Valentine's Inspirations

Femme Fatale

chicmuse.com

Left look by Andy Torres, right look by Doina Ciobanu. Source rose.

1. Aurélie Bidermann bracelet 2. Lulu Guiness lip clutch 3. MAC Ruby Woo 4. Topshop tights 5. Rag & Bone ankle boots 6. Charlotte Olympia flats 7. Alexander McQueen pumps 8. Wolford Stay-ups 9. Forever 21 bra


Soft Romance

Seaofshoes.com

Left look by Jana Wind, right look by The Cherry Blossom Girl. Source roses.

1. Etsy bracelet 2. Etsy earpin 3. Jennifer Meyer necklace 4. Paul and Joe nail polish 5. SteamCream 3 in 1 Moisturizer 6. New Look ankle boots 7. BCBGirls Ariel pumps 8. Ash ankle boots 9. Topshop tights 10. Pour Moi bra

Hi guys!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and this year I wanted to make a post about the most romantic holiday of the year. Wether you see it as a mood board, a secret wishlist or just some inspiration to dress up, I hope you like it! :) There are two themes: Femme fatale and Soft romance. Despite I (and probably many other woman) love a femme fatale look, I'll be wearing something inspired by the other one. The main reason is that we're going to a casual birthday party in our local youth club, and also because I want to wear my new flower dress (seen in the previous post) with over knee socks.

So, which one is your favourite? And do you have plans for Valentine's Day? I'd love to hear!

Love,
Siel

Winter whites

Picture by MONKI magazine

Oh December, what are you doing to me?

I am totally getting in the Christmas mood! I went shopping for Christmas presents, decorated my dorm room, spent hours on blogs and webshops for inspiration, and so on. While I actually should stress out because I have a lot of assignments that should be ready in two weeks. But that's typical me again, if you've been following me for a while you will probably have noticed. I am constantly complaining about drowning in homework while I keep procrastinating, classic Siel. 

The holidays are also a nice opportunity to look around for some present inspiration! 

Here is my current Christmas wishlist:

New Look ankle boots, Josh V cardigan/coat, Nars lipstick, (source photo), Apple earbuds, Rituals fragrance sticks, & Other Stories cube earrings, Fashionology rainbow earrings

I urgently need new earbuds since mine fell apart two months ago, but I have a small tingling feeling that someone is taken care of that.. 

However the word oxblood isn't very appealing, the colour definitely is. It's one of the most trendy lip colours of the moment, and I absolutely adore it. Though it's harder to find in store then I thought, I will definitely go look for it again if I have time for a good shopping spree. Tips about this lipstick colour are very welcome !

A girl can never have enough jewellery, right? At least if they're basics, in my humble opinion. I need a few more nice basic earstuds, that will look good on almost every outfit, just like those from & Other Stories!

Hema notebook, Globe-trotteuses by Tokyobanhbao, Etsy dip dye earrings, Fashionology necklace, 

Topshop snood, photo Polienne.com

Another thing that I would love to add to my collection this winter is the so called 'blanket scarf'. A huge scarf, preferably with tartan print, that you can use as a blanket while sitting by the campfire. Paulien from Polienne.com showing her pretty Zara example above.

Who would ever say no to a fashion comic book? Even if it's written in French! I see this book by the lovely Tokyobanhbao as a great opportunity to revise and improve my French. Also books by the French Diglee will do the trick!

New Look reindeer jumper, New Look Christmas underwear, H&M Home duvet set, 

movie Blind (2007), Etsy flower earring

Finding my favourite Dutch movie underneath the Christmas tree would be even more awesome. Despite of the cliché cover picture, Blind is a very beautiful movie with the most beautiful shots. I always wanted to dedicate a blog post to that movie, maybe I will once. But unfortunately I've never found it in store, it's rather hard to find.

Hopefully you enjoined my Christmas wishlist! Are there any things you really want to be underneath your Christmas tree? I would love to know!

Love,
Siel

Grays

I'm in the mood for a moodboard today!
But more about colour and texture instead of mood. So moodboard isn't a good description actually. Anyway, I loved the combo of my grey marl sweatpants with my anthracite top. Casual with chic, with a dot of colour from the nail polish (H&M, No Mambo Jambo). A cold, but neutral colour palette.

More of it:

(click on the picture for the source)

Outfit quest

Big concert coming up Thursday! (tomorrow already!!) The expectations will be high, my heart will be beating like crazy, s it will all depend on the outfit to keep my confidence level high and the stress level low. And knowing that Ruby will be in the audience for moral support will help too. Yep that's right, my dearest best friend Ruby and I will meet again tomorrow after such a long time. I'm looking forward to it !

