Prep, zipper details and a hint of sportiness.

God ettermiddag!

Det har vært veldig deilig med fri idag, og ikke minst å få tilbringe dagen med gubben. Det er egentlig litt greit at vi kan få fredagen sammen når han er hjemme for helgen, og jeg jobber i morgen. Jobber 12-20 så da går mesteparten av den lørdagen. Vi har hatt en veldig fin dag sammen!

Ellers så har jeg tenkt litt på klesstil i de siste dagene. Jeg kjenner at jeg savner skjorter og genser stilen veldig, og synes synd på alle skjortene som henger i skapet. Jeg var jo helt hekta på å kjøpe skjorter en gang, og jeg er fortsatt veldig glad i preppy stilen. Uten at den blir alt for American preppy. Skjorter under gensere er bare utrolig stilfullt. 

Samtidig er det andre elementer jeg også kunne tenkt å dra med mer inn i klesskapet i 2016. Jeg elsker jo hullete bukser, strikkede gensere, glidelås detaljer. Jeg synes det er innmari kult å kombinere det formelle og hverdagslige. Og jeg liker innslag av litt sportslig stil. Går alt dette ann å kombinere? Vel, ut i fra de bildene jeg har funnet som inspirasjon idag så er svaret et rungende JA. 

I've been thinking about my style a lot lately, and I have some thoughts of what I want to bring into my wardrobe during 2016. I've always loved the preppy look with shirts underneath sweaters, and I feel sorry for all the shirts that just collecting dust in my wardrobe. They need to come out in the light again. I also want to bring in more zipper details, ripped jeans and elements of the sporty trend. Can all these be matched into one style? From the inspirational pictures I've collected the answer is a big YES.

Her favourite hairdo at the moment?

Could you possibly guess it?

Det var ikke før jeg begynte å jobbe på IKEA at jeg innså at en flette ikke var så dum en frisyre. Kall meg rar, men jeg har aldri likt å ha håret opp i en heste hale eller en flette. Om det er mine utstikkende ører eller bare alt for kort lengde på håret som har gjort det, det kan jeg ikke si noe på. Det er iallefall langt nokk nå, og fordelene med å få det bort fra ansiktet er så mange at ørene får bare stikke ut. Så da måtte jeg jo og løpe å kjøpe disse strikkene med metallring på som jeg alltid har hatt lyst på. Ja til tross for at jeg ikke likte frisyren. Haha. 

Så til jobb og til hverdags så er dette min nye go-to frisyre, enten jeg bare har en dårlig hårdag, dårlig tid eller lett og slett har lyst på flette! 

Sorry for not writing English on my latest post! Anyways, could you guess what I recently discovered. Yup, the high braid ponytail. I've never liked it, probably due to my protruding years or because my hair have never been long enough. Well, it is now - and I love it! 

December Inspiration

Hei igjen. Jeg er da altså fortsatt i livet og alt det der. Jeg har bare i mellom jobb, julegavehandling, innpakking, post sendinger og rydding alt for få timer for tiden. Jeg beundrer virkelig topp bloggere som finner tid til all bloggingen i mellom relaterte møter/oppdrag, jobb og hverdagslivet. Hvordan får de det til? Vel, jeg kjenner iallefall at energinivået begynner å gå sakte men sikkert oppover. Så jeg har litt mer energi til å få andre ting gjort når jeg kommer hjem. Forkjølelsen begynner også endelig å gi seg, og det hjelper jo betraktelig på! Så da jeg stod opp idag klarte jeg kun å tenke på en ting - å få blogget!

Men, jeg tar jo ikke bilder av livet mitt lengre så det for holde med litt inspirasjon fra tumblr accounten min. Her er hva jeg har re-blogget der i det siste, og det sier vel seg selv hva det er som inspirerer meg? Strikk, strikk, strikk og andre varme ting!

