{outfit post - day at the park}

I wear this outfit more than I should - it's so comfy and easy that I tend to grab this dress from my closet once/twice a week for sure. It's nice, and flowy, and pretty, and I love it))
These pictures were taken a week ago - I went to my dance rehearsals, and then to the park with my friends. The wreath was their idea!))

Я ношу це вбрання значно частіше, ніж слід було б - дуже зручно та  просто, тому я хапаю цю сукню з шафи один-два рази на тиждень. Вона гарна, легка та дуже меня подобається.
Ці фотографії з минулого тижня - я ходила так на репетицію, а потім у парк з друзями. Вінок був їхньою ідеєю!))

 I wore/Я вдягала: 

Dress/Сукня - Orsay
Shrug/Болеро - H&M, thrifted
Gladiator sandals/Гладіаторські сандалі - Blink
Bag/Сумка - thrifted
Bracelets/Браслети - Topshop and present from Thailand
Earrings/Сережки - silver stars are from Avon and the silver studs with cubic zirconias are from KUZ (aka Kyiv Jewellery Factory)
Necklace/Намисто - a gift
  

 

TV style - Broke, yet stylish

I finally decided to make this feature weekly, and I hope I'll be more organized with it then I'm with 'Monday fashion inspirations')

 I really like new sitcom '2 Broke Girls' and I'm fascinated by the great work their costume designer Trayce Field. Both Max and Caroline have great unique style - very different, but very real. Both of them have real life wardrobes - limited amount of clothes, that they mix up and style in different way. So refreshing and cool)

 You can read a great interview with Trayce here. And here few of my favorite quotes:

 - There is a very fine line between being an individual/vintage cool, and hipster. Hipsters go overboard with the coolness, like they’re too cool for school. Max is who she is. She couldn’t ever afford to go to pricey stores, but she wants to look good. So she makes the most out of stores like Salvation Army.

 - Caroline’s inspiration was Carolyn Bessette. Classy, yet stylish, young fresh with her own slight twist on things. Everything she touches has the feeling of being rich. She stole clothes from her townhouse, which is why she has what she has. She’s hanging onto them and rotating them.

 - Max is a girl after my own heart! She goes to the flea market and the thrift stores. And she goes through every single rack to find the pieces that really work for her. Those are her things, and she holds onto them forever.

 Я нарешті вирішила зробити цю рубрику щотижневою і, сподіваюсь, що буду в цьому більш організованою, ніж у 'Monday fashion inspirations')

 Мені дуже подобається новий ситком '2 Broke Girls', і я у захваті від роботи їхнього дизайнера костюмів, Трейс Філд. Макс та Керолайн кожна мають свій чудовий унікальний стиль - дуже різний та дуже справжній. У обох з них цілком реальні гардероби - обмежена кількість одягу, з яким вони граються та вигадують нові комбінації. Дуже свіжа та приємна ідея) 


Чудове інтерв*ю з Трейс можна прочитати тут.

Contemporary dance - Thinking of the future

As I promised, there're few pictures from the contemporary routine we've danced at the show. It was called "Thinking of the future" and we're asking to dance it again and again at every rehearsal. So addictive))
You can listen to the song we were dancing too - watch the video in the bottom of this post.

Як я й обіцяла, ось кілька фотографій з нашого контемпорарі-виступу. Номер називався "Думки про майбутнє", і ми й досі на кожній репетиції просимо, щоб нам дозволили знову його станцювати. Справжня залежність)) 
Пісню. під яку ми танцювали, модна послухати у відео в кінці цього посту.

