Pretty new things

1. Two new bags from VJStyle. I am fully aware that there is a strong ressemblance to the LV x Coppola bags. I stumbled unto this website thanks to this French blogger who mentioned this seller on several occasions and gave some pretty good reviews. I thought I would try them out myself, while waiting to be able to afford the actual dream bag itself. Which, quite frankly, I think is a very reasonable thing to do. Let's face it, I started this blog to share my affordable finds on the internet. Thus, unless someone is going to be über kind and buy me this bag, or I get promoted to some amazing job, it won't be just yet that I will be buying the real deal. A few words on the quality and customer service; so far so good, for the small amount I paid the quality is not bad at all, the customer service is fantastic, and they were delivered in five days.

2.Great statement necklace from Forever21.

3. Narciso Rodriguez Essence perfume c/o of the man :)

4. The perfect little card holder c/o Sal Y Limon and my latest cards c/o Cointreau and Oona

5. Yes to Carrots (no pun intended) lip tint and balm from Sephora

6. A plethora of wonderful wool and tweed jackets, coats and skirt c/o Mina Art (which is a wonderful Italian brand, do check it out! and you will be seeing their clothes very soon)

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OTK brown boots

//WEARING// H&M jeans and scarf H&M men grey jumper Zara OTK brown boots (old) Les Composantes bag Swatch gold watch

This is my outfit from last saturday, spent in Antwerp and Bruges. The weather was simply amazing, I just love a good cool yet sunny day. These boots are now on their third year and I still think they were one of my best buys. Not only does the colour of the leather match to perfection my hair, but Zara very kindly put the wrong price tag on them, thus I got them for a mere 30 euros. This has to be one of my favourite go-to Autumn outfits; skinny jeans, OTK boots, a good sweater and giant scarf. Thank you Jiwi for the lovely pictures!

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Snapped, stored & shared (#13)

1. Beautiful botanique gardens in Antwerp 2. Lovely bag from H&M 3. Night out (from a while back) with Belgian blogger Nadia 4. Party with @CandiceLB in my H&M leo dress 5. New skirt from Forever21 c/o Forever21 & Oona agency 6. Great brogues from Sandro 7. Love this skirt from Les petites ... 8. Street art in Paris 9. Sunday brunch at Rachel's in Brussels 10. The bagels at rachel's 11. Drinking according to the change rates at The Flat in Brussels with @CandiceLB 12. Brainstorming in the sun with the bf at Café Belga 13. Unhealthy/healthy snack; rasberries and meringue 14. Keeping the moral up at work; Post-it war at the European Commission

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Give us "The Skinny" on Forever21

Last thursday I had the wonderful opportunity to talk to some of people on the the Forever21 team, including one of the bloggers for The Skinny (which is Forever21's official blog and life page). It was a fantastic and very interesting two hours.

One thing is certain, Forever21 is slowly but very surely making it's way onto the European continent, and it definitely looks like it is here to stay. It all in Dublin and Birmingham, then onto London, Vienna, Barcelona, Belgium and Israel is next followed by China. Interestingly enough, both the style and the essence is the same as back in the states - fast fashion here we come, and we love it. Basically, if you find something you like in the stores or online get it! Once it's gone it will be gone for good. Something that bloggers, like myself, both like to hear and cringe about. It's the double edge sward of fashion; on the one hand there will not be thousands of people walking the streets or the blogs, for that matter, with the same items as yourself. On the other hand it makes share ones looks pretty difficult, as items will fly of the shelves. Then again this is the beauty of fashion; get it while its hot!

One thing for sure, is that Forever21 has embraced new media and social networking tools since their beginnings, and for them it's more than simply selling the product, it's also about communicating with the customer and understanding them. Something that was fairly obvious when you spend more than five minutes with the Forever21 team. They clearly are one "the forefront of fashion, but also on the forefront of so many other things"; the crazier and more innovative, the better!

Thank you to Marie from Oona for setting up this interview and thank you Forever21 for having me and answering your questions in all honesty :)

Address: Forever21 Antwerp - 44-46 De Meir - 2000 Antwerp