Outfits for New Year´s Eve

Have you decided yet what to wear on New Year´s Eve? I´m choosing between two dresses, one navy long dress or a black short dress... I think it will end that I choose the black dress as I feel more comfortable in that one. To make it more special I´ll add some details like a belt and some bracelets. I found some really nice dresses from ACNE and Whyred that I would love to have but I think they are too expensive. Too bad that they are not on sale...

ACNE 3 995 SEK

Look at the lovely back

ACNE 4 495 SEK

ACNE 2 995 SEK

Whyred 2 800 SEK

Two dresses that I think are very affordable.

Bubbleroom 299 SEK

Cubus 199 SEK

...and some nice outfits for men.

Filippa K

Shirt from Local Firm 1 295 SEK. Combine with black trousers.

Tuxedo from Brothers

Blazer 2 199 SEK, trousers 799 SEK, shirt 699 SEK, bowtie 249 SEK and socks 59 SEK.

/J

My wishing list

"Falabella tote" from Stella McCartney

Bowl from Iittala

Round carpet from BoConcept

Tights and knitted sweater from ACNE

Byredo´s fragrance Blanche is pure and simple with white rose, pink pepper and Aldehyde. The heart consists of violet, neroli, peony and reveals a base of blonde woods, sandalwood and musk.

A super-smoothing hand Cream from L'Occitane that consist of 20% Shea Butter, honey and sweet almond extract and smells like jasmine.

/J

Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M

I guess that you haven´t missed that Sonia Rykiel has designed a lingerie line for H&M. I bought some of these items last Saturday and I really like the classic Sonia Rykiel stripe and also the lace. The quality seems to be really good as well. Sonia will also make a collection that will be launched in February next year and recently the first pictures were posted on the net. Sonia is also called "The queen of knits" and and the coming collection includes mostly striped knitted sweaters, dresses, basques and leggings. Looking forward to see this collection in stores.

The fashion show for these two collections was located at Le Grand Palais in Paris (same place that Chanel usually have fashion shows). The environment was like a mini Paris with amusment parks. Here are some pictures from the fabolous show.

Sonia herself :-)

/J

William Rast

Just found some really nice items for both her and him from William Rast. This brand was founded by Justin Timberlake and his friend since childhood Trace Ayala. Their first line launched 2006 and the brand is mostly known for their premium jeans. The name "William Rast" is a combination of Ayala´s grandfather´s last name and Justin Timberlake´s grandfather´s first name. Last Autumn Johan Lindeberg and his wife Marcella began to work with the brand as Creative Directors and it has grown a lot since then. The AW 09 collection contains of course jeans, leather jackets, rivets and the key items are jeans with patches and the biker jacket. I really like that style. Too bad that you can´t buy these clothes in Sweden..

The collection for SS 10 is more "soft" and more colourful than the AW collection. There are some items in this collection that I like very much like the denim shirt and the black outfit that you can see on pictures below. I think this collection is little bit too main stream and the previous one was much better. You can look at the complete SS collection on http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-WRAST and get your own opion about it.

Just love the t-shirt that they also have for this season. The leather jacket isn´t that bad either...

/J

My wardrobe news....

My interest and passion in life is clothes and shopping. I´m so lucky that I also have the oppotunity to work with fashion. Almost every day I visit the stores to keep up with news. I think it´s fun and it gives me pleasure to be among the first ones to wear the garment or accessorie. When "the mass" is buying the same items I rather don´t use it anymore and you can always sell it on Tradera. Of course I fall for some of the trends each season, but I think it´s important to not copy and to spice up your outfit with your own touch to make it more personal. Here are some news in my wardrobe this week.

Lovely cardigan in mohair from H&M 399 SEK

Black washed out jeans from JC 399 SEK

Grey melange oversize top from H&M 199 SEK

Ring from Gina Tricot 119 SEK

Three of my favourite news in stores now

"Cardia" 5 000 SEK

These boots in black suede are two boots in one from Whyred.

3 500 SEK

2 000 SEK

Recently the brand Hope released a new collection in Wax that is called Hope Wax Wear. It includes outerwear and accessories in waxed cotton and you will find both new styles and also old favourites like the bag on above picture. I really like the jacket in Navy that is great for Spring and will also be modern for next Autumn so it´s a good investment.

/J

The Lundqvist Brothers

Brothers Christmas campaign is now running and it is the famous hockey brothers Henrik and Joel Lundqvist that will be fronting this campaign that is supposed to be an insight of their ordinary weekdays. If you didn´t already know Henrik Lundqvist was appointed to "Best dressed man 2009" by King magazine and he was also voted as "Most good looking man 2009" by American People magazine. I think the pictures are very good as they are taken in suitable environments that feels genuine for them like the pictures in the dressing room, at the hotel and on their way out for party. Brothers collection includes both casual and dressed clothes and for this season the look is more casual but still well-dressed. I believe the quality is also very high for reasonable prices.

If you´re looking for an outfit for New Year´s Eve I can recommend the classic smoking that Brothers have made in cooperation with King´s editor in chief Per Nilsson. The blazer is in velvet with satin on lapel and pocket flaps and the trousers are classic with nice details that match the blazer. Combine this with a white smoking shirt and a bow tie and you´ll be the most good looking at the party. If you think black and white will be to boring match it with a colourful bow tie or socks.

/J

Interior thoughts...

As my interest for fashion is huge it may not be farfetched that I´m also interested in another lifestyle item - interior. I really like the Manhattan design by Josef Frank and just the other day I bought the pillows. I would really like something else in the same design to match the pillows but I don't want to "overmatch". Maybe the Manhattan tiles or the table lamp. By the way, did you know that Svenskt Tenn recently launched two new patterns of Josef Frank? The patterns are named "Ceylon" and "Aramal" and they were painted in the 1940´s. He made totally 160 different patterns that Riksarkivet in Stockholm are taking care of now and you can find about 40 of them at Svenskt Tenn.

My new pillows in my lovely chair. It´s quite a fun story about this chair. It´s a rocking chair from my aunt's attic (actually bought at IKEA in the 60's) that my sister wanted to redo in wool fabric so my dad looked for a cheap farmer that he could buy wool from and also someone that could change the chair fabric. The result turned out this good and it reminds me of the Swedese chair Lamino. I can assure you that they were nice to the cheap :-).

"Ceylon"

"Aramal" is named after a beach in Spain. I´m not that into none of these patterns and I think that I will hold on to the Manhattan design. At least for a while..

This is a solution for my favourite bags. For me they are nicer than a painting. At top from the left; Botkier, Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs and Chloé.

I also want to do something with my favourite shoes and I think it would look nice to place them at a shelf like this. Nice to mix the red colour with black shoes. This one is from Nordiska Galleriet.

I want to recommend the web site http://www.lauritz.com/Default.aspx?sflang=sv&LanguageId=3 where you can bid on very nice antique furnitures. There are also many design furnitures that hopefully can be a bargain.

/J