Coco / Outfit

sweater - Ohio Against The World / clutch - Vintage by Fe via Bloggers Wardrobe

As mademoiselle Coco would say, c’est la vie. I haven’t had a chance to post as often as I’d like lately, but, I promise, if you just hang in there a few more weeks - good things come to those who wait. Or something like that!

I still love you tons, my babes!

I’m all UrbanEars / OUTFIT

vest - Christmas gift / skirt - DIY (see here) / headphones - UrbanEars via Bloggers Wardrobe

"Build bridges, not walls.” Something that I heard and it has stuck with me. What does that mean to you?

Also, what are your plans for NYE, babes?



And, since I’m a bit of a music junkie, I’m really excited about my new UrbanEars! Thanks, friends at Bloggers Wardrobe! I’ll be listening to this:

Télépopmusik - Smile (Natural High Remix) (2012) by Natural High Music

Black, White, Gold / Outfit

coat - vintage + DIY (instructions here) / sweater, jeans - thrifted / boots - UO + DIY (the post where I spray painted the tips golden has disappeared (!), but that’s really all I did ) / clutch - Vintage by Fe via Bloggers Wardrobe

It was a mild Sunday. I could wear my coat open and have my ankles exposed.

black on black on a search

sweater - Whyred via Bloggers Wardrobe / coat - thrifted + DIY (instructions here) / clutch - Vintage by Fe via Bloggers Wardrobe / boots - Jeffrey Campbell

How interesting that one moment a person can be overflowing with inspiration and motivation and another moment one can feel so dried out. Where do you get your visual inspiration?

Also, if I disappear like this again, make sure to check my instagram (@karinadej), there might be more action going on there because I’m out and about searching for inspiration.

dark shadow

sweater - vintage Docker’s / skirt - H&M / leather pumps - vintage / clutch - Vintage by Fe via Bloggers Wardrobe

Last night was all about nineties chic with an oversized sweater, mini and classic kitten heels and clutch. Makeup - nude lipstick, bleached eyebrows and a dark grey eye-shadow from Bare Minerals.

What is your favorite way to style the oversized sweater?

As always, much love!!

BAHAMAS CRUISE and an outfit / GIVEAWAY

Bikini - Bjorn Borg via Bloggers Wardrobe / husbands Surfer magazine / plastic bag - Chanel

Fall is a time often associated with holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas and New Year’s is just around the corner. Some of you might be planning a vacation, but where to? As a big thank you for being here and just being awesome in general I want to help you out with that one. I am GIVING AWAY A *4 DAY AND 3 NIGHT ROUND TRIP CRUISE PLUS 4 DAY AND 3 NIGHT STAY IN GRAND BAHAMAS for 2 adults.

Yeah, B E A C H & D R E S S is finally taking you to the beach. And if that was not awesome enough, I have partnered up with Bloggers Wardrobe, and the winner will also receive a bikini from Bjorn Borg (picture above). For an obvious reason - you’ll be on a boat!

To enter, all you have to do:

- be a follower of B E A C H & D R E S S on Google Friend Connect 

- like B E A C H & D R E S S on facebook

- comment on this post with your name and email address

For extra entries:

-share this post on facebook and tag @beach and dress

-tweet this blog post. use #BADcruising and @karinadej (BAD stands for Beach And Dress, obviously)

(please post an extra comment here if you have made an extra entry)

The winner will be randomly selected and announced some time in the beginning of November.



This giveaway is open internationally, however, keep in mind that you will be leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA and the planes, trains and automobiles to get there are up to you :)



*This trip only requires a processing fee, plus miscellaneous taxes, and 60 days advanced notice. Valid 1 year so you don’t have to hurry :)

This giveaway has now been closed.

Congratulations to Marissa Poon!! Check your email, babe!!!

basic fall

sweater - Whyred via Bloggers Wardrobe / jeans - LF / pumps - DIY (instructions here)

When thinking about minimal clothes we often think of something very simple yet striking, sharp lines and different cuts. However, at the essence of minimal dressing can be clothing that is called basics. Like jeans, a cozy winter sweater that can be worn every day, and simple pumps.

Thanks Bloggers Wardrobe for this super warm and perfect for the season sweater from Whyred. Believe me, I’ll be wearing it.

Happy weekend, loves!!!

silver for silver

When attending an event where dressing up is required, sometimes it is easy (at least for me) to take a step back from my style and just wear something more generic. It’s very easy to put on a dress and just look “pretty". But at the end of the night I’m not happy because I feel like I have stepped away from what I REALLY like. So this is what this outfit is about. I picked a “pretty” dress from Sugarlips, but the metallic shine, texture-blocking, and the controversial yellow zipper makes it more appropriate for me. Then just adding golden heeled boots, sporty vintage jacket, and ombre lips makes a look that is good enough to go to a gala (probably tomorrow for a gala organized by my agency)  yet still represents my style.

dress - ℅ Sugarlips / clutch - Vintage by Fe via Bloggers Wardrobe / shoes - Urban Outfitters + DIY / jacket - vintage

silver fox

tank - borrowed from a friend / cut offs - vintage / boots - you know (here) / watch - Triwa via Bloggers Wardrobe

photos - Andre Supa

Another thing I learned while in NY (1st was the fact that not so many people wear black there) was that the combination of hot weather and packed schedule makes me change my mind on what I’m going to wear in a split second. And sometimes it’s not for the better. Also I learned that a lot of girls pre-plan their outfits for the FW day by day to the last detail. I bet that takes off so much pressure once you arrive there. Something to keep in mind for February.

