Projekt P: #3 day

The last day started brightly, sunny and with a welcoming blue sky. Checking out after a rather French than continental breakfast I discovered the cemetery "père lanchaise". 

Later I would notice the graves of e.g. Jim Morris and Oscar Wilde. Still - a beautiful, marked by time and the passed periods cemetery with giant "sépultures" and almost withered stones. 

It was a great place to enjoy sun and silence before I met my French friend Alexandre at the Bastille for a coffee before I headed back home. I was told, that this is quite a student hotspot for evening activities and vintage clothes. Next time I want to spend more time over there!

I choose definitely train or airplane for my next visit. The traffic jams near the Belgium boarder made me crazy..

Anyway looking forward for my next Paris trip. Hopefully soon. 



 



Military Jacket: Marc O'Polo (Vintage)

Babydoll dress: Japanese brand, bought second hand in Tokyo several years ago

Scarf: Burberry

Tights: Falke

Chelsea Boots: Marc O'Polo

Brooch: bought in Tokyo, second hand

Bag: Emma&Jade (Vintage)





XX from Bochum,

Leopard Tights x2 -Break-

Two Weeks Break

Leopard Tights x1

Tokyo really surprises me with that sudden change to spring. Looking back to my home tome in Western Germany, still beating degrees around 10, I feel stunned once again by this planet.

Cannot believe that with sitting in a plane for a little over 9 hours tomorrow, will bring me to summer in Australia.

How does your weather look like?

Colour me ORANGE

Colour me ORANGE

Stipe shorts Outfit Contest

Which one is your favorite?

See below...

Stripe Shorts x3

 Patterns and Stripes do not go along well?

I thought so at first, but was really surprised seeing that I fell in love instantly with that black based pattern and stripes clothes. 

Overall is black a pretty thankful and giving "color". One may argue, that black is no color, but the result of fully light absorption.

Basically the absence of color.

In 1982, launching Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo outside of Japan in Paris, their style in layering and especially black is described as turning point:

"At the heart of this nothingness was the color black. Black, at the time, was a subversive choice. It was the color of mourning, of subcultural rebellion, of emotional dissonance, of artistic distemper. It was the essence of the avant-garde." (read further here: Voguepedia)

Why do you choose black?

Stripe Shorts x1

You may remember those stripe shorts from here. I thought of them with a lot of fun..

It may be my playful character, but I love to experiment and take seriousness out of outfits. Sure, I still like those elegant, clean chic styles. For me it is just amazing how easily we can adapt ourselves to one style and choose another direction in a few steps. 

Having no boundaries (but budget I guess) and being able to purchase almost everything, is one kind of freedom I am not about to give up. 

Pretty thankful for that revolutionary fashion empire unlike the e.g. 80s, as everything you could buy were a few type of pants, shirts and colours.

Spring Patterns meet Laziness

Spring is coming.

stripes surely like color

You may have realized, that I skipped a day.

Well.. yesterday was such a heavy storm in Tokyo I did not feel like going out, neither was there time for a spring outfit... But, patience was rewarded.

Today seemed to be one of these beautiful warm early spring days, with sun all over the place. Inspired me for something orange and b/w. Though I might have catch a cold after being surprised by heavy rain yesterday..

Color me BLUE

Blue Ice.

Blue Sky.

Blue Sea.

Blue God.

Blue Eyes.

Blue harmony.

Blue "Sehnsucht".

Stripes. Shorts.

Got these lovely shorts on a shopping day in Shibuya.


Thats the first outfit I am going to wear, as soon as I go clubbing this year. The materials are feverish light, which makes moving to appear, as if you wear nothing.

Color me GREEN

Oh my lord. That was so much fun. I simple adore colours. And above all, I adore green.

Though truth is, I kinda felt like Green Lantern, one of the several comic action heroes of DC Comics. He was definitely not my favourite one in childhood days. 

My heart beat other than well-known DC Comics hero Batman, for Marvel Comics, "Silver Surfer" (kind of an Anti-Hero tough) and "Iron Man". 




It surprisingly made me pretty happy seeing my favorite childhood heroes on screen nowadays.

See below for the color flash! 

It is a (monochrome) Beanie Story

I was wondering: why is the Beanie suddenly so popular?

P-S-P: Playful Spring Purchase

I found something.
Something that made me chuckle when I tried in on in that shop in Harajuku.
That made me chuckle that much, i just had to have it. And here it goes.

What do you create with those?

You start playing and taking the seriousness of dressing up.

Jump below...

