Cultural Sunday

I love museums - I guess I have never mentioned it before - but I surely do! I believe it is one of the easiest, fastest and cheapest ways to ensure your constant growth and personal development. Not to mention, that it is also a great place to meet strongly intelligent people and make new friends. 

This has been said, I always treat my 'cultural' looks with the same diligence and attention to the details as I usually do for my 'office' or 'leisure' outfits. They all must be TESSful:-) (as you might have guessed).

For the last 'museums-check' in Paris I picked a splendid place dedicated to the French architecture: Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine. If you appreciate a good architectural design as I do, then don't miss this wonderful site with its 8,000 m² of permanent exhibit space! 

Without revealing a content of the museum (...you will check it by yourself!), I better reveal to you my 'museum' look: TESSfully simple and cozy, yet elegant and refined! 

Well, wait :-) ...before you actually start questioning... or even making fun of me... this and the following two pics were NOT taken on the floor at the museum, but the last one - was (not on the floor though:). I just wanted to capture this look in all its TESSful beauty to share with you:)

So, TESS of the day: 

Dress, Jacket - BCBGMAXAZRIA, 

Necklace - BCBGeneration, 

Bracelet - Banana Republic, 

Glasses - Max Mara,

Handbag, Key ring - Louis Vuitton,

Bottillons - Jimmy Choo. 

Don't forget to check out some other stories I brought for you from museums:-) 

***So, what do YOU usually WEAR TO MUSEUMS?***

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The best of Pre-fall 2013

TESSful Top 15 picks from the pre-fall 2013 collections:

TESS #1: Giles

Photo: Courtesy of Giles

TESS #2: CHANEL

Photo by Giovanni Giannoni

TESS #3: Louis Vuitton

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

TESS #4: Alice + Olivia

Photo: Courtesy of Alice + Olivia

TESS #5: Gucci

Photo: Courtesy of Gucci

TESS #6: Michael Kors

Photo by John Aquino

TESS #7: Nina Ricci

Photo: Courtesy of Nina Ricci

TESS #8: Lanvin

Photo: Courtesy of Lanvin

TESS #9: Max Mara

Photo: Courtesy of Max Mara

TESS #10: Zac Posen

Photo: Courtesy of Zac Posen

TESS #11: Vera Wang

Photo by John Aquino

TESS #12: Matthew Williamson

Photo: Courtesy of Matthew Williamson

TESS #13: Sonia Rykiel

Photo: Courtesy of Sonia Rykiel

TESS #14: Carolina Herrera

Photo: Courtesy of Carolina Herrera

TESS #15: Halston Heritage

Photo: Courtesy of Halston Heritage

So, what's YOUR FAVORITE TREND of PRE-FALL 2013?

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Kind of Christmas Tree

What could be better than sitting on the couch in front of the Christmas tree and watching the snowfall outside? Hopefully, you've already got one. I mean the tree, not the snowfall. The latter one is quite optional, depending on your personal preferences and climatic possibilities. The Christmas tree is a key. 

I need to admit I didn't get a Christmas tree this year. I will be travelling all over around visiting my family and friends so I decided to keep +1 tree alive. However, that's what exactly brought me to the question, if - in general - we should be going for the real trees or creatively designed artificial ones?  At the end, we enjoy their presence just a couple of weeks. 

Below are some TESSful Christmas trees what truly inspired me to create and... to support deforestation.

1. TESSfully Red Christmas Tree from Christian Louboutin (2012)
This year Christian Louboutin‘s windows feature a unique Christmas tree assembled from the multiple iconic Pigalle shoes. The design was developed by London studio XAG.

Image by Susie Rea

2. TESSfully Warm Christmas Tree from Max Mara (2012)

Max Mara has created and donated a Christmas tree made of thirteen little coats in neutral alabaster, sewn by hand and made of fine double knit cashmere.

Image is courtesy of Max Mara

3. TESSfully Sweet Christmas Tree from Ladurée (2012)

The Christmas tree of macarons from the french 'fabricant de doucers' Ladurée was obviously inspired by the luxury and desire to be the guilty pleasure. Deliciously done!

Image is courtesy of Ladurée

As a bonus, have a look at some TESSful Christmas Tree ideas from the previous years - still amazingly relevant and bright!

Chanel (Paris). 2010
Image is courtesy of Chanel

Maison Martin Margiela. 2009 
Image is courtesy of Maison Martin Margiela

Dior (Paris). 2011
Image is courtesy of Dior

Louis Vuitton. 2009
Photo by Dominique Maitre

Jean Paul Gaultier. 2009

Unknown, but amazingly TESSfull...

And you, do YOU prefer a REAL Christmas tree or fancy a CREATIVE one?

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