Faery

WE'RE MOVING!

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Hi, there!

My dear readers... it feels very strange to be addressing you from here for one last time... So here are the news: Faery is moving out!

The blog will from now on be part of my own personal website, which you can see here: laurahuetopuig.com, and that's where we'll be working, and posting, and creating new and interesting things from!

Faery and I just want to THANK YOU from the bottom of our liquid hearts for staying with us for so long, and hope that you'll keep on doing so at our bright and cozy new home.

If you feel like sailing with us on this new adventure, you can follow us with bloglovin' by clicking here.

If you'd rather revel in the nostalgia of old happier days when faery tales were believed in, you can stick around. This site is not going anywhere. ;)

Anyway, I promised myself I'd keep it brief. Farewell, my friends!

Waterfowl appendix

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:30:00 +0000

Hi there!

I didn't think of showing you this for my last post, but you might find it interesting:

This is actually the flat drawing of the Waterfowl dress, Front and Back views. As designers, we can sketch out first ideas in any form we want, but in order for those to be communicated to a team of patternmakers, cutters, dressmakers and even salespeople, these have to then be transformed into technical plates, at the base of which are these computerized drawings made with Adobe Illustrator.

Purists will be right to say that this is not really a technical drawing because it's colorized, but it looks nicer that way, and I thought it would be better for you to see.

I hope you enjoy these last few hours of weekend, and Happy April Fool's Day! ;)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Waterfowl

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:38:00 +0000

Hey, guys!

I've realized Faery just hit 10 000 hits! Wow! Thank you so much everyone for stopping by and reading! ;)

What I wanted to share with you today is a school project I've invested myself quite a lot in lately, and that is finally finished!

My inspiration: a duck. The Waterfowl duck. Image via Wikipedia

The project involved designing a dress that we would have to do the patterns for afterwards, putting into practice all of the patternmaking techniques we'd been learning for the past 2 years and testing our knowledge and understanding of garment construction. Then, we'd have to sew the garment and present it in a technical dossier.

Yes, you heard well, a technical dossier. But, me being me, I could not help myself and did a quick photoshoot with the dress... It just doesn't look the same on a dummy!

See first the technical photos, with an emphasis on the details:

I used this beautiful passementerie at the neckline, and a black ostrich feather along the shoulder seams

A full cape peplum

Cut-outs at the waist

... And here we go with the little photoshoot we threw together:

My lovely model is one of my dearest friends Helga, whom I thank soo much for bearing with me and my duck-inspired dress... ;)

Model: Helga

Photographer: me

Dress by me, vintage silk scarf

Tell me what you think, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Have a great weekend...

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

New in - Jewelry at COS is really wonderful.

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:13:00 +0000

This beauty followed me home from a trip to the fabric store... What do you think?

COS 'cut-out' ring, find it here

Have a great weekend!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Hide & Seek - Montseny

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:31:00 +0000

These images have been strolling around my computer for a few weeks (months, actually), I shot them right before Christmas.

Imagine yourselves peeking through wrought iron fences into the secluded gardens of old mansions, playing hide-and-seek with the sun...

Have a lovely and inspired weekend! ;)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Ailanto Fall/Winter 2012-13

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:17:00 +0000

Hello, my dear friends!

Wow, it truly feels as though I'd been abducted by aliens... :D School is so intense lately! I barely have time to breathe, let alone sleep... But what we do is truly awesome.

I'm in 2nd year of a BA Honours in Fashion Design, which means that things are getting serious. When I first came to the school I didn't know anything about anything, and that's what our 1st year was for: familiarizing ourselves with things like Patternmaking, Dressmaking, Moodboards, Photoshop, Illustrator, Screen Printing, and endless etcs. But this year, and after having absorbed all of this, we are putting it all to practice, and saying it's been a stimulating experience would be nothing short of an understatement.

We're asked to design several collections at once, along with a lot of side projects that make us experiment with everything: we play with shapes onto a dummy, we make fabric manipulations, we explore the tools that softwares like Photoshop and Illustrator put within our reach... We push, in short, our creativity (and stress-management skills) to the very limit and try to meet the deadlines we've to face very regularly as best we can.

I probably should be working on one of those scarily long projects right now, but the truth is that blogging does me a great deal of good, and I have something in my possession I should have shared with the cyber-world a couple of weeks ago already.

