Olivia Palermo for ELLE Ukraine

This gorgeous woman..she's always been an inspiration to me for her flawless -or not- sense of style (she's one of the very few celebs which I admire like that) which is all her and not some celeb stylist's work. Every time she attends a fashion show or any event or just when the paparazzi snap her on the street I just go straight ahead on tumblr to save me some pictures or create a "Get the look:Olivia Palermo" set on Polyvore.

This time though, it actually WAS the stylist who did the job but for an amazing cover photoshoot in April's ELLE Ukraine issue. Photographed by Andoni & Aranxta and styled by Natalia Osadchaya, she managed yet once again to look marvellous in Lanvin, Mango and more high-end brands while her make up was done by Megumi Itano.

I rarely post photoshoots and stuff, but this one I felt I had to share with you.

                                   
                             
                                   
                             
                                   
                             
                                   
                                                         
                             
                                    
                             
                                       
                          
Image sources: fashiony.ru
                       tumblr.com


That's all for today!
xoxo
Athena

Spring/Summer 2012 Trends: Colors of the season

Pale-tte:

Well, summer is a season of contrasts. Other collections focused more on its fun, bright, exciting spirit which they portrayed exceptionnally with a vibrant, funky, quirky palette and tons of prints and others offered the relaxation, the romance and the peace by toning it down, such as Valentino, Chanel, Versus and many more. Apart from the nude shades who still stand strong this season, more pales were added: our favorite mint (or as I like to call it, "pistacchio") color whose shades range from blue to green, girly pinks and light lemony colors which all together add up to a beautiful summery wardrobe.

                                   
                               
1st row: (from left to right)

1. Chanel
2. Chloe 
3. Jenny Packham
4. Marni
5. Versus

2nd row: (from left to right)

1. Erdem
2. 3.1 Phillip Lim
3. Louis Vuitton
4. Prada
5. Fendi

 Singing the blues:

Katy Perry is 'singing the blues' in "The One That Got Away" and having dyed her hair in a bright bold blue color she's just right in the spirit of the season. The designers seem to be in the same wavelength. So much blue this spring in every shade you can imagine, electric, royal, drawing inspiration from the sky and the sea, often embellished or printed, nothing can look fresher for summer. Erdem did it justice, by dressing the models with vintagey etherial floral dresses in the shades of blue and cream. Peter Pilotto did wonders once again with his glorious, futuristic prints in blue, black and white. Jason Wu used in florals but also left it untouched in a beautiful strapless midi gown in electric blue. Fendi and Marni used its paler side and made oneric creations, which looked like drawn from the clouds.

                                   
                               
1st row: (from left to right)

1. Alexander Wang
2. Antonio Berardi
3. Carlos Miele
4. Chanel
5. Elie Saab
6. Erdem
7. Jason Wu
8. Haider Ackermann

2nd row: (from left to right)

1. Julien McDonald
2. Jenny Packham
3. Milly
4. Peter Pilotto
5. Oscar de la Renta
6. Peter Som
7. Marni
8. Fendi

 

It's too cold outside for angels to fly..

It's getting really cold out here and it's time to sport our thickest sweaters and fluffiest fur. However I can't hide from you that I'm starting to yearn for spring a little bit. I am really excited to see the new clothes on the store racks. It is sale at the moment here in Greece and as you can assume, I've been spending the last few weekends shopping. Today I bought a nice cropped sweater from Benetton and a light pink MAC lipstick.

The pictures I have for you here are from my trip to my summer house a couple of weeks ago; the outfit is pretty much casual and simple but it worked great for a walk outdoors on a chilly day.

                                   
                                

                                   
                                

                                   
                               

                                   
                                

                                         

Sweater: H&M

Fur vest: ZARA

Bag: ZARA

Jeggings: Blanco

Boots: Pull&Bear

Rings: Forever21

xo,

Athena

A Clockwork Orange

Hello, readers!

How was your day? Mine was - well, boring. I watched the latest episodes of "Keeping up with the Kardashians" and "Kourtney and Kim take New York." I don't know exactly why. I haven't quite figured out why I watch these shows yet. It's not that I really admire them or look up to them and I agree that showing your life in public is weird and kind of sick. So shall we call it a 'guilty pleasure'? Well yeah, although I don't feel really guilty, to be honest. : P I like their style and their make up and just watching their lives is kind of fascinating. I could never do it, like, have cameras inside my house and basically fabricate my life. But it doesn't hurt watching others do it.

Also, speaking of TV I am about to watch the last Vampire Diaries episode to get in the mood for the new episode which is premiering tomorrow night in America and which unfortunately I'm going to miss, since I am going away for a couple of days. But right as soon as I get back home, first thing to do is get down and watch the damn episode! I've been waiting so long for it! Everything is Delena and nothing hurts, right?

So yeah, one reason I love January is (no, not because school starts:P) that all my favorite tv shows start again! (Including Pretty Little Liars which premiered on Monday - Ah-mazing episode!)

God, if you give me the chance to talk I might never stop.

Okay, so on to the outfit. I took these pictures yesterday while I was out and I later went to Alex's place (one of my dear friends) and we were a whole bunch of people hanging out, we made videos, it was really cool!

This H&M dress has come out really handy so far, it is very comfortable and I've never owned anything orange so it was quite a change for my closet, I love seeing brights in it, it makes my mood!                    

            

               

                             

             

                                

            

                               

             

                                   

                               

                                                                   

                               

                             

                                                                                                      

                               

  Dress: H&M

Booties: ZARA

      Bag: Chanel   

Jewelry: Forever21

                                    

         xoxo,

                           Athena                    

New Stylish Year

Happy New Year, everyone!

Hope you all had a great time with your friends and family these days, hope you ate well, danced as much you could, listened to Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra as much you could and of course - what else - got amazing gifts! It's the happiest season of all, after all!!

Christmas holidays means vacation which means no school and time to spend doing the things we love the most. For me, part of that was taking pictures for the blog. Here is an outfit I wore on Christmas day for a family dinner. I have never done streetstyle-inspired shots before, so I thought that was the perfect opportunity since the weather was pretty light - not your typical white Christmas you used to know (like, AT ALL)

Btw, I have this hopeless romantic soul that is looking out for all things lovey-dovey, so a friend of mine with whom I share the same taste in books, lend me this book it's called "My Name Is Memory" by Ann Brashares and it left me SPEECHLESS. It was soo good. For all you romantic novels' lovers out there I totally suggest this book, it is so good you'll get hooked!

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

                                   

                               

Skirt: ZARA

Top: ZARA

Jacket: ZARA

Pumps: ZARA

Earrings: Accessorize

Bracelets: Forever 21

Bag: Chanel

Until next time,

xoxo

Athena