| Ozone Summer | Garden Romance

 Summer, summer you bring light and mist upon our skin, you are a temptress, so hard to run away from; Day after day we fall more in love with you, seeking your romance in places we hope we will find you. 

| BY | Ana Aravena Ortuno

The light was hitting the right places in this beautiful Chinese garden in downtown Frankfurt, that everything just appeared to be in a romance with summer, hence why I wrote a short little poem above. Wearing those socks made it appear even more romantic, don't you think?

| WEARING | Zara Beaded Top (old), Regent Watch (German-based watch company) via Frankfurt Flea Market, H&M Shorts x Sunnies, Vintage Shell Clutch Bag via Bib & Tuck, Ozone Sheer Stripe Socks c/o, Via Spiga Lucite Heels (similar x similar)

| PHOTOGRAPHY by | Sandy Lee 

Escape Miami x Peroni Italy

Guten Tag everyone, it's been a few days since I post anything on the blog. I apologize for the lack of creativeness, moving across the country is a big task and I have had little time to be fun. But don't worry, I will be posting regularly once I get full access to Internet at home and I am just a little bit more acquainted with the city of Frankfurt. Anyway, I don't know if you remember that I posted a behind the scenes picture on Instagram a couple weeks back of a project that I was working on with Escape Miami Style Lounge and Peroni Italy, well here is the sneak preview of the photos. There will be a chic Photo Installation on Saturday July 20, 2013 at the Sagamore Hotel during the biggest week in Miami, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 and will feature 30 of Miami's Style Bloggers. This will be the first-ever Swim Week street-style photo installation called "Summer Crush." Most events during Swim Week are closed off to the public, this one is not, so you get to enjoy and take part in all the fun, there will be an informal modeling presentation, DIY jewelry station, and spa and beauty treatments. This year I will not be covering Swim week (sad face) due to my recent move, but I will live vicariously through my blogger girls back in Miami and hopefully get to cover it next year so that my new German friends can see what all the fun is about back home (wink). 

If you would like to attend you must rsvp to escapemiamirsvp@krepspr.com, must be 21 and older to attend. Discounted valet parking available. Hope you have fun for me and if you go, use these hashtags #sagamoreswimweek, #peronistyle, #escapemiami.

|WEARING| H&M robe, one-piece swimsuit and sunnies, Zara lucite minaudiere, Via Spiga shoes (also seen here and here)

|PHOTOS by| Mayleen Gonzalez

|A Tail| of a modern day Gatsby

I had this little project brewing in my head for a few months and actually was the original theme Karla and I's collaboration (see what we did here) but ended up not working out at the time but I still wanted to do it. My plan was to have it out before the remake of one of my ultimate favorite books-turned-movies The Great Gatsby, I was obsessed since the day I read the book back in grade school. Not only was the story so divine but it depicted a romance during my ultimate favorite era, the 1920s. I live and breath for that time in history, mostly because well the way women and men would dress was decadent and extravagant. When I saw that The Great Gatsby was going to be remade, I instantly thought of this post and viola- here it is. I had a different location I wanted to shoot in but time and energy where not on my side, so I decided to make the best of it and shoot around my neighborhood.

I am getting back in the groove of posting outfits, I know it's been lacking but I got you people, you will be getting a few more before I cross the pond over to Germany.

|Wearing in Dress No. 1| Look 1: RACHEL Rachel Roy dress (via Macy's), Asos bag (similar here), Target hat, Via Spiga lucite shoes; Look 2: Make-shift headwrap, Jewelmint necklace, BCBG shoes (via ideeli).

|Wearing in Dress No. 2| Look 1: RACHEL Rachel Roy dress (via Macy's), Vintage bag, Make-shift necklace with Kenneth Jay Lane bracelet (as pendant), Boutique 9 caged booties; Look 2: Make-shift headwrap, Via Spiga luctie shoes.

friendship is always in season |a collaboration|

for about two months my beautiful friend Karla Garcia and I have been trying to get together to do our collaboration. We brainstormed for several ideas before we came to the conclusion that we needed to do something for Spring. We wanted to give you two different perspectives on what you can wear this spring. Spring is about having fun, really, that is when you get to play with flowy ethereal-like pieces and experiment with color. Both looks are the polar opposites in that Karla's look has that fun and flirty look to it, as mine has a bit of hardness to it with the metal necklace and belt but yet feminine and bursting with color. Patterns and pastels are the way to go in the spring time, in Miami color is always a mandatory rule. There is no where else you can get away with wearing spring trends than in Miami, because the weather is just suitable for it. Greenery makes for the best backdrop and we have greens all around us in Miami, that is why we picked this location because Karla wanted that feeling of a blooming spring.

always be adventurous when thinking of what to wear, never be scared of wearing what you really want because that is how you develop your own personal style. Also, do not be afraid of colors and patterns, play around, mix and match and see what ends up looking the best. Would like to thank my friend Karla for doing all the hard work, I just basically took her lead when taking her photos because I really, really do not have the skills of photographers. I have a new found respect for them and for models as well, it ain't easy. What I enjoy most about blogging is making new friends and developing friendships that can last a lifetime, so happy that her and I have been able to develop our friendship and feed off of each others desire to put out there what we love most, style and fashion.

Check out Karla's post for the details of what she wore here.

|PHOTOS by| Karla Garcia

 |Ana wears| Dress: Asos (find it here)| Belt: The Limited (old)| Bracelets: BaubleBar, Kenneth Jay Lane| Rings: Asos (out of stock), M-16 (gifted)| Shoes: Via Spiga (via Piperlime)