news. I don't know. Right now, I'm waiting for everything to settle down a bit: for Christmas holidays to end, for my exam period to end as well, for that time I have enough savings to invest on blog improvements... Everything is a bit blurry now, but as always, it will eventually work out!

I can't believe it's almost Christmas and we're almost done with our quarterly subjects, which include (as always) tons of work deliveries and presentations for December 21st-22nd. After that, I'll be mostly at home for the coming exam period and working on some nice architecture contests we've been looking after. But, as Christmas always is, the season includes uncountable relative meetings, dinners, casual meet-ups with old friends around cups of tea and biscuits and so on. That means having a bunch of easy and quick outfit fixes for every event the holidays might come up with.

A nice idea is to take out of your closet all your mid length, mid sleeve dresses in warm tones or with subtle details and pair them with your best opaque, thick tights or leggings and medium heels. Then, get wrapped in your warmest scarf and coat and you're done to rock this Christmas! I did so in this grey, A-line dress from Lightinthebox which arrived just at the perfect time to assemble my Christmas outfits for casual events or evenings strolling through the streets of Valencia. This dress is the perfect match for the holidays, and for less than 30$, which is a real deal!

It's made of an elastic grey cotton, it ends a little bit above the knee, has a side zipper, is cut at the waist with a ribbon to adjust to your back and a lovely V-neck. It runs true to size, but I must say I was a bit scared of if I could wear it successfully or not as I ordered an XL as these kind of dresses usually run pretty small. But, if you follow the size charts at the Lightinthebox site as I did, I'm pretty sure you won't face any problem. As you can see, I succeeded at the sizing and it fits nicely.

The quality of the dress is also great. It has no lining, but I don't think there's need of it, as the grey fabric is thick enough and nothing can be shown through it. All the hems and final touches have been sewn carefully, as no thread has gone rogue in the way of wearing the dress. As said: a real deal to wear this coming Christmas season, and a dress you'll get tons of compliments with!

The whole shipping process was also very easy and quick. The dress came in about 2 weeks since I ordered it, and arrived to Valencia during one of the stormiest weeks I've ever lived. Thankfully, we've been having an exceptional warm weather for the past two or three days, which allowed me to wear the dress for a family lunch and to an event at the Architecture School without even carrying my coat with me. Not even a light blazer. Seriously. Valencian weather is the craziest thing.

Back to 2011. It's been a long way since that night in Boston when I decided to take up and give a chance to this whole universe of blogging and ultimately, give fashion blogging a go. I can't believe it's been more than 5 years since that blurry selfie from my old, tiny laptop and those clumsy words written in such amateur, poor English. I don't want to get too emotional, though. Today's post is about how stepping out of your comfort zone and starting something you have little, or even no idea of can change your life and help you think out of the box. This post is also about self-confidence and how trusting your gut can help you deal with anything you make up in your mind. In my case, I started a fashion blog and fixed "keeping it no matter what" as a goal.

10 ways of how fashion blogging can change someone's' life can be a little too brief, but in my case, and for those of you who are thinking about starting your own blog or taking the big step into entrepreneurship are enough as a start. Let's get down to business, then!

#1 Obvious improvement in writing and fluency on the use of a foreign language (English)

As you might know, my motherly language is Spanish. I was born and raised in Spain and didn't start learning English until the age of 8-9 years old (or more than that). English seemed like the first and obvious communication vehicle for me when starting this blog, as it was the language I was trying to improve and in which I thought I could reach the most people possible. So, something that has absolutely changed since I started blogging is the way I communicate in this language which I think I've made my own little by little.

#3 Self-confidence improvement

Thanks to fashion blogging, I've learned some little hints of the industry of fashion, and become aware of things like textile waste, fashion poverty, and production chains, among others. Being a fashion blogger does not only mean posing in front of a camera for me. Being a fashion blogger for me means knowing every step of the process of the things you wear and which ultimately, will help you assemble the outfits for you to look the way you want. Thanks to fashion blogging, words like recycling, design and manufacturing process, or fashion consciousness among others have been burnt into my brain forever.

Architecture is a tough, competitive field on which nowadays is very difficult to get your foot in. Thanks to fashion and the blogging world, I've discovered a new passion with so many different paths (some of them even related to architecture) that I can make research on and dedicate my life to in case architecture doesn't work. Not only I have a PLAN B, but fashion blogging has allowed me to discover fashion journalism, copywriting, marketing or even visual merchandising for me to have more chances in the nearer future.

