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Store Statement: Subcouture

Hello to anyone who is reading this!
It's been a while since Judith or me did one writing post, but when I see collections like this new one from Subcouture I can't help it. Here's how the two floors of the store look like:

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Now, where do I begin? With collections like this one, where all the items are so trendy right now, I just want to buy it all and wear it. At the same time. Without thinking. I love it. Some pieces maybe not that much, but still, I spent all my (star)dollars on this. Here's what I bought in two outfits I did with these amazing pieces:

Wearing SUBCOUTURE

Left outfit: Faux Fur Nya Coat, GIA Inspired Crop Top, GIA Inspired Leather Pants & Neon Square Sunglasses

Right outfit: Oversized Padded Jacket, Aurora Jewel Tube Top, Metal Chain Necklace & Balenciaga Inspired Triple S Sneakers

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Styling Comp (Velvet Orchid): The Winner

Hello hello!

This will be a very short post just to announce the winner of the comp from Velvet Orchid... We asked you who you wanted to win and the results have arrived. No more votes are accepted! The graphics speak for themselves...

CONGRATULATIONS AMAIA_ESTEBANEZ!! 

Your outfit was very good Amaia! I'm glad you won. Please, let me know via guestbook or in the comments below what item from Velvet Orchid you would like and put in in your wishlist, that would make it so much easier for me. 

Thank you to everyone who participated and to the ones that voted! 

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If you want another comp, and you liked our partner blog (Not So Much But The Doll), don't forget to join the Givenchy comp in kickherout's newest blog: La Mode + The Doll. She did first amazing Givenchy outfits with lots of humor and my favorite characters rocking them, like Linda and the architect. Click here or on the image below to go to the comp and post respectively. 

Shopping: SUPER SALE 50% OFF (J)

I wasn't planning on doing this post, I was already happy and satisfied with what Mireia did a few days ago, but then I finally checked out those sales and oh my god, did I find bargains! I bought quite a few items, some of which I'm really excited about and I feel it is my duty as part of TheSSS to share them with you.

Before we get into what I bought and how I style it though... BEWARE. WARNING. A lot of outfits coming.

In fact I've got so many outfits (one per each item I bought) that I'm going to organise and divide this post in two categories: The Interesting Items I've Always Kind Of Liked But Never Bought & The Items I Only Bought Because They Were On Sale But Might Be Interesting. Let's start with the latest which might be more surprising and leave the others for a more boring and predicted finale.



The Items I Only Bought Because They Were On Sale But Might Be Interesting

Leading this category we've got two mini skirts that stand out quite a lot and not in a good way.

First one is from Rio and yes, at first look I also thought it was ugly. But then I looked again and at least the shape was nice. Another look and it has kind of a cool Versace vibe. One last look before buying and I'm fully convinced that it can make a good outfit. Hope I proved myself right with the one I made. Honestly, I know I won't wear it that often, it has way too many things on it to not be sick of it after wearing it just a few times. But it also can be that piece you need to make your outfit more interesting or to challenge yourself into creating something different and probably a lot cooler than what you usually wear.

Second skirt is from Vinyl and unlike the Rio one I do think it's cute, but its red colour is so vibrant that it kept pulling me off until, of course, they put a 50% discount tag on it and I decided to give it a chance. After doing this outfit I'm so happy I bought it. Combined nicely the colour can be a pro instead of a con that gives a nice and original touch to the outfit. More colour, less boring.

The situation with the ripped top from Velvet Orchid is completely the opposite to the skirts, is quite basic and that's why I bought it. To be honest I'm not a big fan of ripped tops and sweatshirts, looks a bit trashy to me, but the top had a nice shape that lets you use it underneath everything without disturbing layering and I thought it may be useful to dress down a formal look, which was my approach for the outfit.

And with the last item of our first category, the leather jacket from Bonjour Bizou, comes a little surprise/preview of The Interesting Items I've Always Kind Of Liked But Never Bought below, cause when writing the post I completely forgot about this transparent skirt from Evil Panda which had been on my wishlist for a while and should have also been in this post since I bought it when the Super Sales came. I think the detail of the long transparent layer on top of the miniskirt is really nice and can look good with all kinds of shoes. But enough about the skirt, we're here for the leather jacket, super cool with the drawings of roses in the sleeves and neck. The graphics could be better, that's true, but when you can buy it for half its price you don't really care about that. I love biker jackets and I love that they have something different from the usual black leather design.



The Interesting Items I've Always Kind Of Liked But Never Bought

This batch includes two pair of shorts, two coats and one bag and contrary to what I thought it wasn't that much easier to style than the previous category.

Take our first pair of shorts for example, they were and absolute nightmare and I'm not even happy with the outfit that came out. They're from Pearls and for some reason my mind told me that I needed a pair of shorts like this, that they would come in handy in all kinds of outfits. Still not sure if that is going to become the truth or not but I do think that they are pretty basic and having them will not hurt.

The black ones I found them on IT Girls a while ago and thought they were really cool with the lace up and those graphics which, purposely or not, make them look like velvet. I added them to my wishlist and finally the occasion to buy came with a lower price than expected. They're one of those items that is quite simple so you can wear them with almost anything but at the same time special enough to be cuter than just a basic pair of shorts.

Moving on to the coats, we have this nice and elegant white thing from Rio. The explanation for this one is quite short. I love white winter outfits. They remind me of snow, and snow reminds me of Christmas (even though we never have white Christmas in Barcelona) and I absolutely love Christmas. And how can I make a white winter outfit without a big and warm white coat? Don't ask me why I hadn't bought it yet because I don't know.

But I do know why I hadn't bought the brown one from Pearls, because even though I really liked it there was a little voice in my head saying that it was too preppy, too "good-student-in-a-rich-boarding-school-with-nice-grades-and-nice-friends". The voice is still there but I managed to make it shut up for a few minutes creating the outfit you see up there. And you know what? It was a good purchase, because in addition the coat is perfect for layering since it easily hides unwanted sleeves or other problems but without covering most of the torso.

And last but not least, we have this little fur bag from Voile, so cute! It's quite elegant but you can combine it also with casual clothes and still looks good and other than the little gold chain, which makes you want to go for gold accessorizing, you can use it with anything cause both colour and shape are quite simple, so yes, yes yes.



And off I go with my stardoll wallet half empty.

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Spotted: Wearing Velvet Orchid

Hello again!

This time I'm here to share with you the entries we had for the Velvet Orchid comp that I organized like a lifetime ago and never published the winner. As I was going to pick the winner with Judith and she's not here, I decided that you will help me to choose the winner. I do have an opinion on who is the winner for me, but I'll say it once the results that you vote for are up. Anyway, enough chit chat. Here are the outfits the contestants delivered:

Please, vote for your favorites (maximum 3):

Shopping: SUPER SALE 50% OFF (M)

Hello dear readers!

It's been so long since we wrote something in the blog due to a huge lack of time. I've just found out the super sale in Starplaza, with some items at 50% and I felt inspired to share with you what I bought. I personally love this kind of sale, cause it makes me revisit those old floors and pay attention to every single piece of clothing that I don't already own. As the prize is lower, I try to think outside the box and what could I do with those pieces.

Those are the items I decided to add to my wardrobe:

Pretty n' Love
In this classic stores I just pay a look to the new collections and buy the things I absolutely love and add to my wishlist the ones I like. Going back to past collections made me realise that there are some cute clothes in nude tones that I never payed attention to and that they are so pretty that I decided to purchase.

Active
I've had already all the items I liked, basically all this Sport-City clothes. But, having a close look I saw those black biker pants that are so IN right now and they were only 50 sc so... BOUGHT!

Trails
I thought I wouldn't find anything else that I don't own already in this hippy/adventurous traveller store, but to my surprise, I think I'm going to give a chance to some cargo pants.

Bonjour Bizou
Well, well, well... I think this store is actually one my favorites, so I already owned everything I wanted. Found this dress though that is pretty cute and that with simple accessorizing could look very good.

Pearls
All those preppy clothes give me a nervous vibe that I can't stand. It's too repulsive for me, like I can imagine someone incredibly arrogant wearing those clothes and makes me hate all those pieces. For the purpose of the post I made myself find something I would want, and I bought that navy blue blazer that I hope my sister doesn't have. I checked - she does not own it wohoo! (If you're wondering, we have an agreement that we can't buy the pieces the other one has, to avoid similar outfits.)

Vinyl
As this store is already very cheap by itself it is very hard to find something to add to this post that Judith or I didn't have.

Rio
Ugh, this store. I think it's the one I'm more lazy to check out. And there're reasons for it. Because in fact, I didn't find anything to share with you in this post. But, I just remembered I did a post for this store, click here to check it out.

Velvet Orchid
Maybe it's because I already went into a deep exploration in this store for a post (click here) but I couldn't find anything I wanted.

IT Girls
Did I lose my touch? I did a small pause for lunch and suddenly I can't find bargains anymore. To pick something I bought this skirt. Basic leather pencil skirt. I did not own it. Now I do. Maybe it's because those are well known stores and I have already check them out several times? Let's hope is that.

Fallen Angel
I've always wanted this sweater. Don't know why I never bought it. I guess I explored this store a long time ago already. Luckily now there's sales so it's my time to buy.

Original Future
Urban clothes for years. I already own everything I like.

