Last night was an evening filled with events. I started off by attending Emilie's 1st Blogger Class at House 17 in Luxembourg City, which was really interesting and for me really useful as I am not a tech master. Emilie from My Little Fashion Diary, happens to be a professional fashion blogger. She started off by introducing her own blog and then explained the best way to market your blog, yourself, how to get people to know you, and so on…
After an hour of theory and taking notes, we all had the opportunity to speak to Emilie and to exchange ideas/opinions/information with other participants who are mostly Bloggers from our Blogger_lu community. Of course, this was the perfect occasion to catch up and gossip a little. Whilst enjoying the chit-chat and the drinks, I also took a photo with the host of this fun class!
Each and everyone got spoiled with a lovely goodie bag at the end of the evening. It contained delicious macaroons from Ladurée, a little perfume bottle from the Parfumerie Paris 8, a 10% discount voucher at my favourite store Smets and many more. I'm looking forward to the next class!
Well as you all know, once you've left one event it's time to rush to the next.
The destination was Courrèges, where the event "Janette porte Courrèges" was held. Courrèges is a french brand with designer clothes and Janette is the new free magazine that was launched in september in Luxemburg. I must say I adore their magazine, it keeps you up to date about everything that's going on and its format fits perfectly into your handbag.
At Courrèges, we discovered their new fragrance "Courrèges In Blue", as well as their other scents. Everything was presented nicely, and we got to enjoy sweet nibbles, Champagne, Orange juice, candy .. something for every tastebud! I was also glad to find other bloggers from our community at that second event, as well as a photographer, a make up artist and another blogger/journalist.
Now, I had to take a picture with one of the Courrèges girls, as I thought that her look is just so representative of what this brand's style is about. I wanted to show you what their garments can look like! And I must say this girl really pulled off the white boots look! ;)
Let's not forget the adorable goodie bag that was given... perfume, nail polish and more. It was so sweet !
To sum it all up, I absolutely enjoyed myself at both events and meeting new people.
I did go through the "what should I wear" dilemma, and ended up wearing my brand new sweater from Kenzo X Smets, pairing it up with a skater skirt and overknee boots!
Skirt : Bershka (similar here)
Bag : Gucci (similar here)
In the previous post, I talked about the nude colour, today I shall celebrate the existence of burgundy. Burgundy is actually one of the main/leading colours for this year's fall. It can be combined with black, beige, nude, grey and be so classy. I suggest you get your hands on at least one burgundy item for this fall as I can assure you that you'll wear it more than you think, especially once you experience combining it into different looks and styles. In this look, I decided to combine my new Zara shirt with a simple black skater skirt from Bershka. To give it a more of an evening look, I opted for a pair of pointed black heels, but for a daytime look just switch the heels for a pair of ballet flats and you're ready to go. Actually, Zara already did a whole look, there is a matching skirt to the shirt I am wearing - the combination of the two is really nice! So if you can, I recommend you get your hands on it before it's sold out !
I shot this outfit yet again with Denisa, and I have to say that I am really glad with the results. She did a great job! I think the colours in the photographs are just perfect and they convey this fall atmosphere.
For future sneak peek's of outfit shoots, follow me on instagram @arifashionthread !
1) Kenzo bracelet 2) Valentino top 3) Burberry trench coat 4) Valentino heels 5) Swarovski ring 6) Chloe bag 7) Msgm skirt
Fall has now definitely knocked on our door… perfect timing for a "Fall-spiration" (aka. fall inspiration).
Lately, I spent quite some time on Polyvore and I tried to understand how their website works. I experimented the creation of my own set which was actually a lot of fun. I recommend their website for some inspiration on daily fashion and interior decorating. The best thing about the website, it that if you find an item you like, you just have to select it and it will inform you on where to order online.
Anyways, with Fall here and with the discovery of this amazing website, I decided to create a set with a Fall inspiration. I hope you like the items that I chose, some of them are actually on my wish list.
I wanted them to all match a certain colour scheme. I went for the Burberry rain coat, as this is just a must-have in a woman's closet. Perfect for those rainy days! The metallic skirt is practically "a 2 in 1" since it's shiny like an accessories and super stylish. Ladies this item should definitely land in our closets this Fall! For the rest, a little gold jewellery and a nude handbag from Chloe which is always good to have and "passe-partout". And last but not least : Valentino Ruckstud heels - ONE word : Perfection!!! And they are just an "all occasion" item. Why this nude/beige colour ? Well, I think this colour is always perfect for fall as it mixes up well with dark colours. One colour I can see matching perfectly with this beige scheme is burgundy which is the leading colour this Fall. (more about the burgundy colour on the next post)
Hope this will inspire you ;) have a good week! xxx
Glitter glitter glitter, don't we just love that !
After the glitter slip-ons that were such a trend a few months ago, it is now time to opt the paillettes kimono. There are so many paillettes on it that I had to make sure the picture captured the glittering/sparkling effect. I decided therefore to shoot the pictures around the lake behind my house whilst the sun was still out and bright. I had been looking everywhere for a nice kimono, when I finally found one in St. Tropez during my summer vacation. There was this lovely little shop on the harbour with plenty of adorable things, although most of their clothing had an ethnical style. I just love the glitter on this garment, it reminds me of a disco ball - I personally think that you can wear it when going out or just for a casual stroll through the city. Also, I do wish to apologize for my delayed blog post but I caught the flue during the weekend and ended up being stuck to my bed for 3 days, no fun whatsoever! I guess that's when you know that the weather is changing and that fall is knocking on our door. Speaking of fall…in a couple of days, I shall be doing in a post with my absolute fall favourites.
Thank you to my dear friend Denisa Galaskova for shooting the pictures.
As soon as I arrived in Rotterdam and settled in my new room, I went for a little city tour with my parents. On our way to the city center, I found this lovely house door in one of the nearby streets, where I decided to shoot my outfit. Yes, I'm wearing a feather gilet and it's not fall yet - I know, but I just got it a couple of days ago and I was too impatient to wear it. I just love the 3 colour mix and of course its texture is just heavenly soft. The gilet being the main piece, I decided to keep the rest simple and combine it with a pair of black jeans and black flats.
I'm planning on doing a little Rotterdam city guide as soon as I get more familiar with its surroundings, so stay tuned for that! If you have any suggestions or wishes on what you'd like me to write about in that post, please leave a comment and I'll make sure to do my very best to give you a complete city guide.
Sweater : Zara (similar here)
Today I attended a fashion show that took place at De Bijenkorf Rotterdam, a big shopping mall. Although it was just a 15 minutes show, I really enjoyed it. My favourite pieces were the pink Acne sweater and the hat with the "pom-poms" on the sides. In case you missed today's show, it will be on tomorrow starting 3pm.
