Want it now! Wedge sneakers

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Ok, så jeg lovede jer outfit-indlæg snart, og de skal nok komme senere på ugen, men lige nu er jeg altså virkelig optaget at at finde fantastiske ting til efterårsgarderoben og det vil jeg meget gerne dele med jer :-D

Denne post skal handle om wedge sneakers. Jeg MÅ have et par! Jeg ville jo gerne have haft et par Isabel Marant, men de er udsolgt og jeg magter ikke det der venteliste halløj, så jeg har været på udkig efter alternativer. Jeg har fundet mange fine, jeg har samlet de fineste til jer her.

Ok, så I promised you OOTD posts soon and they will come later this week, but right now I am just so busy shopping for my fall wardrobe and I want to share my finds with you :-D

This post is about wedge sneakers. I MUST have a pair! I was dying to get my hands on a pair of Isabel Marants, but they are sold out and I really do not want to go on a waiting list for shoes, so I have been looking for alternatives. I have found a bunch and below I have collected the best of them for you. 

 "Hilight" wedge sneakers - Steve Madden

Ok, HVOR meget ligne de her lige Isabel Marant "Beckett"?! Det er vist næsten kriminelt, men jeg vil have dem alligevel! De er så fede! Jeg regner med at tage et par (eller flere, for jeg kan da ikke vælge! ;-))med hjem fra USA, når jeg skal til NYC om 4 uger.

Ok, HOW much does these look like Isabel Marant's "Beckett" wedge sneaker?! It is boarderline criminal, but I want them anyway! They are so cool! I am expecting to pick up a pair (or more, because how can I choose?!) when I am going to NYC in 4 weeks.

Black Hilight wedge sneaker - Steve Madden 

 Silver/grey/blue/yellow Hilight wedge sneaker - Steve Madden

Black studded "Brakdanc" wedge sneakers - Steve Madden (Seriously, how cool are these?! I will need to bring the large suitcase ;-))

Jeg har ledt internettet tyndt og jeg kan bare ikke finde dem fra Steve Madden i Danmark! Der er masser af danske websites der sælger Steve Madden (Nelly.com, Brandos.dk, osv) men de har ikke disse! Så der er ikke andet for end at tage til USA eller bestille dem hjem (og betale told/moms). De kan fås hos både Macys og Nordstrom og begge disse sider ordner told og moms osv allerede ved check ud. Hilight kommer til at koste ca. 1600 DKK (de koster 150$ = 900 DKK i USA).  

Man kan selvfølgelig også finde et alternativ man kan få i Danmark. Jeg kan godt lide dem fra ASH (se herunder). 

I have looked all over the internet and have not been able to find the Hilights in Denmark (or in EU). Please give me a heads up if you stumble across them. So you will have to got to the US (or live there ;-)) or order them online (and pay the tax). Both Macys and Nordstrom carry these and they take care of tax and shipment to EU already at check out.  

The below alternatives can be purchased in Denmark, they are from ASH and also very nice.

Wedge sneakers - ASH

 Wedge sneakers - ASH

Hvad siger I? Er I til wedge sneakers eller ej? Jeg synes det er sådan lidt at man enten hader dem eller elsker dem ;-)

What do you say? Do you like wedge sneakers? It is my impression that you either hate them or love them ;-)

-Karina

AW12 trend - Peplum and galaxy print

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Jeg er så meget i humør til at shoppe efterårsting nu og kan slet ikke vente med at få dem i brug! Nu er den sommer også snart slut, ikke? ;-) Jeg drømmer igen om mørke outfits med masser af sort, pels og læder. Og så drømmer jeg om efterårets helt store trend: peplum. Jeg har allerede shoppet et par peplum toppe, hvilket I vil få at se I et par OOTD's snarest.

