Obsession/Inspiration part 2

If you missed the first part, you can read it here.


So I cried. And obsessed. And spent hours searching on Internet for them. But the more I browsed, the more I was starting to think that maybe the lace-up would not be so flattering on me after all. I am a size 39, so it might look a bit boat shaped. And the shoes cost around 900 Euros, mind you. So it would be a fortune spent to look like a boat. 


But then, brilliance hits me. I was busy preparing this post with the shoe collage at polyvore, when I came across these shoes. Since I am a sucker for pink, obsession turned to inspiration. Two weeks later, this box arrived. 

And inside the pink box, these little baby's had finally come to mama! Comfortable, flattering on the foot and 12 cm high heels made with love. I intend to style them just like Natalia Vodianova did to achieve the same effect. 

And that's how obsession is best used for inspiration. Although I encourage you not to spend so much time of your life over it. 

I know there are quite a few of you that come in and have a peek and I would love to have a sign from you. I suggest minimum three of you leave a comment saying I am crazy. If that happens, I will have a contest with my latest faulty purchase in the blog. 

Now, time for dinner in Paris. Happy Sunday all!

Obsession/Inspiration part 1

Sometimes I get ideas in my head that stick forever and never go away. A long time ago I saw this picture of Natalia Vodianova on the cover of French Grazia wearing a peach and black outfit matched with Giambattista Valli grey python leather sandals. It is the kind of ten pointer I rarely come across, I think because my contemporary style has taught me to mismatch all together whereas my instinctive style leans toward perfect matching. For me, the shoes were a wild and completely fresh and modern take on a very classical outfit. Plus it was a cold color match against warm peachy tones and the harmony was unexpected and exciting 

So the obsession began. I was looking everywhere for similar shoes. However, I had just recently indulged in a pair of python Guccis in a fall color palette and could not motivate myself to the extra splurge, specially since no woman needs to buy to pairs if python shoes in one week.

(I had also bought the bag in an extra crazy spur if the moment)

So the search begun. One year later I find these shoes at cocosa.com. They are out in my size. I cry. To be continued in the next post. 

A Jacky Kennedy Spring Dress Outfit

Looking outside and seeing snow makes me depressed so I sit around and dream of spring outfits I could wear. If you change the flowered dress to a pencil grey dress this could be wearable in the office. 




Would you wear this? Any items you would not touch?

That 70's show

As soon as my Zara skirt is delivered I will wear it with a Miu Miu leather jacket, a Gucci 1973 suede bag and the orange and nude Zara sandals. Obviously not to the office. What do you think?

Saturday shopping spree

Hello from the dressing room in Burberry Prorsum rabbit felt cloche hat, H&M coat, faux fur stole and my weekend Balenciaga bag (with no room for a computer)!

 

Normally I am not a fan of shopping during weekends, specially not on Saturdays when the entire city have come up with the same brilliant idea. But yesterday, I was in luck!

It was not a planned spree but I happened to drop into one of those shops I never visit and it turned out they had a few selected items from my favourite brand, Tara Jarmon. And it was all on sale! And even better, on 70% sale. So I ended up making the following purchases:

A white basic high qaulity top from Tiger of Sweden

 



A grey short draped skirt from Tiger of Sweden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a Tara Jarmon coat not too different from the H&M coat I was already wearing

 

front with bow tie details on the pockets



Back with details





 

The reason for a purchase very similar to what I alreaady have is because the H&M coat was purchased at 40 Euros and I was not expecting the quality to last for very long, although I absolutely love the leather detailing on the collar. So why not replace a winning concept with another one, very similar?

 

 

 

H&M coat to be thrown out.





 

 

 

 

Any successful shopping on your end? 



We love animalprints!

It's funny to see, the pictures on my Instagram (fashion_lawyer) that get the most likes always have animal prints in them. So I take animal prints are popular.

Animal prints are not for everyone, and they are not always for work.


I try and limit my work wear to include either my Gucci Icon Bit Hobo bag

Or to my Gucci python peeptoes in the same leather (maybe even from the same snake?)

But in private a go crazy and besides my Current/Elliot Zebra jeans as worn before

I now added to my collection a pair of snake skin print jeans from Mango, bought on sale at 50% off!

What do you think - is it all just crazy and non-wearable? Which is your favourite? What animal do you prefer on print?

 

 

 

Office warderobe staples

I am always out hunting for silk blouses, shirts or tops that cost under 60 Euros. Why? Because it is a great way of keeping your office outfit smart and chic with the normally very flattering shape and luxurious feel of silk. And below 60 Euros, i feel like I can take the risk and not send it to the dry cleaner and wash at home instead. Either by hand, using specially designated silk soap, or in the machine, in a laundry bag in order to avoid frictions with other garnments or other silk blouses, on a cold silk program. Then I iron it on reverse.


