Denim + Denim = Love

 

I’m such a denim junkie! And I believe there’s never such a thing as too much denim in one’s closet. I love my skinny jeans and also my boyfriend jeans, but non the less I simply adore the way you can pair down a sassy dress with a denim shirt or jacket. So here I stand in front of you and I tell you with all my heart: I love denim and I can’t live without it!

If you are a child of the 90s as I am, you probably owned at least one ruffle denim skirt or a denim dress when you where younger. If you kept your love for denim after your childhood, then you must have at least five pairs of jeans (five is like the minimum of minimum), at least one or two denim jackets, and three to four denim shirts. Don’t even get me started on denim shirt dresses or just denim dresses, denim shorts or denim overalls. Have I just break that rule in writing that says you shouldn’t repeat a word more than two-three times in a phrase?

So how can you wear denim with denim without looking like two decades ago? (a thing that can be bad, but also good). Mix two different shades. It will make your outfit look more from our time. Add a bit of color. Your shoes, bag or hat can add a blast of color to you blue look. Use a classic piece. Like my stripes shirt. If you’re not a stripes person (then how come you are reading this blog???), you can try a silky t-shirt or a floral blouse. Use heels. Unlike me here. The pointed toe stilettos go perfect with an all denim outfit, adding a sense of Parisian chic to your look.

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Sunt o mare consumatoare de denim si cred ca nu exista niciodata suficient denim in sifonierul unei persoane. Sau poate… Imi ador jeansii skinny si cei boyfriend, si imi place la nebunie cum poti sa dai un aer mai putin pretentios unei rochii stylish doar adaugand o jacheta sau o camasa din denim. Recunosc: iubesc denimul si nu as putea sa traiesc fara el!
Daca ati copilarit in anii ’90, ca si mine, probabil ati avut si voi o fusta cu volane sau un sarafan. Daca v-ati pastrat pasiunea pentru denim, probabil ca astazi detineti cel putin 5 perechi de jeansi, una sau doua jachete si vreo 3 camasi, toate din denim. Daca mai punem la socoteala un sarafan, o fusta, pantaloni scurti si o salopeta, cred ca puteti sa va alaturati si voi cauzei mele.

Sa trecem la lucruri practice. Cum porti denim cu denim ca sa nu arati ca acum doua decenii? (o chestie care poate arata si bine, dar si rau). Combina doua nuante diferite. Si lookul tau va arata mult mai aproape de vremurile noastre. Adauga culoare. Pantofii, geanta sau palaria pot fi intr-o culoare complementara. Alatura o piesa clasica. O astfel de piesa te scoate mereu din incurcatura si poate salva tinuta ta all denim. Iti recomand o bluza in dungi, precum cea pe care o port eu aici. Daca nu esti fan dungi (ce mai cauti pe blogul asta?), poti incerca un maiou imprimat sau o bluza delicata. Poarta pantofi cu toc.  Adica pantofi care nu au nicio legatura cu ce port eu aici. Sandalele cu accente metalizate sau pantofii cu varf ascutit sunt cea mai buna alegere. Iti vor da un aer tres chic!

Levi’s shirt/Zara blouse & jeans/ La Strada leather sneakers/H&M bag/random necklaces/ Giulia Nahmany bracelet

Photos by Liviu Stroe

See you on Instagram @cristinafeather everybody!
Ne vedem pe Instagram @cristinafeather !!

If you’re already following me on Instagram you’ve probably seen this photo before, if not, here’s a proof of me and my denim love going way back:
Daca ma urmariti pe Instagram probabil ca ati vazut deja aceasta poza. Daca nu, iata aici dovada vie ca dragostea mea pentru jeansi a inceput cu mult timp in urma:

Me, mom and my sis, Andreea

Moshi Moshi

Oriental inspiration is everywhere – so I decided to do something so not me and try on a kimono. I haven’t had one on since I was 13 and I had the orange belt at karate. It’s not that I’m not curious about the Japanese culture – quite contrary – but I felt like the flowers, the colors, the crazy prints – are not for me. But this H&M kimono changed my mind. [This one is beautiful also.] The oriental style is not easy to do, but if you find a piece that matches your style, you might as well give it a chance.

