User blog:Fleur123/Trendix Book Translation Part 1

Translation, French to English, by Fleur123 for non-profitable, encyclopedic archiving, purpose only, used in a way that qualifies as Fair Use under US law. Winx Fairy Couture - Bloom il Mio Sogno di Moda. Rainbow, Winx Club™ © Copyright 2012 - 2016, APE Junior editor. All rights reserved.

The french text I translated is from a translation done by a fan from the original Italian. I checked what I could from the original Italian book in videos, but not all pages were available.

Notes are in brackets.

Chapter 1: An unexpected Journey


It was very hot in Gardenia that afternoon. The sun darted its rays on the big glass window of the Winx's loft, directly on the computer's screen where Bloom was drawing.

"Today we do not [can not] breathe!" She remarked, making a knot in her white tank top.

Even the black cat, with embroidered sequin on, seemed to make a face of disgust.

"Girls, I have what you need! A delicious herbal tea with mint, lemon and ginger. [It is] icy and refreshing!" announced Flora, wearing her turquoise silk mini dress with floral print.

In her hand she had two glasses filled with a greenish liquid in which tinkled large ice cubes. Bloom glanced apologetically at Stella, abandoned the couch wearing her pink shorts, a crochet top, and the latest issue of the trendiest magazine of the moment: 'Fashion in the Air.' It was a good moment for a beneficial herbal tea. [Note: the magazine name was already in English.]

"Thanks Flora. This is exactly what we wanted," answered Bloom, glancing slightly at Stella and inviting her to take their friend's glass.

Suddenly, Stella's eyes hit a page of the magazine.

"I will tell you what I want now: to carry this magnificent bikini and stretch myself at the edge of a pool... with plenty of bubbles!"

"And a good glass of my delicious tea!" added Flora.

"Here, perhaps with a mango juice and the fruits of passion," replied Stella. "But I will content myself very well with your tea, with this outfit I'm wearing. It's simply divine!"

"It's the return of the checkered fashion?" Flora informing herself, giving a slight glance at the image of the model in a bathing suit.

"Checkered [squares] and dots, my favorite!" answered Stella, enthusiastically." Look those wonderful fuchsia points... And more, its double-faced, as if its two bath suits in one!"

[Curiosity: double face and double side are different techniques.]



"I prefer the flowery patterns," said Flora, doing a pirouette [twirl] to extend [inflate] the skirt of her mini dress. "But I admit that checkered [squares] patterns are cheerful as well."

"The flower patterns will return to fashion next year," replied Stella, decidedly. "A lot of yellow flowers..."

Bloom and Flora smiled. Stella knew practically all, when she speaks about fashion. At that instant somebody knocked on the door. Bloom went to open it and turned [found herself] in front of Vanessa flushed face.

"Morning, treasure. It is hot today..."

"Mom! How are you?" Bloom greeted her. "Come in! Flora had just prepared one of her refreshing herbal teas."

"That is wonderful!" answered Vanessa, taking a big sip."It's just what I wanted."

"Why are you out with such weather?" asked Bloom.

"Is that, there is something which I must speak to you. Something very delicate." Bloom made her sit near Stella and all looked to listen.

"Earlier I received a call from my friend Amanda," said Vanessa that turned to look at Bloom. "It seems to me that you have already met them once, when you were very little..." Then she also turned to look at the others, and explained: "She is a dear friend and she is very worried as her daughter Scarlett was chosen as the model of an agency of New York."

"What crazy news!" exclaimed Stella. "New York, the runways, high couture... I would love so much to be in her place!" Then, calming her enthusiasm, she asked: "And with such chance for her, why Amanda is worried?"

"You see, Scarlett is very young and she have never left to a single place alone," explained Vanessa to the friends.

"And New York is a big city," observed Flora thoughtfully.

"Well sure, plenty of the fashionable people, of super fashion magazines, of stylists that make the trends... " added Stella with irony.

"And it is also filled with dangers," objected Bloom with worries.

"Oh, if I beg of you Bloom. Don't play the killjoy. Suffice to restrain a little prudent and the entertainment is gar-an-teed ," articulated Stella.

"The fact is that Scarlett is simply not ready at all, according to Amanda, to travel all alone. In fact, it would be most assured if anyone could monitor her during her stay. At least at the beginning..." tried saying Vanessa.

"You are asking me to go to New York to monitor Scarlett?" asked Bloom. Vanessa nodded.

"Eh well, its clear that for a mission likewise important you will need of aid, of company, of assistance, of reassurance... In short, you will not leave me at home, isn't it right?" informed Stella, suddenly, enthusiastically at the idea of such a trip.

"I do not know, truthfully, if I can go..." answered Bloom uncertain.

"I beg of you, treasure. I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't so important," insisted Vanessa.

