OOTD: My Sequined Coat, Re-born!

Here`s my outfit today;

 a brown dress with a cropped dusty grey jacket that I made from a coat yesterday,

and a keyring used as neckless

I threw in some leopard in the mix on my way home from work

Yummy glitz

I got this coat from Noa Noa a while back as a birthday present mum

 and fell in love with the colour and detailed waist,

but never quite felt comfortable wearing it, even after shortening the sleeves a while back.

So, yesterday, I hesitated no further, and simply chopped it off at the waist!

I love the result,

and highly recommend chopping away at pieces you love but need to tailor to your taste :)

 I accentuated the embellished waist by cutting the back a bit shorter than the front, creating an added emphazis on the grey bling

Sequin delights

I picked up this fringed keychain at Lindex

and added some string to make a statement neckless. Love it!

This is my fave brown dress, that I made from fabric from a Noa Noa-dress.

It is a great staple in my wardrobe, basic, but not black!

Detail of the sequined shoulder,

I love this part of the dress so much that it`s why I got the dress in the first place.

Tell me, ever chopped away and brought new life to old pieces?

xoxo Anika

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OOTD: Sequins and Ruffles Please!

Today I went for a slightly bonkers combo of loved pieces, but I think it works, how about you?

Here I am mixing a white dress of my own design with a cut off sequined top, topping it off with a feathered head dress, coral earrings and leopard scarf. (I`m realizing that I don`t really do dressed down, or - this is MY dressed down :) )

This outfit feels relaxed and day appropirate with the clashing colours and prints, and yet brings a bit of pizzaz, just the thing I need to enjoy this lovely friday.

I loved this top from H&M, but the shape drowned my waist, so I chopped it off! What was I supposed to do, put it back and feel like shit because it didn`t fit me? No more of that I say!

The white dress was a fashion break through for me, wearing white at my size, hips and all? Bloody well YES!

I feel so much better when I have the guts to wear what I want, and as far as I am concerned it`s not really about size - it`s all about knowing my shape and working it.

I made the dress from the fabric of two A-line dresses that I found at Vera Moda, and what I did was keep the top part of one dress, sew the two skirts together and top it off with a black belt (with fabric from a cushion cover), creating an empire line that flows over my hips.

If the dress doesn`t fit it`s not me that needs changing -it`s the dress!

Can I get an AMEN! LOL

How`s this for romance! I love ruffles, pretty much anywhere ;D

    A feathered head dress is never wrong in my book :) I got this one and the scarf at H&M.

Here`s this slightly knackered fashion lover wishing you all a fab weekend with lots of fun and special moments with your loved ones.


xoxo Anika
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