RESPONSIBLE PET ADOPTION AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOUR KID

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Any child wants at some point to receive a pet as a Christmas gift, be it a puppy, a kitten, a hamster, fish or a parrot. Numerous studies have shown that a child that grows close to pets will be sociable, a good communicator, and will learn to be responsible. Taking into account your kid’s age, you can give him or her the long awaited pet as a Christmas gift, but only after considering a few aspects essential to good companionship:

'EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT' COLOR BLOCK COCOON DRESS

At some point in life, any woman ‘wants to be a cat’. That is she wants to be perceived as a feline – such a delicate and elegant appearance, yet strong and ferocious, if need be. There is no greater power a woman can have but when she feels powerful and confident, without losing her femininity, just like a feline that even when killing, she does it with grace. There is even a term in fashion that celebrates this incredibly stylish species: catwalk. 

I believe there is no other piece of clothing that can emulate the feline spirit than a good, sexy, yet classy dress. With the ‘Everybody wants to be a cat’ dress you will achieve just that refined feline air, without being too revealing. 

'Everybody wants to be a cat' dress

STYLING TIPS: 'O'MALLEY THE ALLEY CAT' COLOR BLOCK BLOUSE AND JOGGING PANTS

December is my favorite month of the year (well, excluding the summer months, when I go on vacation :)). December has something special, something magical, something that transforms us all – we are all better, warmer, friendlier. Maybe it’s the Winter Holidays, maybe Santa Claus and his gifts. Or maybe just the cinnamon boiled wine and the sponge cakes. But it’s a fact that we are different in December.

And it is about ‘different’ that I want to talk to you today. With the ‘O’Malley the alley cat’ outfit. In this outfit, I brought together sport influences and elegant details, masculine elements and a feminine mood. That is for the brave ones who will dare wear this outfit as it is. Because it takes courage to wear it, or even to wear the two pieces separately, because with the contrast between the main, strong color, a ‘mad’ orange, and the classical off-white you will not go unnoticed.

With such a warm December, you can wear the short jogging trousers with suspenders and the color block ‘O’Malley the alley cat’ blouse when you go shopping for gifts for the loved ones. Your outfit will be complete with a jeans jacket, a checkered scarf, a cap – made of fur would be funniest! – and, of course, sport shoes, as you have a lot of running around to do to find those gifts!

Zara denim jacket, BCBG Max Azria faux-fur cap, Kenneth Cole New York earrings, Lady Fanatics messenger bag, Puma watch, Nike sport shoes

'O'MALLEY THE ALLEY CAT' COLOR BLOCK BLOUSE AND JOGGING PANTS

I am a sucker for cartoons. Especially old school ones, like the Disney classics. And one of my favorites happens to have cats as protagonists – how could I but include it on my inspiration list? So here it goes: straight down from the screen and into the street, Thomas O’Malley from ‘The Aristocats’. O’Malley the alley cat.

'Thomas O'Malley/O'Malley the alley cat'

'O'Malley the Alley Cat' outfit

Thomas O'Malley appears in the movie right after Duchess and her kittens wake up after being drugged and thrown away by Edgar, their owner’s valet. Thomas makes an introduction, showing he is a streetwise cat, a sort of a feline Casanova, careless and free, who enjoys growing no roots and going wherever life takes him. 

STYLING TIPS: SHEER PANEL 'SPEEDY GONZALES' SWEATSHIRT AND A-LINE SKIRT

We’re back and so is autumn. After a few very warm and sunny days, we are now expecting a bit of a chill – and it’s only natural, it’s November already! But until the cold takes over control, be ready to spice things up a bit with our ‘Speedy Gonzales’ sheer panel sweatshirt!

 

Sporty but girly, our sweatshirt is comfortable and fun while being also intriguing. Wear it with the ‘Speedy Gonzales’ A-line skirt for school – just make sure to tame the transparency with an extra layer under the sweatshirt: a spaghetti top or a polo-neck top will do the trick. Add a pair of socks, some brogues, and your backpack and there you have it, your very special school outfit.

H&M polo-neck top, Akira beanie, Waterford earrings, H&M set of rings, DKNY backpack, Banana Republic socks, Zara brogues

'SPEEDY GONZALES' SWEATSHIRT AND SKIRT

El Gringo Pussycat is our next stop for inspiration for a sporty outfit: a sweatshirt like no other and a fun little skirt.

'Speedy Gonzales' sweatshirt & skirt

‘Speedy Gonzales’ was just the perfect episode to find a new and unique perspective on our hero: Sylvester, patrolling the boundary of the cheese factory against illegal trespassers, is very successful, unlike most of the times. Since many hungry mice have fallen prey to the ferocious guard, the ones that remain finally decide to bring in their own champion, a mouse so fast that not even bullets can catch him. As sporty and fast as Sylvester is in this extraordinary episode (and yet another Academy Awards winner), Speedy is even better, just as his name says it: really speedy, impossible to catch.