OOTD - Pink, pink, pink

Hej med jer,

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Jeg ELSKER pink. Ja, så er det sagt. Og selvom jeg virkelig også elsker sort med sort på tilsat en smule gråt, så er der altså bare noget ved pink, der gør mig glad. Så jeg vrider altså det sidste ud af de pink ting i min garderobe inden efteråret kommer og jeg hopper i sort/gråt lige indtil næste forår ;-)

Nederdelen er fra By Malene Birger og hvis den virker bekendt, så er det fordi det også er den jeg har i kjole. For den farve kan man da bare ikke få nok af! Neon/bubblegum pink.

I LOVE pink. There, I said it. And even though I really also love black with more black added a little grey there is just something about a bright pink that makes me happy. So I am determined to get the last wear out of my pink pieces before I succumb to black/grey until next Spring ;-)

The skirt is from By Malene Birger and if it looks a little familiar, it is because I also have the dress version. Because this colour I just cannot get enough of! Neon/bubblegum pink. Yum.

 Nederdel - By Malene Birger // Tank top - H&M // Peeptoe wedges - Unknown // Necklace - Glitter // Bracelet - Dorothy Perkins

 

- Karina

Zizzi - We will rock your sexy curves - The outfit

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Jeg håber I kunne lide mit indlæg fra Zizzi's "We will rock your sexy curves" mode show. Det var som sagt en fantastisk dag/aften.

Jeg besluttede mig for at følge temaet fuldt ud og virkelig rocke mine sexede kurver, og det blev i en kort Barbie-pink bodycon kjole fra By Malene Birger, der virkelig (kan jeg se nu jeg lægger billederne op!) ikke skjulte meget og da ryggen er gennemsigtig kunne jeg ikke have shapewear på. GYS! Nåh, men det betyder at I her får mig helt "au natural" ;-)

Jeg ville have kørt det pink temat HELT ud og havde et par perfekte pink stilletter til det, men efter en uge på by-ferie kunne mine fødder bare ikke overskue nye sko. Ja, nogle gange må comfort altså komme før stil, selv for en modeblogger ;-)

I hope you liked mit post from Zizzi's "We will rock your sexy curves" fashion show. It was a fantastic day/night. 

I decided to embrace the theme and really rock my sexy curves and that would be in a short Barbie-pink bodycon dress from By Malene Birger that (I can see now when looking at the pictures) did not hide anything. The back is see through so I could not wear any shapewear. HORROR! Oh well, that means that you get me completely "au natural" ;-)

 Pink "Elizao" dress - By Malene Birger // Black suede mega wedges - Head over Heels // Necklace - Second Female // Bling skull ring - eBay

 Lips: Morrocan henna lip stain - eBay // Nails: Cos nail polish - Cos Make up

 Bling accessories: Necklace - Second Female // Skull ring - eBay

Even on a poster she is impossible to out-pose! 

-Karina

White Weeks 4 - The White Shirt

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Afsnit 4 i mit hvide tema byder på en moderne udgave af en klassiker. Den hvide skjorte. En hvid skjorte går aldrig af mode og den er god at have som en hurtig go to løsning når inspirationen svigter lidt. Som I ved kan jeg godt lide nyfortolkninger af klassikere og denne løse oversize skjorte er netop det. Den er blød og falder fint og rigtig god til et par jeans eller nede i en nederdel for et mere formelt udtryk.

Episode 4 in my white theme is a modern version of a classic. The white shirt. A white shirt never goes out of style and is perfect as a go to solution when your inspiration fails you. As you know I like new interpretations of the classics and this oversize shirt is just that. It is nice and soft and goes really well with a pair of cool jeans or tugged into a skirt for a more formal look.  

 White shirt - H&M // Grey jeans "Plumeria" - Carmakoma // Chain necklace with neon details - By Malene Birger // Grey suede shoes - Zara (ca. 2007)

- 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 - Jeans challenge day 4

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Her på dag 4 i jeans ugen, undrer I jer nok over at jeg har haft de samme jeans på hele ugen! ;-) Det har jeg ikke. Selvom jeg går rigtigt meget i jeans pt, er et par af outfits'ne skudt i sidste uge, bla. det fra i dag. Jeg synes bare det ville være sjovt at samle dem alle i samme uge.

Dagens er igen en version med blazer. Jeg har altså en ting med blazere. Det er så nemt at føle sig velklædt i en blazer.

Hi guys, 

On day 4 in the "jeans week", you are probably wondering if I have worn the same pair of pants all week! ;-) I haven't. Even though I am wearing jeans a lot at the moment, a couple of the outfits were shot last week, among others today's outfit. I just thought it would be fun to collect them all in one week. 

Today's outfit is another version with a blazer. I really do have a thing for blazers. It is so easy to feel well-dressed in a blazer.

