About strength...

Today, I was confronted with strength. Not the physical kind of strength which enables you to pull a car or carry tons of bricks, but that emotional, spiritual, kind that seems even more difficult to achieve.

I mistook callousness for strength, and emotionality for weakness. Being emotional couldn't go along with being proud, independent and self-confident. How could a reasonable woman cry - without loosing every form of dignity?

But pretending that nothing and noone is able to hurt you is not the same as being intact. In fact, it is even more grievous to think that you are not allowed to feel something.

Even the worst feeling is better than to feel nothing at all. And strength doesn't follow from keeping your heart completely shut. It results from being able to endure your own feelings.

You CAN feel weak, desperate or lonely. But you also can - and MUST - be willing to overcome those sentiments. Unhappiness is not the intrinsic problem, denial is.

 

Strength isn't how you react or feel about certain incidents.

It is rather how you continue afterwards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outfit of the Day

Modern Jane Austen

Of course, there is no need in telling you that lace got it's big revival - grading it up into an essential wardrobe element rather than an antiquated souvenir from Pride & Prejudice. But still, it's worth the mention.

For me, this special cloth almost established itself as an all-time favourite as it pimps up my casual skinny jeans into something more dressy and still wearable in daily student life.

You may compare black lace tops to blue or khaki jeans, or choose the white version and mix it up with black bottoms and golden jewellery.

Decide for yourself which colour suits you best. Or just do it my way: buy every piece of lace you can grab! ;)

Lace Top, ZARA

Skinny Jeans, ZARA

Loafers, Primark

Necklace, H&M

Room-Makeover

Writing about fashion affords one simple thing: clothes you love to wear and are keen to present.

However, one problem occurs after a certain amount of time and money spent in various stores - especially when you're in a buying spree. The mentioned problem is this: sooner or later you'll have much more clothes than your closet can bear.

I passed this treshold looong ago. So - surprise, surprise! - my closet seemed to shrink with every piece I tried to force in it. Of course, I'm already on my way to self-control. But that won't tidy up my existing fashion mess!

I chose a more expensive (but funnier) option. Tadaa - room makeover!

21 seems a pefect age for a change. Not because I finally reached the legal age or "gained an awful lot of life experience", but because I feel more like my "real" self. I know what I want, who I am and I'm also aware of the things I need to work on.

Therefore, I am longing for a room that suits me. Not that kind of "practical" and "useful" thing, but a new composition of furniture I acutally adore - not just accept.

 

What I favour most is a clear, contrast-based style. I love black accents in a white surrounding, plane forms and a mixture of nostalgia and modernism.

To get what I actually mean, you can take a look at my favourite pieces ;)

 

 

Commode, IKEA

Wardrobe, Roller

Table, IKEA

Bed, Poco Domäne

Mirror, IKEA



Last Rays Of Sunlight...

 

I love autumn - especially because I am not that into heat.

But still, I love those days: warm, bright and beautiful. When you can almost smell the summer passing by, giving you that soft, comforting feeling of lightness and inspiration.

I cannot help but drag my summer clothes out of the closet, take a pair of tights (autumn can get quite chilly, though) and step into a mix of sunrays and a gentle winter notion.

 

Enjoy my "Last Days of Summer"-Outfit ;)

 

 

Shorts, Zara

Top, H&M

Bag, H&M

Slippers, Primark



In Love With Details

 

As literature taught us, details make a story more vivid and believable. So why not apply this to fashion?

If you have about the same crush on "darker" colours - preferring black and his companions - it's the details that can save your outfit from being labelled as grave and dumpish.

To brighten it all up, I chose golden accessories that automatically attract one's attention. I simply love the interplay between black and gold, making the stylish more casual and the casual less ordinary. Probably, you won't ever see me wearing silvery necklaces! But that's fine - gold-diggers are still in vogue. ;)

 

 

 

Necklace, Primark

Bag, Primark

Bracelet, H&M

Neckpiece, H&M

 



Getting Started...

Creating a blog is simple - compared to the task of filling it up with readable posts, worth seeing pictures and (hopefully) new ideas.

I have struggled with this project for quite a long time. And then I realized: I just need to get started.

Maybe I should say "Hello" and introduce myself...I am a 20 years old, highly fashion-thrilled student from Germany. But it's not only about fashion, and this blog isn't going to be a pure "fasion-blog".

In fact, it's about inspiration. About reading, seeing, listening to things that have the ability to inspire and fascinate you.

As far as I am concerned, most of my "input" arises from art, especially literature (so you might also find various quotes here and there).

I could easily continue describing the outlines of my blogging habits, but that wouldn't make much sense, would it? Instead I will try to follow my own principle and "just get started"!