Pompom Archives - Sara is in Love with…

In Uncategorised

Don’t You Dare To Break My Piñata

23rd August 2015 6 Comments

mexican inspired look, charlotte olympia, piñata bag

Kiss Kiss: The cutest bag on the planet is mine.

temptress of waikiki, pompom headband, pink hair

Can’t stop being excited: But why should I?

A Cocktail of Patterns: Just mix it baby! The wilder, the better.

charlotte olympia, piñata bag, blogger style

Piñata Love: Oh Charlotte Olympia, this is the cutest little creature I’ve ever seen!

pompom headband, quirky fashion, temptress of waikiki

Pompom Girl: No need for a crown if you can wear rainbow pompoms!

moschino bracelet, print mix, mexican bangles

A Lot of Arm Candy: Watched the movie about Iris Apfel and was inspired to wear a lot of jewellery.

charlotte olympia, piñata bag, quirky handbag

Flying Piñata: Aw, it’s eternal love!

A Happy Quirky Girl: Prints, pompoms, glitter, rainbow colours and a piñata, I have it all!

moschino bracelet, rainbow moschino, pompom headband

Rainbow Letters: Moschino baby, what else?

charlotte olympia, piñata bag, novelty handbag

Can’t Get My Hands Off You: Piñata, I’ll never let you go, I promise.

sara melissa, handmade shoes, heart high heels

Queen of Hearts: Handmade shoes from Sara Melissa.

A Little Bit of Skin: Crop tops rule my wardrobe.

pom pom headband, rainbow look, print mix

Colour Addict: Why just wear one colour if you can have them all.

heart shoes, yin yang shoes, pink and red shoes

Red and Pink: Love the idea of two different shoes.

Somebody said you should be yourself unless you can be a piñata, then you should always be a piñata. I spent hours and hours trying to grow a mane, but nothing happened. Then I decided just to be myself: A rainbow girl. And look what happened: I am so proud of this look because it’s more me than anything else I ever showed you. I look at the pictures and see the woman I’d like to be, what a feeling!

I am so into mixing prints and this playful skirt from Shanghai-based label Celia B is just everything I’ve been waiting for. It’s like a dream to be wearing something from this amazing designer after admiring her things on pictures for a long time. Those clothes make me feel bold. They seem to tell me that it’s ok to dress as quirky as I want and that there is no reason to adapt to the people on the street who most look all the same to me.

This look is just a firework of dream pieces. Just look at my rainbow piñata bag! I never dreamed of owning this Charlotte Olympia bag, but thanks to my crazy boyfriend it’s mine. I love its happy face and sometimes if I don’t feel very good, I just open the pretty box it came with. The delightful piñata smile cheers me up even more than chocolate.

I wish you a lovely next week. I have another piece from Celia B ready to shoot, and I can’t wait to show you soon…

What do you think about this colourful look?

My Outfit:

Skirt and Top: Celia B, Green Top: Vintage, Bag: Charlotte Olympia (sold out),
Shoes: Sara Melissa, Pom Pom Headband: Temptress of Waikiki, Bangles & Rings: A Gift,
Letter Bracelet: Moschino, Sunglasses: Unif (old)

In Uncategorised

Will A Safety Pin Ever Rescue My Life?

13th March 2014 10 Comments

Bodhi Bags, Lashes of London, Pompom Look

An outfit just like right from the sewing basket.

Pompom fascinator, Lashes of London, Boucle dress, Bodhi Bags

Well, at least with a huge safety pin. If I say huge I mean massive.

Agate necklace, lashes of london, boucle dress

Agate slice in pink, an evergreen when it comes to necklaces.

bodhi bags, safety pin clutch, gossip girl

You are jealous of this bag, aren’t you? I have a huge crush on it.

bodhi safety pin clutch, gossip girl bag, pompom fascinator

An outfit with unusual much black for me, but I don’t stop being colourful nonetheless as you see.

pompom fascinator, felt pompoms, jazzafine

Already my third pompom hat, but you must agree: It’s too cute to not love it.

bodhi bags, safety pin clutch, gossip girl bag

Can’t show you this bag enough. It’s just big love!

tatty devine, planet ring, lashes of london boucle dress

Saturn in red and pink: Perfect planet for girls?

melissa shoes, ashanti melissa, socks with golden frills

Will there ever come a time without frilled socks and jelly shoes? I don’t hope so!

