Me Tartan ... you Jane

So... a week of wearing tartan... it was actually more fun than it sounds :-)

To me it was an opportunity to wear loads of different colours as the tartan patterns often incorporate many colours one can play with.

Well, presenting A Week of Dressing Tartanly:

MONDAY

Blouse: Forever21

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Dope

TUESDAY

Cardigan: H&M

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Topshop

Brooch: found at a New York fleamarket

WEDNESDAY

Cardigan: ByMarleneBirger

Skirt: Day

Shoes: Miss L Fire

THURSDAY



Blouse: Forever21

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Dope

FRIDAY

Cardigan: Edith&Ella

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Topshop

Second Hand Saturday

I have found some really good stuff lately when visiting charity and second hand shops. Just take a look below :-)

I found this grey dress today - it is so Mad Men! And I don't think I have to tell you how much I dig the cotton balls around the neck. To top it off the shop had a sale on, so I got this piece for only 25 Dkkr/5$/3£!

This whole outfit (except shoes and tights) is thrifted:

And now to the misc. section:

Silk scarf with cosmetics, star fish brooch and a set of plates.

I fell in love with these two plates at first sight. The stamp says made in GDR - German Democratic Republic a.k.a. East Germany. That's history on a plate!

I don't think I will dare to eat of them. Instead I just might put them on my 'wall of kitsch' in the summer house. So far I have a small selection of wildlife-ish plates there, but you can never have to many...

Pink puzzle

My pink week is over and it is time for me to evaluate...

It has actually been more challenging to dress in pink everyday, than I thought it would be. Bright pink is difficult to dress down with other colours and if you don't, you end up looking Barbie-like - not a good look for the office :-)
Also I'm used to choosing my daily outfit according to my mindset in the morning, and not being able to freely choose a 'colour of the day' has been a bit strange.

Well, here are my outfits this week:

Wednesday:

Shirt: Forever21

Cardigan: H&M

Skirt: Day

Tights: asos.com

Shoes: Topshop (Christmas present):

...

Thursday:

Cardigan: Ganni

Dress: Monsoon

Tights: Sneaky Fox

Shoes: Topshop

Belt: asos.com

...

Friday:

Cardigan: Day

Dress: thrifted

Shoes: Topshop

...

All week:

Coat: Max & Co.

Boots: Bronx

Beret: Accessorize - customized

Gloves: Oasis

Scarf: gift

So that was my result. Hope you liked it. Next week my challenge will be to wear TARTAN Monday-Friday.

Think pink - Tuesday

Bloggers log: Day two of dressing pink.
I've found that pink is actually a difficult colour to match with other colours besides black, if you want to tone it down a bit.
I'll try to be creative, but at the moment I'm searching my brain and my closet for solutions. Can you feel the suspense? :-)

Cardigan: Day

Top: Monsoon

Skirt: Gina Tricot

Shoes: Blink

5 days of summer

I had written most of this post earlier today, but blogger didn't want to work with me and deleted everything (not blogger's fault - my computer is acting up). For. Crying. Out. Loud.

So now I'll try to remember what I had written, and hope I'll get to the end this time...

I went to Athens with my boyfriend two weeks ago, and it was a pleasant surprise! We had been warned that the city would be polluted and lacking charm, so our expectations were modest.

We do not at all share the pessimistic views! If you dare to explore the city it will show you its gems.

We stayed in Monastiraki (below), an area full of archeology and market stalls and street art on every corner. BTW I am a redhead now, so it IS me in the pics :-)

No matter where you are in Athens you can see the Acropolis towering over the city as a reminder of the history buried underneath the pavement and unearthed around you.

Blouse and shoes: Asos.com
Skirt: thrifted

On our way down from the Acropolis we found the cutest little "village" on the hillside. All the houses were painted white with blue windows and doors, and there were cats, cats and more cats everywhere - my kind of place! It reminded us a lot of the beautiful island Santorini, which we visited many years ago during a holiday on Crete.

One day we hiked up the hill of Pnyx where democracy was born and the muses danced. I love the name Pnyx - it sounds like a sneeze :-) Pnyx, Pnyx, Pnyx!

Top: Asos.com

Skirt: Day

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

We visited every temple and ruin in town, and the weather was lovely (most of the time) so we enjoyed everything a lot.

What you cannot see on the picture below is that right behind me where a couple of turtles getting it on in the animal planet kind of way... if you get my drift... right in the Keramikos.

Shirt: Asos.com

Skirt: Day

The few rainy days were spend in the museums: the new and dead cheap Acropolis Museum and the National Museum of Archeology (where the picture below is from).

And yes, I am that lame...

Colourclashing

I've tried to put together some outfits with my new clothes from Forever21. This first post is an attempt to mix colours that I would not normally wear together. I actually like the results.

The above is my favorite! I like how the many colours in the top connect both the skirt and the cardigan (The tights are actually lilac, but for some reason they look black in the picture).

I think I'll wear this on Sunday, when my boyfriend and I are going to a Tori Amos concert in the Opra House here in Copenhagen.

The cat wanted in on the next picture :-)

Don't know if this yellow and purple outfit is really going to work, but I had to try. I like the Snowwhite-ish look of the top, maybe it deserves a more dramatic setting...

I'll make more posts soon, showing off more of my purchase, but be patient :-)

Finalmente!!

I've been waiting, like, forever... 21 ha ha :-) (Okay I'm sick with a cold today, so I'm allowed bad humour or at least excused)


Well finally my parcel from Forever21 came yesterday! I had actually lost hope a little when I saw, that it was sent from LA to Singapore two weeks ago - somehow that seemed like a detour.