"Come on, Bloom, you can not refuse," added Stella, with her imagination already trying her sandals, clogs and open-toed shoes, running through clothing rays of any [every] texture and color, that combine with any of the delicious jewelry clutch bags which filled the pages of her favorite magazines...

"Stella? Stella? Come back to us" appealed Flora. "Have you understood what answered Bloom? She accepted! We're going to New York."



"Hooray! Hooray! This will be unforgettable vocations!" answered Stella then.

"Those will not be vocations because we are going for a very specific reason, and furthermore..."

"Okay, Bloom, it's okay. But at the moment I will pack my suitcase," Stella cut in.

"All of sudden [now]?" questioned Flora, surprised.

"Yes, I start mentally, obviously. Just to not forget the fundamentals things." Bloom and Flora smiled. Perhaps Stella was right. New York awaited them. But firstly, they should elaborate a plan to access [reach] the runway!



Chapter 2: Codename: Starchic
Vanessa had barely [just] left, when Tecna, Aisha and Musa entered the loft.

"Running today was very tiresome, but I found it an excellent training session," started Aisha, controlling the data on her Winx Watch. "Now I absolutely need a good shower!"

"I can't understand how you can do sports with this heat," have said Tecna. "And more, running under a strong heat is bad for the health."

"My health it is in perfect health!" answered Aisha that winked at her.

"Hello girls!" said Musa to the others, before taking off the headphones of her ears.

"I'm happy that you're all here," said Bloom. "We got a new mission."

Suddenly all of them directed their ears [to her].

"What kind of mission? Has anything dangerous arrived?" [said] Musa wanting to know.

"Sit down and and I will recount to you all," answered Boom.

Then, she spoke of Vanessa's visit and her request of aid to assure that nothing bad will reach the daughter of her friend Amanda, during her first experience of work in New York.

"You [all] understand what shameless luck she has?!" exclaimed Stella. "Modeling in New York!" Bloom smiled of so much enthusiasm and concluded: "Vanessa asked me to go, but first we need to find a way to enter the fashion show [runway]."

"I believe it is not that simple," observed Flora. "Even more for us that do not work with fashion."

"We need to ponder for a solution," said Aisha to her friends.

"But of course!" exclaimed Stella to them. "I will contact Peter Bennett!"

"Who is Peter Bennett?" asked Bloom.

"He is an important fashion journalist and he is also one of my friends. I will ask him to get [find] the tickets for the runway."

But the Winx remained perplexed.

"You do not believe that it will be very credible that, out of the blue, you will ask him six invitations for the runway in New York?" asked Bloom. [Note: De but en blanc (lit: "of point in blank") is the same as the English expression "out of the blue."]

"The journalists are constant researchers of news and scoops. Peter may suspect and perhaps do any research about us."

"Aisha is right," added Musa. "We must need a very strong reason [excuse]."

"And a cover," added Tecna.

The silence settled in the room. The Winx struggled to find a brilliant idea.

"Well of course! Why haven't I thought about this?" exclaimed Stella to all. "I will introduce myself to Peter as a fashion blogger!"

"But you are not a fashion blogger," observed Bloom.

"Not yet."

"Without any doubt you know all that is to know about the subject," said Flora smiling.

"But a blog must be built and set online," intervened Aisha.

"I have already though about it. I know how to do it," replied Tecna, decidedly.

Stella ran throwing her arms around her neck: "You are fantastic!" she exclaimed to her.

"Girls, keep in mind that a respectable blog must have its users, the followers that comment and read the posts," remarked Aisha with the meticulousness that characterizes her.

"Er well, we will inscribe ourselves and we will pass the word to all our friends," answered Stella. "You will see that at any day it will be the fashion blog most frequented of all."

"Very well. Now let's work. The runway starts at any week." Said Bloom, consulting her smartphone.

Tecna settled in front of the computer. Behind her, Stella suggested the contents [subjects], Flora done advises about the graphic aspects, Aisha highlighting corrections to be made, Bloom thought about how to improve the general structure and Musa chose a track for the page's background music. With the perfect team work, passing solely any [few] hours the blog was ready.

"It is missing its name, that will also work as the web address," said Tecna that, exhausted, collapsed in a seat.

"What you all think of 'Starchic'? Could also be my blogger name," proposed Stella. [Note: 'Starchic' was already in English in the original Italian text.]

"It like it," said Musa. The others gave equal agreement.

"Well. Now we are finished!" exclaimed Tecna, pressing the sending button. A moment later, the blog site was online. Stella applauded strongly.

"It's magnificent!"

"Now we must subscriber ourselves and post the comments," added Bloom.

They looked at each other in agreement and began, each in their own devices, created observation to Stella articles. The adventure just started!

Chapter 3: New York, we arrive!
Any day later, Stella was on cloud nine. She was hops and trills in the room, wearing a pink tulle miniskirt, a white T-shirt with a sequin star on her chest, at her feet, a pair of very pink sandals, spartan style. She resembled a ballerina. [Note: septième ciel ("on the seventh's sky") the expression is like "cloud nine" in English.]

