It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it

zara-top-dressful

Last Updated on January 31, 2012 I like it when clothes from H&M, Asos or Zara look like Dior. It pokes fun at high fashion's exorbitant cost* and proves that the impression given by clothes (expensive/cheap, put-together/random) depends entirely on the wearer. So actually, I like it when people wear clothes from cheaper brands like ... Read more

Hats off to summer! II

kobali-hat-dressful

Last Updated on January 30, 2013 Meet the glamorous black hat first introduced in my ultimate summer post. I never wear it because I imagine the hat would only feel at home on the French riviera - a poetic interpretation suggesting its prime time hasn't come yet. Whimsical perhaps, but I've bought pieces knowing I ... Read more

Givenchy Fall 2011 Haute Couture

Givenchy Fall 2011 Haute Couture

Last Updated on August 15, 2011 I want to write about fall collections, but thinking about warm clothes in proverbially neutral colorways borders on impossible when you spend your afternoons at the beach so you don't have to deal with the fact that air condition in your room is broken. I'm at the seaside and ... Read more

Seaside essentials

H&M stripe top

Last Updated on January 30, 2013 1. Stripe top. I can't get away from varieties of sailor chic at the seaside, probably because it doesn't require any complex renditions. The city inspires (challenges, provokes ...) me to dress up, seaside not so much. I think the secret of sailor chic really is that it's so ... Read more