OUTFIT: Trick or Treat

Casual outfit I wore to school. The colours of the skirt/dress remind me of Halloween decorations. Also of Garfield.

leather jacket, unknown; black top, F&F; black belt, Gate; black skirt, ; orange-black dress (tucked in), Gate; black wedges, Baťa; black crossbody bag, thrifted + DIY

Steampunk Tea Party

On Saturday I was attending this long expected Steampunk party. I have never been to such event so I was a bit nervous. Also, I knew like two people and from work only and those who organised this thing all knew each other. So I put on my costume and went. As I was approaching the place, I felt like I really want to turn back and go home. Luckily, I didn't. At first, me and two others waited outside for the rest. We were just chatting a bit and finally, all of us showed up. Well, there were only six of us, but as the leader said, that is already one more person than she expected (meaning me as the new arrival). We went to this tiny cafe with a lovely interior and all had a dessert and a cup of hot chocolate (yummy!). All these people were really friendly (and loved the way I decorated my boots). Also, they knew each other because they do these things all the time, historical cosplays, battle replays, quests, steampunk, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, all you can imagine. It's not that I am a freak or something, not that I would like to devote all my life to playing but I like the idea of having this sort of fun sometimes. We agreed, that we will arrange some other meeting soon, perhaps in different costumes, we'll see. And here is the promised photo report. Some of the pictures are mine, some are from the other two cameras that were there.

OUTFIT: Pilot costume

So this is my steampunk costume. I have seen hundreds of tutorials to get an idea of dress code, make-up and some DIY stuff. Here.

greenish sweater, thrifted; cotton trousers, thrifted; leather boots, improved; tool belt, DIY; leather belt, thrifted; bracelet, DIY; goggles; DIY; pocket watch and compass; grandma's

OUTFIT: Stars and stripes

Casual outfit. I went shopping for a new cardigan. Eventually found it in my favourite second-hand store.

black jacket, thrifted; American T-shirt, New Yorker; cotton trousers, thrifted; black oxfords, Baťa; Marilyn Monroe handbag, thrifted

Nine out of ten...

So, we got this new oven. You know, I hate being this woman who is in a couple and keeps using "we" all the time, but the truth is, I can't say "I got a new oven", because that is not technically true.
And why did we get a new one again? Because the one that was in our apartment didn't work the way it should. Someone actually connected the wires wrongand it was a miracle that it was still running (so the electrician said), so our landlord agreed on buying a new one. We picked it, he paid for it, we paid for the guy to plug it in properly. And it is awesome. It has this grill function, so you can make kebabs and grilled chicken and other delicious things. Yesterday I tried this function for the first time and it turned out that our cat loves it... She loves it so much that not even me, taking pictures of her, couldn't disturb her. And it is hilarious.

I believe our cat approves the oven we've chosen. In fact, nine out of ten cats (hypothetically, I am NOT a cat lady) approve the grill function so you should get that, too.

By the way, the kebab was super delicious.

OUTFIT: Mint flavour

Vent to se an exhibition of photos and poems and to see the movie "Andělé mezi námi".

leather jacket, old; grey shirt, Freshmade; mint trousers, thrifted; Chelsea boots, no idea, crossbody bag, thrifted; ring, New Yorker; earrings, Kik

Super stylish family

In one of my first articles I mentioned that the fact that I moved away from my family helped me develop my own sense for fashion (maybe not the right one, but definitely mine and not someone else's). This doesn't mean that living with them was somehow bad. It wasn't. But I wore a lot of my mother's clothes (who is S size, while I was M+), because back then I hated shopping for clothes and I found this arrangement easier. I still get to have her shoes (we are same size and have similar way of stretching the shoe. And she keeps buying new pairs of the same style, so at one moment she has like 30 - 50 pairs of shoes but only 10 - 20 styles. And as she could never wear them all, I always get some. Which is great, because I hate buying shoes. And to be honest, she picks shoes that won't get out of fashion (at least not very soon).
I also spoke about the fact, that living with three beautiful and thin women (I have to get used to this expression, my sisters are 19 years old, for Brian's sake!) made my self-esteem really low (no bad feelings towards them though) so I am more satisfied with my size now that I am living on my own.

