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

  In this post, I shall review a novel Herzog by an American- Jewish writer Saul Bellow. This was my second novel by Saul Bellow, the first one being The Victim (recently reviewed on my blog but read a long time ago). If we were to compare the two novels, Herzog would be the more literary and ambitious work. In fact, it could be argued that Herzog is Bellow’s best known work. Without a doubt, Herzog is a novel that has had a profound influence on American literature.  However, this complex novel  is certainly not an easy read. Herzog demands concentration and effort from its reader.  It is not the best choice for those who don’t enjoy serious literature and/or are looking for a lighter read. Herzog’s a heavy book, if you get what I mean. Reading it was a rewarding, albeit a difficult experience. Published in 1964, Herzog met with success and went on to win numerous literary awards. It was even declared one of the 100 best novels in the English language by Time maga...

 Hello readers! In this post, I'll show you three outfits I have worn in April.  It's urban versus country style sort of post. One of these outfits I wore for a visit to Goranci village and two of them I wore in Mostar city. So, let's get started. Can you guess which outfit I wore in the country and which two outfits I wore in the city? What comes to your mind when it comes to country chic? Is the same kind of outfit you would wear in the city? How would you define urban chic? Are urban and country chic different? If yes, in what ways are they different? Does your style of dressing depends on the location or not? Do you think people in the cities dress more stylishly than people living in the country or is it the other way around? Is there such a thing as country chic? If yes, what does it exactly mean? Nowadays, we tend to predominately associate the term 'country chic' with either Western (cowboy) chic or classical English (British) country chic. Naturally, this t...

 Hello dear readers! In this post, I'll share a new fashion illustration with you that is all about Spring vibes. In addition, I'll share a spring outfit I wore today. As you can see, the Spring has finally arrived. As Pablo Neruda famously said:    “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” We have enjoyed a warm and sunny day today. Perfect introduction to the weekend. I felt like dressing up so I did just that. As much as I'm down with the whole mini trend, I won't be giving up on my bellow the knee, midi and maxi skirts and dresses. In fact, I might just feel best in midi length . Give me a pencil midi skirt and I'll come up with an outfit that is guaranteed to make me happy. Pairing midi skirts with heels always makes me feel feminine and dressed up. Perhaps some day we'll come up with an exact mathematics  formula for a 'pick me up' outfit. What do you think? Is there such a formula? Maybe it is more an individual  one, s...