We Believe in Style

BY NOEMI

Noemi

WEEKLY LINKS

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Famous gems and their supposed curse. {on Mental Floss}

Pharrell acknowledged that the lyrics of “Blurred Lines” are sexist and stated that he’s embarrassed by some of his old songs because they are the outcome of a sexist environment. {on BBC}

Royals wearing denim. And outfit inspiration, for sure. {on Glamour}

Some awaited films that will be released by the end of the year and in the first months of 2020. The return of James Bond is for sure one of the most expected. {on Wired}

Such a pretty sequined mini dress. {on Mango}

This beaded bracelet is on sale. Gold and black are such a chic match. {on The Outnet}

A cropped, short-sleeved leather jacket which is not particularly useful, but certainly particularly pretty. {on Maje}

RED IS THE ULTIMATE CURE FOR SADNESS

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I chose some words by Bill Blass for the title of this post because, even if I’m not sure red is an actual cure for sadness, it seems that wearing red can improve your mood. If it doesn’t, at least you’ll be wearing a great, flattering color. In fact, as Mr Valentino Garavani stated, red is a color that flatters everybody.

Red is a statement color, even controversial, hence some people don’t feel comfortable wearing it. It’s associated with energy, strength, power, passion but also with war, anger, and danger.

According to some studies, men perceive women who wear red attractive while women perceive men who wear red aggressive and dominant.

So, a touch of red. Why not?

If you believe in a certain type of philosophy you may find interesting that red actives (or is supposed to activate) the root chakra, which fosters confidence and energy.

Regardless of what you believe in, red is for sure a great color.

These are the red pieces I found for you.

This Zara organza bomber jacket. So pretty.

Photo via Zara

A faux fur jacket by H&M.

Photo via H&M

Valentino “V-ring” bag.

Photo via Matches Fashion

This pretty sweatshirt dress by H&M.

Photo via H&M

Intimissimi.

Photo via Intimissimi

Batsheva.

Photo via Farfetch

Pushbutton. Such a beautiful skirt, I love the drapery.

Photo via Farfetch

L’autre chose.

Photo via Farfetch

MAPS/YEAH YEAH YEAHS

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The song of the week is “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which has been in my music folder for a while. I hope you’ll like it. It’s from 2003 but it doesn’t seem 16 years old, at all.

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You can stay at Barbie’s Malibu house for only $60 a night but it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity because it will available only for three days, from October, 27 to October, 29. Well, $60 per night to stay in most of women’s childhood dreamhouse was too good to be true! {on StyleCaster}

I’m sure you have already read articles about Anna Wintour’s daily routine (or at least heard about it). This is probably the best one I read so far, because the information comes directly from Masterclass.com, a site that provides online classes taught by people like Wintour, Annie Leibovitz, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman. I’d love to subscribe. {on CNBC}

Celebrities who dated (and even married) royals and aristocrats. {on Marie Claire}

This ruffled shirt is a dream. {on Ralph Lauren}

Lace, pleats, buckle, asymmetry. I love everything about this skirt. {on Net-à-Porter}

If you love “Friends” and Joey in particular (I do!) you will like this mug and this tea towel. {on Asos}

Reese Whiterspoon’s 3-step nighttime beauty routine. Yes, only 3-step! {on Marie Claire}

RANDOM FASHION PIECES I RECENTLY FOUND

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I recently found some beautiful garments and accessories while browsing in search for other things. I could title this post “beautiful things I found while looking for others”.

This BAUM UND PFERDGARTEN “Blair” jacket.

Photo via Shopbop

Manu Atelier “Tech” belt bag, so cool and useful with its three pouches.

Photo via Brown Fashion

This crossbody little bag by Zara is perfect to add a glamorous touch to an outfit.

Photo via Zara

Even if I don’t wear real leather clothes once in a while I picked them for the blog. This Mango mini skirt is perfect both for daytime and nighttime outfits.

Photo via Mango

Isn’t this H&M denim dress so pretty? I would wear it with a turtleneck sweater.

Photo via H&M

And what about these cool pants by Valery Kovalska?

Photo via Farfetch

This Pixie Market crystal pendant necklace is such a nice bijoux (which is on sale).

Photo via Pixie Market

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Sarah Jessica Parker has her own wine, now. Invivo X Sarah Jessica Parker is a sauvignon blanc and it seems people truly love it. {on Interview}

Is lilac hair the next (trichological) big thing? {on Cosmopolitan}

Such a pretty gingham mini dress. {on Net-à-Porter}

These black and gold candle holders are perfect for an elegant Halloween. {on Etsy}

An Instagram-friendly museum is opening in Vienna. Visitors will be able to take pictures in front of colorful walls and installations. {on BBC}

Melanie Thierry is one of my favorite French women. She’s beautiful and I like her style. This outfit from her is so chic and not difficult to replicate. {on Pinterest}

HAPPINESS IS A WORK OF ART. HANDLE WITH CARE

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If you regularly read this blog you noticed I took an (unexpected) break from blogging in September, when I was supposed to start writing again after an uninspired summer. Well, I didn’t write anything except for one post, and I feel pretty sad about this. I do really care about We Believe in Style but I neglected it for a long time. Too much time. I was thinking about coming back with a post about fashion, as I posted a photo of a draft in my Instagram stories but I decided to finish this old post, dedicated to happiness, which I started to write when I was deeply unhappy. Fashion is coming back, soon!