 

 

{outfit post - sisters}

My dear friend came to Kyiv rescently and stayed here for a week. We had a chance to walk for hours, drink tons of cups of latte and talk about The Hunger Games (I usually don't like bestsellers, but this one I absolutely loved). And also she showed me a charming little boutique called Sisters(yes, a girl who's been living in UK and Poland for years showed me a store in Kyiv, I'm as shoked as you are))). I loved the place so much I want to dedicate a blog post to it in future. Also I've bought this cute bolero there and couldn't help myself - I had to style it immediately))

Моя хороша подруга нещодавно приїжджала на тиждень до Києва. Ми з нею гуляли годинами, випили сотні літрів латте та багато розмовляли про Голодні Ігри (я дуже не люблю бестселлери, та цей прочитала за кілька днів, всі три книжки). А ще вона показала мені чарівний невеличкий бутік, що називається Sisters (так, людина, що вже кілька років живе у Англії та Польщі, показала меня крамницю в Києві, я теж у шоці)). Мені настільки там сподобалось, що я хочу в майбутньому написати окремий пост про цей бутік. Я купила там це симпатичне болеро і одразу ж мала придумати, з чим його носити))

  

I wore/Я вдягала:

Dress/Сукня - Topshop (can also be seen here)
Shoes/Взуття - No brand, simple suede wedge booties
Bolero/Болеро - Vesela (via Sisters Boutique Kyiv)

Owl ring and pendant/Підвіска та каблучка з совами - I am (picked by my mom, a huge owl enthusiast)))

Amber brooch/Брошка з бурштином - vintage, belonged to my late grandma

{outfit post - I'm SHERlocked}

Those of you  who loves Sherlock (BBC) as much as I do, can totally understand why I look so excited on this picture))) Ever since the 2nd season's finale there's been a cute urban movement all over Europe - posters, graffities and all sorts of cool things are left by fans and for fans in the most unexpected places) Here's one in Kyiv, 'cause we do believe in Sherlock)))
I wore this outfit for a walk with friends, who were visiting the city, and for my friend's birthday party afterwards. It matched my spring mood perfectly - I caught cold last week, but got better over the weekend and was so happy to feel good again and to have a nice walk on a warm day.

Ті, хто любить серіал "Шерлок" (ВВС) не менше за мене, зрозуміють, чому я на цьому фото така щаслива. Цей класний урбаністичний рух розпочався в містах Європи після закінчення другого сезону - фани лишають для фанів оголошення, постери та граффіті у найбільш неочікуваних місцях. Ось одне з них у Києві, бо ми теж віримо у Шерлока.
Це вбрання я вдягала на прогулянку з друзями, що саме були у місті, та на вечірку на честь дня народження моєї подруги, на яку я збиралась ввечері. Воно чудово відповідало моєму весняному настрою - минулого тижня я застудилась, але до вихідних все почувалась краще, тому було дуже приємно гуляти з хорошими людьми такого теплого дня.

I wore/Я вдягала:

Dress/Сукня - thrifted
Petticoat/Спідня сукня - from my mom's old dress (she bought it in 80th, when we were living in Czech Republic)
Shoes/Взуття - No brand
Belt/Пояс - Oggi

Cardi/Кофтинка - thrifted

Jacket/Куртка - boohoo.com
Bag/Сумка - Orsay

Earrings/Сережки - the masks were a gift from Venice, and the silver studs with cubic zirconias are from KUZ (aka Kyiv Jewellery Factory)

Hope yоu all are in much better health and enjoying watrm days as well)


Сподіваюсь, що ви не хворієте і також насолоджуєтесь теплими днями)

Neon

I wasn't the biggest fan of the neon trend, but this photoshoot of the loveliest girl, Candice Accola (she plays the part of Caroline in CW's "The Vampire Diaries") made me a believer. Look at all this amazing and cute summer outfits! I can;t wait for a chance (and a weather) to recreate each and single one of them!

Я не була найбільшою прихильницею неонового тренду, але ця фотосессія Кендіс Акколи (вона грає Керолайн у серіалі CW's "Щоденники Вампіра") переконала мене. Ви тільки погляньте на ці вбрання! Не можу дочекатись тепла, щоб повторити кожне з них!

(c)

{outfit post - burlesque}

I still don't have any pictures from our photoshoot, but I can show you some pictures from the dance show I've participated in last Sunday))

As you know, I'm currently studying contemporary dance and a little weird thing called lady dance. So we had three dances on the show, and burlesque routine was one of them.

