I got a little surprise in the mail today. The moment I saw the name Bona Drag I knew it had to be good as I love just about every single item in that shop. It turned out to be Hannah, the designer behind With Hearts In My Eyes, and Bona Drag, who had sent me a skirt. And it isn´t just any skirt, it´s the patchwork skirt that I have been lusting after for a while. What a happy coincidence! The best thing about this skirt isn´t just the vibrant patchwork, but also the fact that it´s reversible. When I´m in the mood for something a little more casual, I can just turn it inside out and wear it as a denim skirt!

I wish I had the time to take proper outfit shots as I changed into the skirt at once! I am on the other hand packing as I am leaving for Stockholm tomorrow. I always get so stressed out when I am going somewhere even though I usually always have everything under control. Better shots to come though - I have a feeling I will be wearing this skirt a lot!

Skirt: With Hears In My Eyes at Bona Drag
Tank: Men´s H&M
Jacket: Zara
Earrings: Maya & Ruhi

I got a comment on the blog saying how it was such a disgrace that someone were selling a fake designer bag on Etsy. There was a link, which I clicked, and it lead me to this. A fake Dior tennis bag. I immediately thought of the vintage Adidas tennis skirt I got several years ago, and the fact that I had been planning to start playing tennis but never did. Seing that I don´t exercise at all, I figured getting a fun bag wouldn´t be a stupid way to actually take the step. So I got it. Fidgetfinds is the shop.

A little part of me was hoping that it would turn out to be authentic, even though I have no idea whether Dior have ever made such a bag. There´s little doubt though that it´s fake, but it still seems to be of good quality. The straps are of leather and the canvas seems in great condition. It has never even been used. But the best thing is the pocket for your tennis racket, that was actually the selling point for me, not the logo print. So it can be as fake as it possibly can be, but I still love it as I´ve never seen anything like it.

Now I just need tennis shoes.

This bag is the third of my Dior bags, all found secondhand. Which one is real and which one is not is left to the experts to decide, although I am pretty sure the burgundy one is authentic, just cause of the things I found inside it as well as the age of it. It´s possibly the only logo print I like, but this is it. Unless I would come across another $10 find, the collection is now complete.

Pearl of Maya & Ruhi was so sweet to send me these beautiful handmade earrings. I just adore the color combination and the little swirls! You can find a lot more in her shop, where I have been drooling over some great bracelets amongst other things.

While it´s kind of sad that so many friends of mine live abroad, I can praise myself lucky that several of them live in Sweden, especially when I want to order from Topshop as they ship to Sweden but not Norway. I used the opportunity for the first time today and got the Fantasy Horse Tee that is obviously inspired by the Maison Martin Margiela creations I have been lusting so much after.

In case you haven’t noticed the link at the bottom of the blog, I have a photo journal over at Phiary. I put up a lot of the same pictures as I do here, but also some other ones and I have hunch there will be even more in the future. You can check out the diaries of lots of great photographers too.

It´s a little funny that in the middle of my vintage lingerie hunt this fashion spread should pop up in the very magazine I am featured in. In Amica you can see this lingerie, some of which looks really, really old while in fact it´s brand new. It seems like you can get the right vintage feel at Triumph, La Perla and several others. You don´t have to roam thrift shops and you don´t have to worry about who might have worn it before you got to it. The downside is that the really good stuff is still pricey. Lets hope the high street shops catches on.

I´m spending the evening browsing theURBANcollection for new vintage goodies. They´ve been updating all day and every now and then designer pieces are added as well. My heart was set on the color block dress to the left but sadly it is too small. Maybe one of you will fit into it? They do have some unique pieces though, also for those of us who aren´t a size 0!

During some quiet time at work today I suddenly figured out that I want to start collecting vintage underwear. There´s something about those high waisted panties and pointy bras that I just adore. I started searching eBay and found a lot of great stuff, especially at Vintage Opulence. Some of the panties come with tags and are unworn, so you don´t have to wear somebody else’s old underwear. I am however not sure how the sizing works to have them fit properly and they seem to be quite popular and run fairly high in price.

