How To Wear A White Button Up

Hallo meine Lieben! Wie ihr sicherlich gemerkt habt, poste ich im Moment viel über Krimskrams, aber so
gut wie garnicht über mich. Das liegt daran, dass ich leider total verschnupft bin und an Kopfschmerzen leide.
Ein paar Tage müsst ihr mir noch geben und dann geht es ganz normal weiter =)

Nun zum eigentlichen Post.

Jeder von uns besitzt eine weiße Bluse. Jeder! Weiße Blusen kann man mit allem kombinieren. Egal ob chic oder
 lässig, mit den richtigen Accessoires und der richtigen Zusammenstellung, kann man mit einer weißen Bluse
 outifttechnisch nie daneben liegen. Zufällig entdeckte ich letztens ein sehr schönes Video von "stylehaul" -
 The LEAF Series: How To Wear A White Button Up 4 Ways. Ich finde das Video wirklich gelungen und habe
 mir auch gleich andere "The LEAF Series"-Videos angeschaut. Sie sind wirklich sehr schön gemacht und es
 macht wirklich Spaß sie anzuschauen. Kann ich wirklich jedem empfehlen, vor allem wenn ihr wie ich erkältet
 zu hause sitzt ;)

Welche der 4 Varianten gefällt euch am besten ?


Einen schönen Abend euch noch!

Because we can't live without shoes..

What an awesome way to display your shoes!

I always find it difficult to find a good way to store my shoes, but this is a pretty good option if you have an empty wall.

 Because a woman can never ever have enough shoes.. :)

Wild Card Round

 For the Wild Card Round, you can vote to bring back a contestant that was voted out in either Round 1 or Round 2. Here are the contestants that you can vote for! And yes, you can pick more than one!

Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters)

Nora Rowley (He Knew He Was Right)

Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)

Sophy Hutton (Cranford)

Jessie Brown (Cranford)

Beth March (Little Women)

Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns (Cranford)

Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie)

Harriet Smith (Emma)

Lady Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)

Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)

Beatrice "Bea" Elliot (The House of Elliot)

Amy March (Little Women)

Laura Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Meg March (Little Women)

Margaret Ellison Brown (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Lady Edith Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda)

Henrietta "Hetta" Carbury (The Way We Live Now)

Evangeline "Evie" Eliott (The House of Eliott)

Estella Havisham (Great Expectations)

Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)

Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)

Eleanor Harding Bold (The Barchester Chronicles)
Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria)

Jane Fairfax (Emma)
Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree)

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women)

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right)

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)

Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters)

Hurry and vote! You only have until the evening of December 1st to vote!

God Bless,
 

Round 2 Results: The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

 Voting for Round 2 has closed! Thank you for voting. Here are the results.

Poll 1

Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria) -- 28 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 31 votes

Poll 2

Jane Fairfax (Emma) -- 20 vote

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 42 votes

Poll 3
Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 36 votes

Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree) -- 13 votes

Poll 4

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women) -- 24 votes

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 40 votes

Poll 5

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 13 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 46 votes

Poll 6

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 47 votes

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right) -- 6 votes

Poll 7

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 30 votes

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 25 votes

Poll 8

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 47 votes

Buttercup (The Princess Bride) -- 10 votes

Poll 9

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 13 votes

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 49 votes

Poll 10

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 22 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 38 votes

Poll 11

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) --29 votes

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 32 votes

Poll 12

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters) -- 12 votes

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 48 votes

Thank you all for voting! The Wild Card Poll will be up shortly!

God Bless,
 

Last Chance to Vote in Round 2!

  
This is your last chance to vote in Round 2 of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! If you haven't voted for Round 2 yet, do so now!

After Round 2, there will be a three day poll to decide a wild card contestant. This will be your opportunity to bring back one of your favorite contestants that was voted out in one of the previous rounds!

God Bless,
 

Review: The Grand - Complete Collection

I had never heard of The Grand until my mom bought it one day on Amazon. Both of us did not know anything about the series other than it was about a hotel. As we watched the series, the basis of the story was pretty much Upstairs, Downstairs in that half the show is about the upper class and the other half is about the lower class.

Note: I would usually do separate reviews for the different seasons, but for this, I'm combining them into one review.

Complete Collection Box Art

Synopsis

After World War I, the Grand Hotel in Manchester is reopened by the Bannerman family who has owned the hotel for many years before. The plot lines of the episodes would be similar to Upstairs Downstairs in that part of the plotlines involve the patrons of the hotel and the Bannerman family and the other part involves the waitstaff of the hotel.

Characters

There was only one member of the regular cast that I recognized, and it was Susan Hampshire as Miss Harkness, a guest at the Grand.

