Rome at it's Finest

Top: d.i.a // Jeans: Levi's High Rise Skinny // Watch: Hot&Tot

Yep, it's that city. The one with history on every corner, pizza in every restaurant and a different aura at every sunrise. And I got to spend a week there. At my school, we get to travel abroad in the fifth year, and me and my friends chose the centre of many ancient cultural interest. 

Other than lots of 'old things' there's also plenty of Italian romance, delightful shops and (undiscovered) places to be. 

In this post, I present you some of my finest pictures; with Rome's streets still in my legs and it's in art in my mind,

Why "a perfume shouldn't smell like flowers" & Chanel Couture

When you are at least slightly keeping up with what's going on in the fashion world, even if it's simply through instagram posts or articles on facebook, you will know when couture hits Paris. While the list of officials is ever so changing (Wikipedia is remarkably outdated), there are a few names that have stayed on the list steady as rocks. One of which is Chanel, currently and still run by Mr. Lagerfeld, and ever so daunting in appearance and luxury. More than a mere fashion emperium, it has become a symbol more than anything. But I don't have to tell you that, now do I, dear reader? I am merely here to discuss what has occurred right before us.

Source: Chanel News

Wearing Leopard the Right Way

Leopard Print. I came to love this spotted (fake!) fur some time ago, when I started getting into Korean music, where I saw the artists wear it. My mom used to say: "Don't buy such a print! Or any animal print!", so I didn't. For anybody that admires it as much as I do, you must know this struggle as well: leopard quickly looks very tacky. Usually (over here) it's the loose girls wearing such prints, causing it to become a print that is frowned upon. That's such a shame, really. I listed some designer pieces of which I think display leopard in a non-tacky way. It's not that hard, because they know how to make it happen.

Maltese NORMCORE

"Extravagant, us? Forget about it! At least, for now."

The term normcore can be used to indicate 'apparently perfectly normal garments' such as boyfriendjeans, the man suit and Stan Smith-sneakers. I first heard this term last week, while reading the introduction by the, apparently, brand new chief editor of the Dutch ELLE Hilmar Mulder in the August 2014 issue. It might refer to all that is normal (obviously) and all that is usual and common.

Top: Bershka / Headband: B.A.P Live On Earth 2014 / Slippers: Rainbow

But what exactly is 'normal behaviour' anyways? I used to think that what we accept as acting 'normal' towards eachother didn't really exist anywhere in general. Oh, how wrong I was about that.

It was one of the first things I noticed after touching down on Malta International Airport.

The people of Malta are the most normal people I have ever had the pleasure to encounter. I mean this in a positive way. Among the things that is considered 'normal behaviour' are probably things such as being friendly to strangers, being friendly to customers when you are a member of staff in restaurants and shops, be helpful when somebody asks you something, not being pushy when you are trying to sell something and being tolerant and social in traffic. We all know this, don't we? But in reality, a lot of people aren't friendly when somebody comes up to them to ask a question, the shop assistants could use a smile or two, salesmen trying to stuff your nose with stuff for 'cheap price' and don't get me started on traffic. I have seen even the most tolerant people become agressive animals when they are driving a car. But not the people of Malta.

à l'improviste

Blouse: Style Nanda / Pants: Vero Moda / Boots: ZARA Trafaluc

I had to learn à l'improviste in my French class recently. It can be translated in English like 'unexpected'. This is the order from Style Nanda I talked about in my previous post. It took quite some time to arrive, about 4 weeks. I was sleeping on the bed with my cat when suddenly the bell rang. It was the post office man with a box for me! I also got a cute and pretty purple nail polish from the 3 Concept Eyes series as a gift. I am super satisfied with the blouse and I think it's really pretty.

Step In The Arena

Top: Y.A.S / Jeans: type 3301 by G-Star RAW / Shoes: ZARA Trafaluc

Last saturday, two of my friends and I attended the annual international graffiti festival "Step In The Arena". This year, it was part of a new urban-culture festival called "e-moves". Since e-moves came to our school and gave some dance demonstrations during lunchtime, we decided we wanted to see what it is all about. Another friend of mine (who previously helped me with the photoschoot that was held at the same location as the SITA festival) did a project about it, and said it was definetly worth visiting.

Street art is truly everywhere these days. Not only graffiti, but also the use of posters and stickers, live performers and decoration of trees etc. I have never really taken a close look to how graffiti artists work. Most of the time, it's illegal, so the artists have to perform at night. Because SITA is fully legal, we could see the artists at work. There are so many different styles: from comic, to galaxy, to realistic, to colorblocking and more. There is nothing better than watching artists creating the magic right in front of you. 

WebFind - Refinery29

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That's a pretty solid goal right there. A little while ago I stumbled onto this adorable blog website called Refinery29. Back in the day (about half a year ago...) when I was collecting new blogs and news websites regarding life and style, I just blindly saved it in my favorites list because I thought it looked kind of cute. Lately, I have been paying a lot more attention to the websites I saved up back then and read the newest articles, if interesting, every morning or afternoon. I have now found out that I cannot live without this website anymore. It has basically everything I like: witty articles, fashion and style reports, DIYs, (for me) relevant information and tips/tricks and advice that I can actually use in my life.

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