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DIY marble necklace as seen here and here // DIY white leather lunch bag you know from here // dress shirt from ASOS // Dr Martens flats // a pair of edited XXXL pants from Nylon flea market // Swatch transparent wristwatch // hardware store ring

Onaj momenat kada naiđete na zaboravljeni folder i shvatite da su se vaše modne opsesije potpuno izmenile u proteklih godinu dana. Put napred, evolucija, pre nego neki zaokret za 180 stepeni. Ipak, lepo podsećanje na neke možda zaboravljene komade. Kao, na primer, ovu DIY leptir mašnu. Gender bender je (od)uvek na listi mojih modnih igara!

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That moment when you stumble upon a long forgotten folder and realize how much have your fashion obsessions changed in a year's time. A journey ahead, an evolution, rather than some 180 degrees shift. Nevertheless, a good reminder of some (possibly neglected) pieces. Such as this DIY chain bow tie. Gender bender has always been the new black on my inspo list!

DIY chain bow tie // H&M fedora hat // ASOS dip hem shirt dress // Casio retro digi watch // Mango clog wedges

photo // Dejan Šolajić

p.s. Ne znam da li ste čuli, ali Google ukida svoj Google Reader tako da više nećemo moći da pratimo omiljene blogove preko GFC-a. Hvala Jani što mi je otkrila spasonosni Feedly - osim što će rado prihvatiti sve blogove koje ste pratili preko Readera, ovaj put ćete ih gledati preko interfejsa koji je zaista 3L - lep, lak i logičan! Naravno, tu su i stari dobri Bloglovin' i Facebook :) 

p.s. I don't know whether you've heard the big news already, but Google is shutting down Google Reader, so you won't be able to follow your favorite blogs through GFC. Thanks Jana, for introducing us to Feedly, that will finally make browsing+reading a pleasant experience, as well as it will smoothly import all your Google Reader blogs. And for those who want to minimize the fuss, there are always good old Bloglovin' and Facebook :)

Dobra perspektiva zahteva (raz)daljinu. Kada me je Ika zamolila da odavde odaberem jedan komad nakita, shvatila sam koliko se moj stil (ustvari, stil nije dobra reč, previše je bezvremen, recimo - trenutne opsesije) izmenio u proteklih nekoliko godina. Ja od pre koju sezonu uzela bi statement ogrlicu, (o)lako je nabacila na cvetnu košulju i, verovatno, završila ovu modnu rečenicu nekim Laurentovskim šeširom. Prihvatam izazov. Znam, daleko sam od modne katarze koja trenutno težim, ali mi put do tamo definitivno prija. Igra tekstura i sudar oblika, umesto boja. Ne bojim se neboja. 

Tako sam, nekako, i stigla do ovog outfita.  Neopren, kao ovde i sada, retrofuturizam u svom najboljem, superherojskom izdanju. Preskočiću upoznavanje - DIY Balenciaga neoprenski uradak moje šnajderke Dese prošli put nosila je Radoslava, sećate se ovog videa? Inače, volim kada arhetipski odevni predmet  nekom intervencijom dobije kvalitet paradoksa - ima li šta bolje od plisirane midi suknje koja je jednostavnim, asimetričnim odsecanjem, brzinom svetlosti prešla put od tetkastog do superedgy? I kratka i duga, ali definitivno više nikada iz maminog ormara. Flatforme, paradoks broj dva - ravno, a na visini. Spajajući ovako jake modne elemente na jednom mestu, rizikovala sam da izgledam kostimirano, kao da sam pobegla sa neke geekovske konvencije ljubitelja SF filma. I tu dolazi (onako superherojski, to the rescue, a kako drugačije? :) ogrlica iz prošlosti. Jedan off, dovoljan da ne bude sve previše uklopljeno i kostimirano, spasio je stvar.

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True perspective requires a distance. When Ika asked me to pick a necklace from here, I realized how much my style (style, as something out of time not necessarily being the best choice of words here, I'd better use current obsessions) has changed in last couple of years. Me from couple of seasons ago would easily put this statement necklace on top of some floral print shirt, only to end up this fashion sentence with a Laurent-esque hat. I'll take the challenge. I know, I'm still quite far from the fashion catharsis I am aspiring for, but I'm definitely enjoying the journey there. Play of textures and tectonics of shape, instead of colors. Monochromatic is not monotonous.

That is how I got here, actually. Neoprene, being here and now, is superhero retro-futurism at its best. I'll skip the introduction - it was Radoslava who wore this DIY Balenciaga neoprene sweater last time, remember this video? Sometimes, a simple intervention can totally change the archetypal nature of an object and give it a paradoxical quality.  Is there anything better than a simple, asymmetrical cut that fast forwarded this midi pleated skirt from grandma's closet to superedgy? Mini and maxi at the same time, but never dull again. Paradox no.2, flatforms - flat, but high. Of course, if you put so many bold pieces together, you're at risk of being mistaken for someone headed for a local Star Trek geek convention. This is where this necklace from the past comes in (to the rescue, of course, is there any other way? :) One off, to break the superhero costume-y feel, has saved the day.



statement necklace thanks to NYC-licious // DIY neoprene neoprene sweater // DIY dip hem pleated skirt // New Look sheer black shirt // hardware store rings // H&M bag // Vagabond flatforms

photo // Ivana Korać

Jedna reč - pogled. Na ceo grad, na park, na reku, na nebo. Volimo Božin novi stan, i pored vertigo šesnaestog sprata. Ili, baš zato. Gospodski prostran lift, u kojem ni ja, ni moja bicikleta na moramo da se guramo i krivimo. Dok smo Ivana i ja uživale u bojama sumraka, društvo unutra nije gubilo vreme - naručile smo samo kafu, a dobile i thai piletinu pride. Novo mesto, stari prijatelji, jedno sjajno veče...

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One word - the view. Over a city, over a park, a river and the sky. We are in love with Boža's new apartment, besides a sixteenth floor vertigo. Or, because of it. An elevator spacious enough, where neither me nor my bicycle have to cramp and bend. While Ivana et moi were enjoying the rich sunset colors on the roof terrace, our friends inside were surely not wasting time. We opted for a coffee only, but got fabulous a thai chicken bonus. New place, old friends, and one evening to remember...

Sećate se ovog kukumavčenja za New Balansicama? NB 420, napokon moje. 

Divna stvar kod blogovanja je što ne morate da birate između varijante A i B, već možete sve. U prošlom postu plise su možda bile plave, ali je zanimljiva geometrija ove OASAP košulje ostala ista.   I, naravno, New Balansice :)

Koja god da vam se varijanta više sviđa, ne zaboravite da učestvujete u giveawayu iz prošlog posta :)

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You probably still remember this rant on how I need to possess a pair of New Balance sneakers. NB 420, finally mine.

Lovely thing about blogging is that you don't have to chose between two options - instead, you can simply show them both. The skirt might have been blue last time, but this OASAP geometric shirt was definitely worth the double post. And, of course, the inevitable New Balances :)

Whatever option you vote for, don't forget to enter the giveaway from the previous post :)

OASAP irregular geometric shirt // DIY asymmetric pleated skirt // DIY rings // H&M statement // New Balance 420 sneakers

day 4 // emerald green lycra swimsuit and blue pleated skirt, thrifted from Nylon flea market / KL by Karl Lagerfeld vintage belt / hiPop acryl 'ШМИЗЛЯ' necklace 

photo // Radoslava / Filip / moi