Arethousa

Sometimes it's more than "just a shoe":

It's the story behind it...

Arethousa, the name given to the sandals, was a beautiful nymph around the Greek iles.

As most nymphs she was happy combing her hair and being beautiful:

Ofcourse, Greek myths are always compiled with drama, tragedy & metamorphoses:

Rivergod Alpheios, quite frisky and being into the mortal species, thought that Arethousa was a fine lady. Her affection wasn't returned so she fled away from him. 

She went to the protector of women: Goddess Diana who turned her into a spring of water.

Ofcourse, the river-god Alpheios was as smart to do the same, and they mingle for times and times...

Ancient Greek Sandals have become quite popular these days and you can get them from various resources. I ordered them from their own site (here) as you have the most choice in finish and details:

Arethousa: platinum & black soles

I was slightly afraid I wouldn't cope with the toe-sandals, but they are actually quite comfortable.

As for these? They mingle quite well with my Zara sarong trousers ;)

Have a splendid weekend!

After we Met...

Dress: ASOS (old: love this one , gorgeous red here & this one) | Clutch: Vintage (something alike) | Shoes: Zara (in turquoise too) | Mask: Venetian (gorgeous ones here)| Suede Laser cutout Jacket: Topshop (Adore this Muuba one)  | Necklace : Similar | Ring: gift 

It has been the whole mix-up of events that I wanted to go beautiful gown: the Met-Gala, the crowning of the Dutch King & Queen, and "the Great Gatsby" ofcourse.

Details of accessories & Opi Do You Lilac is as pedi (not that visible)

It has been about finding my own dress:  I basically think it is not that you should just look good in your dress: you should feel good about your dress as well as to make you the women you would like to become: "mermaid", "romantic", "princess" or perhaps "femme fatale", "sexgoddess" or "dominatrix". Mine made me feel romantic and mermaid-like.

The jacket is both whimiscal by the artistic cutouts and has a cooler vibe by its black suede bikershape. The peek-a-boo laser-cutout enhances my strong and toned back. After all, fashion is also playing up the parts of your body that you are proud of.

My only gripe is my curvy hips, ofcourse, but after seeing Beyonce on billboards for H&M I do not feel that uncomfortable about looking feminine on photos.

So, what do you think about the dresses at the Met this year?

New in: Don't Worry...

Belated Birthday Present

available *here*

Originally I planned to go for a Hermès bracelet in July around my birthday. I'm happy I didn't because otherwise I would have picked the Hermès émail Click Clack, which, considering I hardly use my cuff-like bracelets, would not have been the best option. 

So the title: it's called the Behapi single tour, and in a far far past there was this song called "don't worry, be happy", a good reminder not too fret about things too much. I love the fact my initial letter is connected to such a high status brand *points nose in the air*. I like its bicoloured versatility, making it optional to alter between the white in more summery settings and the brown for a neutral and chic hint of braceleticity. And for a Hermès it's actually one of the cheaper items, so I'm basically the cheapskate of Hermès today.