From Day to Night

A couple of weeks ago my mom came home after a bargain hunt for me with these polka dot pants in navy, red and white. Even though they remind me a little bit of a fourth of july-firework, they're quirky and pretty cool if you wear them right.
Yesterday was my first time wearing them and I actually liked them so much that I decided to wear them when going out at night as well as during the day, making them the perfect feature in a "Day-to-Night"-post.

These pants are, due to the print, quite attention-demanding which means that for the day, whatever you wear them with has to be subtle and not to colorful. No one wants to walk out the door looking like a stand-in at the circus... Normally not a big fan of black, I felt it worked well yesterday. All the pieces added were very low-key, allowing the pants to be the focus and the black Wayfarers and jean jacket also brought a bit of much-needed edge to the look since the pants have a sweet cut and print.

For going out, the matching options aren't as limited which I thought was fun! I dared to add another color in the mix, a light pink and gold clutch as well as my sparkly H&M-goes-Prada earrings. Heels instead of ballet flats and a blouse instead of a t-shirt took the outfit from day to night, complemented by a daring blue-and-black smokey eye, perfect for the protective darkness of night fall.

Day:                                                            Night:

Everything except the shoes is from H&M, my eternal fashion-provider...

It's not just clothes that come back in style!

Christie Brinkley

Even though the rain is pouring outside I still felt that it was time to chase down some swimsuits for summer. Despite the controversy, I am really fond of the S/S12 H&M-ads and I especially fell for the yellow bikini below. When looking closer at the ad though, I really thought the model Isabeli Fontana reminded me of a young Christie Brinkley making me reminisce back to my year in America.

My good friend Jackie and her family are close friends with Ms. Brinkley and I was fortunate enough to get to go with them to NYC and meet her backstage when she was in Chicago on Broadway. She's so friendly and nice and it was incredible to get to spend some time with such a driven and successful woman!

From www.hm.com

Jackie, Christie Brinkley and I

What's not to love?

You know when you flip through the glossy pages of a fashion magazine and allow yourself to drift away into a dream where Vivienne Westwood herself sends you a package with a one of a kind-wedding dress? Okay fine, maybe that scenario will only happen Carrie Bradshaw but I'll take a small dose of that feeling anyday even though for me, the magazine is Vogue and the designer is Miuccia Prada. It sort of happened to me the other day, on a nano-scale and not as amazing, but oh so fun!

If you remember how all my t-shirts would spell J'Adore Prada instead of J'Adore Dior, then you can imagine how it totally made my day to run into these fabulous earrings shown here on my left! Fine, they might be a little too much, but if you ask me, less isn't more unless your favorite color is black, beige or white. No offense to those colors but to me, a little sparkle is never wrong. So, keep that in mind and run to H&M for these fabulous Prada look-a-likes and remember, keep buying Vogue (greatness shouldn't suffer because of a bad economy) and keep dreaming fashion dreams. Everyone can't be Sarah Jessica Parker but I think we all have a fashionista within us longing to get out every once in a while!

From www.prada.com

From www.prada.com

 

No copyright, the pictures belong to Prada Milano. 

"It's not stealing... I simply borrowed without permission."

I think we've all been there when you wake up in the morning without an ounce of fashion inspiration. In my case, that was this morning. Fortunate enough for me, my mom probably has as much if not more fashionista-blood running through her veins as I do which meant that I went over to her closet this morning. Turns out, going through the racks in one of her closets was like being able to pick and choose from the entire Marni for H&M-collection. Not that I mind.

I think that was a very successful collaboration because not only did Marni reach out to a wider crowd, but I think they updated their look. The majority of the pieces still stayed true to the playful prints and innovative thinking that make Marni great, but they had the updated fit and sophistication that H&M is beginning to associate themselves with nowadays.

Today I played with print more than color but I still added a little bit of rustic and fun to what could have turned out to be a very polished look. The nailpolish, #116 from Viva la Diva, and accessories took it to another level.


Outfit: Marni for H&M blouse and coat, Matthew Williamson for H&M belt, Cheap Monday jeans, H&M jewellery and Chloé wedges.

Glitz, Glamour and a little bit of Greece

Maybe something similar to this?

With prom less than a week away and the dress finally back home after a stay at the tailor's, the only thing left for me to choose is the jewellery. I remember looking at different things in the infinite jewellery department at Henri Bendel's and getting really inspired even with countless weeks to go!

Something that I would like to try is a Grecian-style upper arm bangle to help with the proportions. Even though I don't want to reveal my dress just yet, I can tell you that it has (tasteful) ruffles on the bottom demanding an up-do, dangling earrings and an upper arm bangle instead of regular ones. A lot of eye-catching glitz at the wrists will make the overall look very heavy instead of slim and sleak which is what I'm aiming for.

Any tips on where to find cute bijouteries would be greatly appreciated!

Lets go hit up Madison Avenue!

Last night I went to another graduation party, this time, the theme of the night being Mad Men! The guys suited up in the style of the men at Sterling Cooper, and us girls aimed for either the Joan Holloway-look or the ever-classic Betty Draper one. I chose the latter and was happy for an excuse to dig up an old favorite of mine, that is quite hard to wear yet very sophisticated and summer-y!

I love patterned and multi-colored garments because they are so easy to match! I accentuated the dress's orange flowers with a pair of vintage-looking earrings and used the same system for the cardigan and clutch. The yellow-goes-white heels weren't a hundred percent on point however, I really felt like wearing them, mostly because they are so so comfortable! The heel height is not bad at all and luckily for me, the style was typical for the Mad Men-era making them perfect for last night's event. 

H&M dress, Prada heels, Dior clutch & Marni cardigan

Inspiration of the Day

Sorry about the poor updates lately but with the weather being this gorgeous, it's been impossible not to be out and about, enjoying it! It's beautiful out today as well and I met with my friend Vanessa for a while to catch up. As a true believer in the concept that accessories can make or break and outfit, I just had to post a piece about her statement rings! Worn with a pink lace dress, a Marc by Marc Jacobs bag and brown-and-gold aviators, the style is casual cute!