OOTD - Uniform

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Kender I det med at man i perioder sværger til én bestemt slags outfit? Det gør jeg lige i øjeblikket. Man kan stort set altid se mig i jeans/nederdel, enkel tee og biker jakke. Ja, ok, så pifter jeg lidt op med tørklæder, halskæder eller andre accessories, men det er altså min standard uniform pt ;-) .

Nederdelen i dette OOTD er ny og fra Carmakoma. Jeg har længe luret på den, men så var den pludselig udsolgt (i min størrelse) og jeg panikkede! For det var da NU jeg måtte have den. Jeg fandt den heldigvis i en fysisk butik: Venus og Mars XL i Rødovre Centrum, som har et pænt udvalg af Carmakoma. Der er bare ikke noget der slår en klassisk sort nederdel i god kvalitet og min "Rosie" ligeledes fra Carmakoma er blevet for stor (og har fået et nyt hjem hos én sød læser der kom forbi til vores loppemarked :-)).

Francolin kan helt sikkert anbefales, hvis du skal bruge en sort nederdel, der er lidt mere end bare lige op og ned. Den har fine draperinger, som falder så flot og snittet der virkelig fremhæver dine kurver. Ja, jeg tror jeg skal have den i alle farverne! ;-)

Do you know those periods where you keep ending up in variations of the same outfit? I am there at the moment. I almost always wear jeans/a skirt, a simple tee and a biker jacket. Ok, then I try to spice it up a bit with scarves, a necklace or other accessories, but it is really my standard uniform at the moment ;-)

The skirt is new and from Carmakoma. I have had my eye on it for a while, but suddenly it was sold out in my size and I panicked, because NOW I wanted it ;-) Found it in a store and bought it right away. There is really nothing better than a classic black skirt in a good quality and my "Rosie" is too big now.

I can definitely recommend Francolin, if you need a black skirt that is just a little bit more than a pencilskirt. It has very nice drapings and the cut is just made to accentuate your curves. I think I am going to get this skirt in every available colour! ;-)

 Skirt "Francolin" - Lab 27 by Carmakoma // Biker jacket "Anso" - Gina Tricot // Tee - H&M // Necklace - Anna Della Russo for H&M // Wedges (yes, you probably know by now where they are from ;-) I just love them so much!) // Head over heels @ Dorothy Perkins // Overknee socks - H&M

 -Karina

Every girl should own...

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Her er et outfit fra sidste uge. Det består af to ting der, efter min mening, bør være i alle kvinders skabe. En klassisk hvid skjorte og en lædernedel.

Jeg har længe ønsket mig en lædernedel eller læderkjole, for jeg er jo vild med læder! Men har ikke helt kunne finde det rigtige. Jeg kom til at købe en læderkjole på Trendsales for nogle måneder siden, men den var bare ikke helt så flatterende som den kunne have været. Ærmerne og hals/brystpartiet var slet ikke mig! Så den hang bare der... Til jeg fik en idé! ;-) At jeg kunne tage den med til en skrædder og få den lavet om til en nederdel. Enkelt tænkte jeg, for underdelen var jo ret skater-agtig og kjolen var ligesom naturligt delt i to. Næh nej, sagde skrædderen! Hvis man skulle lave en nederdel ud af den kjole, skulle man omstrukturere det hele og det ville koste mere end jeg havde givet for kjolen.

Men jeg er jo ikke én der giver op så let og jeg besluttede mig for SELV at fikse det. Jeg klippede kjolen over der hvor den ligesom skilte naturligt, syede en lining i, sprættede bagsømmen op og satte en lang gunmetal lynlås i. Og jeg synes faktisk at resultatet er rigtigt flot. Tag den dumme skrædder! ;-)

This is an outfit from last week. It consist of two things that, in my opinion, should be in every woman's closet. A classic white shirt and a leather skirt.

