Collien Fernandes designs for armedangels!

Get the Collien Fernandes tshirt at armedangels!

Collien Fernandes in her new armedangels tshirt (available in pink + green!)

And yeah lavender - with armedangels logo.

Collien in St. Catherine's Home in Mumbai.

Join the social fashion revolution... 

Armedangels is an eco-friendly label, which stands for organic fashion and fairtrade and against child labour and environmental pollution. I introduced them and their philosophy here. With December the first, the tshirt designed by German TV-star Collien Fernandes will be released in the armedangels Online Shop. The amount of 5 euro will be donated with every sold tshirt to the Indian children's home St. Catherine's Home in Mumbai, which Collien Fernandes is supporting personally. The shirt print says "One Good Deed every Day", a great motto! I  fancy the pink Collien tshirt^^.

If you are interested check out their collection here. Everyone please enjoy your Sunday and start happy into the new week tomorrow!

Love,

Links á la Mode: Food for Thought

Hi butterflies, these are the IFB (Independet Fashion Bloggers) best links of this week! Enjoy the weekly roundup beginning here...Love, Lilly

• Awakened Aesthetic: – Eco-Friendly Stocking Stuffers (Part I)
• Crisis in Denim: – Crisis in Denim: I make gentle fun of a Banana Republic ‘rewards’ card I received in the mail, that seems designed to make me think I accomplished something by shopping at BR and earning ‘rewards’ points, by riffing on the president’s Yes We Can slogan.
• dramatis personae: – the Hat’s Out of the Bag! by Michelle at Wicked Whimsy
• Fashion X K8: – The importance of Fashion Ad Campaigns and analyzing the collective subconcious of fashion consumers. I beg the question, what makes a great Fashion Ad.
• Further Ado: – With many of their paper equivalents going bust, Further Ado finds 5 great online fashion magazines to keep you satisfied.
• Grit and Glamour: – yesterday The Psychology of Lace Lace, in spite of its implied fragility, holds very special power in the sartorial world.
• Idiosyncratic Style – Infatuation List: Five Fall Fashion Favorites
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Fashion Blogging : The Road Ahead
• kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS: – Interview with Lauren Jones of mydearthing
• Mystery Creature: – I love vintage, I love handmade… but I don’t love Etsy, as much as I want to.
• Oranges and Apples: – What drives fashion bloggers? Oranges and Apples in the Scotsman
• Random Fashion Coolness: – Musings on the power-partnerships in the Blogosphere
• Shoe Daydreams: – Collaborations and “inspiration”
• slsvgg fashion: – An interview with Gossip Girl actress LEIGHTON MEESTER, on her style
• Somewhere over the Skyline…: – rugality? Sustainability? The Recession! – Thoughts & Recommendations on Sustainable/Vintage Lifestyles
• Super Kawaii Mama: – Meet the Dr. of Dames and her new book Our Girl’s – Aussie Pin Up’s of the 40’s & 50’s
• THE COVETED: – Benefits of Chilly Days… Coats!
• The Curvy Fashionista – Got the Plus Size Bridal Dress woes? Enter in Cc.Elaine- A studio dedicated to the Curvy.Confident.Chic. Plus Size Bride
• The New Wave: – Underwear as Outerwear: How to wear this spring’s runway trend using vintage pieces.
• The Pixelated Blonde – Fashion: it’s an individual thing – a look at how to be stylish whilst maintaining one’s individuality.
• White Rabbit: – Lookbook.nu vs. Flickr’s Wardrobe Remix – the battle of “What I wore today” sites
• Wicked Whimsy: – Rene Geneva Designs – featuring a local, woman run eco-friendly design house that makes gorgeous clothes to boot!
   

WO AI NI = I love you!

***SONG: Colbie Caillat - Bubbly***

It started when our eyes first met... (Source)

..that weird feeling dizzling even in my toes. (Source)

...Please hold my hand, never release it again,... (Source)

...take me in your arms and protect me from the world. (Source)

...I hope I can wake up forever to look into your smiling face and as... (Source)

...we do not know the future, let's treasure every moment. (Source)

...I shout it into the universe: Heaven, I love you!...(Source)

...May we stay together and let the stars shine on us...(Source)

...until the sun sets for the last time. (Source)

From Lilly with Love!

