PARIS #1

Greetings from Paris! It is easy to tell that this is one of the most important fashion capitals in the world – roughly generalized people seem to pay more attention to their looks here than anywhere else. Like I thought, the overall look is much more neat and groomed than for example in Berlin.

WHAT I'VE NOTICED SO FAR (outside the tourist attractions):

☆women wear more heels

☆women aren't shy using bright lipsticks

☆men wear better-cut suits

☆people wear more monochromatic outfits

☆people use cooler accessories

BUT: I was panicking too much about my look. Unlike I assumed before, not everyone are pure fashionistas. When you come to Paris, just chill out, pick your favorite gear, add some lipstick and you're good to go. 

Today I'm going to see some designer boutiques, such as Givenchy, Chanel and Saint Laurent. I am absolutely thrilled! WOO-HOO, let's go to see some fashion I cannot afford!

That's me. Duckfacing, wine-drinking and wearing some dope $$$ ring.

GRUNGIO

Breaking news: I like grunge. When trying to browse some inspiring pictures, the problem is that people go a bit overboard with their looks, lacking some modern touch. I'd like to see more simplified looks with new and interesting cuts still including the best parts of that now-so-chic genre. 

Exactly what I wanted to find from the infinite internet was FIG&VIPER. FIG&VIPER is a brand by a Japanese DJ/producer/model/designer/younameit Alisa Ueno, whose garment has some "New York streetwear mentality focusing on a skater chic". A while later I found myself still on their site, admiring their SS13 collection 'street grunge'. 

 I think I want to buy every single garment pictured from the collection photos. Their styling is great; it doesn't exaggerate, and the overall look is neat but still including all the trendy elements from the glorious grunge period.

My favorite part: no plaid shirts! I cannot stand plaid shirts.

VIG&VIPER SS13, ENJOY:

ALL THE PHOTO CREDITS: ☯ AND ☯

PARIS-KIND-OF-A-PANIC

 I'm going to Paris for the first time EVER on Thursday. I'm super excited but I'm also panicking a bit. I've been checking out several lookbooks and street style blogs from the location, and wow! Everyone seems to got a super-personal but very effortless-looking style. 

Now I'm just thinking what I should wear. Warning, warning: An outfit crisis! To be honest, I don't have too many options – I had to pack the majority of my near and dear wardrobe to cardboard boxes and kiss them goodbye when I moved here to the Netherlands. 

I tried to find some inspiration out of these pics snapped from the streets of Paris:

I think I can do this. Maybe I'm just counting on my basic simple clothes spiced up with some jewelry. My dressing-up-mentality is "less is more", especially if you're not 100% sure what to wear. So let's go with less is more + a necklace + heels. 

Only a couple more days to go, can't wait!

xxx

I got carried away with Photobooth. I'm sorry.

PHOTO CREDS IN THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE: ☺☺☺☺☺

THE PERFECT COAT

Madam coat by MTWTFSS Weekday.

LOOK AT THAT!!

I think that's the most beautiful coat I've seen for a long time. It's by a Swedish fashion brand Weekday, which is by the way a "sister" of H&M's. Weekday has collaborated with several young but talented designers, and it resells clothes from other brands, such as Cheap Monday. They've also got two brands of their own; store made and MTWTFSS.

Compared to H&M, the price range of Weekday's is a bit higher but still affordable -- for example this coat is yours for 160€. And for those a few tens of extra euros you'll get better quality clothes with more coherent, solid and minimalistic design (well, this depends of course on the collections of each brand, I'm talking here about MTWTFSS).

I need to get this baby to my closet sometime very soon. Unfortunately my bank account disagrees with my desires.

PHOTO: J