I needed this outfit to look good, but also to be comfortable for dancing, so I've put on some layers and I had to improvise a lot and work with what I had, because dance costumes are quite expencive (and usually pretty lame).

I'll post pictures from other two dances later))

У мене й досі немає фотографій з фотосессії, але зараз я можу показати вам кілька фотографій з нашого виступу минулої неділі.

Як ви знаєте, я зараз займаюсь танцями - контемпорарі та дивною штукою, що називається lady dance. Тож у нас на концерті було три танці, і один з них - номер у стилі бурлеск.

Мож вбрання мало бути не оише гарним, але й зручним, тому довелось вдягати кілька шарів, працювати з тим, що в мене було та багато імпровізувати, бо танцювальні костюми доволі дорогі (і часто - дуже страшні)).

Фотографії інших танців я покажу пізніше.

I wore/Я вдягала:

Polka-dotted skirt/Спідниця в горошок - thrifted and altered for the show
Top/Топ - PTA
Petticoat/Спідня сукня - from my mom's old dress (she bought it in 80th, when we were living in Czech Republic)
Shoes/Взуття - Grand prix ballet dance shoes in black (similar)
Belt/Пояс - B.P.C. (via http://www.bonprix.ua/ )

Socks/Шкарпетки - Centro

Gloves/Рукавички - borrowed from a friend

Bow-tie/Метелик - don't remember

Hair pin/Заколка - handmade (via my shop - Antares Flower Buttons)

Brooch/Брошка на спідниці - bought at a haberdashery store and DIY (I'l have a post about it later)

Shorts/Шорти (not visible on the pictures)- Grand Prix dance shorts (similar).

Lovely

Cozy rainy day - have to work, but it it still feels realy nice and cozy. So many nice things happened to me lately, and i feel the need to tell you about them:

1. My dear friend came to Kyiv from Bath to visit for a few days and we've had a great time together yesterday - walking, and talking, and drinking coffee with chocolate cookies. She's also coming to see me dancing on Sunday) Also she brought me this cute Moomin notepad - it's tiny and adorable and I looooove Moomins)))

2. We're having our final recital tomorrow - we need to polish all three dances to make sure we wouldn't embarace ourselves on the show.

3. After the recital I'm going to my boss' house to enjoy first barbeque of the season with our co-workers and her family.

4. I've received this cute dress from asos.com on Wednesday - can't wait for the real spring weather to wear it! also i'v thrifted the other dress on that same day, and dresses are one of my favorite things in the world.

5. Also my friends and I went to watch the opening of the French Spring (annual Ukrainian-French festival - it always opens with some great street show). I'm gonna post some videos later, but i can tell you that it was a gorgeous show - musicians were playing in the air, 40 metres above the ground, and it was amazing, like being inside antique music box.

So, how are you doing? What's new? Are you having a nice time?

{outfit post - teen leaders}

Last Saturday I've had another meeting with kids from leader school here, in Kyiv. The school is our dear friend, so me and my co-worker are often having classes with their students.

We're telling them about the work of an event-planner, about all the things you need to remember while planning a party and also asking them tocreate they're own event.

I love these meetings. Kids are all so proactive and interested in our work! I always have the best time with them))

I wore:

Skirt - H&M (thrifted)
Grey t-shirt - Topshop
Cardigan - Oggi
Boots - Christian Ley
Sissors necklace - DIY
Pink waistcoat - our uniform from work.

I've been obsessed with pairing this skirt (what an amazing color, right?) with grey t-shirt for a while and I just can't get enough of this outfit)

Burlesque warrior

We've had a photoshoot at my dance studio today. They needed our pictures in full costumes to make posters for the concert we're participating in on April 8 and 9. So, as I'm doing both burlesque and contemporary dancing, I had to bring two costumes.

It was a great fun - first we were dressed in oversized white dressing shirts and black fitted bottoms for a contemporary routine.
And then it was time for burlesque! I'll receive out pictures in a few days, but I just wanted to try and recreate my dancing outfit with the help fron polyvore) I loved makng my costume so much - burlesque is a gorgeous and also a really fun style to play around))