Maison Martin Margiela!

At least 8 months ago Martin Margiela became my most loved designer! I always loved his designs, but when I started to learn more about the Maisons philosophy I got really hooked. The exhibition in the MoMu in Antwerp made my love even bigger and at that point I started to dream about owning all the things he had designed (I know I'm a dreamer, but a real ambitious one). The boots that I bought last week had been on my wishlist for 4 months, but the pricetag was just too high for my studentbudget. I had all my hopes set on the sales period. 

Last week the store finally had the 60% sign on the windows. I went into the store a little bit scared, because my shoesize is a 38 and that's hard to find during sales (at least with very pretty shoes). When the salesperson brought me the shoes, I could just start jumping up and down, that's how happy I was. They're perfect, they're so easy to walk and just feel wonderfull! The leather is so extremely soft and I love how it's draped!

I read that these are the official boots for this season, but I'm not sure about that. Not that this matters, because I LOVE THEM!

The first picture is my shoebox. It didn't turn out that great, because it's written in really light grey, but you get the idea. The other pictures are from the Joan Shepp site, because these pictures are just way better then the ones I made. 

I'm sure these boots will be in a lot of outfitshots!

Exams Are Almost Over!

Last week I had 2 exams and they went really really good, so things couldn't be any better at the moment. I have one exam to do, next friday, but I don't need to study for that one. I have to do my presentation from The Louvre again, but that's just a formality.

Tomorrow I'm going to Antwerp, I'm going to the Maison Martin Margiela exhibition for the second time (it's really that good). Of course I hope to find some wonderfull pieces in this last sales week. Not that I have much money, because I bought the most wonderfull Maison Martin Margiela boots on sale (still a little bit expensive for my studentbudget, but they're worth it). I'll post about them tomorrow!

Last week I took another trip to the bodyshop, it's a really nice way to relax during the examination period. I bougth some really great things: White Musk Hand Cream, Cassis Rose Body Lotion, Cassis Rose Perfume and a Nail Polishing Block. Everything was on sale, except the Nail Block. Sorry for the bad quality picture, couldn't help it.

Thrifting Treasures!

During the christmas holiday I visited a lot of thriftstores and a fleamarket aswell. I was really happy to have some time for those treasure hunts again. Of course I found some great pieces, real treasures!

The first treasure is the most beautifull beautycase I've ever seen. I found it at a local fleamarket. It's in perfect condition and it was a real bargain. It's really big aswell, which is nice because I have lots of stuff I can use it for.

Mirror, mirror on the wall ... Don't you guys just love this mirror? I'm totally in love with it, as you guys know by now I'm a huge fan of anything baroque and frilly. This one was another bargain, only 6 euros at a thriftstore. I did had to walk around all day with this mirror in my hands while shopping, but I had done that before with a table.

Ok, this plate isn't a huge treasure, but I just love the flowers. It's big enough to get proper use out of it and it only costed 2 cents. I mean, why not give it away for free?! 

Gosh, I can't wait untill exams are over and I can go on a hunt again. Today I had exam number 2 and it wasn't that good. I was still very tired from my last exam. The good news is that I have a chance at improving my grades next semester. I never was a big literature fan...

My next exam is friday, again so little time for so much things to learn...

Maastricht

A few days after Christmas we went on a family shopping trip to Maastricht, we that is my mom and dad, my sister and my boyfriend and me. Sales already started there and mom and dad bought us lots of stuff that day.

This cute golden sequined bolero is from SPS. I had never heard of this store before, eventhough I go on several shoppingtrips in the Netherlands every year. I was looking for the perfect sequined bolero for a while and now I fell in love the instant I saw this one hanging in the window.

This perfume is from l'Occitane en Provence, a brand that I really love. The sentence is Rose & Reine and I can tell you guys that this is one of the best perfumes ever! The bottle is very cute aswell. You guys should really try this one out if you have the chance.

With this very cold weather I could use a new hat. I already have lots of hats, but one more wouldn't hurt. The color is really nice and it's really warm. It's from H&M.