OUTFIT: Girls night out

This outfit I wore to meet one of my best frieds for coffee. And with this girl, it is never coffee, so we ended up having five light beers, yay!

black T-shirt, thrifted; black belt, Gate; skirt, thrifted + DIY; black wedges, Tamaris, white crossbody bag, eBay; pick earrings, Kompot; bracelet, unknown; badges, unknown

Recycling clothes

I decided to write something about how am I getting so many cool things from a second-hand store, when many of you complain about never finding anything worth it. But before I even started, I found the same article on my favourite blogger web page! And it points out basically the same things as I wanted to. The only difference is, that the article is in Czech. So if you want to, you can read it here. Also, I'm a big fan of the girl, and, to be honest, I got inspired a lot by her style and I appreciate that someone else believes that thrift stores are hiding a lot of fabulous pieces.
Anyway, I have my own tips and tricks, in English of course, so you can read it or compare or whatever.

If you didn't catch all the lyrics, here you go (English + Czech translation as a bonus - not a great one, but I am lazy to do my own)

OUTFIT: Dress for your job

This was just an ordinary day at work. And as I work in a used book store, which happens to sell vinyl LP's, CD's and comicbooks (apart from ordinary books), well, this outfit seems appropriate.

AC DC sweatshirt, Lidl; Superhero T-shirt, thrifted and improved; pants, Gate; shoes, don't remember; necklace, Sinsay; hairclip, Kik

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Have you seen the movie? I did. And I loved it. I loved Emma in her short haircut, I adored Ezra Miller (as much as I do in every movie he's in) and Charlie, oh Charlie, how much I felt sorry for you! I didn't get to the book until last week, because it was not available in Czech and, to be honest, I was too lazy to read it in English. But that is exactly what I eventually did. And I love the movie a little less...
The book is perfect. You know the kind of books that make you feel horrible and awesome at the same time? Well that's the one. The language is simple (I didn't have to look up any words, except for "jaundice"), the letter form makes it interesting and the story line is easy to follow. On the other hand, the movie didn't depict Charlie's personality as well as the book did (in it's defense I must say that it must have been really difficult). But the truth is that Charlie is a really complicated personality, with many "little secrets" and he's a teenager. Sometimes I know exactly how he feels, the confusion, the disbalance, despair, and I had no such stories in my life as he did. But I felt the same. The feeling I'm trying to describe is best shown in one of the final scenes in the film, when Charlie says:
"There is so much pain. And I-I-I don't know how to not notice it."
Dr. Burton: "What's hurting you?"
Charlie: "No, not... not me. It's them! It's... it's everyone. It never stops. Do you understand?"
That is, I think, the crucial moment. The one that explains everything. That some people feel the urge to help the others, to make them happy and not care about themselves...
It is difficult time, growing up. No matter if you had stuff like Charlie going on or not.
When I first watch the movie and then read the book, I try not to say "The book was better". And I won't do it now. I think both movie and book are worth it.

We are infinite...

No style at all

I know that "style" was more a highschool thing, but it is still around these days. Now what am I talking about? Remember the times, when you had to belong to a box, group or whatever you call it and thus you had to dress in a particular way. For example if you listened to hip-hop, the only option for you were baggy trousers, huge shirts and those baseball caps. I never got that. I never truly belonged. I never listened to one type of music and wore just one style of clothes. I love experiments. I love the fact, that you can dress up to your mood as well as you can listen to certain music. And these two thing don't have to come together. It happens quite often to me that I dress up in a very girly style (pink, red, flowers and everything) and then listen to Rammstein in the train. Some might say that I am a bit of a schizofrenic, because these things should reflect your personality. Well, what if my personality is playful? I love games! And fashion and music are games. Sometimes I don't have any style at all. I dress ordinarily and do not listen to anything because I am not in the mood. And sometimes I make up creations. I had a presentation about Native Americans in USA and I wore a poncho. Next I am having a presentation about subcultures of teenagers with my friend. I am planning to wear my Dr. Martens', leather jacket, spiked bracelets and just look interesting. It is not that we get evaluated for that, it is just that I love attention and I think that, well, I deserve it. I mean, I tell interesting information, and, to be honest, the only way to make them listen (at school) is to look interesting enough.
Back to the issue. I think it is not necessary to have a style. I know it is much harder on high school, when you have a group of friends and all of them dress alike and you just want to fit in. I don't give a damn anymore. I did, for some time. But people should not like you for what you wear nor what you listen to. And if it is the only thing they like about you then it isn't worth it. It was difficult, too. I know how much I tried to blend in. I didn't. So I became awesome. True story.

