Total Look: My inner feline

I never tought I would wear a leopard-print. But I find this dress so cute! You see, never say never! Also having 3 cats, must be I was a feline in a past life :)

I styled the whole look fifties pin up, that is the look that works for me the best!
Cat Eye sunglasses, patent leather bag and high heels with red soles  to match the red lips.

Dress: Vive Maria  (www.vivemaria.nl)
Bag: Etam  (www.etam.com)
Shoes: Cecile
Sunglasses: www.gowild.be

No need for lot of jewelry, I attached a kitty-charm to the belt of the dress.

Charm: (from a keychain) I am

Nailpolish: Bourjois So Laque Rouge Escarpin  (www.bourjois.com)

I based the hair on this tutorial from Kandee Johnson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hln-UEvhJN0 
instead of a bandana I used a scarf and didn't cover up my whole head, it did get a little 'flat' in the front, it was very windy that day! ;)

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Lara

Total Look & Happy Shopping: Steps Special Dresses Night spring summer 2011

This time the Special Dresses Night was also in the  Belgian shops, so I went to the shop in Leuven. Of course I'm wearing something from Steps! :)

My *TOTAL LOOK*ROSES*

With a romantic roses-print on the tunic, I've chosen to toughen it up with a (fake)leather jacket in the same grey of the belt and trim of the tunic.  Also leggings,shoes and bag in grey-shades to keep the focus on the roses!                             
Tunic: Steps  (www.steps.nl)
Jacket: Vila Clothes  (www.vila.dk)

Bracelets and flowers in the same colourshades of the print as finishing touches.

Flowers: Steps  (www.steps.nl)

Bracelets: 3 Suisses  (www.3suisses.com)

Bag: Sfera  (www.sfera.com)














 The shoes are in a satin fabric such as the tunic.
Shoes: Nada

*HAPPY SHOPPING*

 The lovely Valencia dress that I would combine with the soft golden butterfly-necklace.
(http://www.stepswebshop.nl/product/744/valencia_dress.aspx)

Cute T-shirt.

                                 The embroidery on this jacket is very beautiful!

                                           Flowers in all the colours of the rainbow, I love those!
                                Also this colourfull dress!
                               (http://www.stepswebshop.nl/product/535/violeta_dress.aspx)

This dress can be worn at different occasions depending how it 's styled.

Sure was a happy shopping again! :)   

















*These are my favorites of the summer-collection*

http://www.stepswebshop.nl/product/762/sirena_dress.aspx

http://www.stepswebshop.nl/product/713/rosita_dress.aspx

http://www.stepswebshop.nl/product/771/seirra_dress.aspx

Lets go hot latina with flowers and polkadots!


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Lara

Total Look: Peacock Fresh

I'm so happy spring is finally here, so bright colors are a must!

 This was my outfit for the Mango Shopping Night, sadly I was not allowed to take pictures inside. For my 'Mango Spring Summer 2011'-selection go see my facebook-page.

 The colours of the peacock-print of the scarf is the base of the whole look.
Vivid blue for the dress and shoes, both in satin. Flashy pink for the belt and bag, both in laqué. As for the bracelets all the different shades.

                                           Dress: Esprit (www.esprit.com)
                                           Scarf: Claire's (www.claires.com)
                                           Belt: New Look (www.newlook.com)
                                           Bag: Veritas (www.veritas.eu)
                                           Bracelets: H&M (www.hm.com)

                                            Shoes: New Look
  

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Lara 

Total Look: Barbie doll

For me Barbie is a strong woman who inspires to live your dreams and be who you want to be.

Perfect plastic with content!

I prefered to have a lot of pink girly accents then being completly dressed in pink. The skinny-jeans and tanktop have to toughen it up! It's Barbie with balls here! 
Skinnyjeans: Mango
Tanktop: Patricia Field (www.patriciafield.com)
The pattern of the top repeats very subtle in the patent leather bag.

