TREND - Pied-de-Poule

A -not to miss trend- this coming season are the "Pied-de-Poule" prints! Think about jackets, scarves, skirts, handbags, sweaters, etc. and combine it with a simple black touch (don't make a colorparade with it). You also don't necessarily have to choose for a black and white print, you can go for any color you like as long you match it right with your outfit.
So play a little bit with this trend, because it's a musthave!

Michael Kors Fall 2013

Zara Pied-de-Poule pullover fall 2013

If I were a skaterboy

TREND - Oversized jackets

Because summer's almost over, I decided to do a blogpost about jackets. Which jackets can you expect in the stores this fall and winter and which do you have to pick? Choose for the oversized ones. Go for the lenght of a coat that stops in the middle of the knee ("the midi") and who have simple colors like grey/black/beige or with a minimalistic print. On top of the fact it's comfortable and warm, it is totally going to be a hit this fall / winter!
Here are a few of my favorites. 

Acne
"EGO D TWILL CLAY"
€1000

Acne
"VELOCITE REVERSED BICQUE WHITE"
€2400

ZARA

"Leather Parka Combi"
€119

ZARA
"Jacuard Jacket"
€79.95

Topshop
"NOTCH NECK THROW ON COAT"
€111.00

Céline
Winter collection 2013
"VANILLA WASHED DOUBLE FACE CASHMERE COAT"

Chloé
Fall collection 2013
" 'Confettis' tweed coat"

Let's hop to the stores before we get cold! :D

Exposition - Dadaism & Surrealism E.L.T Mesens

This week I went to an exposition of dadaism & surrealism in "Mu.ZEE" at Ostend (Belgium). It was an exposition about Edouard Léon Théodore Mesens' life, a Belgian surrealist artist and writer who lived from 1903 till 1971.
In the beginning of the museum there was a timeline with all the highlights of E.L.T Mesens life, really fun and interesting to read. The rest of the hall and floors were filled of popular E.L.T Mesens works and other artists who influenced him or worked with him like René Magritte, Man Ray, James Ensor, etc.. René Magritte and Man Ray were already one of my favorite surrealists so I was really excited when my dad brought me to this exposition!

OOTD - Dinner date

Today I went to the restaurant with the family, just a casual dinner because we wanted to. The sun was still shining when we went out but there was a cool breeze, so I decided to wear light pants. I love these baggy ones I recently bought at H&M, they are comfortable and light!

"Le Dix" Balenciaga Fall 2013

Campaign picture, visual 2.

Campaign picture, visual 5.

Baleciaga's Fall/Winter collection 2013 is looking - as always - very modern, classy and splendid! The campaign pictures are already hitting the internet since the end of July. For me are the famous ankle boots and the lambskin Balenciaga classic city bags still the toppers, but yeah can't deny I'm a fan of the new collection. In a few campaign pictures you can see the bags Alexander Wang created for Balenciaga, think minimalistic and simple. The bags are called "Le dix", translated from French: "The ten" which refferes to the original Balenciaga salon in Paris (Avenue George V 10) and also to the fact that the collection is inspired on the period when mister Balenciaga had his first store in Paris. 
Can't wait for more! 

OOTD - Black vs. stripes

Today I just keep it simple with a black, sequins blouse and striped short. Casual and ready to walk along the pier with the family!

Blouse: ZARA
Short: ZARA
Shoes: White Converse All Stars
Bag: unknown shop in Paris

Karl Lagerfeld soon in Antwerp!

Good news for my fellow Belgians right here, in October there is going to open a "Karl Lagerfeld concept store" on the Schuttershofstraat in Antwerp! The German Karl Lagerfeld known for his own line and of course as the main designer of Chanel has already one in Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam. The store will contain clothes, shoes, watches, juwerely, cosmetics, bags, etc., so -in my eyes- really something to look forward to. 

See you in October! xoxo

OOTD - Girly pink

Hey folks!
Today I wore one of my favorite ZARA jackets which is a pink one with small white dots and a basic white blouse from H&M. It was good weather today so I went with the family to the beach and we lounged there for a while with some drinks, always fun!
Seaside greetings.

Seaside

Saint-Malo last year.

Tomorrow I'll be visiting the seaside with the family for one week. It's going to be one of those weeks, where we'll just relax, sit on the beach, try out some local restaurants and walk along the pier.
I sincerely hope it's not going to be so cloudy as the weather forecast said, but on the other hand we've an indoor pool and sauna in the hotel so if we want we can swim there too. Right now everything is packed, so I'm ready to go!

Dior vs. Robert Pattinson

Dior just leaked their campagne photo with with none other than the young, hot actor Robert Pattinson! As Dior posted this picture on Twitter with the following text "Live free, fast and strong. Robert Pattinson for Dior Homme Frangrance. Stay tuned... #DiorRob" we have to have a little more patience.. It's a cool, simple black and white picture where Robert Pattinson is actually chilled out on a roof in a tight suit. Can't wait for the actual fragrance, expecting something strong acttractive but still young, playfull.