Last, but not least, I've been able to test my abilities to collaborate in every way I've been capable of. My journey through fashion blogging has lead me to discover amazing projects related to design, collaborative fashion, startups and fashion entrepreneurs which eventually have lead me to boost my ideas in a way you couldn't ever imagine. Fashion is collaboration, and so means blogging as well.

It's been a while! You can't even imagine how much I miss writing on a daily basis and sharing with you fashion ideas and theories running through my mind. Days off for shooting are not an option, and since I'm looking forward to the (huge) English exam on the 3rd December, and I've been seriously thinking about returning to the fencing piste this coming Spring, everything requires some planning and schedule-knitting for everything to work out. It's exciting, though it requires a lot of energy and long days to handle everything.

Being always on-the-go, running up and down has meant changing my daily style and outfits without even realising it. Since I entered College, since I'm constantly up to what's new regarding design and materials I've subtly built a simple, minimal style which has evolved through the years. Feeling comfortable on what you wear and it allowing you to do your job or daily activities successfully is something I really appreciate. Layering, neat shapes and monochromatic are things currently on my wardrobe for this season. And I can tell you they're here to stay. That, paired up with the right makeup and hairstyle makes everything easier (although I'm thinking about chopping my messy curls off again). I think this Bimba & Lola blue dress with heart-shaped neck is one of those perfect options when you're running late.

(OK. I just realized I'm touching my hair on every picture of this post. Not made on purpose. I promise. It looks so weird).

Now that Summer seems to be officially over (warm weather and daylight usually stays for a while in Valencia), I hope I can keep those simple outfit vibes through cold mornings stepping out of home for classes and even applying them to one-step-at-a-time jogging evenings, which I recently enrolled. I'm currently looking for comfortable but chic sporty clothing ideas I can layer up or down depending on the routine or weather. Still figuring it all out and still getting used to the sporty routine twice a week, but hopefully I'll be fit enough for the Spring fencing tournament right on the time!

#AirMomentUPV. Some say it's the journey and not the destination what matters the most. Well, when it comes to architecture and design of anything I would absolutely say that! Last Saturday we had the chance to have the girls from Conjuntos Empáticos (which is an investigation group about architecture, art and pedagogy which gathers up some cool people mostly from Madrid) as guests at Valencia Architecture School to teach us about inflatable and pneumatic architecture, which we could make ourselves with their priceless help.

We spent the whole day at the School, a group of nearly 30 Architecture students working non-stop patterning in huge plastic rolls, cutting edges, "sewing" pieces with our flat irons and basically, invading the whole School's hall to build a huge inflatable, plastic "mushroom" in which we can get inside!

It feels amazing to see the process, from the first excitement and don't-know-exactly-what-I'm-doing moments to the peak of the day when you see it all black and you're sure you won't achieve the goal, to the final countdown in which you realize you're part of the the team, everyone's working super hard to get the work done and you'll achieve it. It makes me remember last year's ETSA·TOPIA festival, which was all about team-work with people you might not even know at all, but whom you end bonding and sharing those crazy, race-against-time moments. I find these kind of experiences super important for anyone in any professional field: it develops teamwork, empathy, social and crisis-solving skills which are essential in any job, but specially in architecture. You are supposed to be against this kind of experiences every single day in your future, so better be prepared!

So, that's the main reason why I'm bringing you these pictures today: mostly to see the process behind that very cool thing we built. Those are the pictures which hide our conversations while "sewing" plastic, our desperation moments because we couldn't find any sense to the patterns and seams (but we figured it all by the end of the afternoon) and the final result. At the end, fashion is a series of processes and creative solutions to some needs and problems which are supposed to be solved, too. And which are supposed to be of good use: in this case, we will use the #AirMomentUPV pavilion to meet and have a cozy place to relax between classes and seminaries at the Architecture School. How cool is that?

Haven't you ever felt like you'd need a 72-hours day to accomplish everything you should be doing in just one regular, working day? That's me, currently. I must say that I've been like this since I started University, but in the last two years I just feel like I can't handle everything I'm up to. First, I was just looking for the feeling of belonging to something. Helping others. Joining and participating in exciting projects, activities and groups. And still manage to practise fencing, go out, keep up with the blog and of course, accomplish all the due dates with projects and homework. Impossible.