In the middle of a wardrobe crisis I decided that it was time for something new. I was thinking about a LBD (my first one!), a Little Black Dress that I can combine in a zillion ways. Once a statement necklace, once a belt, perhaps a scarf in a casual outfit. You understand what I mean.

My quest yielded some unexpected results though:

1. ZARA jumpsuit, preferably black, seems to be sold out everywhere unfortunately :(
2. ZARA knitted dress, still an option!
3. H&M dress
4. H&M dress
5. H&M dress, basic lbd just like I was looking for but still have my doubts
6. ESPRIT dress, love love love the orange version, but I don't think it will match my hair colour
7. DIDI dress

I styled the ones from H&M (don't we all looove H&M's online fitting room!). And that was exactly the style I had in mind, inclusive the neon necklace. But now I fear I won't be able to wear it. I have to find it first, and then it has to survive my critical look. You'll see, probably I will be wearing something completely different! :)

Shoe love

I noticed these gorgeous heels on Ghentstreetstyle and couldn't stop thinking about them. They are like a more wearable version (for me though) of Jeffrey Campbell's lita's! Unfortunately I couldn't find them on Sasha's webshop, so I suppose they weren't recently bought. But I've found some other beauties!
But -yes, another but- exams are coming, so I don't have time to go shop at all. Solution: I'll go shopping in July, and hopefully they're in sale by then. That are two birds killed by one stone!
Gosh, what a horrible proverb. It's sounds a lot better in Dutch!

my favourites:

All from Sasha
1. black biker boots €99,95 2. perfect yellow pistol boots €99,95 3. gorgeous and not so basic pumps €70 4. heeled sandals, also lovely in green €49,90 5. flats with colourdetail €79 6. basic yet not so basic booties €80 7. pink booties €99 8. blue loafers 49,90 9. Dorothy-like ballerinas €45 10. perfect green Oxfords €69,90

Minimalistic, futuristic, constructive

I'm inspired by something lately, but I can't really name it. Something like minimalistic/ futuristic/ constructive eh... things. I made a mood board slash wishlist to share it with you.
It's quit long but now you can immerse in soberness and feel the atmosphere. Gee now I sound like a guru or something, haha!

minimaliste.tumblr.com, fountain by Pol Bury

Topshop skirt, Dr Martens shoes, Simone Rocha by Love Aesthetics

Love Aesthetics

Chanel ss'12, Maison Martin Margiela perfume 'Untitled', Dior Garden Party make-up clutch, Louis Vuiton ss'12

Marni for H&M, ZARA, New look (missed the one from Marni, now hoping to score the others)

Margiela, Acne dress + Margiela heels, Margiela

Reed Krakoff

COS, the inside of the skirt has an awesome neon orange colour, sandals weren't available in my size anymore :(

Chicmuse.com, leather-skirt-that-I-never-found-in-stores from Stylescrapbook.com

Tiany Kiriloff showing the Werelse x Mango collection

Stylestalker lookbook

Stylorectic.blogspot.com

jewellery from De Invasie

Marni's jungle for H&M

Time has come. A few more days and Marni for H&M is laying in stores. I'm not a Marni hater, but I'm not totally in love with Marni either. So I was curious how the collection would turn out. At first I wasn't really impressed, until I saw the accessories! Waaw they are amazing! They look like design on affordable prices. Me like! Going back to the clothing department, I changed my mind and discovered some beauties that would be perfect in my closet. And the mens collection was great too!
I'll show you my fav's:

I'm totally in love with all of these!

In selected stores from 8 March 2012
for Belgium (bron: Het Nieuwsblad):

Vlaanderen
Antwerpen, Meir 89-97, open om 9u30
Antwerpen, Meir 28, open om 9u30
Hasselt, Demerstraat 23*, open om 9u30
Gent, Veldstraat 23-27*, open om 9u30 (enkel de damescollectie!)

Brussel, Elsensesteenweg 15-19, open om 9u30
Brussel, Nieuwstraat 17-21, open om 9u30


Wallonie
Luik, îlot St-Michel*, open om 9u30
Luxemburg, Grand Rue 83, open om 9u00

*niet de volledige collectie in deze winkels

Pretty in pastel

Hi there!
Did I said that white was going to be the new trend? Oops! I meant pastels!  And not the pink, peachy, nude ones we saw last year. But colder like mint, baby blue and perhaps little yellow.
Louis Vuitton started the idea last summer with their dreamy princess-like show. And then the amaaaazing campaign. Chanel sticked to white, which means I wasn't entirely wrong ;) Even their last show fits in perfectly with their blue glory. Oh I wish spring comes soon!

