my birthday (25th august)

I spent my birthday in Stockholm with my boyfriend. The day began with birthday cake and gifts: he got me the Northern Women in Chanel coffee-table book and the gold necklace with the black stone I am wearing from Sophie by Sophie. We then moved on to lunch at a restaurant called Sturehof where we enjoyed escargots and moules marinieres. After that we went shopping but quickly got interrupted as the movers arrived early and we had to rush home to send all of our stuff away with them. We finished off at a restaurant called Le Rouge and unfortunately I didn't catch that amazing experience on camera. So that was my birthday in a nutshell, I figured I would update you guys better late than never ;-)

Shopping before I left

Pearl collar, green scuba dress, pink-beige shirt, 

orange fuzzy sweater and white sweater

Orange-red lipstick "Dare" and nude lipstick "Dust"

Rusty and white tops with bare back

Before I left Sweden I went on one or two shopping strolls to fill up my closet with stuff from H&M (cheaper in Sweden) and Make Up Store (swedish makeup brand). A bit weird, maybe, since I moved to one of the shopping capitals in the world but I like the shopping in Stockholm so I didn't really think about it that way. This isn't all I bought (believe it or not) but some of it. All of this has already been used though so I consider it good buys.

Kingston Upon Thames

Me outside our house

A cute tapas restaurant just down the road 

The beginning of the main road in Kingston Upon Thames

I managed to knock over all the phonebooths ;-)

I'm wearing orange fuzzy sweater and leather shorts from H&M

Memorial square, Accessorize, beautiful building and church

Café square and beautiful building with next and starbucks coffee in it...

We stopped for an iced tea...

... which was delicious.

More alice in wonderland-looking details

My boyfriend and I

This is what my day looked like. We walked into central Kingston and strolled around, bought a few things, ran errands and stopped for a coffee (or ice tea in my case). It's still quite warm here in London so I can work bare legs with a warm sweater. Maybe not the prettiest or most tanned legs in the world but ah well. Can you believe what the buildings look like in this little town? They are so cute! And the stores are actually inside them! I love it.

FINALLY

Finally I have some kind of internet. Our actual wi-fi is going to take another two weeks but this works for now. As you may have guessed I am now in London and things are slowly starting to fall into place. Phone, internet, TV, furniture and school. It's been a hectic week and because it took this long to get internet I haven't been able to update, but expect loads of updates to come up soon. 


'Til then you can settle for this picture which was taken at a restaurant a few days before we left Stockholm. I am wearing a new shirt I kind of love, but I will take better pictures of it next time I wear it. Today we are just going out to buy some stuff for the house and run a few errands, I will try and catch as much as possible on camera to share with you guys. Cheers for now...

New in

Fuzzy plum-coloured sweater from Acne is the latest news in my closet...

before and after

So here you are, my before and after hair. I wanted my fringe back now that autumn is creeping up, I tend to go back to the fringe this time of the year. Just as I tend to go back to not having a fringe for spring and summer. I don't know which one I actually like better, but I like that I am not one of those people that are afraid to experiment with their hair. Today I went for lunch and a walk but other than that I am at home packing and preparing for the move. Tonight I am going out for dinner though, should be nice.

warrior jewelry

I haven't shared this new piece of jewelry I bought probably as far back as July. So here it is, it is a bracelet and a ring in one. I quite like the thought of it, although I haven't really figured out how to match it yet. But I think it needs to be paired with a simple, feminine outfit... Now I am off to get a haircut, before and after photo booth shots will come up later!

speaking of...

Speaking of me updating my autumn wardrobe - here are two sweaters I tried on but chose not to purchase. With regret. The silver one is completely out of my reach forever, but I still have hope for the fuzzy pink one from H&M. Will go hunting tomorrow. I'm sorry about the quality of the pictures, as I mentioned earlier my iPhone is acting camera whilst all the cables are lost with the movers...

on my mind

Navy coat from Filippa K, long navy skirt from Acne, striped skirt from Acne and cashmere camel-coloured pullover from Filippa K

Fuzzy sweaters from Acne and Whyred (courtesy of Columbine)

1. Acne Shank boots

2. Filippa K Mohair cotton pullover

3. Topshop Anika hairy boots

4. Whyred Flora sweater

5. Acne Himalaya burgundy bag

6. Topshop fluffy stitch top

7. Topshop Kingston black contrast Eva sole brogues

8. Acne Caesar boots

9. Topshop activate platform hairy boots

10. Rodebjer Halley M clutch

Well here you have what is on my mind at the moment. Spending a slow, sunny, summer-going-into-autumn Sunday at home and checking out some clothes and accessories for the new season. Although I have diligently been updating my autumn wardrobe there are a few things left on my wish list that aren't mine yet. Most of the things are not in my possession because my wallet has prevented it from happening, but some just haven't found their way yet. 


