It’s closing up to something that feels like summer and I am of course stuck studying. I’m wearing the same shirt as a couple of days ago and the same jeans as usual, but I added a ribbon and a bit more summery shoes.

Jeans: Levi’s 571
Shirt: Mango
Ribbon: From a fabric store (1,5 m, edges burned with a lighter so that it won’t fray.)
Purse: Secondhand (Make-up bag)
Shoes: Secondhand

I include a reader question while we’re talking about ribbons:

Hi, could you please do a tutorial on how to make the perfect bow?

I thought long and hard on the matter without coming up with a good way of explaining it. So I turned to the internet and found several tutorials on how to tie bow ties (works for the same purpose). It’s a tricky business for minds like mine, but I tested out this and this tutorial. The first one looked easier to understand, but the second one is the one I managed to get right on the first try and it formed the bow you see on me today. (Not perfect, but with a little practice…) I hope this helped!

I know this is a very ordinary question, but here it goes. What do you think the best way to wear a blue jean mini skirt? Or is there even one? I would like to be able to wear one I have, but not look like every other highschooler. Do you have any advice on how to make a creative look or something not so mundane? If so it would be greatly appreciated. You have a wonderful blog that I love to read. And such a great style!

-Chantal

Thanks for writing Chantal, and thank you for your compliments. The jean mini skirt has almost become a classic, but as you say it can be hard not to end up looking like everybody else. A way to make the jean skirt a little more interesting is to play with contrasts. The masculine look will continue to rule fashion for at least another two seasons so this is an element you can use to create contrasts. A way to do this can be by wearing a masculine cut blazer to the mini skirt. That way you’ve got a contrast between the masculine and the feminine in addition to the dressed up and laidback. To tone down the look you can wear the blazer open with your favorite t-shirt inside.

Blazer from LaRedoute, jean skirt from Target and my own favorite tee at the moment from Threadless.

Hi!

All the best, Janine

First of all, thank you for your kind words - I really appreciate it! Secondly, you have great taste! The jacket is amazing and I can see why you fell for it. When it comes to who made it I came out blank. As for copies I know Fornarina had something similar in their fall collection, but where to get one at the moment I don’t know. I even searched through eBay with no luck. I am posting this in hope that some of my readers know where to find this or a similar jacket. Anyone?