Out of all the characters, I would say that there are only three that were likable. The three were John Bannerman, the owner of the hotel, Kate Morris, the servant girl, and Mr. Collins, the head porter. John Bannerman was the owner trying to make the hotel successful after being closed for so long; he loves his family, but sometimes can't express it as well as he should. Kate Morris, the servant girl, tries to do her job and follow the rules; she cares for her friend, Monica, and tries to keep her out of trouble (which didn't work out). Mr. Collins lives with the grief that his son was executed for abandoning his post in the military, but he copes with it and runs the hotel well.

Kate Morris and Stephen Bannerman, John and Sarah Bannerman's
son.

The rest of the characters were horribly, horribly flawed. Miss Harkness has a very disreputable past and for the first half of the first series is proud of it and talks about it openly (Susan Hampshire, you could have done a lot better). She does seem to regret her choices, but ultimately goes back to her previous lifestyle. Marcus Bannerman, John Bannerman's brother, is just creepy and slimy. Sarah Bannerman, John's wife, begins to move away from her husband towards the creepy Marcus. Marcus's girlfriend (later fiancee and then wife) Ruth is mistreated by Marcus the whole first series, though he is slightly better to her face during the second series, but still neglects her. Need I go much further? And that was only part of the upstairs plotlines. And a bit more goes on with the servants that work downstairs. If you're looking for role models, don't look for them in The Grand.

There were also a lot of topics that wouldn't have been discussed so openly in company at the time. Realistically, during that time, there were certain subjects that would have been much more discreetly discussed if discussed at all. In The Grand, those subjects were talked about as if it was a modern day soap opera! It was quite unnecessary and inaccurate.

Scenery

Miss Harkness and Kate Morris

The Grand Hotel itself is something to look at! It's has many lovely views and always looks clean. There aren't many scenes that take place outside, so a great deal of the scenes are inside the hotel.

Costumes

Some of the costumes were well done. A good deal of the guests/owners costumes were very nice and looked pretty. The servants' outfits were the same uniform that they wore. However, it seemed like during the second season, however, that the costumer for The Grand was going out of their way to make Miss Harkness's dresses extremely immodest; it was extremely ridiculous and unnecessary.

Music

The theme music was very nice. It's very flowing and can get stuck in your head easily. Other than that, there aren't many songs that stood out to me very much.

Overall: 0.5/5

I WOULD NOT recommend this, especially to families. There are a lot of scenes that are very mature and a lot of the topics discussed during the show were inappropriate and wouldn't have been talked about so openly during the time period. Honestly, The Grand was more like a modern day soap opera with everyone's dirty laundry out for everyone to see in period fashions. I can't even say that you can easily skip past the inappropriate scenes: some can take you by surprise. I usually don't like to quote other reviewers on my reviews since my reviews are mine, but one reviewer at IMDB put it accurately when they said, "The Grand is just too sordid for more than one viewing." So I won't be watching this again. Be warned about this series. Though the costuming is nice and the hotel itself is lovely to look at, there is some very mature content present throughout the entire series that ruins the entire experience. And, honestly, the plotlines weren't that great to begin with.

The Grand is available on DVD. It is made up of two seasons and 18 episodes that are about 55 minutes long.

Mrs. Bennet Animated

I don't know about the rest of you, but personally, I feel a little gloomy about going back to school after Thanksgiving Break. So, to bring a little bit of cheer back into your day, I present to you all:

Mrs. Bennet's famous wink!

Hopefully that gave you a good laugh and brightened your day!

 God Bless,
 

The vintage shirt

Shirt Vintage

A couple of weeks ago, I found this vintage shirt in a very cool vintage store in Amsterdam. I was crazy about the fact that it was so retro and I just love everything that has this color.

I would combine it with a jeans and gold jewelry to give it a more modern look.

I start to appreciate vintage more and more since I've been in a couple of really awesome vintage stores. I also found the coolest hairy jacket I every saw. It's so retro.

I still didn't had a change to wear this shirt, due to the fact that I bought it for my 18th birthday, but it's patiently waiting for me in my closet. :)

xox, V.

Get off that catwalk

If I am looking for some inspiration, I prefer to look at street shots rather than the catwalk. It's way more interesting to see what people do to make a look their own and not just wear a complete, unimaginative catwalk look.

I chose these shots because every look is great, due to their simplicity. Simple silhouettes and edgy accessoires together with some rockabilty; these girls rock the streets during the Fashion Weeks all over the world.

blogger-interview pt 6

Zeit für Blogvorstellung! heute möchte ich euch den Blog von der Paulina vorstellen - fashion's changeable
Neben Outfits findet man auf ihrem Blog auch ganz viele Inspirationsbilder, nach denen ich total verrückt bin =)
Schaut auf jeden Fall vorbei!

Nun zum Interview:

1. Seid wann bloggst du und über was bloggst du?


Ich blogge hauptsächlich so Outfits und Inspirationen. Ich habe auch mal Videos dabei, aber eher selten. Ich bin
 auch schon einem 'DIY' dran.

