Shiver Me Fantasy

buh-bye

2010-03-08T20:33:00.003+01:00

Okay so if you hadn't quite noticed yet: I quit. I simply can't handle a blog along with school, tumblr, a diary, the band me and friends started, going out with friends, and.. well pretty much a social life makes it impossible for me to continue posting frequently.
You know, maybe in half a year or so I'll reconsider it and start over again, maybe under a new name or maybe with this one still. But right now I just don't feel like it anymore. And once a hobby starts feeling like an obligation, I say quit it. It's not right.
Pity though because in my opinion my outfits started getting better.. But you know, I would have posted them if I simply wanted to put the effort in it. Don't feel insulted because I didn't: 'it's not you, it's me.' And I mean it too.
Other bloggers should just keep up their discipline, will power and amazing posts because I'll still visit their blogs!

Whoo, it feels better once you've officially announced it :') Until whenever!

xxx.

fall shows

2010-02-18T16:20:00.000+01:00

It's not even March yet!

all the heartshaped candy you can eat

2010-02-14T16:15:00.003+01:00

I think all is H&M :x

May you find all the love you need,
all the heartshaped candy you can eat.
Love's around you to receive,
if you only just believe.

Happy Valentine's Day! And don't forget the amazing thing Lookbook is doing: give hearts to your favorite looks and donate 10 cents for every one of them to Haiti!
Have you found your soulmate yet? ;)
xxxxxxx.

plausible

2010-02-09T18:27:00.002+01:00

Shirt, vintage. Skirt, H&M. Cardigan, Benetton. Tights, Hema. Laceups, H&M.

Oh yes, I'm still alive^^ I've just been.. busy? Not really. Lazy? Heck yeah. Plus, these last days I've been really active on twitter and I've created a tumblr: i promise me. I'd tried containing one before about a year ago, and it went badly, and I had nothing to post, but now I do. Hehe.

This outfit is actually from Saturday, when we had dinner at Kagetsu. I promisepromisepromise, that I'll try and post a lot again, but when I don't, follow my tumblr and twitter if you really care to know what I'm up to. Another excuse? It's reaaally cold out (like two-tights-is-far-from-enough-cold) and so I have little to no variety in my outfits. Boooring. Haha.

xxxx.

ooh i loved that movie just as soon as you said you did

2010-02-04T21:33:00.002+01:00

Sweater, H&M. Shirt, Sergent Major (French kids store). Necklace, made by my sister (pearler beads!) Bracelets, from my childhood.

Okay, you guys, I don't get why I'm still single with this kind of humor:
Yes, believe it. My mom and I were talking about how I don't own a proper pair of slippers and always parade around the house on my socks. And don't blame me: I had a phase. Got over it soon enough, because it cost me all my allowance, but yes I was into trends and yes, on one cold winter day I biked all the way across the city for.. fake Uggs. UGGGH! And now, they serve as my special keep-your-toes-warm dwarf shoes: with laces! My mom and I DIY-ed this at eleven yesterday night!
You can say all you want about it, but you can't deny that it's original.

And it keeps-my-toes-warm ;)

calm peaceful lover

2010-02-03T20:15:00.002+01:00

for the calm-

for the peaceful-

for the lover-

wii-sconsin

2010-01-31T21:38:00.002+01:00

lookbook

I laugh at the women with ten-inch heels trying to parade elegantly through the snow.

this makes my head melt when i close my eyes

2010-01-30T23:11:00.003+01:00

watch me now

2010-01-30T19:02:00.005+01:00

Sweater, my dad's work (free). Collar/shirt, vintage (queen's day). Bracelets, childhood. Watch necklace, market.

I bought this watch necklace a pretty long time ago, but never really wear it.. too bad because it's beautiful! But I saw a lot of people wearing them lately and it reminded me of mine.. So today I wore it while visiting the Bagels and Beans with my friends. I had a tuna salad bagel, and a lovely moccachino that tasted just like hot choco with cafeine in it^^ Also I bought the book Looking for Alaska by John Green because it got a lot of great reviews.. I read some fragments before and it seemed very good :)

How was your Saturday?

you shouldn't say that in god's presence

2010-01-29T21:27:00.003+01:00

Shirt, my dad's old. Tights, unknown. Skirt (the blue^^), H&M. Plimsoles, H&M.

This shirt is very comfortable :) it's a little big and the color is doubtful, but it's amazing. Especially for a free take-over from my dad, hehe.

Now it's bloglovin' and getting-back-to-your-comments-time!

war scar

2010-01-26T19:33:00.002+01:00

Woolen sweater & patch jeans, H&M..

Fuzzy messy picture. Fuzzy messy shoulder.

sassi

2010-01-24T14:51:00.004+01:00

I found these super adorable drawings! They're by artist Elisa Sassi, and I couldn't not share them with you guys. It could be that you already know her, because some of it looks familiar to me too. But still.

source: designcomlimao/ffffound/flickr/arspace

theloveinaheart

2010-01-22T22:09:00.003+01:00

Shirt, gift from my dad (Zara). Striped dress, H&M. Tights, Hema. Plimsoles, H&M.

I looooove this shirt that my dad bought me at his three-day trip to Milan.

Milano Milano Milano.

And these plimsoles/lace-ups/flats/whatever you like calling 'em (I say plimplimplim.) are very comfy :) And were only 10 euros at the airport! Hehe.

And purple tights.. ah well a 'small hint' of color, and I love colored tights :D You should see my tights-drawer. Yes I have one. And it's treasured deeply.

PS. I put all my stuff on lookbook first so I might sometimes forget to post outfits..

death isn't really healthy

2010-01-20T17:13:00.003+01:00

Collar, a polo from my dad's work. Breton pull, shop in France. Cardigan, Benetton. Skirt, H&M. Tights, Hema. Chucks, Converse.

I found a photographer :) you can guess who it is! Haha. Good luck with that.

facial

2010-01-18T19:45:00.004+01:00

Haha I can show my face again. And I solved my camera problem altogether. Here's a drawing of what I wore today!I hope the text is legible.. I'm often told I have a messy hand writing. I've had several in my life and to me, this is the most legible one yet! ;)
And look what amazing socks I bought for one euro at the Hema :D

almonds

2010-01-15T17:15:00.003+01:00

Shirt, Hema.

Goals for this week
- bake cookies
- go to the city
- send my friends postcards
- record some birds :)
- make a feelgood playlist
- go to the forest or beach (if someone will join)
- don't curse :x
- notice details
- say yes to most/all offers, but don't lie
- clean out my closet and donate the throwaways to the Salvation Army

waltz

2010-01-13T19:29:00.004+01:00

I was assigned today at piano class to practice a new piece for next week. After about a month and a half of Unfaithful, I was up for it. La Valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen! I think both that man and the movie of Amelie are genius. I normally can't stand foreign films, but Amelie I'd watch over and over again. The story, the cutesy, the details, the picture.. Yes the picture. Amelie was filmed in such a way that the colors are always extraordinary, no matter what scene.

Also I heard today that I can still go to Paris for a school trip! So now I have to write a good letter and maybe I'll go explore the fashion capital with all bits and bobs attached. Vie superbe.

dollface

2010-01-12T20:27:00.005+01:00

Doll Parts, Natasha Poly
V Magazine January/February 2010
Jacket, Roberto Cavalli
Ruffle-top with pearls, Marc Jacobs
source: fashiongonerogue

decaptivated

2010-01-11T22:20:00.003+01:00

Jeans, H&M? Shoes, Sascha. Sweater.. hmm what should I say. Free? On it's way to Salvation Army? Lucky find? Decked in white paint splatters because of art class today, unable to probably ever get them out but hey the sweater was free and by the way it looks very creative?

well it's a possibility

2010-01-10T16:49:00.007+01:00

This creeps me out.
Is it a hat? Is it a Japanese umbrella? No, it's Lady Gaga's very own hair!

And Gaga she is.
What do you think of her as a singer/fashion icon/person?

source: nydailynews

sample sale

2010-01-09T17:09:00.007+01:00

Today I spent at the barber first. After that, we went to my dad's office. You see: he was working on this campaign and the company it was for, sent hundreds of shirts/sweaters/hoodies/polos. There were a lot left after the campaign, so we were 'invited' to come see and grab what we wanted. The rest'd go to the Salvation Army. I do feel very sorry for the less unfortunate but I came home with:

6 basic shirts: cobalt blue, bright blue, light pink, grey, lime green and black.
4 polos: white, yellow, dark grey and black.
3 sweaters: grey, black and dark blue (the last one is XXL mens so HUGE.)
1 hoodie: light blue.

So I've got my share of free clothing for this.. week? Month? Year? Well you could never have enough =# And if I end up not wearing it I'll personally send it to the SA :)

Remember these? I did the counting backwards now, like for on the piano ;)

I decided to do a 'what's in my bag'-photo. It's nothing exiting or anything.
- A little bag for my phone (and my phone, used for pictures)
- A black pen (I took my notebook out last-minute so kind of useless)
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Inspired by my dad the Noisettes I started reading this for school. It's really good!
- Tissues
- Bike lights
- Keys
- Liquorice drops

Upstairs and outside. Boy it was cold today!

Hey we got hungry. And thirsty. And greedy at last. Sinful us.

So how was your Saturday? :)

Ps. I wasn't supposed to prove global warming wrong in the last post, I'm sorry. I do believe in it, that's not it, but I'm actually wondering if it won't do the Dutch winters a pleasure.. if it wouldn't kill all the Dutchmen first :D

global warming say what?

2010-01-07T16:25:00.002+01:00

Shirt, vintage. Cardigan, Ross. Jeans, H&M. Lace-up boots, Sascha.

