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Look Me In The Eye & Tell Me…

17th October 2016 10 Comments

Kenzo Eye Jumper, pink hair, blogger style

Metallic skirt, kenzo jumper, kenzo world

satin bomber jacket, pink hair, blogger look

metallic look, kenzo world, bomber jacket

kenzo jumper, metallic clutch, satin bomber

Kenzo jumper, pleated skirt, pink haired blogger

Kenzo is my brand of the moment. I can‘t wait for the Kenzo x H&M collection launching at the 3d of November (Hello invitation to preview at the showroom, I‘m coming, yay!) and their viral hit advertising spot by Spike Jonze for the fragrance Kenzo World made me think of Kenzo eyes for days. Just when I believed that their tiger designs are too repetitive, the eyes got me, and I couldn‘t resist to treat myself to this jumper.

I like the casual easiness and coolness of the look. It‘s a look perfect for city trips: Comfortable to wear but if you go for a cocktail spontaneously, nobody will accuse you of bad taste.

The eye is a powerful symbol, and while wearing my jumper, I have to think of the eye shaped talismans common in Turkey quite a lot. They are supposed to protect from the evil eye causing injury or misfortune. Let‘s see if Kenzo can do that as well!

The only thing left to do is to dance as wildly as Margaret Qualley in the Kenzo add and find a flower eye sculpture to float into…

My Outfit:

Jacket: Urbanpeople, Jumper: Kenzo, Skirt: Topshop (similar here),
Sunglasses: Craig & Karl for Le Specs, Bag: Maison Margiela for H&M,
Shoes: Reebok bought at Voegle Shoes, Tights: H&M

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Frida Kahlo On A Ride With Her Pink Cadillac

4th October 2016 2 Comments

vintage look, frida kahlo outfit, mexican style

vintage look, pink haired girl, frida kahlo dress

Prada SS12, cadillac shoes, pink stiletto

prada stiletto, cadillac high heels, fashion

Frida Kahlo dress, Prada shoes, Markentussi

Furla metropolis, pink glitter bag, mini bag

Frida Kahlo look, blogger style, pink hair

Prada Cadillac shoes, Prada SS12, stiletto

Sometimes every girl should feel like a princess! Even if she knows that she is not the prettiest girl in the world and will never win a beauty contest, it can happen, sometimes just for a second. This outfit is one of those moments for me, and I don’t even need a diamond crown to go with it.

I don’t want to make you jealous, but look: I found my dream Prada shoes from SS12 at the vintage store Markentussi, and they were even my size (otherwise I might have considered playing Cinderella’s evil step sister, so lucky me I didn’t have to). As you might know, I am not the kind of girl you can impress with a car, but stilettos with a bullet-shaped tail light are my favourite means of transportation.

Because the hot heels are very 50s, I couldn’t resist to combine them with a vintage style dress. This Tara Starlet is a true head turner. It feels very cheeky with the open back, but what got me first was the print: I am wearing my beloved idol Frida Kahlo right by my heart.

Frida has always been one of the strongest sources of inspiration for me. A woman full of strength, power, creativity, and uniqueness. She fought against all the odds life put in her path and in the end, even conquered death with turning herself into an immortal icon. Imagine this strong woman having a ride in a pink Cadillac, just as pink as my Prada shoes. Frida, you would rock the streets just as you rocked everything you did!

My Outfit:

Dress: Tara Starlet SS15, Shoes: Prada Vintage from Markentussi, Bag: Furla,
Flower Hairclips: Temptress of Waikiki

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The Heartbreaker

18th September 2016 9 Comments

blogger look, quirky fashion, devil print top

Devil Print top, blogger look, print top

Blogger look, colourful outfit, silk print top

Sara Gallo jewelry, barbie shoe bracelet, devil print top

United Nude, bolt shoes, jelly platform shoes

blogger look, silk print top, devil print

La Vidriola, chinese lantern earrings, perspex jewellery

blogger look, street style, quirky fashion

silk print top, devil print, colourful fashion

La Vidriola, pink hair, chinese lantern earrings

United Nude, Bolt shoes, platform jelly shoes

„Where are the looks of Sara?“ you might have asked looking at post after post without my face appearing. I tried and tried to edit pictures from shoots again, but had severe difficulties to focus and escaped into a world of product pictures.

I am blogging for five years now and never before I felt so tired of looking at myself on pictures. While I don‘t consider myself as a very vain person but happened to become a blogger only for the love of fashion, it was always clear that my looks and I are inseparable connected. After all this is a personal style blog.

But when I had a look at the last looks we shot, I just wished it wasn‘t me wearing those beautiful styles. A rather strange and uncomfortable situation for a personal style blogger.