Love, Siel

Reminder

Helloooo Net-a-porter sale!

No, again not an advertorial :) I just love strumbling around on that site and when I saw these amazing items it felt as my duty to tell you that it's still sale over there . Take a look at my instant shopping tips and personal favourites!

TOPS

1. Let's start at the top with an amazingly half see-through pink shirt from Ksubi reduced from €101 till €40 now. I think it would be even better upside down, in which I mean see-trough at the bottom and non-see-trough at the top. So you don't have to where a top underneath if you don't want everybody to have a look at your bra for instance.
2. Underneath we find a gorgeous basic top perfect for days when your in a hurry or maybe a bit lazy. This lovely top is from Splendid and comes from €95 and is yours for €48.
3. Then in the middle there are two tops I fell deeply in love with. I discoverd that I love drapy things with thiny straps. Enough about expanding my self. The disadvantage about this cute top is the back. It has some sort T-strap in the back which is very unflattering and I highly detest. So I wont recommend this top, but I do love the front. :) This top from Helmut Lang was originally €270 and now affordable for €180.
4. The black top on the right side of the middle stands above on my wishlist. I even almost bought it, which means a lot if you know I hardly buy online. It is from T-bags from €167 to €33. Oh man, if I wasn't saving for a trip to Paris and a camera I would immediately bought, possibly.
5. Then we arrived at the right side finally. Oh this sounds wired. I hear what I'm typing in my head at the same time (don't you do that too sometimes?), and hear wright side constantly. That's stupid of course. But damn you English, why does it sounds the same? It's annoying me! I currently forget the fact that we have that in Dutch too on purpose. Back to the clothes, above we have a great colourblock sweater with eh no sleeves I notice now. Please imagine them. This knit from Joseph is perfect for eh ... I was going to say winter, but it looks so thin; and then I was going to say spring, but those are not spring colours. Well let's say it's perfect for autumn! (?) Buy it now and hang it in you closet for a month of 7, yay! It was originally €340 and now available for €170. Pff I'd say forget about the sweater. It isn't worth it. (See I'm not advertising! If I would, I wouldn't discourage you.)
6. At least there is a gorgeous white see-through top, which is actually very similar to my black one from F21. But that has a hole in it al ready, unfortunately. So either you could buy this white one from Inhabit reduced from €309 till €62 now, and have reliable quality (I guess). Or you could buy it in black from F21 for about €40 and safe €20 but risk some holes.

And sorry for this overtalking mood. I just saw a season of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper might have influenced me. Though I strongly doubt about the fact he would be interested in the nonsense I'm talking about. I hope I'm not annoying you. I think I don't actually. If you've come so far that you're still reading I would rather call you very brave and encourage you to keep reading, and most of all: make a comment, so I know somebody have read it all. And gee, I'm chattering again!

DRESS - JUMPSUIT - PANTS

1. I don't know if you've noticed it but this is the dress version of top numero 4. And if you would be familiar with the fact I've wanted a black maxidress for a while, you'd ask me why haven't bought it yet. And to tell you the truth, I have no idea, I love it! So, this dress is also from T-bags and is reduced from €208 till €42. A bargain, if you'd ask me.
2. In the middle there is one goooorgeous jumpsuit with sheer polkadots, yay! Or rather polkadots on sheer. Doesn't matter, it's beautiful. This beauty is from Alice by Temperley and was €529 at first, and now €265.
3. Then at the (w)right side on top there is an amazing tregging, which makes me regret the choice of my Christmas present which was a voucher for some internet shopping (with a budget sadly). And the big reason: Cause it is a Michael by Michael Kors and comes from €125 and is now sold for a tiny €25 !! (Please don't buy, there is an iniminni small chance I'll change my mind and decide to buy it)
4 - 5. These are the type of pants which I'm desperately looking for. Something went wrong with the editing (again) and they're too tiny to see properly, so I will keep it short. The jeans one is from Current Elliot €208 -> €83 and the white linen from J.Crew €75 -> €30.

