Bright Red

When I found Shu Uemura having a palette of really bright cream eye shadows, I thought - what the heck, why not? and got one pot in red. I never planned on using it strictly as eye shadow, though. I wanted to take the creamy texture to my advantage and just treat it as another eyeliner.
So this is my usual eye line in red. It works surprisingly well.

Retrospectively

I've reviewed the past. It's been great.

Paint it Black

Black for me is a safety pin. It is unobtrusive, and it pulls everything together and thus fixes what otherwise might not go together with too many colors that won't work, or an outfit that won't work because of too many colors.

My most worn shoes are a solid black. I swear by opaque black tights. From each clothing item you can possibly own I have almost the same amount of black as back up as I have of it in different colors.

In contrast to possibly all other colors, going in monochrome black can be elegant, cool and fierce all at the same time. It can be many things all at the same time.

Black doesn't draw attention to itself, but leaves the show for the interesting cuts/designs, or a beautiful silhouette. By being so uncommitted, it leaves the focus on shapes, material, the design itself. I do love colors, but it is black that makes them work on me.

Dressing in black for me is playing it safe. Of course, it's also lazyness on my part, but I don't see anything wrong about that.

The Sartorialist // Stylesightings // Streetswalker


unknown // Nini Style // Nina Nikico


Drop Snap // Gade Mode // Gade Mode


Drop Snap // Bees&Balloons // The Sartorialist


Vera Wang // Anywho // Amica


Almah H. // unknown // Stockholm Street Style


Mykromag // unknown // Stella McCartney


Vilsbold // Vilsbold // unknown

You Could Be A Girl, But You Could Just As Well Be A Boy

When I wrote that I resort more and more to jeans, as well as pants, lately, I still was a bit scornful about being so lazy on my part. However, I put up with becoming more and more casual, and actually now embrace the look. It makes me less of a headache nowadays, whereas some time ago I would have done anything to avoid putting on jeans. But frankly, I do feel like it, and that's just it.

Also, a while ago already, I noticed how many men's styles I have amassed in my inspirations folder in the past few months. Also, how men's styles inspired and fascinated me more and more. Now, this strikes me as no surprise anymore. Either men have become more effeminate in fashion, or girls have become more tomboyish, and I think we all know both in essence is true. I don't have the most feminine features, so I feel I can work the tomboy look quite okay and that I should.

That's also what the following tell me.

Vienna Fashion Observatory // Stylites // style.dk


Streethearts // Streetsnap // Style Slicker


The Sartorialist // Drop Snap // Oliver A. @lookbook.nu


Michael K. @lookbook.nu // Gademode // Gademode


all three from Facehunter


Facehunter // Facehunter // Easy Fashion


Easy Fashion // Click/Clash // Cafe Mode


unknown // unknown // unknown

Something New, Something Blue

For me, one of the most striking aspects of "fashion" has always been the calculated perpetuation of the feeling of insatiability. One of the most recurring indication of this I found being repeated over and over again in fashion blogs is the never ending discontent with the season we are currently in. Once it is spring, no one can ever wait for summer and utterances of a longing for the summer sun, summer editorials and pictures of floaty dresses mark how much summer is wished for in the middle of a cool, lovely spring. As soon as it's summer, no one can ever wait for fall and pictures of fall coats and earthen colored layers are already afloat everywhere. I noticed it last year, and this year I paid extra attention, it's true! Ppl "into fashion" will never be quite content with what they have. Somehow it is always about next season already. We are automated by the industry's timing.

Oh girls. Oh boys. Will you ever see.

I for one celebrate this year's seasons properly. I'm soaking up on the sun, and I wave it goodbye solemnly when the time has come for it to do so. I like all of them seasons.

Just sharing a couple of pics from two little trips we took lately 1. to a well done and realistic looking replica of an old Korean folk village in Suwon, and 2. to the sea in Busan - the second largest city of South Korea after Seoul. The weather in Busan on the second day of our short stay was so beautiful and the water so alluring, we took a very spontaneous dip into the sea and despite initial tho rather minor drawbacks upon our arrival in the city, I was so glad we stood the second day just for that refreshing splash at one of Busan's beaches. I love the sea! Really do. Was longing for a swim in the ocean ever since summer had set in.