I've been living in these shoes lately ^^ they are about my only warm and nice ones.. You know why the warm, is necessary? Because global warming was invented by bored, pessimistic people. Europeans out there! Look outside and tell me you still believe in the theory that has shocked the world. We're all going to die, what? Hot weather, excuse me? It's -5 degrees Celsius out there, supposed to feel like -10, which is.. 14 degrees for all the Americans :) Yes people, it's the heat that'll kill you -.-'

magnificent

2010-01-06T19:45:00.003+01:00

Sweater, dress, tights.. all H&M =# I really have to stop that. It's just that I bought two sweaters, two shirts, a pair of jeans, a dress and a skirt at H&M recently, and.. okay okay I'll confess, I'm a freak for the store. It's just.. magnificent :) This sweater was 9 euros in the sale (it's mens btw)! Yes, you get my fetish now?
(Yes I figured mirror pictures will do for now. I should get professional, get a personal photographer ^^)

It's so beautiful outside now. Cars driving at camping-speed. Even the tramlines above the streets, stop signs, thin tree branches and all the bikes are covered in snow. When on the top of the bridge, a view of a frozen lake with little boats stuck in between (ours too..): it's still pure because no one dares walking the ice.. yet.
Stomping my feet against the stairs to get the snow off, taking off my shoes before going in. When having turned the key with half frozen hands, a smell of food: 'Capuchin dish' we call it. I felt a strong desire to yell 'Mom, dad, I'm home!' throughout the house. In fact I kind of did. Yes, I live for summer days but I'd truly miss the winter if I'd move southward.

inspirational not occasional

2010-01-05T19:00:00.002+01:00

You know this daily blogging is really good for me? I'm getting all worked into the fashion-ness again! Tis been a while that I went to style.com, thefashionspot and nymag.com on my own initiative.. Oh yeah while at the second, because I thought let's see what the new year's got on magazines: February covers. What? Isn't it just the fifth of JANUARY, people?!
So here, because it's been 'only a century' since people were like this. And okay, okay, a little news too. Or, news: these were out, like, October last year already. Hear my words: Spring 2010 shows were made a year ago and shown in July 2009. Just saying. Defending my 'oh-my-god-that's-so-last-year'-moment.

(fashion-era.com, style.com)

white january

2010-01-04T17:16:00.003+01:00

It snowed today, during school. Was a beautiful sight from the third floor my art class took place. And when I got home I took pictures, just for you guys :)

Okay, I must admit it looked a little better in real life. But a girl in my class said today: 'You should post something everyday, just for fun. Then you gain trust.' Haha. So here I am :) soon enough too you'll see the magnificent sweater I bought- magnificent is the only appropraite word right now. But I got my dad's old iPhone for Christmas and it doesn't have a self-picturemakerthing. Or such. So no outfit pictures anytime soon I think :(

Enjoy winter while it lasts! I can't believe I, the one who can't take a simple chill without dying of cold, am telling you that but yes. Enjoy.

resolutions

2009-12-31T20:25:00.002+01:00

All H&M.

I'm kind of in a rush because guests could be arriving soon. I believe this is the first year ever we're having a new year's party at our home!

A few of my resolutions for 2010:
- Take care of myself better, physically and mentally.
- Go out of the house whenever possible.
- Throw parties, pic nics, photoshoots, etc.
- Save money for things I really want.
What are yours? ;)

All I really wanted to say is: I wish you a merry, amazing, mind-blowing 2010. May it turn out the best for you, a year to remember, a year worth the decade-change.

or maybe you should try the liquor, i promise you'll get drunk much quicker

2009-12-29T19:10:00.002+01:00

Shirt, my dad's. Cardigan, Hema. Shorts, secondhand. Tights, unknown. Scarf, weird shop..

I got this scarf in a shop that has amazing clearout sales.. always, along with two bowties and a pure silk vest: every piece 1 euro.
The shorts I got when my mom was cleaning her seweing closet and she saved some stuff because of the fabrics. She also gave me a funny overall and a cool-printed shirt :D

These things are what i love to wear most: secondhand or best-deal-ever.
What's your favorite store, or way to get new clothes? ^^

because

2009-12-25T19:05:00.003+01:00

It's Christmas.
I haven't made clear I'm out there in about three weeks.
I have finally found a source of inspiration.
I have New Year's resolutions (that say nothing about blogging, but ah well)
I thought I'd show you what I'm wearing for our family's Christmas dinner.
My fever is over (yes I had one..)
I currently have nothing to do.
It's Christmas.

I promise to you now that 2010 will be better. I mean, I don't know if I can keep it, but I just will have to find a way. Truth is, every time I don't blog I seem to fall into some depression or something. So, it must be good for me. A remedy.

It's Christmas.

i've been alone in how i feel

2009-12-01T14:18:00.003+01:00

Jumper dress, H&M Paris. Cardigan, tights, longsleeve, Hema. Chucks, Converse.

I can't believe I've not worn this dress in so long, it's been my favorite and it will be again aah!
okay I know why. I had to iron. but I just.. didn't, today.

Pardon me for my foolishness. It's just that over a week now I've been a total freak. I've been acting.. unusual. Sometimes this meant dancing around the house like crazy (with or without anyone else home), sometimes silly faces, sometimes boredom which led to sarcastic pointless written texts, and sometimes dullness and lameless and energylessness and I'm just like 'whuuuugh' all day. Try picture that. CONCLUDED: I am in love.

passive

2009-11-25T19:24:00.003+01:00

Village hoodie, Madewell. Dress, H&M. Tights, Hema. Shoes, Converse.

Been lazy. Been bored. Been tired. Been downloading a lot of indie+alt+electro+ambient songs and now am crazy about Relator (Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - she sings really well!)

How about you? Hibernation feel kicking in yet? ;)

Oh yeah: I'm making a list of words I really love: not for the meaning but for the sound of it or how you spell it. A few of them are féerie (French for fairy), hiemes (Latin for winters) and mitochondria :D I'd love to know some words that you think are beautiful, if you have them ;) and if not, think about it..

X.

have a smoke, have a pocket tee

2009-11-22T15:51:00.002+01:00

I dreamt this look, but with a vintage worn-out shirt and espadrilles in stead of boat shoes and a pocket tee. After editing the look a bit when awake, I felt the immense urge of buying these jeans.. Damn my decision of saving up for sales, school trips and holidays!
(I don't smoke. Spare me the lung cancer please. But I think on some people it just looks so good..)

Oh yeah, my blog is one year and four days old today ;) I forgot to 'celebrate' the anniversary on the actual day, but it would only have been a lot of blah-blahs. So. Here's a shorter blah-blah with a polyvore to cover it :)

X.

mitochondria

2009-11-12T21:11:00.002+01:00

Hoodie, Okaidi (French kids' store). Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M (Young).

I tend to put my looks on lookbook before I post them here, lately. Mind the hype? ;)

And I'm going to keep asking :)

Ps. a mitochondria is an organelle in your cel that produces the matter 'ATP' which provides the energy for getting molecules in and out of your cells.

in case you were interested :)

well you, my friend, have no sense of rhythm

2009-11-09T14:12:00.004+01:00

Shirt with giraffes, Albert Cuyp market. Cardigan, Ross. Skirt, secondhand. Tights, Hema. Socks, Bristol. Chucks, Converse.

I don't know if you've heard of museumnacht, which is some event in Amsterdam that takes place every year around the 8th of November. Well I went, with two friends, and it was.. kind of lame. First we wanted to go to the Artis Zoo but when we were there, we found out you had to follow some tour so we left because we'd rather have gone sneeking through the zoo ourselves. We went to this friend who had to work (because her dad is the 'headmaster'(?) of this one museum) and we couldn't get in because one girl had lost her ticket (which she had gotten from another friend, you know, for free instead of 17,50) and so we had to go through the employee's entrance. We had to wait then to get another ticket via the headmaster-dad, so while waiting we were discussing what we were going to do. One of them, and me, wanted to go to this other museum where there was a Sixties Party (read: dancing to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who etc!!) but the other two didn't want to so we spent the rest of the night in the dad's office. Twas kind of boring, so next time I'll go with other, more.. willing.. friends.. :s

How was your weekend? :)

PS. Still fill this in please? ;)

play the game along

2009-10-29T22:00:00.002+01:00

Red Sox shirt, 'souvenir' from my dad. Striped shirt, Bristol. Grey skirt, H&M. Red tights, H&M.

(andlookiwaswearing'redsox':D)

paste it n' post it

2009-10-27T21:02:00.004+01:00

Just so you know I'm alive and well. Well, well.. (haha) I have some issues and all, don't I always, but they're not in any way related to what this blog is (supposed to be) so I'll leave it be :)

My sowed patch gave up. So I taped my shoe. Both of them, actually: the other big toe had found its way through as well. The tape won't last, though. I went to take out the garbage and I live on the fourth floor so don't get me wrong.. but they gave in already. So I might just have to find myself new blue shoes/lace-ups. Or a combination. Or both.

Now I'll have to study for a French grammar test.. They're so stupid because the explanations are in French. So if you don't get French, you simply look at the explanation and.. oh no!
(I'm not bad at French but grammar is just horrible in whatever language..)

