A CHRONOGRAPH is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch  combined with a display watch.
What are the things we love to get as souvenirs from Switzerland? Of course chocolate, pocket knives if you are into it and if you can afford it most definitely a watch! Today I am representing a very special limited edition hand candy for you! A delicate & delicious touch of luxury and an entry ticket to a sometimes closed world of watch collectors and luxury watch lovers!
In the honor of the memory of its illustrious founder and on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its rebirth luxury watch company Louis Moinet unveils a visionary creation, positioning the chronograph not simply as a complication – but as a central component of it's new Memoris watch model. This timepiece stands at a historic crossroads: the Ateliers’ tenth anniversary, and the bi-centenary of the chronograph invented by Louis Moinet.

“It’s probably the most important launch we’ve ever done.”  Jean-Marie Schaller, CEO of Louis Moinet   As such, it was important for this model to be significantly different from its predecessors, as well as to celebrate the brand's heritage. While everything – or almost everything – chronograph-related already seems to have been invented, there was still one step nobody had dared to take: no longer seeing the chronograph as a complication, but rather as the primary function of the timepiece. So much for watch chronographs; Memoris is the first chronograph-watch in watchmaking history! The chronograph as the primary function.

THE CHRONOGRAPH AS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION 

Ateliers Louis Moinet did exactly what the eponymous inventor of the chronograph did in his day; taking a completely different approach to watchmaking rather than attempting just to improve on an existing model. To showcase the chronograph in the style it deserves, Louis Moinet has redeveloped practically every decorative item of the watch. With Memoris, the entire chronograph function has been shifted to the dial.
Louis Moinet creations often make use of unusual materials, such as fossils and meteorites, in a unique creative approach combined with bespoke fine watchmaking complications. The brand’s core values are creativity, exclusivity, art and design.

Memoris: a 46 mm timepiece, available in pink gold or white gold,  in three limited editions of just 60 pieces each.

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ABOUT ATELIER LOUIS MOINET

Ateliers Louis Moinet was founded in Saint-Blaise, Neuchâtel, in 2004. The independent firm was established to honor the memory of Louis Moinet (1768-1853): master watchmaker, certified inventor of the chronograph (1816), and pioneer in the use of very high frequencies (216,000 vibrations per hour). Louis Moinet was a watchmaker, scholar, painter, sculptor and teacher at the School of Fine Arts – as well as the author of Traité d’Horlogerie, a watchmaking treatise published in 1848 that remained a definitive work of reference for almost a century.   The firm’s timepieces, produced in limited editions only, have won some of the most coveted awards, including a Red Dot Design Award (Best of the Best category), a prize in the International Chronometry Competition, and a recent UNESCO Award of Merit. 

This luxury piece also comes with luxury price tag but a girl can dream, can't she? :)
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HOW IT ALL HAPPENED (no juicy details included)

GIRLFRIENDS KNOW BEST

"And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings." Meister Eckhart

Since I am just putting together my posting schedule to cover these topics (fashion ones are already in the pipeline of course) let me know bellow in the comments which topics interests you most!

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Loewe Spring 2016.

Lately, all the focus in fashion has been on the Fall looks that are making their way to storefront windows and online catalogues. The time has come to purchase items for cold weather wardrobes, so this is only natural. But this is also often the time of year at which we get our first hints of some of the looks that will dominate fashion in the next year to come. Whether through runway shows, trends with the potential to stick around, or even concepts from abroad, each Fall comes with hints of the following Spring.
It's still a little bit early to be entirely certain when projecting spring or summer trends for 2016, but these are some of the looks that seem likely to start surfacing.

The Fabric To Favour - LACE

Previewing a prevalence of lace in the spring and summer of 2016 isn't so much of a stretch given that the fabric typically known for warm weather and/or intimate attire has actually been making the rounds in Fall and Winter styles. Flowing white blouses are everywhere in the current season, and lace is inevitably involved. But it's not just the current state that's making us look toward lace for 2016. Early spring runways are   "upping the ante on see-through lace," according to Harper's Bazaar, with numerous designers showcasing stunning lace dresses made for the warm weather.

