Four days are never enough

Going abroad and having the chance to spend four whole days in a city is brilliant. However, time always goes by too quickly when you feel at ease and there are plenty of things to visit. That's what happened to me in Oxford.

Thinking I would have too much time, I looked for interesting addresses on the Internet. I found the kind of vintage shops I don't get to shop at where I live, and wrote their location down. Once in Oxford, I kept procrastinating until it was too late. So it's sad to admit that I could only see Unicorn and other appealing shops from the outside. So, all my excitement about coming back with bags full of relics never came true. I did though WINDOW-shopping. That's all.

Despite having no luck with all the vintage items I planned to buy, I did find lovely shops. One of them, whose name is Northlight, delighted me with many Scandinavian designers' thingies (from home stuff to clothes). I bought a Marimekko bag and socks with the exact same pattern for just 38 pounds. I'll try to post some pictures soon... Some other purchases were: English collocation dictionaries, DVDs, a dress, a body scrub, dark chocolate + orange Harrod's biscuits, presents for my family...

Note to myself: Never again leave your purchases for the very last moment

Vintage

The past is always a source of inspiration.If you're ever bored at home, nothing better than flicking through old photo albums. You'll see all the clothes you'd die for, all the changes in the city that should have never happened, all the cute small cars nowadays replaced by modern spaceship-like ones...

A bit nostalgic, isn't it?

All pictures: Carla's mum

Gold & Burgundy

We both agree that the burgundy background and the golden threads look great all together.

The outfit is completed by a vintage locket and a golden necklace.

It all looks a bit oriental, doesn't it?

Top: Zara
Locket: Vintage (Carla's mother)
Golden necklace: A present from a friend

Androgynous

Checked shirts are great in lazy days. Checked shirts might make you look slightly masculin. Checked shirts are the perfect excuse to smell roses, create bracelets from vintage pieces and pose... pose with peep-toes and Ray-Ban wayfarers like only a woman like her can!
A bit of worshiping is not that harmful, is it? :)

Rivero (for Eiriz)