Style inspiration

Happily I met up today with KR and JS to drink some chocolate at a café^^. During the afternoon I went on a major shopping tour to get the Christmas presents for my brothers (heey, preparation is everything!). After hours and hours I am now satisfied with my finds (cannot share them in case my bros peek into my blog!). This means I can spend the whole December on imagining their happy faces when unwrapping their presents!!! So good^^.
Later I visited Susu and had dinner with her: baguette with herbs and tomatoes with mozzarella. Our plan to work on a calender for December could not be enacted, because we are simply tired to the bones and promised each other to do it next time^^.
For this post, I uploaded a few of my current favourite fashion inspiration! (All pictures belong to H&M). Morrow is going to be a busy day, so I better hurry in my bed as soon as possible!
Love to you all,

***SONG: Kylie Minogue - In my arms***

Take part in Ella's Blog Carnival!

All those pretty little blog stars out there...(Source)

Hi my chocolate cookies! Just yesterday I found this cool blog contest on *ellainspired*. Here is the original conditions from her blog. Please everyone make sure to take part!^^

So, how it works is that anyone and everyone can submit articles that fit with the theme. The theme, Best of the Blogisphere, means that the article are going to be the favourite and most populr articles from your blog that readers go back and read over and over or are the type of post people print out and use as a resource. New, never been posted before articles are most welcome. I'm looking for a mix of fun and frivolous, informational and even a little serious. Any format is accepted, lists, point form, poems, quotes, pictures, long article, short articles. Each posts with have your blogs name and URL prominently displayed at the top of the post giving the writer full credit.
Guidelines:
- All articles will be read and selected by me
- Not all articles will be posted
- Please state the date and URL of the post at the top of your entry
- Please state clearly if the article is a newly written, never before published piece
- Each blog may submit no more than 10 posts
- Each participant must write a short post during the month of December stating that they are taking part

All entries must be emailed to me at ella.inspired@gmail.com You can either attach the post in word format or list all your entries with their specific URL next to it. I will inform all applicants of the article I am going to post and the dates they will be posted. Only posts received prior to the closing date will be featured.
CLOSING DATE: 22 NOVEMBER 2009 (SUNDAY)
Theme: Best of the Blogisphere
Time: 10 AM (Time Zone +2:00)
Date: 1 December 2009
Place: *eLLa* iNsPiReD Invited: EVERYONE

Hope to read everyone's posts there!
Love,

Rum chocolate and chick peas

Mmmmhh...rice with vegetables cooked from scratch!

JoJo's African tea candle lamp.

Et voilá - Lillys new hair cut! (much shorter)

A few days ago I visited my friend JoJo to cook a pumpkin dish! We were really sad when it turned out to be not available anymore at the shops...So JoJo came up with an new idea and we started a raid in her kitchen and just put together everything we liked!! And WOW, the outcome was tasty and special, because we did not use a recipe! Sometimes those meals turn out to be the best ones! We had something oriental in mind like hummus (=Arabic chick peas dish).
It was rice with dried Italian tomatoes and eggplant together with a delicious chick pea dip!! (and many ingredients more which I gloriously forgot...-.-). I brought Spanish wine and rum chocolate along...perfect girl evening!!^^. Happy news to announce: they kept the ferrets I wrote about here. Let's cook together again soon!

Love,


PS: KR did not see any difference in my hair lenght. Men XDD
PPS: Thank you SH for repairing my favourite earring! (the one in the photo)^^

I told you it's random, baby

Shared coolness (Source)

As if...!! (Source).

Hangin' around (Source).

Would wear it instantly! (Source)

Bag+Blouse! (Source)

Watch+bracelets (Source)

SONG: David Guetta feat Akon - Sexy Bitch

"I was uncool, before uncool became cool."

My latest fashion inspiration, all yours now^^.
Love Love Kiss Kiss,

Lilly XD

Sorry, no Pictures!

Lilly wears: (coat hm, shorts orsay, tights+glasses ca,
heels marco tozzi)

Vintage shirt and silver shawl, bracelet/necklace from ebelin.

The red lipstick did not appear on the photos as planned.



Gaga-Oh-La-La...Lilly passing of as Lady Gaga!

