La Blouse Roumaine

Hello, dearest readers! I know I've been quite absent for a while, but I figured that this is the best moment for my comeback. 

Today we celebrate the Great Union in Romania and I believe one of the best way to promote your country and to show your love for it is to wear the Romanian folkloric costumes (the Romanian dress). I remembered that Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by said costumes and in 1981, he created "La blouse roumaine".  Other designers that have been influenced by the Romanian dress are Tom Ford,  Phillippe Guilet, Joseph Altuzarra, Jean Paul Gaultier, Oscar de la Renta.

Here's what the blouse looked like and below that you can see a Romanian traditional blouse (ie):

Photo sources: simplycirculate.wordpress.com &  romaniahandmade.blogspot.com

CFDA 2012 - Top Best Dressed

I know I'm a few days late, but I really didn't want to miss this post, so here it is. CFDA is usually one of my favorite red-carpet events of the year, but I must say that this year I was quite disappointed with the dresses. In the past years, I was crazy about at least half the gowns, but now the only one that I really really loved was the Lela Rose that Mandy Moore wore. The rest of the dresses were nice too, but it felt like I've already seen versions of those dresses everywhere. What about you? Did you have a favorite? 

Oh, and before I forget. A couple weeks ago I had a best dressed at Cannes list, which seems to have vanished. But no worries! I will try to remember all the people and their gorgeous outfits and I will post the top. I promise! 

Mandy Moore - Lela Rose dress, Edie Parker clutch, Prada shoes, Adeler earrings, and Misaki and Norman Silverman ring

Anna Wintour - Marc Jacobs dress, Manolo Blahnik shoes

Jessica Chastain - Prabal Gurung dress, Harry Winston jewelry

Doutzen Kroes - Sophie Theallet dress

Jessica Pare - Jason Wu dress, Tiffany & Co. earrings

Julianne Hough - Kaufman Franco dress

Eugenia Kim - Miu Miu dress, Opening Ceremony clutch, YSL pumps and custom-made hair accessory

Sophia Bush - David Meister Signature dress, Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, Christian Louboutin shoes, Daniel Swarovski clutch

Kate Bosworth - Altuzarra “Laal” dress and Gianvito Rossi for Altuzarra shoes

Lily Collins - Marchesa dress, Swarovski jewelry & clutch, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes

Kyra Sedgwick – all Reed Krakoff