SUNDAY INSPIRATION // #1

Sources: the Sartorialist, The Glamourai, Stockholm Streetstyle, Alexander McQueen, Cargo Collective, Charles Guislain de Malcolm, fashiontoast, IKEA, Keira Dedicated, stardust and sequins, google, Christian Siriano, Jessica Trouy, fashion gone rogue, fashionfever.

A short intro to yet another new thing on this blog: a weekly update on the pictures that inspire me. To get you through the next week of work and studies.. I'm on my internship for medical studies right now, and the Mondays are always the hardest... Especially whenever they start at 6.30 in the morning!

Hope I'll get the time to do something fun for the blog this week. I just watched La vita è bella for the fourth or fifth time again with my boyfriend. It's one of my favorite movies! Might get some inspiration on that.

Ciao dearies. ♥.

WISHLIST // Mud

I fell in love with these shorts ever since I saw it on bonadrag. It's from Samantha Pleet, and the fabric has been treated like the Chinese have done it for centuries: burying china silk in mud for two months, and then dying it. This treatment gives the shorts a fascinating texture. Check out bonadrag for more.

These shorts have been chosen to be the first of a new series I came up with: Wednesday Wannahaves. I'll be picking my weekly favorites and will combine it in a collage.

Hope you like this new topic, this is one of the many changes that will occur on this blog anytime soon..



Samantha Pleet Mud silk paper bag shorts
Chloé ruffled silk-chiffon blouse
Carven thigh highs
Viktor & Rolf laceup shearling platforms
Chanel vintage quilted leather backpack
House of Harlow key ring
Lucky Brand stone ring

Click on the collage to enlarge. I'm working on placing bigger pictures on my blog soon dearies, bear with me ♥

OUTFIT // WHISTLES WHISTLES

Officially I don't have any time to blog this week, let alone to make any decent outfit pictures. But I decided that I needed some time off from studying, and the package that came in today left me to choice but to take some pictures!





It's a new Whistles jumper woooop! I CRAVED for this jumper. It had exactly the features I was looking for - boxy yet drapey, warm and in the perfect powder nude colour. And big plus: 100% cashmere wool. Super soft! But I thought it was too expensive for a jumper, so when I found it on sale at ASOS.com I was totally exstatic. It was a pity that they didn't have my size anymore, so I decided to take a guess and order it two sizes too big..

And now I am in doubt. What should I do? Should I keep it or is it simply too much boxy? I am afraid that I am suffering from a syndrome called I-love-it-so-much-that-I-want-to-keep-it-despite-the-fact-that-it-doesn't-fit-my-body... Sounds familiar? Therefore I need your honest opinion!






Oh yeah you haven't seen these babies yet have you? I'm a chaos



Whistles cashmere jumper, Levi's curve ID jeans, ASOS heels, my favorite vintage clutch, golden necklace from my childhood, eBayed watch, antique golden ring, H&M rabbit ring

OUTFIT // FRESH START.

New look blazer, Primark corset top, ZARA jogger shorts, Primark charm necklace

Happy Newyear dearies. You're the best, I wish you all the most fabulous year ever.. Filled with love and new shoes.

More to come.. I should be working on this HUGE project I'm on for my blog (really really HUGE), but I am too busy studying for my examinations at the end of the week. :(

Wish me luck! See you soon. ♥

LIFE // FOOD AND LIGHTS.

This year was one of the most special Christmasses (eh, plural form of Christmas?) ever. Our family's Christmas didn't start off like they sing it in the cheesy songs you hear on the radio each and every December. No, despite the fact that we are all blondies in my family, we might as well have Spanish roots.. Considering our temperament.

But no matter how much we argue, there is always a strong and unconditional love that binds us. In the end, the love we have for each other always saves the day. And we enjoyed Christmas to the fullest. Together. Because Christmas is essentially not about the amount of presents you get. It's about loving, giving, and cherishing the time you have with each other.

I spent my time wisely, accompanied by my family and boyfriend. We had a taste of the most lovely food, and we were surrounded by utterly gorgeous decorations. And yes, although it's not a fundament of Christmas, we gave and received a lot of presents. But you'll get to see enough of that in the coming days! On to the food and lights!












I hope you all had a wonderful time dearies. I would love to hear your stories. ♥

WISHLIST // One.

I am re-introducing something that I used to do from time to time on my blog - outfit collages made out of my favorite webshop wannahaves!

I would love to wear this on Christmas. And those Lover shorts scream for a DIY. Wish I had the time to.



Topshop jumper
Lover shorts
Acne Admire wedges
Miss Selfridge burgundy fedora
Dominic Jones claw rings
Max and Chloe stone ring
House of Harlow 1960 tribal necklace

LIFE // BIRTHDAY #2

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for the kind wishes and messages, I will get back to every one of you when I get the time to! Thank you thank you thank you!!

Now, on to the pictures!



The first thing to do in the morning whenever it's your birthday, is to get in a festive mood with your favorite perfume and nice music, and the best breakfast you can imagine.



When I was young, I loved handing out lollipops and other candy on my big day. This year I decided to reintroduce the tradition and I baked a walnut marble cake and cute little cupcakes. I just loved the recipe of the cupcakes: espresso chocolate with coffee liquor icing on top. Thanks to the lovely Heleen who took the effort to type it out for me, after I had seen her cupcakes on her blog!






And this is what I wore on my birthday. Heels, off course. and lots of colours!
I'm going to take a closeup picture from my new H&M necklace soon, I had to have it when I spotted the last one in the store and immediately wanted to wear it on my birthday. Oh I'm so childish (but don't you just love those moments of plain immature happiness?)

Pants H&M
Silk top idk
Knitwear C&A
Wedges ZARA
Necklace H&M
Bag ASOS
Jewellery my favorites


Massive amount of presents. My friends and family are so sweet to me ♥

The highlights:
- Jewellery
- Magazines
- Makeup
- Lots of flowers
- Home made cupcakes
- Lingerie
- A new lens for my camera! It still has to come in though

And last but certainly not least.. Zhe boy gave me tickets for the biggest festival in the Netherlands! It's called Lowlands, and it sold out within 2 hours last month.. I was so disappointed when I heard about the sellout, but he secretly got his tickets in the first 15 minutes!



As a surprise, we had dinner in a cute little restaurant in a small village nearby. Yummy pasta.

My birthday ended at 4AM, in the midst of friends. And I was the most exhausted but happy girl in the world.

I am counting down the days until next year already. ♥