Details

I'm just back from a festival - pics will follow soon - meanwhile I'll show you some random details +mini shoplog!

golden hairpin H&M (old)

My new Juicy Couture sunnies from SmartBuyGlasses
check those little hearts at the ends, cuuuute !

and what a dreamy cleaning cloth :)

DIDI skirt (from last year) + H&M necklace worn backwards

H&M dress, necklace
UO crop top

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Gold and orange

I saw the prettiest drop of resin, illuminated by sunshine. A good reason to take my camera again! Unfortunately the battery didn't agree with me, so I had to wait a few hours, and the sun had turned of course. But the camera was ready, and so was I, so I went over in photographer mood! (amateur-photographer-mood off course)

Also did my nails today. Gold and orange it is! Finally something more excited to add to my basic working uniform. Fashion can be in the little things!
And next wednesday Ruby and I are leaving for a small festival called Casablanca, I'm sooo looking forward to it!

necklace (worn reversed): H&M
nailpolish gold: H&M 'Golden Treasure'
nailpolish orange: HEMA

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Playing around with make up

Promise inspired me once more to play around with make-up. I tried shaping this time! I definitely need more practice but I was just testing some effects actually. And I need something nice to shape too. Here I used brow powder, because of the simple reason that it's matte. But it's hard to blend though! And next time it will be an eye pencil to redefine the eyelid instead of a liquid eyeliner. Anyway I had fun :) and I think I do look different in the first pics, mission accomplished !

Oops, accidently taking a picture while redefining the make up

See how I draw extra lashes on my eyelid! :p The line above should have been smudged but I was too lazy again. Further it's shaping, shaping and shaping! Now I just have to find something that blends better. Perhaps eye shadow or bronzer? It has to be matte...

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Living Fashion - Exhibition

Currently there is a very interesting exposition in Antwerp's fashion museum MoMu. It's about daily fashion during 1750 en 1950, showed in different sections.

The first section starts with a comparison of low-and high-budget dresses. Or in current fashion language: the originals and the knock-offs.

Like these dresses from the 1870's for example. They might look the same from our view, but if you take a closer look you might see differences in fabric and cut.

The dress on the left belonged to a fashionista / trendsetter and the one on the right was a simpler copy.

Other sections are: home, pregnant, double usage, dressed/undressed, masquerade, sports, travelling, shopping, ...

I was amazed to hear that women back then had just a few dresses. Even the rich people had about 3 to 5 pieces! They added variety to their gowns with demountable aprons, collars, ribbons, drags, ... Creativity is definitely something of all times.

Further it's quit hard to imagine for us that every piece is handmade. They ordered their clothing at a tailor and waited for months until it was finished or they simply made it themselves.
Things started to change since the 1850's. The Industrial Revolution had many cause-effects. Departments stores and shopping galleries appeared, people went more often outside for a walk. It was all about seeing and being seen. Shopping became a pastime, costumes to shop were designed with innovations (nouveautés) every season.
It's all rather hard to imagine for us, but it was a huge difference for them to change from custom-made clothing to ready-made clothing.

And one more strange thing: many mannequins stand on the ground, no pedestals are used, and with the thought in mind that every dress is tailor-made, they all look so frigging tiny !

Summarized:
It's a very interesting exhibition if you ever wondered what people wore back in the old days and what the differences are now. You have the chance to take a very close look and see all the details. Definitely a must if you're interested in fashion !
(A little tip, the MoMu is a very international focused museum, you will understand everything perfectly and further I recommend a guide, I regret the times I visited one of their exhibitions without one!)

Living Fashion, MoMu Antwerp, till the 12th of August
source pictures

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Copacobana

Last week I went to a little festival in Ghent called Copacobana. It's not just a music festival but it also includes theatre (poetry) and dancing. It turned out quit magical, I had a very good time!
We arrived Friday evening when it was already dark. The atmosphere was immediately very cosy with coloured lights showing the way and  brass band with cute looking guys playing jazzy music.
The next we went in the afternoon. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that good but I loved the cultural vibe. I even danced with a total stranger! And I can't dance at all so it was very nice to have a leading partner while swing dancing.
Next year I'll be there again, definitely!

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pictures: mine and from here

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A little bit pride

Just a few snaps today.

I told you about my big concert in the previous post. It was actually a combination of a concert and graduation. With a little bit pride I can tell you that I graduated my music school with greatest honour, even the highest grades of my graduation year! It came absolutely unexpected though.
The outfit was worn the day after, it shows my new vintage pants (Oxfam Solidariteit Gent) and a H&M blouse.
Further a picture of a beautiful sky from my window once.

Enjoy your vacation if you have any !

