With a swedish influence

 cos hoodie

h&m vest

zara skirt

nowhere shoes

kurt geiger bag

Apologies for the slow updates lately, still one long week to push through before I can escape the city for a little country getaway.

I spotted this hoodie originally on Columbine's blog, who is doing a really good job at the styling of Styleby magazine. I then later accidentally came across the jumper in the menswear department of Cos.. with it's cosy thick scuba material, it just had to be mine. Also on monday my Nowhere shoes arrived! you might already guess what I'm going to say next.. I wish the heel was higher. Nevertheless I've been using them all week and they are surprisingly comfortable.

ps. I've been so taken by your positive feedback on the Grazia feature! love you all xxx

The brand new Diesel

diesel jacket

With a brand new design team lead by Finnish Heikki Salonen, Diesel is doing an amazing job revamping not just the designs but whole image. I took part in a little challenge to style my favorite Diesel looks, see the outcome in a whopping three page spread in tomorrows Grazia magazine!

xxx

The attraction of the ugliness

zara shirt

american apparel knit

topshop pants

lumi bag

acne shoes
  

A bit of a continuation from yesterdays post.. although I'm in total basics, reeeeally excited about the shoes. They simply are the solution to wearing a manly brogue without wearing flats. I've only seen acne and simone rocha do it right. When these first came out I said it's one of the ugliest shoes I've seen in a long time. I guess there is always the attraction in the things you can not get or the ones you publicly state that you hate. Me and my fugly shoes are now very happy together.

The gentlewoman

 h&m coat

american apparel knit

zara shirt

topshop pants

lumi bag

acne shoes

Worn today for lunch in soho. I'm in brand new shoes again, but don't jugde me, it's sale season.

I am going to bomard you with detail photos later, but for now.. nighty night my sweets (meaning my shoes and my darling readers)

xxx

newton and my stripes

Two of my favorite things: Sir Isaac Newton, and one of three striped fisherman sweaters I designed at American Apparel. I can't believe how lucky I am sometimes, I am thankful everyday I am surrounded by the best people and I get to do what I love. People often think success is measured by dollar amounts. Especially within the art/fashion/blog realm I've come across countless people, all the same with interchangeable faces who consider themselves successful because they've been able to fool others into thinking they're 'cool', 'famous', and 'rich'. It's really more about being able to wake up in the morning and look in the mirror and see a person who you truly like and to be honestly excited to be who you are.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

A casual take on a psychedelic print

zara coat

hm x versace knit

gina tricot jeans

benetton beanie

kurt geiger bag

laurence dacade boots

I warned you the bag might be popping up in a few future outfit posts, so here it is in action. I wore it with some of my basics and the versace x hm jumper I found at the men's department. The fact that I was a little late on the launch and only found the cardi in a large size, proved to be the reason why I liked it so much. I did also buy the palm printed one but this will pass as a somewhat normal garment and I can see myself wearing it more than twice. It's around the time of the year when a beanie is starting to become acceptable, for me it's a nice alternative to those baseball caps I've been wearing more than a lot..

My sweet clementine

h&m divided knit

h&m trend leather skirt

ebay cap

kurt geiger shoes

44 mm rose gold skywatch

kurt geiger bracelet

Ahh my shoes. I actually kissed them when I slowly lifted them out from the box on my birthday a few weeks back. My modest wish list proved itself useful after all.

So beautiful that I could not resit taking part in a little facebook competition of 'my favorite shoes' that our Finnish design boutique, Nina's is hosting, so if you like them and you think I deserve your vote...

please love me over at Nina's facebook site

As for the rest of my outfit.. I am wearing a lovely fluffy knit that I stumbled across in the divided department of h&m. Such a nice surprise, how great is the combination of fluff and dip dye? I'm having a hard time convincing people that it was a 20 something pound find.

The high-slit, leather skirt is another winning story and I think I might not be the only one that has been keeping an eye out for this one. First spotted over at Caroline's blog, whereafter I annoyed the h&m staff everyday until it finally came in this week. It was worth it.

xxx

Retro playboy girl

playboy shirt

vintage jeans

h&m waistcoat

jil sander bag

alpha saphir watch

zara shoes

photos by stefanie

I would usually stay away from anything with the playboy logo, if you know me at all, you would agree. But when I found this retro tee in my sister's closet, I could not resist pairing it with my oldest, patched jeans. I added my nineties pumps and the plastic jil sander tote that I've been using a lot more than what actually proved on the blog. All together, quite casually nice.

Flip it

vintage cap

charlotte and lisa fur scarf

bruno pieters x weekday jacket

bruno pieters x weekday turtleneck

gina tricot jeans

vintage belt

topshop shoes

zara bag

I've been filming a shoe video over the weekend! and finally got it uploaded on my computer late last night... turns out it's a million times harder to choose your favorite seconds than it is photos... I'm looking at a major yes-no-yes marathon over the next few days.

Other things I did over the weekend: discoverd my love for this new scarf that makes any layering a total nobrainer, realized I wear these jeans offensively much, wore an old cap backwards... so much for working towards a more mature wardrobe.

xxx

Photo Journal: October 2011

jellyfish, frida kahlo, clown, pumpkin shopping

For the shorter days

stylestalker shirt

zara waistcoat

gina tricot jeans

vintage belt

lumi bag

topshop boots

pics by tasha

I'm usually the one who defends everything about autumn... but I've recently been feeling a bit down about the darker season, the day goes from dark to dark grey to black. Super depressing so wearing flowers or experiencing them in any form helps a lot. And since there won't be any time for a beach getaway in the near future, I relying on the little things to make the difference.

The shield

karen millen jacket via ebay fashion outlet

mens all saints cardigan

nowhere t-shirt

topshop pants

topshop boots

lumi bag

photos by stefanie

I stumbled across this coat over at ebay fashion outlet a few weeks ago.. not sure if it was the fear of the cold weather I was about to travel back to that week, or because it was a ebay find, that made me click it home asap..

the fact that it was an ebay listing, my senses sent signals to my brain to automatically click on the 'buy it now' button, but my point here is that the glory of the outlet is that they have large stocks on most of the items.

A little bit of promotion is hopefully allowed, as I happen to be involved with the new launch of ebay fashion outlet! Remember this behind the scenes post? I actually saw the glossy printed look-book just a few days ago and dare I say that I am even on the cover? crazy cool, more on that later!

xxx

No tricks just treats + a giveaway

photos by stefanie

Hello there. Hope you had a nice halloween weekend!

as a little treat I decided to team up with online store bona drag, that I already introduced to you last week, with a extra special lingerie giveaway..


underneath the shakuhachi dress I'm hay barn picnicking in, I'm wearing a beautiful lace one piece by lonely.. bona drag want to know if anyone of you would like to win the same one in white, size S (details here)

ended, thank you for taking part!

Good luck!

line & dot

red romper, line˙

it's always sunny around here