Top stories this week: Stella comes to London Fashion Week, Sir Philip Green announces closure of several arcadia stores, Miu Miu ad banned and MORE!
Good news guys – after more than 10 years of showing only exclusively at Paris Fashion Week, our Stella is returning to our UK shores to show her collection of dresses at our very own London Fashion Week. It’s her first time showing on home turf, and we’re expecting to be blown away…Read more here!
A drop in profits and a mild winter have hit our fave high street stores hard. Sir Philip Green has announced leases should be reviewed on over 250 stores; the recession bites, and even our beloved Topshop suffers! Read more here!
Hailee Steinfeld, the 14-year-old star of Miu Miu’s latest campaign has caused some controversy, with the Advertising Standards Authority pulling one particular ad from one of the most talked about campaigns of the season. Read more here!
Alexander McQueen this week announced plans to showcase its younger McQ collection with a catwalk presentation during London Fashion Week. Excited? We are! Read more here!
Didn’t snag your piece of Versace’s exclusive range for H&M? Well fear not, we’ve got the details on how to bag this collection along with news on a second collaboration between the brands. Read more here!
Love twitter? Like art? Then make sure you don’t miss Create my Tweet between the 22nd and 25th November. Read more here!
I know what you’re thinking, “but don’t you get farm-fresh veggies delivered by your CSA each and every week?” Yes, I do but what can I say, I’m a greedy geek. Sometimes the CSA just doesn’t provide everything I want to eat each week. I know this may come as a shock, but what else	[Continue]
So it’s Daring Bakers time again, and wouldn’t you know it, I’m a day late again. This time around the challenge was a rich laminated yeast dough: The Danish Pastry braid. I’ve made both croissants and danish years ago in pastry school, but I’ve always shied away from making these at home. You see, laminated	[Continue]
The year 2017-2018 offered very large public successes for Kulturhuset Stadsteaterns theater stages at Sergel’s square. Billy Elliot, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, Och så levde de lyckliga, Bang and Våra drömmars stad are just some of the plays that have become absolute public favorites during the game. 90 percent has been occupied by the theater stage at Sergels square during the play season 2017-2018 which is a new record of publicity compared to the last five years.
– I am very happy and proud of our performance year. We create and place the repertoire to our audience, and the numbers speak a clear language; The audience appreciates what we do! In the fall we will continue to mix classics with newly written, farces with musicals and monologues. We want to offer Stockholmers a swinging repertoire that befits a brave, modern folk theater, says Anna Takanen, theater and performing director of Kulturhuset Stadsteatern.
– In times when theater visits are decreasing in Sweden, which the Culture Analysis Agency’s latest report shows, it is particularly pleasing that the theater salons at Kulturhusets Stadsteatern have been packed during the 2017-1800 season, says Sture Carlsson, President of the City Hall Theater House.
The coating ended up at 89.9% for the stage performance of the theater at the Sergels square in the 2017-18 season. In the number includes also guest play.
Here it is: my souvenir from some recent travels around Nice, France. I enjoy picking up special items for my wardrobe to remember trips by... and this might be my favorite clothing souvenir to date. A tweed jacket is something that has been on my wish list for like EVER... and I have talked about my desire to get a classic tweed jacket in no less than 5 posts {here, here, here, here, and here}... see, not lying!
My criteria for THE tweed jacket of my dreams were: a classic cut, black & white colors, flattering tailoring, and a price that fits my grad student budget. So when I slipped this jacket on while experiencing shopping at Zara for the first time, I had a "this-is-the-ONE-moment". At $100, it wasn't exactly cheap, but I know that this jackets is a quality piece that is going to be worn and loved by me for years to come.... worth it!
So in the end, I am happy that I didn't settle for a tweed jacket that didn't tick all of my boxes just to have it earlier... and I am also BEYOND overjoyed that this baby has found its way into my life!
For the first wear on the blog, I wanted to style the jacket just as I saw it in my dreams for years: dressing up my go-to outfit (soft tee + skinny jeans) to take it from day to night.
I also can't wait to pair this baby with sheath dresses for work events, frayed shorts in the summer, and my liquid leggings this Fall
P.S. If you are interested in purchasing this jacket for yourself... just a little word on the sizing/fit. In my favorite brand, J.Crew, I typically wear a size XS/0 (sometimes a S/2 if it is in petites), but purchased this jacket in a Medium so that it would fit like a typical blazer instead of a cropped jacket... I just personally saw it as more of a timeless piece in this fit
you look so good! mad hottie!! I also love that you have an adorable pug!! I have a pug/boston terrier mix and I LOVE HER! I need to do more posts with her :)
Love that tweed blazer, it's hard for me to find pieces like this because i'm a bit smaller. This looks great on you though and I love the little details like that flare!
That jacket is an awesome find and buy--it will be worth the investment for sure! I love how it adds so much sophistication to jeans and a t-shirt! My best "holy grail" moment this year has been finding a pair of cute, comfortable ankle boots (which have been on my wishlist for a while) at Target for a great price!
Wow, that is a gorgeous blazer! Definitely worth the wait. I love it when I find a quality piece that will be in my closet for years to come! I love the way you've styled it here. Also, these photos are super cute and fun! I love how happy you look :)
What an awesome find, and you look so great! Very glamorous. Hope you're having a great week, and I love that pup's face!
I love that jacket! I've been wanting a tweed jacket as well and this one looks perfect. Not to mention, it's extra special since it came from France!
Your new blazer is so gorgeous!! Tweed blazers are so classic. I love the way you styled it!! Can't wait to see more outfits with it!
Don't you love visiting new places so you can shop at stores you never get to?! This jacket is gorgeous! I'm proud of you for waiting for the perfect one (I am way too impatient and can never do that!) no doubt this piece will be very versatile, I love the outfits you already described and can't wait to see them!! I LOVE the way you styled it this time, just classic. These photos are adorable! Except look out, because that spot is totally reserved for Turner & Nichols!
I think I'm looking for another blazer that fits like a dream, I have one but it's a little longer than I would like. I guess I'll just keep looking! Send your good luck this way!
I'm looking to pick up a few classic pieces in San Fran... a little black dress (I'm sick of the old one) and a faux fur vest (still beating myself up for not snagging the $15 one I tried on at H&M last winter).
I love it! Definitely worth buying. Next on my list is a statement blazer, maybe with a floral pattern.
Great jacket! Definitely something you will get a lot of use from. I love Zara! Unfortunately, I can't afford it most of the time...haha.
I've been wanting to pick up a tweed jacket from Zara - they capture the classic style of them so well! cute puppy!!
Ooooh, this jacket! I love it, the tweed looks very modern with the black pipping around the collar and by the pockets, it's very striking. I really like your easy, effortless styling of the jacket, the skinnies with the black pumps and the one statement necklace is perfect! :)
This outfit is so pulled together! You look so professional, I'm not if you were going for that or not but you do! And that's a compliment! I so wish I could feel as pulled together as you look here! I always feel like I'm a little odd ball, hehe!
Thanks lady! I have a lot of "odd ball" outfits too, might not be everyone's "cup of tea" but I love them! xx
Great find! Definitely a reminder to hold off on a purchase if you feel you are settling for good enough because the right item is out there waiting for you!
Congratulations on your find! I love finding something I've been searching for. This is a great jacket. Looking forward to seeing it in many different ways...