Basic Taupes

Celapui Cowl| Balenciaga Jacket '13 (similar) | Monki Sweater | Zara wrapskirt | Asos Shoes- Balenciaga Day '12

I'm wearing something that I call 'Dutch woman'-mode in my Autumn '14 normality: embracing everything skirt...short, midi, maxi, or this one that reminds me of Helmut Lang. I guess this is my version of normcore because the skirt is flexible and the leather jacket is cosy/trendy/warm.
And taupes are the perfect basics for me when I feel like all black is too stark.

Ghost of Autumn

Kimono: Princesstoady | Boots: tremendously antique (similar ones) | Maxiskirt: H&M | Double buckle belt: Similar | lace top: Topshop (similar) | earrings: LuxDivine | bracelet: Monica Vinader | bracelet: LuxDivine | Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Allure Coromandel | headband: & Other Stories

I picked up my bohemian ensemble and the photos turned out to be kinda ghost-esque: it must have been the lack of self-tan and my lighter hair. Anyhow, I have been inspired by gypsies, the illustration of this wonderful Mexican blogger Little Moon Lover, and Dia de Los Muertos.

Hence, my photos combine the balance between life and beauty and how it is shadowed by sadness and the ghost of death: perhaps the perfect theme for the spirit of Autumn...

Friday's Instas

Orange you glad to see me? Or does my outfit match | creating my Earcuff post | A Virgin Mary Money saving bank? Ohhh, let's spend on that one

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Pretty Organic Olive Oil | Quote of the week | UO: trying another leather jacket 
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Natural shape | Flowermarket Amsterdam | a selection of my superfoods

This week has been a dynamic week. I posted this week Outfitted without too much thin-photoshop because I want to show that not every woman should get an eating disorder to look fashionable. And shopping, yeh, I'm in and out of changing rooms to try out various trends. The urban Outfitter's pic shows I often go tomboy-pose when trying on leather jackets. I like having voyeurs like the girl with the cute fringe who check if the outfit looks OK on me. She's my BBF now  ♥

the Pale of it

L’insoumise  By Max Cardelli | Marie Claire France aw 13/14

Chanel ss14

"Zarafet" | Mariacarla Boscono in Christian Dior: Vogue Turkey Oct 13 

Ieva Laguna for Please Magazine, Photographed by Nagi Sakai.

 Il Genio e’ non Conformismo | D Magazine October 2013

Liu Wen by Victor Demarchelier for ” La Parisienne…”|Antidote F/W 13

Legally Chic | W Magazine Korea October 2013, Zuzanna Bijoch

In The Swing Of Things | New York Times Style Magazine, Oct 13

Karlie Kloss | Love Washes over all by Bruce Weber

Mid Century Modern | Samantha Gradoville by Andrew Yee

Secret Garden | W Magazine November 2002, Natalia Vodianova

Shorty gone Autumn

Hat: Bijenkorf  | Scarf: & Other Stories | Shorts: H&M  | Bag: Chloe mini Marcie (similar colour) |  Leather Jacket: in red | Leather top: Topshop (similar) | Shoes: COS (similar) | lipstick: Chanel Rouge Allure Coromandel

I have cowgirled into Autumn with a couple of newbie thingies inspired by London Fashion Week:

a. the scarf inspired by the chic mum (here) 

b. Cowgirl-hat inspired by Ms. Pink Coat (here)

c. fierce leather jacket inspired by everyone-has-one

I couldn't be bothered posing too pretty girl because my horse would have left me...Not really, but I was thinking about that cowgirl film 'Bandidas' with Salma Hayeck and Penelope Cruz. Anyway, it's about taking your own twist with trends...

#happydutchbike

The Rusties

1. Panel Pencil Skirt ][ 2.China Glaze Radiant Rust ][ 3. Zoë Deschanel-esque dress ♥ ][ 4. Chloë Staceys Patent ][ 5. Autumn Staple: the Umbrella ][ 6. Gypsy Hand ][ 7. Chloë Phyton