Lately I’ve been thinking so much about age. Mine and my friends. We are all 25-26 years old – if you were wondering. And I don’t know if this is a milestone or not, but it definitely brings something new in us. Questions about the past, but mostly about the future. What’s going to happen with us, with our lives, with our friendship. Do we know what path we want to follow in life? Do we know who we want to be [and it’s not a question about ‘when we grow up’ – because the time has come – we are grown up]. And that hurts tremendously. It’s so sad to not be able to say – I’m young! I have no idea! – and to not be able to use it as an excuse anymore. Is this all that we can do? Is this who we are? When I was younger I thought that by 25 I will have it all figured out. Such a mistake. All that I’ve figured out by now is that nothing is easy and dreamy and fairytale like – everything changes around us – we change.

I believe it’s the time to take chances. It’s still OK to make mistakes. It’s time to live freely and just to live. It’s time to finally decide who we are. It’s time to try this and that. To be true to ourselves, no matter how painful that can be. We are young, our wounds will cure and we will find peace with ourselves. Just ask yourself this: is this all that you can do with your life? are you at your best? is this who you want to be? 

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Inspiratia orientala este greu de aplicat in tinute, asa ca mi-a fost destul de greu sa incerc ceva ce nu ma reprezinta. Nu pentru ca nu m-ar interesa cultura japoneza – chiar din contra – ci doar pentru ca simteam ca toate aceste detalii de gheisa – culorile, imprimeurile florale – nu sunt pentru mine. Cu toate astea, kimono-ul acesta de la H&M m-a determinat sa incerc ceva nou. Nu am mai purtat un kimono de la 13 ani, cand aveam centura portocalie la karate. Chiar daca simt in continuare ca este o tendinta dificila, mai degraba dedicata cunoscatorilor, sunt de parere ca daca gasiti o piesa care sa corespunda stilului vostru, puteti incerca acest trend atat de influent in acest sezon. 

In ultimul timp m-am gandit foarte mult la varsta. A mea si a prietenelor mele. Avem intre 25 si 26 de ani – in cazul in care va intrebati. Si chiar daca nu stiu daca aceasta varsta este considerata o piatra de hotar sau nu – este mai mult decat evident pentru toate dintre noi ca avem niste ganduri si niste sentimente comune. Cele mai multe sunt intrebari despre viitorul nostru – dar mai ales despre noi acum, aici. Ce se va intampla cu noi, cu viata noastra, cu prietenia noastra? Stim ce vrem sa facem cu viata noastra? Ne-am gasit directia? Asta e tot ce putem face? Cine vrem sa fim? sau mai bine zis…suntem persoanele care voiam sa fim?
Cand eram mai mica aveam impresia ca pana la 25 de ani o sa am raspunsul la toate intrebarile. Ce naiva, nu? Tot ce am invatat pana acum este ca nimic nu este simplu sau din povesti, ca totul se schimba in jurul nostru, dar mai ales ca noi ne schimbam.
Este momentul sa ne asumam riscuri. Este OK sa facem greseli. Este momentul sa traim liber si pur si simplu sa traim. Este momentul sa cautam in noi raspunsul la intrebarea ‘cine suntem’. Este momentul sa incercam, sa incercam, sa incercam. Momentul sa fim sinceri cu noi insine, chiar daca asta doare. Suntem tineri, ranile se vor vindeca si vom putea trai mult mai liber noi cu noi.
Intrebati-va doar: asta e tot ce pot face cu viata mea? fac in fiecare zi tot ce pot ca sa fiu mai bun, mai puternic? sunt persoana care mi-am propus sa fiu?

H&M kimono & bracelets/ Lee Cooper jeans / Zara top & shoes

Photos by Liviu Stroe

 To end this post in a positive note – I want to share with you this Japanese proverb:
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  

Vreau sa inchei aceasta postare cu o nota pozitiva, printr-un proverb japonez: 
Nu risti, nu castigi.