I feel like I've just got to the point when I'm absolutely overwhelmed and I'm not able just to accomplish everything I'm supposed to do, but not even half of the tasks I've planned for the day. My mind has just said "STOP IT", and my body is about to, soon. I still try to manage everything, and be consequent to the decisions I made in the past, to accomplish some promises I made to friends and work groups, but I'm just trying to take it as easy as I can or I'll turn nuts.

If you've been reading and knowing me for some time, you must know I'm a travel lover. Since I started studying Architecture I knew I didn't want to go outside Spain to finish the degree, but now things have changed a little, and the need of fresh air and taking a much needed time for myself has led me to the decision of leaving for an Erasmus scholarship next year. That adds a little bit of stress about the overwhelming routine I'm currently living in, as I enrolled an intensive course to get an advanced English degree by the start of December. If everything goes as planned, I'll be asking for a place at TU Delft, Netherlands (no need of Dutch by the moment, but I find very interesting to learn it too... Maybe if I get accepted there!) so I can finish my 5th year there and breathe some fresh air. Meet new people. Keep up with fencing, which I had to leave behind because of time lack. Learn new ways to approach architecture, design and fashion.

Although I'm already exhausted because of the times and routines I'm currently taking (and it's hardly mid October!), I'm super excited of having something to fight for and focus on this new course, as I feel like it was a very long time ago the last time I had the will of doing something as huge as this. Everyone who has taken an Erasmus always end up telling me how great and life changing the experience was, and I want to feel that as well.

OPEN HOUSE 2016 was all about learning and care to detail. I find incredible how my perception about architecture and detail has changed and evolved since the very first time I took part in a trip with my architect mates at the School. I can't believe already five years have passed since that first trip to Ticino and Milan area!

The more years I spent watching, learning and receiving classes about structures, design theory and history, the more I'm able to pay that attention to detail and be aware of everything surrounding me, specially when I go on a trip to places I've never been before. Besides, visiting buildings and places with a group of architect friends forces you to discuss, to watch carefully and see everything.
On this trip to the capital I had the chance to take it easily, making super punctual scapes out of the group to the Old Book Fair placed at Paseo de Recoletos; or to enjoy a tour visit to the Royal Tapestry Factory, which was amazing. This was a visit to Madrid in which I had so much time for myself, to stroll around the city and really feel the independence I'm looking for on a near future. There's so much to think about once you cross the subway entry and start walking downstairs to take the train which will lead you to the outside neighbourhoods of the city, to look up an specific building you've wanted to visit for a long time.

Open House festival in Madrid also let me plot and start the thinking process on some new ideas and coming posts for the blog, as well as discovering new guest for the "Behind the design" series which I'll be sending emails to and getting in touch as soon as possible. It's all about learning!

Madrid is such an exciting city! There are lots of interesting and amazing things happening there every day, every week. There's so much to do, so many miles to stroll around and still so many places I've got on my agenda to see, that every time I go on a trip there, I'm seeing a completely different city.

Last week during Madrid's Architecture Week there was held OPEN HOUSE 2016 at the city, which is a festival where some rare buildings are open to regular public for them to visit on a tour, and some architecture studios at the capital are able to be visited too. So, I got the amazing chance to meet some of my favorite architects and teams in Madrid, as they showed students how they work and what they're up to lately. It was such an experience I shared with 11 people whom I know a little (some very close friends, others close friends of my close friends living in other Spain places and coming from very far) but these days I spent in Madrid provided me the opportunity to open up to new people, to learn A LOT, visit new places I had no idea they existed... Sometimes these are the kind of experiences which really make you to stop for a little bit, take some (needed) fresh air and see things from a very new perspective. 

I arrived home exhausted but at the same time so energized! Spending time on a city which is not your hometown although you've been there uncountable times make you feel more aware of your surroundings, stepping out of your comfort zone and taking decisions on a very short period of time. Perks of travelling with a huge group of people and realizing you also need your own space of time for yourself to enjoy the city, to stroll around with no particular destination and let yourself drift to discover.

Did you know about OPEN HOUSE Festival? What's your favorite part of being lost in a city you already know as the back of your hand?