Meinen Blog führe ich seid Februar 2011, anfangs ging es eher so um meinen Alltag. Mein Blog hat sich öfters
mal verwandelt.(:

2. Was hat dich zum bloggen gebracht?

Dass war einfach so spontan, ich habe einen Blog gelesen und ich wusste sofort: Das will ich auch!



3. Welches ist dein Must-Have für den Herbst?

Dicke Strickpullover die sind ziemlich warm und ich liebe sie!

4. Hattest du schonmal Fehlkäufe, wenn ja, was war es?

Zu kleine Schuhe, ich besitze Größe 39 und habe mir ernsthaft mal Schuhe gekauft die mir zwei nummern zu
 klein waren, ich habe sie auch noch gleich nach dem bezahlen im Laden angezogen und bin mit schmerzenden
 Füßen weiter durch die Sadt gelaufen und habe alle anderen Leute um ihre bequemen Schuhe beneidet.:D

closet confessions

 Ein Einblick in die Kleiderschränke bekannter Blogger, oder Celebrities. Seien wir mal ehrlich, da kann keiner
 von uns "nein" sagen ;) Tippt man "closet confessions" bei Youtube ein, findet man das eine oder andere
 interessante Video. Vor allem die bluefly Videos, haben es mir besonders angetan. Erfrischend,witzig, einfach
 nur schön. Mein Lieblingvideo ist von der Bloggerin Leandra Medine. So eine inspirierende Frau! Roxy kennt
 ihr wahrscheinlich alle noch aus "The City" mit Olivia Palermo und Susie Bubble wurde als Bloggerin bekannt.

 Viel Spaß beim gucken !

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Let's take a moment today to think about what we are thankful for.


 God Bless,
 

Paris photo diary

From Paris, with love.

Round 2 Voting Progress

Voting is coming along great! Here is the progress for the voting. Votes were taken as of last night.

Poll 1

Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria) -- 19 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 19 votes
TIED

Poll 2

Jane Fairfax (Emma) -- 1 vote

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 29 votes

Poll 3
Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 22 votes

Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree) -- 10 votes

Poll 4

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women) -- 15 votes

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 27 votes

Poll 5

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 4 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 35 votes

Poll 6

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 31 votes

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right) -- 4 votes

Poll 7

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 20 votes

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 16 votes

Poll 8

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 32 votes

Buttercup (The Princess Bride) -- 5 votes

Poll 9

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 6 votes

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 34 votes

Poll 10

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 16 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 25 votes

Poll 11

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) --16 votes

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 22 votes

Poll 12

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters) -- 8 votes

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 31 votes

You still have a couple more days to vote! If you haven't voted, vote now!

 God Bless,
 

dermal anchor nr. 2

 Ganz weit oben auf meiner Wunschliste (neben einem weiteren Tattoo) - Ein Anker am Hals. Ich habe ja schon
 einen an der Hand und ich muss sagen, dass ich bisher wirklich keine Probleme mit ihm hatte, auch wenn mir
 ganz viele Angst gemacht haben, dass er sich entzünden wird und ich ihn sowieso wieder rausmachen werde.
 Zum Glück ist es überhaupt nicht so. Gestern Abend bin ich auf weheartit.com auf Inspirationsuche gewesen
 und ein Anker am Hals, wie bei der Dame auf den Bilder, gefällt mir wirklich sehr sehr gut. Nein, ich möchte
 nicht wie sie aussehen (meine Brüste bleiben eingepackt), hier geht es ausschließlich um den Anker =)


 wie findet ihr es ?
 Habt ihr vielleicht selbst welche ? =)


Quelle: weheartit.com

Jane Austen Poisoned?

You may or may not have seen the countless articles about a recent theory about how Jane Austen died. Here is a recent one.

Jane Austen 'died from arsenic poisoning'

Almost 200 years after she died, Jane Austen's early death at the age of just 41 has been attributed to many things, from cancer to Addison's disease. Now sleuthing from a crime novelist has uncovered a new possibility: arsenic poisoning.

Author Lindsay Ashford moved to Austen's village of Chawton three years ago, and began writing her new crime novel in the library of the novelist's brother Edward's former home, Chawton House. She soon became engrossed in old volumes of Austen's letters, and one morning spotted a sentence Austen wrote just a few months before she died: "I am considerably better now and am recovering my looks a little, which have been bad enough, black and white and every wrong colour."

Source

I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I highly doubt that if Jane Austen died of arsenic poisoning that it was foul play. She was a private person and not too many people knew that she was the author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, etc: it wasn't like she was a very public person that everyone saw and heard about. It would seem unlikely that foul play would be possible. It's more likely that a doctor prescribed medicine to her that contained arsenic that lead to her early death. If (and only if) she died of arsenic poisoning, it's more likely that it was accidental than intentional. But this is just my opinion.

There have been so many theories on what Jane Austen died of (Addison's Disease, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, even T.B) that I don't think we'll ever find out what Jane exactly died of.

What do you all think of this new finding?

 God Bless,