But yeah we'll see, so stay tuned!

Beyoncé's new hairstyle

Beyoncé known because of her great voice, beautiful shapes and wild, long curls. That last thing just changed yesterday, when Beyoncé posted a picture of her new hairstyle on instagram. It's short, daring and edgy! Am I a fan? To be honest, my favorite hairstyle of her are the long, messy curls but I quite like this change too. We only have to get used to it, right?

TREND - Jelly sandals

A trend which you can't help but notice this summer are the "Jelly sandals" in all sorts of colors. Already have seen a lot of these the last two months, so I decided to do a blogpost about it.
The popular jelly sandals are not new, before used (especially by children) as a normal sandal made of rubber that could get wet without wrecking it. A totally 90s hit! 
My opinion about it? Well.. first I just saw it as a sandal for children, and didn't like it but now I'm getting a fan more and more! My favorite color are the black ones, because they are not so remarkable and easy to combine with a lot of outfits! 

Black jelly sandals with a classy chic outfit.

Black Chanel rubber sandals

See-through rubber sandal

Pink jelly sandals
Source: How two live
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OOTD - Black and red

Today I'm wearing one of my favorite necklaces, it's a vintage red one from my mom. My dad bought this at a little amateur art shop 10 years ago and yes it's timeless! Thereafter is my outfit is basic and black, my shoes on the other hand are completely red too.
(And oh yeah if you've noticed my colorful nails, well my right hand is just basic dark brown and my other one is silver with a dark brown touch.. just testing out some stuff.. haha)

Necklace: vintage

Basic Black T-shirt: Zara

Black lace short: Zara
Sneakers: Nike Janoski Hypper red & Gum

Watch: ASOS

Nike SB Stefan Janoski | Hyper Red & Gum

Aye new Nikes!

So pleased to announce I've new sneakers! Wanted new ones for a while though, but I kept delaying it.. (as usual) So this weekend I went to the city with one goal: to find the perfect casual sneakers.. and yes I found them! 

It are Nike Stefan Janoskis who are entirely red with a gum, brown sole. Perfect to combine with a simple, basic outfit but also with a lot of other colors in the summer!

Hyper Red Nike SB Stefan Janoskis

Hyper Red Nike SB Stefan Janoskis

OOTD
Shoes: Hyper Red Nike SB Stefan Janoskis
Bag: unknown shop Paris
Short: ZARA
Shirt: ZARA

Frizz-Ease Secret Agent Perfecting Crème - John Frieda

Hey guys!
Today I want to talk about my latest hair product that I bought at Paris last month. I already did a post about my citytrip there but not yet about this "Frizz-Ease Secret Agent perfecting crème" from John Frieda, because I wanted to test it first! (like always)

This perfecting crème for straight or curly hairtypes was only 10€ at Sephora and it seemed good, so I gave it a shot! You have to apply it to dried hair and just rub through it, especially to dry ends. It would "instantly smooth your hair and camouflage dry, frizzy ends". As I tested it for a few times already, I'm pretty happy about it! I have that typical frizzy, curly hair so basically I need a lot of hair products... This crème was - as I thought it would be - a perfect finishing crème, it made my hair shine more and the frizz was less. The other facts that it has a UV filter and it smoothes my dry ends makes it even better.

So if you were hesitating to buy it.. just do it!

A little close-up for my hair.
Glasses: H&M
Top: H&M

MUSIC - Picasso Baby

Jay Z premiered yesterday "Picasso Baby: A performance Art Film", and I'm a fan! Already loved the new album Magna Carta Holy Grail - although there were also many dislikes - and yes I couldn't wait for that much discussed art film. Jay Z explains in it how related art and music (here Hip Hop) is and that concerts are pretty much performance art. Rap is an expression like art and Jay Z feels that rap is thinking out loud.
The fact that he performes his song "Picasso Baby" at a New York city art gallery full of energy and interaction with the invitees, makes it not just an ordinary music video. The limits of an average music video are totally exceeded, allowing that we can now talk about a short film.
In addition were most of the invitees popular actors, artists, fashion designers, performers, etc., (including Diana Widmaier Picasso, the granddaughter of the great artist himself) the group was small and made it an intimate performance.

Cara Delevingne gets lucky!

In the Vogue UK September issue 2013 Cara Delevingne and Pharrel Williams will steal the show together! 
The shoot "Born Lucky" with the 20-year-old British Burberry model Cara and the 40-year-old American rapper Pharrel Williams is - in my opinion - the perfect match! A contrast between the two edgy stars of 2013, America vs the UK.

Review Tomorrowland 2013

Like I already told in another blogpost, I attended Tomorrowland for three days last month.
I had many, high expectations and they came out. You can't imagine what a big, international, mad and hot festival it was! I enjoyed every minute, hour and day of it.
Given that it's next year the 10th anniversary and I really want to go back, I'm surely going to Tomorrowland 2014!
I'll try to take you all on a journey to Tomorrowland with the following pictures I took.