Rubber boots and lace shirt

Das heutige Outfit wurde zum Kaffee-Klatsch-Treffen mit einer Freundin ausgeführt. Eigentlich trug ich meine geschnürten Boots dazu und nicht die Gummistiefel.Aber war vielleicht auch besser so, den meine Freundin und ich schienen so wie wir waren schon genug aufzufallen, obwohl Ich finde, dass die geblümten Stiefel sehr gut zum restlichen Outfit (und zum Wetter) gepasst hätten. Eigentlich habe ich die Gummistiefel für mich bestellt, aber sie sind mir zu klein, also trägt meine Mama sie jetzt. Für das Foto habe ich mich einfach nochmal hineingezwängt.

ENG: This outfit i wore to a drinkin'-coffee-and-gossipin'-meeting with a friend. Actually i wore my laced boots, not the rubber boots. Maybe it was better that way, because my friend and me attracted enough attention the way we were already dressed, tough i think the flowered rubber boots fit very good as well with the rest of the outfit. Actually i ordered them für me, but they are to small, so my mum uses them now. I just borrowed them for this pictures.

photos: Łukasz

balzer: Vintage
lace shirt: Takko
black shirt: Primark
pants: Tally Weijl
belt: Pimkie
rubber boots: Otto
necklace + earrings + ring: Accessorize

SWEET

You all seemed to like the cream whip rings in my previous post a lot, so here's some more sweetness for all you sweet theeth out there:


I've stumbled upon the great works of Kristen Lepore on some forums and blogs lately. I love stop motion animations you know!

(And as usual I go a little bit crazy thinking of all the work behind the small masterpieces.. You can check out a quick making of for this film here :)

Peppermint candy

Mein Outfit-Motto heute: Ich bin ein Pfefferminzbonbon

Heute war ich nach der Arbeit in der Stadt,um endlich meinen Accessorize Gutschein einzulösen. Die haben mittlerweile 70% auf vieles und es dauerte eine Weile bis ich mich entschieden habe, was ich davon nun mitnehme. Auf dem Rückweg zwang ich meinen Freund das Auto in eine Parklücke an der Binnenalster zu quetschen, um auf dem geforenen See Fotos zu machen. Bevor ich allerdings einen meiner rutschigen Schuhe aufs Eis setzte, hätte ich fast noch einen Rückzieher gemacht, weil ich diesen Winter schon so einige Mal unsanft ausgerutscht bin. Aber diesmal hab ich es heil überstanden (hab mich ja auch nicht weit rausgetraut).

ENG: Todays outfit-motto : I feel like a peppermint candy

After todays work i went to Accessorize, to redeem my coupons. They have sales at the moment and reduced many things to 70 %. I took a while for me to decide what i will take with me. On the way home i forced my boyfriend to squezze his car in a parking space near the Inner Alster, to take pictures on the frozen lake. But before i even put one slippy shoe on the ice, i had almost changed my mind, because i already fell to often and to hard this winter. This time i survived unharmed (mostly because i didn't went to far)

photos: Łukasz

coat: Buffallo
vest: C&A
thights: Primark or H&M (don't rememeber)
pullover: New Yorker
striped shirt: Vero Moda
cap:Takko
necklace / bracelets: presents
bag: mister*lady
shoes: no name

Christian Dior Spring 2010 Haute Couture

This Christian Dior couture collection could have stepped right off the set for an avant guarde costume drama (obviously if costumes dramas had budgets big enough to buy couture with)

Exaggerated eye make up, huge show-off jewels drippping off every part of the models bodies, massive trailing gowns and of course lots and lots of sequins were the main aspects of the collection just showing that you don't buy Dior couture to blend into the background.

It was all about the drama.
Oh and these shoes which I am in love with. The heels are so fairy-tale like:

Source here on Style.com

Beth Ruby xoxo

Armani Privé Spring 2010 Haute Couture

Sleek and sculptural are two words which sum up the Armani Prive Couture Collection for Spring Summer 2010.

It was all about tailored fit dresses and skirt suits which were inspired by the moon. Little crescents popped up on suits and dresses and of course there were massive gowns imitating the glow of the moon itself on a midnight blue silk background.
These are my favourite looks from the collection:

Click here for more photos.

Beth Ruby xoxo

Elie Saab Spring 2010 Haute Couture

Long flowing gowns + neutral tones + pastel shades + a handful of glitter for good measure= perfect red carpet dress.

These Elie Saab couture gowns just scream "Oscars Frocks" for me and I know that if I got the chance to wear a dream dress to a red carpet event that one in the photo above would be the one.

They are practically perfect in everyway. Photo source here at Style.com

Beth Ruby xoxo

POLKA DOTS, TEXTILE CUPCAKES AND CELL PHONE PICS

A couple of days ago I took the train trough a beautifully white and shimmering winter landscape to Tampere to visit my friend and fellow burlesque gal Olivia Rouge. She is also aprofessional seamstress and I picked up two items tailored for me. Olivia's working space is for the moment situated on the small loft in Vaudevillle Boutique. She has recently developed her webshop so why not sheck it out. International orders have to be emailed separately though.

Skirt lining being cut out (and I'm not that impressed with my new mobile phone's camera).


Polka dot skirt developing!

Vaudeville Boutique has delicious muffin pin cushions and cream whip rings! (And I'm almost impressed by new mobile phone's camera now!)

