Prêt-à-Penser: March 2012

Pantone N° 440

[PierAntonioGasparri dress, vintage belt, Bershka bag, Jimmy Choo for H&M bracelet]

[pink gardenias, gold envelope, Chanel purse, Prada bracelet, Vintage pins, different kind of spices]

Hello beauties,
I'm here today to share with you all one of my current passions: home design - but wait not the usual one. I like when home design is not a truduction of perfection but the real Home (with the capital letter, yes). I love houses full of memories, pictures and objects from all over the world. Do you get me? Here's a composition of things I really like atm!

New York Cheesecake

Il cheesecake, dolce tipico della Grande Mela, ha origini antichissime. Già gli antichi greci dell'isola di Delòs servivano torte con formaggio fresco agli atleti nei primi giochi olimpici della storia. Poi nell'800 James Kraft, lattaio americano, cercando di imitare un formaggio francese, inventò il Philadelphia, ingrediente fondamentale del cheesecake! Anche se non siete grandi amanti dei formaggi (come me) dopo aver provato il cheesecake vi ricrederete. Ne sono certa! La ricetta base è semplice e vi permette di aggiungere qualunque tipo di coulis di frutta.

The cheesecake, tipical treat of the Big Apple, has some really ancient origins. The ancient Greeks from Delòs island used to prepare cakes with fresh cheese for the athletes during the first olimpic games in the history. Afterwords in the 1800 James Kraft, an American milkman, while trying to imitate a French cheese created by mistake the Philadelphia, one of the very main ingredients of the cheesecake! Even if you're not big cheese lover (like me) after making a cheesecake you'll definitely change your mind! The recipe is easy and you are then free to choose the fruit topping you prefer.

Spring, my beloved!

[Twin-set by Simona Barbieri dress; Bershka jeans jacket; Superga with swarowski shoes]

Happy first day of spring everyone!
For this outfit I got inspired from the cover of the book "One day" by David Nicholls (totally suggested) that I have already showed you here. Emma, the girl - while kissing Dexter - is wearing a white dress, a jeans jacket and a pair of Dr Martens; it's the kind of look I love: messy but feminine at the same time! What do you think? Tc xx

Buon primo giorno di primavera a tutti!
Per questo outfit mi sono ispirata alla copertina del libro "Un giorno" di David Nicholls (consigliatissimo) che vi ho già mostrato qui. Emma - tra le braccia di Dexter - indossa un abito bianco voluminoso, una giacca di jeans e un paio di Dr Martens; è il tipo di look che mi fa impazzire: scombinato ma femminile al tempo stesso! Cosa ne pensate? Tc xx

Pois and Silk

Ray Ban sunglasses, Silk top, Anthropologie belt, Marni for H&M pants, Mauro Giuli heels, Prada bracelet, Chanel purse

Fuji Me

For those who keep track of my tweets (aka CRAP) on Twitter or liked my Facebook page this is nothing new; in fact as I said yesterday I worked on a new outfit post. This is a little Fuji preview of what's gonna come next here on Pret-à-Penser. I have to admit my friend and I had fun taking snapshots while shooting. I LOVE THEM. They are not exceptionally beautiful or anything but Fuji polaroids are definitely unexpected, you never know what's gonna come out of the camera: if a blurry picture, sunset colors or the light totally covering your face lol.
Tutti quelli che seguono i miei tweet (o per meglio dire CAVOLATE) su Twitter o la mia pagina Facebook questo non è niente di nuovo; infatti come ho preannunciato ieri ho lavorato su un nuovo outfit tutto il pomeriggio. Questa è solo una piccola anticipazione firmata Fuji di quello che vedrete nei prossimi giorni qui su Pret-à-Penser. Io e una mia amica ci siamo divertite a scattare instantanee mentre facevamo le foto e devo ammettere che LE ADORO. Non parlo della bellezza effettiva delle foto, non sono niente di eccezionale ma mi riferisco al tipo di fotografia: così inaspettata. Non sai mai cosa potrebbe venire fuori dalla macchina fotografica: se una foto sfuocata, i colori del tramonto o una luce che ti copre tutto il viso lol.

Memory Records

Items, Moments, Feelings - PART TWENTYONE

[After two months of designing my personal cards with the help of a great graphic designer here they finally are!]

Hello folks, the week just started and I already have to do a hundred things. But still here's my daily post about three items, moments and feelings which made me especially happy during the last weeks. xx, Veronique!

[The flowers my boyfriend gave to me on S.Valentine's day]

[Vintage necklace on the cover of "The one hundred" by Nina Garcia]

Marni had a love affair with H&M

As I promised you on the last post and on my Facebook page here it is: my first outfit Marni for H&M!
Have a good good night, xx

[Mani for H&M long dress + bracelets, Trussardi bag]

[Jeffrey Campbell wedges]

My living room is Marni for H&M

Hello hello hello! A quick post: My living room is Marni for h&m to show you my picks from the so wanted collection + a post with some outfits really soon! Tc ;)

Everyday Life Memories

1. Tie or bow tie? I'd definitely pick the bow tie - it's so much more elegant. Don't you think?
2. When I think about origami I think about the beauty of chinese women wearing kimonos (God knows why). So here my Origami Love Hearts.
3. Two of the things really excited me this month: Sportmax fashion show + "One day" by David Nicholls. Sportmax was definitely one of my favourite shows during Milan Fashion Week and well I wished many times that the novel by David Nicholls never came to an end. If you are in the mood to read a great love story, this is your book (not your movie).
4. Leone candys, for when I'm running around the city and I desperately need a sweet moment. Always in my bag!
5. Chanel earrings - I got them one year ago at a charity sale - so tiny and pretty, they're a piece of art.
6. Diane Von Furstenberg note book is great for last minute inspiration and notes + Pendant
7. Givenchy Le Prisme Yeux Quatuor - even though I'm not a big fan of eye shadow make up I promised myself I'd have tried this beautiful make up trousse
8. Kodak Instamatic 200: a piece of history from the 60's. I got it for my 7th birthday from my grandmother and I found it last week after many years - when I went to the camera shop to ask for film for it the dude laughed at me as if I was asking for a dinosaur.