On the new necklace

My jewlery collection expanded immensely in the recent month. For my birthday everyone seemed to be willing to gift me with a new acecssory, and I can't wait to show them off now. Currently I'm working on a short video tutorial on jewelry, stay tuned.

SOL Jewlery necklace

Topshop tee

H&M shorts

Cristhelen B. sandals

Asos bag

In the course of it all I got myself a lovely chunky necklace from SOL Jewelry. It's handmade, and the design  is strikingly simple and sweet. I strutted my stuff in Kharkiv, Ukraine, wearing it with this basic monochrome+colourblocking look. I love how one accessory can make the whole outfit work.

Cheers from Mamaia

Do congradulate me, I'm now a BA in International Economic Relations. To celebrate and sunbathe I packed my bags and went to Mamaia, Romania. Loving the fresh sea breeze and can't wait to go for a swim in the morning. New stuff ahead, baby! 

Zara dress, Sparkle & Fade sweater, vintage bag, Bata sandals

On wardrobe updates

Having just discovered the joy of online shopping and and and let go of the skepticism towards it I can't tell you how happy I am about this new top from ASOS that I received a week ago. 

I wear it the basic way, teamed with Levi's jeggings and Vans sneakers, but I think clashing the ornamental/geometrical print with polka dots will look very delicious.

The flags and tents behind me, by the way, are a part of the ongoing demonstration in support of Yulia Tymoshenko on Kyiv's main street, and it's been there since June 2011.     

On US dollars

One of my new love affairs is this $ tee that I got from ASOS a few days ago. Fellow students at uni kept saying that it's the perfect outfit to wear to my Financial Mathematics exam. We'll see.

Oh, and this is my lovely friends Nat. You remember her, right?

On 2012, salmon and the Sydney Theater

2012 is off to a busy start for me. I spent the New Year's Eve with family and the rest of the holidays were mere relaxing and shopping. 

Last week at my shopping spree in Bucharest I realized that the most basic of things seem the most attractive. I bought a merino wool cardigan and a crisp white tailored shirt at GAP to start. There's more, but that'll come later. I literally ended up with little colour in my wardrobe - only black, white, cappuccino and ginger.

The aforementioned cardigan was immediately teamed with a salmon top, black shiny leggings and knee-high leather boots. Aaaand thus I'm off to work. 

Top - Topshop

Cardigan - GAP

Leggings - Topshop

Bracelet - H&M

Pendant - Marc Jacobs

I love this top for the sleeves, they remind me of the Opera Theater in Sydney, Australia. I so want to visit this country one day. The long flight - no matter how scary the thought of it is - is worth it, I am sure.

This sleeve design always attracts my attention: it adds structure in a slightly warrior-like way, but this cut is a more feminine alternative to shoulder-pads if you want a power shoulder look.

Photo: v-otpuske.com

On teddies

My friend gave me the cutest pendant for my birthday. I wore it to work today with loads of other stuff hanging from my neck. Excessive jewelry is my latest obsession, and I already know what is going to be on my post New Year's shopping list. 

She's a lady

Yesterday I bought this somewhat ladylike dress from Mango and just had to flaunt it at the office today.

Necklace: Exoal.

Catwalk review: Anton Belinskiy

Anton Belinskiy's show was, perhaps, one of the most controversial shows of MBFWK. It was enthusiastically criticized by Ukrainian bloggers and yet the turnout was incredible for such a young designer. The show was a first on the "big" catwalk for Anton and it was interesting to see how he has grown since his previous show this summer. 

 

Polina Moroz walked at the show. From what I've heard, she has finished her modelling career, yet it was nice to see her back on the catwalk

I, personally, believe that you can't love or hate a whole collection, you must look at separate garments and details. There were some things I didn't get and some things I loved. The unconventional layering was interesting to see and the colour scheme was fresh - black, white and lime look cool for spring. The capes of the dresses were not something I particularly liked, yet they gave an oomph to the collection. 

I, at the shows

Anton Belinskiy

I was wearing a top by Belinskiy, and when Anton saw me at another designer's show, he was pleased to see his creation on me and invited me up to his showroom to choose a skirt to match the top. I'm planning to go and shop, this guy has something special in his design. 

UFW Day 3 - the fashionable crowd

The beauty of Ukrainian Fashion Week is that it brings together so many people from so many backgrounds (some of them don't even have anything to do with fashion, so the contrast of what you see in shows is daunting). Yet, there are some very very stylish people whom I adore. There's some eye candy there. 

Here's me wearing an H&M mini, a tunic from Urban Outfitters, Mango boots and a Carpisa bag

The ever-so-lovely fellow bloggers

Aaaand the contrast:

Have a good day, everyone x

Time for bows

It's official: it's autumn, and I think it's the best time for splashes of terracota and ankle boots. And here's me after a long day at uni and work.

Rene Lezard sweater

H&M dress

Mango bag and boots

Topshop tights

Gap belt

Hope you all have a great end to September. Enjoy it! x 

On yellow

These are the last days of warmth in Kiev before heavy rains and preparations for winter start, therefore, one needs to stay sunny. These Timberland topsiders are my statement shoes for this autumn. And boy are they comfortable. I wore them to uni today, paired with Replay dungarees.The vest ic from Cos, the cardigan is Topshop and I got a pair of Mango shades there, too.

I'm very serious about switching to flats right now. Heels are sexy, but we just gotta stay comfortable with all the books and laptops we carry to work (just look at how much I'm holding in my hands on the photo there).

Blogger bonanza at The One

On Wednesday, I went to an event at The One - one of the loveliest and cosy showrooms in Kyiv. Fashion bloggers and journalists got a special offer - we could buy 1 item by a Ukrainian designer for just 10% of the original price. The selection process leading up to this caused quite a stir, I can tell you.

The event was very exciting. I felt like I was in the company of girlfriends preparing to go to a party - the bloggers helped each other to pick out the clothes, advised on combining them and discussed the upcoming Kiev Fashion Days.

 
As for me, I added a see-through top with patches of mint and khaki wool fabric by Anton Belinskiy to my wardrobe.I wore it to a party yesterday. Don't have a proper photo of it yet, but here's a glimpse.

Knowing that Ukrainian blogsphere get more and more involved in the development of fashion world makes me extremely happy. Thank you, Alina Malushkina, for organising this! We had a great evening.    

Welcome the fall

Isn't 1st September great? It takes me back to my childhood, since this is the day school always starts in my country, and I remember how I went there for the very first time.

Now that I’m all grown-up, my uni starts on this day. And instead of a sweet schoolgirl dress, bows and the classic knee-highs I can wear this Gabrielle Strenesse dress with KG heels and a new haircut. So there’s a benefit of growing older.

Hope you all had a great start to new season. x