Spring dreams

The great thing about the virtual world is that it makes imagining things that ARE NOT REAL sinfully easy, yup, it lets us believe we can have it all, all this stuff hidden behind thick glass door, and the virtual world is opening that thick door for us... so I - a magpie(shiny things for your nest kind-of-a-girl) - captured in online shopping captivity - killed some time to satisfy my (having nice stuff) cravings without actually spending the money!
I created a spring-happy-even-if-it-rains set. What do I love about it? Well, first, the ruffle trench, I don't have to introduce the trend, nothing new, heard it, knew it kind of a thing, ruffle trenches "media coverage" is all over the place, the evidence can be also seen in stores... So what's soooo special about this one? well, it is definitely cute, yet it remains within the "classic" look, so even if one sad day ruffles will not be as hip as they are right now (which I hope will never happen), this trench will defend itself, beautiful... and the price, it is beautiful too it is the cheapest item apart from tights(check them out upside down :) Why isn't Newlook in the USA? I demand its USA presence!!!
Second trend is in fact an obsession-classified: I love tassels, and fashion loves tassels, so in this harmonic symbiosis I plan to accessorize with tassels, this spring and summer and you dear readers, be creative, tassels can appear on belts, necklaces, bags, earnings, bracelets, attached to any kind of shirt or jacket...
Don't get me started on Burberry and rain boots... one day Anja I say, one day :)
And for a dessert, let me talk tights, colorful tights are STILL IN - so readers, get on with the hype, and I mean bold-bold colors, crazy-courageous patterns, don't delay, go ahead, wear some colors before the summer hits with its warmth, now is the time to do it, now tights are not meant to be unnoticeable, not any longer, they are coming out of the shade of necessity, now, tights are a fashion accessory, that has an ability to make the entire outfit complete...

Salomon, salmon, a fish would say: color of the kings!

I don' t want to start my newest post with: Didn't I tell you so?... but guess what dear readers, this warm, pastel pink, this pretty subtle shade of creaminess of pink beauty is ALL OVER THE PLACE, EVERYWHERE, OMG, ALL OVER... did you notice? I did and felt somewhat satisfied that I felt the magnetic attraction to it back over the Valentine Day's and now it is officially "a spring is in" color! I felt like a real fashion pro. Anyway, not waiting a minute longer I pulled out this shirt that is like a decade-old and rock it with some white tank top lace and a beige sweater (it is still a little chilly in Chicago, can not go spring-spring quite yet). I think subtle-ness of this color goes well best with colors that are subtle, thus my color choice was beige, whites are recommended, also I have seen good pairings with pastel shades of blue and green too, also as always we have black, it will always work, however, as often I would recommend it primarily for an evening look...
Funny story - may explain this awkward and weird title of my post:
C, the pie-maker I married, brought to my attention that here a color that is salmon is hot pink and that probably refers to uncooked salmon meat that is pretty vivid, almost purple if a fish is a tid bit old - yuk...yuk yuk, we Poles do not think of rare food, especially when we think about color comparisons, thus we refer to a salmon color that is exactly that, this pastel, soft, cream pinkish color that I love above, which resembles a deliciously simmered, juicy and ready to eat chunk of fish! I think in this cultural difference battle, pie-maker has to acknowledge our sophistication. The last thing to reveal today is that I have a silly tendency to confuse salmon and Salomon (the king, right?) when typing, not to mention when talking, as I often times mispronounce both... why they must be so hard to say? a good noble wise king and a tasty fish? I dont know...

Outfit details:
tank-top: Vero Moda
shirt: H&M
pants: Urban Outfitters
cardigan: Forever21

Pre-Valentine Sweetness

pre-valentine sweetness by anna_fashonism_fetishism

I know in my first post I said I am a tutu-wearing-girly-girl inside, I also realize that something I am planning to admit to in a sec will collide a little with this first revelation, but we women are exactly that, filled with contradictions!
Anyway,I have to admit ….ready? drum rolls please… here it comes: I am not too big on the whole Valentine’s Day thing… Are you? I hope it is fine either way, I guess there is some truth to saying that the world can be divided into Valentine’s lovers and haters and that’s a good thing, there has to be balance in nature!
My impression of the holiday was formed during my “bad teens” period… and since I did not grow up with a herd of adorers, Valentine’s day was always a sad reminder that I am not the subject of sweet and romantic dreams of nobody… hey, reader(s) no pity for me!..no have no pity on me, I found me a great knight in a shiny armor eventually, I found me my C. , my husband, the greatest piemaker there is…however, the Valentine’s sweetness never caught up with me, with a piemaker, I get it every day after all… anyhow, what I am trying to say is I get tired of all this obvious pink hearts, and red roses, and chocolates, and all this craziness… also all the fashion proposed for the holidays became a tid bit tacky, I get so bored with notoriously overused reddish-pink from your corner drug-store, so… here it goes: lets not be obvious ladies, lets not turn slowly into snowmen-earnings-before-Christmas-wearing folks, I say no to becoming a holiday neon sign.
I am all about staying feminine, sweet, yet sophisticated and elegant. Ladies lets use the sweetness to our advantage, so be fresh and flirty instead of ostentatious and predictable… My inspiration is based around the cream shades, wonderfully popular ruffles (I hope they are here to stay!), and always elegant black complementing any dominant color or themes, the rest is up to you…pink or not, Happy, surprising, exciting AND SWEET Valentine’s Day!!!