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Don’t Think Black & White, Think Rainbow!

28th March 2016 12 Comments

Maude Studio, iridescent bag, Minga London rainbow skirt

Skechers, rainbow sneakers, Voegele Shoes

Iridescent bag, pink spring coat, rainbow co-ord

blogger look, colourful outfit, pink spring coat

baccurelli, acrylic jewelery, yellow brooch

rainbow sneakers, Skechers, Voegle shoes

pink spring coat, united colors of benetton, pink hair

Tatty Devine, name necklace, cloud perspex

united colors of benetton, pink coat, pink outfit

Me wearing sneakers? Might not sound very spectacular, but it‘s something I couldn‘t have imagined two years ago. I am not sporty at all, so I felt like a pretender. I wanted to be chic, elegant and make my rather short legs look longer. I preferred to have my feet covered in blisters from going shopping on heeled shoes instead of looking like the small girl I actually am.

What a silly girl I was! The hip chicks on the streets of London would laugh at me. How could it take so long till I discovered how cool sneakers can look? The sneakers revolution arrived in Sara’s wonderland, long legs are overrated anyway!

While I already own a few pairs of sneakers, those are my first pair of Skechers. I can tell you: They are the comfiest shoes in my collection and wearing them feels like walking on clouds. And as you see: They don‘t just come in black or blue, but as well in rainbow, which makes them dream shoes.

I‘m going to be in London quite soon and imagine who is going to be the whole day on the feet, very determined to catch up with everything in never enough time.

I have big plans for meeting people, shopping, eating a lot of Indian food and a very special shooting I can‘t tell you about yet. Just as much: It‘s not for my page, and it‘s something I just know you‘ll love.

My Outfit:

Coat: United Colors of Benetton, Top & Skirt: Minga London,
Shoes: Skechers bought at Vögele Shoes, Bag: Maude Studio, Sunnies: Unif (old),
Necklace: Tatty Devine, Yellow Brooch: Baccurelli, Yellow/Green Bangle: Eat.Me.Do,
Purple/Green Bangle: Kate Rhode, Kneesocks: Primark

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Lovely Fashion Finds

24th March 2016 2 Comments

Metallic Shoes  – Fur Cat Collar
Pink Sunnies  – Pom Pom Earrings  – Earrings with Stones  – Flamingo Sunnies
Kenzo Watch  – Bunny Slippers  – Round and Golden Earrings

Yay Easter is here! We all deserve this long, long weekend so much. I almost couldn’t wait to have the time to edit my next posts. I wish I could show them to you right now and share the excitement I feel with you. I’ve never been excellent at keeping lovely things a secret…

Just as the Easter bunny brings colourful eggs, I like you to start this wonderful weekend with my lovely fashion finds article and picked only the best. Of course, I couldn‘t resist to include a bunny item: The heeled slippers from Streetzie‘s have a rarely seen wow-factor, I couldn‘t stop thinking of them since spotting them on pictures of last London fashion week on the feet of the models for Clio Peppiatt (see here at Fashionista Barbie).

I always had a big love for accessories, but at the moment, they excite me even more than usual. When I study the look of people on the street, I am surprised how many don‘t wear accessories at all, or only very little and few pieces. I say that they need to be bold, fun and big. I might own more necklaces than T-shirts, but I can‘t imagine the other way around. Play girls and don‘t be too shy to have fun!

So please dear Easter bunny: No sweets this year, but why don‘t you bring earrings instead of chocolate eggs? My health and my addiction for fashion will thank you very much. Have a happy weekend!

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Azumi & David AW16: Sooo Next Season

20th March 2016 2 Comments

This collection is Sooo Next Season! While London-based fashion designers Azumi and David are part of the fashion world since 17 years and therefore, more than familiar with aligning their creativity and aesthetics with the commercial aspects of the fashion market, they take their AW16 collection as an opportunity to re-purpose their viewpoint as one of artistic practice. AW16 is their impression of an observation of contemporary cultural currents.

Newspapers talk about the end of fashion week, Azumi and David go a step further and criticise the cyclical and seasonal essence of the fashion retail industry. “What does a consumer desire from purchasing a product?” they ask. Is it only a matter of practicality and modesty, protection from the elements, an expression of status or the desire to be accepted in a social group? Do we shop to enjoy our leisure time and as a way of escape from our 9 to 5 working days? Azumi and David play with the bright and bold symbols of consumerism. Don’t you feel the sudden need to make your credit card ready when you see their catchy paroles such as “Buy one get none free” and “No special offers” hitting your eyes as unmissable, screaming advertising interferes? Then go ahead: All pieces are signed, numbered and limited to 50.

