Bold in Emerald

I discovered my love for green hues last year and I added some nice pieces to my wardrobe. Unfortunately the malls didn't have many nice items in store in that beautiful rich colour. Since Pantone has announced Emerald as the colour of this year, I am more than thrilled to spot more and more jewel toned clothes in the stores. While I did some shopping in Sarasota, the malls were replete with beautiful spring collections in that colour and I flew high.
so that the top sticks out more I kept the rest of the look in black but mixed different textures in between so it gives the ensemble an interesting touch. Plus being not that tall, keeping the bottom black elongates my short legs *winner*
Eric took the pictures in Greenville, South Carolina while we strolled through the park and had lunch. Beautiful day and always love when he takes my blog pics.

PS: Any tips on how I can size my pics equally are highly appreciated :-)

<3 Ani

3 in 1 remix: Patterned Pants

Blazer: H&M

Pants: H&M

Turtle Neck: H&M

Boots: Buffalo

Purse: Chanel

Headband: H&M

Necklace: H&M

Ring: Pilgrim

1. red splash 2. patterned on repeat 

 

Those diamond patterned pants are my probably on of my latest obsession probably due to the fact that I had nothing this patterned in my closet, until I found these pants. Since I purchased it, I've had a hard time finding pieces it does not go with :-)
I just love the versatility of those pants. Depending on the occasion it can be dressed up and down. In the previous posts I gave it a streetstyle touch with the short red blazer and a more office appropriate appearance paired with a fresh green shade blazer as you can see in the remix above. My flower headband and the silver necklace are the perfect feminine pieces to add some sparkle and girlyness to my look.


PS: These are second last pictures that were taken from Anna-Lena before I decided to go brunette. Will share my pics from the USA with you soon, I promise but didn't want to withhold this look from you guys :-)

<3 Ani

As white as snow as red as blood as black as ebony

How cute is this layered skirt with fixed pleats? It really got me at the daisy cutwork detailing as I don't have anything like that in my wardrobe yet.

It's so festive and  was perfect for christmas paired with some gold accessoires :-)

It has short sleeves, so its even wearable in the summer time. What not to like about this versatile baby?

Taking pics in the snow made me feel like snowwhite, my favorite fairy tale :-)

PS: Down below you can see how I styled the dressed at Christmas EVE.

I love kissing my baby and taking lovey dovey pics :-). You can call me the lovey dovey queen if you want to *hehe*

Ok, and here a collage of the attempt of taking a family picture. What a challenge- Holly Molly.

It doesn't go without notice that Eric enjoyed the selftimer. He was ( so unusual for him as introvertive) overly participating in giving us some hot poses *IMAO*. You gotta love him :-)

<3 Ani

Back to the blogger world/belated Review of 2012

After 4 weeks of vacation I am back and it feels great to sleep in my own bed again and having time to do normal stuff, like blogging and going to the gym. Let me tell you, also it was so great to see my bf and my family, that travelling totally exhausted me (Friedrichshafen-Frankfurt-DC-South Carolina-Sarasota-Miami- all the way back and then in Germany: Frankfurt-Cologne-Bielefeld-Hannover-Augsburg-Ulm- Friedrichshafen) and carrying all that heavy stuff with me ( I had to leave 10 pounds at the D.C airport with my bf) and carried all that luggage with me to my parents as I went directly form the airport to see them, absolutely screwed my back. I need to see the chiropratctor today as I feel my bones are not in the position where they should be.
Nevertheless, I intended to do a review before I left mid december but didnt find the time to do a collage of  my favourite looks of 2012, so here it is, I hope you enjoy and let me know which outfits were your favourites from each season? :-)

<3 Ani

An Old Flame Never Dies #4

 Vest: Boutique (7 years old)

Pants: Boutique (7years old)

Plaid Blouse: (2 years old)

Sweater (4 months)

Cowboy boots (2 years old)

Beeing on a low budget right now paying my students loan back by the end of next may, I am more into reshopping my closet than ever. Totally forgot about these pants and vest sitting in the back of the closet when I was putting out all my winter clothes. A good thing pattern pants showed up in the trend list last year. The fact that the main pieces are over 7 years old and still beeing fashionable makes me a happy gal!

<3 Ani

 

Geometrics for New Years EVE

Skirt: Asos

Peplum: Zara

Necklace: H&M

Bag: Chanel

Bracelet: Mango

Gloves: Görtz

Heels: Asos

Wearing a geometrical miniskirt with a metalic finish in regard to the pattern, cut and shape screams to be paired with a neutral like black, anything else would be way too overloaded. 
As a woman with curves a skirt with that kind of shape and cut  is not flattering at all from the BACK. Having a wide hip and a butt that needs an own zip code, the skirt appears as if I am wearing diapers- not sexy at all [a good thing men don't have a reflex to look after heinies]
Anyways, are you into the metalic textures/colours as much as I am recently?

