I blew up your body, but you blew my mind

Yesterday the temperatures finally dropped enough to allow me to wear sleeves. Which was nice, as after a while you run out of sleeveless things to wear. I made this crop top myself! Well, I made that sound way more awesome than it actually is: I just bought a stripy T and cut off the bottom half. I suddenly realized that I have loads of high waisted things that would look awesome with a crop top, but you can’t find that many crop tops in stores. And the jersey that T-shirts and tanktops are made of doesn’t fray when you cut it without stitching it back up, so easiest DIY ever. Just make sure you cut it a tiny bit longer than where you’d want it to sit, as the ends curl up a bit.

I wore my crop top with this slinky skirt. This is seriously the most comfortable skirt in the world. Very stretchy and soft. But so figure hugging! I didn’t feel comfortable walking outside in this outfit without a jacket. I mean, there’s legs, there’s ass, there’s a bit of midrif. Too much? I think it’s hot, but in a fun way. But I would feel way self conscious wearing this to just go grocery shopping or something. Would you wear this out? Would you change something?
I tried the typical Alexa Chung winged eyeliner look today as I already kind of have her haircut, and I was quite pleased with the result! If you keep the line thin, the look is very subtle but still unique.

shirt (altered), skirt: H&M

shoes: sac d'anvers

Oh, and I added a picture of my newspaper feature! Kind of silly, but cool nonetheless!

and now for the non-fashion bit: there has been a carnival opposite our door for about a week now, and yesterday was the last day, concluded with fireworks in honor of the Belgian national holiday. It was very beautiful!

 I love how this one looks like a deep sea creature

But my cat hates fireworks and was terrified to the extent that she peed all over my underwear and bikini drawer. Yep, that’s what pets are for. I just spent an hour handwashing everything and now I have a full rack of wet unmentionables hanging outside. Stupid cat. On a positive note: at least now I realize how many pairs of knickers I actually have!

Oh, and this is what we ate for dinner:

Roasted pine nuts, sliced bacon, cherry tomatoes and grapes, lettuce and goat cheese with a honey vinaigrette. I wasn't entirely happy with the result as it was a bit too sweet, but it still looks yummy!