Beautiful bride

A friend of ours recently got married and she was nice enough to give me permission to put a picture of her on our blog.  She is wearing a long pearl grey dress with a Crivero elastic eternity scarf in grey tones.  I think we all will agree that she looks radiant and that this is a perfect accessory for her special day.  Thank you ¨N¨ and congratulatinos to the both of you.  

Una amiga nuestra se casó recientemente y ha sido muy amable dandonos el permiso para publicar esta foto del día de su boda.  Ella lleva un vestido largo en gris perla con un muffler de conejo en diferente tonos de gris de Crivero. Creo que estamos todos de acuerdo que esta ella preciosa y acertadisima con este complemento de piel. Gracias ¨N¨  y enhorabuena a los dos.

Are you ready to rumble???

ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?  That´s what you should ask yourself as you step out the door heading to the first day of after Christmas sales.  The following few days the news is full of images of normally educated, polite shoppers pushing one another trying to get as close to the store entrance as possible before opening.  In fact I had an experience where the security guard actually came out before and said to the mass of people waiting outside  ¨please no running and no pushing¨.  Yes we were all adults outside.  But obviously his words were lost amongst the strategic planning which was going on in my head.  ¨How could I  politely push the little old lady out of my way, do a split leap over the baby stroller and beat my sister to that amazing gold dress which we both saw the week before.¨  At 10am the gun shot went off (or was that just in my head) and the doors opened.  The race has begun.  Luckily like us shoppers the store attendants had also put on their best running shoes and ran like hell to get out of the mobs way before they were trampled.    

Garments started flying as they were grabbed off hangers and the unwanted ones left on the floor to be looked thru by the late comers.  Long nails, large rings, steel toed shoes are all used to ward off other possible shoppers who threaten to enter your area of madness.  I could go on and on, but I think you get my point.  So my question is……In these days of sales is our dignity and respect for ourselves and others totally lost?  Becasue an item is 50% off does that really mean that we can act like animals?  I think not.  Many stores have early sales or are constantly offering some kind of discount.  I prefer to plan my shopping, take my time looking at prices and buy before all the craziness of the sales.  Then at least I am sure that I will find my size, not buy something unwanted because it is half off or worse something that doesn`t look good on me just because it was a bargain.   During sales I hate the long lines in the dressing rooms or waiting forever at the checkout because there is a price check.  But overall the disappointment of finding out that the shoes I was waiting to buy only have a 10% discount and they no longer have them in my size.  UUUGGGHHH!  So before you are ¨caught on tape¨ wrestling around on the floor of your favorite department store, think to yourself, is losing my dignity really worth it.  

The dog ¨man`s best friend¨. But is it also the womans?

The dog, ¨man`s best friend¨.  But is it also the womans?  I think many woman out the
 re would agree that their furry pet is definately a friend.  A friend who no matter what is waiting for us at the door when we arrive home.  A friend, who if we allow, would be more than happy to sit next to us on the couch and take in a romantic movie.  A friend who I am sure if we offered him a seat at our table would sip (well, slurp) champagne and listen to all our stories, without interrupting us.  Could you really ask more from a friend?  No, I think not.  

In the last few years we have seen many of Hollywoods Starlets out walking their pooches or toting them around in pooch purses made by some famous designer.  In fact having a dog has become something of a fashion accessory, take Paris Hilton for example, toting her dog all around town.  Both owner and dog are usually  wearing the latest in today`s fashion; hats, fur collars, capes, booties etc.  Who wouldn`t mind being dressed in name brand designs and then be carried around to all the most happening places? Not me!

 

A friendo of mine, ¨Lady Fur¨, is a designer for the Italian label Carlo Ramello.  She designs high end clothing for dogs.  Here on her blog you can take a look at her latest collection , http://www.welovefur.com/2011/11/preview-dog-fur-collection-by-lady-fur.html.  I particularly like this winter`s collection of Puffy jackets with fur trimmings for dogs.

So this Christmas don`t forget about our faithful friend at home and give him or her a little taste of Hollywood.  And if you really want to do it up get matching puffy jackets  for you and your pooch.  You will be the talk of all the Christmas parties, just make sure you can show up with a ¨friend¨.  

Check out our puffy jackets in Crivero here.

El perro, el mejor amigo del hombre.  ¿Y también de la mujer?  Pues, muchas me dirían que si.  Ese amigo infalible que nos esta esperando cuando llegamos a casa.  El que siempre, si le permitimos, se sentaría a nuestro lado en el sofá.  Incluso seguro que no le importaría hasta compartir una copita de champagne y escucharnos sin interrumpir.  ¿Se puede pedir más de un amigo?  No, no lo creo. 

En los últimos años hemos visto que el perro es casi como un accesorio de moda para todas las famosas.  Las vemos paseando sus perritos por la calle o cargando con ellos en sus bolsos de marca (Pooch purse en ingles).  Los visten  y los adornan con accesorios, collares, gorros, botitas, que hasta a mí no me importaría ser el perro de una famosa.  

Una amiga mía, ¨Lady Fur¨, es la diseñadora de una conocida marca Italiana, Carlo Ramello, de ropa para perros.  En su blog, http://www.welovefur.com/2011/11/preview-dog-fur-collection-by-lady-fur.html puedes ver la colección nueva de este invierno.  Hay prendas muy coquetas para vestir nuestras mascotas y abrigarles durante este invierno tan frío.  

Me ha gustado mucho este modelo de una chaqueta enguatada con capucha en negro.  Y si te gusta ir conjuntada tenemos todo una colección de chaquetas enguatadas esta temporada en Crivero como esta aqui en la foto.  Aqui, http://criveropiel.blogspot.com/2011/11/no-engorda.html,  puedes ver mas modelos y leer sobre este tipo de chaqueta. 

firmado Carla Lagerfield