My details @ Fashion Week

Source: Berlin Fashion TV

Me @ Fashion Week

Micael Dourado Photography

ZARA shirt

H&M skirt

BLANCO boots

ZARA bag

CASIO watch

H&M hat

TEENS! I'm having so much fun at Lisboa Fashion Week, it has been great to see all the shows! When it's over, I'll do an entire post on my favorite ones! Now I just wanted to shared with you my outfit from yesterday. What do you think?

Love,

Rita.

LISBON FASHION WEEK

SEE YOU THERE!

Interview #1 - CAROLINA FLORES

There’s something about Carolina Flores. Besides having the power to turn heads everywhere she goes, she has this unique personality that you can not miss out. Owner of the blog Last Minute Dreams, a little piece of heaven for fashion, music, photography, art and design lovers on the cyberspace, she  studies Product Design at Lisbon Fine Arts School. She describes herself as calm, proud, friendly and a dreamer. But there’s still a lot more to discover about this 21 year-old girl.

Who is Carolina Flores?
A normal girl with some ambitions…


Why the name “Last Minute Dreams” for your blog?
Last Minute Dreams was the first name that popped up in my head and it just seemed right. My main goal was, and still is, sharing "last minute" information that I think it's interesting.

What was the biggest “Dream” that your blog already provided you? 
Knowledge and information, and a lot of opportunities!

Design, fashion, art. Which one of them define you the best?
None of them describes me by itself, alone. It's the three of them working together! They are in my daily life at the same level.

Who are your favourite artists? Why?
So many names! Too many!! Everyday I learn new references and names from the world of fashion, art, design, photography, etc... In the world of the arts: Pedro Matos, Conor Harrington, Anthony Lister, Kaws, Shepard Farey, Andy Warhol, etc… Photography: Ryan McGinley, Hedi Slimane, Viktor Vauthier, Saga Sig, Tamara Lichtenstein, Mary Ellen Mark, Lina Scheynius, David Shama, Masha Mel etc... A lot of these photographers are also fashion photographers! Design wise, the names are endless.

What are your biggest sources of inspiration?
Travelling, websites and blogs, magazines, books, people, just walking on the streets, looking around...

What do you think is the power of the “blogosphere” nowadays? 
I think that blogs get more power every single day and it has good and bad consequences. It's hard to stand out and be original. There are more bad blogs rather than good blogs… but they are an amazing source of information, and they have the extraordinary power of setting trends!

Which blogs do you ready everyday?
I have an endless list of blogs! Street Style and Tumblrs are my favorites. I like blogs that transmit any type of visual culture and knowledge/information. Those are the ones that I prefer. 

What do you think are going to be the major Street Style items for the next season? Maxi skirts, jumpers and, thought I don't like them that much, Jeffrey Campbell Litta are going to be a major item for sure.

What are your favourite brands/stores? Why?
CHANEL for their power of innovating in every single season and, when we look at their pieces, we can distinguish the extraordinaire classic refinement that has been a Chanel signature since the brand's very beginning. ACNE (I always love their collections), BALMAIN, CHLOÉ, CÉLINE, JILL SANDER (for its simplicity), MARNI (fantastic foot-wear), Opening Ceremony, RAG & BONE, Zadig Et Voltaire. I also like less expensive brands, like TOPSHOP, URBAN OUTFITTERS, MONKI…

What do you always bring with you when you leave the house? 
Lipstick, cellphone, music, moleskine pen and rings.

In Lisbon, where are you most likely to be found?
I'm always in downtown Lisbon...everyday and I love it!


What’s your favourite book?

The Shadow of the Wind written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Which singers/bands can we find on your iPod?

A huge variety! I like Indie, Indie Rock, Electronic, Alternative music… I have more than 10.000 songs, it's hard to choose just a few bands.

What’s your dream trip?

Iceland...

