Harris Tweed was the topic in D2 of the days paper, Dagens Næringsliv (Today´s Business) in Norway.

I added this in my blog today because it is one of my favorite materials. I am a big fashion lover of Ralph Lauren and I love how the material can be used in skirts and blazers. (Ralph Lauren of course has copied his style from Great Britain.) This photo is taken in Isle of Harris- northwest of Scotland. This is the home of the business of Harris Tweed, in which it´s famous woven material, tweed, has been making it´s comeback again -thanks to fashion designers this fall.

I simply love this style because it´s classy, warm and timeless!

Don´t you love this photo- how the girl with her "tweeds" is just rising up from the ground?!

Shanghai

Ok. I am back. I haven´t been active because I simply thought nobody cared. (boohoo!) Ok. finished with the self-pity....

I am going to Shanghai with my girlfriends= yippee! Since this blog is about getting dressed up and going places, I will let you know what I am bringing, what I´ll be wearing, and my plans for purchases in China!

How to keep things simple- is hard, when one is complicated. But, I have lived and traveled for a while, so I know what works.

Next post, I will feature some photos! So stay tuned!

In love with my Mulberry Lilly bag!!!

Ralph Lauren inspired

What a great thing for an American designer to be still going strong and still influencing the whole world! He has created an entire lifestyle not just fashion. Fashion comes and goes but a lifestyle passes from one generation to the next.

Ralph Lauren continues to inspires all to dream the dream- to live well. To put on a Ralph Lauren shirt, sweater, or whatever-makes ME feel-that I am a part of that dream. A big part of this has to do with the great quality and classic design of the product- whether it may be a Polo shirt or sheets on my bed. It withstands use and is timeless.

In a couple of months time, I am going to NYC to visit his new building in which he has renovated and polished -to house the Ralph Lauren lifestyle. I am looking so forward to it! When I was young, I could never afford anything of Ralph Lauren except if something went on 70% sale. (Bought a cashmere sweater-color apple green for $20) That was in 1987 and I still have it today and love it- and yes, I still use it!!!!! And today, I even buy most of his stuff at outlets when I go to America but, I still love to visit his "Flagship Stores." Wherever I run into them- whether it be in Paris, East Hampton, London, Milan, etc- I just LOVE to feel the dream while I walk into his world of PERFECTION.

Inspirations for 2011

I just spent the last half an hour reading through my few blogs of 2010. It was fun to read that I actually did a lot of what I had planned to do last January. I really believe in the power of writing things down. If you have a goal- write in down!!! Today I write that my goal is to stay and become more healthy and fit; in another words take care of myself. I want to feel better than I did back in my 30´s. Hell, I want to look better than I did back in my 30`s!!!!!!! Now, it´ll be crunch time!!! This year I will have a rock solid stomach and kick ass legs!

Italian jewelry bought in Paris

Angela Caputi started her jewelry company back in 1975 and designs beautiful Bijoux jewelry that even found a place in the American hit series, Dynasty. I can see Joan Collins in one of her necklaces in my mind! The 80´s was a big era for big and wonderful jewelry made of plastic! I believe the era is back. It´s been a while since a statement piece of jewelry is a must when dressing up. It´s funny but even though the world is in a recession, I think all the more reason to buy something grand but affordable. I wish she would do hair clips, ponytail holders and headbands as well!

Moods of Norway

I just love a lot of the clothes Moods of Norway has come out with this season. It´s fun, colorful and I love the fact that it has Norway written on it. I have been so sick of the dominance of Sweden in the Scandinavian clothing industry, that is like a breath of fresh air with Moods of Norway!