Bye Marc

Dear Marc Jacobs,

I will truly miss you as the designer in chief of Louis Vuitton. But I'm also happy, now you will have more time to dedicate to your own brand.

You have performed spectacles, in the greatest meanings of this word. Carousels, escaletors and magic fairytales which made us feel like Alice in wonderland and as if You were our Madhatter.

Creative and cool, unique yet personal, a signature aesthetic that always included excitement and surprises.

No one will ever be able to replace you, because you are irreplacable. One of a kind.

Fashion Night Stockholm 2013

Every year, around fashionweek in August an event called ''Fashion Night'' is organized. During the event the stores participating have special offers and longer opening hours.

I have been at every ''fashion night'' since 2011. This year, it will be my third time being there.

This year the Fashion Night takes place 29th August from 5 pm to 10 pm .

Here comes a list of stores that participate this year:

courtesy of Fashion Night Stockholm-facebook page

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for Bik Bok

A collaboration between The Row sisters and the norwegian brand: Bik Bok has been released during this week.

Yesterday, I swung by a Bik Bok store to look at the collection. As always with the collaborations, the fabrics looked cheap. Even the (real) leather jackets were shiny. They looked and felt like faux leather.

Sure, if you love the style of the siblings and will never afford any piece from The Row. Then it is just to buy everything you want.

But if you appreciate quality and craftmanship as I. You would rather save the money for a couple of years and buy somethings chic and timeless from The Row.That will last for ages and never go out of style, such as a leather jacket.

source: style.com

Blue for fall

A dominant colour seen on the Fall '13 runway was teal/petrol blue. Quite gorgeous colour, gives a pop to the classic black during fall. But still fits in. I simply love it.

Have made a collage of  the chic runway-looks for Fall '13

From top left: Stella McCartney, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Stella McCartney, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Louis Vuitton, Fendi
source: style.com

Tips: proportions

A thing to remember when putting an outfit together and on, in the morning, is the proportion of your body in the garment.

If you are planning to wear an oversized sweater, wear in with formfitting pants or skirt. Otherwise you will drawn in the amount of fabric. The clothes will then wear you, instead of you wearing them.

The same rule applies to looser bottoms, skirts and pants. Match them with fitted tops, to show off your figure.

An important bodypart is your neck, if you plan on wearing a top or sweater with a high neck or collar. The best thing is  to then make your neck look longer by putting you hair up in a sleek bun or ponytail. Because if you leave your hair loose, especially if you have long hair, your neck will be covered both by the hair and the garment.

Don't be a: ''no neck monster''!

My wishlist for fall

In the fall, I like to wrap myself in a cozy sweater and put on some gorgeous boots. Here are some things that I would love to wear this fall:

Leather boots lined with shearling, Acne

Boots from Acne 

Fluffy jumper from Stella McCartney

Alexander Wang's secret event

In the middle of july, Alexander Wang held a special secret event in NYC for his e-mail subscribers. I also received  such an e-mail.

But because i live in Sweden, I could not participate. I had to content myself with the reports of this event, online.

It was a frenzy, because Wang was giving away pieces from T by Alexander Wang for free.

Here comes a video that shows what happened:

I like: Shit Bloggers Wear

I checked out a new tumblr account, which is great. A girl who illustrates the trends among bloggers. The drawings are simple, black and white. But still, amazing.

SHIT BLOGGERS WEAR

Update on the shoes

The shoe-tip actually worked. In the morning, it felt like the shoes were molded by my feet. I should also mention that the shoes were: a pair of ballet-flats from Lanvin.

P.S. It could be quite hard to sleep in high heels.

The golden rules of fashion

In fashion, as in everything, there are do's and don't's. Here comes a few of them:

1. NEVER wear leggings or tights as pants! Especially when your underwear is not as invisible as you thought... You just embarrass yourself wearing it with a short top.

2. Always use the ''IPL-rule'', Invisible Panty Lines. No matter what you are wearing, visible panty-lines just distract everyone from your outfit. Instead of adoring your outfit, people end up glaring at your butt.

3. NEVER wear sandals with socks! No matter what. Last week I saw a pretty, young girl wearing sandals with socks. It was something I wished, I've never seen. Despite the fact that she was doing it, if that was not horrible enough... She wore brown gladiators, with white socks. The white was bolting through the strappy sandals.

My love for: Stella McCartney

A couple of weeks ago, I was going by the Stella McCartney store in Stockholm on my way to another store.

- Well lets check it out, wonder if they have something nice for me in there, I thought.

I ended up buying a pretty skirt. That I can match with everything, from a simple white tee, or a klein-blue singlet in silk, to a classy white shirt. You can dress it up, or dress it down. A million of ways to style it.

It is also a timeless piece, a black and white print could never go wrong.

The environmental aspect is also important to me. This is a skirt made from organic cotton, without any grose chemicals, that may affect the environment.

Florence: Where fashion meets art

Two weeks from now, I'm going to the beautiful city of Florence, Italy. For a little trip to enjoy the food and the culture. Love experiencing a new city!

Florence is known for the Tuscan cuisine, art and architecture. It is also the place where fashion meets and means art. Two places I see forward to seeing, are: Gucci Museo and Salvatore Feraggamo museum.

Museum of ''the fantastic shoemaker'' Salvatore Feraggamo