INSPIRATION // ..On a Tuesday night.

I went out with some good friends on a Tuesday night.
the night involved slightly too much of rosé wine, cocktails, and, strangely enough, I recall to have eaten some apple pie with whipped cream, too.

I got home.
I took pictures I can't remember to have taken.






It was 2 AM. Didn't feel like going to bed.
Found inspiring pictures about cigarettes and tattoos.








Woke up with amnesia.

pictures through futuredimensions, eleasha, weheartit, mix 'n match

OUTFIT // Burning leather.

You guessed it right, it was a leather jacket from Supertrash! Silently I am really happy with the sun hiding behind the Dutch clouds.

I had lunch in Amsterdam with J., a good friend of mine, on a day that the sun was burning and kind of set my jacket on fire. It was so hot!



It was worth it though. I am in love with a jacket.
We had lunch on a restaurant with a balcony viewing the Kalverstraat.



J.: "Give me a tough biker-look!" Ahahaha.



♥.

These people gave us funny looks.


HIE HIE HIE.




Leather power shoulder jacket | Supertrash
Trousers | Vero Moda
Shoes | Primark
Necklace | Inherited from my great-aunt
Bag | ZARA
My favorite rings | random
Tanktop | random
Sunnies | random
Watches | eBay

RANDOM // Preview.

I'm back after a HUGE lack of blogging!

and I am going to improve a few things:
- the layout, which has actually improved already. (hope you like it.)
- the photography. finally paying more attention to the pictures, heehee.
- the consistency. yay, more blogging!
- the variety. refreshing refreshing

along with this clean, fresh start I wanted to show you a sneak preview of an item that you'll be seing A LOT on this blog for the coming period of time..



curious yet?

♥.

WARDROBE // Awakening

the warm sun woke me up from a deep sleep, full of surrealistic dreams.
it called me to come outside.


I found soft textured clothing in a pale pink colour to match my skin tone.



my black leather sandals carried me away towards the sunrays.

it's too beautiful outside to be blogging right now, so I'm out of here to enjoy life.

♥.

OUTFIT // Thank you for today.

ZARA strong shouldered blazer, random ZARA tank from Barcelona, H&M Garden collection shorts, H&M sunnies, ZARA wedges and bag, random jewellery + from giveaway

that day was good. special thanks to the photographer, who is partly visible in picture 4. ♥

OUTFIT // Suffocation

I had this crazy night yesterday. went to the Crystal Castles gig I talked about. the public was all trendy and

'oh, it took me 2 hours to compose my outfit but I'm pretending it only took me 30secs. I'm so cool.'

the light show was tripping and the lead singer was waving around with her personal stroboscope, while standing on her audience. at that point this dude in a dress came up to me and dropped half a litre of beer on me.. he was too busy looking alternative and trendy to even notice.

we decided to leave for another party, which involved a bonfire, bad music and people dressed up in nothing but jeans and hoodies. not nearly as cool as the CC-crowd thought they were, but I realized that all the fashionable people at Crystal Castles were missing out on the best kind of party ever.

I still loved the gig, despite the hysterical audience. today's song is from Crystal Castles' newest album.

H&M trend dress, H&M corset and tights, knitted cardigan from my mother's closet, Topshop wedges


these blurry pictures, the lack of sleep.. it's making me dizzy. or maybe it's just the music.

♥

OUTFIT // Stripes and pastels.

stripes and pastels have been ruling my world for the past few days. voila, part one of this combination's saga.



H&M trend kimono jacket, striped tee and tweed studded shorts, don't know where these shoes came from actually, bowler hat from France, vintage college bag, my favorite jewellery

I'm putting this vintage bag for sale, by the way. for Dutch-speaking people: hij staat op marktplaats, als je interesse hebt laat me weten want dan link ik even in mijn volgende post naar m'n account! for non-Dutchies: whenever you're interested, just comment below or email me at stijlkind@gmail.com . I'm planning on selling lots more so stay tuned!

OUTFIT // Popof.

hair in a mess. no makeup,except for the stained coral lipstick, applied in a rush. bad location for taking pictures. my youngest sister as an unexperienced and impatient photographer. chipped nailpolish, in the wrong colour.

but...
a late afternoon sun, the sunrays caressing our skin. the perfect lighting. some beautiful shots, despite the inexperience of both photographer and me. a cat walking down the street while we're taking pictures. the perfect vintage crochet detail dress. I believe that it's a 60's wedding dress (or I just love to believe that).

and a new favorite song of mine in the background. (it's the intro. love the intro.)





Spring has finally arrived. and I hope that there will follow a lot of days like this.

vintage crochet detail dress, random ribbon worn as belt, Topshop Amazeog wedges, my favorite jewelry, H&M sunglasses & studded bag

OUTFIT // Four seasons.

vintage silky blouse, vintage leather shorts, H&M polka dot tights, vintage watches, other jewelry random

although I don't listen to classical music that often, there's nothing more relaxing than to sit back and listen to a symphony. but classical music can be energetic as well.
the classical string instruments of Vivaldi create a vivid piece of music, nothing bland at all.
I tried to pick an outfit that is like Vivaldi's music - a conservative blouse combined with black leather to create a look that has classy features, without becoming too old-fashioned.





oh, and I just love this fan. it's a souvenir I bought abroad. thought it matched the shoes.

STYLE IN SKETCHES // Rumi

I had this idea in mind for so long: a series of portraits of bloggers that I admire. I decided to start out with the face behind the very first blog I started to love. most of you must know Rumi.

hope you like it.

OUTFIT // Return.

I've been away from blogging for over two weeks.

I had some things to do in real life. too many heavy stuff has happened in the past few months, therefore I needed some kind of inner and outer detox.

I haven't felt this pure since.. forever.






H&M TREND pastel jacket, Primark dress, H&M tights, Topshop boots, vintage necklace and bag, lipstick was a gift, Essence nail polish 'late at night'

spring is starting to show. today I walked barefooted in my garden for the first time of the year. I didn't expect to get so joyful about that.

it's the little things that make life beautiful.

OUTFIT // Soft and tough.

ruffled dresses in the lightest colours of salmon pink. black leather. shredded, dotted tights. detailed bow necklaces in gold, dangling along with skull pendants. chipped light pink nail polish. girly overknee socks. in black. paired with some worker boots. cute headbands with pearls and rhinestones on them. to tame the wild hairdo. French music and French cigarettes.

I love the never ending clash between soft and tough whenever it comes to clothing.

H&M trend ruffled pastel dress, Primark military jacket from London, eBay watch and bow necklace, random overknee socks, random worker boots.