So. Fashion Week quietly came to Barcelona and left as noiselessly, at least for me. As you may imagine, if I was barely sleeping 3 hours a night, there was no way I could dig myself free of the hole I was trapped into and go to The Brandery, a few 080 shows I'd been invited to, and just be merry. So I stayed home, was a good girl, and worked my *** off to meet the deadlines.

But. The following week, the day after this deadline, in fact, was another event I'd had the amazing luck to be invited to, and which I just couldn't discard as indifferently.

The amazingly talented Muñoz brothers, designers of the Spanish brand Ailanto, whom I had occasion to meet a while ago (remember here?), were kind enough as to invite me to their show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid (what used to be Cibeles). And I, strangely enough, couldn't help taking a few pictures... ;)

They were inspired by the Chinoiserie art movement, and the fascination that 19th century Europe held for everything Oriental. So it's basically Orient, as seen by the 19th century european, as seen by Ailanto. And oh my, what a collection... See for yourselves:

The prints are part of Ailanto's signature, and I'm absolutely in love with the way they've incorporated oriental motifs with metallic and pearly touches.

The cut, fit and drape of the garments is absolutely flawless, and the iridescent colours absolutely other-worldly.

This was my first show with the new camera, so here you saw only a portion of the whole, you can find better pics of the show here.

So anyway! I hope you enjoyed this collection as much as I did, and that you have an amazing week!

On top of everything else, I'm in the middle of a Traditional Embroidery workshop, so I can't wait to show you what we're doing... ;)

Be safe!

Christmas lights

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:08:00 +0000

Merry Christmas, my dear friends! :)

Over is the time of Christmas shopping, but we may still enjoy the pretty lights on the streets for a few days, and on will come the New Year, with a new set of obstacles to overcome, and hopefully a few joys as well!

I have extended the Alice in Wonderland giveaway's deadline for a few days, seeing as I do that there are no participants as of yet. I really do encourage you to go on and do so, for the stories were truly a joy to read, and a great source of inspiration as well. :)

I hope you spend these holidays beautifully and merrily with your dear ones. Happy New Year! :)

Eden Park A/W 2011-12

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:04:00 +0000

Hey guys!

This is long overdue, but come to think of it, I'm glad. These images wouldn't make so much sense a couple of months ago.

As some of you may remember, I was lucky enough to intern at the french brand Eden Park for a month and a half last September. The images I could show you at the time were plain outfit pics from the lookbook. But since then, the lovely Marie-Agnès from the Marketing team was kind enough to give me access to some of the images from this season's Fall campaign, which I think capture the spirit of the brand so much better.

Looking at them, I just want to cuddle inside one of the menswear wool coats, or be very british and read a good book while enjoying a 'spot of tea'. ;) They're the perfect mix of Hogwarts and the elegant British hunting style, à la Duke of Windsor.

All photos courtesy of Eden Park

Once again, I wanted to thank EVERYONE over at Eden Park from the bottom of my heart for this amazing opportunity. I learned so much and had a great time. :) Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I hope you all have a lovely week! ;)

PS: Don't forget about the amazing GIVEAWAY I'm hosting with Candlemark & Gleam... Click here to know the details on how to win a copy of one of the most magical eBooks I've ever read! ;)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

DSLR Heaven - Barcelona in the Fall

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:54:00 +0000

Hi there!

I have a TERRIBLE cold, which means I'm sadly confined to my bed (or my sofa, technically)... which means I have an excuse not to be working, and I can freely blog for you guys. :)

A couple of weeks ago, and after being sick and tired of having 'technical camera problems' day in and day out, I decided to put to use my savings and buy myself a new camera, which was something I'd been planning to do for months.

And so I did! And even though our relationship didn't start smoothly, we finally understand each other PERFECTLY, and I am absolutely happy with it! It's a Canon EOS 1100D, and not only does it take amazing photos, it records great HD video as well... :D

I'm very excited because it's my first DSLR, and I feel like I'm gonna be able to play so much more with my photos! I'm able to really be in control, to decide which area I want to focus on, how the light should be... everything. Which I love!

Have a looovely weekend everyone! ;)

PS: Don't forget about the amazing GIVEAWAY I'm hosting with Candlemark & Gleam... Click here to know the details on how to win a copy of one of the most magical eBooks I've ever read! ;)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Faery's Adventures in Wonderland & Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:21:00 +0000

Well, well, well... Hello, my friends!