As a sporty girl, I've been always obsessed by colorful sport shoes and sneakers. I started collecting them when I was on my late teenagehood, and I still keep some pairs that still fit and didn't end very damaged by life.

There's been around lately a trend I really did despise, but which has caught my heart little by little; although you know I'm not a big any-fashion-trend fan, and that is wearing trainers and training shoes with skirts or dresses. I just love it!

I'm obsessed with the match of skater dresses or A-line dresses with colorful, patterned sneakers. If paired well, you can achieve a super feminine and comfortable look, yet different and stylish. Fashion bloggers as Gary Pepper and Tsangtastic among others you can spot on these collages I made know how to rock their sneakers + dress outfits so well! I think the key of mastering this kind of outfits achieving balance: talking about different volumes, accessories and dress/skirt shapes. Here are some useful tips I've discovered while experimenting myself with this trend:

• Plain, non-patterned sneakers go perfect with bodycon dresses and pencil skirts. They also look great with stripes and geometrical patterns.

• Converse and All-Star sneakers look good with loose dresses and flowy skirts. Pleats and vibrant colors match this shoes to achieve a very fun, fresh outfit.

• Patterned and colorful sneakers could be paired with skater dresses and simpler accessories. They key is to focus all glances to your feet, so it may be best to pair your sporty shoes with plain, non-patterned dresses or add too many colors to your outfit.

• Statement sneakers. As the type we saw at Chanel & Dior Haute Couture catwalk images above. They usually have this kind of thick sole and have almost the same structure used at real running and fitness sneakers. Although I'm a little bit hesitant about them to be used on this way, I must say they look nice with formal, long and event dresses. Not really into it, and I'm not sure if I would go that far with the trend but I like seeing these shoes worn at catwalks with high fashion and Haute Couture proposals.

Image via: Tsangtastic

Warmest September of all. I think this is the first Summer I've ever lived almost entirely at the city. Now that this Summer I had my internship at the studio, I spent big part of July and August here, which hasn't been as terrible as I firstly thought. My Summers are usually filled with beachtown vibes and ocean breeze almost everyday, so I thought I would die of heat wave at the city. None of that happened and I even lived a pretty fresh Summer, but then all those warm temperatures we haven't suffered in all the season have come on the warmest, most horrible September in Valencia I'm able to remember. Now that I started going to classes again, the only thing I can be glad of is having air conditioner machines at College.

Clothing also turned tricky, as I could manage pretty well on my fresh, comfortable, professional office look with normal temperatures around, but now it just turned impossible: it's difficult to look professional and neat from 8 a.m. to 15 p.m. running up and down the whole School building while carrying a huge backpack and dealing with hot temperatures as soon as you step your foot out the Hall's door. Just taking the bus in the morning, when the sun is still down and it's a bit cooler, feels like running a marathon.

When going to "school", I like to look as professional and serious as possible, but always keeping my own touch which is a bit of vintage, a bit classy and a bit minimal. Altogether. I go there to study, but I also get the chance to go to conferences, meetings and some events which leads you to look the best possible, and also, let's face that every profession and job related to design requires a certain aesthetics. I don't know, it's just like there's a whole atmosphere around which pushes me to look adult and reliable, both as a person and a soon-to-be architect. That's where minimal and multifunctional pieces like this zig-zag, wrap white top I can put on different positions (it's super cool! When it's unwrapped it's like a long piece of elastic, neoprene-kind-of fabric which its straps you can wear crossed or uncrossed, or laced at the back or the front) and this culottes which look like a skirt but actually aren't. Those are currently my go-to pieces, as they're both super versatile, professional looking, fresh and comfy all at the same time!

Paired with my high ponytail, the only thing I'm wishing for is that this 2.0 Summer ends soon!

I haven't been into showing too much skin for years. I've been always a very shy girl, who didn't like to feel observed or target of any kind of comments, and wearing a cropped top or even a short meant to me the world. I consider my body to be total average, and it always has been: I'm not tall at all but enough to be taller than most of my friends; I have large shoulders thanks to seven years of swimming classes and my hips are what some might consider as Latina shaped. I even have put on some weight since I left fencing practises a year ago, and daily habits of being seated for great part of the day plus studying quite a though career contributed to that. But it's OK because I feel it that way!

For years I wasn't capable of wearing a top shorter than usual. I just kept hidden in my long brunette hair and whoever said something kind or unkind to me, I just nodded shyly my head.

