BEAUTY | Marble Manicure

I have a little obsession going on with marble lately, specially in objects around the home. I love how luxurious yet natural it is.
Last week I tried out a marble pattern out on my nails. It took a bit of experimenting, but I got it down after a few tries.
Having it only on a couple of nails keeps it subtle and not too decadent.


Marble Nails
/ white nail polish
/ light grey nail polish (I didn't have light grey so I blended a bit of white and dark grey together)
/ dark grey nail polish
/ topcoat nail polish
/ thin nail art brush (or if you don't have that like me, an old nail polish brush from which you can cut half of the hairs.)


01/ Coat your nails with white polish
02/ With the thin brush apply the first veins with a bit of a zig zag motion, it doesn't matter if it turns out sloppy. See second picture.
Keep an image of actual marble close to use as a reference to guide you when shaping the veins.
03/ When the light grey 'draft' of the marble has dried, trace these lines with the dark grey polish, like shown in the third picture.
Just let your brush go along the light grey lines. These thinner dark grey lines will add a lot of depth to your marble.
04/ When the darker veins are almost dry, apply a layer of shiny topcoat to make it all blend together.
That's it!

N O V E L T Y / Harim Jung, Mini Interview

Photography, Dominik Tarabanski
Set Design, Zu Sb
Fashion Design, Harim Jung
Makeup, Francisca Saavedra
Hairstyle, Takayoshi Tsukisawa

Yesterday I stumbled upon these gorgeous images made by Polish photographer Dominik Tarabanski.
But what struck me the most were the designs by Parsons student Harim Jung. Specially the techniques she used to build her clothes is incredibly exciting: the technical way she deconstructed the
garments and worked with the patterns, layering them , leaving them loose from the rest of the garment and then applying beautiful luxe finishings like a metal gold strip.
It even reminded me a bit of the dress with layered patterns from Hussein Chalayan.
Harim has been selected as one of the 14 Parsons student for the Empowering Imagination competition, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her!


/Update
Managed to contact Harim Jung (thank you anonymous for leaving a link to her website!) and she was so kind to answer a few questions:

/Can you please tell me a bit about the fabrics and materials that you used?
My inspiration first started from my high school uniform so I wanted the fabrics to carry the essence of it. The navy pieces were mainly wool fabrics, where as the white pieces were mainly cotton resembling the white shirt of the uniform. The brass is an additional element that comes from my experience back in high school where we couldn't wear any accessories due to the school's policy, so I designed the brass to accessorize the clothes rather than the body.

/What are your plans after graduation?
I would love to continue with my own work at the same time I am open to experiencing any opportunities that come in my way!

/In the style.com interview you mentioned that you'd like keep your garments accessible, how do you do that, do you keep functionality in mind a lot when designing?
Because the entire process of my thesis was very experimental, I didn't want to make clothes that people had a hard time wearing. The collection was about sharing my story, my memories, yet providing an experience for the wearer to create their own and interpret the pieces in their own way. I also focused on creating pieces for anyone to wear and have access to. Ultimately the goal was to to find a happy medium between the creativity and the accessibility

A C C E S S O R I E S / Docs and Socks

shoes: Dr. Martens (similar here)
socks: Asos


Breaking into new docs can hurt like hell. The leather is so stiff that I can still wear them without laces.
Though I also love how they look with a bare ankle, it's a lot less painful with a thin sock.


Can't let this go unmentioned; Happy liberation day! Exactly 68 years ago The Netherlands was liberated from Nazi Germany.
Enjoy the peace, if you're lucky enough to have it guys!

L I F E / Clear The Mind

tee: H&M men's (last year)

Meet my only printed garment!
Didn't even get it myself, my boyfriend bought it for himself last summer in a size too small. As he was cleaning out his closet I claimed it right before he threw it on
the salvastion-army pile. Usually I don't like to wear prints and even dislike text prints even more, but this tee is an exception.
Clear the mind! Get all the BS out and make some space to actually think! Happy Weekend!

D I Y / DIY Mini Clothing Rail, Facing Front

As you might know, I like to keep the stuff I love out where I can see it, and 'merchandise' my favorite pieces according to season.
Most clothing racks only show the clothes from the side, seeing all sleeves in different fabrics next to each other is nice.
But I wanted something that displays garments as they would be displayed in a boutique. So I made this mini clothing rail that shows clothes from the front.

Here go the instructions:
Take a table leg (the coffee-table length) and screw it to the wall.

BEAUTY | Lipstick Question Answered

jacket: Eudon Choi
top: Thomas Tait
bag: Jil Sander
image for SHOWstudio-tumblr


Even though only a fraction of my lip is visible, this picture brought in a lot of messages about which lipstick I was wearing.
So here's a quick update with the answer! It is a almost matte but not dry, opaque in an unreal color; Airborne Unicorn by Limecrime.

A C C E S S O R I E S / Basic Everyday Sandal

Had no idea that I was getting two for the price of one when I poured all my pennies in the Tibi Shane heels. A week later Tibi send me an email; they had found out that I loved their footwear and therefor wanted to send me another pair. Ahhh, felt like my birthday came early this year. I've already been playing around with the ankle straps and switching these smoky ones with the clear ones on the pair that I already had. These basic babies might even be more versatile than the pointy ones, All set for summer now!

W E A R I N G / Athletic

shorts: vintage Adidas
hoody: Nike

Can you believe I bought this Nike hoodie in 2009.( 4 years ago. time. flies. )
It is made out of double layered fabric; a fine mesh covering the white jersey, with a big empty space in the back where the jersey was left out and the mesh continues.
Although it might seem like Nike was far ahead of its time fashion-wise with all all this mesh and cutouts, of course these features have more to do with functionality than fashion.
I love it when designs elements come from an actual function and not from a senseless whim.