Nightie night :)

going cheap

2009-10-21T20:04:00.005+02:00

Vogue UK November 09 'Greatest Hits' I was flicking through this in the store (no chance of buying it for near 10 euros, sorry) and loved this look. It was easy and sailor and stripy and you must know I'm a sucker for stripes. Then I looked at the shoes. I felt I needed a pair of those. Then I looked at the price, and discovered that the world of fashion and magazines is going the right way. Because among all those other pieces in it that were all 'just above' 100 pounds, these shoes are 2. 2! At Primark! Even I could afford that.
(trendhunter)

Speaking of bargains (which is a loose term), we went shopping today.. or actually we were there for groceries but had to stop at this cheap-o store 'Bristol' for just a quick peak. We found out you could stuff the entire collection in bags and get 20% off. So we did that. And actually this feels way better than H&M because you're pretty sure no one else has got it ;)

A spencer: this is something I've been looking for for a while now and I found one in the boy's section :D boys rock. (14,40)

A Jimi Hendrix shirt! It isn't all too clear in this picture but it's really an amazing thing :) (12,00)

A basic red/grey striped shirt and I'm going to ask my friend to put the Beatles logo on it! (8,00)

Also I bought a really cool dres but the picture and the no-body in it really don't do it justice so you'll see it in an outfit sometime soon :) And now.. I am out of money.

May I also please tell you to answer these questions here :)

tell me all bout it

2009-10-21T13:02:00.007+02:00

(http://sticks-n-stones.tumblr.com/)

REQUEST REQUEST

I need to know from you your favorite:

x Alternative or indie band
x Vintage shop (no matter what place)
x Restaurant (no matter what place either)
x Photographer
x Fashion blog
x Brand/designer
x Place-to-be (this can be a city, country side, beach, field, village etc.)

Reason: none in particular. I just want some tips, a to-do-with-my-life list, some new things..

These subjects aren't related to each other or anything, but they are all things I would want to know the best of, to improve etc. And if you have anything else that you might think I'd find interesting and you have a favorite of, tell me!

flash back or flash forward

2009-10-20T15:46:00.009+02:00

All I showed you of this season's runways was the one Comme des Garcons picture, which I thought had gotten bad reviews but wasn't in fact true! It was Louis Vuitton who was found ridiculous but I didn't agree on that either. Anyway, since I think I should give you more than my crappy outfit shots once a week, I decided to do a quickie-review on my favorite brands and their Spring '10 RTW shows.

Moschino Cheap & Chic I love the colors, fabrics, patterns, accessories, pieces! Everything! It's so playful, as always, and wearable as well as just inspirational.

Marc Jacobs Marc did okay I suppose, but some things were just slightly 'off' and I didn't like the pyjama pants a lot. The shoes simply confused me. There were some really good dresses in there but you had to look for them. Not his best.

Chanel I think this might have been the most memorable show of the season because of the original setting and all. It gives it the spring feel that is kind of missing for the outfit colors, but I guess that's a trademark, the black and white. I did like the looks: they were Chanel no doubt but still again unique and new. I thought the clogs were very cool, and the white tights with stripes too. Could we DIY that? ;)

Viktor & Rolf I found I should add these amazing guys to my favorites because they're so creative and outstanding.. I'm so proud of our country 'sniff'.. A Viktor & Rolf idea of wearable is quite different from the public's. But you gotta love it. The color schemes were really springish but still 'sober' (meaning not over the top) which delivered some great things. I especially loved the rose shoes! There were a few pieces, though, that were probably a great idea on paper but in execution a little less. The impression I got from the total was 'modern, silk angels' which is to me a pretty lovely concept.

Emanuel Ungaro I'm actually not at all familiar with his work but when I'd heard Lindsay Lohan was the new creative editor here I had to take a look. I always found she has a great sense of style, though the last I've seen of her it was all leggings and I'm not the greatest fan of those. Anyway, I don't know how much influence a creative editor has on the final result, but I actually liked this show! The colors and patterns especially stood out to me and of course not everything was perfect, but the overall thing seemed pretty good to me. I do have to say that, in contrast to the V&R collection, 'ready to wear' is maybe an understatement here. Then again there's nothing wrong much with a simple look once in a while :)

Source: nymag.com

haste

2009-10-19T16:59:00.004+02:00

Shirt w/ pocket, H&M. Cardigan, Ross. Skirt, H&M. Purple tights, Hema. Green tights under, H&M.

See when I promise you I'm gone the waiting for a new post is a lot less long ;) at least for me it is.

why did everyone dislike this?!

2009-10-11T18:55:00.002+02:00

Style.com

i'll tell you what

2009-10-04T17:50:00.003+02:00

Cardigan, Benetton. Shirt, C&A. Skirt, H&M. Leggings, H&M. Ski socks, ?

I found out this is the last outfit I photographed, being also the only one since my last post. Which has been ages ago.
Tomorrow I have a chemistry test, Tuesday a physics test, Wednesday a French test and I wouldn't be surprised if the last two weekdays I have tests too. At my school they just adore these kind of practical jokes.

So school, friends and crushes (no just one :p) are taking over me. No time for dressing left. Do you know how horrible that sounds??

I don't blame you for abandoning me, I'm just hating the fact that I'll have to get all my 20 (or even more :o) visitors back someday, somehow. And I haven't checked bloglovin' for WEEKS so I might just be walking around totally old-school without even noticing :') wount that be funny.

So here's an ANNOUNCED break. Pause. Vacation. Name it whatever. I'm gone for a while again now. G'bye. X.

covered with tissues

2009-09-25T16:52:00.005+02:00

Busy, busy, busy. Not merely an excuse. I have just not done SHOOT for school and am now experiencing the bad consequences. I got a C for a biology test which was (supposed to be) the easiest one of the year and a C+/B- for math (which is okay, but still). Also I am 'crushing all over again' and it's scaring me because last time it didn't turn out too well.

Cardigan, Benetton. Dress as top, Ross. Skirt, my mom's old. Tights, H&M. (worn with red Converse)

Denim blouse+skirt+silk tights=H&M! Haha. (worn with striped espadrilles from France you haven't seen yet.. :#)

Sweater, H&M. DIY cut-off shorts, CRB. Tights, Hema. Duck necklace, home made (chain H&M and duck my sister's). Bracelets, home made.

I promise that I'll update at least every half week. I hope to be able to do it every day but that I sadly can't give you for sure because I'm busy busy busy. No excuse.

overload

2009-09-17T17:53:00.006+02:00

I am the most unreliable. But making myself look like a bad person isn't going to satisfy you is it? I've just actually been busy. I had a 'nervous breakdown' this Monday, on matters like school, love, et cetera. You know the works. Point is that I'm actually going to have to do homework this year: a concept entirely new to me, since I always did all the work during school. For the rest I've discovered that a German transfer guy (who is pretty adorable) has come to like me and this is also a new thing for me. I've just been confused and unfocused ever since: he likes me, he likes me not..

So catching up there is: four outfits. Then again, this is something that's happened before here.. Unreliable I tell you..

Green polo, Hema. Sweater, French store. Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. All Stars, Converse. (Liked the geek-collar effect :D)

Obama shirt, my dad's. Tights, Hema. (Worn with a skirt but I can't remember which..)

Plaid shirt, flee market (Queen's Day). Cardigan, Ross. Skirt and tights, H&M.

Shirt, mom's old. Dress under, vintage (Zipper). Tights, Makro. Shoe laces as belt, Nike.

I went shopping yesterday.. bought a shirt, a dress and a sweater/dress which I'll be showing you (in outfits, probably). SOON.
x.

simplicity does it

2009-09-05T12:20:00.003+02:00

SO.. I've finally come to the point where I'm in fact answering your questions. I'm pretty depressed because my computer died and so my recently made files are dead and gone. Forever. Getting even more depressed with the thought of bloglovin', lookbook and everything waiting on me and I really don't feel like catching up! But now I'm gonna do this.

What inspires you the most?
I'm most inspired by fashion blogs, well-dressed people I see anywhere, and my own closet. The best way to compile an outfit is exploring what you yourself have :)

What are your favorite blogs?
I have a few: I love Tavi of Style Rookie, Merily of Sequin Magazine, Renée Sturme, Elin (elinkan.blogg.se), Alix from The Cherry Blossom Girl, Sam of Daily Fashion Boost.. These people all dress so well. I must say, though, that Rebecca of The Clothes Horse is my 'most practical inspiration' because she works with what she has, and I love that. I love how she remixes and everything and above all, she's so sweet!

What countries would you like to visit?
Can I say all of them? :) I'd love to go to Australia: after I've seen the movie (with the same title..) I have fallen in love with the looks of it. So beautiful.. Besides that, I'd love to visit Japan, China, India, Russia, England, Scandinavian countries, New York (though that isn't a country on its own), Italy.. Yes, all of them :) and I want to be able to speak all languages too.

Favorite color?
I love bright yellow as a color, although I must say blue would be my favorite for clothes. You might have noticed I have a lot of blue 'key items' because it's, along with striped clothes, the first thing I'm drawn to in a store.

How would you call your style?
You tell me ;) I wouldn't know. Someone once left a comment saying that in New York it would be called 'soho chic' or something, but all I know is that I don't dress like most Dutch people. Here, the basic outfit is now a blazer, a tight top, a minimal skirt, black tights and Ugg boots or lace-up Vans. If not, it's jeans. I just wanted to 'stand out', but not too much and so I'd say I'm 'different' :) Otherwise, name me :p

Who is your favorite style icon?
I don't really have one.. I love how Zooey Deschanel is dressed in movies (Yes Man, 500 Days of Summer), I like Agyness Deyn's style.. But mostly it's the bloggers I follow and the people I see :)

Why are you blogging?
I somehow decided last September or something, that I wanted to dress other than all the girls in school. I owned a blog before (which was for my daily experiences) and that way came across fashion blogs. I loved the idea and started one of my own..

