Gwyneth Paltrow wears Prada to cook dinner

The best thing in these pictures is the awesome white shirt by Pink Tartan and the Olatz pale-blue silk pajama shirt Gwyneth wears. Mario Testino shot this editorial for Vogue US August 2010 showing Gyneth Paltrow as the ideal american mother. I love the elegance of the images and how fake they are at the same time.

 

images: huffingtonpost, soominloves

Blog's 4th Anniversary

That's right. The blog turned four years old a couple of weeks ago. More than 1000 posts, thousands of comments, and the most important, lots of happy moments.

To all of you who read the blog everyday, to those who just found it, this post is dedicated to you (well, every post is actually dedicated to you). Thank you for visiting Miss at la Playa. I hope you keep enjoying the blog for a long time.

To celebrate the anniversary of the blog, I'm posting the images from the book of my favourite photographer, Mario Testino. He's edited several books already, but "Let me in" is, undoubtedly, the one that best defines him. Celebrities like Angelina Jolie (with Ashton Kutcher) opened their home's doors to Mario Testino and let him immortalize their most spontaneous and intimate moments. A real sight into fame, from the positive and artistic eye of the peruvian photographer. You can buy the book online at Amazon for $34 (used). I highly recommend it.

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Así es. El blog cumplió cuatro años hace unas semanas. Más de 1000 posts, miles de comentarios, y por encima de todo, muchas alegrías.

A todos los que leéis el blog cada día, y a los que acabáis de llegar, os dedico este post (aunque en realidad, cada post que publico va dedicado a vosotros). Gracias por visitar Miss at la Playa. Espero que sigáis disfrutando del blog durante mucho tiempo más.

Con motivo del cuarto aniversario, hoy publico las imágenes del libro de mi fotógrafo favorito, Mario Testino. Ha editado varios libros con su trabajo, pero "Let me in" es sin duda el que más le define. Celebrities como Angelina Jolie o Demi Moore (con Ashton Kutcher) le abren las puertas a Mario y se dejan fotografiar en las situaciones más espontáneas e íntimas. Un vistazo muy real de la fama, desde la mirada positiva y artística que caracteriza al fotógrafo peruano. El libro se puede comprar en Amazon por $35 (seminuevo). Os lo recomiendo.

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Can you see Helena Bonham-Carter at the back? I bet the curly guy with her is Tim Burton.

Summer sunshine... here you are! - Nice things to wear on sunny days

Sunglasses

This summer I plan on buying lots of sunglasses and wearing a different one everyday. Yeah, it's just a plan, but it looks promising... :) Here you have some great ideas by the designers Juanjo Oliva and Ana Locking, two fantastic spanish creators. The sunglasses are available at YFSpain. The great news: YFSpain gave me a 25€ discount code on the purchase for you readers, just type MISSATLAPLAYA at checkout. You have until sunday 11th april (included). All the sunglasses are 140€.

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Este verano pienso comprarme muchísimos pares de gafas de sol y llevar unas diferentes cada día. Sí, sólo es un plan, pero parece prometedor... :) Aquí tenéis varias gafas diseñadas por Juanjo Oliva y Ana Locking, disponibles en YFSpain. Las buenas noticias (sí, hay más): En YFSpain me han dado un código de descuento de 25€ en la compra para vosotros, sólo tenéis que introducir MISSATLAPLAYA en la cesta de la compra. Tenéis hasta el domingo 11 de abril (incluido). Todas las gafas valen 140€.

My favourite:

by Ana Locking, 140€. Available here

Delicious accesories

Food shaped jewelry is my weakness. I have a ring with two bagels and bread that I find so fun. So when I knew about Abataba, the "buy it now" feeling stroke again. The bad thing is that if you are hungry and have a croissant shaped necklace, it can be a torture

Los anillos, collares, pendientes, etc, con forma de comida son mi debilidad. Tengo un anillo con un croissant y una barrita de pan que es una monada. Así que cuando conocí Abataba, el "cómpralo ya" atacó de nuevo. Lo malo es que si estás hambrienta, tener un collar con forma de sándwich de chocolate puede ser una tortura.

Uno por uno


Check "Uno por uno", the creations of Lorena, a young industrial designer with a very romantic style. You can view (and buy) the embellished t-shirts collection here. The shop you see in the photos is Biombo /// "Uno por uno" es la marca de Lorena, una joven diseñadora industrial con un estilo muy romántico. Podéis ver (y comprar) su colección de camisetas decoradas con bordados aquí. La tienda que aparece en las fotos es Biombo.

