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Jun 29, 2018

Il Duomo Terraces

Shirt / Camasa - H&M || Pants / Pantaloni - Zara || Bag / Geanta - Valentino By Mario Valentino || Sunglasses / Ochelari de scare - Zara

Happy Friday, my dear ones!

Booy, I am super late with this post, not only for the fact that I haven't posted anything this week but also because it's already been two months since we had our Italian getaway. Oh well, somehow this set of pics were left behind due to the multitude of looks I had to show you, but since I didn't take any new photos last week, these ones came in handy. They were taken on our second day in Milano, when we visited the Terraces of the Dome, visit which was totally worth it. From there you have a great view over the square and towards the city, but also a closer view to the details and architecture of this majestic building. Just you know, expect it to be quite crowded. :)

The outfit I had prepared for that day was one of my faves: a light blue asymmetric shirt with a pair of gingham trousers and some black accessories. Simple, but (always) with a twist. In my opinion, this was a very fashionable, yet comfy look which also made me feel very feminine and chic. In the end, some photos with the pigeons in front of the Dome were a must. :)

On another matter, there is one week left until our next holiday and I can't wait for it, yaaay!! You can imagine that I started preparing my looks for the holiday and I will probably not take any new pictures for the blog before I go because you know...I'm channeling all my energy towards the new destination :))

So, see you soon! Of course, if you want to see what I'm up to, you can always follow me on my Instagram - @andyandra , there's where I'm most active and I will post a lot every day during our trip. :)

Have a lovely weekend,

In the mood for nudes 📜

Sweater / Pulover - HERE / AICI || Trousers / Pantaloni - H&M || Bag / Geanta - Michael Kors || Heels / Pantofi - Primark || Choker / Choker - Zara || Eyewear / Ochelari - Forever 21

Hey hey hey, Friday is here! It it already over a month since we moved to Shanghai and I must tell you that I got used to living here sooner than expected and I like it here, but there are definitely times when I miss Europe.
I felt like writing today so I thought of sharing with you the top five things which I discovered since being here:

1. You need a smart phone, with a long-lasting battery (hopefully), a functioning camera and internet. All day, every day. You need it for maps, navigation, subway stations, for translating things, for scanning QR Codes - everything has a QR Code here which will give you all the information you need or with which you can pay a certain thing. And since I got at this point, yes you can even buy things using your phone and I don't mean online shopping but you can pay with your phone just like you would pay with your card. Maybe this is not new for all of you but for me it certainly was :D. Anyway, there are tons of apps which you can download on your phone and will keep you updated with the events which take place in the city every day or apps which will help you find a certain restaurant, club, theatre, etc. Basically you can find everything you need.

2. Getting to the restaurants part, I recently heard that there are over 60.000 restaurants in Shanghai (can we take a moment and process this, please?!) and this doesn't count the street food vendors. So you can imagine that you can find here everything you want in terms of international and national cuisines. However, the local Chinese food is different from the European Chinese food I used to know and it is not exactly my favourite :)) But I must admit I didn't try much, so I still have a lot to discover. Moreover, the typical Chinese cuisine in Shanghai is very sweet and that includes everything: sweet bread, sweet yoghurt, sweet peanuts, sweet everything. :D

3. If you didn't like crowds before (like myself) you will definitely get used to it here. Living in a city with 23 million people implies crowds almost everywhere: in the subways, especially between 17-19, in the city, especially during the weekends. Of course, if you really don't like it you can avoid the peak hours during the day or during the weekends and you always take a taxi, which by the way are very affordable (so COOL!). :)

4. There are many people who speak English here, especially in the city centre but the further away you get from the centre the harder it is to find someone who speaks English. Which brings me back to number 1, where I told you that you definitely need an app which will help you translate everything from Chinese to English and vice versa. I didn't have it during the first days here and boy it was hard..but now whenever I need to say something I translate it first and show my phone :D

5. Shanghai is a huuuuge city and you can never get bored here. There is always something to do, something to see and I would also say it is a city of contrasts, which makes it even more interesting and exciting. Also, I feel that the time is on fast forward here, the days are passing by a lot faster and everything has an accelerated rhythm.

On another matter, last Sunday was sunny and warmer, it almost felt like spring so we managed to shoot three outfits, yay. You already saw the first one on Vday and this second one must be my favourite. I created it around the lovely dusty pink oversized SWEATER which was on my wishlist for a long time and I am so glad that I finally ordered it. You know how much I love oversized clothes and this is just perfect: from the beautiful colour which is a first in my wardrobe, to the big sleeves and large V-neck cut, I love it all. The fabric is also very good, thick and quite heavy and I think it is a perfect piece from spring as well. I wanted to style it first with a pair of white pants and it looked very elegant and pretty, but then I decided to go for something new and different: a pair of khaki trousers and some nude shoes and accessories. I love how this turned out, but let me know what you think. :D

Wishing you a lovely weekend,
A.

P.S: You can find the sweater HERE, on SALE.

Sammydress Mint Coat & Sequins

One of the (few) reasons why I like winter is definitely the fact that I can wear coats. They are my no. 1 choice for the cold season and that is because they look amazing in almost each type of outfit, you can find them in several colors and styles and they are to me way more feminine than a winter jacket.

I already had a mint coat which was my fave for a long time but I decided this season that it was the right time for us to part. Of course, I had to replace it with a new one and guess what?! I found this MINT COAT which you can see in today's post :)). The COAT has a lovely pastely mint color which can be worn in several combos and a thick fabric which makes it perfect for winter too. I wanted to have the coat a bit oversized and therefore I ordered it two sizes bigger but sadly it turned out too be too oversized and big for me, therefore you always have to pay attention to the measurements. However, I think it is a beautiful coat and the quality-price ratio is very good. You can find the coat HERE, together with many other coats and jackets perfect for winter.

So this time I decided to pair it with grey and black and since the holidays are almost here I also added some sequins for a more dramatic effect and to show you how you can wear sequins during the day. :) An oversized grey sweater and some ankle boots and you're good to go :)
Also, I don't know why but I am very much into grey items at the moment and I ordered quite a few, therefore I thought that just as I had "The Pink Series" here on the blog, I could name this week "The Grey Series", during which I will show you several outfits which involve grey pieces. What do you think?

Have an easy Monday!
Hugs, A.

P.S.: You can find Sammydress here: Sammydress Promotion, Sammydress Fashion and Buyers Show.