Do you follow Tavi of Style Rookie? (Because not that your style is the same but both of you have a boldness about you and original style)
I do follow Tavi, and love her amazing style. I would never come near that, I'd never even compare us because she's just so amazing :o I admire her for being to wear anything with anything and still look great always. And she's a great example of how age doesn't say anything about your sense of style.. :)

What blogs do you follow?
Here I go.. I'm not placing links because it'd be too much work but you can look it up on bloglovin' or something :) ...etc, jeaniuss (as i am art i am human i am alive..), 4th and Bleeker, Alice Point, Atsuii, Childhood Flames, Daily Fashion Boost, Diamondcanopy, Face Hunter, Fashion Toast, Fashion Fillers (Renée Sturme), Hysteric Girl, Hand It Over, Igor + André, It's Nancy's new blog, Jag Lever, Juancocco, Karla's Closet, Liebemarlene Vintage, My Milk Toof, Nana in Los Angeles, Of Crownless Kings, Olsens Anonymous, Park & Cube, Radar Magazine, Sea of Shoes, Sequin Magazine, Shelley & Joachim, Somewhere Here, Style Bubble, Style Rookie, Taghrid, The Cherry Blossom Girl, The Clothes Horse, Vanessa Jackman and Wishwishwish.
I once 'cleaned it out' because I hated the amount of posts I had to read. They just kept coming back though ;)

What is the one food you'd eat over and over and never get tired of?
Hmm.. I'm a sushi freak. I love (Dutch) pancakes. My mom's home recipe for salmon wraps/tortillas. I love good food :) but I think there's nothing you can eat every minute of every day and not get nauseous of..

Favorite designer?
I love Marc Jacobs for his originailty and creativity, Moschino because it's plain crazy and fun, Chanel because it's sophisicated and chic but far from boring or anything. Those are my three basic favorites but honestly I'm not as much into brands as in vintage, flee markets etc. I love a piece way better when it's a form of second-hand, because it's most likely one of a kind and all..

How would you describe your style?
I'd say colorful, for one, different and out-standing but not too much (because I'm still a shy girl..).. But like I said, I don't know if it has a name or anything.

Favorite book?
The Catcher in the Rye, This Perfect Day, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Georgia Nicolson (series), Gone (series).. I read quite a lot :) but most books I read in Dutch so I wouldn't know what they're called in English..

Favorite movie?
The Pursuit of Happyness, The Color Purple (which was the first movie ever where I shed a real tear), A Prairie Home Companion, The Devil Wears Prada (cheesy, I know..), The Little Princess, Alice In Wonderland, Little Man Tate, Amadeus.. a lot too ;)

Who's your favorite female model?
I love Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman, Lily Cole.. I kind of don't like Kate Moss as a model, honestly, but I fell in love with her when I found out she'd done that chemistry test on her dog and everything and that she's so smart and all :)

What is your first childhood memory?
When I was about three, I 'wrote a song'. I wore these striped pajamas and had a toy guitar with four strings and I sang over and over again: 'When I'm four, I'm going to primary school!' And I'd just jam the guitar strings and everything. The lyrics were in Dutch though ;)

Do you have any pets?
No, I sadly don't :( about two years ago our (in my memory) first cat died. Then about a year or so later we got two new ones (which we'd named Puma and Nike :p) but then we found out they weren't potty trained.. actually my mom found out. In a very.. unpleasant way.

How do you decide what to wear?
Most of the time I stand in front of my closet and I pick an item I feel like wearing, and combine it. Sometimes I have these rare nights where I just know what I want to wear the next day, but most of the time those outfits come out worse than the inspirational 'at-the-time' outfits. If that makes any sense ;)

Hope you enjoyed this :) Sorry for the delay, a million trillion apologies! I promise to post more often again (I was doing so well..) and I hope I can get a Mac soon because my computer now is the worst of all things technical..

papa papa dear papa i lost my love

2009-09-01T18:27:00.004+02:00

Shirt and belt, my mom's. Skirt, H&M. Tights, Hema. (Paired with cardigan and lace-ups, my famous blue patched ones.. )

WHOA. That many questions? Who would have expected it? And not only that, I think you guys broke my comment-record. Please don't find me desperate for noticing. I'll have to do the post another time though. My own computer crashed (again..) and I'm kind of in a hurry right now so I'll have to take my time for it once :) I'm glad to see there were some very original questions ;) keep asking! That way we could do all at once..

I am, by the way, very proud of myself. Not that this has anything to do with anything but I'm actually being very social in school (you know, like, talking to kids I barely know) which is something I am of nature too shy for to do. But I convinced myself. And who would have guessed it all went so fast? I'm proud to call a cute German transfer guy (named Lou ^^) a new 'friend' (okay, that's a big word) and to have shared a delicious cappuccino with very nice classmates :D

C'est tout :) xx.

PS. Check my originality ;)

this world is getting better and better with the day

2009-08-29T13:28:00.004+02:00

Tie-dye dress, vintage. Cardigan, Ross. Headband turned belt came with shirt.

I think in the first-to-last post people had mistaken this dress for DIY in stead of tie-dye. Note: I did not dye it myself, I bought it this way! :)

Today we're having a party at my house. It's to celebrate my mom's birthday, but also still mine (though it was in June..) Friends and family are coming over and there's a lot of food :)

PLAYING: I love you - Esser
I usually don't do 'playing' thingies but I just felt like it ;)

PS: I'd love to make a Q&A post! I don't know if anyone would be interested but I'd like to answer questions if there are. So just ask anything and when there are enough I'll put them in a post :)

i'll do anything, to be happy

2009-08-27T20:24:00.003+02:00

Cardigan, Benetton. Basic longsleeve, H&M. High-waist skirt, H&M. Polka dot tights, H&M. Ladybug necklaces: one from my childhood and one was a gift from a friend. (Headband came with shirt/worn with bright red low-top All Stars.)

I'm kind of uninspired lately when it comes to post titles so I'm quoting a few of my new loved songs ;) this is what I wore to the first (official) day to school. Yesterday we got to know in what class we were, we got our timetables and then we went for a walk in the woods. Our teacher, though, didn't know the way, nor did he know how to work with a map.. but we had a very special, goat-milk ice cream afterward which had a weird aftertaste but was good anyhow ;) Today we had PE, 'General Science' in which we watched short films from illusionist Darren Brown (is he the one that wrote all those Freak Show books and all?), then what we call a 'between hour' (no class) and at last philosophy, which was probably the best part of the day ;) there was this boy who came from Germany and moved here and he carried this dictionary all the time ;)

PS. Thanks for all the lovely comments! I was really flattered to hear all these good things about my blog and all. I'm getting back to each and every one of them as soon as possible!

we celebrate

2009-08-25T19:05:00.001+02:00

100th post! And.. I have absolutely nothing to say! I'm just glad I made it so far already, you know, that I.. kept going on ;) most of the time I promise myself to keep a blog/website and I just quit because I get bored. I think this is different, because it's a passion of mine and I'm just too glad with the amount of visitors I get to stop. It might not be as much as all these great bloggers get, but it takes time and I'm willing to give that.

Well I guess this 'something' :)

A treat to you, though: my buys from today ;)

Longsleeve shirt, €3, vintage (Laura Dols).
Tie-dye dress, €5, vintage (Zipper).

Talk about bargains ;)

baby there's a shark in the water

2009-08-25T16:30:00.002+02:00

Breton sweater, shop in Arles France. Jeans, H&M. Lace-ups, Zipper (DIY patch). Ladybug necklace from childhood (upper) and a gift from a friend (lower ladybug :) ). Fabric tree bag, ..? Pearl bracelets, gift from my primary school teacher ;)

Wore this for a day in the center of Amsterdam, shopping with a friend. I bought a dress at the Zipper for 5 euros and a shirt at Laura Dols for 3 euros (which you'll see soon, I promise). We drank coffee and ate hot dogs and on our way home talked about 'being old' and reincarnation. She thought I must have a very young soul. Hers is not young, not old.. somewhere about two to three centuries :)

color clash flash. clash.

2009-08-24T20:17:00.002+02:00

Pink Panther shirt, V&D. DIY cut-off shorts, Bella. Ladybug necklace, from my childhood. High-tops, Converse. (Headband came with a shirt ;) )

there's always time to make time

2009-08-23T16:14:00.004+02:00

Shirt, H&M (my mom's). Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. Shoes, shop in Portugal.

I gave these shoes to my sister but they still fit me (enough.. I don't feel my toes too hot but who cares about toes?) and I love them so.. Too bad I don't wear them so much, but now my sister won't let me wear them so I'll have to steal them.. Shh..

Yesterday we went to a party in this friend's second home.. it was an 'anti-squat' which used to be a psychiatric facility. It looked like it too: like there were isolation cells under the floor and all, and like people had bumped their heads against walls.. no kidding. But they will not fix it because it could be so that they get 'kicked out' and then they just have to leave. That is, when the government or something has got plans for it. But the area was so pretty! It's a shame my camera was in the car still when me and my parents went for a little walk. It was all green and there were meadows all over the place. Plants grew at their wildest, and on one field there was this overgrown Maria statue. I swear it could have been mesmerizing enough to get me to become catholic.

(I painted my nails before and made a picture with the cutest fairy scepter that belonged to the 5 year-old in the family.)

we dream of coco

2009-08-21T22:59:00.002+02:00

Cardigan, Ross. Loose stripe tank (w/ pocket detail), Zara. Shorts, Mervyn's. Leggings, H&M.

I keep referring to 'we' all the time, dunno why.. maybe I feel lonely :p by the way, I was kind of whining in the last outfit post. I mean, I know that guys are different, but it was just that I liked this one guy a lot, and I thought he was different too. You know, different from all the wannabe-'gangsta's' with their pants on their knees and whatever. He was smart and funny in a weird way (the same humor I have ;) ) and stuff. But then he got a girlfriend. I mean nothing but to say that she is the best proof of stereo type I've ever seen.