As a blogger and material girl, I very often worry about being driven too much by consumerism. This collection is a bold statement to speak out loud for a fashion label as well as a challenge to society to think about consumerism. No more change for change’s sake, this project is doomed! It’s time for “Sooo next season” as a metaphor for positive change!

See more of “Sooo next season” here.

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Attack of the Rainbow Worms From Outer Space

13th March 2016 6 Comments

charlotte simone, hattie stewart, doodle skirt

The Whitepepper, Streetstyle, rainbow look

Maude Studio, iridescent bag, diamond bag

Charlotte Simone, rainbow swirl, fur scarf

Charlotte Simone, tulle top, Jessica Shaw

streetstyle, quirky fashion, rainbow scarf

Maude Studio, iridescent bag, hattie stewart

Jessica Shaw, tulle top, charlotte simone

Baccurelli, alien brooch, acrylic jewellery

charlotte simone, the whitepepper, street style

rainbow scarf, fur scarf, charlotte simone

My perfectionism is out of this world! Finally, I can show you this rainbow space look, something I planned since Christmas. The odds have been against me: My hairdresser was booked out; I couldn’t find the location I had in mind and last but not least spent hours selecting and editing pictures, changing my mind over and over again. I refuse to release a post unless I am sincerely satisfied with it and believe in quality over quantity.

This look pushed my boundaries of perfectionism so much because it contains several pieces especially dear to me. The diamond bag from Maude Studio I was lusting for months before I had it in my hands, the Charlotte Simone Scarf that was a Christmas gift from my darling. Last but not least The Whitepepper skirt with a print by my illustrator crush Hattie Stewart.

Friends who are not blogging very often say they want to start a blog too when they see the exciting things arriving on my doorstep. Often they forget, that no label gives you anything just for free, but there is a lot of work involved.

Don’t get me wrong: I am very grateful for being on this path, and I am living my fashion dreams. Perfectionism may be in the way sometimes, but it’s as well a powerful impulse to live up to my expectations and to what I owe the amazing designers out there. It’s my thank you to them for the amazing things they create.

I hope you like this look, and it brightens up your day. Keep watching out for rainbow worms!

My Outfit:

Top: Jessica Shaw, Skirt: Hattie Stewart x The Whitepepper, Scarf: Charlotte Simone,
Jacket: Vintage, Bag: Maude Studio, Boots: Timberland, Earrings: L.O.M.,
Brooch: Baccurelli, Ring: Tatty Devine (old), Tights: Topshop

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Lovely Flamingo Finds

8th March 2016 5 Comments

Flat Flamingo Shoes  – Flamingo Candle  – Heeled Boots
Flamingo LED Light  – Flamingo Slippers  – Key Ring
Laptop Sleeve  – Fascinator – Socks

Roll your eyes, but I am not over flamingos and probably never will be! As long as there is still space for more cute pink flamingo finds in my flat and wardrobe, I don’t have enough of them. While the trend of animals in fashion changes fast from cats to dogs or foxes and owls, my heart will always belong to those elegant, long necked birds!

Sometimes I wish Hitchcock made love films instead of horror. Imagine a movie as cool as “The Birds”, but in colour and instead of attacking birds with flocks of flamingos and a couple falling in love in a paradise garden…

The best way I can imagine to cheer myself up after a hard day is to come home, slip my feet into the fluffy flamingo slippers, turn on pink flamingo lights and dream of that movie. Long live the kitsch, long life the pink way of life!

What is your soul animal and what do you think of my flamingo crushes?

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And I Just Wanna Close My Eyes – So I Don’t See You Leaving

1st March 2016 12 Comments

The Whitepepper, dress with eyes, red and pink

Hattie Stewart, The Whitepepper, dress with eyes

Melissa shoes, red jelly shoes, cute socks

Hattie Stewart, The Whitepepper, London Streetstyle

Hattie Stewart, the whitepepper, street style

It’s always hard to let people go if you value them dearly. In the beginning, hot promises to visit each other help to dry the crocodile tears, but after a while, you realise more and more that those visits either don’t happen at all, far less than you imagined or that your relationship is just not the same anymore.

