lipstick: Chanel, "Monte Carlo"

vintage pearl and aurora borealis necklace: Maejean vintage

vintage orange psychedelically printed 60's silk dress: thrifted

vintage light brown Valentino di Pietro handbag: Rut&Raul

Woah, I've been a bad blogger, I know. Well so much has been going on it's crazy! 

Well, I celebrated my 25th birthday last friday and let's just say it will take some time until I plan a party again. It was so much hard work but I hope everyone enjoyed the party! First I had a dinner with some of my closest friends and then we headed over to the club. During the dinner I couldn't really relax so I actually had the most fun at the club. One amazing thing about the club is that I've started a soul club called "Four get overexcited" together with my boyfriend and two friends! So, my birthday party was actually also the premier of the club, and it went so well! Everyone complimented us on the music and our two dj's (Lady Midnight and Karl Marthon) who are big soul collectors and also good friends loved the vibe and Lady Midnight even promised to come back and play again, and he is quite hardcore in to his stuff so even though we are friends I know he would tell me if he weren't happy with the evening. 

This was amazing and I would like to thank them and everyone who came! Thank you so much! 

I also got some sweet presents that I will share on the blog when I come around to it! And off course I will post some pictures, even though I was a bad photographer who mostly danced and hung out with my lovely friends.

Well babes, otherwise I'm working my ass off and trying to come back on the creative train. This picture was actually taken at the wonderful hotel L'hermitage in La Baule and I can fell that my french nerve is tingling  Maybe I will have to go back soon. And, by the way, thank you soo much for your wonderful comments! It really warms my heart to hear from you and read what you're opinions are on different topics!

Lot's of love!

Turning 25!

 Some photos by: LE

Outfit details:                                                                                                                                

Vintage black 50's swing coat with fur collar: Misoui vintage clothing.

Vintage leather Valentino handbag: Rut & Raul 

Purple scarf: handmade present

Burgundy leather gloves: H&M

Vintage black beret with white pom pom: Mariatri

Vintage sparkly aurora borealis rhinestone clip on's: Maejean vintage

Deep red lipstick: Face, "Älskling" (Darling)

Vintage 1970's cranberry red accordion pleated dress: Coldfish vintage 

Black stockings: H&M

Vintage navy and white spectator pumps: Rut & Raul

This monday I turned 25! 

My morning started with singing and breakfast in bed (a typical swedish tradition that me and "Erik" hold near and dear). Then I went to work and enjoyed my homemade apple crumble pie with caramel together with some colleagues. Finally I ate dinner with "Erik" and chocolate cake with my family. So the day contained a lot of food to celebrate with. Otherwise it was kind of a quiet day and not much happened. 

Many people asked me if I felt any different now that I have reached the middle of my twenties.

 You know when you've been waiting for your birthday for quite some time and when it suddenly arrives nothing really feels different? It's the same every year, I wake up and expect that something has happened during the night. Suddenly maybe I'm smarter, wiser or just cooler? But no, I realize that I'm still the ol' geek I was yesterday. Well the same thing happened this birthday but then I realized something still had changed. Not over night but a slow change that has been building up for some time. 

First of all, I think I'm starting to hold a certain power that I didn't have before, the power of age. I know that I'm not old but still I'm not a youngster that hasn't seen anything. You can't just be pushed around and not listened to when you have the authority of age. That's important, especially I think when you are a woman. Even though you're short and not that big you can still slam your fist on the table and say "I'm twenty-five years old and I wont stand for this".

A second thing I realized is that suddenly old guys think's it's ok to hit on me. For some reason a lot of old dudes has been making their presence noticed at work and I think it's because I'm not a baby anymore. But hey, I still think that they are a little bit too old for me.  

With this I also realized that I am tired of energy thieves. So, I just want to surround myself with the people that I care about and that cares for me. I don't want to waste my time with stuff or people that stresses me out. And there are a lot of interesting, cool and inspiring people out there that I haven't met yet.

 Well, this was a little bit deep but I think it's important to let some emotions out and tell the people I love how important they are to me. 

(And, don't worry. I will celebrate my birthday with a bang the 2nd of November! Then it will be party time!)      

  

Summerdreams

Outfit details

round tortoiseshell colored Sunglasses: 1 dollar find

vintage leaf necklace: thrifted

white buttoned blouse: H&M

60's seafoam cardigan: Capricorne vintage

purple and orange graphically patterned pants: Lindex

vintage Valentino di pietro leather handbag: thrifted

high heeled clogs/sandals: Moheda

A couple of weeks ago I visited La Baule at the western coast of France togheter with my boyfriend and his family. It was a beautiful little town with both a marina and a perfect beach. We were primarily there for a wedding wich you can read more about here, but the days after we could stroll around and just breathe in the sea air. Unfortunatly I caught a cold but it didn't matter since the wedding already had been celebrated.

Now it is turning cold here in Sweden and you can feel a shift in the air, you want to wear warmer sweaters and drink too many cups of tea all snuggled up in the sofa. That's when these memories from wonderful vacations wich I save as treasures in my heart, really is needed. They make me remember the feel of summer sunshine and to not forget that even tough the winter is long, the sun will shine again. 

And well, I must say that in the mean time it's kind of nice to wear cozy socks and crawl up in your home like a little bear prepairing for winter, just as long as you know it's not forever.