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

Hello, in this post I'll review and recommend the novel This Must Be The Place, written by  Maggie O'Farrell . “What redemption there is in being loved: we are always our best selves when loved by another. Nothing can replace this.” The arrival of spring has been bittersweet. On one hand, it is always beautiful to watch the rebirth of nature, but on the other there is so much anxiety, fear and suffering in the world right now. Perhaps the outfit I'm wearing today is a good metaphor for that. An all black look with some colourful accents. Sometimes I look around me and marvel at all the beauty and yet at the same time I'm aware that dark times might well be ahead of us. Darkness and Light . I suppose that's life.  Dolazak proljeća je bio gorko sladak. S jedne strane uvijek je prekrasno vidjeti ponovo rađanje prirode, s druge strane ima puno nesigurnosti, straha i patnje u svijetu sada. Možda je odjevna kombinacija koju nosim danas dobra metafora za to. Crna komb...

Hello there, lovely people! I hope you're staying in and staying safe.  In my last post, I blogged about different fashion related things you can do while in corona virus self-isolation or lock-down . One of the things I pointed out is taking this opportunity to become more sustainable in your fashion  choices. I suggested shopping your closet, trying out new looks with the clothes you already own and creating a visual diary (or a folder) with clothing items and outfits you like. If something works for you, why not capitalize on it, especially when it is also beneficial for the environment?  HOW MANY TIMES YOU SHOULD WEAR AN ITEM TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE? Today I'll show you what I like to do to make my fashion choices more sustainable- and that is getting the maximum wear out of an item. So, for a while now I've been creating these 'X ways to wear an X items' posts. These kind of posts take a lot of time to make, because I have to browse my old blog posts and hu...

Hello dear readers. Times are hard but we need to try to do our best to stay positive and productive. Being in lockdown isn't the easiest of tasks, that's for sure. It is true that the whole corona situation is very serious but we must avoid succumbing to desperate and destructive thoughts. This too shall pass. When you start feeling depressed about having to be in your home all day, just remember that having a roof over your head is still a privilege. There are still ways to stay productive in this situation. If fashion is your passion, then you can use this time to do fashion related things. As a matter of fact, I've come up with twenty fashion related activities you can do while in self-isolation and lockdown. You can have fun with fashion even if you don't leave your home.    20  FUN  FASHION THINGS TO DO IN CORONA LOCKDOWN 1. SHOP YOUR CLOSET AND FIGURE OUT MULTIPLE WAYS TO WEAR SOMETHING 2. CLEAN AND ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS  3. IRON OR MEND YO...