Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Gun-slinging Tights

The problem with nice days in Amsterdam is that you feel you should go out an enjoy them, and with everyone at work during the day, shopping, I tell myself it is just window shopping, provides a good purpose to being out and about.  This day I decided to grab a coffee at Puccini behind Waterlooplein, and wander around the design stores nearby.  While browsing Droog, a funky furniture and design store, I came across these rocking tights from Les Queues de Sardines (www.les-queues-de-sardines.com).  They have lots of very funky and even more outrageous designs, although not available in the store yet.  It seems elaborate tights are a definite must for your wardrobe at the moment, so I'm very happy to have found these.  They were a little on the expensive side for tights, but so far they have lived up to the promise on the box, ' Printed in limited quantities, these rare and exclusive articles will never go unnoticed.'

Patent leather heels from Oasis, skirt by silence + noise, tank top by Diesel, jacket by InWear, bag from Uterque









Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Double Denim

I always find it difficult to find jeans that I like,  and usually give up in a fit of depression because everything looks so horrible.  However the gods must have taken pity on the day I walked into the Guess store.  Either that or the Malaysian shop assistant, appalled with my gym gear get up, bootleg tights, red t-shirt and puffy jacket,  must have decided I was in desperate need of a makeover.   Not convinced with the pair of black jeans with leather inserts, he managed to convince me to give another pair a go and  got me to try on a pair of  skinny leg jeans from the Guess Premium range, and  I managed to find a pair that not oinly fit but look good.  I love the prominent gold button,  the gold and white detailing on the pockets, and the dark colour serves well to hide a multitude of sins.  They are long enough to wear with boots or turned up with flats (although I'm not sure I'm fashion forward enough to fold them up to the knees as the shop assistant suggested.  I'm wrapped!

Also seems to work well with the river island crumpled denim shirt I bought a few months ago, creating a double denim look.  Perhpas the look is a bit old already but I think I can strech it out for a bit of autumn.  Lumber jack hat (Beijnkorf) and scarf (Esprit) are from previous seasons.