Evil Panda
And last but not least... I almost bought the leggings with white and black stripes. If they had been pants I would have for sure bought them but being leggings... I'm not too sure.


Okay, I didn't have that many stardollars. Now I'm officially broke. In the game luckily haha

And here they are the outfits I had the time to do. Hope you enjoyed this post!

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Seen on FM-Style: Who let the dogs out? | Cycle 15 - Task 6

Task 6 on Cycle 15 at FM-Style caused some excitement! The theme reminded some contestants of Rupaul's Drag race, a show we have heard about but never actually seen it. Our real inspiration for task 6 came actually from ANTM Cycle 22, but any how we love when everyone has fun with tasks so we can officially say that task 6 was a hit. Want to know more? Keep reading.


Cycle 15 - Task 6: Who let the dogs out? 

WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?

  NOTE: Obviously this video was posted by Mireia, this is her kind of humour. It may seem like I'm the only one behind the post but the truth is she helps a lot preparing it and leaving everything ready for me to just come and write it. Thought she deserved a shout out, thanks sis!

I don’t know who did let them out, but for this task you’ll need them standing next to you! Create an outfit that looks coordinated with your dog. You don’t have to buy the dog, you can show us a dog picture from the Internet but please, include a photo of the dog or use a Stardoll dog, we have to see the outfit and the dog, meaning a description of the dog is not enough.

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 7 - Cycle 12, which means, it hasn't been that long and we had back then some of the same people who is participating now in Cycle 15. Kelly (kelzsprouse_1) was there, Maurice (kickherout) was there and so was Glimmer (CoralCool91) and I must say the three of them have improved their entry a lot this cycle. We also had Rawan (bornthiswaay) participating as a judge. Her outfit for Cycle 12 and the one she delivered for this cycle kind of have the same vibe but still it's cool enough to share. Here are my favourite entries from Cycle 12. 

In order of appearance: GoldieMememe, bornthiswaay & Marta-43.

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

Well, well, well so many beautiful outfits, I have to say the judges (except me, that did the outfit in a rush) all did amazing, no wonder the contestants did well with such great examples. For real, Lucy's (sunnysidessue), Amaia's (amaia_estebanez) and Fede's (FedericoMosi) would have scored a really high mark from me, not only do they look super cool but in addition those outfits are perfect for their dogs, a total match if you ask me. 

Matching with a dog might sound a bit random and not make any sense at first but it's only a matter of thinking it a bit through. The easiest way to match is obviously imitating the different colours and tones in their fur, an approach that most of the contestants took, but for standing out and doing REALLY GOOD in this task you had to take it a bit further. 

The style is really important and so is the clichés and common thoughts associated to certain races. Emotional feelings cannot get in the way here, cause if you do a Rottweiler like the one you had or have that was really sweet it's fine but the judges haven't actually met your dog so when they see it, their instant thought will be that you should look fierce and so, feelings can take you into the wrong path.

The figure and other traits of the dog, like length of the hair or size of the dog are also details that can help to make the outfit even more perfect. Basically if you think about every little detail that characterizes the dog and try to portray it with clothes you can hardly go wrong in matching terms. Obviously there's also the fact about balancing all that with making your outfit look nice and considering what's more important to know which item to sacrifice for some other. 

So yes, basically a lot to take in mind but, task 6 folks, the difficulty level is getting higher! A last minute outfit won't secure you passing anymore.

Finally if you look at the dog you want to represent and are completely clueless about what can you do, there's always the possibility of giving that dog the traits you want. Something you can achieve putting accessories on the dog too and giving it the same style you're going for in your doll. That is what Marta (Marta-43) did back in Cycle 12 and what Alma (Alma1902) did this cycle too and the result looks great!

Considering all this, for me the best entry this week goes to Yousra (miss.privacy), who got best task again. Yes, you're reading properly, again. I don't know if this is like the third time she wins in a row or if we've had any other winners, to me it's seems like she's always on top. C'mon girls let's make her sweat a little bit! ;). 

Anyway, I think, this week was totally deserved. She went for a Great Dane and she represented every little detail I was talking about before. The colours are completely fine and go perfectly with the dog even not being the exact and exclusively same tones, she went for big oversized clothes since that dog race is really big and the style is also perfect, kind of laid down but still graceful and fashionable. I was really impressed, still am.

I also liked the badass vibes from both dog and doll in Kat's (pandaribbon) entry, and the different vibes but still both so good of the ones that went with Dalmatians, Maurice (kickherout) and Rawan (bornthiswaay).

On the unhappy side of the story we have Fotini (LoveFotinh) who maybe made the mistake of getting carried away with emotions. Her entry was sweet but was lacking an important fashion factor and a stronger match with the dog. That got her eliminated and sadly we won't be seeing her super long blonde hair in the next weeks.

