DREAMS ARE SERVED

Author: Cecilia Posted: November 23rd, 2011

How to cheer up November: wallpaper by Minimoderns for my baby girl´s own room, which is currently under d-i-y construction. (This striped wallpaper pattern is called different strokes, it´s pear green and absolutely wonderful):



And then heavenly editorials like this from Self Service (autumn/winter 2011/12 issue). Love, love, love the glamourous late seventies feel of it... And the colours! Sharing is caring, so enjoy:











Photographer Theo Wenner, styled by Ondine Azoulay, modelled by Gertrud Hegelund. Hair Holly Smith, make Chico Omae.
Image source: Fashion Gone Rogue

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Cecilia

A NOVEMBER MORNING

Author: Cecilia Posted: November 19th, 2011

To ride to work in public transportation, on the old Lidingöbanan train, is just such a terrific start of the day. Especially on a day like this, grey November morning turns golden, yay!

Watch the picture slideshow to see more pics along the way, and over the bridge. It´s so pretty.

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Cecilia

FRIDAY IN STRIPES

Author: Cecilia Posted: November 18th, 2011

Wearing striped silk slip dress by Karin Malm, cardigan / jacket in pure virgin wool by Harris Wharf, pants by Sharon Wauchob, earrings of my own design and vintage shoes.

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Cecilia

• Karin Malm
  Striped Strap Dress
  255.00 EUR

IN THE MORNING MIST

Author: Cecilia Posted: October 25th, 2011

Just outside our house (no, not that one) on my way to work today, in the most wonderful luminous morning mist.





Wearing the furry Swiss Cap by Anthony Peto that I love so much, and my precious little MOMO python bag by Jerome Dreyfuss. Coat is an old Vivienne Westwood that I will wear forever and ever, and last but not least a giant scarf with metal buttons by Sharon Wauchob (also an old favourite).



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Cecilia

LEFT OVERS

Author: Cecilia Posted: September 14th, 2011

I had visitors at home the other week, a Swedish fashion magazine wanted to dig deep in my walk-in-closet, and I let them. I´ve gathered so much fun stuff over the years, why not share some of the joy? The result can be seen in print in early October, watch this space. (I´ll scan and post it here, of course.) They also took some photos of my outfits, and I can post this one already now since it´s one of the left overs, a pic that wasn´t included in the final selection (and I´m glad, that light is doing something with my nose, it looks totally weird, ha ha!):



But the pencil skirt is sooo great, my new partner in crime. It´s knitted with holes from 1-10 Sharon Wauchob, and in store now. Also wearing vintage shoes in burgundy suede, chunky vintage copper blend bangles, mustard coloured knitted pullover from Isabel Marant Etoile (from last autumn/winter season), brown t-shirt by The Local Firm and stockings by Falke. A good autumn colour palette.

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Cecilia

Image courtesy of photographer Kjell B Persson.

WHAT´S DARK GREEN, FLAT AND POINTY?

Author: Cecilia Posted: September 7th, 2011

The answer is the newest addition to our shoe selection in Nitty Gritty this season, these comfortable beauties by Jil Sander! Ever since ordering them in Paris in March, I´ve been eagerly awaiting their arrival. Welcome home, kittens.



And the whole lot from today, outfit-wise:



Notice the most amazing cardigan jacket in pure virgin wool by Harris Wharf? That´s another love story (continued below). So is the antique palm tree lamp (and I´m not that tiny, the thing is 240 centimeters high or so, ha ha). And apart from being just the most amazing piece, it kind of cures my winter depression. Having a palm tree in the living room during the freezing darkest days is actually helping, for real. I´ve had it for about four years now and it will be with me ´til the day I die.) (Not too soon, I hope. I want to enjoy it a while longer, thank you very much.)





Nice one, no? I love the shorter sleeves, but the edges are raw so if one wants them even shorter, it´s easily fixed with a pair of scissors.
And what else, vintage silver bracelet, earrings by Lara Bohinc, faded top by Sharon Wauchob and trousers by Isabel Marant Etoile (from last winter).

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Cecilia

#FAIL

Author: Cecilia Posted: September 7th, 2011

What happened here? Heavy wind or baby girl? Hmmm.

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Cecilia

EARLY AUTUMN ON THE BALCONY

Author: Cecilia Posted: September 4th, 2011

A perfect day off for me is one that include antiques, plants, great food and dear friends and family. Well, multi-check!

Bought antique pedestals at Brandstationen on Friday, picked them up yesterday and inaugurated them today (going to spray paint them dark green later on though, they´re much too yellow as is, I promise it will look fantastic), friends took us to Zeta to pick up plants and have a marvellous lunch, and all this in the beloved company of baby daddy, baby girl and dog.

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Cecilia

ON THE WALL

Author: Cecilia Posted: August 22nd, 2011

This post is dedicated to Emilia, who e-mailed me and asked for a couple of paintings with hearts she once saw on my blog some years ago (when I was still writing Fashion Affair at the department store PUB). The picture wall in question was my own, but we moved house since, so I thought it´s a good time to share an updated version.

So here it is, now in our bedroom, since that´s the only room with proper high walls (we live in a loft so there´s sloping ceilings just about everywhere else).



The big one on the top is my personal favourite, it´s scraped and painted directly on wood by artist Niels Jensen. Another piece that has a very special place with me is a lithography by Baertling, the one with bright and bold colours in triangles. I inherited it from my paternal grandmother and grandfather. The rest of my family absolutely hated it, lucky me!
I also inherited some oil paintings from my late mother (the flower down below and the abstract face just by the lamp to the right), and I treasure these immensely too.



Zooming in on the hearts (below), the artist´s name is Gerhard Blum, and he´s indeed famous for his kings and queens paintings, they´re his signature. Ours are copied from copper plate and then painted on by hand.



You can buy his book Love/Crazy here. If you would like to get in contact with Gerhard directly, just send me an e-mail and I´ll forward it to him.

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Cecilia

RUG + TOP = LOVE

Author: Cecilia Posted: March 18th, 2011

Go green, why dontcha? My new patchwork rug (made from old ones) from R.O.O.M and new silk print top from Heimstone go ridiculously good together... And as if this wasn´t good enough, the silk top has covered buttons in back, too. In store now. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. LOVE!!!

/Cecilia