I'm not to speak, though. He was my best friend's brother. Is that cheesy or what?

we are the queens of mix and match

2009-08-19T19:53:00.004+02:00

we are the queens of mix and match by Fannah

My dream outfit right now.. I just have to get each and every item here and then I'm good to go ;)

- a plastic golden crown: toy/dress up store
- a pink wig - dress up store
- a big (woolen?) blue sweater: vintage
- orange thy-long socks: bristol, h&m, hema?
- 'sock suspenders' (is there another name..?): hunkemöller, h&m?, diy??

she lost her first love to a smoking blonde

2009-08-19T19:00:00.002+02:00

Tie-dye top, C&A. Shorts, Mervyn's.

I'd like to not believe in stereo types, but some people are just too obvious. And guys always chase the same kind..

when you play love in 'the play of the world'

2009-08-18T21:23:00.002+02:00

Blouse, vintage from Germany. Tank, Hema. Skirt, H&M. Socks, Hema (were my dad's but they didn't fit him)

I was supposed to go to the book store with my mom today but ended up reading the original Alice in Wonderland (translation in Dutch) while listening to classical music (!). I've kind of discovered that now and so I can pretty much say there's not a genre missing from my iPod.

Classical, Reggae, Pop, (Soft)Rock, Rock & Roll, Ballad, Acoustic, Alternative, Electronic, Country (..), Disney, Folk, Indie, Blues, 'French', Gospel, R&B, Hiphop, 'Oldies', Rap, Soul, 'Soundtrack'..

If you see one missing, tell me ;) I do really need to go to the book store, though. There's a sequel book coming out, I want Influence by the Olsens finally and the Alice in Wonderland original in English, and I have a total of 35 euros in gift certificates!

please report to station

2009-08-17T12:40:00.007+02:00

In my Breton pull from France. This thing cost me 25 euros but I LURVE it. My adoration you can conclude from the fact that i hate when people say 'lurve'. (Sorry for the bad quality, it was dark.)

I SUCK. But i swear that the only reason i'm not posting is because my own computer's internet isn't working, and my dad's computer is gone to his new 'own office' and my sister is occupying the laptop 24/7. But now that she's back to school and i still have about 10 days left of vacation, i can post again :) I do love you for the fact that you're not (yet) abandoning me :D

PS. It's my mom's birthday ;) for she's a jolly good fellaa...

EDIT: On September 9 there's this 'Beatles Breakfast' in music store FAME, and I'm going there!! It's because they've remastered their albums digitally or something and when you buy the box sets (I will, so help me GOD I will) you get a free shirt and poster and what not.. Everyone (remaining) in the Netherlands who is a fan of the Beatles, I'm telling you to sign up soon! Send an email to beatles@fame.nl with your name, adress and p.o.r. and with how many you're going to be. If you're lucky, it isn't full yet!

new discoveries

2009-08-13T10:44:00.004+02:00

i must apologize for my delay being longer than expected: as soon as we got back from texel, our wireless acted out. (texel was okay, by the way: we had fun but we were with five and i seemed to be the 'outsider'.) i do really appreciate all of your comments! could they be any sweeter..?

i've once again taken a dive into our dress up box and it's amazing how bottomless it seems..

probably more pictures coming which i still have to take. also my buys from france! i'm just too horrible..

EDIT: new layout.. i was getting kind of annoyed with the over-done thing.. it was just.. too much :p

well call me a river and cry me out

2009-08-05T19:18:00.003+02:00

Shirt, dad's old. Skirt, H&M. Fake Wayfarers, Zipper.

A simple outfit for to go to my friend's. Last post in about 3 to 5 days!

PS. (Topshop)

blown over by evil a house of wood

2009-08-04T23:11:00.002+02:00

There was a hole in my shoe. NO WAY I was throwing these away: I need them to get even more worn out. One pathetic little hole is simply not enough.

Isn't this exactly what the left-overs of your jeans are for?

And if I'm busy anyways ;)

Tomorrow I'm staying over with four of my friends, because we're going to Texel (a teeny Dutch island) with the five of us! I'll be back the 9th/10th and we're going to have fun! Cooking for ourselves, relaxing on the beach, picknicks, card games in the middle of the night, running towards our tents when it's raining.. Sounds a lot like what I've been doing in France the last three weeks but you know, everything's just better with friends around.

if i wanted to stay i would have

2009-08-01T19:56:00.006+02:00

With exactly two messages on twitter and for the rest no posts, news, anything, you'd say I've been really busy.

Let me tell you what I've actually been doing.

..

That's it. I sat in chairs, read books, went swimming, wrote a lot, drew some stuff.. And sure, we went to cities with markets some days and we even went canoing one day (which was totally fun and I laughed so hard when our boat turned itself under water and my mom and I fell and soaked) but for the rest.. barely anything. And that's what vacation is for, right?

I've bought a lot, though. The next dress is only one of the pieces, but I didn't feel like showing everything (so that'll come tomorrow or something) and this outfit was just in my head since I bought the thing.

Dress, Arles market. Tights, Hema.

I could tell you the rest, in words, but that's not half as cool. You need to see the amazing things I bought at the cute markets and even children's shops..

And today I slept and had 'fun with tights'.

Shirt, Easy Wear. Purple tights, Hema. Other tights, H&M.

Until tomorrow my loves.

we've revoluted so fast

2009-07-05T13:59:00.009+02:00

I know the word above isn't actually a word.. it should be, though.

This is my last post before I leave for France! We're leaving as soon as possible tomorrow and now I'm waiting for the laundry to dry, and for the rest I'm pretty much ready to go :) I thought I'd show you the things I bought yesterday:

Sandals. I needed summer shoes and first wanted to buy them in the H&M, but couldn't find any. Then my mom said: 'Let's check at the HEMA,' and that's this not really fashion-y warehouse kind of shop so I wasn't too impressed.. until I found these almost immediately. 15 euros. They're not heaven when it comes to the comfort, but none like these will ever be. They'll last a summer though :)

The most simple skirt ever, H&M, 5 euros. I was over-dressed yesterday so this was just a solution-buy ;) Could always come in handy..

A linen top from the.. Zara? Honestly, that store is to me the crowdiest, most illogical store there is. But it was sale and I found this and loved it. 15 euros.

2 euros. Need I say any more? :p

A playsuit for 9 euros. Again, no more words necessary..

I bought this beach dress a while ago (9,90) and haven't worn it yet.. But it's really cute :p

These are my goodbye words. GOODBYE. I'll seriously miss you guys, and I hope that you believe it :) Have a great great greatest summer vacation and I'll see you in three weeks! :D

too much drama for a middle school

2009-07-02T23:10:00.004+02:00

Shirt, Abercrombie & Fitch. Velvet shorts, H&M.

A simple day, but way too hot for anything else. In fact, these shorts were too hot as well but I had to wear them because pretty much the rest is in the wash or packed for the...

... SUMMER!

Title inspired by some bad experiences my mom is having. She's a middle school teacher at a Montessori school, but now that the principal has gone nuts and totally un-Montessori-ish, she's fired and replaced and everyone is being hectic and kids are even screaming names to the principal in her face and they are not the kind of words that should be coming from a twelve year-old. There are only three out of at least twelve teachers over there that aren't mad with her YET. Those are the kiss-asses who will do anything anyone says just to keep their job and tell everybody how amazingly great they are.

Except, their classes weren't cleaning the class room out of themselves when the teacher was a little late. That was my mom's class. Oh yeah, she's such a bad teacher..

you'll be kidding me like a little kid

2009-06-29T21:23:00.002+02:00

Shirt, men's WE (my dad's). Skirt, H&M. Purple sequin scarf, dress up box.

I'm going to lend my dad's clothes more often in the future. They're just so comfy and laid-back and.. stuff.

This headband-scarf-thing is the best disco-themed thing I own. So amazing and versatile :)

This skirt is good too when not high-waist. Haha. If only I'd found out earlier.. oh, the possibilites..

Ok now I'm simply whining and I don't know why because I'm in a good enough mood alright..

Alright :) buh-bye.

the biggest change you've ever seen

2009-06-28T17:41:00.000+02:00

Tuesday. Cardigan, H&M Young. Playsuit & leggings, H&M.

I'm not the biggest fan of leggings (though I own a lot of pairs, I make them look like tights with the help of socks or a little stretching) and so I came up with a way to make them more.. different. Or something. I rolled them up. I thought it might have the same effect like it does on tees when you roll the sleeves, that they just look better. I'm not sure if it does though, what do you think?

Thursday: all H&M! I just noticed really.. also, I didn't know what to wear and these things were all still on the pile of clothes in my room (of stuff I've worn already but aren't dirty yet) and I thought the vest and playsuit was a good combination.

Friday. Shirt, Abercrombie & Fitch. Top under, mom's old. Skirt, vintage by Zipper.
I own exactly three pieces from A&F, all shirts: This one, a green one which is cute but in-versatile, and one with a logo which I don't wear except for under shirts and stuff.. Kind of an impulse in the label-phase of my life.

Today. Shirt, dad's old :) Stone wash jeans, C&A. (Headband came with a shirt I bought yesterday)

The C&A is a department store where I never buy anything. A few days ago however, when we came back from the library and we had to seek shelter for the rain, we went there. I bought these jeans because they were close enough to acid wash ones and I can't DIY because my mom doesn't want our washing machine to explode from the bleach or something. I also bought a tee with shoes on them (shoes are NEVER wrong) and an amazing green tie-dye top. You'll see, sometime soon.
This shirt is really comfy and since I haven't left the house today (woops) there's nothing bad about casual.

Also.. my holidays have begun! I'm officialy done with school and have no work left, all is finished. I have to do some baby-sitting the next couple of days, though, and we have a school dance and a class barbecue in the park, and me and my friends are having a sleep-over and I have to return my books. Then, less than two weeks from now, we're going to France! This means being lazy, making friends you'd usually never hang out with and.. no blogging. For three weeks :( you might not believe it since I blog so unfrequently but I'll miss it. And you. And I'm really not looking forward to having 400+ posts on Bloglovin' but I'll patiently read them all. For all of you already on vacation: enjoy! I can't get the idea of summer thoroughly in my head yet, but it's true: it's here.

