Carla Vadan: SHEINgals

Summer Ready But Where's The Summer?

balenciaga May 19, 2021

Long time no blog post, but here I am with some serious summer inspo for you. The only issue is, summer is nowhere to be found, because in London it still feels like a mellow October.

We tried our best to shoot these outfits outdoors, each and every one of them, but it's sunny for 10 minutes and raining for 12 hours for the past weeks, so not a chance. After shooting the outfit below out, the Apocalypse came so we had to shoot everything indoors, as usual - it was also very gloomy so here's to dark and moody photos while summer is, supposedly, around the corner. Maybe in other corner of the world, certainly not London or the South Eastern Coast for that matter.

I hope you can look past that and find the summerness in the colour and fabric choice. Better days are ahead, in my dreams is always sunny. Strange, huh? I need to move somewhere warmer and with more light soon, otherwise I will literally go crazy.

Without further ado, find the coolest new clothes from SHEIN below, from a kinky open back blazer dress to beautiful chartreuse mules, a perfect pure cotton maxi dress with a modern touch of cut-out details and the most beautiful blazer on planet Earth. I found them all for you, so enjoy!

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Notched Collar Twist Front Buttoned Detail Blazer or search 1885817

Tie Back Cutout Detail Halter Dress or search 2253541

Faux Leather Open-Toe Block Heels or search 2224502

Lace Up Backless Blazer Dress or search 2318965

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Photography: @christianvadan

Styling: @carlavadan

3 Spring Looks To Brighten Your Week

Casual look March 23, 2021

Light, airy, serene colours...inspired by nature's rebirth.

Few years back, and actually just until I found these pretty pieces on SHEIN, the green-yellow combo was one to make me roll my eyes. A horrible mix if you ask me. But then again, it's all in the details: the shades of each colour: the serene buttermilk yellow, paired with pastel green is pure perfection.

Indeed, I love the designs too - the asymmetry of this dress, which looks like it doesn't button up properly, is super fun. Cristian, my husband, after a quick first look, asked me what's wrong with it, is it too tight around my chest? As if.

And what's with the pearls on the bag? It's the handle! A beautiful, sophisticated one. Pretty sturdy too if you ask me.

The mules are also SHEIN, and they come in a beautiful shade of merlot, a very very dark merlot, and I adore the subtlety. Despite the high heels, they are comfortable and seem to work their way seamlessly into any outfit. See the second look, where I opted for high-rise straight jeans in white, also from SHEIN, and so is the deconstructed beige top with puffy sleeves - not pictured here as I was freezing outside and forgot to reshoot when came back home. I opted for a bag I'm in love with, which comes in a beautiful shade of bluebird blue (Pantone named it this way), plus golden details.

As I froze to death shooting the second look, I had to rethink my third one so I added the shearling shacket which wasn't in the schedule. But it was so damn windy and cold! Tweed trousers, in a pink so soft and subtle it reminds me of cotton candy, and so do the beautifully blossomed trees on the street near where we live. Pastel pink plus off-white, plus warm caramel shades sound delicious, don't they? Inspired by the cakes I love, obviously. Because inspiration comes from everywhere. And inspiration doesn't mean copy/paste, that's theft and lack of personality. Haha!

Shop my looks below and use my code carlavadan15 for 15% off your order at us.shein.com

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: simply click on the product name and it will take you to its SHEIN page where you can shop :

Tweed Trousers or search 1414484

High Waist Jeans or search 1540308

100% Cotton Deconstructed Top or search 2119846

Shirt Dress or search 1995077

Faux Pearl Bag or search 1957473

Chunky Heel Mules or search 2092010

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Spring to Life with SHEIN

clogs March 04, 2021

I may have overreacted.

The few sunny days we had these past weeks made me think of more than spring, of summer itself! Can you imagine that?

But March is finally here, are so are open shoes, open backs...and open hearts, why not?

My little obsession with clogs was brought to life by SHEIN, once again, with their super cute, vegan-friendly clogs - they are super comfy too as the sole is not heavy wood, but a light foam, made to look exactly like wood. How smart is that?

There's then the eternal blazer, one of my favourite clothing items ever. The good old masculine blazer, which elevates any outfit. I colour-coordinated it with with the belted peg trousers in a gorgeous shade of pastel lilac, which is not super visible here due to the gloomy day we shot these in. What a paradox, no? Gloomy spring days...well, welcome to London.

Then the open back dress, which makes me feel like a character from those vintage Swedish postcards we used to get in the post back in the 90s from my mom's friend living in Stockholm. If you have no idea what I am on about, just google "vintage swedish postcards" and you'll see what I mean.

The off-white jumpsuit in the creamiest shade fo white works perfectly with the white version of the clogs and with the blazer, reminding you of...gelato, what else?

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Studded Clogs or search 2077330

White Clogs or search 2077337

Yellow Blazer or search 1961405

Lilac Trousers or search 1909674

Open Back Dress (100% cotton) or search 2023144

Plunge Neck Denim Jumpsuit (100% cotton) or search 1920376

Use carlavadan15 for extra 15% off on SHEIN sites. Valid until March 31st.