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Outfit quest

Big concert coming up Thursday! (tomorrow already!!) The expectations will be high, my heart will be beating like crazy, s it will all depend on the outfit to keep my confidence level high and the stress level low. And knowing that Ruby will be in the audience for moral support will help too. Yep that's right, my dearest best friend Ruby and I will meet again tomorrow after such a long time. I'm looking forward to it !

In the middle of a wardrobe crisis I decided that it was time for something new. I was thinking about a LBD (my first one!), a Little Black Dress that I can combine in a zillion ways. Once a statement necklace, once a belt, perhaps a scarf in a casual outfit. You understand what I mean.

My quest yielded some unexpected results though:

1. ZARA jumpsuit, preferably black, seems to be sold out everywhere unfortunately :(
2. ZARA knitted dress, still an option!
3. H&M dress
4. H&M dress
5. H&M dress, basic lbd just like I was looking for but still have my doubts
6. ESPRIT dress, love love love the orange version, but I don't think it will match my hair colour
7. DIDI dress

I styled the ones from H&M (don't we all looove H&M's online fitting room!). And that was exactly the style I had in mind, inclusive the neon necklace. But now I fear I won't be able to wear it. I have to find it first, and then it has to survive my critical look. You'll see, probably I will be wearing something completely different! :)

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Just one more

Exams are almost over, and I have concentration problems due all those summer vibes around! Ruby got her last exam yesterday, the lucky girl! But I have to be strong for one more week. My mind is filled with thousands of thoughts and there is no room for any sociology, which is one of my least favourite courses also. I mean come one, I study art for god's sake! Why should I learn about social science? Anyway, I'm happy that I don't have maths or so.

Like usual I forgot to take close ups. Now it looks quit boring, but I was wearing these earrings, green nailpolish and my beloved d&g watch.

New Look jumpsuit (old) - vintage blouse (via Oxfam Solidariteit Gent)

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Meet my BFF

My laptop is my best friend. (Sorry Ruby!) He is my most loyal buddie and knows all about me. We share several occasions and memories and sometimes he is my memory. He has several nicknames too (not only given by me!) like little apple - appeltje, lappy, little book - boekje. Oh yes, he's my favourite. And thanks to my lappy, I can show you some of the moments from last month.

Here I was having a break from studying. Like always during the studying period my hair annoyed me so I made a quick African style hairdo. Though I think it are the earrings that make it African-style. I started playing around with some make up. Starting with a green eyeshadow palette (Catrice Revoltaire LE) and adding some eye liner. The blush and highliter followed quickly.
Then I tried something I never ever do: eye liner and mascara under the eye. Very unflattering for me.
And still I couldn't stop. The eye liner blinked at me and I added some more liner and a white pencil on my waterline to create really big eyes. That didn't turned out as heavy as I thought so it needed a little bit help at last :)

Life is unfair, definitely.

Every time my hair starts getting greasy and I am planning to wash it immediately the next morning, it is: hello perfecthairday! Veeeerry annoying!
I think I was about five minutes awake here. I mean, come on! Why doesn't this happens on a school day or so? Instead of a random studyday morning, and I'm about to wash!

Here I was enjoying sunshine for the first time in my room, a very special moment. I always assumed my window was in the North cause I never ever saw the sun shining through the glass. Turned out that I was wrong. In summer, around 10 PM, I have 1 metre of sunshine, on my wall, yay !

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I see... part 2!

A while ago I made this post about seeing familiar faces. I really enjoyed making it, and you love it too apparently! With my art history exam coming closer, I had lots of time to take a good look on the paintings, and yes I recognised some faces again!

1. First of al this painting of Paul Revere by John Copley, made in 1776:

It reminded me of Jack Black,

and after some googling I noticed I'm certainly not the only one who has noticed!

2. The next painting is a selfportrait by Angelika Kauffman, 1780-1785:

This made me think of Marieke Dilles in her role of Helena De Keyser,
from the amazing series 'De smaak van de Keyser'.

3. Then a portrait of Judith, by Gustav Klimt, 1901 :

She looks so much like Louise Ebel (misspandora.fr)! It's incredible

These were all the look-a-likes I could find. But there where some more paintings that reminded me of other things.

4. Then the famous Nighthawks 1942, by Edward Hopper:

The empty atmosphere reminded me of a scene in the movie 'Spirited Away'. It's the scene where Chihiro and here parents come in a ghost town, there's no one around. But they were starving so her parents immediately started eating the food that was served. Chihiro feels very uncomfortable with it and went exploring the city. When she comes back, she sees her parents had changed into voracious pigs.

5. This is Horse of Neptune, by Walter Crane, 1892:

I think most Lord of the Rings-fans will link this with the movie :)

6. charcoal drawings by Odilon Redon, 1881:

Was Redon an inspiration for the creative team from Mirrormask? It could be...

Mirrormask is one of my favourite movies, you definitely have to check it out if you haven't seen it!

So, that's it! I hope you enjoyed, at least I did :)

your dearest,
Siel

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