Nedestående outfit synes jeg fanger et par trends for AW12, nemlig peplum, galakseprint (som også bliver til SS13), juveltoner, statement smykker og metallic toe caps, som også har været et hit i SS12. Et par af tingene er på vej til mig allerede ;-)

I am so much in the mood for shopping my fall wardrobe now and I cannot wait to get to wear them! Be done with the summer already! ;-) I am, once again, dreaming of dark outfits with lots of black, leather and fur. And then I dream of the big trend of fall: peplum. I have already shopped a few peplum items, which you will see in a few OOTD's as soon as possible.

The below outfit, I think, captures quite a few trends for AW12, peplum, galaxy print (which will also stay for SS13) jeweltones, statement jewelry and metallic toe caps (which we have also seen for SS12). A couple of these items are on their way to me already ;-)

1. Teal statement necklace - Oasis @ ASOS // 2. Black textured peplum top - New Look (straight size range) // 3. Black peplum jacket - Dorothy Perkins // 4. Essie "Trophy Wife" nail polish @ lookfantastic.com // 5. Galaxy print pencil skirt - New Look (straight size range) // 6. Colour block clutch - ASOS // 7. Black tights 40D - Evans // 8. Metal cap toe pump - Dorothy Perkins

Jeg er så vild med det galakseprint! Det er selvfølgelig nederdelen (og peplum toppen) der er på vej til mig ;-) Krydser fingre for at de passer... Som I kan se er det fra New Looks almindelige linie. Jeg har tabt mig nogle kilo (og forhåbentlig kommer jeg til at tabe flere, men det laver jeg et indlæg om, når jeg er klar) og det betyder at jeg nu kan passe en str. EU46/UK18/US16. Det giver et par muligheder mere, ikke så meget i de danske butikker, som oftest kun går til EU42-44/UK14-16/US12-14, men i de engelske webshops. Flere valgmuligheder er bare skønt!

I am so in loe with that galaxy print! It is of course the pencil skirt (and the peplum top) that is on its way to me ;-) Fingers crossed that they will fit... As you can see they are both from New Look's straight size range. I have lost a few pounds (and will hopefully loose some more, but I will write a post on that when I am ready) and that means that I can now fit in to a size EU46/UK18/US16. That gives mere a few more options, not so much in the Danish shops, which often only goes up to EU42-44/UK14-16/US12-14,, but in the british webshops at least. More options is really great!

Jeg lover at vende tilbage snarest med rigtige OOTDs! ;-)

I promise to be back soon with real OOTDs! ;-)

-Karina

AW12 trend - Animal print jeans

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Jeg er stadig helt vild med dyreprint og synes især det er fedt på jeans. Det er en ret nem måde at virkelig lave en statement. Og et outfit med et par printede jeans skaber næsten sig selv. En t-shirt, en blazer, et par høje hæle (eller ballerinaer), så er man faktisk klar, og meget cool uden den store indsats ;-)

Herunder har jeg samlet et par af mine favoritter og der er mere end et par stykker jeg SÅ gerne vil have fingrende i, venter bare lige på et par rabatkoder ;-)

I am still crazy about animal print and think it is especially cool on jeans. It is an easy way to make a statement. And an outfit staring a pair of printed jeans, almost creates itself. A t-shirt, a blazer, a pair of heels (or ballerinas) and then you have a cool outfit with a minimum of effort ;-)

Below I have collected a few of my favorites, let me just say that there is quite a few I am DYING to get hold of, I am just waiting for a discount code or two ;-)

 Neutral snake print jeans - Dorothy Perkins // Berry leopard print jeans - Dorothy Perkins // Black/silver snake print jeans - Dorothy Perkins // Grey/black leopard print jeans - Asos Curve // Berry swallow print jeggins - Marks & Spencers // Navy bird print jeggins - Marks & Spencers

Hvad siger I, er I med på dyreprintede jeans?

What do you say, are you feeling the animal printed jeans?

