How to style culottes | Part I

These were very much the definition of a post-exam impulse buy in Zara. Actually my friend Grace had been going on and on about how I should try culottes but let's be frank with ourselves and admit that judging them worn by the likes of Karlie Kloss is neither realistic nor will it make them less intimidating.

Yup, culottes are by definition sartorially scary. What do you do with the awkward length that can only be compared to basketball shorts - not my idea of stylish. Do you go for print or plain? High waisted or hip grazing? Flowy or structured? Just so many damn options, you're bound to give up from the very start.

Road to lectures

Okay so my camera decided to act up and the photos are kinda fuzzy...don't you just wish you had a portraitist following you about everywhere, drawing you flawlessly? Actually no, that would classify as creepy and stalkerish.

Happy Easter!

These are my last days at home and thank God for the food. All the guilty feels are here but when the sun is out and spring is very much here I can hardly contain all the excitement - in this case it manifested itself in my outfit choice which, for the first time in a long long while, didn't contain any black. Praise the Lord indeed. 

Taking on monochrome

Looking out my window to the ever-green pastures surrounding my college, it couldn't be further from the bustle and grey concrete of Bucharest's streets. You'd think concrete grey architecture wouldn't be my own choice but when the whole city is dusted (a bit of an understatement) with snow, it turns into something out of fairytale books.

Why do we need to replace black?

There was pink, red, white, and I'm sure at one point in fashion history every color was hailed as the new black. Why was there a need to replace black in the first place?

Perhaps it's so intimidating to every other color. I mean, who else can slim you down, make you feel confident, sexy and sassy but also mysterious, misunderstood and artsy? Black is masculine and strong but it can be as dreamy as a night sky. Depending on the styling, black is always in season and always a statement...in its understated ways.

Which is why I don't want to replace black. Not even with my beloved grey. 

1. Dress 

2. Bobbi Brown Art Pencil and Blush 

3. Jacket 

4. Rucksack  

5. Necklace 

6. Heels 

Making an effort for fall

Dressing for the ocassion on a busy day of lectures, supervision and procrastination. Doesn't that sound glam?

Brown leaves everywhere!!

The perfect autumn day implied a cute fall outfit. Look around any fashion website or magazine and you'll see celebrities nonchalantly donned in Burberry's monogrammed ponchos that do look nice but carry an equally pretty price tag. 

These streets

Funk my life up

Grunge for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Befriending colour

It pains me to tell you that I was feeling like taking some outfit photos and so afterwards, I was left all dressed up with my hair done and a full face of makeup and no idea where to go out! 

Florence wishlist

Zara dress (HERE); Clarks sandals (HERE); Georgiana Paraschiv Laptop skin (HERE); The New York Times 36 Hours (HERE) and Michelangelo's David (HERE)

The excitement for my upcoming week in Tuscany/Florence in less than a month has started to take its' toll. I decided to productively channel the said enthusiasm in online shopping to find suitable chic, arty outfits that don't look like I've tried too hard. Nude statue of David is optional but you know what they say 'When in Florence...'



P.S: sorry for the crappy photoshop, my skillz are a little rusty

Ideas for Christmas dinner decorations

Hello lovely readers!

Christmas is fast approaching and so my Pinterest has been flooding with amazing interiors all decorated appropriately for the season. So, I couldn't resist trying my hand at decorating the Christmas dinner table and then documenting it for the blog, naturally.

On the whole, I went for a more simple, earthy look since I had the sandy grey tablecloth. You can add different elements or color accents such as maybe red napkins or instead of the green lynx you could find some nice branches and put some baubles on.

Inside the vase I put some fake snow which I bought as a powder called Magic Snow from Poundland. All you need to do is mix it with some water and it expands and starts to look a bit like mooshed snow. It's not safe to eat though so I put it in the glass instead of scattering it on the table as I wanted originally...you don't want your guests to die, even more so at Christmas.

These are actually Christmas tree decorations from a market in Prague (click HERE to see more info on that) that I've bought as little presents. They actually doubled as decorations when I tied them with some rough string and made a bow out of the napkins. Who doesn't love a two-in-one?

Cutlery and china is all from ZARA Home, the best home shop, a tie with Anthropologie.

Cute tealight holders I received from my form teacher as a secret santa...bit creepy, I admit, but they did go well with my table setting.

 Tadaa! Final shot, all in place. Now you just need some nice home-cooked food and you're set!

Merry Christmas dinner! ^.^