Autumn Blues

Every morning I perform very much the same routine: I wake up really early, then I leave my bed to feed my cat, and finally I open the balcony's door to take a brief grasp of the weather to decide what to wear. Yesterday I woke up like any other day. I fed Luke (my cat) and then I walked towards the balcony and felt a crisp, cool breeze which could only mean one thing: fall is here! My favorite season of the whole year has arrived just in time in the Pacific Northwest, and even though we had a great summer and I had a blast with all the sunshine and heat we got this year, I couldn't wait any longer for this to happen.

Fall is a time of transformation. As the year approaches its last stretch of weeks, autumn is the time when we revisit our New Year resolutions; we think back of everything we have already accomplished this year. We begin getting excited about the upcoming holidays. It's also the time when leaves start changing color, days are getting shorter, and at least in Seattle the rainy season begins.

However, without a doubt what makes fall so great to me is its fashion. These are the months when sweaters (which I love!) become the daily basis of most of my outfits. Did someone say sweater weather? It's also when more accessories start coming into play with each and everyone of them: wool hats, scarves, gloves, rain boots; there are just so many options and things you can put together for a great look! The color palette is also much more toned down and cooler than in summer. Blues, greens, and light browns are all really good alternatives for mostly any ensemble this season.

One thing that you should not miss in your autumn attire is a nice jacket. It's not yet that cold outside (especially during the day). Mornings can still get a bit chilly sometimes though, so light jackets are definitely your best friend this time of the year. If you live in a cool, damp city like me, then water-proof or hooded jackets are a must in this particular season. My new Penfield Gibson jacket is going to be my go-to jacket this fall. It's super light just to keep me warm enough in those chill mornings, and it's wax-covered so I won't get soaked in any rainstorm. I also love the navy color; it's easy to combine with other tones and it goes well with the mood of these days. Are you guys digging the jacket? What are you looking forward to the most this fall? Comment below and expect more fashion posts to come very soon. Till the next!

 

Jacket Penfield, Long-sleeve Henley shirt J. Crew, Jeans Abercrombie and Fitch, Tennis Shoes Lacoste 

 

The city from a stranger's perspective

Hi people! First of all I want to thank each and everyone of you for the amazing support I received last week. I'm profoundly astonished and feel really grateful for the love and energy coming from you in social networks and in the Blog; that's something that will keep me going and makes me look forward to the great things that we can do together.

So on my last post, I explained briefly what this Blog is about and gave a small introduction. Today I want to write a little bit more about style and fashion. I think that style and fashion are two different concepts and should not be used interchangeably. To me, style is your personal statement, your voice towards the people that surround you and it's a way of communicating something. We communicate our emotions, our thoughts, and our points of view via style. On the other hand, fashion is what's currently trending in any aspect both in the consumer and the artistic or editorial world. It's not stale; it continuously changes, specially in clothing and accessories. Some entries in my Blog are going to talk about fashion, because I do love reading fashion magazines (my favorites are Details and GQ) and learning what's hot for the new season. Some others are going to focus on style, where I will usually share my point of view rather than what's in and what's not.

Today's post is about style. I believe that everyone has style in his or her own way, and style should be appreciated and understood. We don't know the motives behind how a person decides to look on a particular day, but we do get a feeling from the appearance of everyone. I did a little experiment this weekend and I went to different parts of my beloved Seattle to ask strangers to take random pictures of me. My only instructions were that 1) I had to be in the picture, and 2) they must keep shooting even if I'm not looking at the camera.

I'm amazed by the result, which is a very varied perspective of the city. In some shots, you can really tell it's Seattle because of some iconic landmarks and locations. Some others are really nice pictures of not-so-known locations of the Emerald City. I was superbly pleased and I feel the pics came out great. These just made me fall even more madly in love with this amazing city. What do you feel when you look at these? Leave your comments below and keep sharing the love. Till next time!

Shirt Zara, Shorts J. Crew, Shoes Sperry Top-Sider, Shades Express
 

Welcome to my life

I decided I wanted to create a Blog because I've always loved writing, and I actually had been thinking for a while about writing a Blog but I just didn't have the time to do it (or so I thought). Today I woke up decided to do it, so here I am writing my first post. I'll try to write a post every Wednesday initially, so please keep posted and share your comments (please be nice). 

First I want to write about what this Blog is going to be about. One of my biggest passions is fashion. Not only fashion, but style in general. Coming from the tech industry, it's actually something you don't hear about that often. However I always like to dress up nicely, even to work. That's because I think the way you dress says something about you. Whether it's casual attire or a fancy, elegant suit, you're always sending a message. Putting that aside though, I mostly dress for myself, because I like to look good and feel good.

My first post is going to be about what I did on Sunday. This past Sunday, my friend invited my roommate and I to a plane ride above Seattle. The weather was beautiful; I'm so in love with summers here in the Pacific Northwest. We flew over downtown Seattle and we went to Port Townsend for what pilots call "the $100 burger" (that's how much we paid to rent the plane). We had a great time and we got some very nice shots of the city. Plus it was a great day to rock shorts and short-sleeves. What do you guys think, do you love summer as much as I do?

Shirt Topman, Shorts Topman, Shoes Clarks Desert Boots, Shades Burberry, Watch Michael Kors