EVERYDAY

So I didn't go out in this yesterday but lately my uniform has been some variation of this. Every year when winter rolls around, no matter the trends, I always resort to the same look: jeans, a big sweater / v-neck sweaters / crew neck sweaters. Sounds boring I know but I think the best dressed people out there are the ones who don't try so hard. I think it is tough not to get sucked into the seasonal trends, especially when there are so many Zara and H&Ms out there, but guaranteed everyone looks their absolute best in what they feel most comfortable in.

I get quite a few people asking me where I get my 'style sense' from and to be quite honest, I have no idea. When I buy clothing, I don't buy with an outfit in mind. I buy the item. When I get home, all it is is trying to pair the best items together, literally making do with what you have. I don't like to spend buttloads of money on daily wear (except for timeless items) but I do like to spend on the items that last beyond the season.

My favourite high street stores for minimalism and quality are:
COS - www.cosstores.com/
Club Monaco - www.clubmonaco.com/
Weekday (if you live in a Nordic country / Germany) - www.weekday.se/
Aqua (online shopping) - www.aquabyaqua.com/

Burberry Prorsum shearling coat, Acne jeans and belt, COS sweater, Jimmy Choo boots (got at a greeeeat sample sale)

Happy sale shopping everyone!

NUDE

Lately I have been obsessed with finding the perfect shade of nude. I always have nail varnish on so I can never test it out in stores, forcing me to purchase the colour and attempt it at home. If I'm not decently satisfied, I can't do much but keep it so I've gained quite a collection. The above varnishes are my favourites. I really love the OPI one for a bit of a whiter finish but Butter's Nail Foundation is fabbbbbbulous for the perfect matte look. It's 17.5ml which is significantly greater but that explains the more expensive price tag of £17. That and you can't seem to find a good variety of Butter shades in London!

Butter Nail Foundation , Butter 'Tea with the Queen', Chanel '485 Django', Risque 'Renda' - a very economical brand from Brasil which comes highly recommended, especially for your toes!, OPI 'So Many Clowns...So Little Time'

Finally finished the mocks now, so off to celebrate with a glass or two. Happy four days until Christmas!

Holidays

Been hit with the festivities and time has become so precious (that and the fact that there is so much to study for before and during the holidays). The time of year where it is impossible to find a reservation at decent restaurant, everyone wants to see each other before the new year, and Christmas parties take up every bar in town from 1pm onwards. My Christmas continues onto Toronto on Friday where I'll be until just after the new year. Lots of things to document this holiday season, so exciting!

These photos were taken waaay back during the American Thanksgiving weekend. Dinner was held, as it is every year, at a Canadian friends place because no one can seem to get their act together for the Canadian one.

My motto this season: effortless effort.

COS sweater, Helmut Lang shirt, Danier trousers, Acne booties, Ca4la hat, Wilfred coat

Mike Milbury charged with assaulting boy at son’s game

As a Boston Bruins defenceman, he famously pulled off a spectator’s shoe and slapped him with it.Now a hockey dad and fiery Hockey Night in Canada commentator, Mike Milbury is accused of grabbing, shaking and threatening a 12-year-old player after a peewee game in the Massachusetts town of Brookline last week.Milbury, 59, a former NHL player, coach and executive, faces charges of assault and battery on a child, threats to commit a crime and disorderly conduct, Brookline police said Friday.“Mike Milbury denies any allegations that there was an assault of any kind,” lawyer Daniel Rabinovitz said in a statement.

“He simply intervened in an altercation between his son and an opposing player.“No one was struck, no one was injured, and no one was threatened.”CBC Sports and NBC Sports have both announced that Milbury will not appear on their networks while he addresses the allegations.“CBC Sports spoke with Mike late this afternoon,” said spokesman Chuck Thompson.“After a good discussion we both decided that he won’t be part of Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts while he focuses on his personal situation,” Thompson said.The incident took place on Dec. 9 at the Jack Kirrane Ice Skating Rink, where the Boch Blazers faced off against the Boston Jr. Blackhawks in an outdoor exhibition match known as the Winter Classic.

Aritiza

Photos were taken in Italy when Mass and I went back to tell his family the good news about our engagement. I bought this coat in NY at..Aritzia! Funny because I have spent years trying not to buy Aritzia clothing because they are on each and every small Asian girl in Canada but when I saw this Wilfred coat, my love affair started. It's so male domineering yet slimming enough to make someone as short as me, look tall.

