BAESTHETICS

Lo! A child has been born unto your family or crew of friends! Shall we wrap it in burlap and call it a day? Shan't! But what is this newborn babe's aesthetic? Is it a black lace and leather kind of child like North West? Or will the bairn accept colour into its life? I've assembled the latest fashions in case a bustling bambino has decided to grace your immediate circle with its AW14-15 presence. These tiny get-ups work just as well for little baby girls, mind, there will be plenty of time to be burdened by gender constrictions later in life. Mazel tov!

 Baby Dior

 Petit Bateau

Baby Dolce & Gabbana

Baby Ralph Lauren

Zulupapuwa by Walter Van Beirendonck for JBC

This post is dedicated to little baby Arthur. <3

HEARTBREAKERS

"I'm not dead!"
The title of pop singer P!nk's fourth studio album may very well apply to yours truly. A lot has transpired these last months and life needed tending to. Going through old posts, it's obvious that I'm no longer the brazen-browed university rookie I was at the start of this enterprise. I'm not about to go on a rant about the passage of time. "O tempora o mores I'm totally old now look at the kids these days technology has ruined the teenager Schmandroid Schmollipop!". None of that nostalgic crap from me, mind. At 23, I'm still pretty damn unaware, but perhaps a bit more maturely so. Which is probably why I've chosen to surround myself with copious amounts of modern art for this latest personal style story!
"But is it art, Eddie?"

Wool tunic shirt - Stephan Schneider

Boots - Dr. Martens c/o Cloggs

'Heartbreakers' t-shirt - Lockwood

Cap - A Cut Above

Mesh t-shirt / velvet jumper / blazer - H&M

Jeans - Levi's
Foil-print bomber - & Other Stories (photographer's own)

Photographer: Janne Degryse
www.jannedegryse.com

STYLE FOR GUYS X EASTPAK

It's been almost a year since I wrote all about the splendid experience of working with Eastpak for their 'Pack Your Bag And Carry On' campaign. It was a total blast, the crew and fellow blogger models had me in awe (I mean, what's better than talking Brandy and the benefits of tea with the #flawless Jean-Paul Paula over Italian food). So today, I couldn't be more stoked to present the results of this collaboration. 

Five years ago I published that very first blog post, a time when Gossip Girl ruled my world and university life had just started unfolding. The ride so far has been wild: I've met the most stellar people (from genuinely lovely fashion writers and pr's to designers I look up to so much), had a national radio gig, walked wide-eyed through fashion weeks and industry events, wrote for freaking Opening Ceremony and landed an epic internship + dream job with KNOTORYUS. It's too much to sum up, really. And now I'm in an international campaign. I get overwhelmed by the future a lot, but I can only look back at the past with gratitude and pride. So thank you for being there with me all this time. Now go subtweet some shade about my hairy stick legs before I start ugly crying.

Photography: Charlie Engman 

Hair & Make-Up: Gina Van den Bergh

Styling: Deborah Bloemen

Production: Charlotte Gesquière (Initials LA) & Tim Synaeve (Avenue L)

Images courtesy of EASTPAK

SAD'N'SASSY LOOKS FOR SPRING

I came across this Sad'n'Sassy banner on Tumblr and felt this perfectly embodied the look for this spring. It's never really that chic to look as though you're profoundly satisfied, is it? One's allure is mainly determined by how gut-devouring a secret it seems like one is keeping, while still looking earth-shatteringly snazzy. It's all about looking beat down, but with a #beatface.  This spring, you are a Baudelaire poem as narrated by RuPaul. You are #sadsy. 

Here are three key S/S14 looks for the sad yet sassy among us.

1) A Kit Neale top. Its print and colour palette reminds people of the glossy covers of their 80s childhood friendship books (#sadface #nostalgia), but the mesh fabric also gives onlookers a hint of nip (#cheeky #sass). 

2) This Carven get-up. Ben Allen's face just says it all, really. Beige, beige, beige - ooh, chartreuse?

3) These Neil Barrett tops. The fluidity of the prints reads like the crashing waves of your caliginous state of mind (#dark), yet a resounding finger-snap can also be heard throughout the world when you and your bestie step out in matching outfits. (Sidenote: Seriously Ben Allen, do you need a hug, though?)

All images copyright of the respective brands. Editing by me.

Are you ready to be #sadsy?