Last outfits

White jeans from Abercrombie & Fitch, white shirt from h&m and shoes from Converse.

Dress Ganni and shoes Topshop. And my little accessory Sofus, he's my mothers Jack Russell puppy.

Blazer h&m, jeans h&m and second hand tee shirt.
Here are the last pictures in the challenge. And guess what? I won! With my second look, which was chosen by the danish fashion designer Trine Wackerhaus. So next week I am going to visit a tailor and have a conversation about clothes and how you can innovate your pieces and what to look for quality wise in the stores. What a perfect prize!

So what have I learned from this challenge? I have definitely been confirmed that buying quality clothe is worth it! And that I should really think carefully about what comes into my wardrobe. And I have learned that I am actually not that vain. What clothes is to me is something to put on my body, and as long as it is comfortable, not too loud and well made, I am happy. I got annoyed with pieces like the plastic snakeskin shoes because they gave me blisters, and the h&m jeans because they got too stretchy. And my beloved Converse All Stars have to go, they are too trashy and I don't feel well dressed when wearing shoes like that. On the contrary I fell completely in love with my white silk shirt again, it has a great fit and because it is not 100% silk I am not too careful when wearing it so I feel more comfortable. The Topshop ballerinas are actually very comfortable too, and I just have to break them in more and I am sure they will soften up. What annoyed me the most was having to think so much and be innovative about my clothes every day. And I couldn't just put on what I had worn the day before. Again I got confirmed that beauty is crucial, and that every outfit can look good as long as you feel good and has given some thoughts and time to your beauty look. I actually ended up not wearing jewelleries all week, but I don't really have any that I do not use regularly.

Did you enjoy this challenge, and the outfit posts? If you want I could post outfits more regularly it is not that time consuming actually.

Challenge day four

Cardigan h&m, jeans h&m and ballerinas Topshop.
Yesterdays maritime look required a companion-ship on the picture (oh how witty I am). I actually used to love wearing stripes, but haven't so much lately. However it is a classic look that I don't think I will ever grow tired of. The jeans are actually pretty good but they got a bit too stretchy by the end of the day. The ballerinas are actually quite awesome, they are going back into my wardrobe after the challenge.
I am currently in Jylland visiting my family. It is so nice to have a weekend away.

Challenge day three

Dress from Cos, wedge sandals from Ganni and leather bag from Su-shi.com
Outfit from yesterday. I really like this dress. It is a wool blend and has a silk back, the only thing is it can't really decide weather or not it is a dress or an oversize sweater, so when I tried it with tights I hat to conclude that in order to be comfortable I had to switch to solid leggins. So these are not old ones I have to state. I wore the sandals with socks outside as the weather is still a bit chilly here in Denmark.

Swedish style

Yesterday I was in Sweden doing an editorial for a magazine, Lantliv. It was such a nice trip and the sun was luckily out. We were doing various beach shoots and it was very windy so I was a bit cold. One photo however gave me a lot of work to do, so I could stay warm, I was posing with this gorgeous grey horse, she was such a beauty. The other pictures shows the stylists little dog, Charles, and then I finally got to try on the swedish hasbeens clogs and they are so much greater then I could ever imagine. Now I have even more of a craving.

Challenge day two

Sweater Cos, jeans Abercrombie & Fitch, shoes Bershka, bag Su-shi.com.
Here is yesterdays outfit. When I found these items I immediately know that I wanted to do a whole white outfit. This is way more fashion forward than I usually am, but non the less fun. The jeans are not so bad, they are a bit more low waisted then what I am used to, but good stretch. The sweater is really cool, I really don't know why it got culled. The bag is already starting to fall apart so lets see if it will even last the whole week. The shoes were horrible! They are almost pure plastic, and hurts as hell. So they are out now! For good this time!

Yesterday I was in Sweden doing an editorial for a magazine and it was such a great day. I will show you pictures of my trip later.