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See you on Instagram @cristinafeather!

Ne vedem pe Instagram @cristinafeather!

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Moshi Moshi – Dictionary

Do the ruffle!

I’ve been working non-stop these weeks and most of my shoots were outside. I’m happy that spring is finally here and it allows us to enjoy the city and the nature more. So this will be my last post for this season where I’m wearing stockings. Can’t be more glad about that, as I am that type of person who likes to show some skin. Now that we have that out of the way, we can talk about the ruffle trend, that I love. It goes strong for spring/summer and you can find it on tops, dresses, pants and even on lingerie. I suggest not to overdo it if you are a more voluptuous person. Because ruffles add volume to your body. So use them carefully, only on places where volume is needed. 

Borealy.ro Swarovski crystal necklace

Am lucrat non-stop in ultimele doua saptamani. Si marea parte a pictorialelor au avut loc in aer liber. Deci ma bucur enorm ca a venit in sfarsit primavara si ca ne putem bucura mai mult de oras si de natura. Tot datorita vremii mai calde, aceasta va fi ultima postare din acest sezon in care port dresuri. Ceea ce e super pentru mine, pentru ca sincer sa va spun nu iubesc dresurile prea tare. Le port doar atunci cand vremea nu imi permite sub nicio forma sa am picioarele goale. Acum ca am trecut de asta, sa vorbim despre volane, acest trend al sezonului care imi place atat de mult si pe care il puteti gasi aproape in orice piesa: fusta, rochie, pantaloni si chiar lenjerie intima. Aveti grija totusi sa nu exagerati cu volanele, mai ales daca aveti forme mai voluptoase. Volanele adauga volum corpului. Asa ca folositile exact acolo unde putin volum nu ar strica.

Stefanel dress, bag and sandals

Photos by Andreea Veder

Can’t wait to share with you my newest projects, maybe you already had a glimpse on my work if you are following me on Instagram @cristinafeather. This weekend get out, drink your morning coffee on the terrace or on a bench in the park. Just breath in the smell of the blossom trees and enjoy the sun!!

Abia astept sa va arat si ultimele proiecte la care am lucrat, poate stiti deja cate ceva despre ele daca ma urmariti pe Instagram @cristinafeather. Weekendul acest iesiti afara din casa, beti-va cafeaua de dimineata pe terasa sau pe banca, in parc! Inspirati mirosul minunat al copacilor infloriti si bucurati-va de soare!

Multumesc Stefanel, Piata Romana, nr 3, pentru locatie!

I’m not your psychologist, but I will love to hear your problems

I know I’ve told you this before: I love chunky sweaters. And because Stefanel is like the mother & father brand for chunky sweaters shopping, I went there to try on all they had in stock. And I finally fell in love with this one here. Its color, its style, its soft feeling and most of all – it’s chunky feel – perfection! And how to wear it best? Over more knit. Like this pretty skirt here that I also found at Stefanel.

Photos by Andreea Veder Stefanel sweater, skirt and shoes/Borealy.ro necklace/Fossil watch/New Yorker ring

This look made me feel like a psychologist or something like that so that’s where the title came from. I really have no idea how a psychologist dresses [maybe more formal, I remember Ally McBeal saw a lot of psychologists], but I know if I where one, I would dress like this. I think this look inspires warmth, confidence and calm – which actually I am, but I would also like to find that in a person that I tell all my life to. Putting that aside, my post is not about how a psychologist should dress but about us complaining to anybody that inspire us any of the things I’ve just enumerated.
I once read in a book that when we complain we are actually making an unfair trade with the one listening. He or she gets charged with all our negative feelings and we are liberated. The author said that this was an awful thing to do to our friends or to anybody that we know and so that the trade to be fair – our complaints would be better told to somebody who is paid to listen to us –> someone like a psychologist. The idea made completely sense to me and got so stuck in my head that every time I hear complaints (and mostly from people that are not my best friends) I get a little detached and try not to get filled with all those negative feelings.
These are harsh times we are living in, my friends, and we all have problems. But the most conscious thing to do – mostly when you meet new people or people that you work with – is to avoid, as much as you can, complaining!!
I once heard this quote from Lou Holtz, an American motivational speaker and I’m going to leave you with his inspiring words:

“Never tell your problems to anyone! 20% don’t care and the other 80% are glad you have them.”

