VOGUE

EVENT // Cosmo

Yesterday I attended the Cosmo mooiste benen van Nederland 2011 event. In other words: a contest about the prettiest Dutch legs strutting around in our little country. Although I was kind of sceptic about the whole thing - I generally don't like these kind of 'meat inspections' as I call them - the Cosmo team managed to put down a fun, light-heartedly event that even hit the front pages of the national papers!

The most important thing for me was that I met some incredibly fun, laid-back, creative and beautiful people! Sabrina, Xaviera, Zafiera, Nadja, Valentino and last but not least Christian - thanks for such a wonderful afternoon! I'm sure you'll be seeing them more often on my blog from now on.


For now, I'll leave you with a little bit of a sneak peek from the event. There's a lot more to follow, but I am off to Amsterdam in a bit - I won tickets for London Calling, a great festival in this club called Paradiso. So that's were you'll be spotting me tonight! Hope you'll have a great weekend, I'll certainly will be having mine!








all the girls lined up // the judges, uncluding Jort Kelder and last year's winner // famous Dutch people: hostess Lauren Verster, actress Katja Schuurman, DJ and former judo champion Dennis van der Geest and Nikki Plessen, former VJ // the catwalk and me on the big twitter screen // the winner: Anke // me by Sabrina // a little sneek peak on the outfit

EVENT // Spice PR

Ph. by me, pictures in which I am featured by Sabrina, Zafiera and Xaviera

Killer shoes at Iris van Herpen // with Sabrina // United Nude loafer pumps // leather Iris van Herpen dress.. WANT NEED CRAVE // Jan Taminiau // details // with Yara // United Nude

Had a lovely time at Spice PR with Sabrina.. Have seen some gorgeous stuff! Smitten with the Iris van Herpen pieces.
We met two wonderful girls, thanks for the pictures btw Xaviera & Zafiera! Looking forward to our next date!

I will be posting some pictures of the outfit I wore tomorrow or something.. Featuring some new pieces!

In the end I switched the pink ZARA bag from a previous post for a black, more minimalistic one.. I LOVE it, hope you'll like it as well.

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..

EVENT // AIFW: SUPERTRASH

And here we are, the post on the biggest show of AIFW 2011!

The well-known brand Supertrash (Dutch origin) got to close off with a marvellous show.

Hate her or love her, but designer Olcay Gulsen managed to put an impressive show on stage. The event started with off with footage from the roaring twenties, projected on lifesize screens. The rumbling music got the crowd in the mood, after which the models came in. And they kept coming! The collection was huge, and started with camel tones and floral prints.










On my wishlist: the little floral dress in the picture! The playsuits and longer pants were awesome, but I think that Supertrash often tends to become a little bit trashy at some point. The dresses and skirts were often way too short! Such a pity whenever you look at the quality of the fabrics and tailoring. My favorite leather jacket is from the hand of Supertrash (see the Velour post down below) and it's perfect!

The collection slowly diverged into the partywear. This part of the collection was kind of divided in, let's say 'super' and 'trash'. No pun intended. Some things I really, really wanted to have in my closet, and some dresses didn't even manage to cover the behinds of the petite models.








Nevertheless, Olcay Gulsen closed off with her well-known feel for glamour and said goodbye with a good portion of fireworks.

Like I said, hate it or love it. But you'll have to admit that she does have a feeling for drama, doesn't she?

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EVENT // AIFW: VELOUR

We're finally getting close to the final show of last week's fashion week dearies! And I've saved the best for last.. Let me introduce you to the Swedish brand Velour! The brand showed in association with Volvo and this collaboration worked out great.





The fashion crowd was at it's most stylish this night. The highlight? Stylist Jean-Paul Paula rocking his D-Squared thigh highs with spine heels!

The collection consisted of both menswear and clothing for women. I personally preferred the menswear - Velour has proven that putting young people into an old fisherman's outfit can really look good. I especially loved the stylish colour combinations, the casual knitwear in combination with simple denim and nicely tailored jackets. Although I wouldn't want to see those little knitted hats back into the street, it really worked well on the runway. Laid-back, stylish show.









Isn't that mens clutch just to die for? I got word there is going to be introduced a bag like that at the H&M mens department.. Guess who'll be standing in line?




My fav 'jellyfish' dress // H&M
Suede obi belt // H&M
Leather jacket // Supertrash
Birdskull necklace // my own
Suede booties // ZARA (not shown)

Finally, I'm leaving you with a (partial) picture of my outfit. Nothing special - everybody seemed to have the time to think about their clothing for hours, but I actually had to rush from work to the shows, grab some dinner and fix an outfit within 45 minutes, haha!

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EVENT // AIFW #3

I don't know how they did it, but these fresh new designers kept on surprising me with their collections last week! This is already part three of my report on AIFW and it's still about newbies! Amazing right?

And in my opinion, you're about to see one of the highlights of the fashion graduates collections. The Elise Kim show was my favorite by far, because her view on using fabric is beyond amazing! She didn't design mere clothes with her amazing fabrics.. She created artwork, pure artwork. I love people who think out of the box!






Love the 'woven' jackets and dresses, a piece like that would make the perfect eyecatcher on a party! By combining these extravagant pieces with more toned down, nicely tailored basics, Elise Kim succeeded in creating a collection that would definitely fit into my closet.







..What do you think of it, would you wear Elise Kim's pieces?

Back tomorrow with the last show of that night! Aren't you proud of me for posting this regularly? Haha!

See you soon dearies.

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