These bloggers do STRIPES best

Fashionzen & eat.sleep.wear

Wild At Heart & Hallie Daily

Eleonore Bridge & Beware Of My Heels

Jestem Kasia & Atlantic-Pacific

There are so many inspiring bloggers out there, and I`ve decided to showcase some of my favourites in categories, starting with STRIPES. I have alot more categories prepared that I will post later. Like me, I hope you`ll find some inspiration in these pictures!

Floral in the field

( VINTAGE DRESS )

My brother took these pictures of me on Slottsfjellet in Tønsberg. We walked past this field with tall grass and reed bathed in afternoon sunlight, swaying playfully in the wind, and decided to take a couple of pictures as it would be a good backdrop for my dress. I just love how they came out. What do you think?

A new shade of lipstick

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Unknown source via Shelley Mulshine

 My usual lipstick routine consists of putting on pink, pink and another shade of pink. So I`ve decided to switch it up a bit. I`m quite taken with dark wine and purple shades at the moment. It ads an edge to your whole look, and I`m imagining that it would work really well as a contrast to this seasons sheer pastel coloured clothing or with qute floral dresses. Heading down to Make Up Store tomorrow to use my gift certificate on a new lipstick. These blogger girls are my dark-lipstick-style-heroes:

Nicole from Gary Pepper vintage

Claudia from Molto Fashion

 Which shade of lipstick is your favourite at the moment?

Sunshine keeps you company

( BURBERRY SCARF, H&M BLAZER JACKET, VINTAGE+INDISKA RINGS )

Whilst in Tønsberg, my brother and I went for a walk and we stumbled upon a medieval festival. It was still in the process of being set up for the weekend, but I think the tents looked very pretty immersed in their solitude with the afternoon sunshine flowing through the trees.

Take a back road

( H&M BLAZER JACKET, GINA TRICOT BAG&RING, VINTAGE DRESS, PRIMARK OXFORDS, INDISKA OWL RING )

These pictures are taken in Tønsberg whilst visiting my family. I love the quirky old wooden houses in this city! The vintage dress is a long time favourite of mine, but since it`s been packed up in a box for the vinter I`d forgotten that it`s a little bit on the short side and the wind kept crawling under the hemline, exposing my bum. Luckily there were hardly anybody around to see it. But I think I will have to use the dress as a tunic over skinnies from now on. 

I`ve been busy making plans this week. Hopefully I`ll be able to tell you all about it soon!

Silver gems

( RINGS FROM BOTTOM - JEWELS OF INDISKA & UNKNOWN SOURCE IN GREECE )

It`s funny, I always used to love gold jewelery (NOT the flashy A-Rod kind), but these days I tend to wear mostly silver jewelry. I occationally also mix silver and gold rings together on both hands wich creates a lovely mixed-together-randomly-but-looks-well-tought-through- look. You can see examples here and here.

Jewelry cravings

I know I have mentioned Indiska quite a few times lately, but they really do have an exceptionally good selection of jewelery in stock at the moment! And everything is very affordable! Do pop into one of their shops to see for yourself if you get the chance!

TOPSHOP Shanghai Collection S\S2011

I love kimonos and I think that the asian vibe in this styling is brilliant. It`s vibrant and playful, and no other retailers are taking the asian trend to the same level as TOPSHOP. I`m glad someone dares to be different, one can always rely on TOPSHOP to continue to surprise and delight with their collections. Click here to see my newest kimono jacket.

Happy May 17th to all Norwegians!

( PRIMARK FLATS AND COCKTAIL RING, MARC BY MARC JACOBS BAG, VINTAGE ACCORDION DRESS, H&M NECKLACE )

It`s the national day in Norway today, celebrating the independence from our union with Sweden. It`s a custom to dress up, and although many people wear national costumes today we don`t have a tradition for that in my family because of my English heritage so instead I chose this flowy accordion dress for the occasion. Watching all the marching bands in the parade re-ignited my lust for a marching dress jacket. It would look great paired with ditsy floral dresses this summer..

It`s a tradition to have ice cream and I`m not difficult to persuade...

Happy May 17th to all Norwegians! Hope you`ve had a lovely day so far! I`d love it if you left my a comment and told me what you`ve been up to today, even if you`re not in Norway! xx

The burnout velvet cape happy ending

( BIANCO WEDGES, INDISKA TIGHTS&NECKLACE, MARC BY MARC JACOBS BAG, THRIFTED.COM BURNOUT VELVET CAPE, VINTAGE\GINA TRICOT\H&M\INDISKA RINGS )

I`ve been hunting for a burnout jacket on ebay for ages, but I`ve always lost the auctions because they are incredibly popular at the moment. So to fullfill my burnout velvet dreams I decided to get a new one, and chose a cape instead of a jacket. And my Marc provides me with the colour pop that I need.

Pink love

( INDISKA BELT, MONKI SKIRT, H&M TOP AND NECKLACE )

I just want to start off by saying I`m not miserable in this picture even though I look like i am! But it was the best one of my face (not my most photogenic day). Now, I bought this skirt yesterday and I`m in love with it already! The vibrant colour works wonderfully with my ethnic accessories. I have been wondering about how to best combine my love for ethnic and vintage with modern clothes without going for the boho\grunge look that everybody is into these days. I think I`m on to something....

Tonight I`m going to a big 80s birthday party, so I`m off now to complete my outfit and crimp my hair. Have a great saturday! xx

( RINGS FROM LEFT - VINTAGE, H&M, INDISKA, H&M )

Jewels Of Indiska

( SILVER PLATED RING FROM INDISKA )

I just cannot express enough praise for the silver jewelery line from Indiska called Jewels Of India! It`s a big collection that they always have in store with new pieces arriving frequently. Each piece is hand made to an extraordinary level of craftmanship, and the price is brilliant - this ring cost 149 kroner and is the most expensive ring they`ve got in at the moment! How crazy good is that? 

Btw, you vintage lovers out there will love this 70s inspired dress that is from the Jade Jagger for Indiska collection that was released yesterday... 

I`m back cat!

 (H&M SUNGLASSES, ICHI DRESS, PRIMARK NECKLACE AND FLATS)

First of all I have to appologize for my abscence here on the blog! And thank you to all of you who have kept coming back to visit the blog! It`s much appreciated! 

I`m really into quirky sunglasses, and I love these new cat eye sunglasses. I try to avoid wearing pieces from the same era and rather mix it up a bit so that I don`t look like an era replica. Therefore I combined the sunglasses with a dress that cannot be mistaken for a fifties dress. Had a wonderful day in Oslo, barbecueing on the riverside in the sun. Hope you`ve had a lovely day too! And, I meant it - I`m back!

Blowkisses to my lovely readers who never gave up on me! Thank you!