Associations

They say the human brain stores memories in the form of a network of associations, and in my case (as you may expect from a real fashion addict like me) these associations often have to do with clothes. Take this outfit as an example: the blazer strongly reminds me of my trip to London last autumn, the shorts make me think back of a really funny shopping spree, and the two zoppini bracelets are for personal reasons of important value for me. Actually, I associate every garment I own with a moment in my life, a particular thought, or something similar. I guess it's one of the reasons why fashion is such an interesting science - yes, you're reading it correctly: I call it a science.

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Necklace - Dress Republic, Bag - Arafeel

See-through ombre sweater

Ombre hair has been totally hot this year. Actually, I think some people did a really good job when applying this hairtrend to themselves. I've never dyed my hair before and I'm not planning to do it in the future, so I chose an ombre sweater (available here) instead of ombre hair. It's a grey see-through one and even though the look you see me wearing in the pictures below isn't a really good option for braving the cold we're facing at the moment, it's a really good option for an evening or night out. I've got a million ideas to style this sweater in both winter and summer outfits, and I can't wait for you to follow me and my new ombre friend in our journey through the seasons!

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Sweater - Dress Republic

These boots are made for walking

The countdown has begun: There's just one week left before the holidays start! I saw the first snowflakes today (even though they were gone after five minutes), and they make me even more hoping for a white Christmas! Are you already in the Christmas mood?

These pictures were taken yesterday afternoon, when it wasn't raining for a little while. It was the first day I took my new booties (available here) out for a walk, and I couldn't be more excited. They are so comfortable! I styled them with other brown/orange shaded items, including my most beloved leather bag and brown leather shorts which somehow remind me of Peter Pan's shorts (I guess its because the back looks very funny). Even though I had - let's say - ten minutes to make it, I tried to create a refined romantic hairstyle to finish the look. I hope you like it!

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Shoes - Paperdoll

Gold sweater

Dare to express your opinion. Dare to share your thoughts with the rest of the world. Dare to live your life the way you want. At the end of the road, you're the one who has to look in the mirror while thinking: I'm proud of the person I see.

This is the outfit I wore last weekend. As you might know, I'm a sucker for outfits created with clothing of several different fabrics, so I had to wear my new sweater in combination with leather and suede. Love the warm colors together, and even though I'm not sure about the little different makeup I used (light brown shades instead of black kohl pencil or dark eye shadow), I think it's quite appropriate to this look.

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Orange calcite necklace - Dress republic

Outfit: "Fire is burning on the dancefloor"

Those who are following me via Twitter too, probably have seen I was a little annoyed because I didn't have the time to post this outfit yesterday. But here the pictures finally are! When I think of an outfit that consists of only red and black, two words are always in my head: vamp and fire. It's sort of a natural reaction my brains have, because I can't exactly identify and/or explain why those are the first words that come to my mind. I think it has something to do with the sensual look these colors have together. Anyway, I like red ánd I like black, so I like the combi of them.

The foundation of the outfit is my new bangle from Dress Republic. I discovered the Euniqyou oriental jewelry collection on their site and I was immediately obsessed with all those little treasures. They are exclusively hand-made, and this one is covered with Swarovski crystal gems as well.

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Bracelet - Dress Republic

Outfit: "Spotted along the canals

Love the combination of my new spotted Outfitters Nation cardigan and my beloved leather shorts. Add beautiful leather pistol boots with socks and a leather bag with some ruffles to these items, and the result is a great feeling all over the day.

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Cardigan - Outfitters Nation, Orange calcite necklace - Dress Republic

Outfit: "Come with me to the jungle"

Actually, I wore this outfit the evening after my arrival at my holiday destination. I purchased the two bracelets the day before, when we explored the local shops for the first time. The bag can be seen in a lot of outfitposts lately. Even I've got a weakness for bags (that means: addiction to bags), it's the only handbag I took with me. For hand lugage in the plain, I had to make the choice between taking my laptop with me in a large bag and leaving my handbags home or taking my handbags with me and leaving my laptop home. I decided to choose the first option, as I didn't want to keep my blog in silent for two weeks. And wearing this little bag a lot doesn't feel like a punishment, because I love this cute exemplar!

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Bag - ARAFEEL, Sandals - Zalando, Earrings - Chains of Love

Escaped from prison

Probably a lot people thought I was escaped from prison, but I totally love this kind of silly outfit. I think the vertical stripes on the tights and the horizontal stripes on the top I wore underneath the crochet sweater, are a nice combination together. I added the colorful bracelets to the look because one I totally love them, and two they gave the look the pop of color that was missing. The sunglasses are very appropriate to this outfit, if you ask me. I'm glad I chose these instead of my so called oversized diva sunglasses this time. What's your opinion?

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An outfit with camouflage colors

I made myself a sheer shirt yesterday, and I'm glad with the result. I wanted a sheer shirt for weeks now and I got inspired for the color last weekend. I saw a great khaki sleeveless top in the same store where I bought these amazing brown leather shorts, but unfortunately it was too big. However, I was totally in love the color combination, so I immediately grabbed the fabric and started with my little project. I hope you like the result too, even though the weather didn't allow me to wear it without cardigan. I promise you'll see it more apparent in another outfitpost. The accessoiries I wore today, are my lovely Prada bag (it's from a couple of seasons ago),  two bracelets of olive/brown wood, a little scarf worn as a bracelet and brown earrings. I think those completed my so called "safari-look".

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