My mom and dad also bought me a really cute dark blue dress from H&M, but the pictures didn't turn out good. You couldn't see the nice details, so I guess it will be shown in a future outfitshot.

There is no trip to the Netherlands for me without buying at least one pair of shoes. They have so many great shoestores there. One of my favourite stores is Invito, where I bought these gorgeous golden shoes. They where only 20 euros, so I really couldn't leave them behind.

On another note: exams started today! There might be lots of mistakes in this post, because I got up really early to revise everything. And this was the most stressfull examination day of my life. The people from school gave me the number of the wrong auditorium and I barely made it on time for my exam. STRESS!!!

I'll be very busy the next 2 weeks, but I'll post regulary. Other times I always say that I'm not posting at all, but blogging is a great way to take a little studybreak. And I have lots of stuff that I still need to post.

Photo Tag

The lovely Léonie from Madame Mode tagged me. I had to pic the 4th folder on my computer and I had to post the 4th picture in that folder. I think this is a nice tag and I'm showing you guys this photo. It's a picture taken in Paris somewhere in the 1920's, that I found on the Sugarpluminvitations blog. I'm a huge fan of photograhy and I really like old Paris pictures. I'm sorry this isn't a personal picture, but my computer crashed a while ago and I'm still restoring the damage. The only maps I have on my computer right now is the one with blog pictures and one with nice vintage photographs I find surfing the web.

I have to tag 4 other people and I choose: Sue, The Seeker, Sam and Becky Lou.

I own lots of books with old pictures. One of my favourites is 'Paris Mon Amour' from Taschen. I can spend hours watching those photos and I dream away every single time. In that book I found the perfect picture for my header, which was still white. The picture is called 'Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville' and it's taken in 1950 by Robert Doisneau. I'm totally in love with this photograph!

What do you guys think?

A Blurry Little Bit Of Snow

Today it snowed a little and I just love snow (at least when I can stay inside). So I decided to go outside for an outfit shot. It was already dark so the picture is a bit blurry, but I liked how it turned out.

Beret: H&M (London)
Scarf: Vintage
Jacket: H&M
Dress: H&M
Tights: H&M (new ones with a lovely pattern)
Shoes: Zara

New Year

First of all I would like to wish all you readers a wonderfull 2009 with everything your heart desires!

We had a wonderfull evening yesterday. First we had dinner with some friends and afterwards we went to a party in our town.
I know it has been a while since I posted some outfit shots, so that's why I'm posting 2 outfits today.

New Years Eve
The dress looks like a ballerina dress, too bad you can't see the details in the pictures.

Dress: H&M (new)

Tights: H&M
Shoes: H&M

New Years Day
I don't look happy, but believe me I am!

Jacket: New Look
T-shirt: H&M
Skirt: Essentiel
Tights: H&M
Shoes: Zara (detailshot below)

Le Louvre

I know I haven't kept my promise about updating this blog more often, but I'm glad to be back. The last few weeks I didn't think about anything else than school. I had to get everything ready because now I'm studying for my exams which start in about 2 weeks. I still have lots of things that I want to post, so you can expect much more posts from now on.

A week ago I went to Paris, I had a presentation in the Louvre that counts as an exam. Everything went really good, so I don't think I need to worry about it. Too bad I didn't had any time left to see some more of Paris, so that's why I only have one picture to show.You guys know by now how much I love the city of Paris and how I can't wait to move there. My boyfriend knows this aswell, so he gave me the most perfect Christmas present ever: a 4 day citytrip to Paris in february. I can't wait untill exams are over and I can visit the best city in the world again.

I wish everybody a very happy new year with everything your heart desires and a great party tonight! See you guys next year!

Beauty Shopping

I'm not only a shoe-addict, I'm also addicted to buying beautyproducts. Of course I have some new products to show to you guys right now.