SKIRTS - SWIMWEAR

1. A cute orange skirt with eye-catching pockets in front from knitwear queen Rykiel for Sonia by Sonia Rykiel  coming from €290 to €125 now. I particularly love the way of combining it with a white blouse.
2. Next is the pinky thing in the middle. I loved those things when I was a kid! It's a skirt and shorts at the same time. No idea if there is a word for it in English (probably there is), but translated from Dutch I will call it a pantsskirt. No kidding, that's how we call it. Oh and I almost forgot, it is from Rag & Bone and was €315 and is €60 now (!)
3. The black silk satin skirt is very very beautiful. If I ever had an occasion to wear it, I would buy it immediately. It won't be a surprise that this little miss perfect is designed by Lanvin, the expert in des vêtements chique. Though the model of the skirt slightly reminds me at Vivienne Westwood's skirts. Anyhow this beauty is yours for €181 instead of €605.
4. On the right side, at the top is cute beach dress, perfect for summer if you'd ask me. And because the print might be too small to see you will have to take my word when I say it is gorgeous. This typical Missoni is available for €397 instead of €795
5. Then bikini numero uno at the left with a great summerprint is from Zimmerman and was €173 and is now €69. Mm I'd love to wear that on a beach in I don't know, the Caribbean or something.
6. Bikini numero due has a terrific aztec print. Love to wear them too on that Caribbean isle! I present you a Mara Hoffman coming from €205 reduced to €82

SHOES - JEWELLERY

1. And yet again my editing skills failed. But for the change, I was aware of these but I was too lazy to do something about it. My apologises. These metallic beauties are from Alexander Wang and would be lying in my closet at the moment if I had the budget for it, which counts for all of these actually, obviously. Buy them for €220 instead of €550
2. The silver metallics have a stunning shape. It assumes a combination of pumps and sandals while they are clearly the last one. Stunning, like I said. Get these Jimmy Choo's for €270 instead of €675.
3. Then at the end some pair of awesome Maison Martin Margiela's. You might get some stares though, people will be confused if they're see-through or not. I was definitely! But after extensive research I declare them non-see-through. And while you're checking it (cause you obviously didn't believed me) watch the weird sole! These little babies come from €885 and are now available for €265.
4. Finally the end, the last item! (Sorry it's getting a bit late over here). This necklace is from Kenneth Jay Lane, whom appeared to be my favourite jewellery designer on net-a-porter. I mean that literally, almost every time I like some jewellery there it's from KJL. I have that on Asos too, with their own brand actually, which is kinda annoying cause it's their biggest brand, which means I like almost everything, which means I can never decide! Anyway, this gorgeous statement necklace is just €29 (say whut!) and comes from €143.


So, that's all! Enough beautiful stuff for today.
Bye !
Siel



PS I am aware of the fact that I used way too much adjectives. Sorry for that.

Wish wish

Happy Holidays !

Where have I been?

Where have I been? No really where have I been? I know my mind was mostly thinking about school, but I completely missed this! And it's soo amazing :)
Check these ZARA shoes! Most of them will probably be sold out, but still...

though I did saw the red ones in stores (and I fell in love with mixture of colours and materials)

and the bags, ooh the bags...

Please give me the ones in the middle as a christmas gift! :)
Especially now the rope of my bag ripped of today,
and I still have to use that bag for the rest of this week, cause it's my only one here! :(

Watches, watches and watches

I want a watch.
Or even better:
I need a watch.

And that's why I thought I could give myself one to celebrate that I finally have a job.
I spent hours on the web searching for the perfect watch, cause I'm not the easiest when it comes to watches. And I finally found five that I really really liked. Now you hear me coming...
I can't choose !
Money is not a problem since I have a job and I can get used of reading rather difficult screens.
So, please help me. Which one would you choose?


edit : Haha I asked my parents and they liked none of them! My sister liked the blue one.
Now, I'm very curious about your reaction !

Collage fun

Don't you love collages?
I certainly do!
It gives a great colour expression and has a high I want-factor
Spotting a very beautiful collage at Amberhella gave me the idea of making a post out of it :)
click on the picture to go to the source

This very nice one is from Amberhella.

Again an amazing Candy bag, from le blog de betty this time.

Ah, I just had to show you her whole Furla Candy bag collection. Isn't it amazing?

More colours from my own little everything.

And it might not be a good idea to put this one between all the colors (so it looks less striking) But it's truly amazing an deserves a place in this little list. From Ivania, love-aesthetics.
I always feel so little when I read her blog. She's just the most genious person ever.

Greedy

Net-a-porter.com makes every fashion loving person greedy.
These are a few of my favourite things.
Join the wonderful world of

Yeah I know, it's sound a bit like an advertisement. Not on purpose!

Note to myself: M by MJ isn't that expensive, search for a nice store where they sell it!