Challenge day one

Dress H&M, cardigan from COS and shoes Samsoe Samsoe.
First outfit of the Challenge. Grabbed the bull by the horns and threw on my least favorite of the outfits. Then I could be done with it;) I dont mind the look of this dress, but I am used to better quality now. The boots however grew on me through the day. They remind me of Pippi Longstockings' somehow. I think that was why I got inspired to do such a preppy pose.

Challenge

I have been given a blogger challenge, by Ida from Ida's Ide. Ida just completed a 50 days(!) challenge herself, so I should be able to do one week. The rules of the challenge is, you can only wear items that you haven't worn for a year (this also includes jewelry, nail polish and shoes), you can't wear the same thing twice (unless you have already worn all of the items in the category), post the picture every day on your blog or send it to Ida. By doing this you show that great style doesn't always means something new. You encourage responsible actions and you become part of an awareness movement that is going on in Berlin, London, Paris etc.

About a year and a half ago I decided to take up "minimalism" and that whole "french wardrobe" style. I did a big clean out of my wardrobe and then a couple others along the way, so now I shouldn't have a single thing left for this challenge right? Wrong! Let's take a look of the things I haven't worn for a year.

Two pair of vintage pumps. One pair doesn't fit, so why is it still here?
My old favorite pair of stilettos from Won Hundred. I haven't worn these, because at one point I wore them so much I got sick of them. I am glad I saved them though.
A pair of black suede boots from Samsøe Samsøe. I guess they are not really my style anymore, but too good to just throw away.
Black and white anarchy sign printed converse. Because I used to be that girl.
Leather wedge sandals from Ganni. Cute actually, I guess I had just forgot about them.
A silk (something) shirt from H&M. I like this one and have considered it a lot of times, but just never really wore it.
My two Cos cashmere cardigans. So soft and great. They had been trapped in a laundry bag for almost a year (ups!) along with other wools but now they are here again.
A navy blazer from H&M that I can't get myself to throw out because every woman should have one.

So the problem now... no bottoms. But thanks to my laziness I still had a bag of old clothes in the basement from my last clean out. Off to find jeans, dresses anything to save my (right now, bare) ass.

I found two pair of jeans. One white pair from Abercrombie & Fitch that got culled because Abercrombie & Fitch's jeans are not very well cut on me, I got blinded by the fact that I work there and therefore got them on a great discount. And a blue pair from H&M. I don't know why but I have never been very good at wearing blue jeans. I am either dark grey/black or really light denim. But I guess I will have to make them work for this challenge.
Other then that I found a pair of sneakers. Snake print mind you. From Bershka. Not much else needs to be said, they are horrible but somehow horrible right? I will give them a try.
I found three dresses. I don't normally wear a lot of dresses but since I can't wear the jeans all week (or I could, but that would be very boring), dresses are such an easy thing to wear so they will help me through this challenge in style (I hope I can pull it off).
I found a white sweater from Cos, and I don't know why I threw that out?
I found a pair of ballerinas from Topshop. Not bad but just horrible compared to my Repettos.
I found a brown leather tote bag. Good because I don't have other bags to wear this week. It is alright I guess, just not amazing, which is why I culled it in the first place.
And a striped cardigan from H&M, that despite poor quality is actually very lovely.

Being the planner I am, I layer out outfits for the whole week, and I have actually manage to use everything but one thing. Let's see how I feel this week, if I will keep to my planned looks or improvise.
Anyway I am looking forward to this challenge as it is a great message to send, and I am happy that I get to reuse my clothes.

Stay tuned for my first outfit post tomorrow!

Any joiners? Let me know so I can follow you through this challenge as well!

Peace

My place, by the window. Black dress by Filippa K.

Inspiration

This is how my Tumblr looks right now. What inspires me is hanging gardens, v neck sweaters, anything A.P.C, cigarette pants and different styling of shoulder length hair. That is where my hair is at right now, and it can be a bit hard to handle, so a ponytail like the one above is my go to hairstyle at the moment.