- Karina

OOTD - Orange and Navy

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Jeg havde faktisk planlagt at dagens indlæg skulle være med den smukke kjole jeg havde på til bryllup i lørdags, men i al fovirringen, fik jeg ingen billeder af det! Jeg må lige tjekke om nogle af de andre fik et skud eller to ellers så skal jeg genskabe hele looket til en lidt senere post :-)

I stedet får I et outfit der er et par uger gammelt. Jeg var faktisk ikke sikker på at jeg ville poste det overhovedet, for jeg er slet ikke vild med bukserne! De er fra New Look Inspire. De er i en meget tynd kvalitet, jeggins-agtige med virkelig meget stretch. De fik en chance alligevel, pga. farven, som jeg synes er fantastisk. Men faktisk synes jeg ikke de gør noget godt for mine ben (som jeg normalt ikke er utilfreds med ;-)) Om det er materialet eller snittet har jeg ikke helt fundet ud af. Men det er også lige meget nu, for de er allerede gået i sømmen omkring lårene. Så altså ikke en anbefaling herfra ;-)

I had originally planned that today you would have a post with the fabulous dress I wore at a wedding on Saturday, but in all the confusion, I got no pictures! I will check with some of the other photograpers if they got pictures otherwise I will re-create the look for a later post :-)

Instead here is an outfit from a couple of weeks ago. I was actually not sure I was going to post it at all, because I am not crazy about the pants! They are from New Look Inspire. It is a very thin fabric, jeggins-like with very much stretch. They got a chance anyway, because of the great colour. But actually I don't think they do my legs any justice. If it is the material og the cut I have not decided yet. But I guess it doesn't matter now, because after wearing them twice the seems around the inner thighs has given up. So no recommendation from me ;-)

Orange jeans/jeggins - New Look // Navy jacket - Jasper Conran @ Debenhams // White ruffle top - HM // Orange and navy star scarf - Zizzi // Nude wedges - Steve Madden



Udover bukserne altså er dumme er jeg ret vild med sættet. Orange, hvid og navy er bare SÅ fint sammen! Og hvem elsker ikke lidt stjerneprint!? Jeg fik inspirationen fra en kampagne Gwyneth Paltrow har lavet for det svenske Lindex (se billederne herunder). Synes bare farverne er så fine sammen.

Besides the fact that the pants are no good, I am really loving the outfit. Orange, white and navy is so nice and summery together. And who does not love a little star print!? I got the inspiration from a campaign Gwyneth Paltrow did for the Swedisch brand Lindex (pictures below). I just think the colours are so great.



-Karina

OOTD - Copenhagen fashion week 2 - All black

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Her er endnu et dagens fra modeugen. Nemlig det fra PLUSliving modeshowet. Jeg gik efter et look der var cool og edgy, så derfor gik jeg med helt sort. Der er også bare noget ved modeugen der indbyder til at man kommer i helt sort. Ja, det er måske lidt safe, men man ser det alle steder, det virker og det er aldrig untrendy ;-)

Skjortekjolen faldt jeg faktisk over dagen før da jeg sammen med Rikke besøgte en ny plus size butik i København. Den hedder "Divaerne" og ligger på Gammel Kongevej 127 på Frederiksberg. Jeg købte også en anden lækker sag, som I må se når vejret bliver lidt køligere igen.

Here is another OOTD from Copenhagen Fashion Week. The one I wore at the PLUSliving fashion show. I went for a cool and edgy look and chose all black. There is just something about wearing black to fashion week. Yes, it is a bit safe, but you see it everywhere, it works and is never completely untrendy ;-)

The shirt dress I actually found the day before when I went by a new plus size boutique in Copenhagen with Rikke. I also got another really nice pieces that I will show you another time, when the weather cools down a bit. 

 Shirt dress - Carmakoma // Belt - Carmakoma // Wet look leggins - New Look // Suede wedges - Dorothy Perkins // Earrings - Glitter // Bracelet - By Frigg // Rings - Glitter

 Hair do by the stylist team at the PLUSliving fashion show, the same as the models got ;-) Earrings from Glitter.

 

 Belt "Rollercoaster" - Carmakoma // Rings - Glitter

 Suede "giant wedges" Head over heels for Dorothy Perkins

 Jeg kan godt lide det rå udtryk som dette sæt giver. Dog med et par feminine detaljer som f.eks. sløjferne på skoene. De forskellige teksturer bryder det sorte lidt og gør det interessant. Det er vigtigt at husk når man går efter sort i sort.

