Under the same roof
May 26, 2011



vintage dress, vintage jewelry, H&M flats
  Photos by Catalin Opritescu



I'm telling you, weird things happen...good, weird things happen!
For example, take this situation. I moved to Bucharest and stayed in the same building as Catalin and his beautiful girlfriend Nadina.

Didn't knew who they were until I moved out from that building. 

One day I was surfing on Voque Italy.com and saw this.
I marveled for half an hour, along with other lifestyle and fashion photography lovers from my office (who were successfully brought on this "dark side" of  hedonist life by yours truly )

Ofc that the next step came naturally...I googled Catalin Opritescu !
So I found out that he is one of  VIVA's fav photographers, that the beautiful Nadina Campean is his girlfriend and that one of his passions is street style photography.

But believe me, until the next day, when he wrote me, saying  that he wants us to meet I didn't realized that we lived in the same building. Do you really think I can be more idiotic than this?

Bottom line: I have a new, BIG, photography crush!!!






Annnndddd, afterrrr, the sweet hour!

 Coup de Foudre's  giveaway result:
Count the comments and send me a mail if you are number 8 so that the girls can send you you statement necklace :)


wonders near us
May 23, 2011

D A D O O  's royal like, magical bouquet !!!


The first item from Snobbish Breakfast's summer edition.









the awesome bouquet from EnRose-Adina Filculescu 
you should contact her the next time you need creative flower arrangements.





At Carol Parc Hotel you'll find the biggest Murano chandelier in the world! I'm not kidding!






And the hectic rain - look closely what's behind the blue van...;)



Some glimpses from the flower exposition I told you about on Friday, at Carol Parc Hotel.
It was indeed a magical event, lots of people, all sorts of beautiful flowers, and the magical dresses that were displayed there. 

Snobbish Breakfast was one of the lables  invited to display a dress at this event and we were truly honored for being asked to.

 I really don't think I should bore you with words, the pictures speak for themselves. :)


After Best Flower and after the rain stopped and the sun came out again, I met with Catailn.
Ohh, you don't know who is Catalin, do you? I'll tell you next time, believe me, you wanna know who he is.  Actually, everybody wants to know who is he these days!





Vintage dress, Vero Moda belt, Zara hat, Zara shoes






flowers in a castle
May 20, 2011









You hope you guys know what to do this weekend no?
After all, what more can you desire than a sunny day, an ice tea (for those of you who are not dieting, no it's not for the silhouette!) and a beautiful afternoon sourrounded by flowers.


Where? At Carol Parc Hotel ofc. Did you know that Carol Parc Hotel was before being Carol Parc Hotel , a castle?!? (I've melted instantlly when I heard that).

When they asked us to be a part of this event we said yes, ofc.

So I hope to see you there, Adina went on a little vacation, but it's ok, I love her, and I'm planning to go to some festivals in the summer so I can blackmail her with this ;). So, she will be live streaming, of Facebooking or something  with us from there.

It just hit me, last time we had a Snobbish Breakfast in a bistro, now we're having it in a castle. I wonder what's next ?





CAROL PARC HOTEL ORGANIZEAZA EXPOZITIA ANUALA A DESIGNERILOR FLORISTI „BEST FLOWER 2011”



