Mario de Janeiro Testino

I was born in São Paulo, and I am really in love with my roots. Even though I live in Holland, every day I think about Brazil through out my mom's food and the music. Brazil is really a country where people enjoy life! Mario Testino seems to agree with me. The peruvian photographer became obsessed by Rio de Janeiro ever sinds he came there at the age of 14. His photos were put together in this book, 'Mario de Janeiro Testino'. It's an amazing collection that shows the beauty of the city and the Brazilian lifestyle. Also the cover shows supermodel Gisele Bundchen partying. I am proud!

Source: cyanatrendland.com

The Classic City Girl

I many times long for days like these, where the sun shines trought the city and we can all wear dresses with blazers. My favorite item is really the blazer. I don't know why, but I love a masculine touch in my closet. It's really a lovely thing when women can wear it and make it in to something really chic and feminine too. These pictures show my style and what I love to wear. Nothing that is too much or too reveling. I think a woman must always have a certain mystery about her, something that makes people want to meet her. Everybody is different ofcourse. But beeing classic isn't really that hard. Also, if you haven't heard of him before, you might want to check his blog out. The Sartorialist is a great blogger that shares amazing photographes of stylish people he sees on the streets. Very inspiring.

These pictures made me think of a certain song too: Sting - Englishman in New York.

Enjoy!

Madame Air France (March 2009)

Model: Pinkie

Photographer: The Sartorialist

Men issue

Sometimes you read those articles about the differences between men and women. I enjoy those articles a lot, because I might be a feminist deep inside. Me and my boyfriend discus a lot of those issues, just because I'm curious to know how men think about certain things. Ofcourse, he might say that I'm a tough cookie. When it comes to discussions, I do go pretty far. Me? Bad? Maybe. But it's good for his social skills too. Yes, now I might be sounding bad!

Let's say, if a woman earns more money than her boyfriend, would that be an issue? Or what do men really find atractive in women? Most women don't believe men could ever say 'personality', in stead of 'her behind'. Cosmopolitan UK has some really interesting video's on their website, all involving the men's point of view on things. I really laught my way through this video's, in which seamed that men may really be honest about a lot of things. Are we the bad girls? Just enjoy these!

Source: Cosmopolitan.co.uk

Warm and wooly

Real women, please

Curves are back! And we shall embrase it, because the world is hungry to see normal women in magazines! And don't these plus size models look great? Celebrate women as they are, curvy and gorgeous! After US Glamour featured plus size model Lizzie Miller in their magazine, the world reacted immediately with a big WOW! I thinks this is the start of a new era, in which we embrase normal women, in stead of über skinny models. I don't have a problem with models beeing slim and toned, but that's not skinny skinny skinny! Tvshows as Benelux Next Top Models are feeling it too, now they received a lot of criticism after calling their contestants 'fat'. What do you want, sticks on the runway? Yes, it's time for a change I guess.

Source: Gamour UK Magazine, december 2009