But now, even I have put on a bit of weight I want to get rid of, and although I keep being a little shy, I don't care at all and I feel capable of wearing whatever I want to. I feel confident enough to wear what I want to and I feel as a superwoman every time I stomp the streets with my heels. To be positive about your body and empowered as a woman is a value I always try to teach any of my friends, but especially the youngest. And I hope you are learning to empower yourselves too!

So. This black crop top is one of those pieces I feel super confident wearing on! It's not very short but still manages to be considered as a crop top, and it's made of a fabric which is not too light nor too thick, so maybe I'll be wearing it in winter with high waisted jeans or something. It's one of those pieces of clothing which go well with almost everything, and pairing it with the suitable bottom parts and accessories makes it able to wear it for the everyday or a more formal event. One of those which I always tell you to invest on!

What about you? Do you also have any of those pieces of clothing which makes you feel super confident and comfortable on?

I'm currently living my first Summer ever at the city. As some of you might know, I haven't been really around here due to work. Yep! After distributing my CV and forms all over the place, I was called last-hour for an internship at an architecture office here in Valencia (already told you about that in last post), cancelling all the possible plans and things I had in mind for holidays. But it's OK! Doing a two-month internship on a studio is something I've been looking forward this last year, and I find it very suitable and appropriate for this stage of my career to keep learning and take my head out of Architecture School a little bit when it comes to real world. So, I'm not only learning tons of things everyday but also having a great time (although I really, really hate to get up early every day).

That being said. Spending my weeks at the city and only weekend time at beach town has allowed me to redistribute my routines and schedules on a more efficient way. Week is for work, weekend for leisure. Although I've spent some days with terrible headaches, sleeping endless naps in the afternoon until early evening once I'm at home (life happens when you spend your mornings in front of a black computer screen), I've started fulfilling my schedules and marking down pending issues on my TO-DO lists. Including that article I have to finish before September 5th for a Conference. At least I've started writing. Lovely, isn't it?

Meanwhile, I spend my weekends doing SUP surf (sure you've seen my first steps at Instagram) and being a master couch potato when I'm not spending endless mornings at the swimmingpool. Then, once again Monday will come and I'll be getting up early for work.

So, what is your Summer being like? Are you on couch potato mode as well?

Tell me on the comments below!

Summer is usually a synonym of holidays. But not this year for me! I've been keeping really, really busy lately as my classes ended pretty late (only a week ago, which is super rare taking into consideration last year I finished classes and exams almost June 10th) and I've been called to work as intern on a local architecture studio!

Everything has been pretty rushed; I had to cancel plans and a trip as I was called only three or four days ago, and I'm not sure I'll even put a feet on the sand this year, but... It's exciting to be finally working on something I'm studying and working hard everyday on. I'm looking forward on giving the best of me and learn as much as possible these coming months, and hopefully, also apply the gained knowledge to fashion and share it on blog posts for you all.

It's fun because I never had the chance to really dress for work, but now I have the opportunity to. It's a total challenge for me, as I love wearing bright colors and somehow risky pieces which wouldn't be suitable for an office work on a pretty formal ambient (not even talking about ground and site visits, which I hope I can take part on soon). Somehow it's fun at the Architecture School, where everybody knows that I like to show my personality with clothes and use fashion as a tool to express myself; even if they all wear black, greys and neutrals. But this is kind of different. So, I hope I can learn as much as I'm able to, not only talking about architecture and paperwork, but also how to behave in a professional environment. (Tips appreciated!)

I was also planning to start a very special project related to fashion and architecture, talking about interior design, catwalks configurations and window dressing among others. These two passions that I have and that share so many aspects. But now that I'm with the internship, I'm not really sure how much time I'll left to that! I will let you know, as always, and although I might be not around here a lot, you know you can always keep in touch with me through social channels! Say hi to me at Twitter and Instagram.

Anastasia - EcoThiQue. Sometimes it truly feels like the Universe aligns to bring you the most unexpected experiences. As I love getting involved on every project and every new idea, both related to personal to professional-related fields, I was looking for a new way to get involved into something exciting when I found about Workkola. Workkola is a brand new Spanish-based startup which aims to connect College students with startups related to their educational field or interest. The startup chosen by the student gives him a task to accomplish inside the company; offering in return a recommendation at LinkedIn, a letter of recommendation or even the possibility to enroll the startup as part of the team.

