Lovely by Lucy » 2011

31/08/2011 |

The Blogging Journey

I’ve been blogging for just two months now. I’m still a rookie. But so far it has been quite a journey and I’ve already learned so much, made steps forward, tried to improve and promote.

I started blogging after checking out multiple fashion blogs and asking myself: what would I blog about if I had a blog? In a few days, I had thought of and written down at least 25 things to blog about, which made me decide to give it a try and see where it would go. I threw myself into the deep, knowing nothing about HTML, SEO, IFB and a lot of things you get to deal with as a blogger. But I’m very determined and with a little help from the internet (online tutorials rock) I’ve learned myself a lot. And I’m still learning.

What is most important to me, is that I love blogging. I’ve kind of become addicted to blogging, even when walking down the streets I think about new blog topics and I get inspiration from nearly everything. A whole new world opened up to me, and I love it. When I started I obviously started for the fun of it, but inspired by other bloggers I’ve been taking my blog more and more serious and I’m really hoping to achieve something with my blog. If only it were over 1000 followers, or being invited to events, Fashion weeks (NYFW, call me anytime), and the like. I’m not in a hurry, since I’m still so new to the blogging world and learning new things everyday (I see my Macbook more than I see the BF), but I’m hoping one day, I’ll get there. It will probably be a long journey, but I’m looking forward to it. And I hope you’ll join me!

PS. Pictured above are the business cards I designed myself and received last week. I ordered them for free! Business cards for me are a necessity while networking. And since I also shoot people in the streets sometimes, I like to give them something more professional than a post-it when they ask for my URL. How else do you get your blog noticed with thousands of bloggers out there?

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31/08/2011 |

Finger Party

I’m very much into wearing lots of jewelry at the same time lately. Last week I’ve showed you some inspiration on having an arm party, today it’s all about the fingers. I love the look of wearing multiple rings at the same time, especially when they are statement rings and big ones. I’m into statement rings anyway, since I’ve seen so many beautiful ones already this fall. My problem is that my fingers are quite lean. Regular size rings (like small ones from H&M;) are still too big to put around my fingers, so I’m a bit apprehensive on buying them online. But I’m still looking for budget options on where to get multiple statement rings to throw a party for my fingers. Ideas, anyone?

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30/08/2011 |

Outfit: The End of Summer

Jeans / Nudie

Leather Jacket / Zara

Leather Bag / River Island

White T-shirt / H&M;

Leopard Snood / H&M;

Sneakers / Adidas

Oh, how cold it was yesterday! Even when the sun showed herself at the end of the day, it was still chilly outside. I guess fall really has begun early this year. Luckily I’m ready for it since I’ve already found some great fall items to wear. The leopard scarf served me well today, protecting me from cold winds! And I’m so happy with my new sneakers. For those of you who were wondering what I would wear them with: this is it! What do you think of this outfit?

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29/08/2011 |

Streetstyle | Voltt Loves Summer

Saturday I went to Voltt Loves Summer Festival in Amsterdam. It was the last festival of this summer for me. I was really excited to go, since I didn’t attend that many festivals this summer because of the rain. And well, as soon as we came there it started raining cats and dogs. But hey, I had an umbrella and the rain wasn’t that bad! I took my camera because I always stumble across so many fashionable ladies at festivals, and again I did. It wasn’t that easy shooting people since half of the people at Voltt were dressed in a plastic poncho. So I’ve probably missed a lot of girls who looked amazing underneath their plastic! But I did spot a lot of girls with great hats (should have worn one too, to protect my hair!), rain boots and leather jackets. And I’m in love with the ‘hand accessory’ of the last girl! I could have filled 4 posts with pictures, but I decided to have a little fun myself as well. Had a great time, and now I have lotsss of inspiration for what to wear on a rainy day!

