Archive for April, 2009

What my hallway looks like right now..

Studded and black lace up boots, Bianco. Lace up heels, Din Sko. Combat boots, secondhand. Black and gray lace up boots, Marc by Marc. Open heel- and toe shoes, Hope.

I’m working on some photos for a feature so I’ve pulled out all my shoes.
Here are some of them; The rest are spread all over the hallway.
It’s a complete mess!

Luxury vs. budget

Photo credit: Acne and Ladybirds Nest

Jeg har hatt et godt øye til de semskede skinnjakkene fra Acne. Semsket skinn er etter min mening en spennende vri på den allemannseide MC-skinnjakken. Dessverre for meg så passer ikke Acnes versjon helt inn i mitt budsjett. Derfor ble jeg kjempeglad da jeg så på bloggen til Ladybird at Cubus (!) får inn en lignende og langt billigere variant til høsten!

I’ve been keeping an eye on these suede jackets from Acne. Suede is, in my opinion an exciting twist on the MC-jacket that is everywhere. Unfortunately for me Acnes version does not fit quite in with my budget. Therefore I was thrilled when I saw on Ladybirds blog that Cubus (!) is getting a similar and far cheaper version for fall!

Random

Image Credit: Knight Cat

1: Because it is so easy put together and looks incredible cool: Highwaist jeans, a belt, cropped bustier and a navy blazer.

2: As this is about how I would have looked today if I hadn’t hit the shower yesterday. I actually ended up with almost the excact same hair and makeup when going out and have spent all day in comfortable clothes eating all kinds of stuff while reading for my exams.

Midnight blue

Vogue Paris - Beauty Supplement (May 2009) | Esprit Libre (Free Spirit)
Photographer: Ben Hassett | Model: Daria Werbowy | Credit: Fashion Gone Rouge

I’m so tempted to try this look when going out tonight.
That eye-makeup is gorgeous!

Evening sun

 

Blazer, secondhand. Oversized tanktop, Ebay. Skirt, Gina Tricot.
Heels, DinSko. Rings and tights, H&M.

Dette er blazeren jeg fortalte om i et tidligere innlegg. Den er så fin! Og skuldrene er fantastiske! Jeg prøvde å tone den ned med overdelen fra ebay i første omgang. Blazeren gir ihvertfall mange spennende kombinasjonsmuligheter. Jeg ser frem til å prøve meg litt mer frem med den.

This is the blazer I told you about in an earlier post. It’s so beautiful! And the shoulders are incredible! I tried to tone it down with the tanktop from ebay in the first round. The blazer sure gives a lot of exciting combination opportunities. I look forward to playing a little more with it.

I got some serious cravings

Surface 2 Air Buckles Sandal | From Freudian Kicks

Jeg kom tilfeldigvis over disse på Freudian Kicks i dag og ble helt forelsket.
De hadde vært helt perfekte for sommeren - hadde de bare hatt min størrelse igjen..
Nå får jeg bare krysse fingrene og håpe på at de tar inn flere på lager.

I came across these by a coincidence at Freudian Kicks today and fell in love.
They would have been completely perfect for summer - if they only had my size left..
Now all I can do is to cross my fingers and hope for them to get more in stock.

Floating

Jeremy Laing | Photo credit: Jak&Jil 

I am crazy about this and the rest of the photos at Jak&Jil from the Jeremy Laing fall 09 show (which I have made a post about earlier here).

Use of accessories

Blazer, necklace and cutoff tee, H&M. Jeans, Cheap Monday. Clutch, Åhléns. Heels, Din Sko.

Et jeans og t-skjorte antrekk som ligner på noe jeg har hatt på meg tidligere. Vinterantrekket har nå blitt et vårantrekk ved annerledes bruk av tilbehør. Skjerfet er byttet ut med et smykke, andre jeans til for at det skal skje for mye på en gang og opprullede ermer på blazeren. Det er ikke så mye som skal til for å forandre litt på et basisantrekk.

A jeans and t-shirt outfit that is similar to something I wore earlier. The winter outfit has now become a spring outfit by different use of accessories. The scarf has been replaced by a necklace, different jeans so that there won’t be too many things happening at once and rolled up sleeves on the blazer. It doesn’t take much to change a little on a basic look.

That H&M necklace

Necklace, H&M.

Hehe jeg vet jeg er litt sent ute med det her. Men bedre sent enn aldri, og jeg har i det minste lett lenge. Sånn er det når den ene H&M butikken holder stengt gjennom hele påsken inkludert de dagene som ikke er hellige. Til slutt fant jeg det heldigvis på den tredje H&M butikken jeg trodde skulle stenge. Grunnen til at jeg trodde det var at en av de ansatte sa det sist jeg var der en eller annen gang før jul. Tydeligvis hadde de ikke stengt allikevel. Det var bare tilfeldig at jeg gikk forbi der i går. Også var det jo typisk at jeg bestilte et fra online butikken dagen før som nå må gå i retur igjen fordi jeg ikke orket å vente lenger..

Hehe I know I’m a little late with this one. But better late than never, and at least I’ve been looking for a really long time. That’s what you get when one of the H&M stores is closed during the whole easter included the days that are not sacred. In the end I luckily found it at the third H&M store which I thought was closing down. The reason why I thought that was because one of the employees told me that the last time I went there some time before Christmas. Apparently they hadn’t closed down after all. It was just by coincidence that I walked by there yesterday. Also it was typical that I ordered one from the online store the day before that now has to go in return as I can’t stand waiting any longer..

Reaching for something in the distance

Faux leatherjacket, H&M. Sleeveless blouse, secondhand. Shorts, Vila. Shoes, Mom’s old.

Denne blusen var et av funnene fra gårsdagen. Jeg fant også en blazer med utrolig fine skuldre som visstnok har vært på Cubus en gang i tiden. Ellers fant jeg en blazer til som er mørkegrønn. Når jeg er på bruktbutikker ender jeg alltid opp med en eller flere blazere. Hehe! Har en haug av dem i skapet mitt føles det som.

This blouse was one of my finds yesterday. I also found a blazer with incredible pretty shoulders which obviously have been at Cubus some time earlier. Apart from that I found another blazer which is dark green. When I go secondhandshopping I always end up purchasing one blazer or more. Hehe! It feels like I have a pile of them in my closet.

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