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This week I’m up to preparing three photo shoots for next week and one for this week. So I really hope that I will manage to find the time to keep you posted on the blog with what’s going on.

For more juicy stuff and on minute shopping just stay posted by following me on Instagram @CristinaFeather! 

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Stiti deja cat de mult imi plac puloverele mari, oversized – sau pulovaroaiele – cum le mai zic eu. Si cum Stefanel este mama si tatal puloverelor mari, am facut o vizita pe la magazinul lor si am probat tot ce aveau pe stoc. Preferatul meu a fost acesta in oranj si argintiu, dintr-un material super delicat, pe care probabil l-as purta fara nimic pe dedesubt intr-o seara romantica in fata unui semineu, intr-o cabana la munte. (cliseu!)
Cum nu eram la o cabana si niciun intr-o stare foarte romantica, l-am purtat alaturi de o fusta tricotata, tot de la Stefanel. Iar cum acest look m-a facut sa ma simt ca un mic psiholog, am mers mai departe cu ideea – de aici si titlul.
Aceasta tinuta imi inspira un om cald, prietenos, de incredere si calm – trasaturi care ma caracterizeaza dealtfel – [dar nu asta e ideea] – si pe care le-as cauta in cel caruia i-as incredinta toate problemele si gandurile mele [ascunse]. Nu stiu exact daca un psiholog se imbraca asa, poate ca pune pe el ceva mai formal, dar eu, daca as fi avut aceasta meserie, asa m-as fi imbracat.
Lasand toate astea la o parte insa, postarea de astazi nu este despre cum ar trebui sa se imbrace un psiholog, ci despre felul in care ne plangem in general tuturor oamenilor pe care ii intalnim si consideram ca au cel putin una dintre calitatile pe care le-am enumerat mai sus. Am citit odata ca atunci cand ne plangem are loc un schimb incorect intre noi si interlocutor. Acesta primeste toate vibratiile negative si se incarca negativ cu problemele noastre – iar noi ne simtim eliberati. [Misiune indeplinita!] Ca “targul” sa fie corect, spunea acest autor, ar trebui sa platim pentru neajunsurile pe care le cauzam – deci sa consultam un psiholog, singurul a carui meserie este sa asculte ‘all our crap’.
Mi s-a parut ceva atat de corect si atat de bine punctat incat de atunci, mereu cand cineva se plange in fata mea [mai ales cineva care nu imi este prieten] ma detasez usor si incerc sa nu las acele ganduri negative sa ma afecteze.
Pana la urma, traim cu totii vremuri grele si pline de stres. Toti avem probleme, iar cel mai bun lucru pe care il putem face pentru noi si pentru ceilalti este sa incercercam, pe cat posibil, sa nu ne plangem!

Si ca sa inchei aceasta pledoarie [care, by the way, este si pentru mine!] va las cu un citat al lui Lou Holtz, un speaker motivational american.

“Nu impartasi problemele tale cu nimeni! 20% dintre cei care te asculta nu le pasa, iar ceilalti 80% se bucura ca le ai!”
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Saptamana aceasta ma asteapta munca pentru mai multe pictoriale si pregatirea a trei sedinte foto pentru saptamana viitoare. Asa ca sper sa pot sa revin pe blog cat mai des posibil, pentru a va tine la curent cu tot ce se intampla.

Pentru detalii picante si shopping la minut, va astept cu drag pe Instagram @CristinaFeather!

* Mai aveti timp pana la sfarsitul saptamanii sa profitati de reducerea de 10% in cadrul magazinului online TinarR.ro folosind codul FRUMU la orice comanda de peste 50 de lei !