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28/08/2011 |

Summer Sneakers

Last week, I ran into these two pairs of Adidas sneakers. I kind of already wanted the beige ones, since I definitely have my ‘sneaker days’ but I didn’t own sneakers that go well with brown and army colors. The other ones I also immediately loved because of the mint and soft purple combined with neon yellow, love that. But here’s the thing.. I was in a sneaker store that had huuuuge discounts (since this was summer collection) and these lovelies were only €30 a pair! Since they used to be 80 and 85, I thought: why choose? So I didn’t. Got them both. Although they are the same model, it’s a model that I love and I think is very elegant for a sneaker. And when I comes to what I would wear it with, that’s totally different! Would you like to know what I’d wear it with? Keep an eye on my blog or follow me since there will be more outfitposts coming up in which I’ll show you how I like to combine sneakers!

I’m so happy with my bargains. Which one do you like better?

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28/08/2011 |

Flashy Fall Trend: Metallics

Next to leather and burgundy, there’s another trend I’ve spotted while checking out this fall’s runway trends. Metallics are hot this season. Mostly silver and gold, but also black metallic and bronze. Seeing metallic on the runway, I definitely like it. It looks very chic, shiny and glamorous. But I’ve also spotted some metallics in the (more affordable) stores. And I have to say, while holding a pair of silver shorts, I wasn’t so sure if I really like this trend. It’s so.. shiny! I do like my accessories to shine, but my pants? I’m not convinced yet. However, I looked into my closet and saw that I still had a shirt dress in black metallic! I’ve had it for 2 years and I’m glad I never got rid of it, since it’s totally hot this season. Black metallic: love it. Silver and gold? I don’t think I’m ready! But then again, I spotted a girl on Voltt Festival yesterday wearing gold metallic jeans, and it kind looked really good on her. Maybe I should just give it a try..

For those of you who want to rock the metallic trend themselves, I have made a selection of affordable items. Would you wear metallic?

From left to right (all Fall 2011 Ready to wear)

Marc by Marc Jacobs / Viktor & Rolf / Just Cavalli / Zac Posen

Calvin Klein / Balmain / Alexander Wang / Comme des Garcons

From left to right:

Top / French Connection

Cuff / ASOS

Shorts / H&M

Metallic jeans / Topshop

Sneaker / Converse

Clutch / ASOS

Dress / Miss Selfridge

Shorts / Topshop

PS. Tomorrow I will post a big streetstyle post about fashionable girls in great outfits that I spotted yesterday on Voltt Festival!

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27/08/2011 |

Report | Grazia Behind the Catwalk Workshop with Peter Stigter

Friday, I went to the Grazia Behind the Catwalk workshop where Grazia’s Fashion Director Cara Schiffelers and Fashion Photographer Peter Stigter told all about their work in the big exciting world of fashion. It was very inspiring learning what they do and how things really work in the fashion business. It was interesting to hear two perspectives, that of a fashion director and of a photographer, and have a look into their daily business. It only inspired me more and more to go further with what I’m doing right now and making a career in fashion business. Although I’m not a 100% sure yet what the exact perfect job for me is, I do know that I want to go and discover it in the field, and that it definitely has something to do with communication, fashion and writing! As long as you work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want, right?

After the workshop we had a fashion dinner at Dudok Arnhem. Loved the goat cheese pasta. After having a few drinks and connecting with fellow blogger Petra from Style Your Image, the event ‘Peter Stigter aan de Muur’ started at Dudok. It was such a great initiative! Peter Stigter’s work was auctioned and the auction proceeds went to KNGF, a charity helping blind people, mostly with guide dogs.

In the pictures you can see little bits of what the day looked like. A lot of work from Peter Stigter, I’m a huge fan! Also me posing with Cara Schiffelers from Grazia and the last photo is me and Mr. Stigter Himself. It was a great, inspiring day and I’ve learned so much. Next time Grazia has another workshop I’ll be the first one attending!

Tips from the pro’s if you’re passionate about a career in fashion:

Follow your heart. (Peter Stigter)

Enjoy the journey. (Grazia’s Editor-in-chief Hilmar Mulder)

Work hard! (Cara Schiffelers)

Simple quotes, but being reminded of these three things every now and then definitely won’t hurt!

Have a nice weekend lovelies, I’m off to Voltt Loves Summer Festival!