// Double bubble

Posted on | June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

I think that I will not raid the sales this summer. I have no specific needs and to be truthful my wardrobe is so full that I really have to slow down my purchases. Got to admit that I’m stalking just one investment piece… …but if it does not go on sale then it will be no deal for me. Still… …today I just accidentally slipped in to Monki — and got this super soft boxy little sweater and one very nice cotton printed skirt –50%.

This is one of my comfort outfits — not a least bit trendy, oversized stuff over oversized stuff that someone could call terribly unflattering, but for me it is very important to be able to hide under ample layers of cloth if I feel like that. I also like this kind of childish kawaii look, without too many frills. I know that it is all too young for me, but I don’t care, I don’t have to prove myself to anyone. I’m also starting to master the self photography on a level, that you hopefully get one very important dimension of this outfit, the tactility. All these materials have that specific feel I’m often after, subtly worn out look with volume and movement.

The skirt is really old and from Vero Moda, the dress (rather a tunic) over it from H&M and old as well. Shoes are from Topshop and the necklace from Etsy by Tilly Bloom.

Posted on | June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

// My chartreuse legs

Posted on | October 26, 2009 | 10 Comments

In the middle of the dark and gray autumn…

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…do you ever get the urge to fight back and wear something pale and bright?

I wore today old blush Stella McCartney for H&M knit (this is pretty worn, but I kind of like that), old Marc by Marc Jacobs silk skirt, chartreuse tights from Lindex (a great find for three euros, I’m all about funky colored tights), old Topshop wood wedges in cream lacquered leather.

Wedges work well for rain. Trust me.

Posted on | October 26, 2009 | 10 Comments

// Girl in gray

Posted on | October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments

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Actually I’m wearing quite a lot girly clothes. I guess that for me there are couple of basic starting points. The other one I call “Miuccia Prada silhouette” ( =) ) and that means about knee length full skirts combined to varying top parts — like today. I’m not after the fifties silhouette with cinched waist and fitting top — on the contrary I usually try to avoid all vintage associations. Oh, I really don’t care if the pouf skirts are yesterdays trend, I’ve loved them since they emerged in eighties…

The other way to go is with mini skirt, with those I prefer heavy layering with layers that go below the skirt hemline (actually that look is not always too girly when I think that again…). Mid lenght narrow skirts I find bit too restricting for regular use and I don’t have too many A-lined skirts, either.

In spite of what I just previously said… …this autumn I would love to add a silhouette with long column skirt, and I’m definitely keeping my eyes open in thrift stores for promising ones. There is not too much consistency (if any) in my style rules…

Today I was wearing an old Vero Moda skirt, old Chloe T-shirt, old leather cuffs from some random cheap accessory shop (I really like pair these, the effect is borderline disturbing, especially when the other elements of the outfit are quite soft), textured mesh leggings from Divided Exlusive and my Rützou boots. Did the messy side bun in the middle of shooting — asymmetric hair pairs well with my slightly wonky face.

Posted on | October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments

// The girly girl

Posted on | September 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

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I’m not all sure what I have been thinking when combining these, but clearly it was one of my girly girl days. Dots with dots remind me always of Rei Kawakubo, but this is so sweet and constructed that the influence is bit far fetched. Circus? Candy wraps? School uniform from Alice in Wonderland?

Whatever, the shirt on top is from Acne, and I really love it although it’s PITA to iron out (see how annoyingly the hem is curling in these pics) and quite uncomfortable. The navy shirt below is lovely thrifted piece from seventies. I don’t know what they have been doing to the cotton of this shirt but it does not require ironing at all. Probably the method killed the flora and the fauna around the textile factory, otherwise this kind of finishing would be regulated by law and mandatory for all shirts. Silk taffeta skirt is from H&M and shoes the ol’ trustworthy Vagabonds. Sorry, I need to cycle the shoes bit more… …and do my hair more often, that side bun makes me look almost groomed.

Posted on | September 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

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