OOTD 050513 - The coral leather jacket

Hej med jer,

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Her er et outfit fra i fredags, hvor jeg drak kaffe med Rikke. Og som de bloggere vi jo er, er det da en fantastisk anledning til at scoute en god location og tage nogle outfit billeder? ;-)

Og se da lige hvor godt min nye læderjakke passer til baggrunden! Forårsfarver alle steder. Jakken har jeg talt om i dette indlæg og da Ellos så en dag sendte mig en kode der gav 50% på en valgfri vare, ja, så måtte jeg slå til. Den har været undervejs i en måneds tid og nu ser den ud til at være godt i gang med at blive udsolgt. Men den er virkelig også fin og sådan en lækker blød kvalitet! Den findes også i sort, hvis man er til noget mere klassisk. Husk dog på at Ellos bruger de franske størrelser, som er et nummer mindre end de danske, så denne går altså op til en DK46.

Here is an outfit from Friday, where I had coffee with Rikke. And as the bloggers we are, what better occasion to scout a good location and take some outfit pictures? ;-)

And look how great my new leather jacket goes with the background! Spring colours all around. The jacket I mentioned in this post and when Ellos one day sent me a 50% off one item code, I had to buy it. It was on its way for a month or so and now it looks like it is selling out fast. But it is really nice and such a great soft quality. It also comes in black, if you are looking for something a little more classic.

Coral leather jacket - Soft Grey @ Ellos // White shirt - H&M // Jeans - Dorothy Perkins // Boots - B&Co @ Skoringen // Necklace - Monsoon // Rings - H&M

 Stone coloured bag - Liebeskind Berlin

Dette er virkelig et klassisk, nemt outfit. Jeans, hvid skjorte og en læderjakke. Det kan varieres i det uendelige, med farver, accessories og sko. Det kan gøres klassisk og med et twist som her, med den farvede læderjakke til at peppe det op. Det kunne også have været en blazer i en frisk farve, hvis man ikke lige vil investere i en pangfarvet læderjakke.

This outfit is really classic and easy. Jeans, white shirt and a leather jacket. It can be styled a million different ways, with colours, accessories and shoes. It can be very classic and like here with a twist in form of the coloured leather jacket. It could also have been a blazer in a cool colour, if you do not want to invest in a coloured leather jacket.

- Karina

OOTD - Casual wedding

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Jeg var til bryllup for to uger siden, men havde desværre glemt mit kamera i farten. Derfor fik jeg ikke snappet billeder af mit outfit. Men I skal ikke snydes, så jeg har genskabt looket til jer her.

Kjolen er fra Monsoon, som er virkelig gode til romantiske farvestrålende kjoler. Det var et casual bryllup i en have, så jeg bestemte mig for en maxikjole så jeg kunne skifte til flade sandaler når stilletterne ikke længere var praktiske. Og jeg må indrømme, det var efter ca. 5 minutter ;-) Jerseystoffet gør kjolen casual, men farven og detaljerne sikrer at den stadig er festlig nok.

I went to a wedding two weeks ago, but forgot my camera. So I didn't get any pictures of my outfit. But I have recreated it for you here. 

The dress is from Monsoon, who are really good at making romantic colourful dresses. It was a casual wedding in a garden, so I decided to go for a maxi dress so I could change into flats, when the stillettos were not practical anymore. I have to admit that was after about 5 minutes ;-) The jersey fabric makes the dress casual, but the colour and details ensure that it is still elegant enough for a wedding.

 Pink maxi dress - Monsoon // Pink shoes - Deichmann // Earrings - H&M // bracelet - By Frigg // Ring - Glitter // Silver clutch - Monsoon Acessorize

Bracelet - By Frigg

 Detailing on the dress. Ring - Glitter

Jeg prøvede mange forskellige frisurer i ugerne op til brylluppet (man er vel perfektionist ;-)), men endte alligevel med en helt klassisk ballerina knold. For at gøre den lidt mere festlig touperede jeg håret og skrabede det hele tilbage for at få lidt fylde på toppen. Desuden tilføjede jeg en fletning som egentlig er sådan et fletning-hårbånd, som jeg klippede elastikken af og kom to små elastikker i hver sin ende, så den ikke går op. Den er bare sat fast udenom knolden med hårnåle. Jeg synes det lige giver det sidste pift.

I experimented with a lot of different hairstyles in the weeks before the wedding (I guess I am a perfectionist ;-)), but ended up with a classic ballerina bun afterall. To make it a bit more dramatic I teased the hair and scrabed it back to get a little volume on top. I also added a braid, which is really one of those hairbands you can buy everywhere. I cut off the elastic part and gathered each end with a small rubber band. It is just pinned with hair pins on the outside of the bun. I think that adds the little extra something to the classic style.