I like the coolness of this look. It is a little tough but with a couple of feminine details, like the bows on the shoes. The different textures breaks the black up a bit an makes it interesting. That is important to keep in mind when wearing all black.

-Karina

Copenhagen Fashion Week 2012 - PLUSliving fashion show

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Så er en fantastisk modeuge sluttet og jeg har virkelig nydt den i fulde drag. Jeg har set en masse fedt tøj og smykker og talt med en masse skønne mennesker. Og hvor er det bare skønt at der denne gang også har været noget for plus size kvinder. Dette indlæg skal handle om PLUSlivings mode show på det Ny Teater, som løb af stablen lørdag i modeugen. Der er ingen shots fra fra selve showet der må man holde øje med PLUSlivings eget online magasin for detaljer ;-) Indlægget her er en lille backstage reportage, for at give jer et indtryk af stemningen, som bare var så god.

Modeshowet er stablet på benene af teamet bag webmagasinet PLUSliving, Charlotte Mols og Gitte Glibstrup. De synes ikke at der var nok events der fokuserede på kurvede kvinder og plus size under modeugen, og det valgte de at gøre noget ved. Det lykkedes dem at skabe et fantastisk show med en masse lækre modeller (amatører såvel som professionelle). Og glæden blandt publikum var stor.

Tøjet der blev vist på showet er alle fra AW12 kollektionerne og mærkerne var: Carmakoma, The X-Collection, DNY CPH, Gets, Studio, Gozzip, Plus, Yppig, Zizzi, Panayotis, Nine, Barund CPH, Festival, By K, Beck Söndergaard og Plaisir.

Now a fantastic fashion week is over and I have really enjoied every minute of it. I have seen a lot of nice clothes and jewelry and talked to a lot of great people. And how fantastic it is that this time there was also focus on plus size women. This post is about Danish webzine PLUSliving's fashion show which was held on Saturday evening in Copenhagen Fashion Week. There will be no shots from the catwalk, if you want a closer look at the clothes, please keep an eye out at PLUSliving's webzine (articles only in Danish unfortunately). This post is a little backstage photo report from before the show to give you an idea of the mood and atmosphere, which were so great. 

The fashion show has been organised by the team behind PLUSliving, Charlotte Mols and Gitte Glibstrup. They did not think that there was enough events that focused on curvy women and plus sizes, so they chose to do something about that. The succeeded in making a fantastic show with a lot of gorgeous models (amateurs as well as professionals). And the audience was really pleased. 

The clothes in the show were all AW12 and from: Carmakoma, The X-Collection, DNY CPH, Gets, Studio, Gozzip, Plus, Yppig, Zizzi, Panayotis, Nine, Barund CPH, Festival, By K, Beck Söndergaard og Plaisir.

Anja from MakeYouOver is doing make up on one of the models

 The outfits are tryed on and the order is discussed

 The models are getting instructions

 Line McKay Mikkelsen was one of the beautiful models

 Shoes for the show

 Clothes rack

 Clothes rack

Christina Donskov rehearsing the finale. She closed the show by walking the catwalk in a beautiful wedding gown and then got in front of the piano playing and singing a song

 The start of the runway is ready

 The goodie bags and the seating are in place

 The guests were welcomed with champagne and choclate

Det var sådan én god aften og den forsatte i Teaterkælderens bar hvor der blev drukket drinks og minglet. 

Var nogle af jer der? :-)

It was such a great night that continued in the bar after the show where there was cocktails and mingling. 

Was any of you there? :-)

-Karina

OOTD - Copenhagen Fashion Week 1 - Polkadots

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Her er dagens fra i torsdags da Rikke og jeg var på CIFF. De er skudt under Bispeeng Buen på efter messen.