After a good month of my hinting at it, here's the post we'd all been waiting for... Faery's first giveaway! :D

When I was first asked by Candlemark & Gleam to review the wonderful (Re)Visions: Alice, I was convinced from the first that I'd love the experience... What I couldn't foresee is how absorbing and wonderfully inspiring it's been for me in the last couple of months.

Wonderland

(Re)Visions: Alice is the first in their (Re)Visions series, aiming to reinterpret classical works of fantasy and science fiction. In this case, aside from including Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as an introduction, they've gotten 4 wonderful modern authors (Kaye Chazan, Amanda Ching, Hilary Thomas and C. A. Young) to write a story based on his work, each of them preserving their unique perspective and writing style.

I've been surprised by how different and just how interesting each story has been to read. There's something very special and strangely liberating about Carroll's nonsense literature, because it allows your imagination to run wild, and it takes away the impulse to make sense of things, and I get the feeling that these authors have enjoyed that quite a lot... ;)

Golden Afternoon

Some of the stories are set in Wonderland, some of them are not, some of them seem to be happening in a time not unlike the present, and some others do not at all... And yet, there's always this golden thread that brings them all together: in some cases, the nonsense of Carroll's world is what prevails, in some others it's the mere fantasy and extravagance of the situations the characters have to deal with, and in others it may be the 'Something's Off' feeling I always get when reading Alice.

I've loved each and every one of the stories, but if I had to pick only one to keep forever, it would be Kaye Chazan's "What Aelister Found Here". Here's where what I just said about the 'Something's Off' feeling applies. And in what a way! This feeling is made explicit, and depth and texture are added to it in order to weave the fabric of this unexpected and enthralling story. The characters are very well defined in their mysterious-ness, and breath catches in our throats more often than not at the end of each scene. It's the sort of story we immediately want to re-read as soon as we've finished it so as to catch the hidden clues we might've missed relating to the slowly unveiled secret it all converges towards... *-*

Paint'em Red!

"House of Cards" by Amanda Ching I've also found deeply enthralling, in particular by how real it felt. She's laid a plausible foundation to the world of Wonderland, a background story that tries to explain away some of the insanity in this underground world, and somehow manages to humanize some of the characters.

In Hilary Thomas' "Knave", I couldn't help but laughing out loud at some of the situations, and especially at the characters' newly-invented roles and personalities. To think that Wonderland could host a gangsta war! Again, such a strong and unexpected story. :D

Falling down the Rabbit-Hole

And finally, with "The World in a Thimble" by C. A. Young, we're asked as readers to accompany the main character in his journey in and out of Wonderland, a rite of passage he experiences overnight, and thanks to which he finally gets to define himself and live his life under his own terms.

All in all, an amazingly inspiring read, wouldn't you agree? Speaking of which, when I said I got inspired by it I wasn't generally speaking, in fact, I have tangible proof! ;)

Oh dear!

See the 'Curiouser and curiouser'-looking images here and there around this post? Well, these are some of the Digital Printing designs I did as part of a Textile Design project for school, and they were inspired, of course, by these magical stories that have been camping freely in my head for the past couple of months.

Which leaves us with only one little thing to discuss... a certain GIVEAWAY, which may or may not allow you to read for yourselves what I've been rambling about for a whole post. ;)

Two of you have now the chance to win a digital copy of this amazing book including all four stories and Lewis Carroll's original masterpiece!

All you have to do is leave your name and e-mail as a comment below, and tell me of your favourite scene, character or anecdote relating to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
You might also want to follow me (you can do so via Facebook, Google (left), Twitter or Bloglovin') and Candlemark & Gleam (via Twitter and Facebook) for more giveaways, great stories and interesting posts! ;)

I'll pick the 2 best answers the 20th of December and forward your e-mail addresses to Candlemark & Gleam so you receive your copies in time for Christmas. :)

And last but not least, I'd like to thank Kate over at Candlemark for her patience, and for making this cool giveaway possible. A huge round of applause for her, if you please! ;)

I hope you all have a lovely end of week, and don't forget to comment below to be part of the giveaway!

UPDATE: I'm extending the giveaway's deadline for a few days, seeing that it's already Dec 27th and there are no participants as of yet... :) Rules change now, and the 2 winners will be the 2 first ones to apply!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Handy

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:04:00 +0000

Hi everyone!