For example the Whyred Flora sweater - completely out of stock in all of Sweden, and they will not be getting a refill. 


As for the two pairs of hairy boots from Topshop, I am debating in which pair to buy. I tend to like chunkier heels but at the same time I feel like the ones with the thin heel are nicer overall. 


Now the burgundy Himalaya bag from Acne - how amazing? I feel like burgundy is definitely THE colour this autumn, and I have been looking at Mulberrys range of burgundy bags but this one from Acne is truly amazing. Maybe it can be my christmas gift to myself? I could buy it on sale... 


On another note - don't you just love the Topshop brogues, feel like they are a bit Prada s/s 2011 inspired... Don't know if they really go with my style otherwise, but I am strangely drawn to them...


So yeah, that is what is on my mind this sunday... Last sunday in sweden for a while by the way - less than a week left 'til London!! Woohoo woohoo

Blur

Here is a blurry picture of something I wore a while ago when being out with my boyfriend. I chose my orange COS shirt with silver Thomas Sabo necklace and silver cK watch. Added neutral grey trousers, black leather COS bag, black Acne shoes and a hat. I like color on color but sometimes I also like to dress down a bright color with neutrals so I get that pop-effect. 

The blur is because it was taken a rainy day with my iPhone. I can also warn you that for the coming week most posts will be with pictures taken with my iPhone as I can't connect my camera to my macbook a.t.m. (cables and memory card readers were sent with the movers). But in a weeks time (more or less) I shall find myself in London (FINALLY) and outfits will be taken with my Nikon camera again!

Northern Women in Chanel

A few weeks ago I remember telling you that I went to see the "Northern Women in Chanel" exhibition. However, I forgot to blog about it (as I have about so many events lately) so here comes a long overdue post about the exhibition. It was amazing, the photographs were so cool and I could have stood there and stared at them forever. After the exhibition we did a quick walk in the gift shop where I dreamed about owning the huge book with the same exhibition. The book is even more amazing than the exhibition and I love the fact that there are only 2112 copies in the entire world. I really wanted to buy it but my wallet said no so I walked home empty handed. But lucky me ended up with a copy anyway, save that story for another post.


I wore simplicity itself and added my new watch and a couple of coloured bracelets. It was a pink sky night and the museum is located right by the water overlooking Gröna Lund (theme park).


Sorry about the lack of post, it is not because of lack of material. I got lots of outfits to share with you and a lot of news in my wardrobe as well that wants a post so stay tuned. Now I am off to meet my wonderful friend Elin <3

the day before my birthday (24th august)

The outfit to the previous detail post got slightly delayed due to a birthday, the movers coming and packing all our stuff up for London and other happenings in between. But here is the whole outfit. I matched really casual shorts with a silk-immitation shirt and a stiff gold necklace around my neck. As I wrote earlier I wanted to break the whole thing off with coloured socks and the only colour I had were these minty ones. I quite like it though. I did invest in some others on my little shopping spree, a pair of mustardy yellow and a pair of rust orange ones are my new favourites...

todays details

Today I went for quite a preppy look but I wanted to break it off with some unexpected color. The only socks I had with a funky color were this minty green ones so today I will have to go and invest in some other colors. I know H&M has a rusty pair and a mustardy yellow set of socks as well. Hopefully they aren't all finished though. Outfit post will come up later today I hope. Xoxo

inspo

Stuck in a bit of a rut clothe-wise since I am spending most of my time at home packing and preparing for the move to London. Although I do have quite a few new things in my closet - they just haven't gotten to come out and play yet... But here is some inspiration meanwhile. I would kill for the boots in the last picture, BCBG Max Azria if I remember correctly... Maybe something I should look into on ebay? The middle picture is a clutch by Rodebjer that is from the a/w 2011 collection (which btw I love...) and costs 1599 SEK... Might actually be one of my a/w investments. Really want to do more colour this season... Top picture is taken from a blog I read once in a while called 365 Days... Just hate myself for missing that hat from Topshop... It is absolutely amazing... Maybe ebay as well?

the watch

So here is my first ever classical watch. I bought it maybe two weeks ago and I am so happy to finally have a casual everyday watch. I used to have a small gold one that looked more like a bracelet, but I lost it, and I have another watch but it's a bit more evening-wear with bling etc. But back to this watch: simple silver from Calvin Klein, I match it with thin bracelets in colour. So now you know what you can expect in future outfit posts!!