http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php Views and comments from the world of fashion en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 A long lasting passion http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/a-long-lasting-passion Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:15:42 +0000 Marisol Inspiration Necklaces Bracelets and cuffs Earrings Travel Anecdotes Fashion Jewellery 130@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ I have been packing books away this morning – we are having some building work done in the house and I don’t want my books to get messy – and I came across what I call my private ‘Egyptian Library’.I fell in love with Egypt and its history when I was…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/a-long-lasting-passion">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/a-long-lasting-passion#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=130 Remembering Anna Piaggi http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/remembering-anna-piaggi Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:10:01 +0000 Marisol Inspiration Fashion 148@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Forget Lady Gaga. If fashion history has a truly fearless, eccentric style icon, it is Italian fashion doyenne Anna Piaggi, who sadly passed away today at almost 90 year of age.Originally a translator for Italian publishing house Mondadori, Piaggi ma…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/remembering-anna-piaggi">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/remembering-anna-piaggi#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=148 A beautiful way of saying ‘Thank You’ http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/a-beautiful-way-of-saying-thank-you Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:25:26 +0000 Marisol Fashion Shopping 147@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ There was much fuss in the media this week about David and Samantha Cameron forgetting their daughter in a pub after Sunday lunch. We’ve all forgotten keys, mobile phones and even laptops but… your own child? How does that happen? Well, we saw it in…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/a-beautiful-way-of-saying-thank-you">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/a-beautiful-way-of-saying-thank-you#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=147 Our Diamond Jubilee http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/title-6 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:19:21 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes 146@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Still recovering from The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, it has been a hard week to try and get back into the swing of things. But an anglophile like me couldn’t miss out on such a historical occasion, even at thirty weeks pregnant. Th…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/title-6">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/title-6#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=146 This month we are reading… DIOR JOIALLERIE http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/books/this-month-we-are-reading-dior-joiallerie Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:06:08 +0000 Marisol Jewellery Books 145@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ As you know, at for Caradiaz we don’t do über-expensive, fine jewellery – my sister is actually the ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ in the family. But that doesn’t mean I cannot admire the beautiful Bulgaris, Cartiers, Chanels and Chopards of this world – who wouldn’…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/books/this-month-we-are-reading-dior-joiallerie">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/books/this-month-we-are-reading-dior-joiallerie#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=145 The Customer Service issue - again! http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/the-customer-service-issue-again Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:44:35 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes Business 144@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ One of the common things people whinge about on Twitter is customer service – or rather the lack of it. But where there is smoke, there is fire…Yesterday I took my cat to the vet for a periodic jab and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Picture the scene: r…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/the-customer-service-issue-again">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/the-customer-service-issue-again#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=144 From Africa with Love... http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/from-africa-with-love Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:43:28 +0000 Marisol Inspiration Necklaces Bracelets and cuffs Earrings Travel Anecdotes Jewellery 134@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ As you probably know by now if you are one of our regulars, at Caradiaz we love jewellery but not just any jewellery. We don’t do diamonds, pearls or ‘flimsy’ but are rather more interested in the unique and the unusual, the big, bold, ethnic-inspired n…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/from-africa-with-love">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/from-africa-with-love#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=134 My latest discovery: shopbop.com http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/my-latest-discovery-shopbop-com Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:11:39 +0000 Marisol Bags Anecdotes Shopping 143@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ If you are a regular of the Caradiaz blog, you will know by know that I am a big fan of American fashion. I love the freshness, simple elegance and understated luxury of clothes by designers like Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors,…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/my-latest-discovery-shopbop-com">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Shopping/my-latest-discovery-shopbop-com#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=143 Short-haired brunettes back in fashion http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/short-haired-brunettes-back-in-fashion Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:06:48 +0000 Marisol Fashion Celebs Trend Alerts 142@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Not since Linda Evangelista, Nadège du Bospertous and Stella Tennant in the 1990s, had I come across another short-haired brunette making it to the top in the modelling industry. I’m talking about Dutch beauty Saskia de Brauw.I first spotted Sask…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/short-haired-brunettes-back-in-fashion">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/short-haired-brunettes-back-in-fashion#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=142 Trend Alert: Winter Garden http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/trend-alert-winter-garden Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:29:38 +0000 Marisol Inspiration Necklaces Bracelets and cuffs Anecdotes Fashion Jewellery Shopping Trend Alerts 141@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Not happy with floral prints every spring/summer, fashion designers have now extended their love of camellias, dahlias, daisies, gerberas, roses, tulips and other ‘blooming’ flowers to their winter collections.Don’t get me wrong, I do love flowers bu…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/trend-alert-winter-garden">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/trend-alert-winter-garden#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=141 Mad about bags http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c15/mad-about-bags Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:12:25 +0000 Marisol Bags Fashion Shopping 140@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Have I told you that I am mad (my husband would probably say ‘totally obsessed’) about handbags? Yes, the ‘bag gene’ runs deeply in my family: my sister has it, my niece has it and even my 3-year old daughter is already showing the signs.Luckily for…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c15/mad-about-bags">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c15/mad-about-bags#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=140 Collections, collections, collections... http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/ss2012-collections Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:45:03 +0000 Marisol Fashion Jewellery Shopping Trend Alerts 