I lo-o-ove color blocking. For me, it is one of most creative and bold ways to build an outfit. As about.com perfectly explains, color blocking is “a method of wearing multiple solid colors in an outfit […] [by building it] around a palette of two or more colors, usually in bold and bright shades. The result is a simple […]
This outfits is about candies, pastels and cute sweatshirts – and it is my ally in a battle with fall melancholy. It is a beginning of November, and I am already so tired of seeing only grey and black clothes on the streets of Montreal. Grumpy faces, dark clothes, dull looks – isn’t it us who make the fall sad and […]
This is the third and the last post of a mini series about my fall wardrobe essentials: vintage sweaters. In this series I show you how I blend vintage sweaters into my modern outfits. Want to see the first and second posts? They are right here: blue sweater, jacquard sweater. Vintage Grey Sweater So let’s look at the third and last vintage sweater in this mini […]
A couple of weeks ago during lunch break I went to a thrift store next to my work to shop for new exciting second hand clothes for fall. This shopping trip was a tough one: I had only about one hour to shop and some constrains on the money side… Despite of that I managed to get […]
This is the second post of a mini series about my fall wardrobe essentials: vintage sweaters. In this series I will show you how I blend the sweaters into my modern outfits. Want to see the first post? It is right here. Vintage Jacquard Sweater So let’s look at the second vintage sweater! It is a multi-colour jacquard sweater with red rose and navy […]
With this post I am starting a mini series of three posts about my fall wardrobe essentials: vintage sweaters. I will show you how I blend them into my modern wardrobe. Sky Blue Vintage Sweater So let’s dive into the first one! Here I will show you a sky blue vintage crop sweater. Feel free to skip the details […]
If you do not know what what to wear with a jean jacket, you can try to wear it with a dress. Like I did. This is a cool combination where the feminine nature of the dress nicely contrasts the tougher look of the jacket. Properly chosen shoes will make the outfit work for any situation. If you are going to a party, choose […]
In the beginning of September our team of Fripe Fabrique released a fall fashion lookbook called Future Folk. Future Folk is an emerging Autumn/Winter 2014-15 trend in which colourfulness of folk patterns is combined with practicality of modern casual fashion. We loved the idea of mixing vintage pieces from the 60s and 70s with edgy modern pieces like geometric jewellery, suede booties, and […]
Want to make a patched denim jacket without any sewing? Heh, that’s not easy, but I think I can help you here. If you do not want to your patches to fall off like autumn leaves, follow this general advice: Carefully choose the garment to patch and then after patching take a proper care of it. This is the […]
The patched denim jackets have been trendy this Summer 2014, and it looks like the trend will spill over to the Fall Fashion 2014. This is a great news for me, since I have been wanting to make one for a while. Buying is almost never on my list of options when it comes to clothes. I love doing stuff […]