So, that's how I discovered today's main character here at the "Behind the Design" section at the blog. Anastasia - EcoThiQue is a Colombian based company created in the wake of two truly laudable goals: to make something profitable out of tons of textile waste (T-shirt collars, wrong-dyed fabrics and textile leftovers which is a real problem) and to help a community of mothers in charge of disabled child. Did you know that more than 32,5kg of textile is wasted per person, a year? And that more than a 48% of it might be reusable for good?

I got the chance to talk with María del Mar, Anastasia's CEO and founder and have a glimpse of the hard work they do everyday. Anastasia - EcoThiQue helps those mothers by including them at their production chain of handcrafted clutches, handbags and accessories made out of textile leftovers, which ends on an unique and colorful product. A fashion company is much more than catwalks and great design: there's a lot of management, talks and meetings with producers, with the community in this particular case, with future stockists and vendors... Being a contributor helped me have a little look on how hard it is to coordinate everything and everyone as an orchestra director, to obtain a final product to sell, which has to have an impact on the public to keep growing.

Anastasia has also worked hard on keeping a lovely and very attractive image on their main social network which is their Instagram official account , full of colorful images featuring artists and fashion bloggers carrying their handbags on unique photomontages.

Half of my closet is made out of vintage, second hand or thrifted items. Now that I'm partially back as I'm mostly finished with exams, tasks and projects, I've taken this weekend as two days not exactly of vacation, but two days of pure break to come back to reality, organise my bedroom which I left on chaos and rescue some non-architectural projects I had on stand-by mode. Thanks to that I discovered that I keep tons of clothes I rarely wear, and most of them are vintage or come from second hand, as this blue poplin dress which I bought at La Señora Henderson.

That put me on a meditation mode on why I like so much wearing and buying vintage clothes. If you've been reading Something Fashion for awhile, you might already know that vintage is one of the main pillars at this fashion blog among young designers and street style made in Valencia. I still remember one of the first vintage pieces I ever bought, which was this black handbag from an online store called "Gelolas". Now my closet is full of hand sewn, thick jersey cotton dresses and bags from all shapes, colors and materials. But, why do I (and the rest of the world should) consume so much vintage? Here are some of the reasons running on my mind about the topic:

Photos by Smashing Films and ChapelleMagazine

Valencia, last 29th April at Mercado de Tapinería. You know I'm always in vogue on what's happening around in my city: I always love to be involved on presentations and events, specially if there are young designers and creatives coming to show their newest pieces and ideas. It's incredible how many things happen on a city like Valencia if you're careful and hear for the right signals. There's fashion and great design on every corner here, both coming from traditional ways and their rich silk patterns or the freshest, sometimes crazy creations of local fashion and art students. I'm happy to know that I live in a city where being creative and having tons of ideas is awarded, and that you can walk into an event or presentation like this promoted by my friends at Chapelle Magazine & Mercado de Tapinería (which is a really cool place downtown where emerging, limited markets and stores or festivals happen some days per month) to get a glimpse of the newest trends.

Designers from Valencia and around were invited to take part into this presentation of the Special for Men #4 issue, "We can be kings" filled with music and snacks, a nice ambient and activities like a performance, the projection of a fashion film and a catwalk involving the pieces of VURE, Sebastian Chavarriaga, Móler, BlueBlue Chihuahua among others.

As always, it's nice to take part into this events to meet new people who loves what you love. Be involved!

Photos by trasotracamara

28th, 29th, 30th April. If you've been around for awhile, you might know we've been totally absorbed and super stressed for the last 6 months thanks to the organization and stuff around the Architecture's School culture festival (best known as ETSA·TOPIA), which emerged last year from a group of students, and which celebrated its second edition past week. The festival is not only about architecture, but also about cooperation between students, different associations and groups from Valencia and even other cities in Spain; about workshops and different activities as conversations, "Pecha Kucha" presentations or ephemeral architecture at the Polytechnic University campus. All filled with beer, snacks, the best mood and best young architects gang EVER.

The festival is all about having fun and make our School come back to life for some days. Because life (and architecture) is more than just studying and non-stop work!