What got me out of my moody dilemma was this look. I loved to wear the devil top so much and wanted to capture a new wild side of me in the pictures. No more effort to look good, no more worrying about not having the longest legs or an angel face, this time, I played the fashion demon obsessed doll. I danced, screamed and let my pink hair fly through the air. Can you feel the energy in the pictures?

I suddenly felt very free and relieved from the pressure of being more perfect than I am. Thank you silky devil, for awaking a new me. Now I can be brave again and face the pile of pictures on my desk.

My Outfit:

Top: Be Wild, Skirt: Asos (old), Tights: Wolford Vintage, Shoes: United Nude,
Bracelet: Sara Gallo Jewelry, Earrings: La Vidriola, Sunglasses: Ebay

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We’re All Mad Here

22nd August 2016 4 Comments

Chesire Cat dress, summer look, coupette lagerfeld

Naposhop, cheesier cat dress, disney dress

house of holland, pink sunglasses, pink hair

Karl Lagerfeld Choupette, blogger summer look

choupette box bag, karl lagerfeld, chesire cat print

chesire cat dress, alice in wonderland dress, tatty devine statement

pink summer look, cat outfit, chesire cat look

tatty devine necklace, peony necklace, pink statement necklace

naposhop, disney dress, chesire cat outfit

Oh, Alice, I wish so much I could join you in crazy wonderland, play flamingo croquet, have a tea party with the mad hatter and try to solve the riddles of the Chesire Cat. Agreed, the last Alice in Wonderland movie was a disaster, but this can‘t harm my love for the world and the characters by Lewis Carroll.

Especially now, right after holidays I feel the strong need for a magical escape and going back to the everyday routine feels like the fall into a rabbit hole. It was just too beautiful to have time for my own, just to do whatever I want (working for the blog is always high on the list of course). No need to get up early and no reason not to stay up the whole night. I‘ve been wearing my Chesire Cat dress a lot during holidays and got quite some compliments for it. No wonder: Grinning cats rule!

You can still look forward to see a few more expressions from Amsterdam, stay tuned! Sharing my memories with you allows me to dream of sweet holidays a little bit longer. Advise from the caterpillar: Just book the next holidays right after coming back, nothing helps better to beat the blues.

My Outfit:

Dress: Napo Shop, Necklace: Tatty Devine, Bag: Karl Lagerfeld,
Sunglasses: House of Holland, Shoes: Melissa, Socks: The Whitepepper, Ring: Vintage

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Let’s Have A Rainbow Pizza Fruit Salad

2nd August 2016 1 Comment

miss l fire, flamingo sandals, summer shoes

pom pom earrings, rainbow print, flamingo necklace

pom pom earrings, pink hair, rainbow style

colourful style, fashion blogger, quirky look

print all over me, colourful print, lorelai flamingo necklace

print all over me, colourful style, quirk blogger

miss l fire, flamingo shoes, pink sandals

blogger style, yellow midi skirt, fashion

I am very sorry for not posting a new look for a little bit longer than usual. My other job was just very demanding during the last few weeks. I barely had the time to sleep and therefore my blog work didn’t make a lot of progress. I had all pictures shot, but no time for editing and making a selection for you lovelies.

Facing a hard time makes me wanna dress even more fun and colourful. Lagerfeld said that sweatpants are a sign of defeat and for people who lost control of their life, I feel the same about not dressing up in a quirky way. Wearing something I love gives me a lot of power to overcome hard times and to never lose my smile. A superhero needs his costume and mask; I need my colours.

So what could be more fitting than wearing pineapple, pizza, flamingos, rainbows, melons AND mushrooms during a tough time? The print of this shirt from Buried Diamond for Print All Over Me is like a crazy trip and therefore I just had to get my hands on it. Other people might say it’s bad taste; I think it’s a level of cool not everybody can recognize.

Long live the trippy taste!

My Outfit:

Shirt: Print All Over Me, Skirt: Topshop (find a similar here), Shoes: Miss L Fire, Earrings: Rock N Rose, Necklace: Lorelai, Pink Bangle: Serena Kuhl,
Yellow/Green Octopus Bangle: Eat.Me.Do, Socks: Goodhood, Bag: Maude Studio,
Pineapple Charm: H&M, Sunglasses: Alexander Wang

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The Dictate of Novelty in Fashion

17th July 2016 6 Comments

Vivienne Westwood x Melissa, bicycle, elegant look

pink statement necklace, mermaid hair, Alexander Wang sunnies

fashinblogger, pink and yellow, summer look

pink statement necklace, bead necklace, collar

Vivienne Westood x Melissa, jelly shoes, jelly high heels

girl with bicycle, fashionblogger, skirt with print

“I have nothing to wear” I sometimes hear myself say when I stand in front of my wardrobe. Every girl might know this problem, but as a fashion blogger, the pressure to have something new all the time is especially significant. After all: What outfits shall I shoot if I don’t stock up my wardrobe consistently?

