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.

I collected the very last of my coins and got an issue of British Vogue. Somehow it makes more sense to spend my money on something fun rather than food. Anyway, flipping through the magazine on my way back home made me realize how much I´d like to get my hands on more prints. It´s just so much easier to mix and match when you have a little to choose from. Even printed socks feels like a must.

The socks are available at MyTights and I will place an order as soon as I get my paycheck.

Julia deVille´s jewelry can not be described as ordinary. Shocking, provocative and ironic are often better words to use, but there´s still something so beautiful and quiet over her work. If I only had the money I would invest in a little something for myself…

The weather report said it was going to be sunny today so I had planned to finally wear one of my new maxi dresses, but I guess they were wrong. Since the back of the dress is cut really low, it´s not really suited for cold weather and a warm coat is highly necessary.

Dress: H&M
Coat: Secondhand
Shoes: Zara

After stopping by the flea market where I got two picture frames for old family portraits, we had breakfast at Bistro Brocante. We discussed which restaurants we would include in our personal Michelin guides while having mashed potatoes with salted and dried cod.

Jeans: Cheap Monday
Fringe t-shirt: Customized H&M
Jacket: Zara
Necklace: Vintage Pentti Sarpaneva
Scarf: Secondhand
Bag: Secondhand
Boots: Secondhand

I had to change clothes to go see the fireworks as it was impossible to tuck the huge sleeves on my dress in under a coat. So I went with the boots and sweater I got today, the sweater that turned out to be long enough to wear as a dress. The fireworks were spectacular! Afterwards we went out for a few beers at a trashy pub and ended the evening with a big mac at McDonalds. Not as glamorous as the start of the evening, but still great.

Dress: Secondhand
Tights: Gina Tricot
Boots: Secondhand

Today is the grand opening of the new opera building in Oslo. While my husband and I haven´t got tickets, we decided to dress up a little anyway, and rather go check out the fireworks later tonight. I´m wearing a dress I got at Tonica today, and my husband is wearing his YSL blazer from the same shop. To make the evening extra special we made sushi for dinner.

Dress: Vintage
Shoes: Zara

I went shopping with the intention of getting a couple of pairs of jeans, something I really need as I have only two I wear on a regular basis. Before I got that far my bank account was empty and I had purchased everything but jeans…

A pair of buckle boots.

A full sailor girl uniform, with gauchos as the bottom part. I am really excited about this one as we´re planning on a nice boat trip this summer to Træna, the island I lived the first years of my life. It´s far far out in the sea and has only 450 inhabitants. I´m keeping my fingers crossed that my dad will buy that new boat he´s talking about.

A mohair sweater with pearls and rhinestones. It´s a little oversized and I´m planning on wearing it tucked into a leather skirt.

A Marimekko-esque maxi skirt. I´m starting to get quite a collection of maxi skirts and dresses. If only the sun would shine soon. I don´t really feel like wearing long skirts when it´s raining…

A gold and black batwing super 80´s sweater. It´s really ugly, has got huge shoulder pads, but oh so fun!

It´s a nice tradition to bring home something for your loved one when you´ve been away for a while. I got the Chanel Rouge Noir nail polish nicely wrapped in paper with a sweet little note.

His mother had also sent me a few things, three vintage scarves and a collar.

Finally things can get back to normal again, starting with the traditional Saturday shopping tomorrow.

Finally there´s going to be a stop to these web cam shots and attempts of squatting into the frame, tomorrow my hubby is coming home. Sadly, the pig is no help, her only trick is eating. Everything.

Jeans: Cheap Monday
Top: H&M
Jacket: Zara
Bangles: Secondhand, gift, H&M and Scorpius.
Shoes: Zara

In case you´re looking for a motorcycle jacket Bona Drag has one at $75 which pretty cheap right now considering the weak dollar. And while you´re at it, you can also get a pair of gladiator sandals for $54.

Do you remember the boots I paid a lot of money for a few months ago? I saw them and thought I just couldn´t live without them. Well, I ended up wearing them once, and that was on a day I didn´t even shoot any pictures. Then the pig got to them and chewed on the straps. I had it fixed and they look like new, but the feeling just isn´t the same anymore.

During all of this I was mailing back and forth with Sarah Brannon, the designer behind Chelsea Rebelle, who was recently featured in Nylon. She loved the boots and tried to get a hold of a pair of her own, but couldn´t find them. She said that if I ever thought of selling them, she wanted to buy them from me. So I thought, why not just make a swap? Better having a couple of her designs rather than a pair a boots I never wear, no matter how much I love them. I had already fallen in love with the soldier pants that were pictured in Nylon. They´re not available yet as they´re from her fall collection, but I am getting them as well as the collarette (a lose collar) that I imagine I can do a lot of fun things with.

This weekend I am sending her the boots and she is sending me a couple of her designs, and I am thrilled that getting the boots might have been meant to be after all, even though it didn´t turn out quite how I had imagined.

It´s taken for ever, but it´s been an incredibly difficult task for both me and Alex & Chloe to pick a winner among all the great submissions. In the end we landed on Elise Tiffin from Canada who created an amazing artwork inspired by the Black Diamonds collection. We feel that she solved the task in a creative and beautiful way and that she truly deserves the Alex & Chloe box set that will be sent to her shortly. Congratulations!

I wish there were more box sets to share though, cause here are just a few of my other favorites.
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I am still shooting the pictures myself and it´s not an easy task. At least today I managed to use the Nikon camera instead of the web cam, but getting everything in the shot and in focus takes a little practice.

Dress: Vintage Hunters
Jacket: Zara
Scarf: Secondhand
Shades: Secondhand
Shoes: Pleaser

No photographer leads to crappy web cam photos. Bear with me!

Pants: Secondhand
Top: H&M
Blazer: H&M
Bow tie: H&M
I am also wearing black heels.