Nicolas Andreas Taralis: Spring 14 Ready-to-Wear

photo credit: style.com

photo credit: style.com

photo credit: style.com

Happy Sunday guys!

Since fall is upon us, I've suddenly felt an urge to break out my coats and scarves and stow away my colorful clothing items. (And by colorful I mean like 2 patterned shirts)

My favorite color is black. Yes, I'm aware that it's not a color but I wear it practically year-round. That's why I've been looking back at Nicolas Andreas Taralis' Spring 14 Ready to Wear collection.

Although it's technically a "spring" collection, it has a very late autumn/ winter feel to it. The entire collection is based on two monochrome colors: black and white. The structured blazers, the collared shirts and the fitted trousers give the entire collection a very androgynous feel to each of the looks. The men's mesh shirts also give a 90's feel to the men's looks.

What I really love about this collection is how simple yet elegant the looks are. You can wear either look as is, or you can add a statement piece to spice it up. I personally really appreciate the versatility and timelessness of these pieces and I look forward to seeing what Mr. Taralis has to offer next season.

xoxo
~Valeria

Youtube Spotlight: thepersianbabe

Hey Guys!

So for today's blog post, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite YouTubers: Barbara from thepersianbabe.

Barbara is a 20 year-old YouTuber from the UK and her channel focuses on beauty and fashion. Her videos consist of lookbooks, makeup looks, hauls, monthly favorites, and O.O.T.Ds. Occasionally she does college advice videos as well as skin routine videos.

I first began watching Barbara about a year ago and once I started, I just couldn't stop. She is such a sweet, beautiful young lady and is very genuine in every single one of her videos. Her style tends to shift every once in a while (as does everybody's) but I really, really enjoy her style. I would describe her style at the moment as being a casual street style but when she wants to bring out her elegance, she truly shines and I absolutely love it!  My favorite thing about her has to be her makeup looks. They are just so natural and beautiful but they are so easily changeable for a night out.

Barbara is young, bright and genuine. Check out her channel guys! You wont regret it.

xoxo
~Valeria

Barbara's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePersianbabe