A total new life identity starts today! For a long while I have been hearing from close partners that the “Bling Bling” was no longer aligned with Valentina’s image! Simply it would no longer suit…. I resisted the change! I resisted! I cried! Valentina Bling Bling was my creation… my baby… I gave so much of myself to this blog, to my Instagram page, to my audience and followers… it was my identity…. that it was almost impossible to let it go… But life is about changing, about acceptance, about listening to others, about evolving and moving forward…. The transition… Read more

One swallow does not make summer, right? But many swallows will change the planet… The way is set and there is no way back… The 2000 –  2022 generation is environmental conscious, they will scrutinise the provenance of products, the supply chain line to make sure brands are adjusting… Simple… it is this way or the highway! I am not a big Prada fan… it has been years since I bought something or posted something bout the brand, but regardless of my personal taste, it is undisputable that Prada’s new initiative to purchase recycled nylon, the Econyl (R)  is innovative… Read more

In times of fashion week… and last week I went to Milan to attend it… time on the train made me reflect on the fashion industry as a whole… Milan was a great experience and it will be subject to a post in itself, but now I wish to discuss the urge to consume for the sake of consuming and how this urge has contaminated the big luxurious brands. It is no news that Zara and H&M infest their shops with “cheap” clothes every day.. their core market is the mass consumption of clothes which are somewhat disposable… The turnaround… Read more