Carla Vadan: streetwear

Happy New Year!

2018 December 30, 2017

New Year, new dreams and plans. New ways of living, enjoying life and perceiving the world. New friends, new habits, new diets, new goals, new clothes, new everything, a new ME.

With 2018 so close you can almost hear the fireworks, we all start making wish lists, plans, setting goals and hoping for miracles and dreams to come true in the new year. It's a blank canvas, waiting to be painted in vivid colours, while sipping a glass of wine and enjoying the ride. The magic around the New Year is almost as powerful as the magic that goes on at Christmas. We all start BELIEVING.

We all try to be better, stronger, to find new ways of living the life we always wanted, to look more beautiful, to be slimmer, more patient, kind, cooler, etc. And when 2018 will be over, in a year from now, we will have the same amazing energy and well, the same goals. Almost. Isn't that right?

As for me, of course I have millions of dreams and plans and I am not going to spill them because I feel I'm gonna jinx it. Instead, I am telling you this: I set my mind on some goals, I visualise what I am after and hope for the best. And of course, do everything in my human power to achieve those goals. My secret for 2018? Let's set some realistic goals. Let's start small and then go larger than life. Let's be patient, and kind. And let's stop pretending and just be ourselves, shall we? As always, make plans that include you and your wellbeing, set goals that will take you higher, polish the areas of your life that you feel are not as shiny as they should be, and enjoy the ride. After all, it's just one big journey.

Now if you'll excuse me, I am off reading the horoscope and setting some more goals.

GET THE LOOK

StyleWe Teddy Coat

Louis Vuitton Laureate Desert Boots

Photo: @christianvadan

Styling: @carlavadan

How To - All Red Everything

All red November 30, 2017

Christian, my husband, asked me why do I need two bags for this look. I answered promptly: "on the belt bag I am keeping all my coins so when I go to the charity shops I have them handy". No matter how many bags I would wear it probably won't be enough, most certainly you will see me carrying something else in a non-glamorous nylon bag, one of the foldable ones, just because the size/amount of the stuff you buy is always inversely proportionate to the size of your bag. Amen to that.

But I am not here to talk about that. You probably remember I'm going through my Red Period, no matter how funny that might sound - just like Picasso went through with his Blue one. Now if you're a bit cultured you know what I am talking about without Google searching this. Just joking. I love red, and I wanted to create a look like this for sometime now but couldn't find the right items in the right shade of red (the shade is important, otherwise you might look like an oversized road sign which would be lame). I found the jeans in a perfect shade of crimson red in H&M, and my crimson jumper on ZAFUL, along with the camel coat, velvet bag and sock boots. My secret, in wearing a colour from head-to-toe, is "calming" it down (especially if it's a bright one) with some neutrals. It doesn't mean they have to be boring: my velvet bag in a silvery shade (let's pretend it's grey) just works perfectly, together with the warmer camel of the coat. That way, you don't look like a giant road sign, you just look sophisticated and cool. That is my hones opinion.

Again, choosing quality fabrics with textures that work together, or shades of the same colour that go with each other is a must if you want to nail this trend down. I really love it, I would wear even in ten years from now, no matter the trends. For me, this look is feminine, classical and above all, a power look that you can wear anywhere, any time you want. Enjoy!

GET THE LOOK on ZAFUL

Oversized Sweater

Red Sock Boots

Camel Coat

The Velvet Bag is unfortunately sold out.