NYC fashion week, spring/summer 2012

Fashion Week is in full swing! Here is a quick look at just a fraction of the shows from NYC.

It's currently fashion week in London (September 16-21) after that in Milan (September 21-27) and finally in Paris (September 27 to October 5)

Anton Heunis

Recently I've been trying to gather inspiration for an upcoming art course which I'll be taking part in. It's a national senior high school art diploma course and this year one of the tasks is to create a piece of jewelry.

While I was looking around I came across these stunning pieces. They are by Anton Heunis and you can find his collection on my-wardrobe. 

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These bags are so practical but can very quickly become a pain in the a** to carry, if you don't clean it out every now and then that is. I've been looking for one myself because I need to find a bag which can comfortably fit documents larger than an A4.

(bottom row left: Mango. Four other ones are from Zara)

oh boy

Visited Elin Kling's blog recently and saw her wearing this amazing shirt by Weekday. I checked out their men's collection and  I have to say a lot of the stuff could be worn by women as well. Found some really nice basic knits that I might have to get once the weather cools down.

Kiehl's since 1851

On Monday I'll be going to the opening of the Kiehl's store in Helsinki (Kämp Galleria). 

la la lady

I've always adored Olivia. Besides her amazing style, she always seems so poised and elegant. I know that many people don't like her because she seemed like a complete b*tch on "the City" but if you take a look at some interviews that she's done (Modern Love or  the one for Fashionair) she actually seems really sweet.

life is tough

paint me pretty

Oh so pretty! I really want some new colors for fall. I think I have about 10 nail polishes and all of them (well except "Reno" which I showed in a recent post) are some shade of red. Definitely want something like the colors above and possibly a charcoal grey.

oh so simple

When it comes to needing some inspiration for my personal style, Caroline is my absolute favorite go-to blogger. 
Visit her blog Carolines Mode

things that sparkle

I've never been a huge fan of nail polish. Don't get me wrong, I do like it and I'm all for having well groomed nails, but more often than not you'll find me with bare nails. I bought "Reno" (by Mavala) some time ago and thought it would make a pretty nude, but after many desperate attempts I gave up. 1) The color was too light 2) Like many other light colors will do, it ended up looking streaky.

I found a discolored top coat and decided to put it to use by mixing it with some craft glitter that I happened to have. A tip if you want to do this is to make a small cone out of paper to pour the glitter through so you don't get it everywhere. Also because it's a DIY polish you need to shake it well before every use since the glitter particles are heavier and tend to settle on the bottom.

Surprisingly enough I really like these two together. The color adds a pretty base and the glitter covers up any streakiness leaving you with gorgeous nails perfect for summer.

(I do two thin coats of color and then one coat of the glitter)