Inspiration: Garance Doré

 

She's very French. And very witty. With a sense of style and sense of humour that are equally great.
Her illustration of Demi Moore graced the cover of Elle UK. Her photograps are beyond dreamy. And her style of writing...pffffff! :-)
I proudly admit that I am addicted to her blog. She makes my day every day she has a new post. Merci, Garance! Bisous!

Young braids, Bratislava streetstyle

 

Here's a different kind of take on braided hair. More traditional than here, but in combination with the personality of the girl, very fresh and young. On a side note, how pretty are her see-through, kind of 60's shaped glasses?

Layers, Bratislava streetstyle via Germany

 

Oh how I miss the afternoon sunshine, that gently strokes your face while sitting outside, sipping on some tea (coffee, mojito, white wine...) and watching people pass by :-)

Maya, Bratislava streetstyle

I have a confession to make. There was a time when I was THIS close to studying fashion design. I loved sketching outfits, I still have tons of sketches hidden somewhere on the bottom of a drawer in my parents' apartment. That year the Academy of Fine Arts enrolled only 4 or 5 fashion design students. I finished around the number 50. Out of 140. Told you, THIS close :-)
I was even determined to try to get in the next year, but ended up caught in advertising instead. Hmmm...

Anyway. Point is that since then I haven't followed the fashion designers scene too closely, resulting in asking an accomplished fashion designer to pose for streetstyle pictures without recognizing her (even after she told me her name.... shooot!) Trying to quickly steer the conversation I asked her if the dress she's wearing is her own design. "No, it's Alexander McQueen." (Damn, should stop asking silly questions!) "....only a little bit altered." (whaaaat, altered McQueen?!) "But don't tell anybody." (Sure I won't. She didn't say write, did she? :-)

You know what, I guess if you had a part time working placement at McQueen's atelier like Maria Stranekova did, you're kind of allowed to touch the design :-) For more about the very gracious and sweet Maya (for posing and allowing me to publish this story :-) and her wonderful work, look here.

Oversized scarf, Bratislava streetstyle

 

Zuzana, Bratislava streetstyle

Zuzana is one of the very few people I know who is very consistent with her style. Feminine shapes, lots of whites, nudes and soft grey, lots of tone in tone colour schemes, rich textures like ruffles and crochet, only to be contrasted by simple lines and vintage accessories.

Let's see the last time I've met her. Flowing floral dress, check. Ruffles, check. Tone in tone accessories, check. Baby blue denim jacket, check. Combine all this with a megawatt smile and blond locks and you'll get the picture :-)

 

DIY therapy: jeans pocket

Inspired by "do it yourself" projects, I joined this therapy group on the weekend. A little manual work can really do miracles for the buzzing in your head :-) And because I am loving the jeans on jeans on jeans casual look of the moment, I set up to bring into reality a T-shirt that came up in my head during a jazz concert. (Obviously, jazz concerts are so not the perfect tool to stop the buzzing :-)

So all you need is a plain white T, some second hand kids jeans with nice pockets (adult size jeans have huuuge pockets compared to this, but could also lead to interesting results) and tons of patience with small scissors and a needle.
And ta-daaaam, I am so ready to hit the streets with my camera and my brand new T-shirt. See ya!

p.s. big thanks to my dear boyfriend for taking the time and these pictures!

Wine country

Last weekend went with some friends for a wine tasting tour into the Male Karpaty hills that surround Bratislava. Closer to the end of the day this view is what greeted us at the Terra Parna winery. How could you not love wine? :-)

Leather and feather, Bratislava streetstyle

This lovely girl knew exactly what I was after :-) She knew about my blogger inspirations, The Sartorialist and Garance. AND she made her feather earring herself, in two minutes, just like that. That's another inspiration for the weekend, going to do some DIY therapy :-)

Have a lovely weekend everybody!

In the detail: Tassels