Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2010

I absolutely love these pictures from the Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2010 collection! I would rock every one of those outfits, they're gorgeous and all very wearable. Too bad we still have to get through the cold hard winter...

Next to my black craze my favourite colors for clothing are pale pink and lavender, so you can imagine I'm drooling over my keyboard as a madman. When spring comes, I have to find myself lookalikes of the skirt and shoes in picture 3 and the cute top with the belt in picture 4!

Because Burberry, as much as I love you, I still don't have my Visa Black card. Sahrry.

The party don't start 'till I walk in

What do you think about this FCUK dress? I'm ordering it for my birthday party! It's so fun and flirty, I love it!

Jimmy Choo for H&M

I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been looking forward to this collaboration for mónths, and I'm not being overly enthusiastic when I say I've been drooling over the collection like our shaggy chocolate coloured Labrador does when my dad's cooking ever since the first sneak peeks got out.
I think I was about thirteen years old when I 'met' Jimmy Choo. I met him through one of the best dressed people in the world, the überglamourgirl Carrie Bradshaw. I can still vividly remember the shiny, silvery sheen of the impossibly high-heeled shoes, of course made by the king of sandals. I've been dreaming of owning a pair of those absolutely droolworthy pieces of eye- and footcandy ever since.

And now, my dream is coming true.

In just 8 days obsessed budget fashionista's like myself can get ourselves a pair of these beauties that will actually be friendly to our wallets. The prices are, of course, a bit steeper than the original H&M prices, but not even close to the piles of cash Mister Choo usually demands for his leather pieces of art. Piles of cash that can buy you a new car, that is.
Known from the last series of collaborations between H&M and designers, especially our own amazing Dutch designer duo Viktor & Rolf and Roberto Cavalli, things are going to be tough in line. And no offense, but I'd like to keep both my legs and not be squished and run over by a herd of crazed and screaming shoppers. So that's why, next friday, I'm going to be curled up on my bed with my laptop and a cup of tea, to order my share of Choo at 10:00 sharp.

I really like some items from the collection a lot. Choo was smart enough to really play with the trends that have been big lately - the collection is very ladylike and pretty, but still has the rockerchick edge due to all the black and all the studs.
I might have expected a little more from the amazing Choo, but to be honest, I'm relieved that I don't absolutely love everything! My bank account wouldn't be happy with that. I think Tamara Mellon (from Jimmy Choo) did a great job though - the shoes are very much Choo, I actually thought the pictures were from the regular line! The clothing is simple but nice, I like the suède trend that's been going on but I'll be getting a cheaper one from the regular H&M line.

As for the collab - I'm going for the black cage heels that caught my eye immediately, they're drop-dead gorgeous and they've been appearing in my dreams since I saw the photo! I'm also getting one of the bracelets, they're übercute!

Missguided

No, that's not misspelled. It's actually a webshop I found out about today! It's in the style of New Look, Topshop and Miss Selfridge and they have some pretty cute things. Here are some I'd like to see hanging in my closet! I'm particularly enthusiastic about the first two, the blue peacock dress and the nautical one with the stripes, I think I'm going to order those two and maybe another thingy.

Although I should stop ordering dresses all the time... they're okay in fall because I love to pair them with leggings, boots and a cardigan or blazer, but winter is coming and I need some nice, warm knits!

Ways of love

I guess by now you can see I'm head over heels in love!
Unanswered untill this very moment though, which makes it from a beautiful, happy-sappy Hollywoodexperience into a painful and sadomasochistic torture. I'd rather play a game with Jigsaw, I'll tell you that.

Last time I said that somehow I keep torturing myself this way, by always getting unbelievable crushes on guys that don't notice me, are already taken, or start to like me when I lose all interest. That's right, sadomasochistic, I said it. I think a lot of girls can recognize themselves in it - it's pure and utter self-torture, and still we keep doing it.
When I see my guy (you know, the perfect one, the one with the girlfriend?) I get that cozy, warm feeling in my stomach, with butterflies flying around in it. The feeling you love, at least when you get to walk up to him, kiss him on the lips and ask how his day has been while he throws his arm around you, calls you honey and takes you home. But in this scenario, it's the feeling you hate when the warm feeling starts to burn you and the butterflies become suicidal when all you can manage to do is squeeze out a teary-eyed 'Hi!' and run to class very fast before the butterflies start shooting themselves.
When you're crushing on a guy when it's all good, the world is all Disney channel and apple juice. You walk around with a silly smile all day, skip instead of walk, greet strangers as if they're old friends and embrace the butterflies. When you're crushing on a guy that is taken or doesn't notice you, the world is the house of Satan and everything sunny or happy is depressing. You're likely to get paranoid, too. You check his Facebook status at least three times a day (in this context a day being an hour), try and match yourself to the model he has as his background, watch and memorize all of the movies in his favourites, and most of all, wish every girl he looks at or talks to to HELL. The pretty blonde in geography class giggling about his jokes and the sexy brunette in economy constantly touching his arm and fluttering with her eyelashes. The Asian girl with the big boobs that drops her books 'accidentily' in front of him, the redhead always smiling just too provocatively at him, even the cleaning lady that only speaks Arabian he holds the door open for - if it were up to you they should all DIE.
And you're damn right.

