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The Dark Side of the Sun: Black in Summer, Eveningwear Edition
As I made abundantly clear in the first post of this series, I love black in the summer: minimal, chic, dramatic, casual, statement, practical, sensual – black can do it all. I have to admit, however, that after a week’s worth of black looks, I’m ready to mo..
Big Dress Energy
It is funny how we come to define ourselves and our tastes a certain way and as a consequence, stop even trying anything different. There are people who don’t do colour and people who don’t wear trousers and people who refuse to put on heels. Or flats. And I..
What to Wear in The Lord of the Rings
I was a big daydreamer as a child, a combination of not having an overabundance of friends, an active imagination and reading more than was probably strictly healthy. When I was very small, I read so many fairytales (in addition to the usual suspects like th..
Glamour in a Cold Climate: Part Two
My mission to rewear and restyle my dresses continues, with bonus points awarded if I manage to be Autumn-appropriate. The pink slip dress by Riina Põldroos that starred in the first post of the series was in fact part of a two-layer dress that I deconstruct..
Glamour in a Cold Climate: Part One
Blogging about style makes it really difficult not to buy clothes. (No shit, Sherlock.) Seeing clothes is the reason people come to a style blog – in my case it’s one of several reasons, but it’s still a major one – and who wants to see the same clothes over..
July Ennui and a Red Velvet Dress
Many of life’s biggest pleasures are seasonal: wild strawberries, August skies, the slow arrival of spring. There is also much joy to be had dressing in tune with the changing seasons – finding the perfect summer dress, figuring out how to look chic in the N..
The New Neutral: Tan. Or Is It Cognac?
I have this theory that there is always one leading neutral colour in fashion. Often, it’s beige. Recently, I think it’s been – at least in certain circles – a shade not traditionally considered a neutral: very pale blush pink. At the moment, I’m feeling tha..
How to Wear a Kimono in Two Ways
Despite my aversion to capsule wardrobes, I’m very much in favour of only buying stuff you really, really like and then wearing said stuff to death. Where I believe I differ from the majority of people is that when I say this, I’m not only thinking of your b..
Back in Fashion (ft a Deconstructed Riina Põldroos Dress)
Of all my frivolous pursuits, fashion used to be my favourite. In my late teens, I spent my negligible pocket money on the UK Vogue and if there was any left over, on the US one. When the miracle of Internet happened, I clicked through every single look of e..
Early Winter
I have mentioned before that I tend to get strange bits of songs stuck in my head. Last time I talked about Pete Doherty, this time it’s Gwen Stefani – both have been hanging around in my brain for years now. Early Winter is not Stefani’s most famous song an..