Color me RED

Red Red Red.

Red Riding Hood. "pur pur"'s kings and queens. Blood. Roses. Cinderella. Valentino. Red Lace. Love. Hate. Force. Poland. Christmas. Chanel Lipstick. Energy. Rolling Stones. Apple. Strawberries. Japan. Orient Sun. Wine. Ruby. Mars. Fire. Santa Clause. Coca Cola. Itsukushima. Japanese Shrine Entrances. Ducati. Ferrari. Communism. Pommes d'amour. Candy. 

What are your associations of red?

Winter-Spring-Gap part 3

Going out for Shibuya, of course, weather is still not playing it's part well.

Rain. Rain. Rain.

Ah! And clouds.

Though umbrellas are pretty handy, and really everywhere in Tokyo sold in every shape, size, color you can imagine. As soon as it starts raining.

I felt too lazy though and made myself up for a fashionable "hat" instead.




This style may resemble Winter-Spring-Gap part 1 but this one has quite a pretty color-flash-moment, thanks to orange.


What do you think? Click below for more details!

Black x Blue pt.1

What shall I do?

Sometimes I hate choice.

Choice is not only about freedom. 
But choice is as well about making a decision.
About sticking to something you decided for your future, for a part of you and your surrounding you don't know yet. 

It can be banal things, like this post aim: what kind of Outfit do I choose to welcome my boyfriend here in.

And in the end, the accumulation of all these choices we made, the choices we regretted, the choices we did not make - all of them makes who we are, who we were and sets the frame of who we are going to be.

Tough, isn't it?

first  and second outfit

            

Earthquake and Snow - I just don't love you so...(Winter-Spring-Gap part 2)

Lets face it Tokyo... Even though I would love spring, with weather forecasts of snow all over Japan I can not deal going out in light chiffon spring clothes - I have to wait for that a little bit more.



The short earthquake this night (around 1-2am) and the heavy snow right now, kind of take my happy mood for spring clothes.

But!

Here my second idea for the winter-spring-gap, featuring denim, leather and red. I wondered a while back, when I purchased the red leather skirt of Dolce & Gabbana, if I wear it more frequently.. honestly, I am glad I bought it here. Because in fact, I did. 

Japanese people seem to avoid wearing Jeans. If I should take a guess, maybe 15% of the visible Tokyo population wears jeans. It doesn't matter wether it snows or not - women stick with their skirt. I really appreciate that, coming from a country where over 59% of women wear Jeans only....

Looking at the pictures, I realized, how thankful I am for modern production techniques.

Once the color red ("purpur") was marked for kings and queens, for the nobleness, partially because the production of red color was too expensive. Due to a chemical mistake by Perkin, he put down the headstone for synthetic production of colors and made it possible, that we nowadays wear more than natured colored clothes.


What do you think ?

Pink loves Black

Isn't it obvious? 

Pink and black are thankful partners - they suit each other and there shouldn't be fear for to high contrast. Especially if the current trend for total monochrome outfits shows, the more contrast, the better. I used that look last year the first time here in Tokyo and just remembered recently, how much I liked it.


I am thankful for the reminder by CIRCLEOFCHAOS! I found a post of her with a pink sweater and a black skirt recently, that reminded me of that outfit - thank you :)
(By the way, if you have time, take a look at here blog by clicking her name - definitely great looks in-between :) 

Can't think of the reason, why it wasn't as present... still, the outfit is chic enough to go out or to use for work (if the length of the skirt do not disturb, basic job-skirt length should be around knee-high). 

The high closed shirt by Boss is feminine and offers great focus for statement necklaces. I chose two different black ones (F21 and Mango, see detailed picture below) to keep the attitude of pink and black. Just my Emporio Armani bag should be forgiven - my luggage was restricted to weight as I flew here to Tokyo 4 months ago.

The slight pastel color of the bag matches perfectly in-between though. Black (still heating) tights and my black suede pointed DIANA pumps to finish.

Take a look below and tell me what you think.

Colorful Basics Set 3/6

Day 3 of my Basics Set

I really tried hard that time to avoid the black Moto Jacket and feel proud to present you an outfit with the peach/nude Tweet Jacket. Not only is the color more than thankful for wild, colorful combinations, but also really fashionable with the asymmetric and collarless cut. 

At F21 are two colors for that specific jacket - one can be seen here on my posted photos and a color that goes more into orange. I longed for something fashionable but neutral in color. 

Do you know that times, when you just need something not black to not add another color in your flower bouquet?

See more pictures below...