3 times Sienna!

No wonder she landed her 3rd cover on Nylon magazine, only 2 girls have made it to this.. her and Kirsten Dunst.

Sienna Miller did it again and there's an obvious reason to it.. She Rocks!

Not only she's a talented actress, she's fun, energetic, down to earth and of course a true fashionista. Her effortless look is inspirational to many girls around the world; she's a natural trendsetter and this month she rocks the August edition of Nylon magazine.

Be sure to check her out, the pictures are great. I already took a sneak peek into the digital edition and I'm loving it. Go buy it!

everything happens for a reason.... right?

So... I've been kindda disappeared lately.. I haven't felt like blogging......or going out or eating or painting or sewing or talking or......... anything... I'm just plain sad and hopeless.

3 o 4 months ago I saw this contest "Jovenes Creadores" (www.esne.es); it's from a Spanish School. The ones who entered had to send a minimum of 3 art pieces about the career you wanted to apply to.. architecture, interior design, graphic design and fashion design. Of course I applied to the last one, I worked really hard to develop my 4 art pieces, I sent them from Mexico to Spain, called them at 3 a.m. to see if everything arrived OK and just waited and waited and waited for the final decision.

Days went by.. Last Friday the winners were published on the web page... I was already up from 2.24 a.m... I knew it was like 11.00 a.m. on Spain so they must already picked the winners... I refreshed every half hour the web page until I saw it...

Architecture:
#1
#2
#3

Interior Design:
#1
#2
#3

and so on... until Fashion Design winners were posted....

#1 - No winner (WHAT? O_o)
#2 - Bertha something
#3 - Ivette (GULP!) Mancilla................................................

are you effing kidding me!??
I couldn't believe it.. I won 3rd place... is this awesome or what?!
I really couldn't believe it.. I must have some sort of talent in this matter.. right?!

anyway... the 3rd place gets a 25% scholarship for the Fashion Design and Textiles career at the Spanish University.. Camilo Jose Cela in Madrid, Spain.
I knew I was going back to Spain! I always knew I'd be back!

All this incredible news, which could have been the happiest I've received in a very very long time were blown away in a second... why?... here are the reasons:

1. In November I was diagnosed with a ... very ugly... disease.. since then I've been fighting it and getting a really crappy treatment. I'm better now, but still on pills. I finish my treatment this month, BUT my parents don't want me to leave now, they think I could still be vulnerable.
2. Even though the scholarship's a great help, there's a lot of money involved and so little time to get it.. the expenses are not only from school but the trip to Spain, getting a place to live, food and public transportation once I'm there, a lot of paperwork in here that costs more than I thought, changing my insurance system into international mode which obviously costs more..etc... I guess you can say that reason number 2 is a financial matter.
3. TIME. School starts this October and I have to reserve my place by TOMORROW. I have no visa, no international insurance, no money, no plane ticket... not even my parents support.
4. My parents think "Fashion Design" is a waste of time and that I should stick to what I graduated from.. Marketing Administration. "Something serious", they say.

Is life a bitch or what?

Why did I win if I was never going to be able to go there?

Why now?

I guess I shouldn't have entered...
it's not like I'll get the chance to win again... nobody wins the lottery 2 times...
I must be Destiny's private joke or something.

And all this comes just when I thought I was getting into a better phase in my life, finishing my treatment, looking for a Fashion School in San Diego, L.A. or Guadalajara; thinking my parents supported my passion for this "Fashion Stuff" as they call it. But it was all a lie, a dream, a glimpse of something I'll never get.

All my friends are telling me... "Everything happens for a reason"....
Well.. if you ever find that reason, please let me know.

tribal inspired

Anna Sui, Louis Vuitton, Ungaro.. to name a few.. all have traveled into the deepest jungle on Africa to get inspired for their current summer collections.

It's noticeable that nowadays we get to see everything on the runways, different themes, different time zones, different shapes, colors and sizes... anything is in fashion.. well.. almost!.. at least we don't have to wear those huge puffy tulle sleeves from the 80's!

I decided to make my own little collection, inspired on this tribal-bohemian look. Here are some pictures...

This zebra print cami was designed and made by me. It has some sequin details on the back.

tekila anyone?

(you might get thirsty in the middle of the jungle)

I made this skirt from a fabric my great grandmother gave to my mom 20 years ago!.. she just found it inside an old box with her youth clothes.. so vintage.

drawing room: i own the moon

teen vogue inspired

This month's Teen Vogue issue featured some really cool bags and clutches; the pictures are great, a lot of colors and jewels and of course, fabulous clothes. Take a look...

(I'm so getting those Dr. Martens blue boots!)

Anyway... Teen Vogue's one of my favorite magazines, I often get inspired for new things; these pictures were no exception. I decided to make my own tote with pins and all that stuff from the ones in the photos... except mine is an eco-friendly bag, I used recycled materials and old clothes... for instance.. the denim fabric, used to be a skirt.

Little details on the front pockets.

Look from the front.

Look from the back.

A bow to tie up around my arm.

1, 2, 3, accessorize!