 

 Nille slim jeans - Zizzi // Navy striped top - H&M // Navy blazer H&M+ // Orange/Navy/Grey shoes - By Malene Birger

 Når jeg kigger på disse billeder, ville jeg ønske jeg havde brugt shapewear, den der lille muffin top kunne vist godt være undgået ;-)

Moderegel nummer et dikterer at tyksakke ikke skal bære vandrette striber. Men jeg kan virkelig godt lide striber, så den regel ignorerer jeg altså! Jeg synes det er en fin lille detalje at de stribede ærmer lige titter ud under blazeren. Og skoene giver lige et lille pift af farve. For et fuldt "sømandslook" kunne man have brugt røde sko istedet, men jeg er virkelig vild med orange i øjeblikket og jeg synes orange og navy er så fint sammen.


Looking at these pics, I wish I had worn shapewear as a little "muffin top" is sneaking out here! ;-) 


Fashion "rule" number one is dictating: "No horizontal stripes for fatties", but I really like stripes so I am definitely ignoring that rule! I think it is a cute detail that the sleeves of the striped top are peeking out under the blazer. And the shoes add a little splash of colour. For a full "sailor look" you could use red shoes instead, but I am loving orange at the moment and think it is perfect with navy.

By Malene Birger shoes

Skoene er købt (meget billigt ;-)) til et By Malene Birger lagersalg for 3 år siden. De havde oprindeligt en rem henover (deraf knappen) men lukningen gik hurtigt i stykker, så jeg klippede remmen af. Jeg synes de er lige fine uden.

The shoes I got (very cheap!) from a By Malene Birger outlet sale 3 years ago. They originally had a strap across the foot (hence the button) but the fastening quickly broke, så I cut of the strap. I think they are just as pretty with out.

- Karina

OOTD - Saturday night dinner

Hi guys,

This is an outfit I wore out to dinner on Saturday. I didn't really want to go all out to this fairly casual dinner, but a little sparkle is never bad, right? ;-) 

Striped cardigan - Debenhams // Silver skirt - H&M // Black top - H&M // Orange/Grey/Navy shoes - By Malene Birger // Silver Clutch - Accessorize

 

I immediately fell in love with this skirt when I saw it in my local H&M. The biggest size in stores is a Large (EU 44-46/UK 16-18/US 14-18) but sometimes I manage to squeeze into it anyway. On the H&M website though, this skirt is available up to an XL (EU 48-50/UK 20-22/ US 18-20) Shame on you H&M for not carrying XL in the stores.

I knew I wanted to pair it with a knit, preferably an oversize loosefitting knit, but I actually do not own such a sweater and so "settled" for my striped Debenhams cardi from last winter. I think it turned out quite well with the sparkly buttons and the shimmer stripes that picks up the silver of the skirt. And of course the orange in the shoes that complements the orange stripes in the cardi as well. The yellow dream bag of the moment would have been the icing on the cake! Most go buy it! ;-)

 Details of the striped cardigan and the "jewel" buttons

 Close-up of the skirt. The material is very nice and quite stretchy and this model is fairly generous as well.

 - Karina

Copenhagen Fashion Week: The Trends

Hi guys,

So this week was Copenhagen Fashion Week. Unfortunately I did not attend any of the big runway shows, but I have made a little summary of my favorite trends for A/W12 anyway.

The Danish designers agree: we still love leather, lace, big knits, mustard yellow and entering the fashion scene again: bright red. Also we still love both mint and maxi lenghts.

By Malene Birger

 Chunky knit and feminine lace

 Mint maxi dress

Curve hugging pencil skirt and lace detail

Gestuz

  Short pleated leaher skirt (for us plus size girls: leathercult.com is the place to get this style. They custommake leather clothes for all sizes)

A leather maxi skirt, how fab is this! Want it!

Rützou

 Red maxi dress

Mustard top and shiny navy palazzo pants. (Love this colour combination!)

Day Birger et Mikkelsen

Draped leather jacket. (I will NEVER get tired of a good draped leather jacket!)

-Karina

OOTN - by Malene Birger

Hi guys,

Yesterday I was lucky enough to get an invitation to a fabulous fashion week event; the launch of Carmakoma's new sublabel Lab27. The clothes are of course beautiful, as you will see from the pics I wil be posting later this weekend.And the philosophy behind the brand is great. A line that is inclusive rather than exclusive. So stay tuned...

For the event I wore black, something I have done a lot lately. But this time I decided to spice it up with a splash of colour.

Black draped jersey dress - By Malene Birger // Torqouise suede shoes - ALDO // snake skin clutch - ALDO // Necklace - Pilgrim // Arm cuff - H&M // Leaf ring - Gina Tricot // Nailpolish - Depend

 

I know I have said this time and time again, but it can never be repeated too much: just because you are a plussize it does not mean that straight size labels are off limits too you. You just need to find the generous brands and the styles that you can make work. By Malene Birger is a Danish designer brand, it is really beautiful clothes, very feminine and flattering to curves. The larger sizes are quite genereous and I can (depending on the style) often fit into an XL (EU44/UK16/US18) which is their biggest size.

I still think that all brands should go higher, but until that happens (yeah right! ;-)) I will do my best to make it work anyway. I don't want to limit myself when it comes to fashion!

 Outfit details: torquoise nails, leaf ring and silver cuff

Torquoise nails and matching snake skin clutch

-Karina