I have no answer to the question if a safety pin will ever save my life, but at least when I googled the question I found a lot of stories which tell this actually could occur. No matter if I’ll ever happen to end up in one of those situations or not: I love my new bag and think it’s the best one I ever had. It was seen in the series Gossip Girl, Dita von Teese owns one and now Lovely Sara joins the club!

I am always excited when parcels arrive, but this time the tension was even higher and I couldn’t wait for the giant golden pin to arrive. This bag is stylish, quirky and very well made and I am happy that the pink is far more vibrant than it looked on the pictures on their homepage. The dream of this amazing bag came true thanks to my beloved best friend and hairdresser who gifted me with it as a belated birthday gift. What a lucky girl I am!

As you see, my love for the recently discovered combination of royal blue and hot pink continues. I think it’s rather cool how the socks and tights contrast each other. The fascinator unites all the colours of my look and adds some more. Because I imagine safety pins and felt pompoms could live as neighbours in a sewing basket, my choice of fascinator was very conscious.

With this dress it’s the first time for a long while I bought something black (Ok, I cheat a little: There are colourful sprinkles). It’s all about the accessories to make the look vibrant and give it a boost. Black doesn’t have to look boring, it’s all about the styling!

Now I am curious to hear how you like this look! What’s your opinion lovelies?

My Outfit:

Skirt: Lashes of London, Cami: Vintage, Petticoat: American Apparel,
Fascinator: Jazzafine, Bag: Bodhi Bags, Shoes: Melissa,
Planet Ring: Tatty Devine (sold out), Blue Rock Ring: Bijou Brigitte,
Necklace: Tenebris, Socks: Primark, Tights: H&M, Earrrings: Dotti’s

Thanks to Jazzafine for the fascinator.

In Uncategorised

Pompom Minnie Mouse

8th February 2014 18 Comments

pearls & Swine, pompom headband, minnie ears

Not all mouses are the same: Some like cheese, others are crazy for pompoms.

I obviously don’t need to tell you what is my obsession…

pompom headband, minnie ears, vinyl skirt

Material mix: Fluffy little jacket meets shiny vinyl skirt.

Thinking about other things I could make prettier with pompoms, but my little jacket.

Topshop vinyl skirt, bow bangle, pink bangle

No Minnie Mouse look without a bow of course. This time on the arm instead of on the head.

Vivienne Westwood, Melissa, Jelly shoes, pink tights

Still crazy for those jelly shoes. I think they are among the best designs Vivienne Westwood made for Melissa.

Yes, I am crazy for pompoms and there is no end in sight! What polka dots are for Yayoi Kusama, pompoms are for me. Measles? Chickenpox? Forget about these and pompom the world with me!

I bought two big packs of pretty colourful pompoms a few weeks ago and now I can’t stop thinking about where to apply them. Why not everywhere? Pompoms on my shoes, pompoms in my hair, on my furniture and on the walls… Beware, I don’t know limits! As a little start, I customized this black and a little bit boring little jacket and turned it into something after my taste.

I think there must be a strong and wonderful brain connection between me and my favourite milliner Pearls & Swine: A few days after I finished my jacket, a parcel with this super cute headband arrived in my letterbox. A surprise to make my heart pompom!

Imagine a city with cute little pompoms in all rainbow colours everywhere. I remember seeing a documentary about the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He said that everybody should have the right to take a bucket of paint and colour the house he’s living in as far as his arm can reach from the window. Isn’t this a pretty vision of a city of colour and self expression? Instead of paint, I imagine pompoms on all the houses.

I am off for the moment, looking for other places to put my pompoms… I’m curious to hear what you think about this look meanwhile.

My Outfit:

Little jacket: Primark customized, Top: H&M, Skirt: Topshop, Tights: Topshop,
Headband: Pearls & Swine, Shoes: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa,
Bangle: Bijou Brigitte

Thanks to Pearls & Swine for the wonderful headband.

In Uncategorised

Running Away & Joining the Circus

18th February 2013 13 Comments

Pompom, Pearls and Swine, Circus, Irregular Choice

Ladies and Gentlemen, clear the ring for me!

Pompom, Pearls and Swine, Fashion, Circus

Today, it is time for circus, so leave your sad faces at home!

