RETROSPECTIVE

I just wanted to show you some of my favorite  outfits this year. Thinking about it this years has been characterized by big changes in my life, both on and off camera. I am so, so grateful and humbled by all the support you lovely readers have given me!

I promise I will keep up the good work in the future and continue to evolve, both my style and my photography skills.

That will be in a way my New Year's resolutions, and to train more, and buy more shoes....
And...

Love!

STYLE BIBLES of 2012

Rather than doing my usual STYLE BIBLES of the Month I thought I would do a round up of my 12 favourite blogs of 2012. Most of you will probably already know all of these blogs but just wanted to 'share the love'. I know usually I pick three outfits of each blog and write about each one but if I did that for 12 bloggers it would be ridiculously long so thought I would keep it short and sweet by picking one of my favourite outfits from each blog. There are so many other blogs that I LOVE reading but I narrowed it down to the girls who's style I am literally obsessed  in love with. Hope you enjoy :) (these are in no particular order by the way)

Frankie from Even Though I'm Skint

Jessica from Vintage Virgin

Penelope from Fashion Fade

Amreen from Velvet Crow

Jade from Alright Blondie

Jess & Stef from How Two Live

Sara from Waiste

Natalie from The Lioness, the Witch and her Wardrobe

Jen from J Noir

Lydia from Fashion in Flux

Robyn from The Robyn Diaries

Amy from The Little Magpie

So much for love for these stylish ladies <3

Hope you all have a fun new years eve and hope 2013 is the best year evz. 

x

ENDING THE NEW YEAR WITH...

Feature in Styleite.com anout 6 bloggers to make it big in 2013! Thank you for the heartwarming prediction, I'll just keep up the good work!

Feature in Marie Claire China about my style and 'how to'. So awsome!
Thank you!

SALE DARLINGS

SO, the sale has kicked off online and with so many wonderful things out there it an be quite a challenge to choose, I have gathered some of my sale favorites and the things I have coveted last season but would love to have in my closet for seasons to come!Pick yours and go crazy!

1.Vanessa Bruno Athe coat 2. Chloe snake cuff 3.Alexander Wang sandals 4. Miu Miu platforms 4.Dolce&Gabbana sweater 5.Dolce&Gabbana iPhone case 6.Peter Pilotto dress 6.Alexander Wang sweater 7. Proenza Schouler towel 8.Kiki de Montparnesse bra 9. JImmy Choo's 10. Stella Mccartney pants 11. Mulberry Lily

Sale Buys

Unfortunately, I have misplaced my camera charger and my battery is completely dead so will have to wait for the new charger to arrive before any more outfit posts :(. In the meantime I thought I would put together a little post on the things I naughtily bought in the sales!

1. ASOS Quilted Dogtooth Jumper 

I keep seeing that monochrome is set to be big for 2013 so thought I would stock up on simple black and white pieces like this.

2. ASOS Monochrome Stripe Pencil Skirt 

Another monochrome buy, which could look pretty mental teamed with the dogtooth jumper?! 

3. Nasty Gal Fuse Shag Jacket 

 I didn't actually buy this from Nasty Gal in the sale, me and Perry went halves on it on eBay for my Christmas pressie but it is actually in the sale on Nasty Gal website for £62! Love it so much, if I could I would buy shaggy jackets and platform shoes to wear all day, every day.

4. Cheap Monday Via ASOS Leopard Skinny Jeans

I've been after some leopard jeans for a while and the ones from h&m are always sold out in my size so was so pleased when I saw these babies had gone into the sale!

5. Office Dungeon Flatform Boots

I first saw these FRIGGIN' AMAZING shoes on Frankie's blog and instagram and was so in love. I much prefer to wear flatforms in the day than flat shoes as my bones hurt otherwise (that's what I tell myself when I buy them) and in my opinion there's not enough chunky day shoes around so when I saw these had gone into the sale for £20 I had to get them. It is for medical reasons after all ;)

6. ASOS Loop Shaggy Backpack

My middle name may aswell be shaggy. I love this backpack so much. That is all.

LEATHER AND KNITS

The first prelsale buy and my Christmas gift has arrived just in time for me to wear it right after Christmas itself. ( I did sneak sport it sometime earlier..).
 Today has been a really busy day, shooting (I mentioned earlier) and me and Ch reorganizing the apartment and with all the sales started it's like a shopping wonderland!

I paired my beautiful buttery soft leather pants with an Hope Grand sweater as I though the silhouette to be killer, especially seen in profile. I mean the curve of the sweater and oversized leather go so well together that I could wear a combo like this all the time..

