The Whole World and Me

Me: Cute outfit! You look really great! Which shoes are you wearing?

Me: I was thinking of the black lace flats, what do you think?

Me: Hum... That could work, although the nude suede pumps would look great with the jeans, no?

Me: Yeah, I know, but the heels are so high and I have the walk to the train and the subway... And there's the five flights of stairs at work!

Me: Don't be lazy! You know your legs look so much better in heels!

Me: I'm not being lazy!! It's a question of comfort. Plus, I look great in flats as well! I think I'll go with the white and gold nikes... you know... normcore and all!

Me: Ahhhh! You're the worst! You have amazing high heels shoes and you are practically living in those adidas, which I love by the way, but girl...c'mon!!!

Me: Don't be so hard on me! I have meetings outside the office today, so the sneakers will be perfect to walk around town.

Me: Totally professional too!

Me: Now you are just being mean! 

Me: I'm Sorry... You're right! Wear the sneakers, they look perfect!! By the way, you look really thin today!

A three day weekend, some shopping and a LOT of walking!!! Seriously, I'm still recovering! 

I've visited London before, I think 2 or 3 times, but this time it was very different as I was able to go to new places and deepen my exploration of this charming city. By the hands of my very organised boyfriend, I spent these three days getting better acquainted with the city. From the coolness and street art madness of Brick Lane (more on that later) with its food street fairs and vintage stores; to the historical bridge and the river side walk that led us through the Shakespeare's theatre to the Tate; to the enthusiastic noise, restaurants and bars of Soho; with a quick and delicious stop at Chinatown for the best duck I've ever eating (!!); and finally, ending this marathon at Camden Town, with its quirky store façades, market and canals. It was a lot! But it was all worth it!!

The reason we planned this trip was the Savage Beauty exhibition, a retrospective of the work of my favourite designer of all times, Alexander McQueen. When the show opened in NY I was unable to travel and was hoping and waiting for the show to go to London, which was inevitable. It was a very moving experience for me... I think McQueen was the first contemporary designer who really made me dream about fashion. His shows were so beyond what you would normally see! His creations made me sight with awe and wonder at the genius of this men and as I walked through the show, and saw some of my favourite looks, I could still remember what I first felt when I saw them the first time... Funny thing, it didn't change much: Wonderment beyond words.

The World will never forget his amazing talent and this show encapsulates exactly that - his heritage will live on and continue to inspire. 

(Sorry for the bad quality pictures, but I had to be very discreet)

On another note, I didn't do a lot of shopping this time, just a few carefully chosen items. I took some photos, but not many, I was busy taking it all in ;) 

The only place I did photographed like a mad woman (and regretted every second not taking my camera, Nicky) was Brick Lane a.k.a. Street Art Meca. 

So here's a few snapshots of my weekend in London and what I purchased. Tomorrow I will show you the street art photos.

Hope you like it!

xx

 The Shopping...

A strong ad campaign from Aurore Association, a French Association that aims to professionally reintegrate people suffering from exclusion and/or insecurity.

By using a powerful icon of the French culture - Fashion, of course - Aurore showcases one of the major problems in France. Shock works well with these kind of campaigns because it starts a conversation, especially in social media. On this day and age we ought to use powerful images and powerful words to get attention in this information-overload-world...

Powerfull.