Så med det vil jeg ønske alle en riktig god Tirsdag! Jeg har sagt ja til å ta over en vakt fra 12-20, og før det må jeg få sendt noe med posten. Så det er bare å hive seg rundt å gjøre seg klar for dagen! 

I just don't have enough hours in my days any more. Between all the working, Christmas shopping, gift wrapping, errands to the post office and cleaning I just haven't found time for my blog for a while. But I can feel my energy levels rising, after being way to low for a while. And the cold is finally going away - and that helps a lot! So when I got up today, I really wanted to make a blog post! But I don't take any pictures of my life any more, so some inspiration have to do. This is what I have re-blogged on my Tumblr account lately.

- The Girl on Edge

A tribute to the sweaterdress!

Lesertallet har sunket litt i det siste, og jeg tar det som et hint om at det har vært litt for mange juleinnlegg. Så jeg tenkte jeg skulle dedikere et innlegg til noe jeg har vært totalt hektet på i det siste - genserkjoler. Hadde jeg hatt råd hadde jeg nokk eid 150 stk, men jeg har dessverre ikke råd til en enste en (enda), og tenkte vi kunne sikkle på dem sammen!

En kjole. Som ser ut som en genser. Som både kan være formell og casual. Som du kan pynte opp og bruke til et familieselskap. Som du kan dra over hodet en dag du ikke føler for bukse, men heller ikke shorts eller skjørt. Som du kan varme deg i på late morgener. Som er lett og ledig. Som ikke strammer noen steder. Deilig!

Og nå virker det som om genserkjoler er en trend på min favoritt nettbutikk - Galstar! Jeg liker å handle her for å finne unike og rimelige plagg, som ikke alle andre i Norge også har. Joda, alle kombinerer jo klær forskjellig. Men det er noe med den stasen å ha noe som du vet at ytters få i Norge også har. 

Men tilbake til genserkjolene. Hva synes du?

[1. Chiffon pullover  // 2. Hounds tooth pullover // 3. Hounds tooth pullover ver.2 ]

[ 4. Diagram pullover // 5. Hound's tooth sweater // 6.  Horizontal knitted dress ]

[ 7. Box Logo hoodie // 8. Box Logo sweater // 9. Knitted pullover ]

[ 10.  Number logo sweater // 11. Shaggy knitt in green // 12. Shaggy knitt in red ] 

There has been a lot of christmas updates lately, so I thought I would do something entirely different - Sharing my love for the incredible awesome sweaterdress. You can be formal in it, you can be casual in it. You can pull it over your head in the early mornings when you know you don't want to wear jeans for the day, but not skirts or shorts either. And it is a perfect piece to be totally lazy in! So comfortable. 

And so it seemse that this is a trend on my favourite webshow too.

So what do you think?

- xox The Girl on Edge

Forever Flowers~

Yesterday, I was in Birmingham with Shirley & a friend. After doing some errands we had, we decided to go to the Bullring and have a look. It didn't take long before we where at Forever21, and let me tell you, we spent about 2 hours there. The store is so incredible big and amazing. Found my bikini for the summer there, but that is for another post.

What this is about is me always having wanted and dreamt about jeans/trousers with flower patterns. And I have seen many, many good ones, many horrible ones, and many that I didn't want. But that was until I came to Forever21 and found these. I am in love. 

I can now face the summer with my own floral patterned jeans. And the best is the colour combination. Dark undefinable grey and neon flowers. I love the neon trend this year~

XXOXX ([]u[])y~

Challenge: Style detail #1

I had a wonderful chat with a dear friend about blogging, and we where giving each other ideas about what to blog about. During that conversation I got this idea of a challenge for myself. Last year when I realised my blog was only about my outfits I challenged myself to take pictures of something else every day and post it. This year I got the opposite problem, my blog is about everything else than my style and my passion for expressing myself though clothes. So I am reversing the challenge. 