PS. Darnn long post this is :|
PPS. RIP Michael Jackson. It's kind of unbelievable to me, even though I wasn't his biggest fan. I never thought of him as a wrong person or anything, and he was an amazing artist and now he's just.. gone. It's weird.
PPPS. Got a haircut yesterday :)

we trust, we have no choice, we must

2009-06-28T16:18:00.002+02:00

Ok, so here I am again with a good enough excuse for being gone for so long, because our internet server simply sucks. There, I said it. Please don't arrest me for putting the word 'suck' on the internet.. twice.. But it's true: all the internet was down for a couple of days and now I'm writing from my dad's laptop since my computer is still dead. What a communication.

I got a really sweet award from Sam a few days ago! Since I was absent I didn't quite know (yes, I also have about a hundred more posts of yours to go on Bloglovin') I'm only putting it up now..

I'm not completely sure how many people you're supposed to forward this to, but I choose:

Rebecca
Raquel
'MS'

I know, I'm not the most popular person here.. :(

Note: The following post is going to include FOUR outfits but since I have to shoot today's look over it could take.. a while.

so your words are technically his

2009-06-17T18:24:00.003+02:00

Shirt, my dad's. Skirt, vintage (Zipper).

I have official permission to raid my father's closet and so I have. This was the best thing I found so far, though I didn't browse thoroughly through it yet. I rolled up the sleeves -from all the detail 'fashionalities' I've learned from you guys, this is the most subtle one, but also one of the best. It's some sort of sign of originality or something. I know for sure it's not regular because my friend today was like 'noooo, don't roll 'em up!' and started 'fixing' them but in fact she's the one who wears jeans and Chucks (almost) every day. She does have an amazing brown military jacket though.

Well well. This skirt was the one I bought yesterday at the Zipper, there you saw it, so another picture from the piece on its own isn't necessary. I don't feel like it, anyways. And I still have to photograph my recently-bought bikini, dress and schedule-thingie, but you'll probably see them soon enough..
So it's just the birthday-gift post! Be prepared for the 'longest waiting possible'.

monotone

2009-06-16T17:54:00.000+02:00

Top, Gap. Longsleeve & shorts, H&M. Tights, Hema. Socks, cut-off tights. Shoes, Zipper.

Kinda grey day for me. By the way, the knot was supposed to be on the back but I like it better like this ;) and the socks are so comfy and slouchy :D

I bought another skirt today, for €10. In a following post, I suppose/hope. In half an hour though I have singing class and after that I'm watching my sister do circus tricks in a real circus tent! Really cool. She can bend all ways and stuff :) creepy though.

and now my independence starts

2009-06-15T20:13:00.002+02:00

Here is Saturday's outfit: I didn't do... much. I also had my birthday outfit to show but those pictures are horrid (look at me saying fancy words! ;) ) so I'll spare you that.

Shirt/skirt/leggings, H&M. Cardigan, Benetton. Ski socks, Makro.

See, I was lazy enough to walk around in my home comfy warm socks. (Not outside though.. :) ) It was necessary, too: it wasn't even that warm or anything! And that calls itself June..

I also have a post coming including my birthday gifts, and one for the things I bought yesterday (a bikini-striped, not polka dotted; a beach dress and a school agenda/diary that's totally cute). Now, I'm a little too lazy so you can expect them when they're done. I'm not going to promise you then a spat before there's actual proof of their existence, because you know, me and promises.. :#

Kagetsu

2009-06-13T12:01:00.008+02:00

1. Information
Kagetsu is a Japanese restaurant located since 2004 in the Hartenstraat and since 2005 in the Van Woustraat, both in Amsterdam. They serve Japanese specialties such as sushi (and sake), but also teriyaki chicken and salmon, seaweed salad and special ice cream in flavors like 'green tea' and 'sesame'.
- The service and menu is all in English
- The people working there are very friendly and the service is good
- The place looks nice and very oriental
- The menus are cool because they have all kinds of drawings :)
- You'll be more sure of a table when making a reservation
- They only accept cash, so no pin/credit card
- In the Van Woustraat it's possible to order take-away
- When it's your birthday, they give you 'treats' ;)
- You get full easily! You wouldn't say so with all the small bites, but do not order too much.

2. Price ranges
- Small/side dishes like sushi or rice will go from about €2,- through €8,-
- The main dishes range from €10,- through €20,-
- The appetizers and soups are €6,- and under
- Deserts are below €5,-
- 'Alcoholic' drinks are around the €5,- because they're Japanese specials, only the Sake (ginjyou) is €14,50
- Non-alcohol drinks are about €3,- though I'm not completely sure, since they're not on a menu. (You can order apple juice, cassis, coke etc. and just a bottle of water)

3. Recommendations
- Appetizers: the Kaisou Sarada (seaweed salad), the Sake Salad (with salmon) and the Takosu (octopus)
- Sushis: Sake-maki (salmon) and the Ebi (shrimp/cucumber/mayonnaise) especially
- Warm dishes: The Teriyaki Chicken and/or Salmon and the chicken noodles
- a bowl of plain rice (I'm a sucker for it.. :) )
- Deserts: Green tea ice cream (all-time favorite!) and the 'rice cake'
- (I recommend the Van Woustraat: in the Hartenstraat it once took very long before we were helped and then the waiter started acting all weird.. (Can I say that? :|) we've only been there once and in the Van Woustraat about four, five times..)

4. Contact
Van Woustraat 29
1074 AB Amsterdam
tel 020 662 73 40
17.00-23.00 opened, Monday's closed

Hartenstraat 17
1016 BZ Amsterdam
tel 020 427 38 28
17.00-23.00 opened, Monday's closed

Mail address for reservations and questions
Website for directions, more pictures, the full menu etc.

dee eye why

2009-06-13T11:52:00.005+02:00

My birthday wish list. I'll probably be getting these items myself, but still. (some things are the same as half a year ago)

dee eye why by Fannah

- a slouchy, preferably navy, shirt (vintage, H&M)
- a body (H&M, ballet shop Le Papillon, vintage?)
- a pair of acid wash jeans (DIY)
- a peter pan collar dress (H&M?, vintage)
- an overall (vintage, flee market)
- gladiator sandals (H&M)
- a pair of high-waist shorts (H&M?, vintage)
- a maxi floral/paisley dress (H&M, Bershka, Zara)
- a The Beatles logo shirt (music store?, vintage)
- floral Dr. Martens (vintage, ebay?)
- espadrille wedges (H&M?, market)
- a briefcase (vintage, flee market)
- a children's suitcase (flee market, market?, vintage?)
- a polka dot bikini or swimsuit (H&M?, vintage)
- a pair of swimming trunks (H&M?, Makro)
- a crinoline/tutu/petticoat/thingie (vintage, Le Papillon)

Wish me luck on finding these things! ;)

in between

2009-06-12T14:58:00.004+02:00

You guys definitely reacted well to my idea of making a Guide to Amsterdam. Here are some points about it:

- I'm not going to put all the reviews in one post. Any post considering the guide will be labeled that way. ('Guide')
- Requests are very welcome: I'll start off with the vintage shops and the restaurants we visit, but if you want to know about any other store you can tell me so in a comment.
- It'll not be a daily thing, because I don't have time to visit these places everyday, and if I'm going to do any restaurants.. well, we eat out only so often (today we are though, because it's my birthday :))
- Guide posts will include 1. Information (such as the address, but also a little bit of the background) 2. Price ranges 3. Pictures when that's allowed 4. Buys (shops) and recommendations (restaurants).

I'm really looking forward to doing this! If I feel like it, I'll probably post a review tomorrow about the Japanese restaurant 'Kagetsu', a delicious place where we've eaten a couple of times already..

Yesterday: Sweater, Tommy Hilfiger outlet. Longsleeve under, H&M. Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. Shoes, Zipper.

the brainstorm

2009-06-10T17:58:00.005+02:00

Polo, Hema. Skirt, H&M. Cardigan, Benetton. Tights, Hema.

Let me tell you the headband-story that everyone at my home is now familiar with. You know coals, that you use for fire places? Well, they come in sacks. The sack is made of some kind of netting, and it is tied into the form of a bag with a string.

Now you know :)

EDIT: I have some kind of offer. I'd really want to make a sort of guide through Amsterdam, considering vintage shops and flee markets. This way, if you guys ever come over here, you know where to look. Also I have a good reason to visit all these amazing places when needing to write reviews ;) If you're interested, I could list some other shops and maybe even restaurants too.. I'd love to do so, but I'd need some peoples interested alright.. :) 'think about it'.

kiss or diss the swordy fis-h

2009-06-08T20:53:00.002+02:00

I just wanted to mention that this song, which isn't new or anything but still, just hypnotizes you. And not only because of its oh-my-goody-ness. It's the melody, too, that gives you this big turning eyes and stuff. Call me a total idiot because everybody else does, but for me it's true.

That's all.

(Felt like Miranda here :# )

i thought it would feel different

2009-06-06T19:28:00.000+02:00

Hmm, what should I wear. Let's start with a shirt. That's pretty chilly, though.. Add a vest, keep my torso warm.. Now my arms are cold, so, a cardigan, yes. Such a mismatch though, gotta do something about that.. How about some necklaces to add the messy effect, yes, that one, no, this one.. how about that one? Haven't worn it in a long time..

Cardigan, Benetton. Vest & tree shirt, H&M. Jeans, Levi's. Ladybug necklace, from childhood. Fish necklace, DIY (from key chain).

get cold when i talk to you

2009-06-04T21:46:00.004+02:00

A more 'me' outfit, something that has taken a while. This is about my basis, for an uninspirational day (and the way I 'differently' dressed before knowing there was more to it): a high-waisted skirt, tights (preferably colored wildly), and a shirt. There ya go.