So I went on and searched the web for retro underwear. There are quite a few shops out there, but for some reason, they don´t have the same innocence as the true vintage ones. Don´t get me wrong, I love the pin-up look as well, but I was thinking of getting a collection that would work for every day wear. I ended up getting the chocking pink frilly knickers at Pandora´s Choice though, just for fun.

After thinking things through I said to my husband that what I really want for my upcoming birthday is a lingerie set from Agent Provocateur. Their underwear have a lot of that retro feeling as well, maybe not that innocent either, but the quality is impeccable.

On my way home I stopped by H&M´s lingerie shop. I´ve never been a fan of their underwear, but I love the bras that go by “our perfect bra”. You really do get a lot for the money and I especially love the nude tones. I intended to buy an extra set as I´ve worn the old one so much. I discovered that they had launched an improved version of the underwear, so all my old favorites were sold for a fraction of the price. I ended up getting 4 bras and 11 panties for about $30!

It has been a day filled with underwear in other words, but my journey has just begun… My plan is to have a huge and beautiful collection of retro/vintage goodies so that I don´t have to opt for those old ugly ones that are always left at the bottom of the drawer before laundry day…

I received this Gossamar Wings necklace from 1ofmykind today! Oh, how perfect it is! You guys now get an automated 10% discount at her shop by entering the code “stylebytes” at checkout. I was supposed to take my own picture of the necklace, but the ones in the shop does so much more justice to it than what I manage to produce.

I fell in love with this fringe t-shirt the moment I saw it at Minimarket, but at 750 SEK it was just a little too expensive. At least for a white tee as you know you´ll either get yellow pit stains or spill tomato juice on it.

Instead of saving up for that one, I went and bought two men´s t-shirts at H&M. One of which I cut fringes of, the other one which I took apart only to sew it back together with the fringes in place. My fringes are a bit more dramatic than the ones on the Minimarket t-shirt, but I guess you can buy more delicate fringes at fabric shops.

Now that I know it works, I will probably work on different solutions, possibly a dress. And since the H&M t-shirts aren´t top notch to begin with, I might try with a nicer t-shirt. Possibly different colors on the fringes. A lot of ideas are going through my mind right now…

These rings aren´t much different from the ones I wrote about earlier this week, but they cost less and you get them with multiple stones. Not to mention, as a Style Bytes reader you get $10 off every ring you purchase through La Pisette exclusive Style Bytes offer. I love the color combinations of the multistone rings and I am getting one for myself.

I love these over the top clutches at Recycled Rings. They´re not really low budget, but when are you ever going to bump into somebody else with one of these?

You can find it all on Etsy, also African print dresses from Artilugia.

It´s been years since the last time I wore a watch, but the last couple of years I´ve seen the “cool kids” wear those digital watches from the 80´s. Since I got a cell phone the need for a watch has been close to non-existent, so there are only two reasons I´d get one: It would either have to be extremely glamorous (but of course I can´t afford that) or it would have to be fun. When I got the chance to test out this white 80´s style watch from Furni, I was thrilled cause it falls right into the last category. It´s not a watch I´ll be wearing at all times, but it´s a fun little details with jeans and a tee or anything 80´s I might end up wearing. Notice the time on the watch, I didn´t see that until I uploaded the images! Get yours for $24 at Furni.

I was browsing through Etsy the other day on the lookout for jewelry. That site is huge and it´s nearly impossible to get a good overview of all the designers, but I did come across one that stuck out; 1ofmykind. The designer seem to have sold a huge amount of jewelry, so many of you may have heard of her before, the rest of you can expect some real treats. I especially love the earrings and necklaces. If you´d like to get one of your own, all Style Bytes readers get 10% off if you tell her upfront. This goes both for the Etsy shop and the web shop.