Trousers Of Choice - LOW-RISE

Unlike lace, which represents some expected continuity between Fall and Spring, this idea is all about reversal. Lately, the popular look in trousers has been high-waisted styles reminiscent of '70s attire (with the '70s in general being huge for fashion for the fall and winter of 2015). But if early exhibitions are to be trusted, things are going the other way as soon as the weather warms up in 2016, with a more relaxed, '90s-inspired look.

The Hottest Colour - RED

Based in Australia (where the Spring and Summer stretch is now approaching), Lyst cites red as "the color of the season." And while the site's highlighting of numerous flashy red items is in part directed toward an international audience adopting shades of red for the Winter, the focus on red in the southern hemisphere may just be an indication that its popularity will extend right into 2016. This would be a bold transition from the more traditional pastels and lighter shades we often see come spring time, and frankly it feels due.

The Jewelry You'll Love - YELLOW GOLD

That doesn't really sound like a surprise, right? After all, if there's any single thing in all of fashion that's never out of style, it's probably gold. But given the past year's focus on rose gold, and this Fall and Winter's welcoming of more casual jewelry pieces, yellow gold is actually in position for a comeback in a big way. Women's Wear Daily has said that "gold goes bold" in 2016, noting sculptural cuffs, bib necklaces and other big, bold pieces we're going to see in gold come next spring. There's much more to come in the weeks and months ahead as more and more early spring RTW collections are revealed. 
But based on what we know now, these are at least a few trends that appear to be safe bets for emergence and/or ongoing relevance in 2016.
Which one of the listed is your favorite?
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Altuzarra Spring/Summer 2016.
This season I decided to start my fashion week reviews by city starting with of course New York, I have seen all of the shows and selected my favorite looks based on wearability, quality and visible, interesting trends for upcoming fashion season.
Altuzarra's designer described his collection as “Very serene, about the beauty of materials which are close to nature, like linen, cotton and burlap; things which are not fussy, and meant to look wrinkled.” 
I love this collection because it's strong, rich with great quality fabrics, the looks are combined to be suited as office wear and evening wear, very elegant and easy to take care of. My favorite looks are the first two brown leather coat and top worn with navy linen pants pictured above.
Givenchy Spring/Summer 2016.
As Donna Karen resigned as head designer,  Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne took over designing for the brand and used brands signature 90s power suite as a building block for their debut collection. 
Unapologetic power women from New York City who walks the walk and talks the talk is still there, it's in the brand's DNA. Big shoulders and casual, young and stylish takes on signature power suit took the front stage and updated the brand's appeal for a fresh tribe of 21ct power women.
DKNY Spring/Summer 2016.
J. Crew and Ralph Lauren showed what I call 'Greenwich Connecticut look', J.Crew catering to younger audience and lower price point while RL traditionally to crowed looking for high quality luxurious pieces. This is the look I sometimes go for for my casual and work wear classic dressing.
J.Crew is endlessly fun, young and chic but has gone high up in pricing while Ralph Lauren as always justifies the price point with quality, durability and fabric/making quality which is eternal, never goes out of style.
Ralph Lauren's signature Americana looks are very wearable as separates but also styled as on the runway with more dramatic head to toe leather suite looks or double breasted multicolor midi raincoat.
Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2016.
Alexander Wang celebrated the first decade of his brand after leaving Balenciaga and launching a successful capsule collaboration with fast fashion brand H&M. As always Wang' s collection listened and followed the street, more accurately, the streets of New York, there was no special concept behind the collection as designer himself admitted, it was young, urban and modern featuring military and deconstructed denim pieces, with a tad of more dramatic fringe on oversized military jackets.

Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2016.
Did you see any of the shows? Which one was your favorite?
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All Photos: Armina Bavcic | Dress: Spell Design | Crown: Kreativni Nered It's funny how no matter how good of a planner you think you are a life sometimes jumps at you with more things at once.
 This Summer was a life changing for me while at the same time very different then any other, busy and dynamic both professionally and more so on private level. My priorities definitely changed, but more details about the change in one of my next posts ;)
My boyfriend and I decided to settle in Barcelona where we purchased our first home together and plan to stay here for next three years and possibly also live here after his basketball career ends.  We also decided to furnish our own Summer home in Dubrovnik, an apartment which my boyfriend had for some time now and which was just sitting unfurnished for years. This was the dynamic part of Summer where I spent most of the time chasing the workers who were pre-paid to work on the apartment to actually come and work. Needless to say, Dubrovnik apartment is still not done and they promised to have it done by end of (last) June. I used the opportunity of spending the Summer in Dubrovnik to collaborate with some Croatian designers and crafters. One of them called  Kreativni Nered  (in translation Creative Mess) made me a gorgeous needle stitched white crown featured in this post alongside of my favorite Summer boho vintage lace dress from Spell Design. The City of Dubrovnik and surrounding area is absolutely gorgeous so it wasn't hard to find a great shooting location. My friend Armina suggested Arboretum Trsteno, gorgeous small botanical garden where Game of Thrones was filmed close to the beach with breathtaking views and untouched nature. Arboretum Trsteno is known by it's natural beauty and the 500-year old giant natural monuments - Asian plane-trees.  One can easily get there in some 20 minutes by one of the regular buses connecting Dubrovnik with the Dubrovnik coast land. Trsteno boasts the15th century renaissance summer residence of Gučetić-Gozze family, with its garden which has been cultivated from the 15th century until today. The garden encompassing the summer residence, aqueduct, mill, the fountain with Neptune and nymphs and the belvedere pavilion overlooking the sea and islands is the finest example of Dubrovnik summer residence garden architecture. XoXo

"There really is nothing else quite like it. We read more books, watch more films and listen to more songs about it than anything else. It quickens the heart, lights the soul and makes us whole."
As I already posted in last several posts, this Summer my boyfriend and I moved to a new apartment in Barcelona but also into a new Summer home in Dubrovnik so this Summer was all about packing, unpacking, cleaning and decorating for us. The good part of moving into a new place is that you are forced to go through and organize all your stuff and get rid of the stuff you really don't need anymore. 
My favorite part of settling into a new place was unpacking my photo albums and my jewelry. I peaked into each of these little precious boxes of earnings, necklaces, bracelets and rings and with this I opened mostly fond memories connected to the jewelry piece I was unpacking.

Most of my jewelry I got as a gift. Some of it is connected with gentle, loving, positive emotions while some make me a bit sad as I reminisce, such as my late grandmothers pearl earrings. 
For centuries people have been gifting jewelry as a symbol of love, a promise, friendship or appreciation. No matter the value, jewelry symbolizes the gift of heart, a gift of emotion which intensifies and revives with each wear.  
I often find myself impulsively clinging on my heart necklace whenever I watch my boyfriend play an intense basketball game, when I feel proud or when I just miss him for being away for home on a longer trip for a number of days in a row. Every morning I am putting it on my neck it feels like I am getting a big hug from my boyfriend no matter if he is home or not at the time. When I put it on, I feel fully dresses and ready to go about my day.

Photo source: http://www.beigerenegade.com/ 

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When I first discovered Michael Hill Jewelry, the historic brands vision and direction of designing and crafting contemporary jewelry collections really hit home as they simply 'get it'. They know how to show emotion in a way that is bigger then words and their jewelry design caters to a whole rainbow or emotions, types of love, type of people and gifting purposes. The brand was founded in 1979 in New Zealand by entrepreneur and visionary Michael Hill and since it has expanded globally. 

"When given it’s an expression of love. Young love, old love, motherly love, straight love, gay love, forbidden love, brotherly love, it seals love, nurtures, creates, kindles and declares love for all the world to see."

"We don’t care what kind of love you’re into, we just want to make sure you get your fair share."

by  Michael Hill Jewelry "We’re for Love."
What would you do for love? I would love to hear a story behind your favorite jewelry piece in a comment bellow.

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