No more spontaneous meetings in a cosy coffee shop and cheering each other up after a hard day, no more lazy Sunday afternoons with pizza and your favourite series. Life feels a little bit more lonely, and you have no idea if there will ever be a new friend that can fill the gap in your life.

This is what I go through at the moment. It seems that too many people I love are leaving in a too short time. While the look I show you is a happy outfit, the closed eyes of my dress perfectly express what I feel: I just want to close my eyes and pretend nobody ever leaves. Oh, what a sweet but stupid nostalgia! But who can blame me: I am a sensible girl, neither afraid or ashamed of shedding tears when I am emotionally touched.

I remember all the novels I read about friendship among girls when I was a teenager. All of them going through thick and thin together, discovering sweet innocent love and helping each other over the oh-so-broken heart. This is the kind of friendship I was longing for my whole life. But teenage times are long gone, and friendship didn’t get easier, only time did get less.

Yes we are all online 24 hours a day, we can be part of each others lives no matter how far we are from each other, but let’s be honest: It’s still not the same. And believe me: On Facebook, you only see the happy moments and never what happens if the eyes of the cameras are closed. So why don’t we get offline and call an old friend?

My Outfit:

Dress: The Whitepepper, Necklace: Happiness Boutique, Shoes: Melissa (old),
Tights and Socks: Topshop, Sunglasses: Vintage, Earrings: Vintage, Watch: Baby-G,
Ring: Tatty Devine (old)

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10 Lovely Shopping Finds

24th February 2016 3 Comments

shopping finds, rainbow colours, colourful prints

Sunglasses – Fuzzies Necklace – Flamingo Handbag – Hettie Stewart Heart Clutch
Eye Earrings – Rainbow Print Shirt – Crispy Crisps Phone Case – Pom Pom Shoes
Suspender Dress – Fluffy Backpack

Life is hard enough; I can’t banish all the sadness, the tears and the injustice happening, so please let me fill my wardrobe with only cute and sweet things at least! I can feel spring coming when I see all the exciting things popping up in the shops.

I am a rainbow gal for life, but when even the Evening Standard says that 2016 is the year of colourful fashion (see article here), I feel tempted to overdue it even more. Nobody has to tell me “Go and buy something with a rainbow on it” twice for sure. By the way: I’d die for that Sonia Rykiel technicolour jacket, but since I can buy all my shopping finds for the same prize, I’d prefer to have a pile of textile happiness and dive into it.

Recently somebody described my style as a “crazy mix of all things colourful” and I love this description. Why not wearing (nearly) everything from my finds together? Even if you are normally not as colourful as me, maybe now it’s time to banish black, get rid of grey and detest brown! Spring is here, colour is life-affirming, so let’s all dance on a rainbow!

What do you think about my shopping finds lovelies, any favourites?

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Lovely Music: The Soundtrack of My Life

18th February 2016 2 Comments

Favourites: While I usually listen to music on Spotify, only the best make it into my vinyl collection.

Retro Chic: If you are invited to my place, I might turn on my vinyl player (from Project) for you.

ultimate ears, ue roll, bluetooth speaker

Siren Songs: Using my UE Roll to have dreamy music accompanying my bubble baths.

Living Room Entertainment: Loving my Podspeakers from Scandyna with their iconic shape.

Artwork Admirer: A lovely artwork might convince me of the need to buy an LP…

Music. Not just a word, but something essential to my life. Music is my constant companion: It accompanies me on my way to work; my pictures are edited following its rhythm and its presence fills my home with life and joy. There is the right tune for every mood from on top of the world to down in the dumps in my ever growing library, turning my life into a movie with the coolest soundtrack. Some songs are strongly connected to memories I experienced while listening to them; others remind me of certain important people in my life.

For the first time, I share some of my favourite songs with you. If you like quirky female artists, a little bit of electro and some nostalgia from the 70s and 80s, you might like my playlist.

If I had to choose a single song to represent my life, it would be Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. This song is in my life since I was a child and never stops to wake emotions in me. Since I am still heartbroken about the death of David Bowie, I listened to a lot of Bowie recently and rediscovered all the old favourites as well as the new songs from his last album Blackstar. Besides making our lives richer, it has the virtue to make singers and stars immortal and this is probably the most unusual aspect of it.