Now to something more fun. While in NY, I had a chance to meet so many talented, inspirational people, it’s not even funny. And one of them is my friend Andre Supa from Denmark. Andre is working on his own collection A.N.D right now, and will present it during fashion week for F/W’13 in Copenhagen. Andre has created (and by created I mean did everything - directed, shot and edited) an ethereal short film surrounding the birth of A.N.D As you may know, I am very inspired by short films so I decided to share. Soak it in, babes! This guy is cool, and he’ll do great things (silver fox is a nickname he gave me, and it has kind of stuck with me).

leather + skirt (part II)

leather top - DIY (instructions for a similar here) / skirt - H&M / watch - Triwa (via Bloggers Wardrobe)





So here it is, part II for my leather + skirt outfits ("part I" here). This very well represents my two obsessions that by now you probably can see from a mile away - leather and black and white everything. Maybe I choose this because it’s the safe way to go but there might as well be something more to it. I’ll just leave that mystery up to you, my beautiful friends!!

Love you!

timeless leather goods

leather jacket - Sofifi (via Bloggers Wardrobe) / iPhone case - Nic & Mel (via Bloggers Wardrobe) / leather harness - DIY (directions here)

“Stay Timeless” is the mantra of Nic & Mel. No wonder I was instantly attracted to their products when first seeing them on Bloggers Wardrobe. There is something about leather that just makes it stick with me no matter what other trends come along. Thus I’m sharing these two lately very much used leather items with you - the "cool summer night lifesaver" leather jacket from Sofifi and “oh so handy” iPhone case from Nic & Mel that also has a little pocket for my id and credit cards on the back.

What qualities should a garment or item posses for it to be timeless for you, loves?

unusually pastel

[dress - Wilfred (from Aritzia) / sandals - Sam Edelman (via Nordstrom) / purse - Vintage by Fe (via Bloggers Wardrobe) / watch - Triwa (via Bloggers Wardrobe)]

How have you been, my friends?! I’m finally back from Moscow, and I have to tell you the truth - I have missed you. As you can see, these pictures are not from Moscow, but from NYC. That is were we flew in, and, of course, I couldn’t just go straight home. I’m wearing a dress from Aritzia that, I think, is a good investment and a good addition to my wardrobe. In these pictures I’m wearing it in one of the most basic ways possible, but I can think of so many different ways of styling it already. 

Now I’ll get on editing my travel pictures, and you’ll see them soon!

Spring’13 FW have already concluded in a few places. Do you have any favorites?

As always, much love, babes!!

time

top - DIY (here) / watch - Triwa (via Bloggers Wardrobe )

When you do something you like, time passes by so quickly. It’s never enough time. I remember being in high school and wishing my time away - on Mondays I’d already be waiting for the Friday. Then one day I realized that this way I’m wishing my life away. I will never have that Monday back again so why wish it away? On that day I made a decision to only do things that are worth my time and do not make me wish it was already the next day. Since then time flies. Deep thoughts again.. Don’t wish your life away! And now it’s time for me to go pack because we are leaving for NYC, and then Moscow in just 2 hours. I’m excited and a little nervous. But over all very thankful. To you, my friends!! Thanks so much for all your sweet comments of support!! To Triwa + Bloggers Wardrobe for this beautiful watch so I can catch my time, to my husband and my dad for this trip that we are about to encounter, and above all to my God.

Much love to you!!



PS. My Russian readers, I’d be super stoked to hear from you if you have any suggestions on what are the must see, must go places in Moscow :)

get dressed with Bloggers Wardrobe

Images: 1. Oscar Magnuson 2. Gestuz 3. Finsk

Meet Bloggers Wardrobe, the first of it’s kind online community and designers' store where bloggers can shop completely free. Yes, I know this seems too good to be true, but this online heaven actually exists. The reason Bloggers Wardrobe is so noteworthy is not only the excellent selection of designers represented (some of my favorites - accessorize with some cool spectacles from Oscar Magnuson, get your outfit from Gestuz, label that represents the impeccable Scandinavian style, and, of course, an absolute necessity is the slightly futuristic yet classic Finsk shoes), but their truly anticipated manifesto - to help bloggers and designers connect without sacrificing either party’s independence and honesty. This is very important for me since I do not want to be influenced by masses but develop style that is minimalistic and conscious of my consumption, and hopefully inspiring for others as well.