Maison Martin Margiela Clearance Sale!

As most of you may know, H&M launched the Maison Martin Margiela collaboration collection in November. Apparently many items don't sell all that well, because they already landed on the sale page!

I thought it would be nice to make a list of my favourite picks which are still available, but for a good price! I personally think the prices of designer collabs always are very steep, so I never really buy anything from them. But this time, there's a lot left, and a lot of stuff I like a lot.

The first thing I noticed when the collection was launched, were these shoes with an acrylic heel! I absolutely adore them, but they were way out of my budget. They've now been discounted from €199 to €70.

I myself won't buy them though, because I have read they're very uncomfortable. But if you're one of those girls who choose fashion over comfort: hurry up before they sell out!

Next up are two dresses. I personally didn't like much of the actual clothes, but these are lovely!

This blue one is a horizontally worn dress. Perhaps not very suitable for your everyday wardrobe, but it's just such a fun design! I'd love to wear this dress.

The next one is my very favorite, because it's very pretty and classy. Half of it is a long evening dress, the other half a little black dress. The asymmetrical design looks great, it's experimental yet classy. I don't understand how this one isn't sold out yet.

Next is the upside-down bag. I really love it, and it's very decently priced now, too! My current budget sadly doesn't allow me to buy it, but I'd love to own such a fun bag.
I might be unable to resist it and get it after all, though.
















Next are two of the watch accessories. One is a watch belt, the other a bracelet. I love both of them, I think they'd look great worn. Sadly, I think they're still a little too expensive to justify buying them, even with half off the price.

And here's the two things I did order:

The first one is a hair lock necklace, which is a fun accessory and only costs €5. The other is the hitched-up skirt, which is one of my favorites from the collection, and I was lucky to be able to order it in my size! I really like the hitched-up side, it's an experimental yet wearable piece.

Are you planning on getting anything from the sale?
I'm thinking of getting more, especially the upside-down bag, but I probably shouldn't. It's very tempting, though! I like this collaboration because it's very outspoken, and it definitely takes guts to wear some of the pieces.


Love,

Nonette

Black or white, can't decide!

Hello dear readers!

How have you been? I have been quite busy with this and that, but I'm not updating my blog to write about that.

What I do want to write about is: peter pan collars!
I see them everywhere in the shops, and even though I've never been fond of blouses in lolita fashion with peter pan collars, I must say I really love this 60's style peter pan collar.

I'd been eyeing a dress for a while, and after a couple of weeks of checking if my size was still available, I decided to get it last week. But today, I saw a top which I also very much wanted to have, so I got it. But the problem is, they're very similar to each other, and I'm planning to return one of the two.

Which one do you like better? The top or the dress?

The dress has offwhite pearls sewn onto the collar, and the black one has white and silver pearls attached to it. I like them both an awful lot, so I'm having some difficulties as to which one I should return!

Other than that, I bought a small make-up organizer. It's really convenient! I always have my make-up stuffed in make-up bags, so I can never easily find what I need in the mornings. But now I can pick the thing I want to use without first searching for it, and just put it back right after using it. I think it will really help me to keep my make-up organized!

I put all the make-up in it which I use on a daily or regular basis. Doesn't it look neat?

See you again next time!

~ Nonette

Latest purchases!

Hello, dear readers!

It's been a while! I'm sad to say I've been a little uninspired lately when it comes to blogging. Many people use their blog to post pictures of themselves and their outfits and such, but I don't feel that comfortable with placing my face publicly on the internet too much. So I'm searching a bit for what I want to blog about, and what would be interesting for people to read about. Suggestions are welcome!

I did, however, create a simple watermark for my pictures, and I'll soon change the header of my blog! I want to bring some new life into this place.

That said, I wanted to show you my latest purchases. I've been shopping online at Zara.com, and stumbled upon some lovely sale items! I just had to place an order. I found a lovely blouse, and an awesome jacket. The items arrived yesterday, and I'm very happy with both of them! They had a massive discount, so they were a bargain!

I'd like to show you the blouse first. It's a very sheer and airy necktie blouse, which is very elegant and sophisticated. I wore it with my Moi-même-Moitié jeweled cross pendant, to give it an EGA inspired look. I really like how the blouse can be worn in either a dressy, or a casual way!