All the other contestants are already working on the new task and... they like to focus on colours? Good, we hear you! So we've given them more colours to focus on. 

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Seen on FM-Style: Mixing Patterns | Cycle 15 - Task 5

We're not Tom Cruise but we have been in Risky Business this week.
Our contestants had to face a tricky task that could easily go wrong and us judges had to make our first real elimination, as until this moment all our goodbyes were for people that didn't deliver the task in time. To help us with that we also welcomed a new member to the judging panel, the super stylish and one of our oldest club members Amaia (amaia_estebanez), replacing Leticia (leiona_-) who isn't able to judge anymore.

But enough chit chat, let's discover the task that costed us the first loss.


Cycle 15 - Task 5: Mixing Patterns
The tittle says it all, doesn’t it? For this task you have to manage to mix at least two different patterns in your outfit. Those patterns should be visible, not in small accessories.

Two is the minimum of patterns required in your outfit, but there’s not a maximum, even though there won’t be more points for more patterns. Have fun with the mix!

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 6 - Cycle 2, meaning a long, long time ago. The club was still in its humble beginnings, a lot of talent had yet to arrive and I wasn't even collaborating organizing the cycles. I was competing instead with poorly outfits. I did win that cycle but the competition was not half as high as now, and that's why, to be honest, there's not anything worth showing you from our second cycle. Feel free to check it HERE yourselves and laugh a little with my outfits though.

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

I trusted our beloved contestants to do good in this task even before posting the applications for cycle 15, and they did not disappoint. The only two entries I'm not that happy with made a mistake of shapes and item choice, not on actually print mixing, so I guess we can proudly say that the task went out smoothly, as you can see in the images above.

Mixing different patterns sounds like no big deal but the truth is that at the time of dressing up we usually don't go for it, so the task was odd enough to have some difficulty and our contestants gave a perfect lesson on how to do it. 

• You can mix different approaches of the same print, like Alma (Alma1902) did with her pop art prints.
• Mix different prints that match in style and colours, served to you by Kelly (kelzsprouse_1) and Glimmer (CoralCool91). 
• Pick prints that are more subtle so that they don't clash, as Maurice (kickherout) did.
• Or going all in with the colours and prints to make a fun and different outfit like the original entry of Michal (MajkaStar1999).

Feel free to check this notes when creating outfits. FM-Style Mixing Prints 101 ©. 

And, like all classes and like all lessons, there's always some top students that stand out between their classmates. I never ever want to be a teacher but this week I'm giving:

A+ to Monika (the_chuba). Because she managed to mix three different prints like it was nothing, so gracefully. Her outfit is super chill and breezy, all in light colours and still looks city ready and trendy. Some judges were against the Gucci loafers (I must admit that Stardoll could have brought a better version of those although I still like them a lot, I guess you either love them or hate them) so she didn't get the highest score, but that's why we like to have such a big team of judges. Mireia and I have similar tastes so we need a lot of different opinions to balance the judging and make it as fair as possible.

And our as fair as possible judging panel gave the title of Winner of the Week, again, to Yousra (miss.privacy). She did delivered a really cool outfit also mixing not two but 3 different patterns after all.

A to Maurice (kickherout). She definitely made Mireia and I have a great time, cause we spend some time commenting on who did she look like and making some jokes about it, all of them with love of course. Just read her whole feedback (link available on the new task TOPIC in the CLUB) and you'll get an idea ;). Her outfit is kind of crazy and kind of genius at the same time. I'm not able to imagine anyone else to make me say YES to that hat. Love the extravagance and big personality Maurice always brings to her looks you should check her BLOG, one of our partners, to see more of that.

A to Michal (MajkaStar1999). She already risked it in task 2 delivering something very different and it didn't exactly turned out in the best result buy yet she did again. I applaud her being true to her style in addition to her originality. And maybe I wasn't too fond of the outfit with tartan we got to see in task 2 but I am definitely fond of this one. Looks so fun, colourful and powerful. 

Finally, on the other, not so bright, side we have that one person who even though she didn't fail (cause let's be honest no one fails in FM-Style lately, they're too good for that) she did get the lowest score and unfortunately that means goodbye. I want to say that despite being a fair elimination in my opinion, I'm still so angry about it because she also brought a lot of personality to the cycle and I was always kind of excited to see her entries. But the competition is the competition and one slip in one task can cost you no tasks at all. That's why we sadly give our farewell to Sandra (dobrapogoda). 

All the remaining contestants are already working on the new task and I don't know yet how it will go but I can feel a bit of excitement and enjoyment in the task's topic, so don't miss out and...

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