You keep me warm

Last week I went to the mountains for a project I can’t talk about yet. Because I was at work, and mostly because I was really down with a bad cold, I wasn’t able to work on a more organized photo shoot for the blog so I just asked Liviu to take some photos while we where at the hotel. The hotel was a beautiful, very old palace, near The Sinaia Casino, and close to the Peles Castle.

Koton shirt / La Mode Toujours skirt / Monsoon cardigan

You may not see it in the photos but actually it was raining. And not just a little bit. For a few minutes the sky was lighter and we managed to take some better photos but after that… the darker clouds took over.
At first I was decided to write about all the things you can do with a checked shirt. But we still have time for that. A super cosy sweater instead might not be a subject so much soon because the spring is almost here. (now you see it, now you don’t!). 
So I thought I should better talk about a comfy soft sweater that will keep you warm in the cold April nights to come. I have so many enormous sweaters in my dresser that I can’t count. If I see a color or a model that I like I don’t care about the measure. This one is an L and I think you can see that in the photos. But I love its texture and its asymmetric cut. Also, it’s fluffiness is transferable – by which I mean it leaves its white fluffs everywhere. When you have a sweater like that you need to buy a special casing so its fluffs don’t spread onto all your other clothes. And also be super careful when you wear it with black pieces that can easily be filled of fluffs. It also looks super cool with a black leather jacket over it.
Why do I love this type of sweaters? Because they give the most romantic and comfortable feeling ever. They make me feel I’m home.
Now I have to run to prepare an interview that I can’t wait to share with you!

For more styling and shopping tips join me in my day to day adventures on Instagram @CristinaFeather

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Saptamana trecuta am fost plecata la munte unde m-am ocupat de un proiect despre care nu pot povesti nimic inca. Pentru ca am avut treaba multa si am fost si foarte racita nu m-am putut ocupa foarte mult de o sedinta foto pentru blog si am facut doar cateva poze la hotel. Am stat intr-un hotel vechi, un fel de palat vechi cu coridoare extrem de lungi si camere imense, cu sali ca de bal si detalii foarte elegante – situat in apropierea Cazinoului din Sinaia si destul de aproape de Castelul Peles. Pozele le-am facut pe ploaie si ne-am bucurat doar de cateva momente de lumina.
Initial am vrut sa vorbesc in aceasta postare despre camasile in carouri si cate lucruri foarte cool poti face cu ele intr-o multitudine de tinute. Ulterior m-am gandit ca mai bine as vorbi despre acest cardigan pufos – despre care oricum probabil nu vom mai vorbi curand – asta in speranta ca primavara se stabileste odata si bine!
Am in sifonier o gramada de astfel de pulovere/cardigane/poncho-uri imense si niciodata nu-mi pasa de masura lor – daca ma atrag in schimb culoarea, materialul sau textura. Cardiganul de pe mine este masura L si desi se poate observa asta in poze, in realitatea arata ca o paturica pufoasa super chic.
Problema la astfel de materiale pufoase este faptul ca isi lasa puful peste tot, inclusiv pe restul tinutei tale sau pe hainele care stau langa el in sifonier. De-asta este absolut obligatoriu sa va luati o husa speciala in care sa tineti puloverul in sifonier si sa purtati cu voi peste tot o rola de curatat.
Eu una sufar mereu din cauza parului – pentru ca am si pisica cu par lung si problema este una permanenta (nu doar in legatura cu acest cardigan).

Cu toate astea, ma innebunesc dupa tipul asta de materiale si imi place sa le combin cu piese mai putin dulci – cum ar fi o jacheta neagra din piele. Si mai ales, le iubesc pentru ca imi dau un sentiment incomparabil de caldura si confort. In interiorul lor ma simt acasa.

Voi aveti astfel de pulovere in sifonier? Cum le ingrijiti?

*Nu uitati ca mai aveti o saptamana in care puteti sa va bucurati de reducerea de 10% in cadrul magazinului online TinaR.ro – la comenzile de minim 50 de lei – introducand codul FRUMU la finalizarea comenzii! 

Photos by Liviu Stroe

Ne vedem pe Instagram @CristinaFeather !