I am challenging myself to take pictures related to my style and post it... Almost everyday. I am saying almost everyday because due to university and work load I know I wont be able to do so every day. And it might be photos of a lip stick, something I bought last week or yesterday, or a favourite piece of clothing. Basically anything from my closet or stuff that I have that is related to my style. And it may have a lot of text and rambling, or no text at all. What do you think?

So, here is challenge #1:

I got this gloves from the same dear friend I mentioned above. I must say I was quite surprised when she said "I got a gift for you" followed by pulling these up from her bag. She was dissatisfied by how they fitted on the hands, and knew how much I liked them. And I wasn't going to say no. I love these babies. I am not a glove shopper, is not a typical item for me to get. But I still love a good pair of chic and stylish gloves. 

XXOXX ([]u[])y~ 

Bright yellow & flower patterns

I know we have entered April, and I survived the April's fools day without getting tricked. Still, I really want to share with you some of the inspiration I found in the March edition of Happie Nuts. My all time favourite Japanese fashion magazine. They seem to know exactly what I want, what I need, where I need to be pushed, where I need to go and what I need to wear. And how I should dare more. No magazine hit home like Happie Nuts do. So here we go~

This spring I have fallen for the bright yellow colour, or all bright colours for that matter, but specially yellow. It is such a good detail colour, as well as on clothes to give the outfit some life. This spring/summer I really want to work that yellow colour! I also want to dress up a little bit more cuter, without loosing touch with the edgy/rock-ish side. In general, what I want is to still rock black, white and gray; but with some input of bright and pastel colours. 

outfits: 

1. I love how the top + a plain skirt becomes so elegant. Not to mention how chic it looks with those red heels.

2. The monochrome trend this spring is just awesome. I am so geared up because two of my favourite "colours" has become a trend together. And a black fake leather skirt, skorts, or shorts is a must have in my closet.

3. To my surprise I have started loving floral patterns. I despised them for a couple of years now, but this year it has grown on me. A pencil or a peplum skirt with floral patter = Yes please!

4. This outfit perfectly illustrates what I mean by rock-ish but with more colours. Light lilac, yellow, mint, bight blue and red is lovely. I just need to learn to combine them with all my black, gray and white clothes.

Outfits:

1. High waisted jeans/leggings is a cool ad quirky combination to tees and blazers. This outfit is kept perfectly balanced with cute heels and a comfortable hairstyle. Love it!

2. Another perfect outfit to show how I want to dress up. This outfit is lovely, and a perfect mix between chic, stylish and casual. Beanie&sweater + skirt&heels = YES.

3. Sweater over shirts is one of my favourite trends ever, and I really hope to keep it though spring/summer by using thin sweater and chiffon shirts. I also am crazy for floral patterned jeans. 

4. White jeans and pastel coloured tops might be too light for me. But I still like it a lot. 

Above: Although I want to keep using my scarfs, I like how headbands is being picked up and used again. 

Below: Great hairstyle inspiration for a hat, beanie and cap lover like me!

I am falling in love with Yui Minemura. She is such a diverse and lovely model. She can pull of so many different looks. Sometimes I don't recognise her unless they have put their name beside her in the mag. Which I think is great that the mags do, it gives us newbies a chance to learn the models names and their faces :)

Just look at Yui Minemura in these four pics of her, so different! Specially on the last one from the others. I have also started to really notice Nicole Abe too. She is different in a good way. 

Now, this became a much longer post than what I intended. I just wanted to put a little more effort into my inspiration posts. Not just say vaguely what inspired my and dump a lot of pictures in the post without saying anything more. Although I like my post clean, and without too much text. Did I overkill it this time? 

I am also wondering if my blog has changed to just a plain boring one? Because I know one year ago it was all about j-mags, outfits, inspiration, detail pics e.g. Now it is a lot more about my life though pictures and much less about style. I am trying to bring more of my style and inspiration into this blog, but I just want to hear what you, my readers, think :)

XXOXX ([]u[])y~