Far from the madding crowd ♥ Pied-de-poule Pinafore dress

Ancora una volta, sono distante dal chiasso delle settimane della moda.
Circondata da post-it, il mio organizer a stampa floreale vivente di vita propria, divisa tra una conf-call con l'India e l'ultimo e-blast per la zona DACH, devo dire che non é difficile.

Troppo distanti, queste sfilate, dalla vita vera. Ma ormai anche dal sogno.

E cosi' eccomi. Molto meno ragazza alla moda, e molto più assetata di vita, di sogni, e di emozioni vere.


EN. Once again, I find myself far away from FW's madding crowd.
Surrounded by post-its, my floral-print organizer living a life of its own, making time between a conference call with India and the latest e-blast for the DACH zone, it couldn't really be otherwise.
The catwalks are so far from real life, nowadays. And -dare I say it- from dreams, too.
So here I am. Slightly less hungry for fashion, and slightly more thirsty for life, dreams, and true emotions.

 I was wearing:
Primark dress

NafNaf duffel coat,

Primark flats,

Essie Really Red  nail polish.

Voile and Polka dots

EN. There are people in the world, too sensitive for their own good. Whose whole being is often shaken from top to bottom, discombobulated, as the few and pale cherry blossoms in the violent storms that are hitting Belgium, victim of a winter that still does not want to leave. And what remains of these flowers is nothing but a handful of petals scattered on the lawn. Useless and empty, only able to elicit sadness in the observer, aware of what these pale remnants, the ruins of fallen glories, once were or could have been.
Defy the rain, and the violent gusts of wind, if you feel your soul is much closer to that of a cherry blossom than you would have wanted to, or that you would have thought.
Sooner or later, after the uncertainties of spring, summer comes.

IT. Ci sono persone, al mondo, troppo sensibili per il loro bene. Il cui intero essere spesso viene scosso da cima a fondo, scombussolato, come i pochi e pallidi fiori di ciliegio nei violenti temporali che stanno colpendo il Belgio, vittima di un inverno che ancora non vuole andarsene. E quel che resta, di questi fiori, non é che una manciata di petali sparsi su un prato. Inutili e vuoti, capaci solo di suscitare tristezza nell'osservatore, conscio di cio' che quei pallidi rimasugli, quelle vestigia di fasti ormai decaduti sono stati o avrebbero potuto essere.

Sfidate quella pioggia, e le violente folate di vento, se sentite che la vostra anima é più vicina a quella di un ciliegio di quello che vorreste, o che avreste pensato.

Prima o poi, dopo le incertezze della primavera, arriverà l'estate.

I was wearing:

Benetton pull,

NafNaf skirt,

Tezenis tights,

Ray Ban glasses,

Primark patent loafers.

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NafNaf Dusty Pink Peter Pan collar Blouse - Pink and Pumpkins : on the joys of Belgian autumn

 .I grabbed this Naf-Naf blouse with a 40% discount last week. I was super depressed after a fugly morning spent looking for a job, and when I came in sight of this dust pink shy beauty I did not even think. I literally grabbed it and headed for the changing rooms (where I paired it with this lovely skirt in camel and my preppy patent loafers for a full force dolly look) (now I wish I had bought the skirt, too) and then for the check out. And now it's myyyy precioussss ♫ I love the peter pan collar and the sheer material of the collar.
.I re-discovered Naf-Naf in Paris, after I had neglected it for years. I guess the brand changed, and I suppose I changed too. Now it's joined the top-4 of my heart for this winter, together with Lazzari, Benetton's new collections, and The Kooples. By the way, I was shocked at how much Benetton charges here in Belgium! A surprising 25-30E difference with Italy. I suppose taxes have to do with it (the economy genius that I am!), but it's an awful lot. I'll stock up on UCB goodies as soon as I'll go back to Italy for a few days. My cardi is Benetton, btw, an old one I had bought in high school! If this is not value for money!
.So we went pumpkin picking in view of Halloween. I've been baking/cooking pumpkin recipes for days - who knew there would be so much pumpkilicious potential in a 5kg pumpkin? After the gnocchis, the soup and the salted cake, today I'll shoot for the stars and try this fun cheesecake here, using speculoos biscuits instead of digestive ones as suggested in the recipe.
.An eventful week when it comes to stars sightseeing. I spotted Robert Pattinson yesterday (Ashley Greene is probably too small for long distances) and Steven Spielberg last Saturday in Brussels (who didn't!). As a foreigner (does it count for anything?) I don't participate (or get) all this fuss about the TinTin movie. Have you seen it yet?

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I was wearing:

Benetton pearl cardigan,

Naf Naf blouse,

Primark jeggins,

Ray Ban glasses,

Thomas Sabo bracelet