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April 11, 2012

new travel show formula

I don’t usually watch TV, but when I do, I like to watch the travel channel. But somehow, the shows on the travel channel are really outdated and they seem to be aimed at retired people who want to get out of the house rather than giving real insider tips for young travel-hungry people like me. So I was thrilled to discover this truly hilarious travel show that is hosted by this guy called Dex who hates tourists. He and his very very handsome co-host Fab travel to Europe’s hot spots to give us a glimpse of local culture, parties, chicks and douchebags, while being utterly funny. I love them. Go check it out. You can watch all episode here.

http://blip.tv/dexpedition/dexpedition-episode-8-stockholm-5856851

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April 10, 2012

delivery

I’m so excited to collaborate with Fashiolista and Replay. Today I got mail from Milan and inside was the new Laserblast jeans, a jeans that is finished using a laser technology in order to save a lot of water, to be precise 85% less than a normal finishing process, which usually uses around 42 liters per pair. Plus they are super comfortable.
..And who doesn’t like a free pair of jeans?
Thank you goes to Fashiolista for choosing me and to Replay for the wonderful jeans.

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April 6, 2012

#6

Last sunday I had a successful day at the flea market where I sold a bunch of my stuff. The other girls there were selling quite a few goodies, for instance a two toned scarf from weekday, which I couldn’t resist.

What a beautiful day that was.
From head to toe: Hat from H&M, Weekday scarf, blazer and top both from Zara, Necklace from Fashionology, metallic satchel from ASOS, cheap monday jeans and glittery lace-up shoes from 3suisses.

And by the way, I’m glad to announce my first collaboration with Replay and Fashiolista. I’ll tell you all about it next week..

Photos by Hendrik Jung©

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April 4, 2012

let’s pretend we’re surfing

This season is highly influenced by sports wear. And what better sport to draw inspiration from for a summer wardrobe than surfing? We saw how Givenchy interpreted the surfer for their S/S ’12 collection – shark tooth necklaces, shark skin for leather, underwater colors, a cool attitude. All in all monochrome outfits which looked amazing. But I’m also loving all the fun tropical prints that are popping up here and there (ASOS for instance, they call it the Waikiki Trend) and using neoprene for skirts instead of wet suits is brilliant.
Who doesn’t admire surfers? They seem to have no care in the world, they’re adventurous and cool. Good if we city gals can at least look a bit more like them.
The picture was taken by Max Doyle and shows Catherine McNeil. You can find it in the April issue of Vogue Australia.

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March 30, 2012

Haute Mess

This is the behind the scenes video of an editorial called “Haute Mess” for Vogue Italia (March 2012) featuring among others Abbey Lee Kershaw, Coco Rocha and some pretty outrageous styling. To me it looks like a post-apocalyptic setting. A deserted town in southern California where the models died and became fashion (and fast food?) addicted zombies. Mesmerizing.

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March 28, 2012

torn

Ripped jeans. They come and they go and right now, probably thanks to the advertising by Columbine wearing this season’s Acne ripped denim, they’re definitely back.

The thing is (and this is no new thought) – why would anybody spend money on torn jeans? I am very much into the distressed look and it is the easiest thing to do yourself. Or at least that’s what I had heard. So, I tried it.

This is what you will need: A denim garment of your choice, a pair of scissors and a paper clip or needle.

What you need to do is cut out parallel slits. The space in between the slits will determine the size of the torn section.
Using your clip you can start undoing the grid of the fabric by pulling the white horizontal threads.
Then, you will remove the darker vertical threads and ta-da!

It’s so easy I did the same thing to a pair of shorts..

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March 26, 2012

if only I could have

This is my wish list for this season. Not like it’s ever going to happen, but a girl can dream.

Images via Net-a-Porter, Romwe, H&M, Dannijo

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March 25, 2012

mood board: spring

We’re finally getting some love from the weather! This and the fact that my inspirations folder has gotten a lot fuller resulted in the need to share. The mood board is made from pictures I found on different tumblrs and blogs (fcknsweet, Jurgen Teller Tumblr, Because I’m Addicted, Studded Hearts) and it is influenced by the 90s, pastel colors and a little bit of danger, sex and “I don’t give a shit” I guess.

Oh, and can I just say how much I love pastel colored hair? I know, we’re seeing a lot of it online but not so much on the streets.. if I was blonde I’d do it in a heartbeat, but I’m not. So everyone who’s thinking about it please dye your hair and make my day!

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March 24, 2012

today’s details

This is part of what I was wearing today. T-shirt with Aztec print from Motel, chunky knit cardigan from h&m, the belt was my moms but now it’s mine and the black jeans is from Lindex. Spring is finally here!!

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March 23, 2012

diving with Elena Kalis

I love browsing through the many pages of the Ben Trovato blog, which focusses mainly on fashion photography. There is so much talent out there. Like Elena Kalis. She specializes in underwater photography and draws inspiration from Alice in Wonderland.
The contrasts and colors in her pictures are amazing. I have taken photos under water, but they looked flat and nothing like hers. Also, the composition is remarkable in spite of the fact that orientation under water, as well as posing and the positioning of props (like in the photo with the balls) are very difficult. I don’t know how she does it.

Read an interview with Elena Kalis on Ben Trovato and see more of her work here.

All Images via Ben Trovato