Happiness has always been a sweet, scary word to me. When it comes to life goals, people use to talk and write about almost everything but happiness. Isn’t it strange? If you google “happiness facts” (if I simply search for happiness an Italian brand of clothing comes out as first result), you’ll find many articles that will say more or less the same things. Doing good for others make us happy, being kind makes us happy, flowers make us happy, happiness is a choice, and blah blah blah. These ideas sound like religion stuff, to me. Of course doing good and being kind make us better persons, but it doesn’t guarantee a state of bliss.

I have the feeling that nowadays happiness is underrated, that some people mistake the pursuit of happiness for selfishness, as if being happy wasn’t necessary to live. Do you wish to be happy? Oh, you’re selfish! The world is a mess and you want to be happy? Oh, you’re sooo selfish! Henrik Ibsen wrote that “it is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life”. I agree.

These are some quotes about happiness. Some of them are pretty unconventional and maybe politically incorrect. That’s why they’re true.

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I’ve always found amazing that, back in the 18th century, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America considered the pursuit of happiness as an unalienable right, along with life and liberty, even if I find very true the words of Italian writer Erri De Luca, who wrote that one must earn and defend his/her freedom but happiness no, that’s a gift.

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People, obviously and rightly, have their own idea of happiness and it’s strange they often don’t accept the idea of others. I’m not a big fan of Kanye West (I just like some songs by him) but I immediately loved his words about happiness: “I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness”.

The most beautiful and saddest definition of life and happiness I’ve ever read is from “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo (the novel is full of beautiful sentences). “Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practical entrances. Happiness is an antique reliquary painted on one side only”. Aren’t these words so poetic?

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Milan Kundera wrote one of my favorite novels, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”, where you can find this definition of happiness, which I can relate so much.

And these are other quotes.

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These are among my favorite words about happiness, also because I love butterflies.

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These words are also attributed to Alexander Chalmers and many other writers and thinkers, so I don’t know who actually spoke or wrote them, but they’re beautiful and relatable.

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Choosing the title of this post was difficult. At the beginning I thought about a simple (SEO friendly) title like “true quotes about happiness” or “happiness: a thought and true words”. Then I changed my mind and I went for Edith Wharton’s words, even if the best title could maybe have been “happy are the loved ones and the lovers and those who can do without love. Happy are the happy” by writer Jorge Luis Borges. But it was too long.

To end this post I chose the words of Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni that say (maybe not in the most correct way) “be happy! And if sometimes happiness forgets you, don’t forget happiness!”  which always remind me that happiness is the ultimate life goal. Don’t trust those who say it isn’t so.

SEPTEMBER 1ST IS THE ACTUAL BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR

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Forget about New Year’s eve, that date is only about partying and dressing up! Which is not bad, of course, but it seems more and more people consider September the actual beginning of the new year.

September 1st marks the beginning of autumn, according to the meteorological calendar. And for many people, myself very included, autumn is the season of new beginnings.

“Autumn shows us how beautiful is to let things go” – unknown

A new beginning also means letting things go. Projects, ideas, whatever doesn’t work or doesn’t “spark joy”, even negative people. Before I started to write this post I read the words of an Italian entrepreneur who wrote she decided to abandon some projects she cared a lot about but that wouldn’t have worked and be profitable. Her post was inspiring.

Also, I prefer autumn-clean to spring-clean! I think it’s time to get rid of clothes and shoes I don’t want to wear anymore.

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisps in the fall” – Francis Scott Fitzgerald

I don’t know about you but I love the colors of autumn and all the crispy leaves on the sidewalks. I don’t understand those who think that autumn is a sad season, I find is so lively.

“Autumn carries more gold in his pockets than all the other seasons” – Jim Bishop

Talking about fashion, because that’s what we mainly do, here on We Believe in Style, gold is one of the colors of this autumn. I’m glad about it. Gold is so chic!

Photo via Net-à-Porter

Photo via Farfetch

Such a beautiful dress by Sara Battaglia.

Photo via Farfetch

LINKS & THINGS *8*

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Rosie Assouline made a beautiful set of golden enamel elastic bracelets.

Photo via Moda Operandi

I’m thinking of buying this transparent shoe strap to finally wear my pumps without losing them while walking. {on Amazon}

Five things you can do in five minutes during a slow day at work. It’s a routine that will make you feel more productive. {on The Muse}

Nine films about Charles Manson and his cult. After fifty years from the murder of Sharon Tate (and Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowsk, Steven Parent, and Abigail Ann Folger), Manson and his “family” still hold a dark fascination. {on Men’s Health}

This article tries to explain why people are still so interested in Charles Manson, the only serial killers who wasn’t present at his crimes. {on Grazia}

Margot Robbie plays the role of Sharon Tate in one of the most talkabout films of the season, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”, and she also stars alongside Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman in “Bombshell”, a film based on the true story of the Fox News scandal.

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Such a pretty nylon bag. {on Arket}

Such a beautiful anklet by Anissa Kermiche.

Photo via Net-à-Porter

If you’re getting married and you’re not into the most traditional way to wear the veil but you want to wear it, take a look at this beautiful photo. {on Pinterest}

I found this song a bit by chance and I like it. It’s so eighties!

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