A New Love
Where as before they almost couldn't be big enough, and still being drawn in by promise of storage room, I have recently started a love affair with cross body mini bags.
Prima non erano quasi mai troppo grandi, e sebbene anche adesso mi senta ancora attratta dalla promessa di avere tanto spazio, da poco ho iniziato una storia d'amore con le borse mini a tracolla oppure Mini Bag.
Frueher konnten sie nie gross genug sein, und obwohl ich mich auch jetzt noch von dem Versprechen nach viel Stauraum angezogen fuehle, habe ich vor kurzem eine Liebesaffaere mit Mini Bags begonnen.
This is the one I recently bought at Asos, you can find it
here. Or
here in a different color
Questa l'ho preso recentemente da Asos, la trovate qui. O qui in un colore diverso.
Diese hier habe ich kuerzlich bei Asos erstanden, Ihr findet sie
hier. Oder
hier in einer anderen Farbe.
Cross Body Mini Bag
Deichmann
Zara
Topshop
Luxe Version:
Ciao!
Do you like Mini Bags? Yes or No? and why?
A voi piacciono i mini bag? Si o No? Perchè?
Gefallen Euch Mini Bags? Ja oder Nein? Und wieso?
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Sales season is now officially on us and even tho the brick & mortar shops around here have yet to start with summer sales, online shops all over the world already did. And if the italian version of the site doesn't have the sales yet, well we just order in Germany. Besides, some companies and stores do pre-sales discounts for their long time clients. Or those on the mailing lists...
As the title suggests, I have already treated me to some new things. Among them my first purchase at Asos (can I get a background cheer from those Asos people over there?).
La stagione dei Saldi è ufficialmente arrivata e anche se qui i negozi non hanno ancora iniziato, quelli online in tutto il mondo invece si. Se poi la versione italiana del sito non ha ancora abbassato i prezzi, ordiniamo semplicemente da quello tedesco. A parte questo, alcune aziende offrono gli sconti per i clienti affezionati (o quelli sulle mailing lists) già in anticipo.
Come suggerisce il titolo, mi sono già regalata alcune cose nuove. Tra quelli c'è il mio primo ordine su Asos (posso avere un po' di sottofondo di applausi dalle persone di Asos la in fondo?)
Die Schlussverkaufs-Saison hat ja jetzt offiziell begonnen, und auch wenn hier die Ladengeschaefte noch nicht nachgezogen haben, die Online Shops sind fast alle schon gut dabei. Und wenn dann die Firma X italienische Seite noch nicht will, bestellen wir eben in Deutschland. Ausserdem gibt es ja von einigen Firmen Aktionen bei denen Stammkunden (oder halt die auf der Mailing Liste) schon vorab den Rabatt bekommen.
Wie der Titel des Posts (Erstschlag - Erstschlaege) schon andeutet, habe ich mir schon ein paar Sachen gegoennt. Darunter war auch eine Erstbestellung bei Asos (kann ich hier bitte Hintergrundjubel von den Asos Leuten dort drueben bekommen?)
We love flowers
I can almost smell the summer sales already, can you? Infact in some parts of the world, or with some retailers, they have already begun. And maybe I was subconciously conditioned by that first sentence, because in the end I realized I had picked out an entire garden collection of flower prints.
Nonetheless, as a whole or taken as single item, this list would make a great addition to my wardrobe.
Posso quasi annusare i saldi d'estate, e voi? Infatti in alcuni paesi o su alcuni siti sono già cominciati. E forse inconsciamente ero condizionata dalla prima frase, perchè alla fine mi sono accorta che ho scelto un intero giardino di fantasie a fiori.
Comunque vada, sia che prenda tutto o soltanto un pezzo, questa lista sarebbe una grande aggiunta al mio armadio.
Top 10 Summer Sales Picks
Topshop - Tulip Print Pussybow Blouse:
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Well, due to commitments and other busyness once again Friday's Fashion Find has turned into a Saturday's Fashion Find.
Because of this and the because I sometimes find interesting things more often then once a week, I've decided to drop the fixation on a specific day, i.e. the Friday, make it just a Fashion Find and call it a day. This way, I can post it when I want without having to make excuses for being late all the time and even more then once a week should I so fancy.
Ebbene, ancora una volta a causa di impegni vari, il Fridays' Fashion Find è diventato un Saturdays' Fashion Find.
Per questo motivo e anche perchè mi capita di scoprire cose interessanti più di una volta alla settimana, ho deciso di non scrivere in un giorno speficico, ma semplicemente far diventare questa mia rubrica un FF e andare avanti da qui.
Così potrò scrivere senza dover accampare scuse ogni volta che sono in ritardo e se mi venisse l'ispirazione, anche più di una volta alla settimana.
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Ledaotto Campaign
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The Fashion Find - Ledaotto
Today I want to present you
"Ledaotto" an Italian company founded by the two young designers Simona Cassai e Marta Saletti in 2010. You can read more about their history, brand philosophy and process
here.
The jewelry of Ledaottto is nickle free, non allergic and completely Made in Italy. Each piece uses the floor plan/blueprint of a famous building as main component.
Nothing like Summer Nights. When the warm air caresses your skin. Cocktails (with or without alcohol). Friends & Lovers. Pool Party or Beach Bar. Walking along a promenade. Sitting and watching the boats at the Marina. Holidays, or simply a night out.
