ORIENTAL THEATER CHICAGO

                                                           

Last night I went to the play the West Side Story at the Oriental Theater.  I loved the atmosphere of this  old fashioned and stunning location! I brought my camera, but I was so amazed with the space that I only shot the architecture. The play was fantastic and being able to enjoy it with white wine and popcorn was a welcome touch. The atmosphere was much more relaxed than is common in Europe during similar events, so my fears about not being dressed up enough vanished in five minutes. The theater was crowded with an enthusiastic audience that clapped at the end of every single song. This killed the climax somehow, but it was fun and I was caught up in the enjoyable ambiance quickly. It was a great night. I was wearing black jumpsuit from Blanco (20 Euros), blazer from DKNY (bought in Selections for $15), shoes from Zara ($30 on sales) and the snake leather clutch I bougth in Second Time Around ($30). The wooden bracelet is from Sfera in Spain (around 2 Euros).

Anoche estuve en el teatro Oriental viendo West Side Story. Me encant’o la atmosfera de este edificio antiguo y deslumbrante. Me  llev’e la c’amara, pero impresionada como estaba con el espacio, no hice fotos m’as que de la arquitectura. La representaci’on fue fant’astica y  se pod’ia entrar a la sala con los aperitivos del bar, as’i que agradec’i el vino blanco con palomotas mientras la ve’ia. La atm’osfera era mucho m’as relajada de lo que es habitual en Europa en los teatros, as’ que la preocupaci’on por no haberme arreglado bastante se me pas’o a los cinco minutos. El teatro estaba llen’isimo con un p’ublico entusiasta que aplaud’ia al final de cada n’umero. La verdad es que al principio me pareci’o que estropeaban el climax de la funci’on, pero al poco tiempo estaba tan animada que me contagi’e del ambiente. Fue una noche genial. Llevaba un mono de Blanco (20 E), la Americana es de DKNY (comprada en Selections por 15 $), los zapatos son de las rebajas de Zara (20 E) y el clutch de segunda mano en Second Time Around (30 $). La pulsera de madera lacada es de Sfera (2 E).

PLATO'S CLOSET

Yesterday I went to Plato's Closet. It is a retail store with a huge selection of fashionable used clothing and accessories in current style for very cheap. Plato's Closet offers cool stuff from all seasons and a huge variety of brands at great prices. It has been great to discover a location where a good bargain hunter can spot a chic and very affordable outfit. They buy and sell clothes, shoes, sunglasses, purses, watches, and more, so you are guaranteed to walk out with something that you love. A plus: take the chance to clean out your closet, being eco-friendly, and get paid for it!

TOP forever 21 $10, SKIRT Heritage $8, blue stone NECKLACE $4, PEEP TOES Carlotte Russe $5.

SWEATER Hollister $17, PURSE Bueno $6, BALLERINAS All Black $6.

MY FIRST TIME IN FOREVER 21

I have never heard of this brand!

I arrived to Chicago from Spain just three weeks ago. The first week I was too

jet-lagged and barely saw around much but the stunning city with its huge

sky-scrapers and busy downtown.

The second week I started studying at SAIC.  Even though I was under the stress of starting my classes, I started noticing the people here have a look that is very different than mine.  I felt a little out of place.  On the third week, I created this blog to give something back to the city that is giving me so much. And, at the end of the week Chicago gave me Forever 21!

I’m very used to Zara in Spain and I can tell Forever 21 is its American counterpart. However, Zara stores here are not quite the same bargain as they are in Spain.

I found some interesting pieces in Forever 21 that I will share very soon. For now here is Elisabeth Rodriguez, a gorgeous and helpful employee dressed on this brand clothes. She is a very good example of a talent for making the simple look chic.

Thanks Elisabeth, for your time and for your charming smile.