Cardigan, H&M Young. Shirt/skirt, H&M. Tights, Hema. Shoes, Zipper.

Forget what I said, in the last post, about H&M and all ;)

Oh, before I forget: I've made Tumblr and Twitter accounts yesterday. (One of each ;) ). Enjoy, or something.. :')

oh the little things you do

2009-06-02T21:27:00.001+02:00

Today was HOT. Too bad I didn't quite know.. Me, with my 'should I wear shorts or not' in the morning decided not to, because no one would, right?
Wrong. Even the peoples in my class that never wear anything leg-baring, wore shorts or skirts and stuff. I on the other hand was in jeans. A long-sleeve. (Which I could take off, fortunately, but still. Let's add the drama).

Blue top, Hema. Shirt, vintage. Jeans, Levi's.

I find myself wearing H&M less and less.. the only thing today was my underwear but you didn't really need to know that..

we'll be living in a sailing house

2009-05-31T20:24:00.007+02:00

Yesterday was amazing! We took the boat to have barbecue, on a lake. Our boat is this sad little aluminum thingie, so it didn't last too long, the lake-time. Me, my playsuit (pretty much all I wore!) and my mom got really cold and wet. We barbecued on this little island of grass, because it was so quiet. Then, there came a wedding of people we just knew would divorce five years later, so woosh, gone peace. All in all it was a great day, with its flaws but ah well, you can't have everything can you.

This was a small harbor we had to wait at, for the other boats to come the other way.

I lay on a pier facing the sky. This was the view when you looked down.. water, what a surprise?

You might think I took an ordinary photo of blue from Google or something. Nope guys, this was the sky. Heaven, as some might call it. I could have believed it at the time! But, atheistic as I am..

Bigfoot sails the seas. Uh, lakes.

Our itty bitty boatie facing the forest.

A blue view :)

My future home. No kidding. Its simple- and shabbiness appeals to me. Just the price, it probably won't..

(Like this? I made a tag for things 'not containing' the blog or fashionality, but it'll be useless if you my guests don't enjoy it :) I think we need something more personal here though. So collections of photos will come more often, yes?)

as easy as it gets

2009-05-30T12:50:00.002+02:00

So this is the playsuit. €9,90 at H&M. 60% Cotton, 40% polyester. A knot in the back of your neck. A knot at your waist. So darn comfy. You haven't seen the last of it.

relax, soon it'll be worse

2009-05-29T20:19:00.003+02:00

'So tomorrow OK?' Yuck. I disgust my own words. But it so came to be I wasn't wearing my yellow dress anytime this week, because I gave it to my friend Salome 'for all your hemmings and adjustments'. It needed shortening. Any other outfits worn were simply not intriguing or plain good enough to photograph. Above the fact that I simply didn't feel like it.

So what else is new? I bought a playsuit! My friend (same one) told me H&M sold playsuits, and so we went there. I thought 'when it's more expensive than 20 euros I won't buy it.' What do you know: it was ten! That's fairly cheap, even for H&M, for such a handy outfit for perhaps the beach, shopping, school.. let's just say whenever you feel lazy :) I'll post pictures soon enough, because the weather is so nice I could actually wear it (without tights)!

Sorry for this once again boring post. I will not make it a habit to just blab, without anything to look at but words. Darn words.

x.

because one could not live without

2009-05-24T21:14:00.004+02:00

Short post in between, containing this: I've been dancing all weekend. This explains my absence. For these two beautiful sunny days, I've been sitting inside, bored, overly pancaked (do the English call the gross orange make-up that, too?) and waiting for the breaking of sweat for the performance of three minutes.

Four times.

Still follow? Basically it's this: I had to perform a dance in a show my dancing school organized and all. And it was over 68 degrees outside! I was tightless and it had no use because I did not meet the sun! That sentence was way too poetic!

But tomorrow, it's gonna be hot too, so now I'm finishing up this explanation of mine and I'm going to find a pair of shoes fitting with my yellow dress, darn it. (Which I bought on Queen's Day and you haven't seen yet, so tomorrow OK?)

strangles me

2009-05-21T19:44:00.003+02:00

First of all, thanks for all of these comments! I'm gone for one day, come back and woosh. I'll try to come back to them as soon as possible ;) I forgot to tell you guys I went out to stay over at a friend's house with the five of us. It was really fun! But since I pretty much left right after school and I'm wearing about the same thing today (shameful isn't it?), this outfit is from yesterday.

Tank top, Hema. Skirt, vintage Only via Episode. Cardigan, Ross. Tights, Hema. Shoes, Zipper.

the day was darker than anyone thought it to be

2009-05-19T20:44:00.002+02:00

Blouse, secondhand (Queen's Day). Slim jeans, Levi's.

This was one of the things I found/bought on Queen's Day. Now I'm going to copy my lookbook story on this outfit because I'm lazy:

I got this blouse for just ONE euro on Queen's Day! There was this HUGE stand where EVERYTHING was ONE euro. SORRY for the annoying capital letters.

It really did annoy me that there was pretty much nothing else that I liked or could use, except for.. worn-out dark blue Dr. Martens! That were too small on me!! How suckish is that? They were perfect!

well those people will never love

2009-05-18T18:56:00.001+02:00

Today: Silk top, secondhand (mom's old). (Top under, H&M.) Cardigan, Benetton. Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. Socks, H&M. Shoes, Zipper.

I'm getting used to/good at posting outfits asap. I'm hoping I can keep it up, I probably shouldn't have said that though because now, of course, it's not going to happen..

No more of a story today, again.. I'm getting either uninspired when it comes to words, not willing to tell.. or tolerant to you guys ;)

but i don't even wánt to sing out loud

2009-05-17T10:53:00.002+02:00

Blouse dress, H&M. Belt, mom's old. Green tights, H&M. Socks, unknown. Shoes, Zipper.

I don't have any words for you today.. should you be blessed now? ;)

and the angels with the demons sing

2009-05-13T17:26:00.006+02:00

This is a men's sweater. Hello men's sweater. It's pink and I bought it at the Zipper. (At which me and my friend finally found out, they have a separated men's and women's side and we always used to just wonder around everywhere but that's how you get these kinda buys right?) Anyway, I wanted to wear it as a dress and so I did, but the problem with me and (semi or totall-i) short skirts and dresses is that I keep tugging it even if my buttocks are not showing. So I wore it like down here afterwards, because it gives me a secure feeling.

And just at the moment that I can't show my face anymore, I found these. Well, bought. On Queen's Day. For 50 euro cents. Isn't that amazing?! Well, they aren't real Ray-Ban's or anything, but still. They were sunnies but the 'glasses' in them were all damaged so I simply popped them out. And the effect? My family members laughed me in the face HARD when I 'suddenly went half blind' whilst wearing them on the couch. My friends find me a fool, but so they did already and geeky glasses you can poke your fingers through to prove they're of no use make no difference to their opinion. And me? I likie likie a lott-ie.

And these, you met, so to save you a long unnecessary story about 'em I'm leaving this blank after THIS.

PLUS: I have a BURRRNING question, namely: who of you dear ones is 'invited' to read The Wandering Alchemist and could get me 'in'? I read ALL of Sam's archives when her blog wasn't yet closed for some/most people, and I just adore her style so much.. Don't believe me? In one of her first posts she talked about Lego accesoires. Well, if you could get me to read her blog again and stuff, I'd love you for it.. thanks in advance!

with a million kisses good night

2009-05-13T17:03:00.008+02:00

Well well well. I've been back from Texel for.. let's call it a few days, and so there are FIVE - yes, in case you missed the point of the capital letters FIVE FIVE FIVE - outfits I have to post. I used Casey's very useful tip on just looking away or hiding your face in the photos-something obvious enough to just not come to me. Anyhow, here they are: saturday through wednesday (today).

Saturday: Top, secondhand (mom's). Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. Necklace, selfmade (melon!).

Sunday: Top, Bristol. Purple cardigan, Ross. Blue cardigan, Benetton. Pants, market. Shoes, Zipper. Bag, secondhand (mom's). Necklace, selfmade (shell). (I have like this bold spot on my head and I only found out when taking these pictures.. it bothers me much.)

Monday: Shirt, H&M. Cardigan, Ross. Skirt, H&M. Tights, Hema. Shoes, Zipper. Necklace, selfmade (I found my old-time Flippo's back, that used to come with the chips bags and stuff and I love it :D).

Tuesday: Skirt as top (?!), secondhand. Striped shirt, H&M. Cardigan, H&M Young. Pants, market.

Today: Dress as top, Zipper (men's sweater). Skirt, vintage Only via Episode. Cardigan, Ross. Shoes, Zipper. Tights, H&M. Bag, secondhand (mom's).

As you can see I've got some new 'stuff' as well, like the shoes wshich were a replacement for those yellow ones you actually just met recently. They're in the trash now, because my mom said I looked like some kind of hobo wearing them. I'm such a bad teenager (in the sense of listening to what my parents have to say which people my age aren't supposed to do.. but darnn they raised me well).
About those new buys, and of course the things I found/bought for an unreal price on Queen's Day, will be shown later on. The QD pieces will first have to be washed thoroughly before I'm actually wearing them, so they'll be posted later and I could pretty much show you 'the rest'.. new post to come.

i'm being naive and i know it

2009-04-29T15:40:00.006+02:00

If there'd be like a Razzie award with the topic of blogs/bloggers, I'd win it all. Seriously.. BUT this time there's somewhat a reason for my absence: my computer has been freaking out, probably with some idiotic virus, and now every time I turn it on it turns itself off every two minutes, then goes back on again and so on. There are at least two or three outfits 'on hold', but first, some better news: tomorrow is Queen's Day!! Me and my friend are going to sell some stuff, containing old hardly-worn clothes and other crappy things.. then, we're going to have money and be able to shop-till-we'll-drop-or-be-knocked-over-by-the-millions-of-Dutchmen-out-there-on-the-street. Still following me? ;) afterwards, when pretty much all the 'stands' (meaning the pieces of fabric loaded with crap and surrounded by pushy people) are gone, there are boxes and garbage bags and racks and racks of STUFF left and it will be FREE.