But where is the sustainability in this behaviour, where is the sweetness of wearing something you love for years till it looks so worn you have to give it away? Among fashion people, only the new is chic. Fashion is less about personal style than about a dictate of novelty. Labels and designers constantly tell their customers what’s hot right now and what you bought a few weeks ago will be “so last season” in the blink of an eye.

So what shall we do: Join the run and cheer for the new month after month or step away and just trust our taste? At the moment, the answer is a mixture of both, just like this look: One new piece (the skirt), everything else oldies but goodies from my wardrobe. This is all it needs for an entirely new look. My advice: Experiment with what you have in your wardrobe and style it new again and again!

My Outfit:
Skirt: LM Lulu bought at Big Zurich, Top: Vintage, Necklace: From Spitalfields Market,
Bangles: Besksöndergaard, Bag: Maison Martin Margiela 2012,
Shoes: Melissa x Vivienne Westwood, Sunglasses: Alexander Wang

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Don’t Dream of Being Human, Little Mermaid!

3rd July 2016 9 Comments

valfre phone case, shell phone case, pink look

bomber jacket, mermaid look, valfre mermaid jacket

mermaid look, shell phone case, pink hair

disney mermaid dress, blogger look, kawaii style

shell phone case, valfre, cute phone case

Yru boots, glitter shoes, david bowie shoes

mermaid satin bomber jacket, valfre, blogger style

Mermaid look, disney dress, blogger style

mermaid outfit, disney dress, cute blogger look

Once upon a time, there was a little mermaid, her name was Ariel. While she was charming and had a happy life under the sea, it couldn’t stop her from feeling she was missing something and dreaming of being a human. All she ever wanted was having legs to dance and walk. While her sisters thought this dream was a rather weird desire, I wonder if other mermaids shared Ariel’s dream.

I experience strange stories while I sleep as well: A few days ago, I encountered myself in a dream. I had long hair in an unremarkable dark blond colour (my natural one), was wearing ugly glasses, no makeup at all and my outfit was a combination of denim trousers with a plain white t-shirt. I worked in a pharmacy, was very shy and could blend into every crowd without being noticed.

I woke up feeling confused. The dream-me was so unlike I see myself, but yet the same. What an awkward feeling! She seemed to be a canvas that didn’t catch the attention of an artist: Plain, unremarkable and –forgive me for saying – ugly. Unfinished. I feel grateful for not being that girl when I could have.

You might say the difference between real-me and this dream-me is just a question of style, but I have to disagree: I bet this girl wouldn’t meet the same kind of people I do, would not have this blog and probably not even spend the life with the same man. Influenced by her surroundings, she would develop other interests and in the end, become a person unlike all what defines me.

So mermaids, better not dream about having legs and be grateful the way you are! There is a reason your life turned out just the way it is and every single decision you take, every outfit you wear and every smile that lights up your face brought you were you are, step by step.

My Outfit:

Dress: Napo Shop, Jacket: Valfré, Sunglasses: Rockit, Necklace: FABcessories,
Watch: Baby-G, Earrings: Tatty Devine, Shoes: YRU, Phone Case: Valfré

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The Adventures of the Mighty Mermaid Cats

20th June 2016 10 Comments

pastel look, mermaid outfit, lilac cardigan

Miu Miu sunglasses, pink hair, blogger look

pastel outfit, blogger look, baby blue dress

Kate Spade bag, pastel look, blogger outfit

Pastel look, mermaid outfit, blogger street style

Kate Spade, pale pink Maise, shoulder handbag

Kate Spade, pastel handbag, shoulder bag

I am mermaid-crazy, not just since they are super-trendy, but it already started in my childhood. I can still sing a few songs from Ariel the Little Mermaid (my first CD ever) and have the movie on my shelf and don‘t care if anybody thinks this is childish. I believe we should never stop dreaming about fairy tales, no matter how old we are.

When I found this cute pastel cardigan it was like a jackpot: If there is anything better than mermaids, it must be mermaid cats! Imagine a bunch of fluffy cats with fish tails having adventures in the sea. Their mighty mercat-king is always swimming ahead with its trident; others play the underwater harp and catch mer-mice. I make strange sounds whenever I see a cat, just thinking about their fish-tailed fantasy relatives makes me giddy.