I know I've been such a disaster as a blogger lately, but believe me when I say I had NEVER had this amount of work before... I finally understand what it's like to be good (as in: just working, not watching TV or going anywhere or doing any other leisure-centered activities) and yet still drown under the weight of the amount of patterns to do, garments to sew, prints to design, fabrics to dye and illustrations to draw. So I can only say one thing: Thank God it's awesome. :)

For today's post, I only wanted to show you a little thing that I thought was funny enough to deserve a post...

Do you remember this lovely photo of a hand that I posted here a couple of months ago?

Well, I was in Vienna at the time, and this hand belonged to one of the most striking and mouth-watering window display I've ever seen... *-* It might have to do with the store being closed and the streets empty, the minimalism of the display which only made the marvelous pieces stand out, or maybe just... that wooden hand. Here are some of the other pics I took:

Okay, that was in Vienna, two months ago. This is in Barcelona, a few days ago on a rainy day:

So my question is: was this simply a coincidence? Or were we the witnesses to the development of a tiny micro-trend?

I, for instance, have no idea. Not that I need an answer. ;)

Have a lovely week!

Special

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:09:00 +0000

Hi there!

It's been a while since my last post... but then again, school's started for another year, Fall's here and I'm a busy bee!

But something very special came with the mail a couple of days ago, and I'd really like to share it with you guys... A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a couple of things at the e-store of an Australian blogger, one of my favourites: Nicole Warne, from Gary Pepper Vintage, and I don't know what I expected but surely not what I got.

I'm used to Amazon, that is to receiving items from so close a country as the UK with MONTHS of delay, having them delivered in impersonal envelopes... well, you get the idea. It's not necessarily bad all the time, it's just not very special.

But the other day, I got home from school in kind of a foul mood (I don't remember what I was cross about, I just remember that I was... :D), and the doorman told me that something had come for me, and gave me a padded envelope with my name and address handwritten and a stamp from... AUSTRALIA!

I hurried home, opened it and found exactly what I'd ordered (2 beautiful vintage necklaces and a cotton bag), perfectly wrapped, and with the cutest etiquettes I'd ever seen:

Vintage Necklaces from Gary Pepper Vintage

Golden Shoe and Chain by Manolo Blahnik for Tous (18th Birthday gift from my dear family!)

What do you guys think? Talk about costumer experience... :)

I hope you have a loovely weekend, my friends! Happy Halloween! ;)

Fall really IS here... :)

PS: I've been overwhelmed by work lately, but I have a certain surprise coming soon involving a giveaway... so stay tuned! ;)

Looking Back

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:01:00 +0000

Hello, my friends!

I am back to my dear Barcelona, and I have something I've wanted to show you for quite a while now...

Right before the summer started, in one of my trips to the flea market, I came across this wonderful 1967 magazine about the latest fashions from the time (it's really lovely, it comes with patterns and everything!) and I just thought it would be a wonderful time to post it up here, especially after seeing the fall runway so influenced by 60s and 70s styles.

I think what I love the most about it are the wooonderful fabrics... *-* I get lost in the colours, the drapes, their wool-y feel...

This last couple of weeks I've been the first one to go crazy checking online all of the shows for next spring, but I just thought you might want to accompany me in this little trip down memory lane... from which I fully expect to come back and attack the most modern, avant-garde and fashion-forward, well, fashion! ;)

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

The Last Meal

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:28:00 +0000

Hi there!

It is Saturday the 8th of October today, and I cannot help but feel that this exciting adventure of mine is slowly coming to an end. Yesterday was my last day at work, my flight back home is in a few hours and this years' course presentation is on Monday.

Which means that at some point this weekend I'll have to jump back to reality and start preparing for what is to be a very interesting, very exciting, very demanding and extremely busy school year.

But for now, I leave you with my Last Meal in Paris (halfway into my belly by now):

Bon appétit!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Birthday in Paris

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:09:00 +0000

Wow... I can't even begin to say how blessed I feel to be celebrating my 18th birthday in this wonderful city. Thank you so much for your support and best wishes!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

We Love Wool - Me, Myself and Lamberfeld

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Hello, my friends!

It may seem weird that I start a post by speaking of something as inconsequential as the weather, but the truth is that Fall is here, and I couldn't be happier.