These are few of my most frequently worn under 60 Euro silk blouses. True, they may not be in store right now, but my general tip is to always keep eyes open for them.

 

Black silk pocket shirt from Rivers Island.

 

 

White silk top with bowtie from Massimo Dutti.

 

Cream silk top with blue details on the collar and on the back, with golden buttons in the back, Massimo Dutti.

 

Orange silk pocket shirt from River Island as worn below.

 

 

 

 

 

What are your office warderobe staples? Do you have a price target, a material target or a colour target? Share!

 

Find your cut

I love Tara Jarmon. With time, I have learned that it suits me very well, also. So I find myself purchasing quite a lot from there, specially office items.

A few of my Tara Jarmon favourites worn during the past week:

 

Coat and knitted sleaveless top

Silk dress (belt from By Malene Birger)

 

Silk blouse from Tara Jarmon that I have in white and offwhite.

 

Close-up on the double

 

Cashmere pale pink turtle neck

 

Cashemere bowtie back

 

Cashemere bowtie back and hairdo

 

A piece of advice is to find a brand that suits you, where the sizes are true to yours, and make it your warderobe standard purchase. Whether it be H&M, Topshop or Tara Jarmon.

Shopping - Louis Vuitton Boots

This purchase was unfortunately not on sale. Although I quite like the idea of bying somethin on full price and knowing that two weeks later, I am not going to find it on the racks for half price.

I have brown leather boots already and was looking for something black, more versatile. In fact, I have gone from avoinding black and bying everything in all kinds of crazy colours, to actually going back to basics and appreciating the simplicity of something that does not always have to make any other statement than classical.

Here, me childishly happy about my new boots in the sofa.

 

I love the detailed work!

How much would you allow a pare of boots to cost given that they are "just" black ordinary boots that you could buy anywhere?

Shoppoholic - Hermès vintage bracelet

I can't seem to stop myself. Yesterday I made this online vintage purchase. Honestly, I think it's going to be a lousy buy that I will have to return since the bracelet may be in miniature size (a bit like the picture).

Thank God for 14 days return policy!

Sales shopping - Balenciaga Bag

To break off a little from previous season's sales, here is my latest love and latest sales purchase.

Although clean in style and in black, it is not so much for the office as it does not fit a regular office computer.

But I introduce to you to my new gem, the Balenciaga A4 Papier!

Indeed not so much for the office

A while back I showed some sales shopping from mytheresa.com.

I have ever since worn those lovely mirror heel tiger Gucci black suede and gold sandals with joy but not as ofter as I would have liked since they don't fit the description of my office dress code.

Here they are again, picture taken with my iphone.

Before we start talking about my sales purchases of this year, let's talk about some of the ones of last year that I am still in love with.

Sales shopping is an art, I know some men wont believe you but it is true. A great sales item is something:

-You've been looking for to complete your look or your closet

-You'd buy at full price, if you hadn't already spent the money

- That you still love and wear even after the thrill of the bargin is long over


I bought this lovely Tara Jarmon leopard print coat on last winter sales. And I love it! Paired with a white silk skirt and a black pencil skirt it is the best office pick-me-up instead of the boring blacks and greys.

I know it's a whole lot of promises now, but I will show you in a later post how I wear it.

The Pencil Skirt

You all have to figure out what your bodies look like and what is becoming on you. I know plenty of fabulous Swedish brands, that are rather pricey, but look pretty cheap on me because they don't fit my body type.

For me, I have found the basic collection of Zara impeccable, and I update my items when I need or if a season brings a new cut. You should find a collection that fits you with one brand, where you can just go in and update if you ever need trousers, a pencil skirt, a dress or a jacket from that line.

I normally don't wear the skirts with the visible zipper but I have two from Zara with this exact cut. Picture from www.zara.com

Notice three things that make a skirt suitable for work:

• The skirt is knee length
• The fit is rather comfortable
• The cut is not too high in the back.

What are your favourite brands for office wear bulk shopping?

The Office Blog

Welcome to the Office Blog!

I always wondered why there was no blog with great advice on what to wear and how to behave at the office. And also, some inspiration as to what is wearable at the office without being boring.

I work with an international firm that imposes a dress code. This dress code is the same throughout the world, with some room for local variety.

The purpose of this blog is to inspire, to help and to guide where guidance is needed.




My pencil skirts look nothing like this, but a girl can dream about showing up in any of these to the office.

I hope you will enjoy visiting this blog from time to time. Until next post, stay inspired!