Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

These past few months I have definitely been falling hard for colored tights. I hardly ever reach for plain black ones lately, I feel like black tights are the easy way out. Almost EVERY possible outfit is better if you try something more interesting in the tights division, you just have to get the hang of it really. Especially darker or more muted/neutral colors are easy to wear. These dark red ones are SUPER versatile, and I really love wearing warm tones in the wintertime. Something about having red-clad thighs makes your legs feel slightly less like they're freezing off. It's all in the mind. Another nice tip to tackle statement tights is to try and pair colors within the same color family. For example, my floral dress has a similar shade of dark red in it, so it really pulls the look together. And it looks less "HEY LOOK AT MY TIGHTS" than going the obvious route of pairing bright tights with lots of black. A lot more sophisticated too. Another idea is to combine different textures, which can provide a nice bit of contrast: tweeds with lace tights, or flowy chiffon with thick knit ones. Looks very interesting!
So to sum up:

• dark/muted/neutral colors

• combine colors instead of going for color with black

• juxtaposing textures looks very chic

I was slightly overwhelmed (in a good way!) with all the attention my last post got! I don't think I ever had a blogpost with this much feedback. I'm SO glad when I get other people's opinions and when they make me feel like what I've said actually made sense, haha. I just wanted to clear some things up: I did not mean that you always have to be happy clappy online. Of course there is room for a bit of nagging and venting. But when you cross the line from either writing an entertaining post about minor annoyances or a touching, heartfelt post about things that matter, to writing a post about things that actually DON'T matter in a way that comes across as if you're feeling very sorry for yourself, I can't sympathize. Haha that last sentence is ridiculously muddled, isn't it? But you probably get the picture. Don't take yourself TOO seriously and try to keep some perspective. And OWN your frustrations: for a large part, you are the one that controls to what extent you allow things to frustrate you!

MOVIE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

I guess we can all agree I seem to have a very dude-tastic taste in film. That's what you get when you grow up with two older brothers. Anyway: Lock, Stock is a hell of a ride. Plottwists aplenty, lovely cockney accents (a major weakness of mine), more thrills than your average rollercoasterride and more than two smoking barrels of laughs. A total recommendation if you like a bit of action, or if you are a Tarantino fan.

tights, dress: Pimkie

necklace: Urban Outfitters

boots: Zara

cardi: H&M

belt: boyfriend's

PS: I'm watching a very old movie, The Giant Claw, about a bird from space that terrorizes earth or something. It looks RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME or AWESOMELY RIDICULOUS. Either way, I love it.

OMG I just googled it:

WHOA NELLY

PPS:  The new Swedish Hasbeens stuff is really blowing my mind. I want it all!

I really love the slight granny vibe they give off.