November in Madrid

November in Madrid

 

November in Madrid.
The leaves on the trees through all the streets are yellowing, or have been driven off by the fall rains.
If you’re in Madrid now, you probably aren’t going to be home for Thanksgiving.
Why not dress in a way that fills your heart with the spirit of the day, Madrid version?

Madrileños, as we’ve discussed on here before, are a very cool-looking people. These outfits are inspired by looks you might see outside of the museo arqueologico nacional. Perhaps that’s somewhere you should frequent as the cool rolls into the Spanish capital. (I’ll have to do a museum guide soon!!)

The outfits are keeping in three types of Thanksgivings I’ve seen.
The yellow-y look is a mid-way-to-casual look. For meals that you want to look nice for, but still get noisy- yuh feel? This is how I dress for my family Thanksgivings. Someone coming out of the Loewe store catty-cornered from the museum might rock this look. I included a champagne coupe, because you really need to celebrate your Very Own Thanksgiving abroad!!
The hoodie look is like slacker luxe (which is like a dressed up version of Thanksgivings past for me, my aunt once showed up in PJs…). This is perhaps a more Malasaña look, and I really, really like this style. You could wear something like this for a special meal with amigos at one of the nicer pubs near the Tribunal metro stop.
I threw in a pack of smokes, because if you’re hanging out in Malasaña you’ll probably be smoking, and you may need to if anyone makes you replay memories of family holidays past.
The baby blue sweater and skirt look is very pijo, and I think it would fit in perfectly at a formal family meal, something I have only dreamt of attending.
This would blend in seamlessly with a cool, young crowd at a posh eatery in the Salamanca district after a visit to the museum. The cute bucket purse has enough space to bring along a note book to sketch aspects of your favorite exhibits.
Happy Thanksgiving & fall Madrid-lovers!!

J Crew cashmere sweater
$300 – jcrew.com

Cable knit sweater
$56 – mango.com

Hoody
romwe.com

H M short skirt
$50 – hm.com

H M faux leather legging
$15 – hm.com

Puma black shoes
macys.com

Furla hand bag
popmap.com

Gucci slim wallet
$290 – gucci.com

Thom Browne eyeglass
$655 – ssense.com

Brixton hat
backcountry.com

How to look like a Madrileña: Clubbing Edition

How to look like a Madrileña: Clubbing Edition

 


Madrid and Barcelona are famous for their night life.
Madrid natives are literally referred to as “gatos,” or for those not savvy: cats.
This has more to do with a battle hundreds of years ago, but is just as applicable in the vein of thought that cats stay up all night, on the prowl.
Madrileñas party from sundown to sunup and I am not even a little bit exaggerating.
Granted, the “party” probably starts with an 11pm dinner with parents, but just the same, late nights and early mornings are a way of life in the Spanish capital.

So when you go out (no if, when) be mindful that this is a city built upon seven hills, as the story goes, and I don’t know about you, but walking in hills in stilettos is a no-go.
Get some cute sneakers. Locals rock this look a lot: hence the glitter Keds in the style guide!
Black, white, and grey are still going to be the most common colors you see girls wearing out, even to night clubs, but there is a bit more color in club wear, it seems. Red is always promising.
And just like in the daytime, if you are going to carry a purse, it should be a cross-body bag, to deter purse thieves. The smaller the better, so it doesn’t get in you way as you dance, and its harder for a pick=pocket to get in to!!
All the chic as hell local girls will be in crop tops and/or leather leggings. If not the night you go out, its what they were wearing the last time they went out. Trust me, its worth the wardrobe adventure.
REALLY if there’s anything you’ve wanted to experiment with stylistically, clubbing in Madrid is the time to do it! Experiment a little. Hence, the feathers, shirt with the weird sleeves, and the statement necklace in the style guide above!!!!
Spanish girls are cool. Embody coolness and they’ll be slightly less likely to sneer at you in line for the club.
Just barely less likely, but still.