What inspires you?

The summer dress

Polyvore collage here.
I really love wearing dresses, but I don't do it very often because it makes me feel a bit too feminine or dressed up maybe. But with the right accessories you can really change the attitude of your dress. I love the idea of wearing it with a parka coat and a cap this summer! And who wouldn't kill for these Valentino espadrilles, oh how I love them, I almost stole them when I saw them in the showroom last season!

The time is now

Right now Denmark is awesome! We have had sun for almost a week (at least as I can remember) it is still a bit chilly but we'll get there. I have been home for the past three weeks, and I will probably stay here for the next three as well. I really enjoy traveling and working a lot but nothing is better for me right now then being here. It can be tricky working the way I do, and usually in the downtime I get a bit crazy just being at home most days but this time I have been focusing more on getting good use out of my time, exercising, organizing and I also have a part-time job in a store where I work about once a week when I am home, so I am trying to stay "sane". But still I am dreaming about where I will go next and what my next "adventure" is going to be like.

Do you have anything you are looking forward to at the moment? Or do you just enjoy life as it is right now?

Eating habits

I have been pretty good at being healthy lately. Too much sugar, dairy, coffee and cakes (almost everyday) had really started to effect my mood and overall feelings, so this week I have tried to cut out almost all of it. Instead I try to eat more fish and lean meet like chicken, dark greens, seeds, nuts and vegetables. At first I was very concerned about getting enough food, as I am not at all trying to lose weight but you just have to eat more than you would usually do of this stuff and believe me you get full! For instants, yesterday I drank a smoothie with banana, berries, rice milk, apple, spinach and a handful of sesame seeds (good source of calcium when you cut down on dairy) and hemp seeds, my usual cup of green tea and a piece of knækbrød (sorry I have no ides what that is in english, it is some kind of bread/cracker) with salmon, for breakfast, a small smoothie and an apple as a snack a couple of hours later, vegetables (like a lot) with humus and dark green leafs, for lunch, a little raw food cookie with coconut for dessert, a soy latte iced, and for dinner pita bread with tuna, spinach, onion and carrots, and some dates and nuts for dessert. I have tried to cut out bread, especially white, sugar (succeeded on that one except for what is naturally in the fruit smoothies. Oh and there is sugar in pita bread, I didn't even know that, even though they were wholegrain!), and dairy, as I have a feeling I might be allergic. I almost always have a running nose and am a little red around it, so trying to see is this will help.

For lunch today I made a salad of spinach, green beans, salmon and a dressing of lemon, salt, pepper and garlic. It was so easy and delicious and I felt full for a long time.

I can really feel a big difference in how much energy I have and I don't feel bloated or moody through the day. I really want to make an effort and a habit of eating healthy. I will never be hardcore, and I don't want to. I love a glass of wine, cake, bread and cheese but as long as my main diet is healthy that shouldn't be a problem. And I am not one of those people that think eating a plate of spinach is a punishment I would take that any day over a cheese burger!

A.P.C. FTW!

I have blogged about this one before but this time is is mine. I ordered it on thursday and monday morning it arrived. It is incredible soft and perfectly fitted. A really great purchase, that I know I will use a lot all year round.

Turtleneck sweater from A.P.C.

Damn the principels

Oh well, what did I get myself into. Sorry, but this camera takes too good pictures not to share. And it has a ton of different settings and stuff so you can edit the pictures on the camera (probably something that every modern cameras can do, but I have never had a great digital one in my hands). So yesterday the weather was amazing and apparently the 1st of May has become like a holiday in Denmark but one of those great ones where the shops are still open. I love those days where you are outside all day long, just walking around and laying in the parks. Yesterday was like that.

Olympus Pen

My boyfriend got a new camera. An Olympus Pen, so cool! Just as I proclaim that I will never be an "outfit poster" he gets a brilliant camera, haha:) But I am a capricorn so I stick to my principles.