HOW TO STYLE A PUFFED SLEEVE DRESS? SPRING OUTFIT PROPOSAL

It seems that the puffy sleeves trend isn't going anywhere. Puffed sleeves have established themselves as one of 2019 fashion trends and I'm certainly happy about it. Being the kind that loves statement sleeves, I'd be the first to say that puffed sleeves are definitely a fun variation on the theme. As far as I'm concerned, sign me up for any sleeve fashion drama: voluminous and flare sleeves are definitely my thing.  Speaking of puffed sleeves, this season we can see anything from subtle puffed sleeves to Disney princess sleeves/balloon sleeves.  I already showed you three ways to style this pink puffed sleeves dress (1/ 2/ 3) in the past and today I'll show you yet another outfit proposal. As you know, I'm all about shopping one's closet and getting the most wear out of our fashion outfits. This particular look is perfect for every day wear, but at the same time it isn't entirely casual, it's a more dressed up version of an everyday look. If you want to know how to wear big Disney princess sleeves in a casual way, you can check out my older post where I styled this puffed sleeves dress with jeggings and/or  dad sneakers. 

IT Mi sembra che la tendenza delle maniche a sbuffo è qui per restare. Le maniche oversize sono certamente una delle tendenze della moda 2019. Io sono felice perche questa tendenza mi piace molto, specialmente il ritorno delle maniche a palloncino. Essendo un tipo romantico, una donna che ama le maniche oversize, devo dire che le maniche a sbuffo sono sicuramente una variazione divertente sul tema. Per quanto mi riguarda, semplicamente adoro fashion dramma delle maniche: le maniche voluminose e flare sono decisamente uno dei miei trend preferiti. A proposito di maniche a sbuffo, in questa stagione possiamo vedere qualsiasi cosa, da soffici maniche a sbuffo, maniche da principessa Disney/ maniche a palloncino. Vi ho già mostrato tre modi per modellare questo vestito con maniche a sbuffo (1/ 2/ 3) in passato. Oggi vi mostrerò un altro outfit. Come sapete,  credo nel 'shop your own closet' per ottenere il massimo usura di nostri abiti. Questo look è perfetto per ogni giorno, ma allo stesso tempo non è del troppo casuale, è una versione chic per un look per ogni giorno diciamo. Se volete sapere come indossare maniche a sbuffo in un modo casuale, potete visitare il mio vecchio post in cui indosso questo abito con jeggings e / o le sneakers.

HR Rekla bi da trend pufastih rukava ne ide nigdje. Puf rukavi su se dokazali kao jedan od trendova 2019. godine i ja sam zbog toga svakako sretna. S obzirom na to da sam tip koji voli upečatljive rukave, među prvima ću reći da je ova zabavna varijacija na temu dobrodošla. Što se tiče mene, ja sam za bilo kakve upečatljive rukave: predimenzionirani rukavi i oni na zvono su definitivno moj stil. Što se tiče takozvanih pufastih ili napuhanih rukava, ove sezone možemo vidjeti sve od suptilnih varijacija na temu do rukava kakve bi nosile disnejeve princeze. Već sam vam pokazala tri načina za nositi ovu rozu haljinu s pufastim rukavima u prošlosti (bacite pogled (1/ 2/ 3), ali danas ću vam pokazati još jednu odjevnu kombinaciju. Kao što znate, vjerujem u filozofiju kupovanja u svome ormaru i držim da je to najbolji način da iskoristimo odjeću koju imamo. Ova kombinacija je savršena za svaki dan, ali u isto vrijeme nije previše ležerna, recimo da je neka dotjeranija verzija svakodnevne kombinacije. Želite li znati kako nositi ovakvu haljinu na ležerniji način, pogledajte stare objave u kojima nosim ove napuhane rukave s tajicama i  atletskim tenisicama (poveznice možete pronaći u tekstu na engleskom i talijanskom jeziku). 

STRAW AND GOLD ACCESSORIES FOR SPRING STYLING

The outfit proposal I prepared for you today is appropriate for transitional styling. May has arrived but weather in spring is often unpredictable, that is why I still haven't put my boots away. I styled this pink puffed sleeves dress with caramel boots and straw accessories. It was back in March, that I wrote about how straw accessories are a lovely way to make our outfits more spring appropriate even when it's not that warm. When I wore this outfit, it wasn't warm enough to go with short sleeves so to keep warm I layered up by wearing a top and a pair of leggings under the dress. 

I didn't need a jacket and that's a good thing because fitting these sleeves under a jacket would be a challenge. However, as I proved in one of my recent posts, you can actually wear statement sleeves under jackets, but you have to pick oversize models. For example, oversize eighties blazers are a great choice. When you think about that, it makes sense because that is when balloon sleeves were trendy. There is probably a solution for every fashion dilemma, and history can give us great answers. Vintage fashion is inspiring in so many ways. One of the reasons why I love vintage clothing is its uniqueness, but finding trendy vintage pieces isn't that hard either. Fashion moves in circles and you can definitely style relevant outfits with vintage clothing.

Seeing that gold accessories are trending, I looked for some in my closet. I opted for a few golden tone bracelets but I also styled a bracelet (I got as a gift from Ely)  as a pedant on one of my necklaces. I feel pretty comfortable with mixing different accessories, it might be because I used to make jewellery items myself. Besides gold accessories, another trend that I'm loving is the layered necklaces look. It was fun to finally try it with this outfit. It's been trending for a while and I think it's simply perfect for spring. I often wear necklaces that I made myself, and it will be interesting to see how to layer them. It's definitely something I'm looking forward to. 

LOCATION

Location for these photographs is Bunica river, one of my favourite recreational sites in the vicinity of Mostar. Most of the time, I'm living the 'be a tourist in your own area' philosophy. One of my favourite ways to apply this philosophy to my life is by exploring the area I live in by foot. I'm a firm believer in the benefits of hiking. In addition, long walks (be it in urban area or nature) have many benefits. Sedentary way of life hides many health hazards, so remember that and go for a walk. If you are thinking about visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, do not neglect the area around Buna river (only 14 km from Mostar as I'm always quick to point out). I've blogged about this area many times, I'm sure all my regular readers are familiar with it by now. 

 Basically, Buna and Bunica are two small rivers that join at one point and then they flow west for about 10 km and into  Neretva river. The area around these two rivers is absolutely magical. I already wrote about this place a dozen of times on my blog, so not to repeat myself, I will leave you link to my previous visits and you can check them out if you're interested in learning more about this area.

1. You can read about one of my earliest visits here (2013)

2. You can read about my encounter with Hoopoe bird here (2013)
3. You can see an outfit post with Buna in the background here (2013)
4.You can read about spring time and my love of flowers here (2017)
5. You can read about my most recent visit here (2017)
6. You can read about winter magic in Buna revisited post here (2016)
7. You can read about summer magic here (2015)

8. You can read about my last summer experience of it here (2018)

9. You can read about my most recent visit to Buna here (2019)

 My back is still giving me a hard time, but fortunately I'm off work today (it's finally the first of May). My plan  is to lay in bad for most of today, answer comments and work on blog. I hope lying down with help me get better. Typically I like to go away for first of May, but I'm not sure will I'll be going anywhere today, maybe later on in the day, if I feel better. That would be all for today. Let me know what you think about this styling. Thank you for reading and have a lovely 1st of May!