a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Ruffles are here to stay! Is it just me or have printed ruffle skirts really been trending this summer? I keep seeing printed ruffled skirts around, especially in midi length. I really like this trend so I prepared my own styling suggestion. My outfit proposal of the day is all about styling a ruffle skirt so it's suitable for every day wear, but it still looks a bit dressed up (which is basically something I'm always trying to achieve because I like to feel a bit dressed up). Anyhow, I paired this ruffle skirt with a printed t- shirt I got from my aunt. I do like the print: 'Awesome's girls club'. It's sounds like a club I would like to join! Perhaps I should start one? What do you say? My aunt (who doesn't speak English btw), had actually asked the sale's girl to translate the writing before she bought this tee. Isn't that sweet? You know, I'd say that printed tees are a great way to make any outfit more casual and daytime appropriate.  Still,...

How to wear yellow in summer? Like with any trend, if you are not sure how to tackle it, start slow. Baby steps. You can always warm up to this colour with accessories. Why not try wearing a yellow belt or a scarf? Here, for example, I wore a yellow scarf around my straw hat. Similarly, a yellow bag might be a great choice. Yellow bag is not only a great pop of colour in the summer, it is also a bag you can wear all year around. In my experience, a yellow bag is a fantastic way to cheer up any outfit. Similarly, you can take it from there and pick one clothing item in yellow while keeping the rest of the outfit in black (or whatever colour you prefer).  For me personally, yellow is an easy choice. I can even imagine myself in a total yellow outfit. This plastic yellow bag I'm wearing here is an old find. I must have worn this bag a hundred times. This cropped yellow top is pretty old as well. It's from a Croatian brand that no longer exists but that I used to wear all th...

Welcome August! As the title of this post indicated, today we're going to talk about accessorizing summer dresses. I wrote a piece about layering summer dresses last month, so in a way this post is a continuation of that one. Today I'll show you some outfit ideas and we're talk a bit about accessorizing dresses in summer. I'll also do a review of  Zaful online store. Most of the items I'm going to show you today were gifted to me by the above mentioned store for the purpose of reviewing them.  HOW TO STYLE A VIBRANT PRINT FLORAL DRESS? My first outfit proposal is a pencil dress worn with sandals and a tote bag. I accessorized with a pink scarf that seems to match this dress quite well. From other accessories, I also opted to wear sunglasses (a must in the summer), earrings and a watch. This was a very comfortable outfit to wear. I'm really happy with this dress, the material is very breathable and it's a good fit. This dress is perhaps a bit too big...