Look after yourself

Two days ago I had a traumatising experience. I was robbed when biking home from the city in the middle of the night. Living for almost two and a half years in Maastricht, that is widely perceived as one of the safest places in the world, I used to make fun of people who would ask me if I am not afraid to bike alone back after dark. I used to make fun of it, because I couldn't imagine what could happen to me.. I'm a fast biker, I can drive over anyone who wants to stop me on my way, that's what I used to say.

Well this post is to tell you all (especially girls) that bad things can happen and they happen fast and unexpected. No matter how fierce you are, better ensure that nothing happens to you. Until you experience it, you cannot imagine a feeling when u are suddenly attacked by a stranger in the night.

So my appeal here today to all of you. If you don't like to ask guys for favors, just take the taxi home.

Autumnish

I saw some shots from Karen Walker collection via one of my fav blogs Turned Out by Maya and I had to check out the autumn/winter collection.

See for yourself below, but I really adore it. The fabrics, the brown flats, the huge caps, but especially the outfits with over-knee socks. Probably because I keep on buying the over-knees and I never have guts to actually put them on :)



The collection sets me in a very autumnish mood and makes me think of this song



Have a good Sunday everyone!

As I got older

... recently I have celebrated my birthday - and I was lucky enough to celebrate it in Poland and in Holland! Good planning, huh? :)

I got amazing presents from my dearest in both countries! I will not post the pictures of all of them, but some of them are just so decorative, that I had to make a picture and show it to you!! As you will see from the pictures, there is a new brand Maison Scotch in Maastricht, that we are recently highly influenced by!

Lovin' it

Dries van Noten collection Fall 2010

Right in time when I should start dressing smartly as a mature consultant that I am soon to become



PS: News of the week: time of the hair buns is over! Garance said that and if she says it, there is nothing left to do but to believe...

Close, but not stilleto :)

Hahaha, I just took this quiz recommened by How About Orange.

Try it yourself, it's quite tricky! I got 4 out of 6 right, which means that I am close, but not stilleto. Still, I am so lucky that I did not go below 3 - being designer DNA defficient would just ruin my weekend! :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Unfortunately the end of the summer is approaching... It is not happy news but my itinerary for September is nice enough to keep me looking forward to the beginning of autumn.
Even though, it is nice to look back at the summer photos to realize, we have done a lot of cool stuff together!

Alexa Chung for Madewell fall collection

Hmm... It is a bit playing with my own feelings, when I watch the previews of the fall collection of Madewell by Alexa Chung. Even Madewell prices are not very affordable for me plus it means again shipping from US... Probably not gonna happen, but still, so nice to see those pieces!

I luv Greece...

I did not get yet to write about Greece. And Greece was amazing. I still keep my flight ticket, just for memory:)

What I will remember the most and why:




1) Very top of Lukavittos hill in the middle of the night - for amazing view and thoughts on how suprisingly small this world is

2) Anafiotika - for wondering how this cute maze of tiny little streets and houses can be hidden so well in peace, just 5 minutes away from the "city jungle"...*

3) Stoned wall on the outer side of Hydra - for beautiful sunset, amazing view on the harbour and no crowd around.

4) Open air cinema in the heart of Athens - for carefuly selected good movies that you have never had a chance to see before, for a view on Akropolis and for cinema time with simultanous cigarette and ice cream!

5) Cute restaurant right by the sea in the ancient Epidavros. For good mood and good food.

6) Enlighted petrol stations in the middle of the night. For petrol, when you think you are not gonna make it home cause all other stations are closed...

7) Tent almost next to sea - for the simplicity of good time

*Every now and then you might see a lost tourist desperately looking for entrance to Akropolis and melting fast in 40 degrees sun.

Getting older

No, I do not have birthday today... However, today morning, I was checking the Facebook of my dear cousin Ola and I loved the songs that she was posting there - and I realized, I didn't know those songs! That's the music of the next generation! I used to show her my music!! Now my little cousin is all grown up and instead, I m all old and outdated...aaaaaaaaa!

Promise number 1: by checking the music of my cousin, I will pretend that I m following the music developments.

If promise number 1 fails, I will

Promise number 2: keep my grounds that back in the days the music was simply better. :)

As for today's fullfillment of promise number 1, here is to all of you who, as me, realized, after 25 its easy to become very quickly much less cool...

Trendilemma

Do you know the feeling of everlasting considerations before choosing outfit that is just in? I don't know about you, but I always keep on wondering which trends are suitable for me, what can I/can't I pull off?

Below some thinking for you to do... what do you choose?



Pictures from (top left to bottom right):
Megan Park
Nasty Gal
Shopbop
Turned Out
That's Chic
Stylesightings
Nasty Gal
Thinking Tank