The day after QD, I'm going on vacation for an entire week (Friday till Friday), so any pictures and left outfits will be posted after that. I hope Texel (this island where we're going) has any cute little shops or anything, but we'll see. We'll all just see. As of my computer: I'm going to ask my dad asap if he can try and help me with it, and otherwise use this laptop (which is a Mac and therefor way better) to upload photos.

Till next week then! x.

P.S. Thanks for the useful tips about the faceless thing! 1. I'd like to just hide my eyes but that's apparently not enough anonymous-ness. 2. I know the blur is distracting and so I'll probably try 3. the face-hiding by hands, hair, turning.. that's pretty good, obvious and neutral ;)

P.P.S. I've made a necklace by putting holes in old-time Looney Tunes 'Flippos' and it's totally cool.

P.P.P.S. There was only one outfit not-posted, so I thought, why not.

Loose tie print-shirt, H&M. Cardigan, Ross. Skirt, H&M. Tights, Hema.

faceless, fearless

2009-04-21T18:09:00.003+02:00

So my mom and dad found out about my blog, and because they thought it was 'a good idea' I get to keep it. BUT (there's always a but with parents..): I have to make my face 'invisible' or something like it, because they're creeps out there of size I can't realize. Well, trust me guys, I do: I'm just not entirely stupid enough to make appointments for people wanting a photoshoot with me, which was miraculously just what I'd wished for.. (not) So I'm blurring my visage on all my pics, until I maybe come with a better solution.
I already knew that they would say stuff like this. When they read that, they're either gonna kill me, say 'told you so' of laugh me in my face. Because that's the way my parents are. And happily I can't do anything about it.

Today:

Shirt, H&M. Cardigan, H&M. Shorts, Mervyn's. Tights, H&M Young. Shoes, market (€5! I wear them so un-often because they're already broken up and stuff).

Yesterday:

Shirt/skirt/tights, H&M. Socks, secondhand (my mom's - they have raspberries!). Shoes, Converse (not quite visible).

he got the death sentence for killing a man

2009-04-16T16:31:00.004+02:00

Shirt, Hema (secondhand via my mom). Striped shirt under, H&M. Skirt, secondhand. Striped tights, H&M. Necklace, self made.

I somehow love the cut of this shirt.. it looks a bit like a pajama shirt, right? :p nonetheless I love it for some reason.
Yes, there's a melon slice hanging on my necklace :) the idea came from my sister, who always makes little things with her perler beads. She made this melon thingie once and I thought, that's amazing, so I kinda faked it :p

let's.

2009-04-15T19:27:00.003+02:00

Cardigan, H&M Young. Top, secondhand. Skirt, H&M. Tights, H&M Young. Wayfarers, Zipper.

I got a comment from Renée when I posted this look on Lookbook today! I was kinda stunned, maybe that's an overreaction but I just adore her style and I think it's way cool she's got this amazing job while underage and everything. She's just a great inspiration, don't you think? :)

It was greaaaat weather today. Whilst wearing this I was hot. It was too warm for tights, too warm for a cardigan (though it was my coat today) and too warm even for Converse.. so I switched those to ballerinas last minute. I was kinda surprised, but worried too: it's not a bad thing, but this is what global warming does, even to Holland. But heck, as long as I'm not dying a painful death and I'm able to go out bare-legged in April, I don't mind too much :)

eight tees

2009-04-12T19:33:00.006+02:00

Cardigan, Ross. Jeans, Levi's.

I need your opinion on this: could I tuck my cardigan into my jeans like this? Stupid? Weird? OK? Good? 80ies (yes..)?

Sorry for looking tired. Truth is, I'm tired.

Yesterday:

Shirt, H&M. Suspenders, H&M. Shorts: DIY cutoffs (Levi's). Hat, Disneyland.

infected days but positive ways

2009-04-09T20:46:00.004+02:00

I've decided to not let my, well finally it seems to be, pertussis, get in the way of my 'dressing'. So the first day back to school was about as bright as it can get:

April 8th: polo, Hema - longsleeve, H&M - skirt, H&M - tights, Hema - shoes, Converse - headband, H&M.

And today was like this..:

April 9th: longsleeve, shirtdress, (striped) tights, H&M - shoes, Converse.

And tomorrow it's gonna be hottt. Well, 66 degrees: that's pretty warm to me/us.

spring is here

2009-04-07T18:24:00.004+02:00

Springtime, spring weather, spring fever, hay fever.. It's all arrived in Holland too, finally. And because I most likely am not infected with pertussis, I can go to school tomorrow again! Yay! (Which sounds a little weird, but I don't like having to catch up on either friends or school work..) So I'll be dressing better, dressing period, again.

And here are my contributions for the floral weardrobe contest:

Blue floral blouse, H&M - Red floral skirt, secondhand. (shirt under, H&M)

Green polo, Hema - Floral dress, Ross.

And for the previous contest, Short&Sweet:

Shirt, Abercrombie & Fitch - Shorts, Mervyn's - Cardigan, Ross

the questions never asked there's no answer to

2009-04-01T20:12:00.002+02:00

Please forgive me. I've abandoned this world of blogging in every single way. So to speak I don't eat, sleep, produce. Meaning I don't feed myself off of you, I don't properly take a rest, and I certainly am not letting you guys know I'm still out here. The problem is, I haven't felt like blogging in all this time. I haven't even been on the web much lately, only to learn for school, or check my email. This sounds less serious than it actually is: it is, was, one of my addictions to spend hours behind this very screen.
Also, now I'm infected with this very bad cough, accompanied by a painful throat ache, and it could be pertussis. We're not sure, but I don't feel too well. Another thing: I'm having a social life! The sun's back out and that means hanging around with friends and family rather than spending free time inside. In this time, I've painted bikes with friends, performed for my singing classes, shopped a hell lot, been to the beach, I've even had a few ice creams!

Please forgive me. I'm now, sleeping for real. Taking an, with this one, announced break from blogging. All I can do now is hope you'll miss me.

x. Fannah

would you care if i were alive?

2009-03-22T11:08:00.004+01:00

Just to let you know I'm still breathing. A few excuses of not posting:

- I've been having a social life lately. This is totally out of my league and I don't know how to handle it well.. ;)
- The sun has been shining. I mean, crazy right? I had to celebrate the nice weather with.. painting bikes with friends, shopping, shopping some more and eating ice cream.
- I've just been lazy and not up to posting, I haven't photographed my outfits and I'm just.. dunno. Weird phase.

BUT I'll make sure to take pictures of my buys and stuff and post them ~~when I feel like it~~ as soon as possible.. Now, it's time for catching up with you guys 'cause I believe bloglovin' has over 300 new posts for me awaiting.. woops.

purple sequins, music and i'm satisfied

2009-03-10T20:52:00.003+01:00

Today: Fedora hat: Disneyland - Sequin scarf: Dress up box - Sweater: Madewell - Shorts: Mervyn's - Tights: H&M.

When I die, I want the 'Silver Stallion' cover by Cat Power to play (over and over, preferably) on my funeral.

PS. Thanks for all your sweet comments and hints! I'll get back to them as soon as possible, but first I have to write a Dutch book report.. :S Question: Can you drop out of school just randomly? (I know the answer already, just trying to be witty :p)

white bats

2009-03-07T17:47:00.004+01:00

So I need your opinion on this (a sheer thingie I found in our dress up box):

A cape..

..to fly..

..or over a (strapless) dress (or something else that makes sense under it)..

..or a high-waist..

..or a skirt as it's made for.

What do you think? I kinda like the cape idea, but it is casually wearable? I like the dress thing second best, maybe for at a party or something? What do you think?

my casualty

2009-03-07T14:28:00.006+01:00

I've been dressing down. It's better for me, I think. It's not a bad thing, but I just always hoped I could pull off outfits like Tavi or Susie can: wild and crazy and still looking good. I'm just not built for it.

Wednesday. Shirt: Mexx men's - Skirt, tights: H&M - Shoes: Converse
(I liked this picture somehow, though/because it's so unclear.)

Yesterday. Plaid shirt: Mexx men's - Dress, tights (they're bright red, yes?) - H&M.

Today. Cardigan, skirt, lace leggings: H&M - Shirt: Mervyn's.

Oh yes, my friend and I had this idea on Thursday to dress up and go for a walk. We actually did it, though it took us a while to leave the house (with my dad pushing us). Pictures and outfit deets later. Also, a 'your opinion' post again.. don't count on today, but I'll try..

PS. 50th post! :)

inspired by..

2009-03-03T15:58:00.005+01:00

Ironically enough, now that there's this contest on Weardrobe on stripe outfits, I find myself wearing them more and more often.. (meaning every day since the contest came out). I'm a fan of striped patterns and so maybe I've always dressed with them, but only now I noticed..

(Today) White longsleeve: Tommy Hilfiger - Skirt, shirt, tights: H&M.

(Yesterday, sorry for the color., it was about nine/ten..) Tights, black longsleeve: Hema - Shirt, cardigan: H&M - Skirt: mom's old.

where have i been last year?

2009-03-02T19:32:00.002+01:00

No. Impossible.

(Pictured: the best shoes by, who else, Nicholas Kirkwood, SS08, via google)