I went to The Body Shop with my sister a few weeks ago and of course I couldn't resist buying some nice smelling products. I bought myself the Moringa body scrub and body butter and these products are so lovely. I also bought the Japanese Cherry Blossom body butter. I'm so glad they have this smell in stores again. I bought some of these products last spring and I love them so much, that's why I really didn't like the idea that it was a limited edition... Well, not anymore! (Sorry for the awfull picture)

I'm not a big fan of eyeshadow, but from time to time I use some. I was excited to find out that Bourjois had launched a limited vintage collection of their eyeshadows. The colors are the same, but the packaging is so beautifull. I really had to control myself, because I wanted them all.

Hasselt Part 2

The Celine scarf from my last post wasn't the only thing I bought in Hasselt, although there weren't that much great things in stores then.

I did find this lovely bolero at New Look. It's really warm and the texture is great. The color is a bit more pink than it shows in this photo. I was lucky with the price aswell, because they charged me the English pound price in euros, so it was 10 euros cheaper than normal.

Finally I found some nice teacups in the thriftshop, for 1 euro or something. I was searching cups like these for some time now, but I wasn't able to find some untill now.

I know this is a short post, but I'm trying to post more often from now on. I'm still drowning in all my schoolwork, so I'm really happy if I find the time to make a short post. Please bare with me!

Fake or Real?

Last monday the boyfriend and I had a nice shoppingday, because of the snow I wasn't able to go to school (not that I had any problem with that). We went to Hasselt and one of my favourite stops there is 'De Kringwinkel', it's a thriftstore where I always find great stuff.

As you guys might know by now I have a little scarf-addiction! So of course I was checking out the scarfs and this one caught my eye. The design is so pretty, even a bit kitsch. But than I realised it might be a real Celine scarf.

Now, I'm really terrible at spotting a fake designer scarf, so I'm calling to you guys for help. Online I found lists of how to spot fake Hermès scarfs, but no lists of spotting a fake Celine scarf.

Judging from the Hermès lists I read that the Hems should be hand-rolled and sewn in the exact same color as the hems and that's how it's done with my scarf. The detailed picture has a design that I found on the Celine website, but that's an easy one to copy. 

So I would really appreciate your help!

If it turns out to be fake, I really wouldn't mind because I still love the design and I only paid 50 cents for it.

I Love Snow

This sunday we finally had a real winterday. I'm really not a big fan of cold days, but a nice white snowy day from time to time is lovely! In the afternoon we stayed inside, watching the white carpet getter thicker by the minute. In the evening my boyfriend and I went for a nice walk. When we got home we enjoyed a nice cup of hot chocolat milk. 

Of course I took some pictures, it's not that there is so much snow here in Belgium. We also wanted to make a snowman, but our hands were too cold.

I Feel Like A New DIY-Project

I'm sorry AGAIN for being so absent, I really am! Things have just been so hectic... I got sick at the beginning of last week and I had lots of things to do for school. So I really didn't have the time to blog or take outfitshots. I really hate it when that happens, but I'm afraid this won't be the last time this happens this schoolyear. I promise I'll do my best!

I'm hoping to find some time to go to Antwerp one of these weeks, because I still need to go see the Maison Martin Margiela exhibition! 

And I plan on doing some serious shopping that day! One of the things I need is a loose white t-shirt, so I can make one like in this picture. These t-shirts are from Lonely Hearts, I found them on the Coloured Bleu Blog. I really plan on making that white one!

Awards

The lovely Seeker from Searching the Inner Me complimented me with these 2 awards. Thank you so much my dear!

I'm not posting the rules, but I'm just going to pass these awards to 7 blogs that I really love!

The Stiletto Effect

The Sueper Blog

La Fille Back Sur Le Web

Daily Fashion Boost

Searching The Inner Me

La Bruja Del Cuento

The Clothes Horse

Memories

Sorry that I'm not that much around these days, but I promise that everything will be better next week. I'm so busy that I really don't feel like dressing up and so I'm posting two of my favourite photograps I made over the last year.

The first one I took when my boyfriend and I were in Paris last year. We had a wonderfull time and looking at this picture makes me want to go back. I really love that city so much! I really like how the picture turned out after the changes I made in Photoshop.

This picture was already on this blog, in the normal version. I think it looks more dramatic in the black and white version. I love this photograph!