I only noticed after purchasing that the blouse is made out of mulberry silk. I'm not a very big fan of silk, which I mentioned in my previous post, but it does feel very soft and luxurious. I'll pay more attention to it the next time I order at Zara, though.

Next up is the jacket! I try to add more colour into my wardrobe, and when I saw this jacket I knew I had to buy it. Selecting a size was a bit troublesome, because Zara jackets tend to run small. But I decided to order it in my own size regardless, and thankfully it fits perfectly! Definitely wouldn't need a bigger size for this one.

I'm very happy with it, and I love the studs! The material is a very nice cotton and linen blend, and the color is a very bold red with an orange hue. I absolutely love it, and what I love even more is that it was discounted from €69,95 to €14,95!

I'm still searching for my own fashion style, because I like so many different things. I think this post really shows the two opposite sides of what I like. A studded biker jacket and a silk bowtie blouse? Two very different things, yet they perfectly suit my taste.

Studs n' Crosses

Hello readers, and welcome to my new followers!

I'm sorry for the lack of updates, I'm currently very busy with finding a new place to live! After the summer I'll return to University, and I'll move to a different city for that. I'm looking forward, but I'm also quite anxious about it! I hope it will all go well.

What I really wanted to write about, though, are: shoes!
It seems to me that studded boots are totally hot right now. I see them in basically every store, and I love them!

These are seen in nearly every store in my area

Usually I'm only into really girly stuff, such as high heels or shoes with bows. I never quite liked this style of boots. But it's because of the studs that I do like them. They give them this rock vibe, which I love. And let's face it: I always like silver hardware on shoes!

The pair I'd really love to have, are these:

They're a combination of everything I love: black, studs, crosses, and rock. Someone please buy me these babies? My budget unfortunately doesn't allow me to buy them.

I did, however, win an auction for a Versace for H&M skirt. It ended with a low price, so I was happy. I'm not into all the crazy prints from the collection, but I did like some things of the Pelle Borchie collection a lot. Back in November when it was released I couldn't afford any of it, so I'm occasionally snooping around on Ebay to see if there's anything nice.

However, it seems I'm never truly lucky, because one day after I paid the seller got a negative review from a different buyer. While their feedback was 100% positive before that. So I'm a little anxious now, I hope I'll get the skirt after all. If not, I'll be sure to file a Paypal claim in time!

I love the little gold details

It's a silk skirt, and usually I'm not sure about silk because I don't like the way it's made. They gather cocoons from worms (which usually are bred and held in captivity), and it is said they're thrown into boiling water while the worms are still in there. Which is such an awful way of gathering the material.
But I suppose it doesn't hurt much to buy silk items second-hand, when no one is making profit from it.

I try to be more and more conscious about animal suffering. For example, I'm also not a person who buys a lot of leather shoes or bags, or who buys all kinds of feather fashion accessories. I do own a few, but I don't nearly buy all the stuff I'd like to have. Simply because I'd feel bad about it.

Cheap things are usually made the cruel way.

Style dilemma's

Do you know this feeling of not knowing where exactly you belong? I'm having a huge difficulty figuring this out lately, especially when it comes to fashion style.

Me wearing Moi-même-Moitié

I don't know what my style is these days. For the past few years I have been into lolita fashion, but in the past year a lot of things happened, and I started to wear more casual clothing. It's been a very tough year for me, and so I didn't have the energy to dress up in lolita anymore. And it seems the energy and enthusiasm I used to feel still haven't come back to me.

I do still like lolita fashion a lot, it's truly beautiful. But it seems I'm falling in and out of love with it all the time. One moment I can consider selling everything I own, the next moment I want to buy more things to match my items.

I suppose I'm searching for who I really am. On one hand I feel like I'd love to be a lady from the Rococo Era, wearing pretty dresses and riding in carriages, and my house beautifully decorated.

On the other hand, I feel like a modern woman, who likes to wear sophisticated tops and skirts which compliment the figure, in simple black or in bright colors. Someone who wants to make a career, and who likes to follow the fashion and make-up trends.

It's quite contradicting, to like both alternative fashion styles and fashion trends. I know I don't have to choose between them, but I wish to be confident in whatever fashion style I like.

I think that's the most important thing of it all, isn't it? To be confident.

Detail shots:
my latest casual purchases

How did you figure out where you belong?

What is it that made you feel confident in your own style?