That was my inspiration when I surfed the waves of the web for this weeks Friday's Fashion Find.
Here is what I came up with, starting with these two dresses from Mango.
Non c'è nulla come le notti d'estate. Quando l'aria calda ti accarezza
la pelle. Cocktails (con o senza alcohol). Amici e amori. Feste in
piscina o al bar in spiaggia. Passeggiare sul lungomare. Sedersi a
guardare le barche al porto. Vacanza o semplicemente una serata fuori.
Questa è stata la mia ispirazione quando ho cavalcato le onde del web per scrivere Fridays Fashion Find di questa settimana.
Ecco quello che ho trovato, partendo da due vestiti firmati Mango.
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As you might have guessed, the aim of Friday's Fashion Find is to show you all manner of things "fashion" that I find around the web. Or elsewhere.
So what is F.I.N.E.?
F.I.N.E. or Fun Is Not Expensive is a brand producing bags and other accessories that I found reading Twiggy Magazine, a publication I think sadly is no more. Or they put out an edition every couple of months only. It was so delightfully quirky.
I really liked the prints and designs of the F.I.N.E. bags and their brand philosophy, so I thought I'd share it with you all. Too bad the designs in the magazine aren't on the site anymore as it is a bit older. Yes, I keep old fashion mags around, I still have a host of Velvet editions.
Do you read print fashion magazines? And do you keep the old ones?
On to the pictures!
From the collection S/S 2014:
Party Coco - Ipanema
Well it is finally warm enough for even me to want to shed the socks (I am notorious for easily having cold) so I thought we could take about summer shoes, sandals in specific.
I love them under a light flowing maxi dress, a playful short dress and I will love them under my new capri length wide leg pants I think.
Here are some picks from around the web that I think are in themselves quite versatile and could be good company for ones clothing for the whole summer.
My first stop was Sarenza, a shopping site dedicated to shoes, and it would almost have been my last, as I got lost in their seemingly endless selection of beautiful shoes.
Sarenza - Desigual - Iria
For today's edition of FFF, I tried something different. Instead of searching several shops for one specific item, I went over to
Etsy and conducted a search for my blog name "Funky Jungle", curious to see what it would come up with.
The search engine presented me 259 items. Here are my personal favorites, a funky mix of fashion, home decor and art:
HANDPAINTEDbydesign
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Ciao!
So it seems I was very lucky yesterday and got the weather I ordered.
Today I am going to do a slightly different version of Friday's Fashion Find as I will show you a couple of things I actually bought already.
Last Saturday Mango offered a 30% discount on its current collection and called it Shopping Day.
I ... couldn't resist.
Especially since I am still in a desperate pant situation. So many beautiful shirts, tops, blouses etc and struggling with the bottom parts. None of my old pants (from before pregnancy or shortly after) really fit anymore. My body changed a hell of a lot after I started with Karate. Constant physical activity tends to do that to you.
Or, if they were kind of fitting, they left me go bleah. When I did my closet cleaning, I let go of about half. Approximately.
It has been awhile that I've done a post in this column and even so by now it is Saturday morning already, I did the research and bulk of the post yesterday.
Research for what?
My old parka has reached retirement age/condition so I've been looking around for a new one that accompanies me loyally through cooler spring days (like today) and the autumn period.
Here are some of the options I found browsing various websites:
What do you think of my picks? Which one is your favorite?
Fashion Month is over, so back to the normal posting schedule.
In the last couple of days the sun has come out and the temperature rose quite a bit here in the North of Italy, so I figured it is about time we start thinking about getting the spring wear out. Starting with lighter dresses.
Out of my league but oh so beautiful:
I've already said that I like to go to
Etsy to find unique items of any kind, and I think a Statement Necklace is one of those things were it most definitely doesn't hurt to be special. So when "window shopping" on the internet, that was my first stop.
And look at those. It's worth checking out the shops linked.
Incredibles TN
Here we go again. This week, I want to present you a couple of flat shoes, it is one of the things I am missing from my own wardrobe:
Maledetti Toscani:
No Friday post this week, sorry, as I was on the road, traveling abroad to visit my family over the holiday season.
I usually have a hard time doing my luggage for this occasion, as I never quite know in advance how it will go. Event wise. How many times will I visit the city? Will we go to the restaurant? Will I meet up with friends? During the day or in the evening? A lot of these are decided rather spontaneously so I have to pack "flexible". But the most important question is ... what will I be in the mood to wear?
This time I around however, I had it easy. I - decadently - ordered some items to be delivered to my parents home. To my defense I must say that most of the tops/shirts are basics. They are replacing the ones I had to let go after they had been with me for several years, but had become unwearable even at home (I have such a hard time with this).
Admittedly, there also was something extra. Yes. Of course.
I had a discount code and got myself this
pullover/jumper:
I love owls. Now I just "need" one with an elephant.
I do love to cruise through the Etsy site, so many incredible, unique, quirky finds there.
Today, I browsed the category for brooches. I wear scarves a lot and I also use them frequently to customize/embellish my handbags
The collection for
SS14 by French Connection has many - in my opinion - lovely pieces that I would add to my wardrobe in a heartbeat, judging by the pictures. Here are just a couple:
when I saw this sweat shirt. Yes with the summer not really being there in my part of the world, I figured it is savvy to be on the look out for sweaters and jumpers.
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