Bucuresti – 16.05.2011 - Sub Inaltul Patronaj al Majestatii Sale Regina ANA a Romaniei, Carol Parc Hotel si Cupcake PR&Events organizeaza in perioada 20-22 mai Expozitia Anuala a Designerilor Floristi „BEST FLOWER 2011”. Din acest an, Majestatea Sa acorda Inaltul Sau patronaj tuturor editiilor viitoare, certificand astfel reputatia, prestigiul si valoarea evenimentului care are loc anual, in luna mai, la Carol Parc Hotel.
Best Flower 2011 onoreaza talentul si creativitatea designerilor floristi din Romania, iar in acest an are o tema care va incanta publicul si va starni creativitatea designerilor floristi: „FASHION AND FLOWERS”, acestia urmand sa expuna in categoria „Profesionisti” in 3 Sectiuni clasice: Buchet de mireasa, Compozitii florale si Aranjamente pentru interior. Sectiunea Buchete de Mireasa va purta in editia aceasta numele The ONE AND ONLY, revista THE ONE fiind “patronul” din acest an al acestei Sectiuni. Revista, prin intermediul ANDREEI ESCA, va acorda propriul sau premiu - Premiul SPECIAL THE ONE AND ONLY BOUCHET. Vor mai fi acordate premii de catre revistele VILLA DESIGN si CONFORT MAGAZIN, precum si alte premii speciale, printre care Premiul Special CALLESSENTAILLY Romania (constand intr-un contract de colaborare pe durata unui an) si Premiul Special CHALLENGE by Dana Savuica.
La  BEST FLOWER 2011 vor participa designeri floristi consacrati, ateliere de creatie florala aflate la inceput de drum, dar si amatorii si pasionatii de design floral. Vor expune lucrari in sectiunea „Profesionisti” designerii: Karyna Andreea Nastase – Floristika, Nicoleta Ionita – Anemone, Irene Van Der Geest- Floraria Olandeza, Beatrice Misaila – Atelierul de Flori, Roxana  Sofronie – Green Art, Maricica Rotaru – Casa Mireasa, Zaed Flower, Adina Filculescu – En Rose, Ana-Maria Greavu – Flowers By Ana, Cristina Birau & Mihaela Cojocaru - Gloriosa Boutique, Darius Dadoo, Maria Suta, Mara Istina – Aralia Flowers, Ioana Mihai Nechifor – Fiori Bianchi, Floraria Amaryllis –Iasi, Elena Cristea Iordan – APR by Elena, Ildiko Muha – Flower Studio, Nicu Bocancea – Floraria IRIS, Stefan Ditu – Flowers Garden, Andreea Stor – Floristiq Art.
Designerii si creatorii de moda vor fi si ei parte integranta a evenimentului, acestia expunand lucrari care interpreteaza tema FLORALA in maniera proprie. Vor putea fi admirate creatii semnate de Rita Muresan, Catalin Botezatu, Mirela Diaconu, Kinga Varga, Clara Rotescu, LKIT, Snobbish Breakfast.
Continuand traditia colaborarii cu celebrul atelier de creatie si design floral LIFE 3, anul acesta este invitat sa fie Presedintele Juriului – Per Benjamin, maestru florist scandinav, multipremiat campion international si apreciat membru in juriile de specialitate. Acesta va sustine pentru prima oara in Romania o prelegere in cadrul BEST FLOWER pe 21 Mai, incepand cu ora 10.00: „The NATURAL COLOR SYSTEM acording to PER BENJAMIN”, despre propriul si celebrul sau COLOR SISTEM, care i-a adus reputatia si recunoasterea internationala. Alaturi de el vor fi membri ai juriului: Andreea Esca, Rebecca Walter, Dana Savuica, Prof. Dan Vucicovici (Catedra Cromatica-Forma-Design a Universitatii de Arhitectura Ion Mincu din Bucuresti),  Sylvia Schlie Petre (proprietara Carol Parc Hotel) si Teofil Molcut (FLORIST’S ONLY).

PER BENJAMIN s-a nascut la Stockholm in 1970 si incepe sa lucreze cu florile de la 18 ani. A participat la numeroase competitii nationale si internationale si a castigat peste 10 medalii. Din 1997 este profesor la Academia Florala din Stockholm, iar din 1998 si-a infiintat compania Benjamins Botaniska. Jurizeaza concursuri internationale, ajungand in diferite parti ale lumii: Japonia, Australia, SUA, Brazilia, Mexic, China, India, Singapore etc. Alaturi de maestrii floristi Tomas de Bruyne (presedintele juriului la precedenta editie BEST FLOWER 2011) si Max Van Der Sluis infiinteaza celebra companie Life 3. Publica articole si carti si este creatorul celebrului Natural Colour System, care i-a adus reputatia si celebritatea internationala.
Elementul de noutate al evenimentului este reprezentat de sectiunea HOBBY, in cadrul careia amatorii si pasionatii de design floral vor putea participa cu creatii proprii in expozitie. Vor expune in sectiunea HOBBY: Sanda Lazur, Stefania Mircea, Daniela Soros, Andreea Minuta, Liliana Ionica, Mihaela Gunta, Carmen Lazar, Doinita Culea, Manuela Oancea, Andreea Brinzoiu.
Tot pentru prima data, designerii participanti vor putea juriza lucrarile colegilor lor sau ai amatorilor din sectiunea Hobby, urmand ca lucrarea castigatoare sa primeasca PREMIUL SPECIAL AL DESIGNERILOR FLORISTI. Dorim ca aceasta distinctie sa devina la fel de ravnita de catre profesionistii din domeniu ca si Premiul Juriului BEST FLOWER.
Expozitia va fi deschisa gratuit publicului in zilele de 21 si 22 mai, intre orele 10:00 si 20:00. Duminica, 22 mai incepand cu ora 12:00 vor putea participa la un Atelier de Design Floral.