Groovy baby!

I was actually not sure about “Groovy baby!” [Austin Powers, Doh!] – mostly when I read the Urban Dictionary deffinition – but then I thought ‘whatever’ and just gave it a try because it really makes me think of the 60s that I love so much in style, music and fashion. That is the 1965 – 1969 period. So here is me, jumping around and posing like I never did – these are the 60s talking… because, you know, jumping in front of the camera was such a big thing at that time. 

Pull&Bear coat

H&M dress and boots

Photos by Liviu Stroe

I love this powerful trend: the 60s with all their colorful outfits, beautiful more is more makeup [plus fake eyelashes], shift dresses, crochet dresses, white and pointed shoes, colorful leggins or hosiery [not on me though, I would never!], beautiful A line coats, and psychedelic prints.

My outfit is 100% 60s – I’ve got the white crochet dress with white pointed toe wedges, a pair of black leggins (I would never wear colored hosiery or leggins – maybe just printed ones – actually I now remember I have a printed pair from Versace for H&M). My 60s cut red coat with flap pockets and a beautiful very 60s characteristic psychedelic printed lining. Little or no accessory at all. My hair & makeup are not very 60s, but that’s just me, keeping things simple. Now tell me, how do you do your own thing with this trend?

Spoiler alert: I promise to be back with more 60s fashion on me or from the stores. I also have some mini skirts stored from some months now, that I can’t wait to get out once the weather will be more friendly. 
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Iubesc la nebunie anii ’60 si inspiratia lor atat de puternica pe care o resimtim la tot pasul in acest sezon: tinutele pline de culori, makeup-ul puternic si genele false; rochiile shift, rochiile din croset, pantofii cu varful ascutit, pantofii si accesoriile albe, colantii si dresurile colorate [in poze arata ok, dar in realitate am senzatia ca nu fac nimanui o favoare], paltoane in A si imprimeuri psihedelice.

Tocmai de-asta am facut aceasta postare intr-un outfit 100% in spiritul anilor ’60. Rochia mini din croset – bifat! Botinele albe cu varf ascutit – bifat! Colanti opaci – bifat! Paltonul cu croi tipic ’60 – in A, cu buzunare cu clapa, nasturi mari, captuseala din saten imprimata psihedelic – bifat si el!. Fara accesorii. Parul si makeup-ul sunt ceva mai simple decat in acei ani.

Voi cum introduceti anii ’60 in garderoba voastra?

Spoiler alert: Promit sa revin cu mai multe tinute 60s imediat ce vremea va fi mai prietenoasa. Abia astept sa port niste fuste mini pe care le-am luat deja de ceva timp! In plus, noul meu pictorial in Femeia., pentru luna Aprilie, vorbeste tot despre acesti ani minunati – atat de plini de culoare!
Si acum, ca sa-l citez pe un vechi prieten – “Fetelelor, DANS!”
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Now everybody LET’S DO THE GO GO dance!!

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Remember to follow me on Instagram @cristinafeather !! for more fashion and styling advices on the go

Mai sus este contul meu de instagram unde ma puteti urmari zilnic la shopping sau in alte aventuri [nu amoroase!]
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Don’t forget from time to time to not take things so seriously and just JUMP for joy:

Twiggy and Richard Avedon, who captured her as the definitive ’60s model © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

The Beatles, 1963 from the exhibition Beatles To Bowie The 60s Exposed, at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph Fiona Adams

Veruschka, dress by Kimberly, New York, January 1967 © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

Jean Shrimpton

Jean Shrimpton by Richard Avedon Vogue October 1966

You’ve got the love

I know I’ve been missing from a while and I know that a lot of work or just the bad weather are no excuse. So I will just let this pass and get to the main idea of this post. What is your main source of inspiration? And not just for the way you dress. But the inspiration that can help you make out exactly who you are. For me, one of my powerful sources is music. As long as I can remember I loved music. I got lost into the lyrics and as a child I used to invent my own songs and sang them while I was alone at home.

www.cheris.ro dress/ Pimkie leather jacket / Zara bag

Mango Boots

 

Photos by Liviu Stroe

My father is to blame for this passion. We used to have this old radio in the kitchen that would be open in the morning playing Queen, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, The Cure and Bruce Springsteen and every weekend we would listen to rock ballads and music from the 40s, 50s, 60s & the 70s.We would play anything and that made me have a deep love for music – whatever the rhythm.

