THE dress that wasn't

I discovered this dress in Massimo Dutti's online shop and went straight to the store in Oslo to try it on. I thought it would be THE dress for my brother's wedding, but it wasn't so the hunt is still on! However, I might actually go and try it on one more time as it looks so beautiful in these pics...

(999 NOK here)

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While trying on this dress I found an amazing leather jacket from the same brand. I'm in love!! Not so much in love with it's price tag though...

(3299 NOK here)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

(Credit//pic and dress by Jessica Levitt)

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER // BATIK RESULT

So here's the result of my dip-dye-turning-into-batik project... (sorry for the bad quality on these iphone pics..). To my surprise, the old pair of jeans I had decided to destroy use were boyfriend fit (very big boyfriend fit). Soooo.. what to do?

Well, saggy batik shorts are (in my opinion) less // crazy // hippie // ugly // strange // disturbing than saggy batik trousers, so this was my solution:

I cut the legs off by the knee (ish):

...before I rolled the fabric up to make them shorter and more fitted... and taaddaaa:

// Saggy Sexy Boyfriend Fit Batik Shorts By Silky Milkyway //

FROM A DIP DYE FAIL TO DIY BATIK

As my dip dye project failed (I tried to dye a dark blue silky shirt - no effect!), I've instead decided to follow Pollani's guide to DIY batik jeans, and make pink batik jeans in the style of Isabel Marant. Here's how it looks now:

Ingredients: Old red jeans, rubber bands, bucket,  half bottle of chlorine mixed with water.  

                                                                                    - To be continued -

SUNNY DAY INSPO

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// THE Sartorialist

The weather in Oslo these days is simply amazing. It's mid March and we look up at a blue sunny sky, it's +15 degrees (ok, it's 9 now, but it was +15  at some point yesterday!!), and all the snow is gone. I want to match this with tan skin, wavy hair and beautiful pastel coloured outfits.

A PART-TIMER'S SOLUTION TO DIP DYE FASHION

I love this shirt from Zara, and I wish I had the money to go and buy it today (part-time job = part-time salary..). My solution: An old jeans shirt, some chlorine and a bucket of water. My old shirt looks a bit like this:

Come back and see the result of my dip dye project later this week!

MARNI AND ME BECAME ZARA AND I

As expected, the one item from the H&M+Marni collection that I really wanted (and that I could afford = I need a job nooow) was the first thing to sell out.. which means I didn't get the *Marni and me moment* last week.. However *Zara and I* works as well.. I love my new trousers (399 NOK)

So soft and comfy!

Get them here

COUNTDOWN || 3-2-1 || READY?

Marni <3 H&M launches 8th March

//the sandals//

//the t-shirt//

//the heeled sandals!//

//the bag!//

8th March - I'll be there. The leather bag from the men's collection is my favourite (and the sandals.. and the t-shirt // women's)

SOMETIMES INTERNET IS JUST TOO COOL

WATCH THIS!

Clothia is a virtual fitting room where you can collect (pics of) items that you find in your favourite 

online stores, in order to virtually try them on. You can mix and match. Let's say you have a crush on an Isabel Marant top, but can't afford the perfectly matching jeans from the same brand. "Collect" the top from Isabel Marant, and a jeans from... let's say from Asos... Then, enter your virtual wardrobe at Clothia and try the outfit on! 

I'm amazed... Sign up here. 

DREAMING

About summer and beach holidays...

...and about being annoyed because I have sand in my shoes...

//Sandals from H&M+Marni//pic borrowed from beautiful Ida//

RING ME

Ring from Efva Attling (on my wishlist). Get it here. 

ONE TO WATCH NN.07

No Nationality 2007 (NN.07) website

NN.07 is a Danish brand inspired by "the originals of tomorrow", high quality clothing that looks better the more you wear them. The people behind NN.07 want to add thought to every purchase, and are not fond of throwing things away. Read: sustainability. That's fashion of tomorrow. You can now find their women's collection at Høyer stores in Norway (Høyer has sold the men's line for some time already). ONE/TO/WATCH.

XXXXS WANG PLEASE

Aila is the gorgeous niece of Alexander Wang.

I AMSTERDAM. BACK TO REALITY. IN BOOTS MADE FOR WALKING

Boots from Roots, 899 NOK    

THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE

I finally managed to get hold of this silver-covered woollen cardigan from H&M (599 NOK). I have the perfect outfit to combine it with for a night out in Amsterdam (leaving tomorrow!) 

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Want to know more about the spring'12 metallic trend? 
Read this article in Canadian Elle on how to wear it!

HAPPY ♥♥♥ DAY

SOME BLOG RECOMMENDATIONS  

Sofi Fahrman from Stockholm lives in New York,  works as a fashion reporter for Aftonbladet and has her own magazine Sofis mode.  

Leandra Medine is the girl behind the blog the man repeller. She won the Bloglovin' Award for Best Blogger of the Year and has collaborated with numerous designers.  She blogs about fashion and style, and as such, about things that men don't usually like - hence the name "man repeller" (i.e. wedges, layering, shoulder pads.....NOT skinny jeans and white t-shirts). Read more about Leandra and her blog in the NY Times here. 

Swedish Elin Kling runs one of Scandinavia's largest fashion blogs. She co-designed a collection at H&M, competed in Dancing with the stars, and now she runs her own fashion magazine (Styleby) and clothing brand (Nowhere).

Norwegian blogger Ulrikke Lund has collaborated with brands such as Asos, Cola Light + Karl Lagerfeld, My wardrobe.com, Nelly, L'Oreal, H&M and more, and she runs her own fashion e-store at fashionlove.no. 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

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NYFW

Wishing you were in New York for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week? Check out style.com for live streaming of the shows!!

I also like tommy ton's off-catwalk / street style 'reports'