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January 15, 2012

Almost white

Beautiful and mysterious looking Daphne Groeneveld in pastels, whites and almost whites. Love to see the Givenchy shark tooth necklace in action. I applaude the styling on this editorial. The brights look sophisticated and she looks a little bit like a tough yet relaxed surfer lounging on that chair (like what Riccardo Tisci had in mind for the S/S 2012 collection of Givenchy), instead of looking sweet and dreamy, which is usually associated with soft hues.

Vogue China February 2012

Model: Daphne Groeneveld

Shot by: Josh Olins

Stylist: Alastair McKimm

Images via Studded Hearts

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January 9, 2012

not only for jocks

Last year we saw a lot of street style photos with girls in their track pants and pointy heels (my personal favorite: the devine Columbine, Elin Klings friend and coworker here – she can really pull off this look). Now we’re seeing very sporty pieces on the runway – especially Isabel Marant and Alexander Wang incorporated the athletic chic in their spring ’12 collections.

I’m all for comfortable, but you won’t see me wearing a track suit any time soon. I’m just not athletic. And clothes won’t make me work out more, or will they?

Here are some pieces that are sporty, chic and comfortable. Yes please!

Sweaters from La Garçonne, bras from Barney’s NY, shorts and GZ sneakers from Net-a-Porter

Images via style.com

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January 7, 2012

look.. Free People goes NYC

I’m in the middle of applying for summer school at NYU so I thought this lookbook would be appropriate, as kitsch as it might be. Nice styling though, especially the red jacket and the blue dress.

Free People January Catalogue

Shot by: Guy Aroch

Model: Karlie Kloss

images via Studded Hearts

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January 7, 2012

longing for spring

One of my favorite spring collections was by Phillip Lim, I found the color palette to be absolutely gorgeous. The milkshake colors (many call them sorbet, which just isn’t the adequate term in my opinion) also appeared in several other collections, e.g. Acne, Louis Vuitton, Mulberry.

I love that lilac and mint are coming back and light blue goes with pretty much anything. Can’t wait to add a few soft hues to my closet.

3.1 Phillip Lim S/S Jill Stuart S/S 12 Campaign

images via Net-a-Porter, Weekday, Barneys NY

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December 30, 2011

If only I could have..

all Acne shoes in the world!

These are from the S/S 2012 collection. How amazing are the new Alice Silk pumps in different shades of blue? I could have them if I worked 45 hours.. I also really like the Audrey Silk pumps in fuchsia, but the other ones are sort of timeless. Shop them here.

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December 26, 2011

Christmas Day (#5)

Wow, so much food in two days, impressive. Spent some quality time with the loved ones, ate, drank, exchanged presents – the usual. Cooked dinner on christmas eve for the first time though and was proud of what I served to my family (here’s the recipe for the main course). Still have to make up my mind about NYE.. Hope everyone is having a good time!

Btw, this is what I wore today. A black dress with lace sleeves that I found in a box at home (I love when that happens), Zara blazer, old H&M earrings, awesome black glitter nail polish from catrice, American Apparel velvet leggings and my glittery shoes from 3suisses. As you can see, I cut my hair, I haven’t had this length since primary school or so but I like it.

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December 23, 2011

watch.. Givenchy roars

The making of their Fall/Winter 2011 ad campaign by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot.

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December 18, 2011

Bimba y Lola

The spanish brand with the leaping dog was always one of my favorite places to shop when in Portugal. Since I’m planning to return to Lisbon soon, I wanted to check out what they had and noticed they had an online store. I knew about their gorgeous accessories but I didn’t know they made super smart and beautiful ready-to-wear fashion (check out the coats!).

This is their christmas lookbook:

Crazy furs and envelope clutches, yay!

If this made your mouth water, go here.

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December 15, 2011

festive outfit

I’m not usually one to dress up for christmas, but if I did, I’d choose something like this:

The outfit is inspired by this editorial for Flare January 2012.

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December 12, 2011

a whole new level

..for H&M!

Not very long ago I was part of the people who don’t buy things from H&M, claiming that things looked cheap or whenever they had something nice, everyone would be wearing it within a week.

At least since the conscious collection came out last summer, I’ve absolutely changed my mind about the swedish retail giant.

The spring 2012 collection proves H&M is more than just clothing-IKEA.

I find the asian influences very intriguing and the color palette is beautiful. My favorite piece is the white biker vest – and all the accessories and shoes!

Watch the runway video and let me know what you think.

http://vimeo.com/33535951

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