A little place to call my own (outfit post/ odjevna kombinacija)

Mostar. Twenty years later many buildings still bear scars of war. Some of them are decorated with graffiti. This building you can see behind me was painted during one street art festival. It used to be a bank, not that you can tell it now. While we were shooting, some tourists started following us around and they took photos at all the places we did. Not that I mind. The purpose of this blog should be to inspire somebody and that is the reason why I read other blogs, to get inspired. Still, it felt kind of funny being followed around. I felt like an unofficial tourist guide.

Mostar. Dvadeset godina kasnije puno zgrada još nosi ožiljke rata. Neke od njih su ukrašene grafitima, ova koju vidite iza mene je ocrtana tijekom jednog uličnoga festivala. Nije vidljivo, ali to je nekada bila banka. Dok smo snimali,  neki turisti su nas počeli slijediti i slikali se na mjestima gdje smo i mi. Nije da mi smeta. Tome bi ovaj blog i trebao služiti, da nadahne nekog za nešto, a i druge blogove čitam u potrazi za nadahnućem. Ipak pomalo je smiješno kada vas netko slijedi, osjećala sam se kao nekakav neslužbeni turistički vodič.

necklace/ogrlica: DIY, top/majica: old+DIY, skirt/suknja: vintage+DIY, cipele/shoes: Naughty Monkey, bag/torba: vintage

necklace/ogrlica: DIY, top/majica: old+DIY, skirt/suknja: vintage+DIY, cipele/shoes: Naughty Monkey, bag/torba: vintage

Now, about the outfit. It includes a lot of DIY stuff. I'm wearing a necklace that I made myself, from faux leather and satin cord. As fas as DIY part goes, this necklace was pretty easy, all it took was a bit of sewing. The skirt used to be my mother's and I added the lace myself after I accidentally burned the skirt while ironing. This was also a very simple DIY. The off shoulder top I got from someone a long time ago. I painted it myself with textile paints. If you look carefully, you will notice that the inscription  represents my blog, that is 'a little place to call my own'. 

Sada, što se tiče odjevne kombinacije, puno je tu nekakvih stvari koje sam sama izradila ili promijenila. Nosim ogrlicu koju sam ušila od eko kože i satinske trake i koja je bila jako jednostavna za napraviti. Suknja je bila majčina, nakon što sam ju slučajno progorila dok sam peglala, dodala sam ovaj dio s čipkom. To je također bilo jako jednostavno za napraviti. Majica otvorenih ramena je nečiji davni dar, a ukrasila sam ju tekstilnim bojama i natpis na njoj predstavlja moj blog, "a little place to call my own".

Now, off to Spanish square. That is the name of this lovely square. It is usually crowded, but as these photographs were taken around noon (in the hottest city in Europe) there was not a soul to be seen, besides those tourists I told you about. With the sun being that strong, I was really happy that I didn't forget my hat at that moment. I like to keep my hair long, but when I wear this hat I really like to tuck it all in. Besides, in that way I'm actually protecting my hair from the sun.

Sada idemo na Španjolski trg. Tako se zove ovaj lijepi trg. Obično na njemu ima puno ljudi, ali kako su ove fotografije uslikane oko podnevna ( u najtoplijem gradu u Europi), nigdje nije bilo ni žive duše, osim turista o kojima sam vam pričala. Kako je sunce bilo jako, drago mi je bilo u tim trenucima što nisam zaboravila šešir. Volim imati dugu kosu, ali kada nosim ovu kapu, najdraže mi je cijelu ubaciti unutra. Osim toga, na taj način i štitim kosu od sunca.

necklace/ogrlica: DIY, top/majica: old+DIY, skirt/suknja: vintage+DIY, cipele/shoes: Naughty Monkey, bag/torba: vintage

me and tourists/ ja i turisti

This is probably my favourite building in Mostar. It was build in year 1898. It is know as Old Gymnasium (because it really is old) but it is actually called Gymnasium Mostar. A word of explanation is needed here. What we call Gymnasium in this part of the world is actually a secondary school (i.e high school) that is indended to prepare its students for University. We have two types of high schools here: vocational ones and gymnasiums.  

Within this gorgeous  building United World Collage is also situated. In addition, in the back of the building, you can find American Corner. I often borrow books from American Corner  because they are connected with the city library, that is you can borrow books from there with a city library card. The librarian who works for American Corner gives the best reading recommendations, so that is an additional reason why I love to stop there.

Ovo je vjerojatno moja najdraža zgrada u Mostaru. Sagrađena je 1898. godine.  Poznata je kao Stara Gimnazija (jer doista je stara), ali zapravo se zove Gimnazija Mostar. Unutar ove prekrasne zgrade, smješten je i takozvani " Koledž ujedinjenog svijeta". Ja često svratim u Američki kutak koji je također smješten u ovoj zgradi jer je povezan s gradskom knjižnicom, to jest mogu se tamo posuditi knjige s iskaznicom gradske knjižnice. Knjižničarka koja radi u Američkom Kutku daje odlične preporuke za čitanje, pa je to još jedan razlog zašto volim tu svratiti.

necklace/ogrlica: DIY, top/majica: old+DIY, skirt/suknja: vintage+DIY, cipele/shoes: Naughty Monkey, bag/torba: vintage