Sorteo de invitaciones a Cibeles /// Win an invitation to Madrid Fashion Week

(english instructions at the end)

Se acerca Cibeles... supongo que ya sabréis mogollón de cosas sobre la nueva edición, como los avances de las colecciones, las actividades que llevará a cabo la revista YoDona...

Pero lo que aún no sabíais es que... ¡¡¡Gwyneth Paltrow asistirá al desfile de Adolfo Domínguez!!! Sí, sí, yo tampoco me lo creía. Así que si tenéis la suerte de estar por allí el viernes a eso de las 17:00, os podréis cruzar con ella. Para una celebrity (pero celebrity merecida, no celebrity porque sea famosa y ya está, ella tiene talento) extranjera que viene a Cibeles, justo es Gwyneth Paltrow! Una de mis actrices favoritas. Cuántas veces habré hablado de Margot en Los Tenenbaums, cuántas veces habré visto "Shakespeare in love"...

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Gwyneth Paltrow recogiendo su Óscar por su gran interpretación en "Shakespeare in Love"... Una princesa de Walt Disney vestida de Ralph Lauren. Aunque el estilismo es un tanto "algodón de azúcar", debo reconocer que es el que más me ha gustado de todas las ediciones y todas las alfombras rojas. Los accesorios y el peinado le van a la perfección.

Bueno, a lo que iba. A partir de hoy comienza el sorteo de las invitaciones para Cibeles en Miss at la Playa. Sortearé varias invitaciones, así que habrá varios ganadores (cada uno de los ganadores se lleva una invitación), y también cuatro pases para el Cibelespacio (valen para dos personas, pero no se puede entrar a los desfiles).

Para participar
-Enviad un email a verymoni@gmail.com con las respuestas a las siguientes preguntas: ¿Cómo crees que vestirá la gente dentro de 300 años? ¿En qué habrá cambiado la industria de la moda (revistas/marcas...)? ¿Seguirán las grandes marcas de ahora marcando las tendencias 300 años después?
- Enviad vuestras respuestas junto con la opción que preferís:
Opción 1: Prefiero asistir a un desfile del sábado/domingo
Opción 2: Prefiero asistir a un desfile del lunes/martes

Las mejores respuestas serán premiadas con una invitación a un desfile, y además, cuatro de vosotros podréis disponer de una entrada al Cibelespacio.

Tenéis hasta el jueves 11:59 PM. El viernes anunciaré los ganadores!

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ENGLISH:

I can't believe it! Gwyneth Paltrow will attend the Adolfo Dominguez Fashion Show!!!!! She's one of my favourite actresses, how many times I've talked about Margot Tenenbaum, how many times I've seen "Shakespeare in love"...

The dress she wore when she won her Oscar for her brilliant performance in "Shakespeare in Love" was truly beautiful. A Walt Disney princess dressed in Ralph Lauren. It was a bit "cotton candy", but I must say that it is my favourite outfit of all I've seen on the red carpet. The hairstyle and the accesories were just the right type.

The contest is opened to anyone that can attend a fashion show of Madrid Fashion Week.

How to participate:
- Send an email to verymoni@gmail.com and answer the following questions:
How do you think people will dress in 300 years? How will the fashion industry (brands, magazines...) have changed? Will the main fashion houses of today still dictate the trends in 300 years?
- Choose an option:
Option A: I prefer to attend a show on the weekend.
Option B: I prefer to attend a show on monday/tuesday

The best answers will be awarded with an invite for a fashion show. In addition, you'll also have the chance to win a pass for two people for the Cibelespacio (you can visit the place, get magazines, attend courses... but it doesn't allow you to see the fashion show)

The deadline: Thursday at 11:59 PM
I'll announce the winners on Friday. Good luck!

Wes Anderson loves slow motion scenes

The Royal Tenenbaums

The song is "These days" by Nico

Final scene of Life Aquatic


The Darjeeling Limited, Adrien Brody leaps onto the train

Inspired - Margot Tenenbaum and Sofia Coppola

Today I went to the hairdresser and had my hair cut like Margot from The Tenenbaums

I love this film. I remember seeing it for the first time with a friend and totally hating it. She really liked it, and I thought she was crazy. I used to tell everyone that was the worst film in the world. That suicide scene with Luke Wilson had gotten stuck in my mind and I couldn't forget it.

But then I watched Life Aquatic, and I adored it. So I thought to myself: "If it is the same director, and the actors are great (Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray...)... it has to be a good film" So I rented it and watched it again. And I loved it. I understood the characters, and the aesthetic of the scenes. It was brilliant.

