Fashion update, part two: fall/winter is coming

Summer was great, but now it's time to transition into fall/winter -the operative word here being "transition". Here's how I will be easing into the colder months before I break out my 'serious winter' gear. For me, it's all about postponing the moment I have to bring out my winter coat -I'll be wearing it every single day in a little bit so for now I want to give my other jackets their fifteen minutes of fame between the prohibitive heat of (Greek) summer and the equally unforgiving cold of winter.

The classic 'half-season' piece, of course, is the trench coat. It's guaranteed to make you look chic. I would wear mine with jeans and sneakers in the day for a relaxed rather than preppy vibe, but also reach for it to throw over a little dress for dressing up. As Inès de la Fressange's book Parisian Chic* says, nonchalantly knotting your belt instead of properly fastening it looks cooler and unfussier (although Inès puts it more like "Don't fasten it, ever!").

wearing BSB trench coat from my high school days 

Fashion update, part one

I've been gone a long time from the blog and -somewhat to my surprise, I have to say-, in that time, I seem to have updated my wardrobe quite a bit over the summer. After a bit of a move clearout (meaning new additions haven't actually increased the number of my possessions by much), some new things found their way to me...

&other stories sandals, ralph lauren vintage jeans, weekday sweater and just campagne bag

Life update

I took a rather long break from this blog, so here's a short(ish) list to sum up what's been going on.

I (still) look like this -wearing vintage ralph lauren jeans and weekday Tshirt

Fashion on loan at Amsterdam clothing library

I originally wrote this article for The Holland Times. You can find the original publication online here; I'm on p.7. Enjoy!

What to wear to your graduation

Here's the story: Me being me, I started dreaming up my graduation outfit long before I even decided the topic of my bachelor's thesis, let alone started writing it. Fortunately I did write the thing eventually -on fashion as language and identity in the TV series Girls, since you ask, and it was so much fun!- and graduated with a BA last June.

I volunteered at last year's graduation and so I had gotten an idea of what people wore to these events and, to be honest... most girls were dressed either inappropriately (think daywear/too-short dresses) or just kitchy. The ones that looked good mostly wore something very simple and uninteresting like an LBD. Now, there's nothing wrong with a good LBD and I know I'm one for simplicity,but when it's your graduation you're allowed to stand out a little! ;) Plus, I wore black to my high school graduation, so I was ready to change it up...

For the record, this is what I wore to my high school graduation: knee-length black dress with small cut-outs, gold leaf earrings, red lipstick and gold Ferragamo heels (you've seen them here). My friends at the time said they'd have preferred the dress a little shorter, but I think knee-length is perfect.

Supa quick suppa (ha.)

Curried carrot soup with fried beans and coriander 

Summer is officially over, and I have started cooking soups again! In my continuing struggle to make them more filling (so I don't have to make something else to go with them, because who wants to be making elaborate dinners on busy September weekdays?), I improvised this one: A quick one-bowl meal that is vegan, healthy and delicious. It also has pretty colours with definite Instagram potential...