Bonjour my duarlinks,

I trust you had a fabby-di-fab weekend? Mine sure was very relaxing, filled with... well nothing besides being a couch potatoe, really! But sometimes that's exactement what a gal needs, n'est-ce pas?

I did however leave my sofa just long enough to do some Sunday morning shoe hunting (I'm sad to say it was to no avail) ànd snap some pics of my outfit - whereafter I quickly replaced my new Zara jeans (scored on sale) with these comfy pants extraordinaire and jumped back in.

As for the outfit, I tried to fancy up my Vans sneakers  with some lipstick and chandelier earrings. Hence the cheesy pun in my title - gosh, ain't I just too hilarious? Oh, and I decided it was time to show you the other side of my multi-flexible Marni clutch.


Grey T-shirt (Marie Sixtine). Black knitted cardigan (Cos). Leather jacket (Warehouse). Jeans (Zara). Beanie (Knitted by my beau's granny ages ago). Earring (Forever 21). Sunglasses (H&M). Bag (Marni). Gloves (H&M). Socks (Forever 21). Shoes (Vans).





xxx

Friday Fascinations

And so another week has come to an end, ça alors! But fear not, before bidding you adieu, I'll grant ya some luuurvly links that will fill your weekend with food for thought, laughter and awe. That's right, mateys!

Up first on my list of fascinating stuff is fur. As you will see over at The Man Repeller, this utterly gorgeous, but also highly disputed material is always a great conversation-starter!

After tackling some moral problems, I think we're up for something a tad more light-hearted.

Next, if you haven't OD'ed on chocolate yet, you might try this little glamour overdose.

And lastly, there's nothing a nice desktop wallpaper to give you some good vibes. I'm enjoying those pink half circles as we speak!

Have a happy one m'dears!

xxx

PS: click on the image for the source!
PPS: how do you like my new header?
PPPS: I changed my URL! Not sure if it such a smart plan, but I was just really sick of the "e" missing in my old "lavienmode.blogspot.com".

For the love/hate of Olson

Okay, I'm just gonna come out and tell you guys fair and square:

I never really liked the Olson Twins. I already considered them highly annoying in Full House, and their seemingly oh-so casual and boho façade quite gives me the jitters.

Oops! Are y'all gonna stake me now for bashing your idols?

I hope not. For despite my personal aversion of world's most famous twins, I am not too petty to admit that these girls have got talent. To be honest, I've always appreciated their collections for The Row and Elisabeth and James more than I'd like to admit.

And now their The Row pre-fall 2014 lookbook really caught my eye.









You can probably see why. Not only are the clothes spectacular (That croco bag! That fur coat! That chunky cropped knit!), I also love their pick of models. Linda Rodin and Esther de Jong, are not only two gorgeous ladies, they also validate one of my favourite statements: Style has no age.

Images via Style.com

So ladies and gents, what says you about my love-hate relationship with Mary-Kate and Ashley?

xxx


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Winter Whites

Hi honeys!

So, big news. It turns out Wikipedia was right after all: New Year's resolutions are doomed to fail. For despite all my efforts, I did not blog last Friday. I do however have a golly good excuse for that error in my ways. You see, besides being adorable, my beau sometimes likes to put viruses on laptop... Accidentally, that is, but therefore not less infuriating. Anyhow, I'm all virus-free now and good to go.

This jolly nice Monday, I'd like to talk to you about my favourite (non-)colour: White it is! No colour as calming, clean, crisp as white, is there? Which is exactly why every single wall in our house is painted in a gorgeous (and contrary to what many people may think, very cosy) cream white. But a white canvas for my decor alone is certainly not enough to satisfie my cravings for le blanc.

I also adore these lamp shades from Ikea, perfecting my kitchen...


...I'm touched by the beauty of old-fashioned black letters on a white card (and of course I also love the words they're saying - my dear Aurélie, be prepared for the most fabulous bachelorette party ever). I'm still obsessed with Essie Marshmallow ànd I love my white with brown florals pj's...


...And I'm totally smittin' for the &Other Stories hand cream I got together with the card above, the white with green and yellow Marimekko plate my beau gave me and the all white postcard by design company Soki saying 'Whish you all the best".


Dis-le-moi, do you share this white obsession?

xxx

P.S.: Today is La Vie en Mode's fourth birthday, that calls for a toast ànd a very own - I know, finally - Facebook page!

A New Year

Firstly I'd love to wish you a très, très happy 2014 - may it be a totes swingin' year for y'all.

Secondly I'd like to take the opportunity to make some serious New Year's resolutions. According to a study from the University of Bristol no less than 88% - and I'm quoting Wikipedia here - of the people who make New Year's resolutions fail. But I'd like to give it a shot anyway, so here it goes.

In 2014 I want to:

1. Travel, preferably to Paris, London, Amsterdam and Italy.
2. Practice yoga 2 times a week (yes, this was one of last year's resolutions as well, and yes, I failed miserably).
3. Start writing a book.
4. Blog 3 times a week (If - contrary to what Wikipedia predicts - I don't fail at all this stuff, you will see me here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
5. Procrastinate less.
6. Do things that make me happy, instead of things that I think I ought to do for some reason or other.

Et voilà!

Pray tell, do you do New Year's rezzies? If so, what are yours?

xxx