Dumplings for lunch: Hmmmm....

Today was rather lazy - I organized things for work and in the household. And *sneeeeze*, I am somehow infected with something (let's hope it is a ordinary flu and will disappear in a few days). For lunch I cooked my favourite dish: dumplings with forest mushroom sauce (a meal from South Germany). My mother makes the best dumplings (of course)^^. I ate so much that I seriously got a stomach ache. But it's all better now. I had my hair cut on Friday. In todays outfit I wear my hair in dumpling form (which is a coincidence, of course), so I'll upload a picture of the new lenght soon. Ahhh, again: *sneeeze*. FJ was making a fuss over taking the pictures, partly due to the fact that I won't tell him for what purpose we are shooting them! I guess I have to tell him sometime soon or he will strangle me out of curiosity...
I love that new shirt! Can't wait to wear it on a great night out with my girls^^. The new shorts are also depicted, I thought they would match well. Additionally from yesterday's prey: the black coat and the silver shawl. What do you think?
Love,
Lilly :D

SONG: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Attending the Vintage Fashion Market!

Exclusive sneak preview of my thrifted treasures!

More about this fabulous Topshop dress below (I'm a lucky, lucky girl!).

Atmosphere at the fashion market: Welcome to the jungle!

A huge crowd of fashion-loving women whirling around.

Pay attention to the sequin bonnet of the woman in the middle!

Dear Jimmy Choo, I really love the sexy killer high heels you designed for H&M that have been released today in Germany! They are gorgeous and they are ... very unaffordable. (And a 10 minutes limit is not enough for shopping!)
So I had another major event to attend today:
The biannually held Vintage Fashion Market for Women! I postet about the last huge fair here. I spent there about three hours and had problems carrying home the four bags with my new treasures! Think of a hall with over 350 women who went through their wardrobe and brought... tons of clothes, shoes and bags!!! In this situation only the laws of the jungle are valid! Prepare to fight for your fave pieces!^^ Of course it also involves a lot of fun: a café and a free beauty photoshooting (probably in the new clothes). Prices are normally low and negotiable. I am very proud of my prey this time (my third time altogether):

• 3 skirts
• shorts
  
• 3 dresses
• a winter jacket
• a shawl (silver)
  
• 3 tshirts
• a top (black lace)
• a cardigan
• 2 pullover
• a blouse
  

Oh sweet heaven, this was the best day of this month! Let me explain how I got my hands onto the beautiful rasphberry coloured dress from Topshop above^^:

- I asked the owner: How much is it? (thinking: I can never afford it!)
- She said: 5 Euros should be okay!
- And I was like: OMG!! WHAT??? You've got to be kidding me! (trying to hide my surprised facial expression)
In the changing cabin a few women asked: Are you already sure about it? Where did you get it? Let me know if you are not taking it!
- Waaah, it is mine! And yes, yes, yes I am sure!
I ran back to the owner and immediately bought it - so here we are^^. This is the perfect dress ever!
I have to ask FJ tomorrow to take a few outfit shoots with the new pieces!
Love,
Lilly :D

J'aimerais tellement by Jena Lee

Scene from Jena Lee's video (Source).

Beautiful artwork by Benjamin (Source).

A painted city view in the video (Source).

Couple overviewing city lights (Source).

Jena Lee's CD cover (album: Vous remercier, Source).

New Singer Jena Lee (Source).

Jena Lee is a new singer from France (21 years). Her music style is refered to as Emo R&B. In her first song J'aimerais tellement, she collaborated with the artist Benjamin (who was born as Zhang Bin (Chinese)), who painted the stunning art for her music video. He is part of the new comic artist scene in China and recently rocking Europe. First of all I saw that artwork and instantly wanted to know who created it. Do you like it?
Watch the video for J'aimerais tellement below!
Love,
Lilly :D

This is an English version sung by two fans and featuring the official video (good quality, promise!):



And below the original French song by Jena Lee (sad song, but amazing!). (The officially released video was hidden to well, so I hope this one is okay!)

I am happy to announce that this is the #101 post! When I started blogging, reaching that number seemed never possible! So thanks for all your kind comments and support! You are great!!

Yeah, 101 posts!! Let's party on^^ (Source).