Now, that I’m all grown up I have this weird nostalgia that they don’t make music like they used to. Or maybe it’s just because we move so fast, there are too many songs and mostly bad ones out there and they get old so fast and we lose interest in everything almost immediately. [sad face]

That’s why I picked “You’ve got the love” as a title. Because, after all, you have the power to change and to make things happen. You can get inspiration from the past [The Source feat Candi Staton 1986] and use it to create the best version of you here and now [Florence and The Machine 2009]! 

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Care este principala voastra sursa de inspiratie? Si  nu ma refer doar la inspiratia pentru felul in care va imbracati. Vorbesc despre tot ce va ajuta sa va cunoasteti mai bine, sa va construiti asa cum vreti sa fiti. Pentru mine, o sursa extrem de importanta a fost mereu MUZICA. De cand ma stiu am iubit muzica. Ma pierdeam in versuri si imi inventam singura melodiile mele pe care le cantam atunci cand eram singura acasa.

Tatal meu este cel care mi-a insuflat aceasta pasiune. Cand eram mici (eu si sora mea) aveam un radio in bucatarie care statea deschis mereu. Dimineata incepea cu Queen, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Bryan Ferry, The Cure si Bruce Springsteen, iar in weekend ascultam balade rock si muzica veche din anii ’40, ’50, ’60 si ’70. Ascultam orice si tocmai asta m-a facut sa iubesc muzica atat de mult, indiferent de ritm si stil.

Acum am aceasta nostalgie cum ca muzica nu mai este deloc ca alta data. Totul se face pe banda rulanta, sunt mult prea multe melodii si nici nu avem timp sa digeram bine un cantec, ca apare altul.

Cu gandul la ideea de inspiratie si la ce a fost si ce va fi – am pus tilul “You’ve got the love”. Pana la urma, puterea de a schimba ceva sta in fiecare dintre noi. Poti sa iti aduni inspiratia din trecut [The Source feat Candi Staton 1986] si sa o folosesti pentru a construi cea mai buna varianta a TA astazi, acum! [Florence and The Machine 2009]

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Don’t forget to shine and fly high like a feather in the sky! Here’s my inspirational quote for today:

<[She was] the seismograph of chic . . . [whose] most famous creation turned out to be herself.”  > Newsweek about Diana Vreeland

The statement coat

The red statement coat was on the lips of everybody starting this fall and who knows until when, because the bad weather doesn’t seem to go away anytime soon. So I decided to show you my pick: a mix of ’60 chic with some military details. It’s perfect from day to night over jeans but also with a little black dress.

Pull&Bear coat/Mango shirt/Diesel jeans/New Look boots/Accessorize gloves

I also decided that this is one of the best ways to introduce to you my kitty cat animal print beanie that I have more than a few months now from H&M. It’s cute, fun and kind of delicious matching with this red coat. I think red and animal print go perfect together when they’re not on a sexy – read ‘cheap’ – lingerie outfit. Also, I’m a big leopard print lover – but I’m not that kind of girl to get away with a complete animal print outfit. It just doesn’t work for me. I’m a more animal print in the details kind of girl. So, I will always opt for a beanie, a pair of pumps or ballet flats, a bag or a scarf instead of a coat or a dress. But never say never… so who knows?

Alina Carp necklace

All that aside I want to introduce you to Alina Carp and her beautiful and so creative jewelry. I discovered her a few years ago when I was working at Shopping Report magazine and I was looking for fresh, talented designers to get inside our pages and out to all the fashion lovers. She is now working on a Ring Collection. I promise to come back with more details on that, because they are stunning and deserve your attention!