 
Brylluppet var så fint og festen var fantastisk! Det blevet sunget, drukket og danset på bare fødder hele natten lang. Jeg elsker den slags fester meget mere end de formelle ;-)

The ceremony was so beautiful and the party was fantastic! There was singing, drinking and dancing on bare feet all night long. I love that kind of parties much more than the formal affairs ;-)

-Karina

OOTD - Summer Sunday

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Lige et lille outfit fra i søndags hvor vejret var skønt! Jeg havde mit blå maxikjole fra Monsoon på. Den er et par år gammel, men jeg vender tilbage til den hver sommer. Farven er så fin og så er der bare noget skønt og ubesværet ved maxikjoler. De kan dresses ned med et par flade sandaler, som jeg har gjort her og op med et par høje wedges og en fin clutch. Maxikjoler i jersey er meget ofte at finde i min kuffert når jeg drager på solferie, netop fordi de er så lette at style og de krøller ikke :-) De går til en tur på stranden eller på restaurant om aftenen. Helt fantastisk :-)


Here is an outfit I wore on Sunday, when the weather was nice and sunny! I was wearing my blue maxi dress from Monsoon. It is a couple of years old, but I keep returning to it each summer. The colour is so pretty and there is something nice and easy about a maxi dress. They can be dressed down with flat sandals and simple accessories and up with a pair of high wedges and a nice clutch. Jersey maxi dresses are a stable in my suitcase when I go on vacation, because they are so easy to style and they do not wrinkle in the suitcase :-) You can wear them to the beach or to the restaurant at night. Love it :-)

 Bright blue maxi dress - Monsoon (ca. 2009) // Bracelet - Odd Molly // Earrings - Julie Sandlau // Flat Sandals - Pieces // Nail polish "Sun Downer" - Rimmel London

 Beige studded sandals - Pieces // "Sun Downer" nail polish - Rimmel London

 Multicoloured bracelet with cut out butterfly - Odd Molly

 Various coral rings - H&M

Jeg er i gang med at afprøve håropsætninger til et brylup jeg skal til her i næste måned og jeg kan ret godt lide denne. Det bliver et semi-casual bryllup i en have og jeg skal have (endnu ;-)) en maxikjole på og sandsynligvis flade sko (græs, alkohol og stilletter er ikke en god combo!), så jeg vil gerne have en casual håropsætning. Jeg synes denne blev ret god (se detaljerede billeder herunder). Jeg leder altid rundt på youtube for at finde tutorials, så hvis du kender nogle gode nogle, så smid et link i kommentarfeltet :-)

I am currently rehearsing up-dos for a friends wedding next month and I really like this one. It is going to be a semi-casual wedding in a garden and I am wearing (yet another ;-)) maxi dress and probably flat shoes (grass, alcohol and stilettos are NOT a good combo!), so I want a casual up do as well. I think this one turn out quite nice (see detailed pics below). I am always heading to youtube for hair tutorials, so if you got any god ones, please drop the link in the comments field :-) 

 Fake braid hairband - Asos (ca. 2008). A little less my colour than it used to be ;-) // Pink flower clips - H&M // Earrings - Julie Sandlau

Kan I lide den? Den var virkelig let at lave. Tror bare jeg skal prøve at krølle mit hår først næste gang, det vil give et finere resultat. Jeg har lagt instruktionsvideoen ind herunder, pigen taler fransk, men det er let at se hvad hun laver :-) Jeg tror det bliver denne frisure eller noget med fletninger i hvert fald, det synes jeg er fint og meget sommerligt.


Do you like? It was really easy to do. I think I will try and curl my hair the next time though that will give a nicer result. I have added the tutorial below, the girl speaks French, but it is very easy to see what she is doing :-) I think I am going for this one or something with braids anyway, I think that is pretty and very summer-y.

Hvad er jeres yndlings håropsætning, er den nem at lave?


What is your favorite updo? Is it easy to make?


-Karina

OOTD - 50'ies Cocktail Party

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I fredags var der cocktail party hjemme hos mig. Vi havde bestemt at der skulle være et tema; 50'erne. Jeg besluttede mig til at gå efter det søde, pæne husmoder look med en blomstret sommerkjole med indbygget tylskørt.

On Friday, I had a cocktail party at my house. We had decided that it was going to bee themed; the 50'ies. I decided to go for a pretty housewife look with a floral dress with a build in tulle under skirt. 

