Grunge Chic

I'm loving a good plaid shirt lately, you can often find a good plaid shirt in men's departments (that's where I scored this one). 

After wearing this plaid for the past few years, I decided it was time to change things up so I cut it into a cropped plaid and be-studded the shoulders. An easy 10 minute DIY anybody could try!

Leather pants; Primark, Loafers; Gap, Plaid Shirt; Uniqlo, Bag; BCBG, Earrings, Bracelets and harband; DIY, Nail Polish; OPI - Oh-ho roll down the window

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Autumn Denim Shorts

I rediscovered my (summer) denim cut offs for fall. Simply layer a shirt (peek-a-booh collar) with a chunky knit. Et Voila, outfit! 

Heels; River Island (On sale NOW "here"), Ring (old) & Necklace ("here"); Forever21, Jeans shorts (own cut offs) and socks; H&M for men, Sweater; Benetton (old), Bag; BCBG (no longer available, maybe a good DIY project?!)

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Weekend Delights; Snapshots

Quick share of past week.

1. Fashion tip of the week! Purples and Fine wines

2. Last minute Halloweenee; A zebra and a Leopard

3&4. Museum Night (lots of Museums in Amsterdam stay open till 2.00AM and lots of after parties, we made it to 7 museums (that a lot in 1 night)

besides all the arts, there ae lots of activities such as this one where we got to paint a square on the modern day last supper by Dutch Designer Bas Kosters

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DIY; Chunky Pearl Necklace

 I got Inspired while "window shopping" on forever21.com so many different ones! (check below). Then I though; I can make that! so I gathered all sorts of old necklaced that have been put in my necklace coffin for now. It's really fun to reinvent your jewelry and actually wear it again.

Find the "how to" steps below...

Happy Crafting

1. Gather old jewelry, like; strands of pearls, chain and lace (get different sizes and shapes for extra dimension)

2. Hook the all together in one loop/eyelet (since it becomes a bulky collection, I used one link of a big chain)

3. Pull them straight and even out the length
4. Gather the strands into 3 groups and braid.

5. Loop them all together with another eyelet or link

Et Voila! your own DIY Chunky necklace

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Lime on Olive

Yet another rainy day... perfect for an hat outfit. Going for comfortable in cargo pants and a sweater, simply sprucing it up with a dazzling necklace.

Et voila, a rainy day outfit. Happy Weekend!

Cargo pants; J. Crew (last year), Jacket and Sweater; Mango ("here" and "here"), Wedges and socks; Banana Republic, Hat; Thrifted at Episode, Bracelet; Marni at H&M Necklace; Forever21 ("here")

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DIY; Yoga mat strap

This one's for all the yogi's!

Throughout the summer I rocked a neon yellow strap, wear n tear snapped the strap, just in time for my new fall colored strap. 

Below you find the easy way to make a yoga mat strap, all supplies can be found at a craft or fabric store.

So get crafting and get your sun saluting on.

Namaste.

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Up-done Lemon Cake

By now you might know that I love baking, but always choose the easy way out.

This recipe is easy peasy and looks fancy pansy! 

What I did is prep a regular packaged cake mix (which required egg, butter and milk)

and then added some triple sec soaked fruit and almond slivers to up the ante. 

Perfect recipe for the weekend ;)

1. Soak the sliced pear and raspberries in triple sec (or other fruity liquor)

2. While mixing the cake mix, add some lemon zest and a squeeze of the juice in the batter 

3. in regular cake form, add half of the batter, then the fruit (don't add the access liquid that they soaked in, but keep it to brush over the baked cake) sprinkle some almond slivers and pour over the remaining cake batter

Dust with some confectioners sugar before serving... Et Voila! 

Bon Appétit

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Weekend Delight; Snapshots

For those who don't follow me on Instagram or Twitter, I'd like to share some of past weeks snapshots. 

1. Wearing Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick #102

2. Tropical leaf in a bottle

3. Live Jazz music in Amsterdam, Spui. One of my favorite things!

4. Home-made peanut butter and hazelnut squares & Chamomile flowers

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Denim, Leopard and Leather

Pairing some of my favorites and I guess these materials are historic classics to begin with. 

Starting with Denim which was first sold in 18oo's to the working class people. Now every designer in history must have used denim at one point in their collection and I can't think  of a world without denim.

Leopard (animal print) was trending in the 1950's, mostly worn by musicians, models and movie stars. It was a rebellious thing to wear and worn around the bohemian movement.

and finally leather, which played a big role in the development of civilization, using it for basic needs up to 1300 BC. which might be one of the oldest materials that made it through out the years into fashion. 

Now how's that for you Monday morning education in fashion?

Denim Shirt (old), Necklace and Faux Leather Leggings (Now); Primark, Animal Print Shirt; Thrifted in NYC Zachary's Smile, Sunnies; Thrifted at Zipper, Clutch; DIY

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Blond Be-Gone

New Season, New hair....

I wanted to go for a bit darker again after being (semi) blond all this time.

With the help from my friend, I went for it. We had a fun day playing beauty salon, coloring hair and giving each other at-home-mani's. Try it one time with some girlfriends.
Happy Saturday!

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Purple on Purple

Like I mentioned in my "Transition; Summer to Fall" post  last week, I'm finding ways to make my pastel purple pants work. I borrowed the long-sleeve, a deeper shade of purple from my boyfriend. Paired with my DIY faux fur vest (last years) and new round sunnies, to fall-atise it.

 Vest; DIY, Jeans; H&M, Shirt; J.Crew (from the bf's closet), Boots; Asos ("here"), Sunglasses; Thrifted at Zipper, Lipstick; YSL - 205 Prune Virgin 

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Sporting Sporty

Nothings more comfortable than a sweat shirt, leggings and Converse. But not to look like I just came from the gym orso I added my latest DIY project; the Fringe Clutch to funk it up.

Armor Leggings; BCBG, Sweatshirt; Forever21, Sunnies Thrifted at "Episode" , Bone Ring; Low Luv by Erin Wasson, Nails; Gosh - Silver (Dutch Drugstore brand, available at Kruidvat), Lipstick; Maybellene - Sweet Bordeaux

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Fall Layering; Hot Pink, Burgundy and Leopard

I like experimenting with textures, prints and above all, colors. It's the perfect season for experimenting (with all the above) because it's layer season!

So hereby I layer, Burgundy cords, with a hot pink chunky cable knit and just a peek-a-booh of black 'n white leopard print. Tie it all together with metallic flats and a deep purple nail lacquer. 

Sweater; H&M, Corduroy Pants; J. Crew ("here"), Leopard blouse; Primark (old),

Earrings; DIY (from buttons), Deep Purple Nail Polish; Chanel - Vandeta

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Spiced Apple Pancakes

It's the season for apple picking, now what to do with all them apples?

How about make a scrumptious Spiced Apple (Dutch) Pancake brunch. 

This recipe is real easy (What I love most!)

What you need;

-1 apple

-1cup all purpose flower

-1cup milk plus an extra splash

-1 egg

-2 teaspoons all spice seasoning (1 cinnamon, 1/2 nutmeg,1/2 cloves)

Optional/Additional kitchen gadgets; 

-Apple corer 

-Vegetable slicer

 1. the out the core of the apple, slice 'em and season them...

in the mean time mix together 3 remaining ingredients for pancake batter

2. Bake Apples in a bit of butter till golden or soften and pour over pancake mix....

3. Serve with nuts and either light or dark maple or molasses syrup...

Et Voila! 

Home-made Spiced Apple Pancakes, Bon Apetit! 

Happy Sunday!

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