OUTFIT: My first lolita-like outfit

blouse, Evie; skirt, thrifted; umbrella, old-as-hell

Okay, I know it is not perfect, but I bought this skirt and I knew it would be perfect for it. I've had the blouse for ages and as for the umbrella, I found it in the cabin in the woods so...

OUTFIT: The Simpsons' fan

It might be odd, but this outfit is inspired by my animated hero, Homer Simpson. I actually saw these blue pants in a second-hand store and I thought: hey, Homer's trousers! And I knew that I won't be the only one to think of that. So I decided to make it an intention. I bought a sixpack of Duff beer so I had the caps to make earrings and a ring and those badges from it and voila!

blue pants, thrifted; white shirt, Takko Fashion; jean jacket, thrifted; sneakers, Nike; jewelery, DIY; Satchel Sex Pistols, remain of my boyfriend's punk era

100 happy days

Maybe you have noticed this project. If you haven't, you may either visit this webpage or live in peace without it. The point is, that we live in an unpleasant times. We eat in a hurry, sleep in a hurry, even love in a hurry. And we are tired, hungry, nervous and depressed. The point of this project is to notice even the small things in your life, that make you happy. To find one thing that makes you happy, every day. Tha bad thing about it is the picture-posting. On one hand, it is good for you to have visual contact with things that make you happy, so you can look at them whe you're in a bad mood. On the other hand, the are things that cannot be photographed. Like yesterday, my SO came from work at 10 p.m. and we cuddled then and watched Devil's advocate. And how are you supposed to take picture of that, huh?  And even if it was possible, it would definitely ruin the moment. There are many of these. Moments that are unique and joyful and you can't just put them on a photo and then share on Facebook.  

But this idea made me notice something. Well, not notice, maybe the word I'm looking for is appreciate more. I live a happy life. There are at least three things that make me happy each day. Even when it's a bad day. I enjoy the little things. And so should you.

Braids revival

You know, a couple years ago, a girl having a braid was the one that spent a lot of time with horses (not in a good way). Cool girls did not wear braid/s. Now you can see them everywhere. Why is that? Well, these two ladies probably had something to do with it...

I know, that the mania around Frozen has been here for ages, but you have to admit, that you've seen a lot of these braids, sometimes as a casual hairdo, sometimes on bridesmaids etc.

Visiting Prague

After we got back from the cabin in the woods, we planned to spend a weekend in Prague. My friend has an apartment there, which she only uses when she goes to school, so no one was there that weekend. On Saturday morning we got on a train to the capital and to the ZOO. Last time I was there was in the second year of high school, we had like three hours to spend and we had three pages of tasks we had to finish before leaving. So we ended up running through the ZOO like idiots, trying to answer as many questions as possible which meant that in general, we saw nothing. So this time it was supposed to be relaxed and as long as we could handle. So, finally, we spent 6,5 hours in the ZOO. Splendid!

Teacher's pet again

So, back to school once again. This year is going to be super difficult, As I'm about to do the finals for Bachelor degree. Finals from psychology and education are in February, until April 20th I have to hand in the thesis and in May / June I need to pass the finals from English and Social studies. Not to mention all the regular exams to be passed every half a year and small papers to be handed in all through the year. Also, I'm about to get married next September, if my S.O. doesn't kill me first for being uncontrollable, nervous, uncontrollably nervous, hysterical or else. Anyway, I like being back at school. I actually have more time than I had on summer "holiday". Well, my thesis supervisor actually thinks I have done nothing on holiday and he wonders why I haven't started with the thesis so far and he wants me to write a chapter in a week. I was a little annoyed. I mean, I had like two weeks off this summer and I spent half of it moving to a new apartment and un/packing the boxes and he tells me "you had all summer"?!

Never mind, I sometimes need to be pushed to do some extra work (or to do any work), so maybe I get on to it soon. But there are still things that really annoy me about school.

OUTFIT: Autumn session

Every year in autumn I ask someone (it used to be my girl friend, nowadays my S.O. enjoys the opportunity) to take some photos where I try to smile like a model, look like one so in case the day comes, when I hate myself again, I can look at them. This year there are no real colourful autumn leaves because these days, when the weather is nice and the trees have the colours, I have a sore throat and runny nose and have to go to school again, so, too bad. Anyway, the autumn sun actually makes my hair look cool, so, it was worth it.

coat, Betty Jackson Black for Debbenhams; yellow tights, Esmara; shoes, no idea, have them for ages; earrings, Sinsay