 Meadow dress - Monsoon (last year, but you can most likely find it on ebay) // Coral cardigan - Red Herring // Coral tights - Ebay // Green shoes - Marta Johnsson // Silver clutch - Monsoon // Pearl bracelets - H&M // Pearl necklace - Pilgrim

 Jeg valgte at snyde lidt og smide lidt moderne colourblocking ind ;-) Et rigtigt 50'er outfit ville nok have haft hudfarvede nylonstrømper på, men sådan nogle har jeg det meget svært med og jeg synes det var lige koldt nok til bare ben. Jeg synes at de koralfarvede tights virker rigtigt godt med de grønne sko.

I probably cheated a bit by sneaking a little modern colour blocking into the outfit ;-) A real 50'ies outfit would probably have included skincoloured nylon pantyhose, but I really don't like wearing those and I thought it was a little to cold to go bare legged. And I really think the coral thights look great with the green shoes.

Det var sådan en sjov aften, med masser af retro pindemadder, cupcakes (tak Rikke!), bobler, fine drinks og søde mennesker.

It was such a great night with lots of retro fingerfoods, cupcakes (thanks Rikke!), bubbles, pretty drinks and good people. 

 Mmm bubbles ;-)

 Bubbles and fingerfoods

 Cosmopolitan and Red Velvet cupcakes

Bloggers and models: (from top left) Tanja, Line (plussize model), Rikke, me, Kecia (plussize model), Stine (plussize model)

-Karina

OOTD - Girly pastels

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Endnu et outfit i min lille key trend serie. Denne gang har jeg fokuseret på den mintgrønne nederdel fra H&M. Jeg besluttede mig for at gå all in på pasteller og har skabt et outfit der er en del mere girly og cupcake-agtigt end jeg vist har været i ført siden jeg var barn :-) Men jeg kan faktisk meget godt lide det.

Another outfit from my little key trends series. This time I have focused on the mint green pencil skirt from H&M. I decided to go all in on the pastels and have created an outfit that is quite a bit more girly and cup cakey than I have worn since I was a kid :-) But I kind of like it.

Mint pencil skirt - H&M // Mint lace top - H&M // pink and silver cardigan - By Malene Birger (ca. 4 years ago) // Silver sandals - Oasis // Silver clutch - Monsoon Accessorize // Pink necklace - Monsoon Accessorize

Ok, nederdelen er vist en smule mere gennemsigtig end jeg havde regnet med/set i spejlet, må se hvad jeg kan gøre ved det.

The skirt is a bit more see through than anticipated, didn't realize that in the mirror. Must try and see what I can do about that. 

Jeg synes næsten det ligner en kjole når man tager cardiganen af pga. det tone-i-tone look som de mintgrønne dele giver.

For at understrege det pigede look valgte jeg den populære ballerina knold. Den er superlet at sætte, hvis man køber en hårdonut ;-)

It almost looks like a dress without the cardigan due to the tone-in-tone look that the two mint green separates make.

To emphasize the girly look I went with the popular ballerina bun. It is so easy to do if you have a hair donut ;-)

Hvordan vil du bruge pasteller her til sommer? Er du klar til at gå all in eller satser du mere på pastelfarvede accessories?

How do you want to use pastels this summer? Are you ready to go all in or do you go for pastel accessories instead?

-Karina

OOTD - Easter Sunday

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Her er mit outfit fra denne påske søndag, som jeg viste et sneak peak af i går. Nederdelen er ny og fra Monsoons mid season sale (i butikkerne, åbenbart ikke online endnu). Den er lidt kort når man sætter sig, men det må jeg leve med. Jeg er vild med den fine blå-grå bund og så er det jo ingen hemmelighed at jeg er lidt besat af gul pt. så den var jo et must-have i forårsgarderoben.

Hi guys, 


Her is my outfit from Easter Sunday, which I showed you a sneak peak of yesterday. The skirt is new and from the Monsoon mid season sale (in stores, apparently not online yet). It is a little short when you sit down, but I guess I will have to live with that. I love the bluish grey base colour and I guess it is no secret that I am obsessed with yellow at the moment, so it was a must have in my spring wardrobe. 

 Floral skirt - Monsoon // Yellow top - Jasper Conran @ Debenhams // Beige Cardigan - HM+ // Yellow clutch - Ebay // Brown tights - Tightsplease.co.uk // Beige pumps - HM

Jeg synes det var vigtigt at alle de andre dele i dette outfit matchede en farve i nederdelen. Jeg synes det medvirker til at gøre nederdelen til stjernen. Jeg kan især godt lide hvordan den gule top og clutchen fremhæver de gule detaljer i nederdelen.

I thought it was important to make sure that all the other pieces picked up one of the colours in the skirt. I think that really makes the skirt the star of the outfit. I especially like how the yellow top and clutch pick up the yellow accents in the skirt.

 Close up of the details of the outfit.

Close up of the wrap effect and the pattern on the skirt.

God påske. 

Happy Easter. 

-Karina