In which city do you see yourself living in the future? Why? 
I picture myself living in London and I'll do whatever it takes for that to happen as soon as possible! I identify myself 100% with the city and the people! It's crazy, a lot of movement everywhere, art and fashion in every single corner. It's London for sure!

If you could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, who would they be?
Edie Sedwick, Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol.

If you could own the world for a day what would you do?
I would travel, eat the best food, I would see the best exhibitions and do the best shopping!

Any future projects?
The improvement of lastminutedreams.net and I have a few ideas... stay tuned!

PORTUGUESE SONG OF THE YEAR!

THANK GOD FOR
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA

Time Out Lisboa Magazine 4th Birthday Party

H&M shirt and skirt ; Miss Sixty watch

Last Friday night, as I already said, was insane. Sommer Palace in Lisbon opened its doors to receive the incredible birthday party of Time Out Lisboa Magazine. It was a night to remember, at least for the ones who didn't drink too much at the open bar.

The theme was Casino, like the ones from the 50's. All of the staff was dressed to impress and so were a lot of people that didn't miss what I would call the party of the year.

I went with my cousin Afonso and we had an awesome time. It was a warm night, the view was amazing and the music was rockin' the house down. The palace was fully decorated with red and blue lights, you had a lot of bars to chose from and crazy people to have fun with. I saw many famous people, like the blogger from "A Pipoca Mais Doce" and the TV presenter Ana Rita Clara herself, who I had the chance to talk to.

I had so much fun and I hope I can attend the party next year! Here are some photos I took.

My cousin Afonso and I

My week's TOP 5!

After spending my entire week in class, I had a lot of free time during the weekend, which starts on Friday because I don't have class. Friday night was a blast, I went to Time Out Lisboa Magazine 4th Birthday Party with my cousin Afonso. We had an amazing time and I'm doing a blog post about the party tomorrow, so many cool pictures to show you. Saturday I slept til late and spent the afternoon with my best friend Zé (check his blog HERE) shopping - he is the best fashion adviser you can have - and spent the night cooking dinner for myself and updating MY TUMBLR. It was a calm night for me. And, today, after sleeping until lunch time, I went to an exposition at MUDE (a design and fashion museum in Lisbon) and then shopped for a bit with my parents at Massimo Dutti.

I'm going to spend the rest of my evening preparing this next week. Lisbon Fashion Week is coming and I'm so curious about the collections that will be presented and to see what everyone's going to be wearing! And next Thursday is my first day at work as a room assistant at Calouste Gulbenkian Fundation and I'm so excited about it! As you can see, I have a pretty busy week ahead, but I promise to update my blog everyday.

Here is my past week's top 5! I hope you like them.

The incredible pasta from Charcutaria Moy that I tried yesterday night. Sooo gooood.

A box of macarons I brought home to celebrate the beginning of Autumn.

This year's September Issue from Vogue Magazine that a good friend of mine brought me from New York. Love it.

My new Zara bag that I will carry with me a lot of times during this next season.

A detail from my new Massimo Dutti shirt that I think is really pretty.

Love,
R.

Autumn is here!

LET.THE.GAME.BEGIN.!

COMING SOON!

"Fashion by Feelings" Campaign by Woolmark ♥

Earlier this week I was contacted to participate in a campaign for the Australian wool brand Woolmark called "Fashion by Feelings", which encourages people, including fashion bloggers from all over the world, to style outfits with clothes made from wool and post their looks on the site We Love Wool. What you need to do is to choose what you're feeling, like unique, happy, chic, beautiful, natural, and then post your look, that has to have at least one item made from wool, on the website. I think it's an incredible campaign that teaches that wool is a natural and renewable fiber and for me it's one of the most confortable materials you can find.

I thought I should participate because, first of all I loved the campaign, and, besides, one of my favorite clothing materials is wool and I have plenty of clothes made from it. So, I chose to feel beautiful and I posted this picture on the website. What do you think?

Check out the campaign's Facebook page HERE.


If you want to see my entire photo shoot check out The Teenage Royalty's page on Facebook HERE.