Talking about this coat makes me feel much happier since I completely bombed my interview and advising exam! Praying to the competency Gods.

Wilfred coat, COS dress, Theysken Theory boots

new favourites

I bought these online at Saks (because they are much cheaper in the US than in the UK) and had them shipped to my gf's parents place where she brought them back to London for me. I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep them because they are pretty skinny at the top making my large legs (I attribute my big legs to ballet...16 years of ballet will do that to you) look larger.

Should've never doubted my Alexander Wang...he knows how to make a good boot, great.

Wore them out last night to a 30th birthday and some drinks at the Electric. They felt good all the way home. So good that I think I'm going to wear them again now to brunch.

Have a good Sunday!

Birthday / Engagement Weekend Part II

Tartufo loves Tartufo!


The morning after! This blog has slowly turned from a 'fashion' blog to a 'whatever is going on in Lisa's life' blog. I promise not to turn it into a wedding blog!

Tartufo came along with us to Jurassic coast where we ate the most amazing UK lobster ever. I got to finally sport my new piece of jewelry in the hotel restaurant as well, where everyone clearly knew exactly what had happened last night. Thank goodness for Mass I said Yes :P

I think this birthday weekend will go down as the best one yet. Hopefully we can have our wedding on Mass' birthday to balance it out :)

Stylish Rebellion

 Hallo! :) Wybaczcie mi proszę tę przerwę w postach. Niestety czas to szkodnik, który skąpi siebie i się nie rozciąga, przez co brak mi go na regularne prowadzenie bloga. Robię to z ogromną przyjemnością i to główny cel dla jakiego go prowadzę. Nie uważam się za blogera. Jestem projektantem mody i głębokie zamiłowanie do mody spowodowało, że chciałem spróbować w blogowaniu o tym,  co jest moją pasją.
Stylizowanie to moja wariacja i sposób wyrażania siebie. Wciąż poszukuję swojego stylu. Tak wiele rzeczy mi się podoba, że ciężko mi się czasem zdecydować ;)
Raz jestem zbuntowany i ubieram wąskie spodnie z rozciągniętą koszulką, innym razem grzeczny w koszuli i prostych spodniach :)
W dzisiejszym poście zbuntowane 'wydanie' mnie. Mam na sobie bardzo wąskie spodnie, wyciągnięty tank z rysunkiem popularnej rysowniczki Laury Lain, która współpracuje m.in ze StyleSightem- globalnym biurem prognozującym trendy. Koszulka pochodzi z kolekcji dla H&Mu. Do tego skórkowa kurtka i skórzane buty, które podkreślają 'rebellianowy' klimat stylizacji.
Zdjęcia pochodzą z planu filmowego( a raczej backstagu), w którym miałem zaszczyt zagrać jedną z ról. O tym w niedalekiej przyszłości jeszcze napiszę :)

stylizacja:

Moto Jacket: Reserved

Tank: H&M Lmtd.

Skinny Jeans: H&M

Lace up Shoes- Vagabond

Foxy Hanging: zajaczkowski.design

Belt: Replay

Tym niepokornym akcentem pozdrawiam Wszystkich zaglądających na bloga :)

XOXO- Bollo

Birthday Weekend Part I

If we're friends on Facebook you will have known by now that Mass and I are engaged :) I waited almost two weeks to publicly announce the news so I could let it absorb a little.

Although it still sounds funny (but oh so good) to call him my fiancé, I am definitely getting used to the new change in my life.

The proposal happened at some point during my birthday weekend away in Dorset. The above photos were taken, unknowingly, on my last night as a girlfriend. Won't go into too many details here, but the night before was lovely :)

Giambattista Valli shirt, Nico DiDonna skirt, vintage earrings

NYC in a nutshell

Spending sprees, meals, and two best friends = the good life.

First for everything

Eeeek! A very surprising birthday gift. Before this, I had no idea what model / skins / sizes it came in. My first Chanel! After much internet education, meet my Classic Flap Bag in Jumbo, Lambskin. Took it out twice so far and I think the second time it came out with more scratches than my year old leather pants.

Any suggestions on maintenance?! This whole Chanel business requires a lot of work!