However, my being used to Barcelona's version of Fall misled me while packing, and the truth is that some shopping was due in order to compensate my lack of sweaters (and excess of frilly dresses, I'm afraid). I decided to take advantage of the huge Uniqlo shop near the Opéra, and indulged in a beautiful wine-coloured sweater, which I didn't fail to wear the very next day.

Uniqlo sweater

Bimba & Lola bracelet

Vintage solar watch

And as I was putting it on, I found this little guy:

The 47-year-old Woolmark sign has been around for quite a while, and 'Fashion by Feelings' is its new campaign, conceived to make people more aware of the advantages of wool as a natural and renewable fibre. Their website is absolutely amazing, designed to be as interactive and fun as possible, and it hosts a streetstyle contest which encourages people to post looks of them wearing wool garments, giving them the opportunity to win amazing prizes. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

He thinks so, I daresay. ;)

What strikes me the most every time I visit their site is how interesting their browsing system is: looks are organized by 'feelings', and it's up to you whether you think yours qualifies rather as 'nostalgic' or as 'unique'. ;)

pics of the campaign courtesy of We Love Wool

Anyway! I hope you liked this little feature, and do tell me if you've posted a look, I'd love to see it!

Have a great week! :)

Eden Park - An intern's tale

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:15:00 +0000

Hey there, my friends!

How have you all been doing this week? I'm afraid I have slightly neglected my duties to you as a blogger, but I have an excuse to offer you in return which involves my unveiling the why to Paris, that is the happy reason for my coming and staying here for a whole month.

And well, this reason is no other than my having the opportunity to intern for Eden Park, a french brand based on the enthralling world of rugby, and offering sport chic apparel with a wonderfully british feel throughout.

Here's a glimpse of the brand's lookbook from the past winter:

Photos courtesy of Eden Park

As you can see, everything's pretty relaxed and sporty, but with a college and preppy flair. So far I've been working in the woman's department and been able to witness the work of a wonderful team of designers. I'll be eternally grateful for this experience for it's just such an amazing way to learn the ways of the industry, how the whole process of conception, production and marketing of the products works, and whom it involves.

Imagine my delight when finding myself in Paris, spending whole days drawing garments with Illustrator, attending meetings concerning models' castings for next season's campaign shoots, and just having a whole lot of fun! :) I couldn't have foreseen anything better had I tried... ;)

So anyway! I hope you won't have minded my sprinkling this post with a couple of photos from Paris (I couldn't be more relieved to have left that strange and thankfully brief fit of photographer's block I suffered from a couple of weeks ago), as I'm afraid otherwise they'll keep on getting dusty in the ever increasing pile of photographic proof of my currently living in one of the most beautiful and romantic places there are.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Paris Diaries Vol. 3 - Magic

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:38:00 +0000

Hi there!!

I was just thinking that ever since I came here, everytime someone asks me how my Paris adventure is going and how I'm liking it all, I find myself saying that it is as though this magical city was sprinkled with fairy dust every night for us to marvel at in the morning... *-*

Place de la Madeleine

And in a way, it's true... Across every street, around every corner, a little something catches your eye. Something fun, pretty, unexpected or downright mysterious.

But for fairies to be able to work their magic, a little something is absolutely necessary:

Repetto

51 Rue du Four

Have a great day, everyone! ;)

EDIT [23/09/2011]: I'm extremely flattered to announce that this post has been featured in the IFB Weekly Roundup:

LINKS À LA MODE: THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW… AGAIN.

Edited By: Jessica Thorpe

The saying, “what comes around, goes around” has been proven throughout the history of fashion. Stylish peeps the world over have been stimulated by trends of decades passed time and time again. This weeks Links A La Mode is influenced by your interpretation of fashion fads and trends interpreted to suit our modern world.

The funky 70′s boho glam look is in full effect with flowing skirts, high waist lines and chunky platforms. Another trend making a loud avant garde blip on my radar is the classic ladylike look of the 50′s and 60′s. Women are embracing their curves and enhancing them with shape flattering silhouettes. Lastly, current fashion do’s that continue to inspire me are clever use of sheer, crochet, macrame and lace fabrics. And last but not least, retro accessories are back in a huge way; statement bangles, fanny packs and cat eye shades are loud on the fashion forefront.

THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: SEPTEMBER 22ND

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Paris Diaries Vol. 2 - The Secret Garden

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:35:00 +0000

Bonjour, dear readers!

Yep, still in the lovely Paris. Actually, I'll be here 'til October the 8th, which means you've got a bunch of cool posts coming your way... :)

Today I wanted to unveil a very special spot I discovered by chance the other day. I was strolling around the wonderful neighbourhood of St. Germain des Près when all of a sudden I saw this sign:

... and found this little garden:

Children playing around, people enjoying the feel of the sun on their skin... Quite a charming place, is it not?

It was also a sort of jardin potager in a way, as there were all sorts of fruits and vegetables to be found!

Anyway! I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse of this wonderful city, and I promise to be back with much more soon now that I have some kind of a routine established...

Have a wonderful day! :)

Paris Diaries - Photographer's block and FNO

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Hello there, my friends! ;)

Or should I say, mes amis! Faery's staying in the city of lights for a full month, 5 weeks that will be hopefully filled with fashion, beauty and magic...

The strange thing is, ever since I came here I've experience a sort of writer's block, except having to do with my taking pictures rather than my writing. Isn't it ironic that I should have the opportunity to live and work (Yes, work! This is a story for another time, though... It probably deserves a post of its own.) in such a beautiful place, and yet be completely uninspired and unable to capture it? It's been really frustrating... :S

But fortunately, the patient that is me is slowly mending, and I'll hopefully be fully recovered soon. :) Otherwise, my friends, you'll have to deal with a few very boring posts... For what is Faery without her pics? Imagine hearing me ramble on and on and on, with no cool pics to compensate... Kind of a scary notion, no? :D

Anyway! I'm losing my point here. So: FNO! Yes! As some of you might know (and if you don't it's your own fault for not following Faery on Facebook or Twitter, so don't blame me! ;) ), this year's Fashion's Night Out (or Vogue Fashion Night, as they like to say around here) was this week, and I was here in Paris to make the most of it!

Marni was the first stop, followed by many others. Most of the stores offered complimentary drinks, but there were also manicures in the new colours of the season at Chanel, very very very (very!) long lines, VIP parties, and even concerts! I tried to keep focused though, and try to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to take a look at the new collections, feel the fabrics... I must have been the only one. :D

There was celeb-sighting (of course!), and I actually got to see quite an amazing quartet of starlets! Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik, Isabeli Fontana and Emmanuelle Alt all together!

The only visual proofs of such an honour are the pics that follow, but I guess you'll have to appreciate them in their royal blurriness... :) I blame it entirely on two things, that will have to be my excuse: the first is the mass of what seemed like hundreds of people surrounding them (photographers and 'civilians' alike), and the 2nd... well, very obviously my perfectly advantageous height of no more and no less than 1'50m. ;)

Natasha looked preeettyyyy... :)

And Anya too, obviously! ;)

Here you have an extremely blurry Isabeli... :D hahaha

I guess you'll have to just believe me on this one. Well, you can see her dark hair, at least! ;)

Aaaand finally, half of Emmanuelle's face! Yay! :D

Okay, I think I've had enough of bad pictures for a long while. :) (You can take a look at this Vogue.fr article for better pictures of the event: Les street looks de la Vogue Fashion Night). Fashion's biggest night was of course organized by Vogue Paris, and in order to get in the shops you had to have an invitation that came inside its September issue, with a beauutiful Charlotte Casiraghi on the cover.

Suffice to say, it was a fun night. :) I'm wide open to any home-cooked remedies for photographer's block that you can offer me!

Je vous embrasse très fort et à bientôt! ;)

Avenue Montaigne at sunset

EDIT (15/09/2011): Wow! Apparently this post made it to the IFB Weekly Round Up / Links à la Mode!! It was the first time I ever applied, so I'm extremely flattered... :) The rules say I have to include all the links, so here you have them:

LINKS À LA MODE: THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP

INSPIRED BY IFB, FNO & NYFW!

Edited by: Taylor Davies

The week of New York Fashion Week is one of the busiest of the entire year for the industry. It’s also one of the most inspiring for the IFB community. This week’s Links a la Mode features helpful posts about blogging that remind us of topics from our IFB Conference, as well as fun round ups of Fashion’s Night Out, NYFW shows, and designer inspiration.

THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: SEPTEMBER 15TH

Boyish Chic: FNO: A Night To Remember
Cantabrigian: New York Fashion Week: Collections That Caught My Eye
Cosmolawlitan: Fashion’s Night Out: A Business Review
Designer Purushu: Inspired from Stella?
Divergent Musings: On Why I Don’t Want to be a Professional Blogger
Faery: Paris Diaries – Photographer’s block and Fashion’s Night Out
Fashezine: Vogue Fashion Night
Girl Loves Color: Color on the Runway: Peter Som
I’m Too Fancy: FNO Street Style @ Missoni For Target
January Sublime: London FNO & United Nude Party
La Perle: Fashion’s Night Out – Paris!
Mis Papelicos: Autumn Recap on Building a Better Blog
Miss Viki: MG Vienna Fashion Week ‘11
Over50Feeling40: Fashion’s Night Out in SA: Part 2… Visually Appealing
Style Confessions: How To Afford Real Designer Clothing (On A Non-Designer Budget)
Style. Love. Repeat.: Style: Blogger’s Night Out
The Artful Shopper: Master Class with Rachel Zoe
The Chic Sheet: Parabal Gurung 2012
The Style Circuit: Ra’mon Lawrence S/S 2012 Presentation
This Is A Yes: DVF Spring 2012

Sweet, sweet Vienna

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Hallo, my dear friends!

After a long and delightful train trip from Vienna, I am now in the wonderful city of Prague, ready to begin a new set of adventures.

All the photos will have to wait 'til I'm back in Barcelona, but by popular demand (and by that I mean that of my dear friend Gemmita aka. Cinnamon Girl ;p), I'll have to make a teeny tiny exception and reveal... well, THIS:

Hope you enjoyed this short but intense trip down Sweet Lane! ;) I promise to be back with more (including WHERE you can get all of this) very soon... :)

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Faery goes waltzing

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:00 +0000

Hi there! :)

Well, my friends... Faery's in Vienna! I don't have much time now to tell you aaall about this wonderful city, so here you have a few pictures:

No shortage of my favourite flower here in Vienna... *-* (well, or any flower, really)

I'm with my Grandma! :)

Beautiful sunsets at the Prater

Well! What do you think of this little taster? I promise I'll be back for more later, but now: I'm off to Hotel Sacher for breakfast!! :D

Have a great day, everyone!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

Daydream

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:11:00 +0000

Hello there! :)

Today I really wanted to introduce you to my friend Iñaki, from Ailanto...

Iñaki, these are my friends... Dear friends, this is Iñaki

Enrique Granados, 46

Barcelona

Iñaki and his brother Aitor are the designers behind one of my favourite spanish fashion houses, Ailanto, and I was very lucky to meet with him a couple of days ago at their store in Barcelona through a common friend.

It's very hard for me to explain what it is exactly that appeals to me so much about the brand, and much easier for you to just see for yourselves, so here you have a couple of their Fall/Winter 2011-12 looks.

All catwalk pics from Vogue.es

Don't you just loove the prints, the embroideries, the cuts, the knits, the colour palette... *-*

Tell me what you think! :)

Faery's First Award

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:34:00 +0000

Hello, my dear friends!

Yes, I'm back from my holidays. Yes, that soon... ;) Imagine my surprise, when I found this delightful award in the mail:

A huge huge thanks to dear Veronika from Sea of Girasoles for choosing Faery! :)

(See her post here.)

Apparently there are a few rules attached to it:

1.Link back to the person who passed you the award
2.Share 7 random things about yourself
3.Award 10/15 blogs
4.Drop them a note to tell them about it

But... rules are meant to be broken, right? Muahahaha ;)

So I've decided to work my way around them, that is to respect the ones I think are interesting, and not take as seriously the ones I don't like as much.

For instance, I re-designed the icon image for the award, for... how could it be lovely if pixelated? :D (If you need it in its full size, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail and I'll gladly send it to you).

The 7 random things idea, however, seems quite fun, so here they are:

My dear piano

1. I'm a very musical sort of person. I not only listen to it every minute of the day (who doesn't, nowadays?), but I also enjoy very much playing the piano and singing (mostly in the shower or when nobody's home, as I'm kind of shy about it, but I'm working on my confidence... :D).

Baby me!

