Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.

On to the next one.

I'm on the right track, baby!

Bow ties with an attitude

Bow ties would be my absolute addiction if I would be a boy. For sure. I've always found them much more elegant than a regular tie. Seeing men with a bow tie gives more ümpfh to the entire outfit. What do you think?! I instantly melt when my boyfriend wears one and there's only 1 thing that comes to mind: 'mmmmm-mmmm'. 

You've got them in all sizes, colors, patterns and styles. Bow tie heaven if you ask me! Here's a little moodboard which makes me go crazy. My boyfriend is very difficult when it comes to gifts but I sure know when the time is right and he needs a classy new one, I would be very glad to start searching for the perfect bow tie online/offline! As long as you keep your outfit dark, neutral or simple, go bonkers with the bow tie!

I'm absolutely not the know-it-all when it comes to brands but labels like Brooks Brothers,  Forage and Monsieur Jean Yves have a pretty collection.

That's my inspiration for now!
Sabrina, x.

New in | January items

Cologne through my lens

Well, actually it's more of a 'Cologne Christmas markets through my lens'. Aah Christmas... you can imagine how long these pictures have been lingering on my desktop. I could say that I was waiting for snow to make this post but then I would be lying. Honesty above all. 

A while back, when animals still talked I believe, the fearsome foursome headed over to Cologne for some well deserved glühwein. Sabrina, Dorien, Debra and I stayed in an amazing loft, discovered new foods, and soaked up enough Christmas spirit to last 'till next year. 

Now, let me take you back to December. Enjoy!

Hello 2014

Although 1st of January is the first day of a new year, I personally start the new year aka 2014 on the 2nd. And that's because having a hangover and especially being really tired from celebrating and staying up so late. I didn't really got the New Years Eve feeling, it was rather a party with only more champagne but it was very good. When the countdown started everybody rushed outside and I didn't even notice why that was until I heard everybody yelling outside and by the burst of ONE I was just in time to join them. Oh well, the hugging and kissing was the fun part. 

Music Musings

Can you sense what I'm aiming at with this song? In exactly one week Sabrina is officially a working gal and I'll be handing in my thesis. AAW YEAH! Oh and 2013 is almost over or something, right? I couldn't let this year end without some good old Beyoncé, now could I. The best day of this year revolved around her.

It was May 15th. All around Belgium people where asking themselves one question: 'Is she going to perform tonight?' Devastated as I was from the cancellation one night before, I was fervently hoping she would throw in the towel today as well since poor old me didn't have a ticket. Of course karma kicked me in the butt and soon news started spreading that Queen B was going to perform her second concert as planned. F*ck. At that stage I started panicking, nothing was known about our cancelled concert and I was leaving for Scotland until the end of June. When a friend told me about last minute crappy tickets, I immediately rushed to Teleticketservice's site. After some doubting and nerve-racking attempts at buying a ticket, I succeeded! I was going to see Miss Knowles after all. When I got to the concert hall and went to my seat aaaaaall the way in the upper tribune and almost behind the stage, something in me awoke. I wanted, nay needed, a better seat and so my mission started. First I ran into some unhelpful women that snapped at me that no places were being filled up, yeah like that's convincing. Then, when I was already about to give up, I overheard an important-looking man talking about empty seats to his phone. Hold on a minute! I stopped the man and started rambling about how I missed the concert the day before and that I was leaving the country, that I bought tickets through Beyoncé's fan club (emphasizing my adoration) , that I was there all alone, ... I was on fire! The man said that he was going to see what he could do and that I should return to my seat. So I did. After what seemed like forever the lights went out and the music started (put on for full dramatic experience). This was it, the show had begun. Then, all of a sudden I saw a silhouette emerging from the dark, waving at me with a white wristband in hand. 'Come, we have to be quick' the important man shouted, 'I have a seat for you in the Bey Stage'. My heart stopped and I blubbered something like 'What, are you serious? Thank you so much!' while I ran as fast as my trembling legs could go. Entering the Bey Stage was on of the most glorious moments of my life. I was only meters away from a stage on which Beyoncé was going to walk and sing later that evening (!). Yes,  still a couple of meters away. I wasn't going to stop now, I wanted to get right next to that damn stage. *Enter K3's Josje* When the organization recognized Josje, they offered her seats next to the stage and high on adrenaline as I was, I just took my coat and followed her. I could pass off as Josje's entourage any day. The rest of the evening was but a dream.. 

Let's just say that my voice should never be blasted out of any sound system ever again, that I know how Beyoncé's iconic blue suit feels like, and that I snapped my most favourite Instagram picture ever. HIHIHI! 

Cheers!
Naomi, x

PS: Josje, if you're reading this, sorry again for screaming your ears off.
PPS: I totally came back from Scotland for the weekend to attend Beyoncé's rescheduled concert.

Freakin' merry Christmas!

Ho, ho, ho...

The Hague through my lens

Orange vibes | Outfit

Music Musings

Music has always been an important thing in my life, I'll probably go crazy without it. This comes with another big passion of mine: dance. From the time I learned to take my first steps as a little child my feet started to move by the sound of any kind of beat. So from the year I turned 4 until I was 21 my fulltime hobby was dancing. I started with ballet, then I got the taste of it and wanted more so jazz and hiphop came along as well and finally modern ballet and modern jazz became also very interesting for me. While other high school kids enjoyed hanging around after school I was spending my after school hours at the dance school.

When I started studying at uni it became really hard for me to combine school and dancing because I had +/- 8 hours of dancing and going back and forth was getting really exhausting. And with a big knee injury on the side I had to slow down the dancing mojo. It was really difficult for me to let go and nowadays it still can be frustrating. Sometimes I give private lessons to little ones and if no one is home I start moving the furniture around in the living rooms so I can do my thing. You can hear it already, yes I watch #SYTYCD and one of my big favorites is Tamara. She dances with full energy and lots of emotion and that's just truely amazing. Yesterday she performed a short solo on Anthony and the Johnsons with their song 'Hope there's someone'. It was pure, beautiful and it gave me an immediate feeling to stand up and start dancing.

Enjoy your week and have a non-blue monday.
Sabrina, x.

London through my lens

Wicked lipstick | New in

Dress your room.

Finally another post! You sense overcompensation with this overload of pictures? Correct. I wanted to show you bits and pieces of my room (and apparently a lot of them). Last year was the last time I could go full-on girly since the next rooms I'll be decorating will be in accordance with my mister. When we moved into our current house, about 7 years ago, I went all Bollywood. My walls were dark red, orange and pink. I kid you not. I had incense, Buddha figurines, and many more oriental decorations all over the place. After a couple of years, surprise surprise, I grew tired of my oriental temple and last year I decided the time had come for a total makeover. I went for pinks, whites and greys. Boy, was it hard to paint over my dark walls! But I like my room so much more now with these light colours (and new furniture). I hope you like it too ☺.

If you're still the only one making all the decisions, now is the time to dress your room!

Casual power dressing.

The Big You IV

This was already the second time we were invited for The Big You and now at least one of us was in the country, we be jet-setting all the time. So while Sabrina was living it up in Venice, I was finally enjoying everything that UPR had to offer. I'm sure you can expect some belle immagini coming your way in the near future. 

The event. We were welcomed in the beautiful loft were it all started for UPR back in 2001. I definitely wouldn't mind placing my desk down there. It was very nice to finally meet the faces behind the weekly press releases ☺.

The seaside.

The wind beneath my skirt.