P.S I have a great tip when it comes to sale:Don't bother to spend lots of money buying the thing you wanted previous seasons(except the shoes-they never really come out of fashion), but but something that is 1)Special, 2)Goes well for everyday occasions and nighttime 3)you can already fit into your wardrobe. I promise you that aren't that many garments that fit into this criteria and whimp,! the shopping is made easy...

Or at least for my part....

Leather pants by Malene Birger, Hope Grand sweater, TheManualt&Co purse, Georg Jensen watch

Have a lovely Holidays further on!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas  my lovely readers!
Hope everybody has fabulous Holidays!

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS WISHLIST

My ultimate Christmas wish list on COSTUME.NO! Fingers crossed, you never know!

Love,

Irina

LIFT ME UP

So, Christmas is right around the corner and I wanted to show you a little sneak peak of the article I am working on about my wardrobe, which is actually really exciting as I have been bitten by redecorating bug, so nothing looks the same...Or well, it does, but you get what I mean...

It's nice to start a new year with a little apartment uplift!
Now we are off to the cabin were I will spend my Holidays, or parts of it at least.

I am wearing Fillpa K tee, by Malene Birger pants, Givenchy heels and Georg Jensen watch.

P.S For more info about my wardrobe you will have to wait for the article;)
Cheeky, but worth it, so stay tuned!

Love,

Irina

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

I have to admit that in Christmas rush I haven't had the time to post as much as I wish I would, but but...
So. this skirt is actually a part of a twin set (yupp, I own a twin set in tweed - but still - it's Balenciaga). However I was in the mood for just keeping it simple with a casual sweater and a bright clutch.I love the fact that the skirt almost looks holographic on the photos- an effect I was more than pleasantly surprised by as the intriguing brights are spot on for resort.
So, I am adding a pop of brights to my winter style as we barely see the sun nowadays...

I am wearing COS sweaterm Balneciaga skirt, Alexander Wang tank top, Zara boots and Tosca Blu bag. Accessories b Cooee and a watch by Georg Jensen

VIXEN BLOG AWARDS SEMIFINALIST!

Lovely news! I have been nominated in the category 'Årets moteblogg'- (This year's best fashion blog) at Vixen Bog Awards! I would be so fabulously grateful if you could vote for me HERE!
You just need to click on the link and find me on the list, for so enter your email.

I hope that you can set off a few seconds, and give your vote it would mean a lot!

A DAILY DOSAGE OF INSPIRATION

Photocourtesy of FGR

Although winter collections are slowly being replaced with resort and ss13 pieces I couldn't resist posting this lovely photo of Lou Doillon In Balmain captured for Madame Figaro. I have been more and mre addicted to this types of fashion photography that have a certain dose of realness in them as opposed to a posy editorial so for me this is a drop of inspiration heavily needed in this dark and gloomy days.

LEATHER PANTS

Leather pants was something I wanted to invest in for quite some time, yet never found the pair I really, really wanted. That is until I found these by Malene Birger which I have had on my mind lately, and  decided to get a pair when a pre-sale discount code landed in my mailbox. So, 40% off and a pair of kick-a** pants in the mail I can finally embrace winter, without being completely broke.

Pants by by MALENE BIRGER

RELAXED

I have been on and off sick for the last couple of days, so my choice of clothing has been limited to the 

relaxed sweaters and dressed. However with the temperature jumping to the 10*C I felt an urge to go out for a stroll with my love and the choice fell on this sweaterdress by ACNE.
It's so warm and fuzzy, yet the cut of it embodies everything that I love about ACNE-it's not just a sweater dress, it's cut in the way that it broadens the shoulders and smallens the hips, which gives such a flattering shape, yet it remains relaxed and comfy.
I love the vivid burgundy paired with electric blue, and I wanted to accentuate that with a bold colored and completely contrasting bag, and my favorite accessories by Cooee to give it some edge .

The rest of it I kept simple.

Sweater dress by ACNE, purse by Marc Jacobs, clock from Georg Jensen, Cuff by Cooee and boots by ACNE

GIVENCHY SS13 AD

Photo courtesy of Style.com

The first pics of SS13 ad's are starting to pop up here and there, and for the moment Givenchy is on top of my list. One of the reasons is that what I perceived as a rigorous collection, was unexpectedly softened by this ad. I am loving the fact that Mariacarla is still 'kicking butt' and the fact that this is her baby evokes a certain warmth to the always strong Gienchy ad.

