monochrome venice beach

top - DIY / pants - vintage

If you follow me on instagram or facebook, you probably already know that my husband and I have been in LA since yesterday morning. We're here not only to relax, but more so to learn. I will tell you more when we get home.

Be good, babes!!

MOCKBA

These are the places and things that I think of when looking back on my trip to Moscow:

-numerous gorgeous cathedrals

-rich history and culture (Bolshoi theater and Tretyakov Gallery)

-memorials built during USSR times

-VDNH and the “Fountain of Friendship”

-view from the Ostankino tower

-riding around and observing Moscow at night

-Red Square

-overload of my childhood’s favorite foods (I grew up in Latvia, but since it is an ex Soviet Union state a lot of food is very similar)

I hope you enjoy the pictures, babes!!

Chanel’s “The Little Black Jacket” by Karl Lagerfeld

dress - a perfect gift from a friend

While in NYC I had a chance to attend Chanel’s exhibition “The Little Black Jacket” styled with a help of Carine Roitfeld and photographed by Karl Lagerfeld. I have to apologize for the couple of instagram pictures that you might have already seen if you follow me (@karinadej) or on twitter, but honestly this iconic label has made sure that every aspect of the exhibition is polished to the perfection, and the fashion enthusiasts that cannot view the exhibition live do not have to search for some “not so high quality photos of photos” (what mine would have been), but instead can have a phenomenal e-experience right here.

But what are the pictures of three posters from the exhibition? Well, those are actually souvenirs I brought for you (these are all the choices they had) because I love you so much, and I appreciate every single one of you. All you have to do is just be the awesome self that you already are and follow me on bloglovin’ and/or Google Friend Connect. Leave a comment stating which poster you’d like (Sarah Jessica Parker, Vanessa Paradis or Elle Fanning) and your email address. In about 10 days with a help of number generator I will randomly select 5 of you, and ship your posters :)

Make a beautiful day for yourselves, babes!

PS. I’ve had the honor to be featured on Glass Boutique’s Blog. You can check out the feature here. Thanks, Toni! :)

PPS. I’ve put some more summer dresses from Urban Outfitters and American Apparel on ebay. 

Coney Island

dress - c/o Sugarlips / bag - DIY (similar to this) / sandals - dolce vita / sunglasses - asos

I just felt like I had to update as soon as possible because today my husband, friends and I visited Coney Island. Even though Brooklyn feels like home now, I had never been to the beach here yet so this was a new experience of NYC. As I said on my Instragram (@karinadej) the beach just made me fall in love with my already favorite city even more. Please don't forget about it when you visit NYC. Especially if your are in a mood for some excellent Russian food.

I was wearing my lovely dress from Sugarlips. A simple outdoor wedding is coming up, I might just dress it up with a nice hairdo and I'm all set. What do you think, babes?

Much love to you!!!

Postcards / NYC

Regina is wearing: sweater - Brandy Melville / necklace - Madewell Me: turtleneck - Ralph Lauren / choker - H&M / ear cuff - ebay

This weekend I'm in NYC. Mostly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It's my husband's and I one year wedding anniversary so we decided to see our awesome friends in our favorite city. We did go little shopping yesterday because I really wanted to visit Uniqlo, but I have to admit I was a little disappointed when I discovered it was more like a department store, not a boutique. But that's ok. I got an awesome pair of pants. That's already an other post though. If you'd like to see more pictures, you can check out my twitter. I love you, babes, and hope you're having a good weekend!

Photo Diary / San Francisco, CA

all tags and more details of the first outfit you can see here

2nd outfit: jacket - ℅ sugarlips / shirt - UO / cut-off leggings - old / boots - thrifted

I have way too many pictures from San Fran to post them all on here, and for some reason I feel like I’m pretty bad at selecting exactly which ones would be the best ones to share to recreate the amazing feeling I had while on my trip. But if you are interested to see more people, more places, and more food, I posted a lot more shots on my facebook. I finally have a good use for it :)

Some suggestions if you are going to San Francisco:

-you can find out about all the tourist spots online, but the Mission District is a hidden gem. Grungy and fun.

-take a fairy to Sausalito and have dinner at a restaurant with a view to SF. As it gets darker the city lights up, and you’ll feel like in a fairytale.

-Burmese Superstar serves excellent Burmese food

-De Young has an amazing photography and textiles exhibition. If I remember correctly, at the end of march they’ll also have an exhibition on McQueen. 

Much love!!

1977

I am home from San Francisco! The trip was amazing, and I’ll be sharing pictures soon, but until then, if you are interested, you can check out an interview with me done by lovely Lily Ko of 7x7 :)

I also posted some pics via instagram.

Love you, babes!!!

new favorite:

  Ana Tijoux-1977 by Nacional Records

Beach and Dresses on BEACH & DRESS / GULF SHORES, AL

Yes, finally there are dresses and beach on Beach & Dress. Last weekend Alejandro, his family and I went to a small town by Gulf of Mexico called Gulf Shores, AL. Needless to say, we had a beautiful family time  and I didn’t take as many pictures, as I thought I would be. But here are some.

Dress - Urban Outfitters

These two pictures above are pictures from a really cool hangout spot that is called exactly that - The Hangout.  It’s place with a restaurant, live music, games, bar on the beach, etc. 

I just love the beach culture.

Shirt Dress, hat - Urban Outfitters (also seen here)

And there is something magical about weird angles and palm trees.

Dress - Urban Outfitters

We did. We chilled out.

You can see couple more pics on my instagram.

We also spent couple days in Atlanta, but those turned out to be more like a shopping trip. I had nothing against that.

Also, just so you know because it’s SO important that you do, I have bangs now. I just felt like it’s the right season… big knit sweaters and bangs. Pictures soon to come.