                              Bag: Loungefly (www.loungefly.com)
                              Bow-ring: Claire's (www.claires.com)
                      Also repeating materials: patent leather bag-> patent leather shoes.

                                                        High heels: New Look (www.newlook.com)

                      A lot of hearts and bows are a must!
                     Bow-ring: Six (www.click-six.com)
                             Charm bracelet: I combined different pieces of jewelry
                             Nail Polish: So laque! Fuchsia Hype Bourjois 

                       And as 'pièce de résistance' a Tarina Tarantino-necklace! 
                       (www.tarinatarantino.com)

Also check out this super-cute website with retro-style-Barbie-jewelry:
www.glamatheart.com

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Lara

Total Look: Paris J'adore!

Going to a magical city...

                                             Pocketmirror: vintage
                                             Nailpolish: Black Satin Chanel
                                             Pearls: I am

 Not wearing a Little Black Dress but stylish black is still the maincolor for this look with Pied de Poule accessories.

                              Suitcase: Hedgren

Eiffel-tower-details and cute bows. The shirt has a wide neckline so I putted a fake fur-collar and extra necklace on to bring more balance in the top. Plus the collar is nicely warm with such cold rainy weather!

Shirt & collar: 3 Suisses

Necklaces: Six

Skirt: Mango

                                  Ankleboots with bows (3 Suisses) in true Paris-style!

                                                       I love 'la tour Eiffel' so much!
                                                        Some souvenirs I bought...

The cherubs make me dream...of Paris!


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Lara

Total Look: Straight Lines

This time a more minimalistic, modern look. Straight lines for the design of the dress, jacket, shoes, necklace, bracelet. And 'basic' colours: black, grey, blue, silver.

dress & jacket: Zara

shoes: Guess (www.guess.com)

necklace & bracelet: Mango

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Lara

Total Look: feathers!

The print of the dress is definitly the eyecather of this look. Because of the energy of that print, best thing to do is to use the same colours of the print, but plain and soft materials for bag(soft leather), cardigan(wool), shoes(velvet),... to make the look not too heavy and bring out the feeling of 'softness of feathers'.
dress, bag, shoes: 3Suisses

As details: a feather (of course) placed where it follows the movement of the cut of the dress. And a bracelet with matching colour-tones.
feather-brooch: vintage (Lucien Cravate Brussels)
bracelet: Mango 

 

I was inspired by the colours of the bracelet for the make-up.

cardigan: H&M

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Lara 

Lovely Living & Total Look: Retro X-mas

This Christmas I went retro-style for the decorations and my outfit. Not a 'fashion'- Christmas tree but one that makes you nostalgic with the classic colors:red, green, gold & silver and colourful lights! It even goes a little Kitsch, tacky; but I don't mind, I like Kitsch but the one with the big 'K' ;)

A real Nordmann-Christmas tree(I love the smell), 5 different strings of lights...
Let me take you on a journey through the tree... 

In the red photoframe-ornaments I've putted different retro-pics.

 

Lots of glitter in general! :) Stars, snowflakes, deers, christmas balls, bows, roses,...

 
Angels

And a lot of candycanes, a string of Jinglebells and I was very enthousiastic when I found those candlelights in the basement (very suprised they still work!) they are perfect for the retro-theme!

The tabledecorations:

And it wouldn't be Christmas without the beautiful polish christmas carols: koledy (I could not find my favorite versions on youtube :( got to load them up myself! ;) )

My outfit:

Black & Red and a lot of bows! A cuter, more elegant version of a christmas-sweater on a dress in tule(the one I saw windowshopping at Breda ;)) to give that 'petticoat' effect.
Sweater: Vue sur mer
Dress: Zara  
 

Red velvet heels in pin-up style
with matching velvet bag.

Shoes & bag: 3Suisses
Nailpolish: Bourjois'Rouge Escarpin' 

Red sequins bow-hairpin: Jessica Louise (www.jessicalouise.com)
   Lipstick: Rouge allure laque 75 Chanel

Big bow: Cosy@home (www.cosy-home.eu)


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Lara