Thanks very much for the birthday wishes!

birthday

Celebrated my birthday very very early a few weeks ago in Toronto with my closest friends/family around me, though it definitely was just an excuse to see everyone in one place I loved it :)

I think what makes your birthday (today, weeee!) special is not the day you born but the other 364 days of the year that you get to show the people you love (and they to you) that you're truly there for them. Now that I am officially in my late 20's, I have lived the greater part of this decade in another country, away from the people I grew up with. I have been home numerous times over the past 4.5 years and never once did an entire entourage not pick me up from the airport, drop me off and wait until the slight glimpse of me was gone before descending into the parking lot.

For those times, and many more, I am thankful for this day and the rest of the 365 days of the year.

Happy birthday to all those born on 9/11 :)

theyskens theory

Tartufo would like to introduce you to my new shoes. They're incredibly high but not so much because whenevers theres platform we don't count that height in the overall distance away from the floor...right? Jo and I debated over these and another pair of shoes for an hour at Theory in the Meatpacking District and eventually was sold by the associate giving us 25% off (score!).

Still have many more photos from TO and NYC to show you but in the meantime this is Saturday. We went to a dinner party organised by my friend Jenn at St.Johns. We ate an entire pig head to toe, yum. Followed by drinks in Farringdon. I missed yoga the next morning :(

Okay, off to do work...I'm about an hour and a half late in starting my day!

Theyskens Theory boots, AA skirt, Forever 21 shirt, Acne belt, All Saints leather jacket

Fashion Week Poland- relacja

  Za nami kolejna edycja polskiego tygodnia mody. Dla mnie był to bardzo dynamiczny weekend. Muszę przyznać, że ta edycja mile mnie zaskoczyła- poziom imprezy wzrasta. Byłem na poprzednich edycjach, więc mam porównanie- i z czystym sumieniem mogę powiedzieć, że 'polska reprezentacja' pnie się w górę ;)
Świadomość kolorów, stylu, fasonów prognozowanych na dane sezony jest coraz większa. Mój faworyt to zdecydowanie MMC Studio Design- bardzo ładny pokaz z okazji 15lecia marki. Kolejna prezentacja, która szczególnie mi się podobała, to  kolekcja Piotra Drzała, który pokazał zupełnie inne oblicze swojej twórczości- mix sportowego luzu i miejskiego szyku + świeże, soczyste kolory. Pierwszy raz natomiast byłem na pokazie Łukasza Jemioła i jego kolekcja również bardzo mi się podobała. Jemioł konsekwentnie kreuje rozpoznawalność swojej marki- dominowały skóry, miękkie dzianinowe draperie i sukienki podkreślające kobiecą sylwetkę.
Miło było popatrzeć na ludzi dookoła, dla których moda to chleb powszedni, pasja, sposób na życie. To napawa optymizmem zwłaszcza, że FW odbył się dopiero 5ty raz.
Były i wpadki, jak chociażby problem z dostaniem się na pokaz, ogromny ścisk i zamieszanie. Nie jest to jednak w moim odczuciu do końca wina organizatorów a zwyczajnie ludzkiej kultury, której nam czasami jednak brakuje :)
Spotkała mnie również miła niespodzianka- młoda reżyserka, Paulina Moczyńska specjalnie na FW ubrała sukienkę mojego projektu :) Nie skromnie dodam, że zwróciła uwagę  gości odsłoniętymi plecami. Sukienka jedynie podkreśliła subtelność jej ikonowej urody :)
Miałem również okazję poznać fantastycznych ludzi! m.in Bognę- fotografkę, która jest wielką pasjonatką mody oraz Joannę i Karola, którzy uratowali Pauliny zagubioną wejściówkę! :) Pozdrawiamy! :))

Bogna jest autorem zdjęć z dzisiejszego posta, prowadzi bloga Barney Party Store, na którego w jej i swoim imieniu zapraszam :)

Paulina- autorka bloga Glam CoCo, Ja i Paulina Moczyńska w sukience z mojej kolekcji :)

MMC

Piotr Drzał:

Prezentacja Jeremy Scott for Adidas

Front Row ;)

Czekam na kolejny Fashion Week i pozdrawiam Wszystkich, którzy mieli okazję uczestniczyć w tym ostatnim.

XOXO- Bollo