139@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ I am feeling a bit cheated by the Spring/Summer 2012 prêt-à-porter collections, or rather by some of the top designers, who have shown so little consideration for everyday clothes – that is, unless your life revolves around fancy yachts and cocktail part…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/ss2012-collections">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/ss2012-collections#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=139 Introducing the new face of Caradiaz http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Business/introducing-the-new-face-of-caradiaz Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:31:32 +0000 Marisol Jewellery Business Shopping Press 138@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ The new season at Caradiaz starts with a new face: model Florence Clarkson.With the original face of Caradiaz, Marian Masiá, now based in Spain and away from the limelight and her successor, Alice Phillips, off to university, we had to put our skates…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Business/introducing-the-new-face-of-caradiaz">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Business/introducing-the-new-face-of-caradiaz#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=138 80 and fabulous! http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/80-and-fabulous Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:54:20 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes 137@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ If you thought Twiggy was perhaps the oldest model in the world still working, forget it! Octogenarian Carmen Dell’Orefice gives any model out there a true run for their money!The still glamorous American beauty started modelling in 1946 at the tende…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/80-and-fabulous">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/80-and-fabulous#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=137 Festival of the Sun http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c22/festival-of-the-sun Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:26:10 +0000 Marisol Inspiration Travel Anecdotes Jewellery 136@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ As people around the world celebrated the summer solstice (or the winter one if in the Southern Hemisphere) last week, my memory went back ten years ago – well before I set up Caradiaz- to the beautiful country of Perú, where my husband and I spent part…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c22/festival-of-the-sun">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c22/festival-of-the-sun#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=136 Happy Birthday to Us! http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/happy-birthday-to-us Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:30:27 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes Jewellery Business 135@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Caradiaz celebrated her 6th year in business yesterday and we couldn’t be happier!It feels like an eternity since I first started working on the concept and created the mood boards to illustrate what I wanted Caradiaz to be about: chunky, ethnic-in…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/happy-birthday-to-us">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/happy-birthday-to-us#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=135 'Meet the Designer' evening http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/meet-the-designer-evening Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:01:50 +0000 Marisol Necklaces Bracelets and cuffs Earrings Fashion Jewellery Shopping 133@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ A few days ago, I had the pleasure of taking part in a ‘Meet the Designer’ evening hosted by the award-winning boutique The Find in Cranbrook, Kent.As you may remember from a previous post (Caradiaz in the High Street), The Find began to stock Caradi…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/meet-the-designer-evening">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/meet-the-designer-evening#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=133 New stockists for Caradiaz http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/new-stockists-for-caradiaz Sun, 15 May 2011 14:13:31 +0000 Marisol Necklaces Bracelets and cuffs Earrings Travel Jewellery Business Shopping 132@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ We are delighted to add not one but two new names to the list of Caradiaz stockists in the UK.Back in March, award-winning ladies boutique The Find, with shops in Cranbrook and Sevenoaks, took on Caradiaz to complement its beautiful range of casual c…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/new-stockists-for-caradiaz">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/Jewellery/new-stockists-for-caradiaz#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=132 Charing Point to Point http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/charing-point-to-point Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:22:15 +0000 Marisol Bags Necklaces Travel Anecdotes Fashion Jewellery Shopping Trend Alerts 131@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Easter is usually the perfect opportunity to escape the cold British weather and sunbathe on a Mediterranean beach. However this year, the sun decided to stay in the UK and, whilst friends and family in Spain complained about the miserable wet weather ov…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/charing-point-to-point">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/charing-point-to-point#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=131 Meeting Inès de la Fressange http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/meeting-ines-de-la-fressange Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:05:55 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes 129@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ I have wanted to write a post about Inès de la Fressange since I saw her back on the Chanel catwalk for SS11 but, for one reason or another never got around to it, that is until now.I was actually 13 or 14 when I first saw Inès de la Fressange. She w…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/meeting-ines-de-la-fressange">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/meeting-ines-de-la-fressange#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=129 Mummy's Day Out http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/mummy-s-day-out Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:20:30 +0000 Marisol Travel Anecdotes Music 128@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Taking a well-deserved break from a mad few days at Caradiaz (we did another £10 Flash Sale and items just flew!), I enjoyed a lovely family day out at Bedgebury Forest yesterday.I had heard lots of wonderful things about Bedgebury from some of my 'm…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/mummy-s-day-out">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/mummy-s-day-out#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=128 Flower Girl http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/flower-girl Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:30:50 +0000 Marisol Fashion Jewellery Shopping 125@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ “Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking!” Miranda Priestly’s words sprung to mind whilst flicking through the pages of the latest Spanish Vogue and the accompanying Accessories Supplement. But, groundbreaking or not, spring is all about flowers and vibr…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/flower-girl">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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]]> http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c24/flower-girl#comments http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=125 Spanish Fiesta Time: Fallas in Valencia http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/spanish-fiesta-time-fallas-in-valencia Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:33:02 +0000 Marisol Anecdotes 124@http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/ Out of all the holidays marked in my calendar, the trip I enjoy the most is to my hometown, Valencia, at Fallas time. Every year, from 15th to 19th March, the streets of the city play host to over seven hundred massive monuments (some can reach sixty…<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.caradiaz.com/blog/index.php/c23/spanish-fiesta-time-fallas-in-valencia">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

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