"I don't believe in avant-garde clothes for a future that will never happen. Fashion is always now"- Karl Lagerfeld on the new Chanel Couture

Of course it goes without saying that the clothes were absolutely amazing but at the Chanel Paris Haute Couture Show 2010 entitled the "Neon Baroque Collection" but what really stood out for me was the beauty side and in particular the wonderful heart shaped hair.
I am in love with the over the top, sickly sweet styling which is part Barbie princess and part cartoonish Flintstones wigs.
Photo Sources Here:

Finally I wanted to share the details I read here on how much work is put into these Haute Couture Collections:
-500 people worked on the project.
-Certain dresses are adorned with 80 buttons and there were 13,000 satin flowers used in the collection.
-One cape took 800 hours of work and bearing in mind that 65 looks were sent down the runway it is a massive understatement to say that there is alot of time put into these clothes.

By golly I love Couture week.

Beth Ruby xoxo

I LIKE IT!!!

i just found this picture at reka vago page and i like it a lot.
the model wears leggins & top by dora mojzes + shoes by reka vago.



i have one question.
should ostblock range of products include shoes and sandals?

Red Lips

Heute war der Geburtstag von meinem Freund. Wir haben den Tag ganz ruhig beim Sushi essen und mit dem austesten seines neue WII Fit Boards verbracht. Mein Outfit bestand hauptsächlich aus schwarz und gold. Die einzige Knall-Farbe waren meine roten Lippen. Das ist seit kurzen meine Lieblingslippen- und glossfarbe! Die Schuhe wurden heute eingeweiht. Ich habe sie letzte Woche von meinem Freund bekommen und das obwohl ich ihm gegenüber nie erwähnt habe, dass ich solche S

chuhe gut finde. Ich habe mich wahnsinnig über sie gefreut, vor allem das ich vormittags am selben Tag noch in der Stadt ganz neidisch einem Mädchen mit schlichten, schwarzen Schnürschuhen hinterhergeguckt habe. Aber diese sind ja noch besser. Muss schon sagen, dass ich stolz bin, dass mein Freund so einen so tollen Geschmack hat!

ENG: Today is my boyfriends birthday. We spent the day calmly, eating sushi and trying out his new WII Fit Board. My Ouftit was just black and gold. The only bright colour were my red lips. Red Lips are my favourites at the moment. Today I wore the shoes for the first time. They were a present from my boyfriend, though i never mentioned that i like those kind of shoes. I was so happy, when he gave them to me. especially because in de moring i saw a girl in the city, who wore simple black lace leather-shoes, which made me feel jealous half the day (just till i got mine ;P ). I must admit i'm pretty proud. My boy does know what i like and he has a good taste!

Diesen tollen Mantel habe ich beim Neujahrsshopping ergattert.
This amazing coat i found while doing new-years-shopping.





photos: Łukasz

shoes: H&M
pants: Tally Weijl
shirt: H&M
top: Tally Weijl
nacklace: vintage
belt (from a jacket): Vero Moda
beanie cap: H&M
coat: Blue Maxine
bag: Buffallo

SAILOR CHERRY, BURLESQUE KAHLO & BEACH PICNIC SHOOT

On Saturday we got up early and took the train to a studio out of town for a photoshoot.

Some of the "Sailor Cherry" props. My stuff, that is :)


Blushing the cheeks.


Lunch, shoes and such.


Hey ohoy! and on with the hat.


Set up.


Waiting.


Some more waiting...


Waiting for the ride home.

Giles invades the ceramics factory for his pre-fall collection

Giles Deacon always pulls out all the stops and this pre-fall collection was no exception, setting it in a porcelain factory with models posing in amongst an abundance of broken plates and floating cups and saucers.
Just when I thought he couldn't beat the crazy spider prints, giant sunglasses, bright colours, metallics (and not forgetting those dinosaur bags which blew my mind!) Giles brings along florescent wigs, mechanical style paper clip prints and simplistic shapes show to show his new aesthetics for autumn winter.

Source

Hope everyone is having a fab Tuesday!
Beth Ruby xoxo

ATELIERI O.HAAPALA EXHIBITON

Most of you who read my blog should have become familiar with Atelieri Onyxei Haapala and their steampunk-y cabinet portraits by now. (Seen here, here and here.) Now you can see all the portraits taken during the project, over 800 pieces, exhibited at The Finnish Museum of Photography. The opening is on Tuesday night, the 26th!

If you're somewhere else and won't make you can view all of Onyxei's and Helmut's photos on the Atelieri O.Haapala Flickr page.

EARLY BIRD

There will be a pyjamas party over at Dotti's blog.

As I tend to sleep like Marilyn I'll just join in my morning kimono instead. And as much as I would've wanted to take it easy this morning and stay in bed all day long I had to get up early, pack a whole lot of stuff and head to a studio far out of town. But more on that tomorrow.

MY CUP OF TEA

It is of course a not that eco-conscious but a very welfare country habit to replace old, still well functioning items with new, prettier ones. Today I gladly took part of that habit when I finally found a electric kettle in my taste; a ceramic - porcelain! not plastic!- one that actually looks like a kettle should! (Or to be honest, I didn't find it myself, my boyfriend did. Now you have to keep on to a guy that know what kettles - and shoes- his girls wants, right? :)

The kettle is from Verkkokauppa and also comes in white. Me and my kitchen have some nice tea moments ahead of us now.