I have wanted a leather skirt og dress for a long time, because we all know how much I love leather ;-) But I could not find the right one. A while ago I happend to buy a second hand leather dress, but when it arrived, it was just not what I had expected. The sleeves and the neckline were not at all flattering on me. And so it just hang around in my closet. Until I got a brilliant idea! ;-) I could get a tailor to alter it to a skirt. That should not be too much work, as the dress was already naturally cut in two parts. But the tailor did not agree. She said that it would require a reconstruction of the entire peice of clothing and that would cost me more than I had paid.

But, I am not the kind of person that gives up that easily (vertainly not when it comes to clothes!) so I decided to alter the dress myself. I cut the dress in half where the "natural" parting already were, sewed in a waistband, cut up the back seam and put in a full length zipper. And I actually really like the result. In your face stupid tailor! ;-)

 

Before picture of the dress

White shirt - Ellos // Leather skirt/dress (costumized by me) - Auluna // Necklace - Second Female // Suede wedges - Head over Heels @ Dorothy Perkins

Jeg er bestemt ingen rutineret syerske/skrædder og dette projekt kunne snildt have gået begge veje, som alle mine DYI projekter er der et godt stykke vej fra mit hoved til det færdige resultat ;-) Ofte er jeg vist lidt for ambitiøs i forhold til mine evner. Men jeg er stædig og lader mig aldrig begrænse af sådan en lille ting som evner :-D

I am by no means a skilled seamstress/tailor and this project could just as easily have failed miserably, as is the case for most of my DIY projects there is often quite a long way from my mind to the finished product ;-) More often than not I am overly ambitious compared to my actual skill level. But I am determined and never limit myself because of little things like skills :-D

- Karina



Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!

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Sidste fredag var jeg til julefrokost med arbejdet. Som altid var det en virkelig flot planlagt fest. Temaet var i år: Moulin Rouge - French and fabulous. Jeg elsker en anledning til at stadse mig ud, så jeg satte mig for at finde det perfekte Moulin Rouge outfit (som dog var passende til en julefrokost med kollegaer og chefer ;-)) Jeg vidste at jeg ikke ville have "kostume" jeg ville have "mode".

Jeg ledte længe efter den perfekte kjole, men fandt den ikke før min veninde Stine foreslog at jeg kunne låne hendes pin-up kjole (som hun har på i dette indlæg). Den var bare PERFEKT til temaet. Tak Stine <3

En "top hat" med slør, røde læber og høje sko blev tilsat og så var jeg klar til fest!

Last Friday I was at the annual office Christmas Party. As always it was a really beautiful event and this years theme was: Moulin Rouge - French and fabulous. I love an occasion to dress up and decided to find the perfect Moulin Rouge outfit (which was also appropriate for a work function with colleagues and bosses ;-)). I know I did not want "costume", I wanted "fashion".  

I looked hard to find the perfect dress and did not find it before my friend Stine offered my to borrow her pin-up dress (which she is wearing in this post).  It was SO perfect for the theme! Thanks Stine <3

I added a veiled top hat, red lips and high heels and I was ready to party!

 This poster was put up in the elevators in the office, inviting us to the Moulin Rouge

The "French and fabulous" menu. Really good food! (I haven't applied a filter, the light was red in the dinning room. Very Moulin Rouge)

 Dress - HR London (borrowed from Stine) // Top hat - Accessorize // Bangle - H&M // Wedges - Head over heels @ Dorothy Perkins

Jeg følte mig fantastisk tilpas i kjolen, selvom det er liiiidt mere kavalergang end jeg normalt viser frem, især på jobbet ;-) Kjolen strammer ind de helt rigtige steder pga. snørrene i siden og shapewear var ikke engang nødvendig! Jeg fik utallige komplimenter, om det var kavalergangen eller ej, det skal jeg ikke kunne sige ;-)

I felt very good in this dress, even though it is a liiiiiittle more cleavage than I normally show, especially at work ;-) The dress cinches you in in all the right places, because of the corset like feature in the front and shapewear was not even necessary! I got so many compliments that night, if that was the cleavage or not, I cannot say ;-)

-Karina