Accessories made by me

(sorry about the washed out nail polish! oOps!)

crafty summer

I've been feeling pretty crafty these days... I've made a lot of new accessories. I decided to give headbands a rest, I've made tons of them and I'm tired; besides, I need some cute necklaces and bracelets to go with my headbands, right?

Take a look and tell me what you think!

The material used in this necklace is real white leather. I sewed in some gemstones and different colored beads. It wraps around your neck with a lovely purple velvet ribbon.

This particular one is perfect for night life. You can wear it to parties or when going to a club, out on the town with some friends.... I pretty much did a lot of things with it.. some embroidering, and a lot of beads and gemstones sewed in.. details with black satin ribbon, some tulle, feathers, among other stuff. It ties up with a silver chain.

These two are prefect for a regular day; very simple and cute.

It has satin ribbon on the ends so you can tie them up your neck with a pretty bow on the back.

The material in this bracelet is denim fabric on one side and plaid fabric on the back.

The seam is sewed with lace and it closes up with a tiny button.

I did all the embroidering myself; I decided to go for flowers because of the summer season we're in.

These are all made of leather.

I decorated them with some gemstones, beads, ribbon, studs and other things I threw in.

runaway

Sometimes I just want to get away... not telling anyone, not taking anything with me.. I wish I could just get in my car and start driving until I'm very far from here. There's just nothing else left in this city that can keep me living here.

I envy those couples that elope together forever.
I envy the characters in movies that once they're 18, move out from their parents house into another city and start their own lives.
I envy those people that never stay in one place more than a year. Those people that go from Madrid to Paris, to Dublin, to Berlin, to London, to Florence, to Bangkok..... what a diverse life they must live; such experiences must be fantastic.

I don't know if I'll ever have the guts to do it; that's what I hate the most. Besides, where would I go?, where would I work?... maybe I'm thinking about it too much, maybe the point of all of it is just being spontaneous and just take off to never return. Independence is just around the corner and I've been afraid of leaving my own porch to even take a look at it.

But I know, deep down; that I will runaway some day... I'm just to sick of this, I will not be able to hold longer anymore. I just wish I figure out where I'm going before I make a wrong decision.

I can picture myself already doing so... I'm sure I'll pick a city with a beach, I just know it... what a wonderful change that would be...

the half-blood prince

I'm counting the hours until July 15 arrives!

I've already got my tickets to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.. can't wait!

Last week, New York City gathered a lot of celebrities; they all attended to the premiere of the 6th volume of the Harry Potter series. It's no wonder Emma Watson arrived looking incredibly gorgeous as usual; her Proenza Schouler dress was just divine.

The girl that really caught my attention is little Ginny Weasly (Bonnie Wright); as you can see in the picture above (premiere at NYC), she doesn't look quite little at all, on the contrary she looks like a very beautiful grown-up girl. Her little black Prada dress looked impeccably lovely on her.

The one thing I find really weird in this picture is Daniel Radcliff. Why does he look so tiny?.. is he really that short?.. he looks like a hobbit next to Ginny Weasly. And what's with the silver suit?!

Anyway... I decided to read all over again the Half-Blood Prince book; I want to remember every detail before watching the movie this Wednesday; and of course, I did miss a couple of things. I didn't remember Professor Slughorn, "Sectumsempra", the love filters at school, the horocruxes, among other things.

I just can't wait to see the movie!

Soundtrack of the week

Last Sunday I went to the movies and saw "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, among other great actors. It's a really good movie, the story of John Dillinger as you've probably heard.

One of the things I liked the most of this movie was the MUSIC!... The soundtrack is great, you really must download it or buy it or something; I've been listening to Billie Holiday all week; it's just time-less, charming music.

The soundtrack contains tunes mostly by Elliot Goldenthal; who did a lot of the songs in the Frida movie; Billie Holiday, Otis Taylor, Diana Krall.... the next link will take you to Amazon's play list; check out all the songs I'm telling you about.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0029LJ982/ref=pd_krex_dp_a

drawing room: dead life

drawing room: as lovers go

currently channeling: Alice in Wonderland

drawing room: Wonderland

And of course... all this Alice in Wonderland talk got me thinking more and more about it.

Here are some fashion sketches and illustrations I drew.. Alice in wonderland inspired.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my favorite films. I remember when I first watched it, I was probably about 8 years old; I thought it was hilarious, so freaky; everything's so surreal in that Disney's adaptation of the book.

I keep forgetting I have to read the book! The original title is supposed to be "Alice's adventures in Wonderland", written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dogson (Lewis Caroll) in 1865. Anyway, I MUST read it before the new movie comes out.. yes! as you probably have heard, the movie is coming out next year, and I'm so glad Tim Burton will direct it.. I'm obsessed with his movies; he always adds a mysterious and dark element to them.

Another thing we'll LOVE about him making the film is... JOHNNY DEPP. (I LOVE HIM). Actually the whole cast is quite awesome... here are some pictures of the main characters:

staring Mia Wasikowska as Alice

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter

Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts

Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedldum

Anne Hathaway as The White Queen

Alan Rickman will be playing the Caterpillar... but I haven't seen any images of the character yet.

*I do not take credit for any of the images