WARDROBE // New In

First things first, what do you think of the new layout? I wanted to create a light, clean, cute feeling. Ready for the sunnier seasons!






Readers who follow me on twitter already know that I did some serious shopping at ZARA yesterday.. I had to return some stuff but I kept these two interesting items.

I am in love with the bag. Charming, a little bit old-fashioned, and yet it's so minimalistic and modern.

Does anyone know the other item? I'm going to keep it secret for a while.. You'll be seeing it next week.

OUTFIT // YOUNG BLOOD

I really felt like dressing up in the colours of flowers, of young nature popping out of the ground, whites, pastels.
The air is still cold against our cheeks, but the sun is up and warms up the grass floor and the tops of our heads.

Spring is definitely coming this way.








Ph. Sabrina
We bumped into one of our friends, Timor. Thought that you'd like these pictures, he has great style but above all a great smile. ♥





Badly combined coat // H&M
Blouse // vintage
Pants // H&M
Moccasins // ZARA
Two finger ring // Primark
Orange bracelet // H&M

Edit I deleted the LB look because half of it didn't show up (weird?)

OUTFIT // PREVIEW

Sometimes I just feel like disappearing for a week. Sorry. ♥

A preview. The entire outfit might be up tonight or tomorrow...
I am so happy that Spring finally seems to be here!

RANDOM // PERFUME.

The only beautiful commercials in the world are perfume ads.
I love how the makers manage to convert a scent into images and sound.
Commercials are commercials, but these little clips are like artwork to me.

OUTFIT // SWAY.

Dean Martin - Sway



So this is the promised post with the larger images from the interview below!
I got this skirt at the Monki event I was talking about. I am in LOVE with it.

I got the vintage hardware belt at the local flea market last month. I have been craving for it on an earlier flea market, but I forgot to bring money with me at the time! Typically me.. But miracles happen, it was still there the following flea market for 2E! These kind of steals can make me so idiotically happy at times.. Much more than I'd like to admit, haha!

RANDOM // FEATURE

Just a quick post to show you my feature in an article at I LOVE FASHION NEWS!
I am featured as Fashionista of the Week. I am so honoured!

The pictures are accompanied by a small interview on my blog, but it's in Dutch only.. The pictures are open to anyone though ;) I'll be posting the bigger images in a new post tomorrow!



Click here to read the full interview!

OUTFIT // BALLERINA.

Walking through the gardens of Vatican city, astonished by all the wonderful architecture and classic features of the buildings, fountains and statues.. I really felt in place wearing my ballerina-esque outfit. The colours were so soft, the shapes of arcades and pieces of art so elegant.. Having seen The Black Swan might have left me more inspired than I thought..

STYLE IN SKETCHES // TURBAN

I wanted to introduce a new topic to you guys: I am going to select a few trends I am especially fond of and will be making a sketch of them. I used to make a series of blogger portraits and I might start on that series as well if I get the chance to.



I love how the turban is coming back into the fashion scene. I already scored a vintage woolen turban in 2009, but I was actually looking for an 'indoor' turban.

Therefore I was so happy to score this velvet burgundy (velvet! burgundy!!) piece - see me wearing it here.

Now I'd like to treat myself with a turban I can wear during the warmer seasons as well - I heard River Island had some pretty gorgeous pastel tinted turbans. Or maybe I should get a little bit wild by getting their leopard printed style? Who knows..

Sketch made with traditional pencils, watercolour made with Painter + Wacom tablet.

WEDNESDAY WANNAHAVES // RED DREAMS

I think it might be slightly obvious that this post is about my obsessions in red. These YSL tribtoos.. Oh, they're a dream. Especially combined with this red square clutch from Celine!

Really feel like having a simply cut clutch like this, but I am in doubt about the colour. Which colour should I take? Red, orange, minty green, tan? The dilemmas of my life..




And..
Vintage coral ring, DIY pyrite ring via A Pair And A Spare, Pamela Love triangle ring, can't remember where the snake ring came from

OUTFIT // WAIT 'TIL THE RAIN GOES.

A friend of mine introduced me to a band called Foals. I am officially addicted. The song above is perfect for the coming seasons - relaxed, sunny and simply beautiful.

I felt like wearing something fit for Spring. Since the weather has only started to co-operate a little bit, I opted for light colours that might draw the sun a little bit closer to this part of the earth.

But who needs the weather if Spring's alive and kicking in your heart already, and the memory of the Italian sun freshly imprinted in your head? You don't need the burning sun and 30 degrees to wear pastels and whites. If you feel like it, just do it!

SUNDAY INSPIRATION // JEWELLERY

As we are speaking, it's already been Monday for 2 hours. So technically I shouldn't be calling this post a Sunday inspiration. But this weekend has gone by in a flash, and sadly enough college is awaiting in the early morning tomorrow. Therefore I am going to try to hold on to the weekend mood and pretend there won't ever be a Monday morning.

I'll probably regret it when morning does come, but at least I can daydream of this fabulous stuff below while I am trying to survive yet another Monday blues tomorrow.

Behold my humble jewellery wishlist:

OUTFIT // ORANGE MONKI

Last week I attended the Monki summer collection preview party in their Amsterdam store.
I didn't feel like taking any pictures inside (the massive amount of people squeezed in one tiny little store made me a little bit rebellious, oh dear)
But I managed to take some outfit shots at Central Station with some friends! Special thanks to Ter & Zaar!









Trenchcoat // ZARA
Silk batwing blouse // vintage
Grey blazer // vintage
Leather look jeans // H&M
Orange peeptoes // Mango
Clutch // Primark
Watches // eBayed, CASIO

There should be quite a lot of pictures of me while I was at the event, somewhere on the internet.. Really don't know who took my pictures though. If I ever find them I'll show you!

I'm off to bed, it's been an extremely busy week. I've got so many things to show you this weekend! Two outfit posts coming up and a whole bunch of photos I took in Rome.. Stay tuned dearies. ♥

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LIFE // DETAILS OF ROME.

ROME WAS AMAZING GUYS ♥











standing at the gardens of the Vatican Museum // gorgeous view from up a hill // the romantic Trevi Fountain while night is falling and the streetlights are lit // ZARA's nice interior // random // PRADA shop window at Via Dei Condotti // the famous fountains at the Vatican Square // the most expensive cappuccino we ever had at Antico Caffè Greco

More to come soon..