Mint on my mind

Replay

Something baggy

A quick note

GOÛT DE PARIS

I.

AFTERMATH

BANG BANG

CHUCKS

THESE SHOES HURT LIKE HELL..

PARIS..

HELLO WORLD OF THE LIVING

ORANGE

OUTFIT // Concept of Infinity for Charlotte Kan

  

So excited to show you this series I did in collaboration with Dutch designer Charlotte Kan!
We've come a long way until we could finally do this collab, I'd originally join her Play&Pose project during the summer edition of Amsterdam International Fashion Week but happened to be abroad at the time. So now, 6 months later, I finally got the chance to wear one of her fantastic, refreshing items!

I got to wear one of her most dynamic pieces, a thin jacket you can wear in multiple shapes by buttoning it up in various ways. Love how it's a droopy, chaotic jacket one moment and the next it's some kind of kimono. It might have been too cold for the foggy weather, but it was definitely worth the effort. Would love wearing this in warmer seasons. 

I did an interview for Charlotte Kan's blog as well - people who follow me on twitter or facebook might have noticed. I think it has become a good and honest interview, check it out here if you like!

By the way, today's song is from Gotye and it's not only a joy to listen to, but I really wanted to share the video with you too. Really fits the mood of this post. Check it out here.









Ph. my sister, Sabine 

Wearing Charlotte Kan jacket, vintage blouse, H&M high-waisted trousers, ZARA booties, H&M trend coat w/ leather sleeves, vintage jewellery

OUTFIT // Simplicity in a flash.

Ph. Sabrina  

Wearing H&M blazer, vintage blouse, Levi's Curve ID jeans, Topshop pumps, ZARA bag, vintage burgundy belt 

Simple outfit in a short post. Talk to you later, have a fabulous weekend. ♥

RANDOM // Coming up ...

Busy times, ladies, busy times. As we are speaking I have just returned to my home country after a rather short but fabulous weekend in Ghent, Belgium. And now I am going to get my hair cut - which means I will say goodbye to a wowing 2 inches of my hair... Pretty damn daring, no? EDIT: just cut my hair. You will be STUNNED (insert sarcasm tag). No seriously, I really, really should be thinking about a new hairdo! Any ideas? But we're getting off-topic.

This picture shows.. my back. But it's not just my back, it's my back intensely listening to Dutch designer Charlotte Kan. We will be collaborating on her so-called Play and Pose series slash collection, in collab with several Dutch bloggers, and I'm really excited to be playing around with one of her designs.. To be continued.

If time will miraculously quadruple itself by tomorrow, I'll might be able to be posting an outfit post later on this week. Woo!

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OUTFIT // The burgundy suit

Wearing vintage burgundy blazer, ZARA blouse, jeans from my boyfriends old closet, Primark flats, ZARA bag, H&M necklace, vintage jewellery, DIY branch bracelets Ph. by zhe boyfriend

Wore this outfit to a dinner night out with zhe boy last month. I was on the hunt for a burgundy coloured pair of jeans/trousers for a while.. It had to match perfectly with the jacket in order to give that ultimate Suit Illusion. But after months of fruitless searching, I suddenly realized that the perfect jeans had been laying under my bloody nose all the time..

I bought this pair of jeans for zhe boyfriend, back in 2008 when it was still really cool for guys to wear coloured skinny jeans.. Don't get me wrong, I have a weak spot for men in coloured trousers, but this stuff is SO. SKIN. TIGHT. I have come to realize why he never wore it (apart from the fact that he thought it was too gay... Which I don't consider to be a bad thing because my all of my gay friends are really stylish. Anyway, couldn't get that into his mind). I think we were still in that early stage of a relationship in which you can only say 'thank you! It's fantastic, it's great, oh my god it's too sweet of you!!!!' when your girlfriend slash boyfriend gives you a present - although you silently think 'damnit am I supposed to wear that?!' Sounds familiar?

Anyway, back to this particular post. Saw a really cute DIY on making yourself a bracelet out of a few twigs at a Pair and a Spare and decided to give it a try. Lovely idea but I think I did something fundamentally wrong on the gold painting job because the paint coming off within a few hours of wearing.. Ah well, I guess that's my fault. Still need to show you my epically failed paint-an-ugly-purple-chandelier-in-a-minimalistic-white-hue project. Erm, on second thought, not gonna show you haha.

Hardcore food porn to come your way, we had the most delicious dinner evahhrrr. But for now I'll need to get back to studying, much love. ♥

OUTFIT // Butterflies

Wearing Vila parka, ZARA kimono, Jane Norman top, vintage leather shorts, ZARA bag, H&M necklace, Primark two-finger ring


Ph. Sabrina



These shots were taken at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam last month, in the butterfly gardens. Shame I didn't bring my own camera, because I think it's a challenge to try and capture wildlife at it's best. I tried telling the butterflies to hold their pose for a while, but that sadly enough works better on humans (most of the time). I didn't last too long in the Zoo though, I always get pretty itchy because most animals are obviously unhappy.

One day I will put on my ninja suit, and free those poor animals Madagascar style. Hiiaaaaaya!

By the way, still some hours left to join my GIVEAWAY!

OUTFIT // Sexy back & summer tears

Little Dragon - Summertearz

Wearing French Connection breton sweater, H&M skirt, belt and shoes, River Island coat, vintage men's hat

These pictures aren't the best of quality, but I still wanted to show you. Because this is probably the last time that I will be wearing this brand-new sweater out like it's supposed to be this year - with a bare back for that POW effect when you turn your back around.

That's why today's song is called Summertearz - I think I haven't gotten the best out of last season. I mean, I should have been wandering around in - and this is something I recently got out of an interview - what Michael Kors would call ovary length (in other words: SHORT) skirts and shorts while I still had the chance! Not that the weather has been this muy fantastico last Summer.. But now that my legs will freeze off the minute I even try to step out in those previously mentioned shorty items, I kind of regret not having gone through that slight bit of cold from the past months. My extremities are lacking sun (and so is my back since I got this shirt - it really wanted to get out of it's usual covered-ness all of a sudden D: )

Fall hasn't given me that Fall-ish feeling of wooly satisfaction yet - it has left me in a state of dissatisfaction about having to dress up in those itchy sweaters. Sadly enough, our Dutch Autumns aren't like the American kind. Those gorgeous and weird shorts-with-ankle-boots-and-a-thick-sweater outfits just. Don't. Work. Here.Which is booo.

Maybe my first hot chocolate with whipped cream of the season will help me get in the mood. And while I'm at it slurping down some calories, you shouldn't forget to join the small giveaway I'm hosting. You have until next Sunday!


See you in a few days. ♥