Pompom, Irregular Choice, Pearls and Swine, Fashion

This is the place to be funny, happy and a little bit crazy.

Being unusual is usual here.

Every artist wears a beautiful costume.

I am showing you my pompom act. Clap your hands and say “Pom, pom”!

The more you clap, the more pompoms will appear. Don’t you believe?

Melissa, Vivienne Westwood, Jelly, Shoes

Look there are two more and see how shiny they are!

It is not always easy to spread fun and colour. Nobody is free of sadness and desperation and there are moments of trouble in every story, as well in mine. There are times, when even Lovely Sara feels gray, week and uninspired. I try to keep this blog free of bad feelings, because this is a place for fashion fun, for happiness and positive feelings. My mission is to make you smile and to help you to never loose your inner rainbow. Today I want to tell you a little trick that cheers me up when I don’t feel happy: In dark moments I sometimes dream of running away and joining the circus. I am no performer, no fire-eater or tightrope dancer and I can’t juggle with balls. This means the chances that I will actually do it are pretty low and to be realistic, I don’t think I belong in a circus. Nevertheless it is a beautiful daydream and thinking about this place full of wonders helps me to find new energy.

Dressing myself in a colourful, whimsical fashion has a similar effect: I believe that colours have a positive effect on our wellbeing. Their power helps to feel better and stronger. Therefore this bright outfit is a huge dose of rainbow medicine. The pompom scarf from Irregular Choice keeps me not just bright, but warm as well and the fluffy fascinator from Pearls & Swine is made to spread happiness. This two items seem to smile at me constantly. They are the eye catchers of the outfit and the lace top from Zara and my vintage skirt don’t steal them the show, but complete the look in a beautiful way.

Inspired by Helena Bonham Carter’s appearance at the Golden Globes 2011, I choose to wear two different shoes (both Vivienne Westwood for Melissa) for this crazy outfit. I still don’t understand why all the newspapers made such a fuzz about Helena’s mismatched shoes. Do journalists have no sense for fun? People out there, don’t take everything too serious! There are enough occasions in life where seriousness is required, but fashion is none of them and is meant to be fun. Just wear whatever you love, don’t be too shy to make your crazy fashion dreams come true and most important: Don’t be afraid of what other people might say! People who don’t like you because you don’t wear black shoes all the time are not the friends you want to have anyway. Don’t dress like a wallflower, if your soul is a bird-of-paradise flower! If you love the circus, make yourself happy with including a little piece of this colourful world in your wardrobe.

Now please tell me, what do you think about my dream of the circus and my outfit.

My Outfit:

Fascinator: Pearls & Swine, Scarf: Irregular Choice,

Lace Top: Zara, Black Bodysuit: Primark, Skirt: Vintage,

Shoes: Vivienne Westwood for Melissa at Coggles, Bangle: Kate Rohde at Edition X

You can still enter my Rachel’s Wonders Give Away.

In Uncategorised

This is Pom Pom Power!

15th October 2012 8 Comments

pom pom, fashion, pearls and swine, trend

Fascinator: Pearls & Swine*, Shoes: Asos, Mittens; Asos, Sweatshirt: Topshop, Backpack; Asos,
Scarf: Irregular Choice, Skirt: Manoush seen at Asos

I must tell you something: I am addicted to pompoms. I want to make a hundred (or even better a thousand) of them by myself and put them everywhere. My grandmother even had clothes hangers with little pompoms sewn onto them, so maybe this love is something I inherited. Pom poms are fluffy, funny and they will be my best friends this winter! Sad as it is, I didn’t make a single pompom since I was a little girl and can’t remember how to. But this is no reason to despair, because there are so many cute pieces waiting out there, ready for shopping. I think I can’t resist to treat myself with at least some of this goodies.

Pompoms remind me as well of Star Trek: Did you watch the old episodes of Star Trek and do you remember the tribbles? I love the scene when the whole floor of the space ship was full of tribbles. They remind me of pom poms a lot and I would love to have the whole floor covered with them. Imagine what a fluffy and beautiful world it would be, with a few pompom-tribbles hang around everywhere!

So don’t wait any longer: Help the pom poms to invade the gray streets!
Which is your favourite pompom piece?

* Pearls and Swine Fascinator: Model: Georgia Valentine, Venella One Model Agency, MUA: Rachael Gunn, Photographed by Kate Elizabeth