I wanted to wear something sweet today after a few horrible outfit days. I have been feeling horrible so it would probably not have mattered if I wore a Chloe dress. Today that awful feeling is starting to wear off and I’m hoping it means that I’m looking better as well.

T-shirt: Cubus (Not good quality for those of you with that store around.)
Skirt: H&M
Necklace: H&M (I bought it today for $3 marked down from $21 so look for items on sale!)
Fabric flower: Unknown
Shoes: Bianco

I kept thinking that what I really needed was a blazer. I wanted one in good quality but those are hard to come by in my price range. I went by H&M not really looking for a blazer at all, but I found one that was very classic and in great quality - all natural fibres. It was marked down from $130 to $65 which was still a bit expencive for me. I managed to have them sell it to me for $40. A great buy but the downside was that it was a size too big.

A couple of hours later I got a visit from my step dad and his Kurdish friend who was told to be a tailor. I was joking when I asked him if he could fix my blazer. When he said yes I started getting scared. He doesn’t speak English nor Norwegian and even though he speaks Arabic, a language I’ve been studying for the past year, I’m not really educated to discuss tailoring. I tried the blazer on, he took one look at it and started cutting. I was horrified and sure that the blazer was all gone. The blazer I had spent my last money on. The blazer that would cost me $130 to buy new.

He worked in a terrible speed. Threads and bits of fabric were flying everywhere. I had to have smoke cause I was so stressed out. To my surprise, after a few minutes in front of the sewing machine, he brought me the blazer - and it fit perfectly! You couldn’t even tell that it had been fixed. I mumbled “thank you very much” in Arabic and was a little embarrassed that I had been so nervous. He obviously knew what he did. And all I can say is that this blazer and I must have been made for each other. How else would all these coincidences happen in a matter of hours?

Pants like both Kate Moss and Ashley Olsen are wearing are perfect for adding a little masculinity to an outfit. The masculine look can be toned down with heels and feminine accessories like Ashley is doing or emphasized with a vest like Kate.

I have a pant suit almost exactly like the one Kate Moss is wearing, but I’ve never worn it. Pants like that make me feel short and weird, a little like I feel Ashley looks like in them. Now I know the Olsen twins aren’t exactly tall, but they usually manage to look tall. Even though I think there’s something off with the outfit I like the idea behind it and seeing these pictures make me want to find a way to make my own pants work.