Illustrated Shoot - Cartoon Coat

My Mum thinks I look like a cartoon in this coat. Well, you don’t have to take her word for it. :)

I was just about to type: „I love this coat”, when I realised how many times I practically sing lovesongs to my clothes on this blog. This is one of the effects of blogging that I’ve never dreamt of – I have a much more personal connection to my clothes. One of the reasons for this might be the fact that many of you know me through the choices I make in terms of clothing, so I’m much more conscious how they’re a part of my personality.

I’ve always loved finding nice clothes and accessories and trying out different outfits in the morning. Most of the time I work from home, but even if I don’t meet a soul the whole day, I always dress up for myself. Some of my friends find it strange that I never wear tracksuit bottoms and torn t-shirts when I’m just at home… I wouldn’t feel myself if I did that. (Besides, I don’t even own any tracksuit bottoms.) (Oh, OK, I have one pair.) (But I don't wear it.) (Enough brackets!)

I feel lucky I can wear clothes that make me happy about myself, I don’t know how I’d feel wearing work appropriate black and white all week long! Instead, I can wear things like this coat, which fits the cartoon-character part of my personality just perfect.

Wearing: Second hand coat and dress, Promod hat, C&A cowl, 

Calzedonia tights, Chinese shoes.

Cats and Owls

Hello yellow!

My lovely friend Martina thought of me when she saw this t-shirt as I draw similar cats to this yawning one, and she got it for me. I haven't been this happy with a gifted piece of clothing since I was a child. :) 

I also love this shirt which I bought second hand for about 3 dollars. It's Miu Miu. :)

Wearing: T-shirt: gift from lovely Martina, Shirt: second hand Miu Miu, 

Jeans: Takko, Bag: Zara, Boots: Chinese shop, Ring: Promod, Earrings: customized by me.

Figure 1: Nyafi (our cat) briefly cooperating with me to keep the photoshoot topical.

Figure 2: Nyafi seemingly admiring the cat on my t-shirt, but in fact she is seconds away 

from ferociously attacking my leg. Possessed, I tell you.

And if that wasn't scary enough for Halloween, here are some close-ups of the sculptures 

that you can see behind me. They are an installation by Anna Erdő(s), made from Raku ceramics, 

and they're called The Forest of Owls... Enjoy! 

And have a spooky Halloween! :)

Illustrated Shoot - Fuel

... for the imagination.

Wearing: Second hand dress, C&A cowl-shawl, Calzedonia tights, Doc Martens.

Illustrated Shoot - Autumn Light

Hey, I'm back! It's been a long time away from blogs - but here I am again!
There are a few new things around, one of them is my new pair of glasses...

But I guess the new layout is a bit more prominent. :)

You might ask what I have been up to in this past month or so. Well, among other things, I've been thinking a lot about the place of the blog in my life, and I decided that I'd rather enjoy the time I spend on blogging instead of trying to post more frequently. From now on, I'll post less often, but I hope the posts will be more enjoyable for you as well! I'm planning much more Illustrated Shoots, for example. :)

After all, I still have no wish to become famous and I'm not interested in collecting freebies from sponsors either. I'd just like to be proud of whatever I create, and I hope there will be some readers who enjoy my creations too.

Thank you for bearing with me and returning to read my little blog! See you soon!

Wearing: Glasses: San Marco, Jacket: second hand, Shoes: from England, 

Scarf: Chinese shop, Hat: Promod, Bag: Laoni.

The Age of Magenta

This handed down flowy blouse is a big question mark for me. I love strange garments so its odd cut and sheerness wouldn’t be a problem. The problem is the „feedback” I got on it – namely that people think I’m older than my actual age when I wear this.

Everyone says we shouldn’t be concerned about the opinion of others. „Be yourself”, I've heard this so many times it sounds phony. Because the same people would then ask you to be yourself but… Look your best! Always! Look as young as you feel! You deserve it!

Uhm, what exactly is it that we deserve? Being constantly worried whether we’re perfect enough? Whether we bring out the best in our looks all the time?

I don’t think any woman deserves this. I have the right not to be beautiful, not to dress pretty, not to look my best. It’s tiring to bring the best out of ourselves in every little detail, and being tired is not fun.

There are so many things I could strive for apart from looking this way or that. I would like to be a kinder person, a more patient person, a more generous person, I’d like to lose much of my selfishness, I’d like to smile more and be less defensive.

So next time people say I look 30 in this blouse and instead of feeling the whole world come tumbling down around me and seeing myself like a wicked harridan in my mind’s eye, I’ll try my best and be patient and generous and smile.

And I’ll tell them I’m actually 20.

:)

Wearing: blouse: handed down, jeans: Takko, shoes: Vagabond, hat: small shop at the local market

Unusual Secretary

Guess what, I’m the new secretary at Hogwarts!

I wish! :)

Wearing: skirt, t-shirt: second hand, shoes: Vagabond, 

scarf (in my hair): H&M, Belt: Reserved.