Some essentials

Ahh, it's getting hotter and hotter every day guys (Spring's hereeeee). Winter is officially gone in my country and that sucks. Don't get me wrong, I love Spring. But living in an island is not easy. It obviously has its perks, I'll write a post about that later.



Anyway, before we get deeply into all the Spring stuff, I wanted to show you some of my essentials for this season's transition. I've been carrying/using these items almost everyday, well, some of them... Ok here's the list:

Kodak Star camera: I found this film camera a few weeks ago, it belonged to my Grandma. Yeah, she was a photography junkie -I've got it in my genes!- It's a point and shoot camera but it does the job. I'm thinking about getting some Kodak Portra 400 film for it. Do you have any tips?

Vintage watch: It used to be one of my dad's watch when he was younger (yes, I steal everything #sorrynotsorry) I love the simplicity of it and the fact that it's just light enough. Just perfect.

Grey Flannel cologne: To be honest, the smell of this cologne it's pretty strong, like really. But I kinda like it (sometimes) and I love the bottle... arghhh, who understands me right?!!

Canson sketchbook: I wrote a post about it. And I'll say it again, the size is perfect and it's so light for me to carry around with all the stuff for university: sketchbooks, paper, folders, pencils, paint... you name it. It's like a nightmare. Really.

Pens and pencils: You know, just so I can sketch and write down all the ideas that come to my mind, which almost never happens is all the time . I have some more in different shades, of course. They're Staedtler, my favorite ones.

And there you have it. The 'essentials'... yeah ok.

What about you? Do you have some essentials for season transition? Tell me about them!

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P.S.: Should I change the post's title to 'I'm a thief?' lol ok, I'm just kidding.

P.P.S.: #sorrynotsorry is becoming one of my favorite hashtags, annnnddd.. I should stop using it. Ok I should stop using hashtags in general.

P.P.P.S.: Sorry for the iPhone picture, I'm just having too much fun with it.

P.P.P.P.S.: Yeah, it seems like I'm forgetting about the 'fashion and style' part of this blog. But I'm not, I have a bunch of content, it's just not the right time to post it.

Friday Stills pt.2

Yup, I'm still trying out a bit with still life/nature. This was taken last week, and as you can see, I'm a little bit obsessed with that black board. I thought it looked nice on the last photos I took, so I'm probably going to use it a lot now. The flowers are obviously synthetic but I like the way the look here. Anyway, I'll keep doing this kind of photos and I'll post them every Friday. Please let me know what you think! :)


My rules of style / pt.2



Yes, finally, an illustration!

Haha, ok enough. Remember last time when I talked about my rules of style? Well, here's the second chapter or something like that.

As I said, my style is always evolving, that allows me to find inspiration anywhere and add some new rules to this series of posts, which will keep things a bit more interesting all the time. Here I go...

  • Get rid of tight/baggy clothes: Things are supposed to fit just right. Something too small will obviously make you look like your mom buys your clothes from the kids department. And something too big will also make you look like an idiot. We don't want that.
  • Look for a key piece each season: This is just essential. It's something I've been doing for like a year now. You need something essential for each season. For example, an unconstructed blazer, t-shirt or chinos for Spring/Summer; and maybe a nice coat, blazer or sweater for Fall/Winter.
  • Take care of your footwear: To be honest, I totally suck at this one. But, argh that's okay, I'll do it nice some day... The point is you should treat them right. Shoe trees are really helpful, they help to maintain their shape and make them look good.
  • Less is more: Always. Remember choose quality over quantity. Don't put a lot of effort to have a nice outfit.
And there you have part 2. Remember to have in mind all these 'rules'. I'll post more as soon as possible!