It´s wet and cold outside and I am still bummed about the fact that winter came back when I least expected it. I thought to myself that the best thing I could do was to put on a pretty dress and some nice heels, but instead I went for the easy solution. I threw on a comfy, warm cotton dress, and these…

The piggy slippers my mom made me for Christmas. So in case you think I wear heels all the time you´re mistaken, these are worn frequently too, even though I guess I am stretching it a little by categorizing this post “fashion”.

There are so many things I want yet too little money in my bank account. I am desperate for a pair of Ann Demeulemeester boots and there´s a pair of shoes on Zara that I also desperately want, that has still not come to Norway as far as I know. I need to save up for those things and buying little things here and there really doesn´t make it any better, except for being some sort of comfort while I wait. Today I stopped by Zara looking for the shoes I originally wanted and I noticed these heels on sale. Just one pair left and they were in my size. Now, I have a lot of shoes, a lot of black shoes too, but when it comes to actual wear, I usually opt for my stripper heels and I am getting a little fed up with wearing the same shoes all the time. So I grabbed the Zara heels before I got the time to change my mind. They weren´t expensive but in the long run it really does make a difference.

By the way, they came with an extra set of heel taps. It so rarely happens while I really think all shoes should come with an extra pair, especially stilettos as they wear down so fast.

For a while I´ve been fascinated by what I really don´t have any good name for – zippers and/or ribbons made into a pretty much useless garment. I started with the Acne grid skirt that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. I contacted Acne as I wanted to get a hold of one for my own, but I quickly learned that it was only a showpiece whereas only one was available for stylists. In other words, it would never end up in my hands.

Then today, while browsing eBay I came across a rather interesting Helmut Lang piece. It´s a top made out of ribbons and a giant zipper. It is just as useless as the grid skirt, but if you look at it more like an accessory than a garment, it makes a little more sense. It would be that little extra worn over a dress, a skirt or a pair of jeans, and can completely change the way a garment is perceived.

And, like in an old spring show of Ann Demeulemeester, it´s really more like an odd piece of jewelry than a garment.

After realizing that I would never ever own the Acne grid skirt, I started thinking of making one of my own. I never really got as far as buying the needed supplies, until today when I saw the Helmut Lang top. I could have placed a bid on it, but it just happens to be that I for some strange reason purchased a giant zipper like that on eBay not long ago. My original plan was to wear it more as a necklace, but after trying it in front of the mirror a couple of times, it ended up in a box waiting to be used for some future DIY project.

Anyway, this is my plan for today, creating something like both the skirt and the top. We´ll se how far I get as I bought all the ribbons that were left in the shop and I still don´t have enough. And who knows, it might end up as a major disaster, but it´s fun just having a project to work on.