PARTENERI:
Green Factory
Callessentially
Emerald Garden
Madame Lucie

PARTENERI MEDIA:

The ONE • Time Out • Ce se intampla Doctore? • Radio MUSICFM 103.8 FM •Villa Design • Confort Magazin • Gradina mea de vis •  Florists Only • Casa si gradina •  Locuinta mea •  Casa Lux • Protv Magazin• onemagazine.ro • timeoutbucuresti.ro • csid.ro • protvmagazin.ro • miresedisperate.ro • urbo.ro • intrefete.ro • apropo.ro• gandul.info • hotcity.ro • decosieco.ro • infogradina.ro • bucuresteni.ro • deluxe-lifestyle.ro.



Also, did you know that Carol parc Hotel has been selected to be royal supplier??!?!

I'm telling you, there are a lot of reasons to be there! And I didn't even told you about the cupcakes and macaroons and the always smiling and instant problem solver,  Cristina Turnagiu Dragna.




Linked In
May 19, 2011





 
Topshop tights, H&M cardigan, America Apparel shirt, Nasty Gal vest



I've just found out that this year there is a big possibility to have a working holiday. GREAT!
I'm hunted by an evil workaholic spirit. Therefore this might just have been my last day of calmness.

Or I could just shut down my phones(all four of them) and laptop, and Facebook, and Skype, and Y Mess and, and...yes,yes, I give a new meaning to the "staying in touch" concept.



Here are Adela's wedding invitations. Aren't they cool? 
Read closely what mine says!!! I didn't knew until she gave it to me. Instant heart!


Also, go and check Daily Dream Decor,  Fashion in my Eye's take on decorations. I for one check it every day for my dose of inspiration, so when she called me saying that she wants to interview me and take pictures of my house she really made my day :). Thank you D!





lose some,win some
May 18, 2011

Topshop shoes, Zara dress

 I wonder where are those shoes?!?!


ATTENTION:
If you are a jewelry obsessed person like me then you will love this!

The girls at Coup de Foudre told me that they want to give you guys a beautiful necklace so that you can test their amazing creations. They best thing about this is that they had this awesome idea that the winner will choose the necklace that she loves the most. Cool huh?

All you have to do is go to their Facebook page and like the necklaces you desire or comment. Then, follow HIGH STREET CARDIGANS with Google Friend Connect and tell me in a comment what you love about their neckalces.

Next Wednesday we'll have a winner :)


This is my fav, what's yours?




I wanted to share this with you! It's my instant I Phone pic again, how dreamy is this house and the tree huh?
Made me think at the ladies from the 19th century.


P.S. ofc that I will put it on your mail Alina but I don't have your address :). Send me a mail and I'll  be the magical fairy ok?




Let the right one in
May 16, 2011

cause...








I saw this print in a post on Irina's blog or her Facebook page a year ago. I shared it on my Facebook and save it on my laptop dreaming of the day when I'll print it.

Don't you think it's absolutely adorable? When I enter my house this is the first thing I see and it makes me feel somehow safe.

And because I'm still a little bit shopaholic (on the verge of recovery, I must add) I've chosen several people that are somehow important to me and gave each one of them a copy of this print. Some of them got it because  they are close to my heart, and some of them got it because they need to see that beauty and kindness still exist.

So thank you Irina for sharing this with us. 
Btw, you got a print too, it would have been rude not to give you one, after all you're my fav person from the blogosphere :)










 Il Passo shoes, vintage blazer and jewelry
Photos by Cornelia Gaie

It felt kinda different visiting my old apartment. It looked differently too



After ten hours, finally in the Bucharest home 


And there...waiting for me, where this "cute" goodies. Being a grown up sucks!


 So you must understand that I had to drown my sorrow somehow