"We have the invitations, girls! I still can't believe it."

"Excellent! You have shown yourself very talented," congratulated her with Bloom.

"Yes, Peter was very happy of having us at the fashion show [runway], above all when I spoke to him about my blog."

"Fantastic!" said Flora. "Now it last to us to make our packs!" Stella suddenly became serious and lowered her eyes. "But here, there it is still a little problem," she said.

"Which?" asked Tecna.

"Peter couldn't give us more than three invitations," explained Stella, disappointed. "Apparently, there are not enough places. You know, the runways of New York are very famous..."

The girls looked each other, an aspect of defeat.

"What a pity," commented Flora, disappointed, after a moment.

"It means we will need to decide who will go and who will stay at home," said Bloom.

"You should go without a doubt. You have promised to Vanessa," observed Stella.

"And you as well, Stella," said Flora. "You are the blogger."

"Well, in fact I have taken since a long time ago a place for a concert which I must attend and is just by any day soon," declared Musa.

"Me too, I can stay here. With it I benefit of the occasion to trained myself. In November, precisely in New York, there will be a very important marathon and I want to try being ready to face this [event's] test!"

"In this case its only lasting you two, Tecna and Flora," said Stella.

"I give you my place willingly, Flora. I have done research about New York and I'm sure that its Botanical Garden is one of the pretties in the world. I'm certain that you will be very happy to see it."

Flora's eyes replenished of a light like two emerald in the sun.

"Well, yes, would be truthfully wonderful, but..."

"Go-on, Fora," Tecna urged to her once more.

"Thanks, Tecna! You are truthfully a fantastic friend!" said Flora, radiantly.

"Good," concluded Bloom. "Now its decided. Will part the three of us: Stella, Flora and me." Then Tecna, Aisha and Musa left their friends to their preparations.



Bloom, in her room, looking at the closet, perplexed, she asked herself what she was ought to carry. She didn't had the slightly idea of what should have the wardrobe of a trendy Winx going for the runways of New York.

At that instant Stella arrived.

"What you think of my travel [outfit] set?" she asked to her, and making a pose to be admired. She wore a short of black ecologic leather, a white shirt with stand-up collar, above it a little jacket matching the shorts. To conclude, she wore in her feet black boots without thin high heels and [reaching] above her knees [height].

[Note: the "stand-up collar" was in Italian "collo alla coreana" (Korean collar) while in french was "col mandarin" (Mandarin collar). I opted for no country specification and used instead the official short definition of shape/form from both collars.] [Note 2: in Italian it was also specifying the jacket being "little" and the heels that where not "thin." Those where not in the french text.]

"Wow!" exclaimed Bloom. "Seems fantastic to me! I would add it, however-" and she took from the closet a black ecological small haversack of pony hair [fur leather].

[Curiosity: most pony-hair items are actually from cows instead, with procedures to make it shiny like how pony fur can look.] [Curiosity 2: you can search for "tascapane di cavallino" to see how it would look the bag she gave to Stella, otherwise you might only see My Little Pony's bags everywhere.]

"Very well found. Thanks!"

"And me, I will add this-" said Flora that instant entering the room with a series of collars in hand. She took one with enameled black and white flowers and placed it around Stella's neck. "Thank you girls! Now I'm truthfully perfect!" exclaimed to them while admiring herself in the mirror.

Then she helped her friends to choice the outfits to carry, all strictly of the same theme: ecologic leather.

To Bloom a leather cigarette trouser, long chiffon tank top with leather inserted and a thin [little] belt at the waist, all of it of a delicate powder pink [It: rosa cipria]. Pink and black 'open toe' shoes, with stiletto high heels. A black mini handbag with a chain strap and necklace with ten rows of gray pearls.

[Note: 'open toe' was in already English in the Italian text I kept it instead of using 'peep toe.'] [Curiosity: pantalon is trouser in French, yet, pantaloons is a type of trouser. Likewise, scarpe is shoes in Italian, while 'scarpin' is a type of shoes.]



To Flora, instead: mini skirt of green shiny leather with a top embroidered with flowers of all colors. Ballerina [flats?] in yellow suede leather and a shopping bag of the same material and color, but braided. In her ears, two yellow and green floral pendants.



All together they admired the result in their reflection. "Divine!" said Stella.

The three girls embraced [in group], happily and smiled to each other.

"New York: We arrive!" exclaimed the Winx in chorus.

Chapter 4 coming soon.

I will finally have more time to translate the rest, so it will be way quicker!

Personal note about those 3 chapters: some parts in the original Italian text were weird like Stella boots, they specified that "it was not with thin high heels," but they could have just said instead flat boots or short heels, and when Tecna collapsed in her seat yet she had settle previously in front of her computer, idk I don't settle in front of my computer standing, and the girls where behind her... it could have been described differently...