This year's theme was "Plan B", which is about different options and perspectives, talking about both work and life. As future architects, we must be very conscious of our surroundings, the huge amount of design knowledge and ideation capabilities we have thanks to our studies and this edition was about all that: step out of our comfort zones and discover how many different paths we can take.

I had the chance to share these days involved into staff duties, which was exhausting but very fulfilling and fun! We were a bunch of about 50 people running up and down the whole building, dressed with those black & black T-shirts, helping with the snacks or the assembly of all the audiovisuals stuff among other things. It's been great, because this is the kind of things which helps you know how teamwork actually works, or how to manage a last-minute crisis. It's been a total change of view for me and a 360 degree experience to take part into all this. You could feel those really good vibes, that illusion just by stepping into the School, and I can tell those feelings are still around although the festival has already ended. That's the fun thing about it: the countdown for next year's ETSA·TOPIA has already started.

I get asked all the time how being quite a shy girl I have the guts of posing in front of a camera and just share with the world what I wear. Even if it's a bit weird, old-fashioned or just different from what is expected on a 22 year old girl. You know, sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, and starting this blog was a way not only to get off most of my shyness, but also try to give a boost of self-confidence to all who didn't think they would be brave enough, not only to go outside rocking their unique looks, but also to prove them they could be brave enough to do whatever they wanted. To encourage everyone to go out of their boxes and show themselves to the world. If I could do it, sure anyone could do it.

So, time to wear this long-forgotten vintage ruffle dress that was kept on my wardrobe for years until now. Classy and full of vintage vibes, it was a total challenge to pair it with something modern enough to not look like granny but which suited it and helped the whole outfit to be in the same page. I finally took this geometric pastel bomber from H&M and the Bimba & Lola pink sunnies to add some "pink lady" vibes. I think it turned out pretty interesting and fun!

If you've been following my steps through social media (particularly Instagram) and around here, you might know we're in the middle of the Architecture School festival organization this coming week (we've been working a lot for the past 6 months to get it all arranged and running nicely!). Sort of a Coachella for Architecture students, architects and everyone who'd like to join around Valencia, which is called ETSA·TOPIA and will be tons of fun for sure. I'm so excited! It's been hard to combine everything from homework, to collaborations and work I'm currently involved at, and of course the festival details where I've been also collaborating. I've had my up and downs during this last weeks and especially these last days, but now I'm back with all the energy in the world to keep moving!

Weird weather and the end of holidays. Looks like it's been only a couple of days since I got off from College to enjoy our Fallas & Easter holidays and I already came back school. So sad. Hope you've had a bunch of amazing and relaxing days, as I feel like I've done nothing at all and I still have tons of pending duties and work to do (but my batteries are 100% full again!). But I am full of positive feelings and thoughts, because there's only a few months to Summer holidays and I will be ending this 4th year at A. School!

One of the things I've been doing these past holidays is taking advance of the super nice, lovely weather we've been having in Valencia! I've been doing countless hours of city stroll and some jogging, I've had the chance to finally put some order into my room-of-chaos while windows were open and I could feel fresh air and light around, and I also did some view photo shooting downtown for a couple of class tasks. Now weather is going nuts again and looks like I will be taking the bus every morning to College involved in rain and cold air, which is not very good. I already stored all my winter clothing! #disaster

Pray for me so I won't be carrying any giant cardboard scale model soon. Which is not fun while it's windy and rainy outside. Not at all, believe me.

So, in the meanwhile of submitting a pair of contest entries I've been working on (it's super exciting to work on those, specially if you're surrounded with lovely and the funniest workmates which buy you snacks and food while working) and start studying hard for finals (which are, like, always around) we took this pictures downtown some days ago, wearing the brightest shade of hot pink with this Coach biker jacket, pairing it with the Carolina Herrera "Andy Seven bag" and balancing this colorfulness with some black and white.

I don't know about you, but Valencia is a city where Spring and Autumn are pretty nonexistent seasons.  In fact, most Mediterranean cities are alike, changing from the humid, coldest winters to the hottest summers on a blink of an eye. So, my wardrobe usually gets from cozy, wool sweaters and knitted scarves to shorts, light dresses and tank tops in just a few days... More or less.

However, we do have some days when the temperature is not high enough but it feels really good to be on the outside. This weather feels like strolling around the city and start wondering about eating ice-cream or sunbathing. So, that's why I feel interesting to do a little #recap and sort of #throwback on the blog to show you 7 Spring outfit ideas you can try RIGHT NOW, because they're easy peasy, pretty basic on the foundations and super chic.

