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I love water. Seaside, lakes, even the pool, just plop me down next to a body of water and I’m happy. It’s a great tragedy of my life then, that I have a sun allergy and that my summers are mostly spent slathered in a very high SPF sunscreen.  This, however, doesn’t stop me from swimming every chance I get, and I’ve developed a deep and passionate love for evening and late night swims in the bay of the small fishing village I run away to in the summer. It’s almost winter here, and I’ve been kind of missing the hot summer days a bit,Read More →

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I’d totally like to say that this photoshoot is because of Halloween, but let’s face it, I dress up any chance I can! It also seems that every time I shoot something super special for The Gothic Shop, it rains. When we shot Dracula’s Daugter, it was raining, and now that we did The Sorceress, it rained again. I had curls, somewhere between the moments I exited the house and arriving at the location, but no amount of hairspray could help. As we stood there, hiding from the rain, wondering how to pull it all off, I decided that we might as well shoot inRead More →

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So many of these posts start with: I wanted to do X for a long time, and then X showed up wth this dress/outfit and I knew it was perfect. This is true in all cases, I am full of ideas, most of them half-formed (or half-baked), and they just need that little spark to ignite into full blown sets. This is perhaps why I vary so much in my shoots, even though I like to think of myself as primarily a vintage blogger. So, The Gothic Shop asked me if I’d style a shooting around this Burleska dress, and for a change, I didn’tRead More →

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Ohhh It’s almost Halloween you guys! I am still kind of keeping it together and decidedly NOT filling every available space around me with pumpkins, plastic spiders and skeletons, fake cobwebs and all other Sp00py stuff. I am, however, sneaking bits of Halloween into my everyday, and using words like Sp00py. Nope, not sorry. If it were up to me, I would spend the latter half of October dressing up in Halloween costumes every day, and possibly the first half of November as well, and even though my new workplace doesn’t have a dress code (well we do, it’s literally- please don’t walk around inRead More →

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If there is one thing I really love about vintage fashion, it is how so much of it used to be bespoke. Unless you are one of those lucky few who have perfect measurements, nothing off the rack will fit perfectly, there will always be just that little bit of something that could fit better. Unless, of course, you opt for more modern fabric with more stretch in them. I buy off the rack, of course, and write reviews on brands and types of dresses based on my figure, and on general quality of the items, but I love bespoke items. These days they areRead More →

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There is a photograph by Avedon I am slightly obsessed with.  I am forever fascinated by Avedon’s art and above all his approach to fashion photography. It blurs the lines between fashion and glamour and art photography, and in a way it paved the road for all those beautiful and slightly surreal fashion editorials I grew up with as a child sitting in my grandparent’s tailor shop. When Rockabilly Pinup offered me another collab and review for an essential and elegant black dress, I knew this was exactly what I wanted to pay homage to- I wanted to bring that slightly surreal and playful feelRead More →

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As soon as someone says vintage, the first thing that pops to everybody’s mind is polka dots. This has the unfortunate side effect that wearing polka dots can make you look too costumey or like you are just trying way too hard. This is why this Belsira dress was such a lovely and welcome surprise. It just screams pinup, without looking too much like a costume. Even though it is more modern pin-up oriented, with a plunging neckline (well, at least as far as I am concerned) and a shorter hemline than I usually wear, I added a poofy petticoat underneath, and let it beRead More →

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What’s the best thing to do on a somewhat drizzly day? Go hang out at the nearly empty train station, of course! I had so many shooting ideas surrounding this dress! It just has a certain vintage military flair that I am very fond of, and at the same time the peplum and the length and cut have something that is just so 60’s, I was spoilt for choice.  My first idea was to shoot at one of the old grand 60’s hotels here in town, the ancient, opulent giants all decked out in marble and brass and dark wood, but I feared that I’dRead More →

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I have a thing about that famous Bardot photo, where she is wild-haired in a striped top. Something about it just speaks of a perfect summer style to me. As I was arranging this editorial style shoot with Rockabilly Pinup, I wanted the styling not to be a perfect copy of that look, but an inspiration. I wanted to bring that summer feeling, and do something more relaxed. I’ll let you be the judge of my success. Of course, as this is a review blog as well as my personal style one, all the clothing I wore deserve a review! I also owe you allRead More →

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Gang of four sang about loving a man in a uniform, but nobody ever said anything about a girl! In the following weeks I will be bringing you some photos from my first collaboration with Belsira, a lovely and playful brand that have seemed to hit exactly the right spot when it comes to my preferences in fashion! There is vintage inspired fashion, though with a more modern, pinup twist, there is fashion with an echo of military influences, and there are some classic, timeless pieces that every wardrobe needs. But you’ll have to wait a bit for all of those. The first one I’llRead More →