New Series: "An Old Flame Never Dies"

Background: Castle Heiligenberg

 Blouse: Forever 21 (12 months old)

Leather jacket: Zara (4 months old)

Skirt: Zara (2,5 years old)

Clutch: Asos (9 months old)

Boots: H&M ( 2 years old)

Tights: H&M (3 years old)

Overknee Socks: Boutique in Netherlands (5 years old)

Hat: H&M (1 year old)

 

 

The view on the Alps, lake constance and the castle of my older apartment in Heiligenberg :-)

Having an overfilled closet and some serious high payments that need to be done on my student loans plus my recent broken car for the next half year, I came up with the idea of starting a series "oldies but goodies". Remixing older clothes that has been in my wardrobe for several years and maybe decades that still can be trendy :-)
Sometimes I have the feeling that bloggers are fighting to be the very first one to show off the latest trends or newest articles that were brought out. That might be appealing to those one who have a pretty big budget and no financial duties but for somebody as me who has to pay off stuff it's not possible. I want to encourage my lovely readers to be creative and rethink styling possiblities with some oldies. That is not only a fun challenge but your bank account will highly appreciate it ;-)

What I love about fall is LAYERING and pulling off my looks with opaque tights, overknee socks and boots. Digging out my 3 year old plaid skirt is my loyal signifcant companion during the fall/winter season and that every year. Checked pattern are absolutely timeless and can be combined with a variety of different colours. I picked up the colour palette that is  used  in my skirt and build my look around these colours. The hat and the ruffles on my blouse give it a fun and playful and vintage touch...

How do you like to deal with older items? Do you consider them to rewear them over the years or clear your clothes out every season?

PS: In the next days I will ask some of my blogger friends to participate in that series, I will link them on my blog and that will be so much fun. So stay tune or let me know who wants to participate.  I will contact you then :-)

<3 Ani

Island Mainau

 Skirt: TJ Maxx

Shirt: Zara

Necklace: H&M

Hat: H&M

Sunnies:  Esprit

Purse: Vintage

Bracelet: HRH Collection

Sandals: Görtz

 Stilt houlses Belong to the world cultural heritage.... The Lake Dwellings of the Stone and Bronze Age (4.000 to 850 BC) are reawakening at Lake Constance  in Unteruhldingen, Germany. 

 The cities in the Three Country Point Germany-Switzerland-Austria

 Castle with Church on Island Mainau

 Inside of the church St. Marien

A few shots from our trip to Island Mainau, the Island of flowers in the lake constance area. I am truly blessed living in one of the nices area in Germany :-)

Ok to my outfit: Haven't worn this flower embellished skirt for years so it was more than pleased to get some fresh air ;-) I kept the outfit in the natural colour family -a lilttle change to the colourful looks I wore recently.
As the weather gets hotter, I often wear my hair in a side bun. My thick hair being out of my face is a huge plus and it's so much easier to manage in the hot and humid temperatures.
On a side note, I will be flying to Serbia tomorrow for the next 2 weeks with my man seeing my family, really excited as I haven't seem my parents since Easter. Can't wait to have 3 weeks off to spent with my man  and get some rest, pretty exhausted from working so much.
 Hope you enjoy my outfit. Have a lovely weekend dears!

Nautical in the mix

 Dress: Asos

Cardigan: Mango

Blue Blazer: Zara

Heels: Asos

Clutch white, black, red: H&M, Zara, Ebay

             Necklace: HRH Collection

One of my favourite pieces in my wardrobe is this nautical dress because of the gold buttons- I LOVE GOLD BUTTONS as they dress up any outfit :-), and the stripes. It can be worn in so many ways.  Depending on the choice of shoes, clutches, jackets and accessoires individual looks can be created.
Paired with heels and a blazer its upgraded to a business look or to go out on a date. A more casual look can be achieved by wearing flats and a cardigan.
Which look do you like better?

Maritime Flaire

I would definitely consider myself as a classic fashionista with a modern twist. Navy blue paired with white radiates freshness and elegance and is probably one of my favourite colour combination for the summer. This navy blue blazer with its gold buttons and linen interior is such a key piece and versatile. I wear it to work to conduct interviews with my applicants and also in my leisure time. Combined with the white waist shorts and and phyton beige pumps with its playful bow it creates a sophisticated nonchalace and sparkles a maritime flaire. The printed floral top adds fun to the casual look. I didn't add any red pieces to my outfit so I was really thrilled and super excited when Anna-Lena and I stumbled across those red steps by coincidence in Überlingen (city in the lake constance area). How funny is that? That was the perfect accessoire for our shoot :-). Let me know what you think!

Ich würde meinen Stil als klassisch mit einem mondernen Touch bezeichnen. Dunkelblau kombiniert mit weiß versprüht Frische und Eleganz und gehört wahrscheinlich zu einer meiner Lieblings Farbkombinationen im Sommer. Der dunkelblaue Blazer mit seinen goldenen Knöpfen und gestreiftem Innnenfutter ist ein absolutes Keypiece und so vielseitig. Ich trage ihn sowohl  beruflich als auch  in meiner Freizeit. Gepaart mit einer weißen Hüftshorts und die beigen Phyton Pumps mit der verspielten Schleife wird eine mondäne Lässigkeit geschafft und versprüht maritimes Flair. Das Blumendesign auf meinem Oberteil verleiht dem legerem Look eine gewisse Verspieltheit. Ich habe absichtlich keine roten Details in dem Outfit gewählt und war um so aufgeregter als Anna-Lena und Ich zufällig auf die roten Treppen in Überlingen (Stadt am Bodensee) gestoßen sind. Ist das nicht wahnsinn und lustig? Diese haben dem Outfit seinen letzten Schliff verliehen :-)

 

Blazer: Zara

Shirt: H&M

Shorts: H&M

Heels: Via Uno

Accessoires: HRH Collection; Pilgrim, Asos

Clutch: H&M  

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