On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

12 Drummers Drumming

11 Pipers Piping

10 Lords-a-Leaping

9 Ladies Dancing

8 Maids-a-Milking

7 Swans-a-Swimming

6 Geese-a-Laying

5 Gold rings

4 Colly Birds

3 French Hens

2 Turtle Doves

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Source: Numero 15 August 2000

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today’s newfashiontodayblog choice of party wear

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Have a wonderful week!

The miracle of being Gisele B

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Source: Muse Summer 2010, photographer Nino Muñoz

GIVEAWAY alert: chic additions to your home and a few pretty temptations

Those of you who’ve been following newfashiontodayblog for a while, probably remember that I have a soft spot for pretty cups and tableware, so when I was offered to tell you about a company who sells these (and many more) things I was too tempted to resist. CSN online shops are like an on-line mega superstore where you can spend hours and hours browsing and choosing beautiful pieces for your home, from tiny additions like cutlery, pretty cups and coasters to more substantial ones like furniture and lights.

Needless to say that my first stop was in the tableware section where I was happy to find my favourite Guzzini babies (these cups are super adorable and make me smile every time I use them) and Le Creuset cookware (LOVE the orange pieces)  that are now a part of my kitchen and make my cooking hours even more enjoyable.

What I also liked about this particular store is that it has something for every style, from classics to art-deco to shabby chic to super modern. The furniture and lights can also suit every taste and budget.

Sounds good, right? Now the best part or the actual giveaway. :) CSN kindly offered to give voucher to one of my lucky readers from UK, USA, CANADA or GERMANY. The value of the gift voucher is 30 in a currency of your country.

All you need to do is to visit CSN UK, CSN USA/CANADA or CSN GERMANY and leave a comment here saying what your dream buy would be. The giveaway closes in 7 days and the winner will be picked on Monday 21 June 2010 with a help of random.com IMPORTANT: unless you choose a “FREE DELIVERY” item you still need to cover P&P costs.

Good luck, darlings!!!

xxx

Images via: ELLE Feb 2009, CSN stores, Vogue Italia May 2008, Vogue US 2005

World Cup 2010

I am not a big football fan, but it was such a wonderful opportunity to add a beautiful photo of Gisele to newfashiontodayblog “library”. :)

Source: Vogue US Sep 2005

Gisele

Source: Harper’s Bazaar US 2002

6 things that make me happy and awards

Today it's all about me, me, me and again, me. Very selfish and indulgent, but may also be informative for those who would like to read some personal stuff.

Sarah, who's got a beautiful and super stylish blog Sarah Klassen / Haute Design tagged me to tell you 6 things that make me happy.

1. Love.

Elle Italy Feb 2009

Being in love, being loved and seeing love around in any form.

2. Travelling.

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I adore getting ready for our trips, planning what to wear, booking hotels and tickets, getting up early in the morning to go to the Eurostar, spending time in a different country, discovering new places, learning, soaking up the atmosphere... And as I said in one of my previous posts, "when you life is packed in a suitcase you get the best picks".

3. Working out.

Vogue Italy

It makes me feel relaxed, strong, sexy and beautiful. And of course, happy.

4. Cup of white tea my husband makes for me.

Vogue US 2008

Very English, very nice, very special.

5. Snow.

Hermès Fall/Winter 2006

I miss it so much that every time we get some in England I feel incredibly happy. The world becomes so quiet and beautiful.

6. Sleep.

Vanity Fair 2009

It probably sounds borderline silly, but I do need my sleep. Ideally, 8.5 hours. I get really grumpy and miserable when I cannot have my simple pleasure and feel blissfully happy when I can.

Now I would like to tag all my followers to tell about their 6 happy things. Please let me know if/when you do. I'd love to read your posts!

Lovely Haute World (if you haven't check this blog, please do, it's the best and only shopping guide you'd ever need and the articles are fabulous!) gave me this award - thanks so much, darling! It means a lot and is very special to me.

I would like to pass this award to the following blogs:
Couture Millinery Atelier
Extra Dressing On The Side
Modediktat
The Style Diet
Absolutely Ladylike
Haute Design
Always Carried Away

This adorable award came from Janet, a girl known for her stylish blog, love for Chanel and fabulous finds. Thank you, gorgeous!

I would like to pass this award to the following blogs:
With Love....
Nini's Style
Natalya's Beauty Blog
Ocean Dreams
Frou Frou Fashionista
Life in Travel

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Lots of love,

Little Rus
xxx

Child Care

The last couple of days were spent on polishing my course paper on childs' nutrition. It was interesting, of course, but did take a lot of time and was mentally and emotionally challenging since I had to compress a massive knowledge base into a given 1500 word limit. It also gave me an inspiration for this post, which, I hope, you will also like. Today we are talking children in vogue... And yes, I did include a photo of pregnant Natalia Vodianova. Enjoy!

Photo sources: Vogue Germany, Vogue France 2006, Vogue Paris 2002, 2003, 2009, GAP campaign, Tiffany campaigns, winter 2003 & spring/summer 2009, Vogue US 2008, 2009, Estee Lauder Beautiful campaign, Marie Claire Argentina 1999, Vogue Italy 2008, ELLE US 2002, ELLE Italy 2001, ELLE UK 2002, Tatler Russia, Glamour 2009, Red UK 2003, Samantha Thavasa spring/summer 2009 campaign.

Day off

Weekend... Quiet, peaceful, lazy, warm and sunny weekend. We've made no plans. All I want is to relax, play with Oscar, do a bit of on-line shopping (hate it how busy shops can get in weekends, especially during the sale season), listen to some music, cook dinner and watch a good movie in the evening.

Hope your weekend is going just the way you like it.

Love,

LittleRus

xxx