Hvad tager man på til en modemesse? En bloggers største dilemma! Man skal selvfølgelig være på forkant og moderigtig og vise sine styling evner så man bedst repræsenterer sin blog's stil når der nu skal netværkes ;-) Så jeg måtte jo vælge et outfit der fanger feminin rock chick bedst muligt. Det synes jeg faktisk lykkedes ret godt (hvis jeg selv skal sige det ;-)). Jeg valgte desuden at udfordre mig selv lidt og gå med en gennemsigtig top, så man kunne se min BH, for ligesom at understrege min statement: jeg er plus size: og hvad så!? Og så har jeg jo virkelig noget med prikker i øjeblikket ;-)

Below is an OOTD from Thursday, where Rikke and I was at the CIFF fashion fair. They are shot after the Fair in another part of town. 

What to wear to a fashion fair? Probably one of a blogger's biggest dilemmas! You of course need to be trendy and fashionable, show off you styling skills and represent the style and feeling of your blog now that there is networking opportunities :-) So I had to choose an outfit that captures feminin rock chick best. I got it just right (if I do say so myself ;-)). In addition I chose to challenge myself a bit and wear a sheer top with only a bra underneath. This was to as much to stress the statement: I am plus size and so what?! And I really have a thing for polkadots at the moment ;-)

 Sheer polkadot shirt - HM+ // Jersey pencil skirt - Carmakoma // Thights - Evans // Suede platforms - Head over Heels for Dorothy Perkins // Pink bag - My mom // Necklace - Lindex // Rings - HM, Gina Tricot and Glitter

 Pink lips and side ballerina bun

 Pink braided paper bag - My mom // Pink ring (a la "Artsy" by YSL) - Glitter // Silver ring - Gina Tricot // Black ring - HM

Necklace - Lindex // Rings - HM and Gina Tricot 

CIFF var helt fantastisk! Udover en god snak med Carmakoma, som altid er så søde og imødekommende, så mødte vi også et par andre søde mennesker som laver fedt tøj til plus size. Plus size markedet er meget lille i Danmark pt, eller markedet er faktisk stort, men ikke mange har grebet chancen for at udfylde hullet, dog det ser ud til at der er ved at ske ting og sager og forhåbentlig kan jeg som plus size blogger være med til at synliggøre et behov. Og jeg er altid åben for at blive kontaktet af folk i industrien, der kunne være interesserede i at høre en forbrugers mening.

CIFF was amazing! Besides a good chat with Carmakoma, who are always so nice and interested, we also met a couple of other nice people who makes cool clothes for plus size. The plus size market in Denmark is currently very small, or the market is big, but few has grapped the opportunity to cater for it, but it looks like there might be some things under way. Hopefully I, as a plus size blogger, can help make this need more visible. And I am always happy to be contacted by people in the industry that are interested in hearing a consumer's point of view. 

-Karina 

Copenhagen Fashion Week 2012 - Carmakoma

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Så denne uge er det jo modeuge i København og jeg har været så heldig at få adgang til et par arrangementer og de to modemesser. I torsdags besøgte Rikke fra Sticky Sweet Danish og jeg modemessen (CIFF) i Bella Center og Carmakoma. Designerne bag Carmakoma havde inviteret os til et nærmere kig/føl på deres AW12 kollektion (som rammer webshoppen næste uge!) og deres SS13 kollektion. Jeg kan kun sige WAUW til begge! Jeg bliver gang på gang overrasket over HVOR godt de bare rammer hvad jeg kan lide. I har virkelig noget at glæde jer til, hvis I er til fashion forward, edgy tøj med cool detaljer.

I får herunder et par detaljer fra SS13 kollektionen, dog ingen billeder af fulde styles eller looks, da de stadig er en hemmelighed og først bliver afsløret senere på året.

So this week it is Copenhagen Fashion Week and I have been so lucky as to get access to a couple of things including the two fashion fairs. Thursday, Rikke from Sticky Sweet Danish and I went to the fashion fair (CIFF) to have a look around and to visit Carmakoma. The designers behind Carmakoma had invited us have a closer look/feel at their AW12 collection (which will hit the webshop next week!) and their SS13 collection. I can only say: WAUW to both! I keep getting amazed HOW well they hit what I like. You are really in for a treat if you like fashion forward, edgy clothes with cool details. 