10 Songs I’m Currently Obsessed With

Blackstar – David Bowie

Venus Fly – Grimes
Losing it – Rhodes
Wild One – I Am Harlequin

Intro – M83
Obvs – Jamie XX
Pass This On – The Knife
Fall From Grace – Future Islands
Nitrogen Pink – Polly Scattergood
Rainspell – Ingrid Lukas

10 All Time Favourites

Running up That Hill – Kate Bush
Black Out Days – Phantogram

Home – Austra
Peach, Plum, Pear – Joanna Newsom

Taro – Alt J

Cripple and Starfish – Antony & the Johnsons

Life on Mars – David Bowie
Seven Wonders – Fleetwood Mac
Sound of Love – Husky Rescue
Bat Bat Bat – Fiji

Would you be interested in more music posts here and what songs are the soundtrack of your life?

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Being a Living Piece of Art

11th February 2016 8 Comments

Diane Goldie, flamingo skirt, rainbow color looks

flower headdress, rainbow flower crown, marina fine pineapple earrings

Diane Goldie, flamingo skirt, rainbow skirt

boo + boo factory, leather necklace, rainbow necklace

Marina Fine, pineapple earrings, perspex jewellery

Diane Goldie, rainbow look, street style

Diane Goldie, flamingo skirt, african print

Most people encourage you to blend in and be part of the majority, but there are a few who inspire you to be the most eccentric you possible. This post is dedicated to Diane Goldie, who is certainly one of the second kind and the designer of my skirt. I met the London artist, feminist, former puppeteer and maker of wearable art on the Spitalfields Market a while ago. There is no way I could have overseen this remarkable free spirit of a woman with her rainbow necklace, her arms full of bangles and her hair full of flowers.

From the first second, there was a bond between us, a certain kinship only found among fellow artistic, bold and quirky people. We queer ones don’t need a passport or an own country; one glance is sufficient to recognise our kind among millions of people.

So we talked like old friends about relationships, arts, fashion, politics and many other things. I was overwhelmed by the kindness and warmth emerging from this woman and soaked up her words. Diane embraces the awkward, the colourful and the diversity of people. “It’s ok to be just as you are” seems to be the universal message behind her words and they touched my soul. I wanted to evolve into an even brighter, more colourful version of myself and raise the flag of uniqueness high above my head.

Suddenly our encounter came to an end: Diane said she had to go home to her sewing machine. Only a few hours later my phone rang and a picture appeared on its screen, showing me this amazing skirt. She said she turned what she saw in me into a piece of fabric. And what a creation it was! Wearing it makes me a living and walking piece of art, signed with the name of Diane Goldie. Isn’t it a liberating thought not to confine art to museums, but to bring it out into the world, to make it part of our lives? I still have the spark of energy Diane passed on to me in my heart and I’ll keep it alive.

My Outfit:

Jacket: Lavish Alice (sold out), Skirt: c.Art (Diane Goldie), Shirt: Vintage,
Flower Crown: Temptress of Waikiki, Earrings: Marina Fini,
Necklace: Boo + Boo Factory, Sunglasses: Natasha Lilipore, Tights: H&M,
Shoes: Underground London, Socks: Topshop

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Kanokkorn Lamlert SS16: Whisper From Eden

7th February 2016 3 Comments

kanokkorn lamlert, acrylic jewellery, vogue who's on next

kanokkorn lamlert, acrylic jewellery, vogue

kanokkorn lamlert, vogue who's on next, acrylic jewellery

kanokkorn lamlert, whisper of eden, ss16

Kanokkorn Lamlert is my insider tip number one when it comes to unique acrylic jewellery with extraordinary details. When she told me about her new collection, I didn’t need a fortune teller to foresee it’s magnificence. SS16 “Whisper From Eden” is like an irresistible siren song turned into jewellery.

All pieces enchant with their details, materials such as sparkling Swarovski crystals, acrylic in sweet pastel colours and brass join each other and form delicate flowers. Marie Antoinette would have loved the whole collection for sure.

The Bangkong-based designer and Vogue’s “Who’s on Next” finalist 2015 was inspired by the dream of diving into the garden of Eden, the miracle of love and it’s innocence. When the flowers exquisitely bloom, love blooms as well. She says that the jewellery has the scent of first love, I believe it has the look of eternal love.

Stockists

The Estelle Store Melbourne – The Wonder Room Siamcenter Bangkok –

Siam Discovery Bangkok – Mini’s Boutique Oman

Contact

kanokkornlamlert@hotmail.com

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