Things We Love: Lyst.com’s ‘What I wore when I met you’
have launched a new editorial platform called the Long Lyst– and they have a new section that we’re very fond of. It’s called ‘What I wore when I met you’, and it’s where couples talk about how they met. Think of it like Attitude’s ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ but with a bit of fashion involved!
One of Lyst.com’s very first couples interviewed are Gabriel Carcia and Mike Madrid, the blogging duo who are better known as Cup Of Couple.
Here is how it happened for Gabi:
Since we first met we haven’t been apart. I remember everything about that day—I was meant to study as I had an exam the following day, but decided drinks with Mike was the perfect way to clear my mind. As it happens, I didn’t even go to the exam!
We hit it off immediately making jokes and taking about our families, although we were both pretty nervous. The next day we chatted about how ridiculous we probably sounded. I remember Mike answering the phone that evening and thinking, “What’s my future boyfriend doing talking on the phone with someone else on our first date?”
I was attracted to Mike’s style—and I remember what he was wearing perfectly the first time we met! He wore a Fred Perry polo, grey skinny jeans and black and red old-school Vans. I was wearing denim shorts and kept thinking I’m need try to look as decent possible without boiling up—remember this was Madrid in June!
The first time we met was our first date. We went to have some cañas at a Malasaña bar called El Rincón [a traditional cafe in Madrid]. We love to pay it a visit frequently, it’s become a kind of ritual for us. After that we went for a walk and then back to Mike’s!
I loved (and still do love) everything about Mike. Is there anything as magical as a relationship in its early stages?
It was actually both of our ideas to start a blog. A lot of other people had one and we thought it would be awesome to have one for the two of us—it’s the best decision we ever made. That, and getting our puppy Malibu.
We’ve always been mad about animals, especially Pomeranians. We always used to imagine owning a puppy but we didn’t dare buy one—but one day Mike brought home Malibu as a surprise. It was one of the best decisions we ever made, and I’m still shocked at all the love and happiness he makes us feel.
To read Mike’s version of events, and what the pair are up to now, take a look at lyst.com/longlyst
You can also follow the couple on instagram @cupofcouple or their blog cupofcouple.com.
