[Your Inner Designer] Christmas Themed Gown

Who says that you have to be a professional fashion designer in order to create fashion?

I say, as long as you are creative enough to bring your ideas to life, all you need is 

a little fabric and a mannequin!

Join me as I am dressing up my mannequin for Christmas ;)

☆ ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS ~ ☆

DAILY SOPHISTICATION WISHES YOU ALL

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Fashion Alert] Men Winter Fashion - Do's & Dont's

source: http://blog.stylert.com
http://4.bp.blogspot.com

This time you guys get to learn about my personal style preferences when it comes to men's winter fashion. 

I will be picking out some demonstrative pictures and explain to you the Do's and Dont's for a guy's outfit, especially during this current winter season 2012/2013.

Are you curious about my ideal style types? And guys, do you want to know what a girl likes to see on you? ;)

Then read on after the jump!

~ Mary ~ 

[Nail Art] Holiday themed Nail Looks

source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com

The Holiday Season has begun. And I personally loooooooooooooooove this time of the year!

In cold, dark, drab winters the holidays are what lights up our lives. That is why I enjoy to incorporate the holiday theme into everything I do 

- with nail art being no exception!

So today I will be showing you my 

favourite type of nail art for this season!

~ Mary ~

[Review] Shopping in Frankfurt am Main

If you have been to Germany, then you should definitely know Frankfurt am Main for its airport.

Today however, I'm going to bring you to Frankfurt's city centre - and Frankfurt's main shopping attraction!

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Lace-up Boots for Men

source: http://www.gq.com

For this autumn/winter season the trend shoes are: lace-up boots!

Among women this trend started to spread even before it was discovered -

Among men, however, this boot-trend is still 

slowly getting down from runway to walkway.

Shout-out to all my gentlemen out there: You haven't gotten your own pair of lace-up boots yet? You think that lace-up boots don't look good on men?

Let me try to convince you of the opposite - Read on after the jump!

~ Mary ~

[Sketch On The Go] Trendy On A Rainy Day

Helloooo guys! And welcome to a new section of our blog: Sketch On The Go!

You know that one of my hobbies is to draw. And from now on I'm going to take advantage of that in order to bring you some on-the-go fashion inspirations! 

Be it in university, on the street, during shopping tours, at the bus stop or wherever - sometimes you just see someone walking by with an extraordinary fashion sense. Why not take a pencil in your next break time and sketch his/her outstanding outfit?

Today's topic: "Trendy on a rainy day"!

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Preppy & pretty with Peplum!

Have you guys heard of "peplum" yet? 

Even if you haven't heard of this expression before, by now you should know what I'm talking about.

Look at the pictures of me having 3 different tops on: Do you notice what they all have in common?

Bingo! They all have that same cut called peplum.

Read on to learn more about peplum tops and how to style them.

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Sophisticated colours - Jewel tones

source: http://www.markbostrouwringen.nl, http://www.rubysapphiregemstone.com, http://files.myopera.com

This year we have quite a lot colour trends going on! And for this season expecially, THIS particular trend can't be missed: The Jewel Tones.

"Diamonds are a girl's best friend"

- no longer!

Everyone's best friends are now:

Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald!

Read on to see how these luxurious jewels are turned into trend items!

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Rock your NEUTRALS!

source: http://decoratingforevents.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1920s-neutral-colors.gif

Say Bye-Bye to loud, vibrant, crazy and neon colours and WELCOME NEUTRALS!

This season neutral colours like black, brown, grey, taupe and Co. are by no means just basics.

They've become huge STATEMENTS instead!

Read on to learn more about this trend!

~ Mary ~

((^,,,^)) ~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN ~ ((^,,,^))

Freddy & Mary - you guys can guess what is about happen? 

Are you guys excited about this year's Halloween?

Did you pick out your costumes?

Planned any parties?

Or going to do some "trick or treat? 

Whatever your plans are...

DAILY SOPHISTICATION WISHES YOU

HAAAAAAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEN!

[Impression] Winter in October???!!!

My first snow teddy bear...and that in late October!

CLIMATE CHANGE is taking a toll on us.

This year's winter did not only start incredibly early but it is also said to be an extremely cold one...

TT_TT

Haven't heard of that yet? Living in a country where it's still nice and warm right now?

Well, I envy you for that then. Because Germany's been already covered in snow...

~ Mary ~

[Tutorial] Halloween Look II - Horror Doll

O_O *staring at you with big eyes*

Soooo here comes my 2nd Halloween Look Tutorial for you guys.

If you want to see how I transformed into this scaringly staring doll then read on after the jump!

~ Mary ~

[Impression] The Beauty Of Autumn

Last weekend I went on a walk up the hill were my dorm is located.

The autumn landscape was simply beautiful.

How do you guys feel about autumn?

Read on to catch some more wonderful glimpses at the colour-changig beauty of nature as autumn is making its way to Germany.

~ Mary ~

[Tutorial] Halloween Look I - The Queen Of Hearts

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!"

Heeeey guys, noooo don't worry I'm not after your heads! This sentence is actually a trademark phrase of a movie/tale character that I find very amusing. Can you guess who it is? :D

Anyways, this is going to be the first of the Halloween costume inspirations I'd like to give you.

You're a fan of Tim Burton's movie "Alice in Wonderland"?

Then read on to see how I created this "Queen of Hearts" inspired look.

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Vintage Golden Tone Jewelry

Lately I've been really into this type of accessory: Vintage Golden Tone Jewelry!

This aged looking golden tone fits perfectly into the fall season and adds an elegant, sophisticated touch to every outfit!

Read on to get some closeup shots on my favourite pieces!

~ Mary ~

[Student Life] How to make a fresh semester start!

source: http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p420/akina110495/studystudy.png

Soooooooo vacation's over....sadly, right? - But as we know, all good things come to an end eventually 

T_T

Still, let's see things from the positive side, shall we?

In a short interview me and Hel are going to show you guys how we manage to start off a new school term/semester!

~ Mary ~

[Fashion Alert] Let´s get trendy with arm candy!

Hello everybody, what´s up!

Did you guys know that great accessories can truly make an outfit?

 "Arm candy" is one of the essential things you should have in your accessory collection!

~ Hel ~

[Impression] Scary Beautiful

Scary Beautiful Shoes
source: http://cargocollective.com

These shoes outshine every high heel in the world. Now...aren't they BEAUTIFUL???!!!

Read on to learn what these pair of deadly high heels are about.

~ Mary ~

[Product Review] Lady Gaga - Black Fluid

"FIRST OF ITS KIND. IT'S BLACK LIKE THE SOUL OF FAME 

BUT INVISIBLE ONCE AIRBORNE"

Read on to know more about Gaga's magic potion.

~ Mary ~