The baby blue top/dress (not so sure how to call it) is like made for a mermaid outfit: Doesn‘t it look like a siren‘s tail? I shopped this look when I was in London a few weeks ago, and therefore it reminds me of the beautiful days I spent there. I even had a bath in a bubble pool wearing those clothes at the Galeria Melissa (see post here). I was so excited I even lost my sunglasses in the pool. Luckily it was a cheap pair, not my Miu Miu glasses.

Life under the sea isn’t without dangers; every mermaid needs to know…

My Outfit:

Cardigan: Miss Patina, Blue Top: Twist x Turn, Handbag: Kate Spade,
Pompom: The Goodhood, Sunglasses: Miu Miu, Earrings: Kanokkorn Lamlert,
Bracelet: The Goodhood

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My Festival Season is a Daily Unbirthday Party

7th June 2016 6 Comments

Frida Kahlo look, festival outfit, flower crown

flamingo shoes, cute high heels, pink shoes

flamingo ring, rainbow bracelet, blogger look

Frida Kahlo look, festival outfit, off shoulder bodysuit

Pearls&Swine, rainbow flower crown, flamingo earrings

Fabcessories, flamingo earrings, pink girl

Frida Kahlo look, festival outfit, blogger summer style

Frida Kahlo outfit, colorful blogger look, festival fashion

pompom bodysuit, rainbow look, street style blogger

rainbow pompoms, bodysuit, festive fashion

flamingo shoes, Madame Flamingo, handmade heels

“Are you ready for festival season?”, all fashion magazines and newsletters want to know as the evenings get slowly lighter. “Shut up” I hiss as an answer and feel the instant urge to turn my head.

I never went to a festival in my whole life. I avoid huge crowds of people on limited space, and (while I like music covers) I certainly don’t like to get covered in mud. I don’t like camping. Or rain. Or people acting silly while being drunk. And no, the fact that I am a music lover can’t make up for the disadvantages of festivals at all.

But well, have a look at my outfit: If I would wear wellies instead of flamingo heels, I’d be so so ready for the most colourful festival of the season. But maybe exactly this is the root why I don’t need festivals: I allow myself the liberty to dress up on a regular day. I don’t need an excuse to put on a flower crown and be a vision with rainbow pom poms and bright prints. Wearing an outfit like this makes me feel festive no matter if it’s Monday, Tuesday or any other day. It’s like having an unbirthday party, every day (including your birthday).

Glastonbury and Coachella we will never meet, I am (not) sorry. While Alexa Chung and Kate Moss get covered in mud, people will catch me humming a summer tune while I’m taking a stroll in my neighbourhood. That’s how I roll.

My Outfit:

Bodysuit & Scarf (used as a belt): L.O.M., Skirt: Dotti’s, Shoes: Madame Flamingo,
Earrings: FABcessories, Flower Crown: Pearls & Swine, Bracelet: Vintage

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The Melancholy of Being Frozen in Time

19th May 2016 5 Comments

Vive Maria SS16, pastel spring look, dreamy style

Jazzafine, dear fascinator, cute headwear

vive maria ss16, flower print dress, 50s style dress

Vive Maria SS16, flower print dress, vintage look

streetstyle blogger, retro style, vive maria dress

style blogger, handcandy, statement bracelet

round flower sunglasses, dear fascinator, jazzafine headwear

pastel summer look, dreamy street style, 50s style dress

Vivienne Westwood x Melissa shoes, jelly high heels, net socks

Vow London, sunglasses, pink round sunnies

Very close to the chimney, there is a fawn, it always sleeps and sits on a bed of gravel, its big eyes open but dead, its fur soft yet cold. This is a memory of my childhood and bambi is still in my parents home, frozen in time and waiting there with its sad eyes whenever I come to visit. My father told me that he found it lying dead in the forest when he was a kid, and the gamekeeper had it stuffed for him. Since I was very young, I was fascinated by this creature, because it was my first and only very close encounter with a fawn.

For all beauty inhabited by this creature, there is a lot of melancholy in seeing it stuffed: Aren’t they made for running through the forest and snack on field flowers?

Therefore, my Bambi is no taxidermy, but a cute fascinator, the bed of gravel has been replaced with a bed of flowers and living Bambi can run freely in the forest. No animals harmed in the name of fashion here (even my shoes are plastic, you see).

Still, the memory of its stuffed version I hold very dear because it is strongly connected to something very precious: My parents, my childhood and the first place I ever thought of as home.

My Outfit:

Dress: Vive Maria, Fascinator: Jazzafine, Bag: River Island (old), Sunglasses: Vow, Bracelet: Goodhood, Shoes: Vivienne Westwood x Melissa, Socks: The Whitepepper