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Having seen so many clothing rack DIYs on my favorite blogs it was only a matter of time until I tried and made one myself. I needed a place to display my clothing, plus a nice clothing rail is great as decoration. I was mostly inspired by Ivania Carpio from Love Aesthetics, like so many times before and here is the original DIY which I did my own way using copper tubes and adjusting the length of the separate pipes. I love the look of copper, plus it's really easy to work with because it's soft enough to cut through relatively easily, yet it's tough enough to hold the weight of my clothes. However it depends on the length of the tube whether it will bend or not, but my dad gave me a great idea to stick an iron pipe of a smaller diameter inside the copper tube to prevent it from bending.
Although I did primarily had a plan to put a chair in that corner but figured I probably wouldn't even use it, so putting a clothing rack there seemed like a good idea as it looks really good and is functional at the same time. I use one part of the rack for white clothing and the opposite side for my black clothing. I am placing a big plant on the right side by the mirror soon, too.
See the result below.
Third and last part of my Resort 2015 favourites. Fall couture started this week and the last of resort 2015 came out. My absolute favourite? The Row and Jil Sander, no doubt about it!
View my favourite looks below.
In the past few years a lot of designers made their own luxury versions of a city bike. Hermes, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel among others. I though never have been a big fan of the decadent city bikes, covered in monogram, leather bags etc., but if I had the money I would buy this pretty BikeID bicycle. Although I am not sure how I would ever be able to leave it anywhere in the city, without having to constantly check if it's still there. I like the fact that it's chrome, making it a mirror of the surroundings, it makes it appear almost ghostly, invisible, like it's made of glass.
If I had to pick my ultimate summer essentials one of them, one of the most important, would most certainly be a camisole. A simple camisole is very versatile, and although it is quite 'sexy' I find it to be very simple and basic. In my eyes you can't style it wrong! It goes along with everything including bermuda shorts, culottes, jean shorts, skirts, tailored pants, and it has the ability to dress up simple skinny jeans like no other top. I already own a cream white and a black one (and I wear them all the time), but what I can't get off my mind for a while now are these two silk camisoles by Monki (via Asos), especially the one in navy. I am really falling in love with navy more and more and I am obsessing over anything navy paired with white.
Tumblr remains my number one place to seek inspiration. Yesterday I found this amazing image that may not look like much at first glance, but I couldn't keep it out of my mind. I, like I already said before, am a big fan of sexy nudes as long as they're tasty (which is quite subjective) and this one - I love it.
Sales have begun and in this flood of goodies, cheap, sale goodies, I have found my favorite. I mentioned Simon Porte Jacquemus in a post here before and now it's possible to buy his pieces on sale! Simon was one of the 12 finalists for the LVMH Prize (Thomas Tait won that one) and my personal favorite as I am a big fan of his work. I am thinking about buying a piece, but picking just one is a challenge. Take a look for yourself here.
Oh boy, I found my dream chair (I know, this happens every two weeks). What an incredible piece of furniture by Lawson Fenning. At 1700$ (excl. fabric) it costs way too much for me, but for now even just browsing through photos of it will do. Also, they are Celines pick for their stores. It is amazing - If only!
I am a big fan of good photography. And women's bodies. And good magazines. And now, I found it all combined in a magazine called Polanski. Apparently it all started on tumblr (not surprised) and then evolved into this incredible magazine. So jealous inspired by the photos and I love how the magazine looks. Nude photography and magazines filled with such can easily be distasteful, which is not the case with Polanski. I am in awe! See some of my favourite photos below.
Round two! Is it just me or is Resort 15 getting better and better? As evidenced below my second "coverage" of Resort 15 is definitely one of my favourite so far. When I usually have two or three favourite looks per collection, this time some of the designers very pleasantly surprised me including Rosetta Getty and Rosie Assoulin. My love affair with Chloe, J.W. Anderson, Lanvin, Barbara Bui continues and Mugler is undeniably one of the best this season and with it's new creative director I am excited to see what the future holds.
This photo goes back to November, when I was trying on this sleeveless dark navy coat. Here worn over a knitted sweater, though I also tried it on over my biker leather jacket. Finding this lost gem almost made me regret not buying it, but sleeveless coats are too impractical to own. It looks good but how many days of the year is weather really appropriate for that kinda dressing?
I think I'm getting better and better at choosing what is/not worth buying.
