While in Vancouver, I stayed at the Pan Pacific Hotel, a 4-diamond hotel which is perfectly situated in downtown Vancouver overlooking the city's magnificent waterfront and surrounded by Coal harbor, Stanley Park and Coastal Mountains.  With the iconic five sails rising above it, the Pan Pacific is an unparalleled downtown luxury hotel destination which is very popular with celebrities, athletes and famous artists. It feels like you are on board of the giant cruise ship with the latest amenities - quite surreal!

Honestly, after exploring the city I couldn't imagine a better location for my Vancouver stay. And the views that you get to see every single day just by looking out the window are so magnificent that you don't want to leave the room! As for my favorite amenities, the hotel offers several waterfront restaurants with breathtaking views (one of them even hosts weekly Opera nights!), outdoor swimming pool and a hot tub overlooking the city's harbor (I wasn't brave enough, but there were quite a few guests that enjoyed the outdoor hot tub even in wintertime).

And most importantly, I love the hotels that like to give back. For the last 22 years, Pan Pacific hosts an annual Christmas Wish breakfast where thousand of toys and cash are donated to needy children. All of those who donate are invited to a complementary breakfast buffet. It's truly an extraordinary experience and I wish I could witness it myself, because even the thought of it warms my heart.

I  had a truly festive Christmas experience there with tons of Christmas decorations around and truly amazing personnel to make all my christmas wishes come true.

Happy Holidays, my friends! Hope you had a beautiful Christmas! If you follow me on social networks you already know that I spent my Christmas in Vancouver. I fell in love with the city's beautiful landscape, perfect winter weather (it's cold enough to wear hats and scarves, but still sunny and dry) and what seemed to be the most festive Christmas atmosphere. Seriously, I met a few Santa Clauses who approached me first (!) and were more than happy to chat and take photos with me. And I am still obsessed with a perfectly decorated Christmas tree in every single building. 

As for fashion, I tried not to pack too much, so I ended up wearing the same accessories (boots, a bag and a hat) in 2 completely different looks over the past 2 days. Check out both outfits below and let me know which one you like more ;)

So the holiday season is happening right now :) I don't know about you, but I am following all my favorite stores and trying to take advantage of their ongoing sales. It's been quite a stressful and time consuming experience for me.  Either my size is always sold out, or the last item I finally decided to buy sold a few hours ago, there is always something.. It's shopping after all - it should only be FUN and EXCITING!

Recently though I discovered Lyst - a personalized fashion marketplace that allows users to create a customized shopping feed of products - and I immediately decided to tell you about it, because it's especially useful now during the holiday sales season!

In addition to making a tailored shopping experience, users can also "lyst" items to plan their wardrobes and wish lists and also be instantly alerted when anything they lyst goes on sale or comes back in stock. So much time can be saved now! I don't have to keep checking every sold out item I like until it goes back on sale - Lyst will do it for me :)

I definitely went crazy with the platform and already have 4 different categories for gifting and wardrobe ideas - so excited to tag every other item from my favorite Isabel Marant :) Check out my full wish list HERE.

Every time I wear Sandro, I feel very french, not only because it's a french brand but also because every item looks as french as it can :) Happy Monday!!!

So today I am rocking a look that is not my typical style, but definitely eye-catching ;) I usually stay away from giant heels, but, when they are super affordable, why not try it? I found these boots and a faux fur coat on Vinted - an awesome platform for buying or swapping clothes. It's amazing, I bought them in new condition for a very small price and I could, if I wanted to, even swap them for something I don't wear and want to get rid of. It's definitely fun and super easy!

And you know what's the coolest part? Vinted decided to give $10 store credit when you sign up HERE using the code DIANA! You can totally find one or even two items there with only $10, so you could be having a new item shipped to your house right about now! :) A giveaway where everybody wins - my favorite type =) Enjoy!

Hey, dear friends! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving celebration! It's hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner now and we are already in December! The last few days it's been raining non-stop here in LA, but it feels like we (LA people) sort of deserve this, because we enjoy the sun all year long :)

On a side note, I wrote another article for Loehmann's blog "Style Vault". This time I am talking about Black and White do's and don'ts and give you multiple tips on rocking monochromatic look in style. Check it out HERE.