Let's get started then!

I must confess I suffer from a massive Diogenes syndrome when it comes to fashion. I keep everything. I was taught since I was a little child to take care of everything I got my hands on, so it's not rare to still find on my closet pieces from my teenagehood that have been kept on almost their original condition, fairly new.

So, when it comes to organisation everything is a bit tricky. Not only I've been accumulating tons and tons of clothes during years, but also since I renewed 100% my room furnishing 2 years ago I've become more conscious not only on how much clothes I own, but also how many of those pieces I really wear on a daily basis, and most important: how I store them. Doing a closet rehab may be the best way to get into the budget fashionista path. That's why on this post, I want to show you some tips on how to start organizing your closet (bigger or smaller, walk-in or cupboard), finding space on places where it seems impossible to, and also some personal advice on how I keep my clothes stored.

I don't know about those attending Fashion Weeks these past days, but I think I can relate to them in terms of running late everywhere. I'm not really sure if I would change my daily routine for those bloggers (or models) working at catwalks, but if there's something I'm 100% certain of is that we both wish our days had 30 hours a day.

As I said on previous posts, I got involved on every activity, every group, every possible thing available to do at College and that means there are days when you must attend 3 meetings at the same time. It's very fulfilling, you get to know tons of new and nice people, but sometimes it drives you crazy.

Last Thursday, for example, I organised an "Students 4 Students workshop" at the Architecture School, where a bunch of friends and classmates teach other students at the School some software tips and basically we give advice on architecture stuff. Sort of a masterclass, but managed by the students. I'm the one in charge of organising calendars and times, search for those who will teach, go up and down the whole building if our laptops don't work, and basically control that everything goes perfectly by the time the class ends. That's why I like to be there while the speech goes on. Unless, you are bound to attend a compulsory meeting at the same time, and be elsewhere 1 hour after that!

That's the reason why sometimes, you must to get ready very early in the morning having no idea what places, or what activities you will be facing during the day. Sometimes I don't even have any idea how late I will be getting back home. That's why I always chose super versatile outfits, mostly wearing jeans and layered blouses, jackets and coats. A big backpack or bag is very useful to carry everything from laptop to scarves if there's a drastic temperature change during the day. And a pair of comfy, bright, low heeled booties like those from Bimba y Lola are my go-to essentials.

St. Valentine's Day. It's already this time of the year where love is (literally) in the air, everything is filled with pink, round hearts and red roses. I must say, I really miss a little hint of something beyond those fancy gifts and love serenades only to be seen around this holiday. Because for me, if there's something special about St. Valentine's Day is how it makes love visible and almost literally touchable. Is the fact that it makes us aware of the love we experience everyday, during the rest of the year. Not only romantic love, but also fraternal and friendship! That is what St. Valentine's Day means for me.

So, disclaimer done, today I will be talking about that perfect Valentine's Day plan and what to wear to it. Because if there's something to be always excited for is a dinner with your date at one of the most elegant and iconic buildings placed in San Francisco, California. Today I'm pairing with The Fairmont Hotel to show you what I'd wear to their St. Valentine's Day dinner at the hotel.
I must say, the building itself is not only imposing, but also legendary at the city's planning. The Fairmont has that combination of both the best of the 21st Century, and the heritage and charm of those romantic, vintage movies I used to watch with my grandma on Sunday evenings at home. Having the chance of assembling an outfit was a total challenge and a pleasure at the same time, because the atmosphere of the place itself inspires you to wear your classiest jewelry and the finest dress on your wardrobe. It's almost like you have to put together the soul of the building we were talking about before, and take it to the closest possible; turn those two opposite but complementary aspects of the place into a clothing assemble.

Really hard, but (finally) possible! I was really inspired by The Fairmont Hotel lobby's ambiance, with all those columns and roof moldings which made me think about ancient Greece and Rome. I chose my outfit based on this one-shoulder long dress, which is actually pretty simple but claims for attention thanks to its bright red color. I went back to ancient cultures not only with the dress, but also with my accessories, keeping it very simple with a minimal golden clutch, a crown-style headpiece and vintage earrings. A St. Valentine's Day soiree deserves it!