I have a classmate, she has an amazing style. She gets a lot of stares for it, but I admire her even more because of that, as she does not give a damn - one of the things I am yet to master.
She likes things that are colourful. Brocade, jacquard, polka dots or abstract prints is what her outfits and closet is full of. She says she only rarely buys something new and her closet is not very big and yet one could never tell, because despite having less to work with, she's so good at styling her pieces and combining prints that I couldn't say I ever see her wearing the same outfit twice. But what makes her style so incredible, is the quality of her pieces. She appreciates good tailoring, good quality in prints and fabrics, and it shows, even through all those colours and prints. She doesn't follow trends; she has a very individual style and she rocks it. That is what I find incredibly inspirational. So what I am trying to say here is, in my opinion, there more sides to minimalism than we ought to see. I used to think being a minimalist meant only wearing black, white and all the shades of grey in between, but there is so much more to it. Yes in the most obvious sense of the word minimalism is black and white, very clear and plain.
She likes things that are colourful. Brocade, jacquard, polka dots or abstract prints is what her outfits and closet is full of. She says she only rarely buys something new and her closet is not very big and yet one could never tell, because despite having less to work with, she's so good at styling her pieces and combining prints that I couldn't say I ever see her wearing the same outfit twice. But what makes her style so incredible, is the quality of her pieces. She appreciates good tailoring, good quality in prints and fabrics, and it shows, even through all those colours and prints. She doesn't follow trends; she has a very individual style and she rocks it. That is what I find incredibly inspirational. So what I am trying to say here is, in my opinion, there more sides to minimalism than we ought to see. I used to think being a minimalist meant only wearing black, white and all the shades of grey in between, but there is so much more to it. Yes in the most obvious sense of the word minimalism is black and white, very clear and plain.
Another side to minimalism, in my opinion the most important side which most certainly goes beyond fashion, is the "rule" of having less, having the very essential things and working with those, putting thought into what you're buying and not having the need to constantly replace them with new. It means having your own style and incorporating trends only to compliment style. It's an attitude.
Photo via my tumblr.
Photo via my tumblr.
Vestiaire Collective is an online store where anyone can sell their pre-loved luxury items, or buy them from people who are. Conde Nast - the owner of Vogue - invested in VC recently, after seeing the potential. I already spoke about it here, and now I can report back and share my experience with them. I sold my first item via VC in November, and I have been a regular seller on there ever since. I haven't yet had a chance to buy, so I will speak from my selling experiences.
What I love the most about VC is that it's free to publish items you're trying to sell. Vestiaire Collective will not charge you anything until you actually sell the item. What percentage of the full price paid by the buyer they take depends on the price of your item. After an item is bought, you send it to VC where their professionals carefully inspect and check each item, making sure it is authentic and fits the description and after confirming it, they send it to the buyer. After the item is checked you receive your money immediately to your VC account, and you can then choose to transfer it to you bank account or use it to buy an item from VC.
I have sold 8 items so far and only have the best to say about Vestiaire Collective and highly recommend it, because of their good service and the selection of vintage and preowned designer items which is quite incredible. Some of the items are barely even worn or still have tags on them even, but not the retail price tag. I know I love a good bargain.
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I can't believe it's already June, these past few months have really flown by. I'm in the middle of my final exams marathon, which is how we could call these ridiculously busy three weeks.
Meanwhile, this song has been on my current playlist for quite some time now, and besides being a great song I am also very inspired by it's music video. Insanely cool.
The number of online stores is growing by the minute, resulting in ads bombarding us on every cyber step. Open a website and you shall see Special price! Buy here! Must have! ... screaming at your face. Open your mailbox and you shall have numerous newsletters from numerous online stores. But it's not just individual products being thrown at our faces, there are so many luxury labels that bombard us with their campaigns one way or another; it's rarely a coincidence when all the biggest bloggers have that same branded bag all of a sudden. That is precisely why online stores such as NOTJUSTALABEL attract me more and more. It's refreshing to find a website featuring and "supporting the pioneers of contemporary fashion".
Products featured on it are incredibly creative. My number 1 pick would though be this triangle leather bag, because where else have you seen anything like it? It's unique, yet simple and I can easily imagine it as my new everyday bag.
Styled by Camilla Pole, photographed by Emma Tempest; I'll let the images speak for themselves.
