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Summer Ready But Where's The Summer?

balenciaga May 19, 2021

Long time no blog post, but here I am with some serious summer inspo for you. The only issue is, summer is nowhere to be found, because in London it still feels like a mellow October.

We tried our best to shoot these outfits outdoors, each and every one of them, but it's sunny for 10 minutes and raining for 12 hours for the past weeks, so not a chance. After shooting the outfit below out, the Apocalypse came so we had to shoot everything indoors, as usual - it was also very gloomy so here's to dark and moody photos while summer is, supposedly, around the corner. Maybe in other corner of the world, certainly not London or the South Eastern Coast for that matter.

I hope you can look past that and find the summerness in the colour and fabric choice. Better days are ahead, in my dreams is always sunny. Strange, huh? I need to move somewhere warmer and with more light soon, otherwise I will literally go crazy.

Without further ado, find the coolest new clothes from SHEIN below, from a kinky open back blazer dress to beautiful chartreuse mules, a perfect pure cotton maxi dress with a modern touch of cut-out details and the most beautiful blazer on planet Earth. I found them all for you, so enjoy!

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Notched Collar Twist Front Buttoned Detail Blazer or search 1885817

Tie Back Cutout Detail Halter Dress or search 2253541

Faux Leather Open-Toe Block Heels or search 2224502

Lace Up Backless Blazer Dress or search 2318965

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Photography: @christianvadan

Styling: @carlavadan

My Childhood Memories Of Winter & Fav December Pieces

Carla Vadan December 09, 2019

December is finally here, without its magical snow, unfortunately...we can all feel the sad effects of the global warming and it actually scares me to think that my future children aren't going to feel joy of winters that once were, the winters of my childhood, when you couldn't wear light clothes once November started and everything was covered in a thick layer of fluffy snow, with our windows painted with frost flowers for most of the winter, until the first snowdrops shyly peaked from the snow.

The houses in my neighbourhood from back home, in Transylvania, were all covered in snow, with gigantic icicles hanging from every corner of their roofs. Everything used to be white. It would snow for days and nights, continuously - there was that much snow everywhere that my grandad used to carry me on sleigh from in front of our block of flats, for few kilometres, until we got to a nearby forest where we would have so much winter fun that hours later, would get back home during an apocalyptic snow storm, to find our feet and clothes soaking wet and our noses and ears so red that Rudolph would've been jealous.

The snowflakes were gigantic and whenever I wasn't out, I loved starring out the window of my 3rd floor flat, watching them dance chaotically for hours, until they transformed everything they touched into a soft, thick blanket of snow. Drinking a hot cocoa and reading were really the hygge highlights of those times.

The best winters were those when we had a White Christmas too. That meant that my friends and I (we were a group of four girls), would go carolling from flat to flat until it was too late for us to be out and until our pockets were full of cash - people used to give us money once the carolling was done, and everything would happen while outside was snowing so hard - everything was white and frozen. Snowing on Christmas Eve. A true miracle now that I come to think about it. It's not that I miss those times, my soul is actually broken from never getting to live those experiences ever again.

I wasn't going to write about the best memories of my life, but here I am. Winter has that force, that power, of carrying your soul away, down into the realm of nostalgia and fine memories, where you're a child and everything is still possible because dreams do come true. Do you remember?

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Leather Dress - HERE search 903610

Plaid Shacket - HERE search 864177

Oversized Jumper (in the Christmas shots below) - HERE search 909907

Silver Bag - HERE search 935852

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Photography: @christianvadan

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Two of My Favourite Looks Ever

cardigan November 11, 2019

It's no easy job creating outfits so beautiful and comfortable that you don't feel like changing them ever again, but I managed to do it!

With my last order on SHEIN, I was so in love with every single item I got and the way they all worked together, that I created two different looks, both perfect for autumn and maybe even winter.

In the first look I went for a open-back summer dress in gorgeous red floral print & an oversized vegan leather shirt, both from SHEIN. A summer dress!? Yes, because sometimes I love my summer dresses so much that I even give them a winter-appropriate update.

It's easy - you can add a pair of thick, matte tights or if the dress is too open (like this one), or add a neutral turtle neck underneath. I went for a creamy beige, to add continuity to my western suede boots, which are in the same colour as the jumper. It's practical and keeps you warm, while also making you happy that you don't ditch your fav dress for the next six months.

The second look, which many of you asked me about and quite a few ladies on the street complimented me, is most definitely, an adorable winter outfit - knits over knits, with a bit of tweed and accents of leather. The trousers, cardigan and oversized jacket are all from SHEIN.

I must say this, all the items are great quality - the leather jacket from before also looks fantastic and the faux leather is high quality, same with the knits - all soft and thick, heavy! I am 99% of the time extremely impressed and pleased with the fabrics on SHEIN, most of them could easily compete with the ones used by ZARA, Pull&Bear and other Inditex brands, while 1% is more Primark if you know what I mean. This time when I unboxed them I was wowed. And it's not the first time! Those who know me know I don't say things just for the sake of saying them or because I am gifted by different brands. With me, it's either love or utter dislike. Nothing in between.

Back to the second outfit now - there are the knitted culottes (that's the name of these loose, below the knee trousers that could easily resemble a skirt), a wonderful cardigan which reminds me of my childhood and those amazing winters he had in Transylvania - better than Narnia and then the oversized tweed shirt which I am obsessed with. They all work together so nicely, in the cosiest and softest outfit I ever had. It's also very warm as you can imagine, and I need that because man, the weather in London is so coooold nowadays. Brr! Without further ado, check out the links below in order to 'steal' my looks. Enjoy!

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Floral Print Dress - HERE search ID 842269

Vegan Leather Shirt - HERE search ID 877092

Cable Knit Cardigan - HERE search ID 857327

Tweed Coat - HERE search ID 850884

Sweater Pants - HERE search ID 867093

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