Danielle Foster bags

Early January I finally managed to book in a visit I had been planning for months; I took myself down to east London to visit the incredibly talented handbag designer Danielle Foster.  I remember coming across her designs every now and then but when I glanced through her fall look book, page after page filled with her signature style beautifully heavy leather bags, I simply went yes...

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Hair rings

image via regal roseHair rings. How simple, how good. One of those things you wish you thought of ages ago. I'm planning to buy 5 packs and go wild with these, then still be picking them out after weeks.Get them in gold or silver or both, he...

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We are nominated!

I received great news during the week that 5 inch and up has been nominated for a Style Blogger award by Company magazine! I have to admit I am a bit excited because during my two years of blogging I've never been nominated for anything blog-related. Not only am I shortlisted for the 'Best What I'm Wearing Today Blog' but for the 'Overall Best Blog' as well!The news about the nomination...

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Stingray

stine goya knit via urban outfittersgina trigot jeansstingray bag from thailandnowhere shoesold random glovesphotos by tasha I'm back, it's been a while! I finally managed to hand in my project and the feeling of relief and freedom is hitting me right about now... I should probably be kicking back with a puzzle or something as mind-numbing to tone down the stress levels, but instead I...

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brb

No plans to stop blogging or anything else that dramatic, just trying to get through a project that's sucking the life out of me to put it lightly. Deadline by the end of the week so I'll be right back.take care and thanks for keeping me positive with your kind tweets and messages!...

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Heagai

heikki salonen jacketbruno pieters x weekday sweater h&m trend skirtmoxham necklaceburberry shoesStuck between 4 walls trying to finish a big project is leaving no time for some daily photos... but I had these that my mother helped me out with, taken just after Christmas in Finland. I'm wearing one of my best Christmas gifts, that my sister gave in to getting me. This is the piece...

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Luxury?

I'm going to go ahead and state the obvious by saying that I absolutely love fashion... but I love things that make fun of fashion a tiny bit more. Like my new paper Birkin right here. Don't get me wrong, walking through the made-up, fake paradise that is Thailand, the knock-off bag culture gets really tiring, really fast. Exhausting almost, especially for someone like me that indulges...

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Lace lace-ups

nicholas kirkwood bootscos skirtmarket find topray ban sunniesI still have a few Thailand post planned, not too much going on in my life here in London at the moment. There was not a day where the temperature would have dropped under 30 degrees, but I insisted on wearing my new Nicholas Kirkwood boots I won in a sample sale just before Christmas. From the hundreds of pairs I was clinging...

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Maybe baby

mango topsecond hand sun visorskywatchI tired the sun visor one day.. the 80's favorite that is being sold on ebay as a joke is cool now that they have been officially included in both resort and summer collections of Balenciaga, Givenchy and more. I guess they want us to take them seriously. I did not take myself that seriously and I decide the I looked a bit ridic in this yellow one.....

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The best of them for Mac

pictures courtesy of mac cosmeticsI might not be as excited about make-up that I am about shoes, but when some of my favorite people collaborate with my favorite cosmetics brand, it deserves a mention. Mac recently realised their amazing collaboration with designer Gareth Pugh and while shopping in Bangkok I came across the lines of legendary icon Iris Apfel and outrageous heellover...

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Track

 zara topalexander wang pantspleats please bag 44 mm rose gold skywatch zara shoesI finally arrived back to London late last night. Truth is although I've lived the peaceful getaway life through the pictures on my blog, I actually spent most of my days bed-bound with a fever after catching a rare sun allergy on the first day. Being on drowsy medicine and banned from the sun...

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Crystallized

grayling necklacecurated by ek thongprasert top milin skirtMy more than beautiful, new necklace by Grayling. I unconditionally love the rawness of the crystals, rough and uncut stones is an absolute favorite feature of mine when it comes to jewellery. I wore it with some newbies found in Thailand. Wouldn't the necklace look amazing under the collar of a button down shirt as well?I know...

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Better cuts

 zara pantscurated by ek thongprasert topalexander wang shoesalpha saphir watchmarket find braceletsI spotted these pants in Zara's lookbook a few weeks back and had a little heart attack over how adorable the print was... but when they finally arrived to stores I had to face the disappointment of reality as they did not fit me at all. All too loose and awful lenght, I had to leave...

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