H&M beanie

Giuka by Nicolaescu Georgiana bag at welovecouture.ro

New Look boots

Photos by Liviu Stroe

Last but not least – I love the cropped trend for spring 2013. Cropped shirts, cropped jackets, cropped pants – everything short looking. I also believe this style looks great on me [I will explain why soon] – so you will be seeing a lot of cropped around here this new season. Until then, rolled over jeans is all I can do – because it’s freezing here in Bucharest and I’m a girl that takes good care of herself, and I prefer to wear warmer clothes than to freeze and get a cold. I [almost] never get a cold in the winter!

PS: Can you tell I was totally freezing when we took the photos? Because I was!! Spring, are you coming already?

Follow me on Intagram @CristinaFeather for more sugar, fun and feather light styling tips!

The white shoes issue

New Look sweater – find similar/Zara necklace – find similar/Accessorize bracelet – find similar/Nissa clutch – find similar

I’m that type of girl who is really cold in the winter and dresses with the warmest clothes. I don’t get it when I see women in a shirt and a leather jacket at 0°C. So you can imagine I’m a big lover of cosy soft sweaters. This one is so sweet because of the way it was knitted – giving the impression of a print and it feels like a baby blanket on my skin. Just perfect to sport on the weekend, but also over your work attire.

[I kind of love doing my hair on my own because every time when I go to the hair dresser something doesn’t go the way I planned. That is weird for me to say because a few years ago, when I was in College, I had no idea about doing my hair. My best friend Ella was helping me all the time. And she’s the one I have to thank now, because she taught me how to use the hair rollers, a flat and also a curl iron. I can’t say I’m an expert, but I definitely know how to do nice things with my hair, long or medium – how I have it now. And talking about hair – I’m thinking about cutting it again. What do you think? Are you a long or a short hair lover?

I had it really long for more than 10 years and I thought that I will miss it after cutting it. But that didn’t happen at all. At least not yet.]

Diesel jeans / H&M booties – find similar

And now (finally!) back to THE shoes: how do you feel about white shoes? White booties, to be more precise. I didn’t know what to think about this trend at first [because it is a trend!], besides the fact that when I think white shoes I think bridal. But now, I kind of felt for it. I’m in search of a beautiful pair of white sandals for summer. The only problem that kills me is that the streets here in Bucharest are full of dust, and the shoes get dirty so easy. But even so, once it got into my head that I have to have white sandals, I WILL have white sandals. 
Styling tip: For elongated legs try wearing this style of shoes with white trousers. 

Photos by Liviu Stroe

More on the white shoes trend from our favorite designers:

Stella McCartney wedges, 510 euro

Giuseppe Zanotti for Kanye West, 1,195 euro

 [The price is INSANE, just like Kanye. But I simply adore them just the same!]

Charlotte Olympia, 650 euro

Alexander McQueen sandals, 3859 lei

Acne boots, 400 euro

Would you or would you not?

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Working girl

Mango coat/Zara bag/New Look boots/River Island dress/Reserved shirt

Sometimes I feel blessed because I work in an artistic environment and I don’t have rules for how I have to dress to work. But other times, my inner other personality thinks “Wow, I would love to work in an strict office and have the challenge to invent a new smart outfit every single day”. I can see how big of a challenge is for you working girls out there to keep it smart and sassy 5 days a week. That’s why I thought of you when I put this outfit together.

I think every smart outfit starts with a white crisp shirt. But what comes after that? Try something new and give a break to your skirts and jackets – mix your shirt with a glam dress. Avoid maxi and pick knee-length or midi skirt. Mine is kind of mini, but I like showing my legs.

Folli Follie watch

A metallic more masculine watch will also do the trick and take the glam out of a dress.

Bratara Magica red bracelet/ Promod plexi bracelet/New Yorker ring/Zara bag

Photos by Liviu Stroe

And don’t forget to keep smiling!

Also, don’t forget about the Valentine’s Day project with T-shirt Factory where you can win a fun and loving tee for you and your beloved one, or just one for you, if you hate Valentine’s cheesy messages and you are single.

Feel free like a feather in the sky!