2. When I was little, my hair reached right under my ears, which gave my head a slightly mushroom-like shape... :D I was still the cutest little girl of the class, of course! ;)

A guilty pleasure me and my mom share: Chanel Nail Polishes. :)

3. I've bit my nails for most of my life. I managed to stop a couple of years ago, but every time I let my guard down or one of my nails break... :S

4. My mom's a very very good dermatologist. Which means that yes, I do get a lot of freebies in terms of sunscreen, skin and acne-friendly creams and treatments, and even (if we're lucky!) make-up, but it also means having gotten used to not seeing her as often as I'd like, and being VERY VERY careful with the sun. Actually, now that I think of it, I might do an informative post about it some day. ;)

5. No surprise here as I'm sure most of you are like me, but I buy the Spanish Vogue and InStyle every month and, when I can (or when my / my mom's travels allow it), any of the foreign Vogues. I also sometimes buy Harper's Bazaar, Vanidad, H Magazine or V magazine, among others.

These beauties are from Mango, and my yearning for Fall feeds greatly on them. :)

6. (In case you hadn't noticed yet) I'm very short. As in extremely so. I measure around 151-152 cm, which equals, if the converter I checked is right, to 5'5''.

My powerful weapons

7. I don't know if this counts as it's already on the 'about me' page, but anyway, for those of you who don't know, I just finished my 1st year of the BA Honours in Fashion Design at the IED (Instituto Europeo di Design) in Barcelona, which is a title convalidated by the University of Westminster in England. I'm not sure at 100% that I want to be a designer in the future: there are just so many things one can do in the fashion world, I don't want to close any doors just yet. I just want to learn as much as I possibly can and see where life leads me. Actually, I've managed to find an internship in Paris this September with a french brand called Eden Park (yayyy! :D) where if all goes well, I'll be the assistant to a stylist and Product Manager of the Women's Collection within the brand, and we might be able to go to some of the events Paris has to offer during the fashion month, like for example the 'Who's Next' fair. It's all just very exciting, and I can't wait to share this experience with you guys! :)

Anyway, here are the blogs I've decided to award with this Lovely Blog Award:

*drums* And the Oscar goes to...

· 1972projects, for wonderfully written articles, always interesting and fashion-forward.
· Advanced Style, for truly inspirational posts about ladies who really know the meaning of 'style'.
· Cashmere and Candy, for my friend Alexa, who's not only as sweet and funny as can be, but also drop-dead stylish. ;)
· Chic et Pic, for 2 lovely french girls, and a blog that unveils the hidden secrets of Aix-en-Provence.
· Cinnamon Girl, for the yummiest blog of all! :)
· Crímenes de la Moda, for a very stylish girl on often not-so-stylish celebs... :D
· Edelweiss by Sarah, for a very talented Brooklyn-based designer that blows fairy dust onto everything she does. :)
· El Jardín de los Muffins, for all things eco-friendly and fun!
· Fashezine, for the prettiest red-head in the blogosphere. ;)
· Fashstash, for all things fashion-forward and cool. :)
· iamappleorchard, for Erika and her 1001 ways to style black outifts... and look beautiful every time! :)
· Nubia's Nonsense, for a NYC girl's unique sense of style... and a whole lot of nonsense! ;)
· The Devil Likes Your Style, for a dynamic duo of style and macarons! :)
· The Style Manual, for the most amazing cheekbones I've ever seen, and a style equally modern and timeless.
· Wild Young Heart, for being sweet sweet sweet. :)

Thank you all for being as inspiring and amazing as you are!

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]

It's Time

noreply@blogger.com (MissLauraHueto) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:54:00 +0000

It's Time by misslaurah through www.polyvore.com

It's time, it's time... it's time!

Or at least I wish it was... You see, I just can't wait for fall. For crisp white shirts, chunky wool sweaters in deep earth colours, beautifully long and soft coats...

But meanwhile, I'm afraid all I can do is wait, and daydream about the Hogwarts train, come to fetch me. About beautiful porcelain cups at tea time, and the sound of dusty pages as they turn to reveal their secrets... *-*

[All content & photos are by me unless specified otherwise. I'm happy if you decide to copy and keep them in your computer as reference, or post them in your blog or anywhere you want. But you MUST put my name or a link to the blog somewhere, saying where you took them from. Not putting anything is in my opinion almost as bad as saying you took them yourself.]