Faux Leather Jacket- Daisy Street, Jumper- Topshop, Skirt- Charity Shop, Shoes- Urban Outfitters

Sometimes I like to dress a bit like a hobo and today is one of those days. This velvet maxi skirt was originally slit-less which made it look a bit frumpy so I asked my mum to add a slit to make it more modern. It also came with a matching top which I seem to have misplaced :( 

I'm running a bit late with the 'Style Bibles of the Month' post this month but might do it at the end of the year and do a year round up sort of post? 

Anyway this is what I am wearing to work today which is where I will be spending most of my week (retail + christmas= joyous <<--sense my sarcasm) 

x

LIGHT BLUE

For some reason I have been coveting light blue items lately.I have actually had this particular color on my mind since MFW, without any obvious reason. I would pair a blue sweater with silver leather pants or a blue crossbody with the olive green dress, just to make it pop a little bit extra.

1.Bag by GIVENVCHY 2.Sweater by ACNE 3.Gloves by BALENCIAGA 4.Skirt by Etoile Isabel Marant 5.Heels by BALENCIAGA 6.Dress by CHLOE

7. Sunnies by RAY BAN

8. Purse by CHLOE 9. Sweater by BANJO & MATILDA

DINNER

So, today was the day for the family Christmas dinner. Lovely having all the ppl here!

So, I am sporting my sharply cut Celine brocadepaisly blazer, which under many circumstances could be too much but the cut perfectly balances the heavy pattern. I paired it with my favorite pair of jeans and a simple T, to  emphasize the rockedge of it.

I am wearing Celine blazer, Marant T and Diesel jeans.

WINTER

OK, I know I haven't been the best blogger, but in my defense last couple of days have been messy...

But I really don't want to talk about it, so let's focus on fashion.

First of all big THANK you for all the attention received lately!
Now I haven't showed you my latest purchase-a sweater by House of Dagmar. I am so crazy about their knits, that Christian has been making fun of me for wanting all of them in all the available colors.
Also, I have been talking about leather on leather layering and this skirt with the boots is a perfect example of this.
So, I am still late with Christmas presents so today will be devoted to that...and Decorating Christmas tree...

I am wearing Dagmar sweaterm Givenchy skirt, Stella Mccartney boots, The Manual co bag and Tiger of Sweden gloves!

Have  a great weekend everyone!

GIVENCHY TOAD

So, I have been crazy about these heels since saw them some seasons ago now (I wasn't quick enough to secure a pair when they came out).
However, my love hasn't faded with time, and when I stumbled  on a pair on sale(?!that never happens to me) in a size up then my regular I was crazy enough to click them home.This proved to be a good thing as for the first they were sold out within hours, and the second thing is that they, amazingly enough, fit perfectly!

Now, I just need to wait for snow to melt so that I can take them out for a stroll...

WWW FEATURE!

Now, how awesome isn't this?? I proudly present a feature in WhoWhatWear as their December StyleStalker. You can read the full interview here!

Suit- Topshop, Shirt- Charity Shop, Bow Tie- Borrowed, Shoes- Jeffrey Campbell

I really dislike putting up pictures with flash on but as this is an outfit I wore last night there was no chance I could have captured it outside in natural light. I've been after a matching two piece since they became more popular a few years ago but always found them too expensive but after spotting this two piece on my all time favourite blog How Two Live I fell in love and my very generous boyfriend bought it and these shoes for my 21st birthday YAY! I've actually only just realised this second that one of my shoe laces is undone LOL I'm such an amateur.

x

Coat- eBay, Dress-Miss Selfridge, Shoes- The White Pepper, Hat- H&M

Rings- Brighton Laines, Topshop & H&M

I had been looking for a coloured shaggy fur coat for sooo long when I saw the gorgeous Paige from Skins & Roses had bought this jacket from ebay for £20 which I think is such a good bargain so I pretty much snapped it up straight away. 

My friends bought me this dip dye dress for my birthday and although the colours are quite summery I still wanted to wear it this season so teamed it with a black t-shirt, tights and boots and TWO coats. It is SO cold in Brighton and I couldn't decide whether to wear my leather coat or fur coat so thought I would wear both. 

I'm off out tonight with my housemates and a few other girls on my course to celebrate handing in all our work for christmas!

Happy 12.12.12. :)

x

PREFALL: PHILLIP LIM,PROENZA SCHOULER, PRABAL - PERFECT

Photocourtesy of style.com

So, Pre-fall collections have started to roll in. In oppose to the main shows that sometimes feel set up just for show-case, pre-fall are  more street and  much more everyday wear. I think that every year I my inbetween colletions favourite are always the same: Phillp, Proenza and Prabal- my Holy Trinity, the ones's I turn to for inspo. 

I love that tweed is back (in more modern way), accompanied by the neoprene (those jackets will probably drive me insane waiting on them.)And those boots at Prabal!