It turned out it was all worth the wait. The quality of the garments is way better than expected and all but one fit like a glove.

Here is the loot:

I have intensions of making some outfit posts today, but as I look like sh** I might just wait a few days... (I tried to make some shots yesterday, but they were bad, just baaad).

Well, back to my chamomille tea...

Black and...

Eventhough the fashion-gurus Trinny and Susannah (I looove "What not to Wear") say it's a fashion no no to wear black with colour, I will be a rebel and do it any ways :-) Because I like the dramatic effect and the way black makes the other colour look stronger.

Pink and black has been a favorite mix of mine for many years. And the result is feminine and kitschy in my opinion...

Dress: By Malene Birger (bought on outlet)

Tights: H&M

Belt: Asos.com

Shoes: ?

Black and white (or monochromatic as the fashionwise say) is a classic, which I haven't worn too much as I find it a bit formal and boring. This depends on the pieces of clothing you wear of cause, and I do like this version:

Skirt: Monsoon

Cardigan and tights: H&M

Shoes: ?

My newest obsession is mixing black and blue. For some reason blue items keep sneaking their way into my closet, though I have keept an eye on it since I learned that people called me The Girl in Blue.

Blouse: Monsoon

Skirt: Day

Shoes: Miss L Fire at Asos

Outfit update

Here is a little "what I've worn lately" update.

First up is a dress I wore for one of my dearest girlfriend's graduation party. I had been putting up tapestry (same golden one as in the background) all day and left a little too late for the party, but luckly I had my outfit planned weeks in advance :-)
I love the full skirt (which I cannot stop twirling in) and the silver embroidery.

Dress: Day

Belt: H&M

Shoes: ? (bought in Macy's NY)

Hairband: Muggie Moscow

Next up is a beautiful vintage dress I found in a shop called Pigen&Pigen, that sadly closed for good the next day - but that also meant that they had a nice closing sale :-)

I especially love the front with the overlapping cut.

Dress: vintage, no label

Bag: Accessorize

Shoes: ?

Last but not least is a look I'm yet to try out in public. Well I've worn the skirt and cardigan many times before, but never with the giant bow. I'm all about bows at the moment, so I have to try it out soon...

Skirt: Monsoon

Cardigan: Monsoon

Belt and bow: thrifted

Shoes: too old to remember...

A-line Crisis

I know I haven't been the best blogger lately. Guess it's due to a minor wardrobe meltdown I've experienced. Although 30% of my closet consist of skirts (the other 70% are dresses and cardigans...) and I usually swear to wearing skirts and not pants, I've not felt inspired in the last few weeks. Most of my skirts are a-line, but I've been leaning towards the pencil skirts instead, and thus the options have been limited (and I would like to show some variation here).

Well... I went through my collection of skirts yesterday and I tried some a-liners on to see if the inspiration would miraculously pop up - and behold! It did!

Shirt: trifted, charity shop

Skirt: trifted, charity shop

Cardigan: trifted, flea market

Shoes: second hand, commision shop

Belt: thrifted, charity shop

Brooch: Accessorize

Blouse: Monsoon (OLD!)

Skirt: Day

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Bag: Vintage Enid Collins, flea market

Blouse and skirt: Monsson

Belt: Asos.com

Shoes: ?

Blouse: Asos.com - Check out the cute flamingo print :-)

Skirt: Day

Shoes: ? (Bought in Macy's NY)

Copying Chuckies

I've had some time on my hands lately, and thus this copycat post on Chuck from Pushing Daisies is already done.

I love the brightcoloured universe in the series and Chuck's wardrobe stands out in my opinion. Her style is very vintage inspired and many decades are covered during the first and second season going from the 40s to the 70s. I particularly like the full skirts and cardigans in her 50s outfits and I've tried to match them below (Took pictures of my tv, as I could not find good pictures of the dresses online).

First is a red and white dress from the very first episode:

I've had this dress for years and years. It was a bestseller when I worked in the Monsoon shop and at first I missed out on it, but luckily a lady returned one in my size:-) I've had it on on every holiday.

The second Chuck outfit is one of my most favorite ones (I'm a sucker for cardigans and the pink colour palette):

I just had to make two copy outfits for this one.

The lightpink one is a dress I bought in Shanghai on sale in a department store (cheap), the shoes are from a fleamarket I went to last weekend.

The hot pink outfit is a very old silk dress bought in HM 12 years ago I guess and an embellished cardigan from Day (one of my favorite Danish brands) bought in a commision shop some years ago. The belt is thrifted and the shoes are a souvenir from the Seychelles (or as I call it: Paradise on Earth).

Third and last in this round:

I love the green dress Chuck has on here, and though my copycat dress is not in the same style, the idea of the bottle green colour and the full skirt is somewhat the same. This is another Monsoon dress from my happy days in the shop, the belt is thrifted and the gold shoes are from a commision shop.

It has been fun trying to match Chucks outfits, and I now have a newfound fondness of my colourful wardrobe. If you come by my blog and want to comment on my attempt, feel free to do so...

Thrifting Tuesday

Finally I got around to go to a thrift shop near my home this tuesday. I've never been there before, and just my luck - they had a sale on! So I bought a little more than I maybe should have...

For around 10£/20$ I got a coat, two dresses, a skirt, two scarves and a handful of belts. That's my kind of shopping!





I've no idea why every picture I take ends up so blurry, I've tried every setting on the camera... Sorry!