My favourite character was Margot, who writes plays at the age of twelve, smokes since then and wears a fur coat. Who doesn't want to be like her?
I have already talken about her (a little) here.

I highly recommed you to read this fabulous series: "relooking des héroïnes de notre enfance" by The Cherry Blossom Girl, a look on the most inspiring characters in film and literature.

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Me encanta esta película. Recuerdo que cuando la vi por primera vez con una amiga me horrorizó. A ella le gustó bastante, y me acuerdo que pensaba que estaba loca. Le solía decir a todo el mundo que ésa era la película más mala del mundo, y que nunca la vieran. La escena del suicidio con Luke Wilson se me había quedado grabada y no me la podía quitar de la cabeza.
Y entonces vi Life Aquatic, y me pareció genial. Así que pensé: "Si es el mismo director, los actores son muy buenos (Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray...)... tiene que ser una película buena también" y la alquilé de nuevo, años después. Y me encantó. Comprendí a los personajes y al fin aprecié la estética de las escenas. Era genial.

Mi personaje favorito es Margot, que escribe obras de teatro desde los doce años, edad en la que empezó a fumar, y lleva un larguísimo abrigo de piel. ¿Quién no querría ser como ella?
Hace tiempo hablé sobre ella en este post.

Recomiendo con insistencia que leáis "Relooking des héroïnes de notre enfance", por The Cherry Blossom Girl, una recopilación de los personajes más curiosos e inspiradores del cine y la literatura.

Miss Dior Chérie making of

From Vogue Paris February 2009

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Fashion is Fun, enjoy it!

So this post is like a mix of ten posts. I wanted to publish some photos I liked, and some stories that I thought were funny, and I didn't know how to post them, so here you have all of them, in one! :)


"This is my cat" Lily Donaldson



"This was me with long hair" Freja Beha



"I have no idea why they think I am stylish, I just pick the first thing from my closet. I have no sense of fashion. People are crazy" (That's what I think Agyness's saying in that pic, haha)



Who doesn't remember this?


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Did you know that Sasha Pivovarova is married? Yes, that's right. She married her long best friend, the photographer Igor Vishnyakov in Las Vegas... wow, Sasha, you looked like a shy girl!
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"Last collection was awful, I wanted to shoot someone"

"Yes, you are totally right"

"OMG, you are taking photos! Wait, we have to pose, we are models"

"That's better"

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If you write a column and some silly books you will be able to afford...
-Carrie and Big's luxury Fifth Avenue apartment: $25 million
-Louise's Louis Vuitton Monogram Motard Firebird bag (a gift from Carrie): $5,400
-Carrie's 18-karat gold H.Stern Love keychain (a gift from Louise): $6,800
-Renting a room for five hours at the New York Public Library with a 375-person capacity: $30,000
-Carrie's "vintage" white silk crepe suit from Christian Dior 2008 Cruise Collection: jacket, $3,785; skirt, $2,215
-Carrie's made-to-order Vivienne Westwood wedding gown: $22,760
from here

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"Don't tell anybody, but I pretended to be Kate's friend to get Pete"



"Get your hands off me"

"NOW!"

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The Real Life of Vogue Interns
"Meeting the managing editor is out of the question. We didn't have desks or a chair or anywhere to sit. There was one computer and one chair — that was basically the general intern and computer chair. If you had to print out pictures or do a return on the computer, you had to wait to use it. I felt that we were just a big army. At any time in the closet there were about fifteen of us. For the most part, people didn't know who you were individually." Ashley in The Cut
Did they made you get the unpublished copy of Harry Potter?
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See Scott in action!


Talk about subliminal.
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"They said, 'You need to lose more weight — the look this year is anorexia, and although we don't want you to be anorexic, we want you to look it,'" she recalled. "My question is, how do you look anorexic unless you actually are?" Coco Rocha at the CFDA.
I suggest you read the whole article here, I posted it for you.
She's the most sensible model out there. She seems so confident.
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"They say I'm the least nice model, but I don't care"


I don't know what they are talking about, but I bet it is something really funny!

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Seen/Heard tonight: Marc Jacobs grabbing Tom Ford's butt and saying "WE DONT GET YOUNGER, TOM!" (quote from here) I laughed out loud with that, haha, it is so true!

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Models sleeping at Nina Ricci backstage

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Sean Lennon to Mick Jagger: "I can't sing!"
Mick Jagger to Sean: "Neither can I"
(quote from here)
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