Below I have a couple of details from the SS13 collection for you. Though no pictures of full styles or looks, they are a secret for now and will not be revealed in full before later this year.

The Carmakoma booth at CIFF - lots of posters of their georgeous models. Here Fluvia Lacerda for Lab/27 and Maja Wolmark and Line McKay Mikkelsen in the SS13 campaign.

Glittery jersey will and great shapes

 Lots of cool colours, pastels, metals, stribes and polkadots. 

 Soft colours and cool leather

 Mix of textures

 Cute sparkly details

 More cute sparkly details (we like! ;-))

 Grey denim (a first for Carmakoma to use denim, but so long awaited!)

Cool knits and different textures

Som man kan se vil Carmakoma SS13 blive et godt mix a cool former og smukke, interessante stoffer. Jeg glæder mig især til at få fat i nogle af deres styles der er mixet med læder og selvfølgelig denim styles'ne. 

As you can see, Carmakoma SS13 will be a great mix of cool cuts and shapes and beautiful and interesting fabrics. I for one, cannot wait to get my hands on some of the mixed leather pieces and the denim. 

Hold øje med bloggen her over den næste uges tid, jeg vender tilbage med OOTDs fra CFW, et eksklusivt backstage indlæg fra det første plus size modeshow (Plus Living, se links på min facebook side) i CFW's historie og et summary over tendenserne i SS13.

Keep an eye on the blog the next week or so, I will be back with my OOTDs from CFW, an exclusive backstage look at the first plus size fashion show in CFW's history and a summary of the trends in SS13.

-Karina

AW12 colour trend - Burgundy

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Efterårskollektionerne er så småt begyndt at komme i butikkerne og online og jeg er vild med farverne! Grå, som vi har set de sidste par sæsoner som en rigtig god basis farve, kan sammen med navy erstatte lidt at de sorte (som jeg stadig elsker ;-)). Derudover er vinterhvid/creme noget man skal kigge efter samt de fine efterårsfarver: mørkegrøn, orange og bordeaux/vinrød/burgundy/berry/okseblod (kært barn har mange navne). Dette indlæg er dedikeret til netop bordeaux. Farven har været fremme et par år nu, men i år er den virkelig alle steder! Jeg kan rigtig godt lide den, den vil klæde de fleste, liver lidt op, uden at være alt for pang. Den er nem at bære. Den kan mikses med sort, grå eller vinterhvid/creme alt afhængig af hvilket udtryk man ønsker.

Herunder har jeg samlet nogle af mine bordeaux favoritter.

The fall collections is slowly appearing in stores and online and I love the colours! Grey, as we have also seen the past seasons as a good base colour can, along with navy, replace some of the black (with I still love! ;-)). Besides grey and navy, you need to look for winter white/creme/off white and colours like dark green, orange and burgundy/bordeaux/wine/oxblood/berry (that is a lot of names for one colour!). This post is dedicated to this colour. The colour has been seen in the past seasons as well, bit this year you will really see it everywhere! I really like it, it will suit most people/skintones, it will live up without being to strong. It is easy to wear and can be mixed with black, grey and winter white/creme, depending on which look you are going for. 


Below I have collected some of my burgundy favorites. 

1. Ankle boot with snake skin heel - Dorothy Perkins // 2. Mesh spot dress - Dorothy Perkins // 3. Bag - Urban Expression @ Nelly.com // 4. Coated jeans with zip details - Ellos.dk // 5. Lace top with button detail - HM+ // 6. Drape cowl front t-shirt - New Look Inspire // 7. A-line (p)leather jacket (with detachable fur details) - Ellos.dk // 8. Stud detail wedges - Nevada @ Nelly.com

Jeg er vild med alle de ovenstående ting! Men skal i hvert fald finde plads i budgettet til jeans'ne. Hvad er din favorit?

I love all of the above items! But I will definetely find room in the budget for those jeans. What is your favorite?

-Karina