Castañer DIY: Glitter Espadrilles

Shoes/Castaner (DIY), Jeans/Levis's (DIY)

Here's a glimpse of the DIY I did together with the iconic Spanish espadrille-brand Castañer in Hong Kong. Already when I was living in Barcelona I got familiar with this brand and their hand-made shoes, so it was a great experience to put my own twist on their espadrilles with a DIY! 

Since for me DIY:ing is all about transforming stuff in an easy way that doesn't need very special materials or skills, I went for this golden glittery design (that by the way shimmers so nicely in sunlight!) 

All you need is:

 -Glue (fabric glue or leather glue works best)

-Glitter 

-Paintbrush

And a little patience ;) 

I used a glue which required another coat on top of the glitter, but it keeps on super well and even stayed on perfectly after a rainy night in Hong Kong!

Suomeksi:

Eli tässä syy Hong Kongin matkaani! Pääsin suunnittelemaan Espanjalaiselle espadrillos-merkille oman DIY-versioni heidän ajattomista kengistään. Koska tilaisuus järjestettiin Aasiassa heidän kaupan avauksen yhteydessä, sieltä puolelta maapalloa toivottiin projektistani mahdollisimman eleganttia. Halusin kuitenkin tehdä kengistä samalla hauskat ja pirteät, joten päädyin tähän glitteriversioon! 

Itse ajattelen että do-it-yourself projektien pitäisi olla helppoja, eikä hirveän erikoisia materiaaleja tai taitoja vaativia. Tällaisien kenkien tekemiseen minulle meni noin tunti, ja niihin tarvitaan:

-Pehmeä pensseli

-Liimaa (nahka- tai kangasliimat toimivat parhaiten) 

-Kimalletta 

Sekä hieman kärsivällisyyttä ;)

Minä käytin näiden puuhastelussa liimaa joka tarvitsi vielä yhden kerroksen kimalteen päälle, mutta se on pysynyt käytössä aivan mahtavasti (jopa sateisen Hong Kong-yön jälkeen!)

Zalando Details!

 

Shoes from left/Kengät vasemmalta: Even&Odd, Zign

Shoes Rachel Zoe

Some details from yesterdays Zalando presentation! I fell mostly for the shoes (my eternal weekness), but they also had some great designers like Rodebjer and BACK, not to forget about the their own Zalando-label. Silver and gold details are still going storng both in shoes, accessories and clothing! The furry striped sweater with golden knit is a must-have!
Take a closer look at Zalando here


Pari detail-kuvaa eilisestä Zalando-mallistonesittelystä! Rakastuin eritysiseti kenkiin (ikuinen heikkoukseni), mutta näytteillä oli myös paljon ihania vaatemerkkejä kuten Rodebjer, BACK ja Zalandon oma mallisto. Kulta ja hopea näkyy edelleen vahvasti niin kengissä, asusteissa kuin vaatteissakin. Toisen kuvan pörröinen raidallinen neule on aivan pakko saada!
Zalandon koko valikoimaa pääsette katsomaan täältä

My Beloved Daily Four

 

Left to right: Vagabond, Monki, Skopunkten, Vagabond

 

I'm packing for Stockholm, going to move there for a little while.. It is so hard to pack when you don't know how and if the weather is suddenly going to change! Besides, I wake up every morning feeling like dressing with a different style...how am I supposed to pack??
I started with basics, and SHOES. Theese are my four absolut favourite everyday shoes. I got a package waiting for me in Stockholm with two pair of heels from Nelly.com, so I made the hard decision to leave both my Jeffrey Campbells at home. Sigh!
I will be needing a lot of big warm knits which are going to occupy a lot of space in my bag, so for the bottoms I had to keep things quite simple: one pair of dark jeans, one pair of highwaisted black jeans, my burgundy ones, and some skirts and shorts that can be tucked in somewhere where there's space.

I'm bringing a lot of beanies, hats, caps and accessories to bring variety to my wardrobe, 3 coats and a blazer,  and so on, I'll show you everything later on when I've unpacked tomorrow! xx

Couldn't resist..

 

Just clicked these two babies home. I ordered them both since I'm unsure on which ones will fit best with the rest of my closet, that way I can try them on at home and then just return the other pair. I am more excited about the second one though, I LOVE the thin strap around the foot!

They are both from the label Nowhere on nelly.se. I am truly in love with the brand, it's clean, simple and minimalistic! And now everything is enormously discounted aswell, I am so amazed that all these stunning items haven't sold out yet!

Find these and more on nelly.se.

New In: Burgundy Boots

 

                                                               Boots/Skopunkten

As I've said before, burgundy is definately the it-colour of this season. I love this wine-coloured, darker and more plum-toned burgundy, it will fit right in with my other more redish burgundy pieces.

I think an outfit becomes more interesting when it's not matched with one exact same colour, but different shades of it.