But still, there are those little moments you live for. The moments you think there might be a teeny, tiny possibility that he likes you too. When he gives you a wide, perfect smile that brightens up your day, or simply asks you if your test that afternoon went well or not. To help you with your obsessing and analysing, here are some things you want to take into consideration. If a guy does these following things, there's a chance he's indeed interested in you:

• Eye contact is number one! If you catch a guy staring at you now and then he probably is interested in you. One strong flirting signal is by maintaining eye contact and when his eyes can't seem to get enough of you, he's done.
  Look into his eyes a little longer than normally (not too long, unless you want to go all psycho on him) and make it seem like it costs you a lot of trouble to tear your eyes from his, like they're stuck with honey.
• He smiles when he listens to you speaking. You're in an animated conversation and you catch him with a big grin on his face. Good sign!
• He either obviously waits for you after class, or he starts walking slowly so you catch up to him and he can start a conversation.
• When you talk to him, he raises his eyebrows a little and tilts his head, giving him a slightly surprised expression. This show clear interest!
• He teases you and can't stop joking around. Teasing is a strong flirting signal! Somehow us girls like to be teased and guys happily take advantage of that. If he starts to friendly poke you it's also a good sign.

Keep this things in mind and try not to kill the butterflies yet! He's just a guy, and we all know they're a little slow. He just hasn't figured out that you're incredibly amazing and his perfect match yet, but don't worry, he'll get there!

The guy with the girlfriend

You know that guy? The one with the girlfriend? The one that is absolutely perfect and sweet and funny and smart and attractive? And has a girlfriend?
Well, I happen to have an amazing way with that guy. And by that I guess I mean I'm unconditionally and irrevocably, or possibly subconsciously, completely attracted to that guy. More than that, and what bothers/perplexes me the most, is that that guy is completely drawn to me. Or at least seems to be.

Somehow, though, I always think I am safe for guys. I'm the girl they have fun with in class, have wacky discussions with and take out for crazy nights of partying. But not DATE. Not that I am undatable. I'm not extremely unattractive, nor am I boring or mean, but somehow I've always been the girl that's 'one of the guys', although I walk around in 5 inch stiletto's.
And because I am completely naive, I don’t even notice these guys are flirting with me until long after I have left the club.
“You know that bartender was totally flirting with you,” my friend says just when we got out of the club and were walking home.
“No he wasn’t. He has a girlfriend. He told me so,” I naively replied.
"You're stupid. He was flirting with you,” my other friend chimed in.
Now why am I so oblivious to such behavior? Another symptom of low self-esteem? I thought I was well behind that! But my main question and annoying problem is: why am I so drawn to guys with girlfriends even before I know they have girlfriends? And most of the time after I know they do? Just as I think they don’t like me in any sexual way, am I attracted to the fact that they are safe? That they are taken so I really have no chance? And since I have no chance it’s okay to chat them up without worrying about getting hurt, or getting close, or getting to know them at all?

And to take that a little step further - I have had crushes on guys that were single, luckily. But the weird thing is, as soon as they showed interest in me and it got to a little more than some flirting, I lost all of mine. Every single time. It was like I got to my goal and the game was over. What is this? Is that my fear of commitment keeping me from getting involved with someone before it gets a little serious and protecting me from eventually getting hurt again?

Tell me, do you recognize yourself in some of this? What do you think about it?

Vision on clothing

"When I get dressed, I think of it as dress-up time, like the clothes are costume pieces. That's why I like vintage - it has a story behind it. I'm not afraid of walking down the street in something that people think is crazy. What I can't stand is looking like everyone else."

Mary-Kate Olsen couldn't have said it better! That's exactly how I think about clothes. What do you think about it? Do you like to dress more edgy and different from everyone, or do you like to wear something more simple and blend in with the crowd? Leave a comment!