OUTFITS 4 BEING A TOURIST IN MOSTAR

 Hello there!  You know I live for that 'be a tourist in your own city' concept.  I was an advocate of local travel long before the pandemic changed the way people travel (see this post from 2015 to see what I mean). Today I'll  show you some pretty areas in Mostar city. In fact, you could say that we'll stroll around the city together. Sure, I blogged about these places before, but one more time won't hurt because Mostar truly  is a stunning city. If nothing else, river Neretva is enough to take one's breath away. Since I'm currently based in this town, it makes sense to to explore it. Moreover, I'll share four outfits I wore for exploring  Mostar city.  April has proven to be surprisingly cold, so I switched my blazers for winter coats, ski (!!!) and leather jackets.  The last one could be my favourite outfit of this month so far. What is your favourite styling?

OUTFIT #1- SKI PROJECT JACKET PAIRED WITH HIGH BOOTS, A TARTAN JACKET, A VINTAGE MAXI DRESS & TURTLENECK. 

THE OLD CITY CENTRE AND BRIDGE -The first outfit I wore was all about keeping warm for a walk through the old centre. I wore this on the day it snowed (see the  collage above to see the first and only time I cleaned our car from snow this year). By the time we went for our midday walk, the sun was already high, so the snow melted. We walked over the famous old bridge and through the old city centre, had a cup of coffee at Campanile cafe next to Franciscan monastery and then walked some more. The Neretva river looked so beautiful that day, its turquoise waters reminded me of the sea paintings I have been doing recently. One of these days, my skills would be a match for depicting its waters.

I already wrote about Mostar and its attractions many times in the past, so here are some links in case you want to revisit or visit some of my older posts. 

1. You can see Mostar from the bird perspective in my previous posts (here, here and here).

2. One of my favourite streets in Mostar here and here.
3. Musala bridge (also known under its old name Tito's bridge here and here)
4. You can see photographs of Mostar's catholic cathedral here.
5. You can see images of Mostar and its famous Nertva river here, here and here.
6. You can see the surrounds of one of its most iconic catholic churches here.
7. You can see both photographs of old bridge and my drawing of it here.
8. Another one of my favourites when it comes to streets here.
9. You can see photographs of Croatian cultural centre/theater here , here , here , here and here.
10. You can see photographs of the main city park here here, here, here and here.
11. You can see images of Spanish square here, here , here , here and here.
12. You can see photographs of Custom's bridge here and here.
13. You can see photographs of the new bridge here and here.

14. A few photographs from old city centre (2018) here.

15. What to wear for sightseeing Mostar in summer here.

16. This recent post is focused on 7 outfits I wore but you can see many of Mostar's attractions there as well. I suppose the same can be said for most of my outfit posts.

17. Mostar as an Easter destionation (2019) here.

18. Mostar dinning and cafe recommendations here.

19. Hiking options in Mostar here.

20. My drawing of Mostar old bridge here.

THE STORY OF THE OUTFIT- I already linked up the items from this styling. All of them are old favourites. I actually wore this black vintage maxi dress the other way around to better showcase the embroidery. The embroidery is not vintage, these flowers were embroidered by me- and it isn't finished. I'm planning to create a more elaborate embroidered pattern on this dress. However, with all the painting that is making my chronic paint worse, I'm not sure when I will get around to it. 

OUTFIT #2: NAVY WIDE PANTS, OLIVE GREEN VEST, CAMEL COAT AND BROWN BOOTS

This outfit was all about layering. I wore it for a walk around the city with my husband. I felt both comfortable and chic in this- a winning combo when it comes to outfits. Our society has a panic fear of  aging, but isn't getting older basically a privilege? A privilege many do not get.  One advantage of getting older (at least for me) is the ability to enjoy one's clothes more and more. I don't know about others, but I seem to feel more comfortable with myself the older I get- especially in terms of knowing what works for me fashion-wise. I can't remember the last time I didn't feel comfortable in something I wore.

  OUTFIT #3: MAGENTA COAT, MUSTARD YELLOW TURTLENECK, DENIM SKIRT AND BIKER BOOTS 

This is an outfit I wore to see newly planted trees in vicinity of my neighbourhood. Every tree is has a table with the name of the citizen or the company who made the donation. We were surprised to read some of our friends and relatives among the names so we took some pictures of them and that was it. This denim skirt is such a practical item, I love reaching for it.

 A VIEW OF MOSTAR FROM ABOVE- A NEW WALK NEAR MOSTAR LAKE

OUTFIT #4: ANIMAL PRINT DRESS, MUSTARD TURTLENECK AND LEATHER JACKET

I love this mixed animal print dress but it is a summer piece so wearing it for a cold spring day required some creativity. Bellow you can see how I solved that problem by pairing this dress with a mustard yellow sweater, a leather jacket, a pair warm tights and high boots. I felt fantastic wearing this. As I said, it's my favourite April outfit so far. 

That would be all. Thank you for reading. Take care and stay safe lovely people.