This is my last post for this year. The pics were obviously taken when I was blonde a couple weeks ago.
So I will be heading to Florida Fort Lauderdale tomorrow to spend a week there. Where are you celebrating NYE?

It was such much fun to make so many great new blogger friends this year. Thank you so much for the great inspiration you gave me and for following along.

<3 Ani

An Old Flame Never Dies with blogger friend SAM

Hola fahionistas. Are you ready for this Hollywood VIP laywer from tomorrow? Not only is she beautiful like hell but smart as a fox so of course I am beyond amazed that my fellow lawyer blogger friend Sam from Sam ipsa Loquitur  is aboard when its time to digg for your oldies but goddies in my edition of "An old flame never dies". 
Ok, so what makes a blog interesting? 
A captivating style of writing with engaging and original stories which reflect life and experience with a huge dish of HUMOR Sam: CHECK
Creative fasciniting and inspiring fashion style that are eye candy. Sam: CHECK
So you say beauty and intelligence paired in one is not possible? Hell yeah Sam makes it possible! CHECK CHECK CHECK :-)
Oh and she sews the most adorable bed quilts BUT her domestic skills have capable of improvement till she stops sewing herself hehe ;-) I know that I will wrap my future babies in her lovely handmade blankets *happy*
It is indeed a declaration of love for my sassy nuggets blog :-) But check it out yourself and you know what I 'm talkin' about :-) 

 Jacket: HauteLook (2 years old) | Turtleneck: Target (a million years old) | Skirt: Forever21 (3+ years old) | Boots: Charlotte Russe (3+ years old) | Tights: Target (1 month old)

Hello fleurani-ans, I'm Sam! I'm a third-year law student, a crazy dog lady, a huuuuuuge college basketball fan, and a brand new baby blogger at Sam ipsa Loquitur. By "baby blogger" I mean I just started a few months ago, I don't actually blog about babies. I'm terrified of babies. Aaaaand I'm already off topic. I about peed my pants when Ani asked me to be a part of this series, because I've been following it from the start and I think the concept is so much fun. You guys already know this girl is a pro at putting together gorgeous, sophisticated outfits, so after I remembered that I'm fully potty trained I went into straight-up panic mode wondering what the heck I was going to wear.
This was especially hard for me since I've been systematically eliminating (okay, donating to Goodwill, but "systematically eliminating" sounds so much Jason Bourne-ier) my clothes from undergrad. My college experience was a parade of frat parties and disposable F21 dresses, and that does not translate well for business casual environments. It also doesn't really translate well for a big-kid budget - even $15 dresses need to last more than one wear. I don't really know how I pulled it off in college, except that I lived almost entirely off Cheerios, popcorn, and Velveeta shells & cheese cups since I didn't know how to cook yet, so my grocery bill was basically nonexistent.
Even though I've gotten rid of quite a bit, there are some things in my closet that I just can't bring myself to get rid of, so they have to adapt to this brave new world of semi-professionalism or perish. And by semi-professional, I don't mean that I'd ever wear a sequin mini and thigh-high boots to the office --- okay, I see what you're thinking! "Suuuure, Sam... law school... right... is that what the cool kids are calling strip clubs these days..." Trust me, unless they're in the market for girls whose go-to moves include the shopping cart and the sprinkler, it's a no go. What I meant is that I wouldn't be totally humiliated if I ran into someone I work with while wearing this outfit. After all, I'm 24, I'm not dead.
Some things are just beyond saving, but if you find yourself trying to transition your old clothes into a new lifestyle, here are my top tips for making those semi-slutty clothes from yesteryear appropriate for your grown-up (okay, semi-grown-up) self:

If It's Short
Add opaque tights or jeans if it's tunic-length. 
Add shorts or a skirt and wear it as a top if it's really questionable.

If It's Tight
Try to wear dresses as a top, and tuck it into a skirt.
Wear longer, blouse-y layers over a tight skirt. Cover your bum! Add tights if it's also a #1.

If It's Sleeveless/Strapless/Crazy Low Cut
Layer it with a printed collared blouse, a turtleneck, or a cami and top it off with a blazer. Blazers are your friend!

Thanks, Ani, for letting me hang out on your blog today!

And for teaching me fun German words. Miauh!

And for being your beautiful, sassy, blonde/brunette bombshell self :)

Thank you for this wunderbar  contribution to my blog today Sam, YOU are just so glamourisish :-D

PS: If you wanna be a part of this series, let me know!

<3 Ani