Coachella Festival Although I was in bed this weekend because of the flu, I had a great weekend. How can that be possible?? Well, my instagram & snapchat accounts entertained me on a fulltime basis with the most exhilarating looks of people who went dancing at Coachella Festival. This is an annual event in the Coachella Valley with a six-days program filled with music & art. The first weekend has...
Grab your bag and go skiing in Italy! Although Easter has been a while ago, I still owe you this "postcard- story" from our little getaway in the Italian Alps. It all started when my boyfriend got this great idea! He suggested to go skiing during the Easter holidays. And although it was already spring time he assured me that there would be excellent snow cover in Breuil Cervinia, a small...
Sit down & relax! Now that you arrived in a true backpack heaven you should enjoy it to the max! The world of backpacks is enormous and only a few of these rucksacks have made it to heaven. These bags come in all kinds of versions in terms of styles, brands, sizes, colors, prize ranges, forms, materials, etc. The most classic form of the backpack is still very popular. Its characteristics are...
Since the backpack has come into the world it has been hard to conceive a time before this popular bag. Backpacks are practical, functional, easy to carry and you can simply fill it up. As you carry this bag with two straps on your back I would say that it is the kindest bag to your body if you have to carry heavy loads. For these reasons this bag has...
When I was a lawyer I always dressed formal and elegant. But now that I have changed my career-path, I tend to dress more casual. However sometimes I long to dress like the older days: high heels, high waisted skirt, a white blouse and - of course - a statement bag! This bag stole my heart as from the moment I set eyes on him. It has all the features of the perfect...
Vintage items are very popular nowadays. It sounds exclusive, chic and unique. It is an item that is hard to get, made of good quality and already has a long history (like my grandmother's bag, see previous post). The best example of a famous vintage piece of clothing is the black and white Valentino dress that Julia Roberts wore when she won the Academy Award in 2001 for her...
This week will be all about vintage on this blog. With proud I must admit that my grandma is a true fashionista. She is gracious, unique, innovative, elegant she is always wearing heels. Not only is she a very big example, this lady is also my biggest inspiration. As long as I can remember I go shopping in three generations: my grandma, my mother, my twin-sister and me. Even today, now that it...
I love playing with accessories, especially when they are fashionable and functional. Today I show you my newest friend, my leather blue bum bag by & Other Stories! Or you may name it a fanny pack (US), waist wallet (Canada), hip pack (UK), moon bag (South Africa) or a heuptas (NL). Now that these names have been enumerated, you probably understand what I am talking about. This bag is...
The man bag is up to speed in fashion world and totally included in the current scenery of the streets. The person how argues that a bag is only for the overly fashionable man has been living on another planet for the last couple of years. Yes, men started playing with fashion and are completing their outfits with this accessory. Men have always been a bit more practical by nature....
We just closed Fashion Month, the month where famous fashion designers show their new collections in the four big fashion capitals of the world: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Fashion Week was originally set up by Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne, the organisation that monitored French fashion and trends in the 19th century. This institution decided to set fixed times for buyers to come and look...
