super duper

everything is vintace except for the zara boots

I managed to take a quick outfit picture outside Sentrum Scene with my Soyamilk before Coldplay concert! I know I should had told you guys earlier but I was asked the day before the concert if I wanted to join my friend who was lucky enough to win two tickets! I’m still in shock that I managed to stand front row, and get a hug from Chris Martin! After standing outside in bloody two hours after the concert it was damn worth to get the autographs! Yeah, last night super duper cool.

Sorry for the awful picture. It was taken by my phone since i didnt bring alon my heavy SDLR along. I look horrible because I'm sick at the momemnt and I even managed to sneeze five times during "Viva la vida".

foggy day

vintage floral dress and cardigan, florence and the machine tote bag and topshop boots

Oops, forgot that I have a blog to try to keep alive. I have been too tired after school to do some blogging and been working a lot lately since the store is filled with Christmas shoppers. I guess it is going to be a lot busier now when the time nears Christmas.

So now that I can actually drive, I took a small trip to Sliperiet – a place near where I used to dance (yeah, I used to dance before and I have no idea why I did it) with Marianne. And here is me trying to enjoy the foggy weather with the coldness that came along last Sunday.

florence and the machine

I'm seriously getting goosebumps by this awsome lady. Oh Florence, i fucking love you!

lately

bikbok denim shirt, h&m sweater, f21 shorts, vintage satchel and topshop boots

I have got a new phone, and the car license! After a year spending on practicing on driving, I have finally passed the test and can now drive on my own. So at my very first driving alone moment, I had the Florence and the machine CD playing in the car and sang along with my terrible singing voice – freedom!

Ane Brun - Do you remember

in the woods

dad's levis jacket, vintage cable knit sweater, bikbok floral dress, zara boots and florence and the machine tote bag

It has been ages since I have given any signs of life on this blog. I know I promised to blog during the trip, but things got hectic and so fun that I forgot, and it was amazing until the last day, where I got picket pocked on Oxford Street.. Urghh, I can’t believe that all of the people on that street, it happened to me, so the past days I have been a busy bie with trying to find new cell phone and everything. I hate that all my life was in that wallet.

But here I am in Norway again in the freezing weather – from wearing no stocking in London to wearing wool stockings. The autumn which is not autumn anymore, is friggin freezing and if I’m right, the snow will soon come.

The Smiths - There is a ligth that never goes out

hello london

from the right: dad's levi's jacket, vintage floral dress, bikbok floral dress, vintage cable knit sweater and cardigan, vintage purse, bianco oxfords, zara loafers, florence and the machine tote bag and arctic monkeys tshirt

The suitcase is packed and I’m ready to go! It is reported to be nice and hot weather while I’m there, so hopefully my clothes goes along with the London weather. At the moment, I’m in Oslo to visit my brother for the weekend before leaving for London. Very little clothes for four days, but the suitcase is going to be full packed in end of the trip, trust me! And this time, I will probably be able to update blog while I'm gone!

leaves on the ground

cheap monday jeans, vintage cable knit sweater, shirt and satchel and zara loafers

This amazing cable knit sweater is truly one of my best finds ever. I bought it at the yearly Østre Halsen flea market, and the story behind it is quite funny because I didn’t originally found it at the first place. I was at clothing section and dug among the clothes, and suddenly the lady next to my found this sweater I’m wearing. I got all “ OH MY GOD, I MUST HAVE IT” and I stood next to her in few minutes in hope that she will change her thought about it, and the next thing I knew, she lost it on the ground without knowing it, so I grabbed it and run to the nearest seller. I know, such mean thing to do, but that is the story of my favorite sweater.

I have also cut my hair shorter! It was time for a small change, so now my hair is 5 centimeters shorter and I have no fringe this time. My hair has changed loads past three years and I’m quite fond of new changes, and the new change suite perfectly for the trip I’m going to in few days BECAUSE I’M GOING TO LONDON ON MONDAY! WOHOOOO!

Beach House - Norway

arctic monkeys fanatic

arctic monkeys band tshirt, vintage skirt and cardigan, florence and the machine tote bag, and converse

Trying to keep the blog alive so here is another update: it’s not exactly a big secret about how much I love Arctic Monkeys and I try, by every chance to show my love for them. For instance (like you can see above)I use the new band shirt frequently as possible. Since they didn’t have an European tshirt at the moment I was on their gig in Oslo in May ( Ohhh, Alex looks so nice when he wears leather jacket), I had to go with the Sheffield. You have no idea how sad I get when I tell people I haven’t been to the Don Valley gig. These were taken right outside Bevisst for some days ago and

I get to terrible frustrated that I was in fact wearing a skirt on that day. And now I have to cover myself with heavy layers of clothes. Autumn has now arrived for sure.These were taken right outside Bevisst for some days ago

Arctic Monkeys - Piledriver Waltz

bevisst

So far I have been hanging here twice less than a week after first discovering this place, which a quite record for me. First of all, because I’m not exactly huge coffee lover and when it comes to selection of cafés in this town, do not expect much – the selection here sucks!

So it’s a quite a miracle this fierce lady, Guro established a super cozy one in this town. And she has the best white chocolate Ice Mocca ever which has now become my new personal favorite. It’s so good to know, that everything she makes is either ecological or fair trade, or just both.

Not to mention, she sells clothing and stuff with the same background: ecological and fair trade. It’s so fun to walk around and get the stories behind every each item. All of her vintage furniture at Bevisst are gorgeous – I just want to steal all and place it at my place. Every piece of furniture you find here, have been given to her from nice old ladies – even the tea cups! I’m so jealous.

wandering around

bikbok denim shirt, vintage cardigan, cheap monday jeans, vintage loafers and bianco backpack

Okey, got finally the chance to use my new Cheap Monday jeans – they are so perfect! I love Cheap Monday so, so much. They are matter in fact the only jeans brand allowing my body to fit perfect and tight, but they are little too long on my legs though –hey, I guess short legs come along of being Asian!

So I wore this before heading to work and for a quick break with the girls, Henriette and Linh at small Café slash store which has now become my favorite spot to hang in town. Oh no, a new habit that will make my wallet more empty.

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These pair of sunglasses has become my only sunglasses after as a silly and forgetful person, a managed to lose my favorite sunglasses in a supermarket in Vietnam. I have never been so sad over a pair of sunglass before that day – I can’t still believe it! So when I got these ray-bans on my 18th birthday, I bought this thing (I have no clue what the English name or neither the Norwegian name on this)to have around the neck- a smart thing isn’t it?

hello autumnn

vintage cardigan, zara top, cheap monday shorts, and bianco oxfords

Wow, it’s already September which means only one thing: flea market season! I’m so stoked! I have already been to one last week, and found some things to the new room in Oslo but I’m more excited for the Østre Halsen flea market which is in this weekend! Haha, I sound like a nuts, but I LOVE flea markets – so addicted, urghhh.

eighteen

I have been eighteen for a while, but I didn’t celebrate my big day with my friends because I was in Asia that moment. So here we go! I was so lucky with weather since I had outside in my neighbor’s lovely garden since it started to rain the day before and after, few! However, it got so stressful when my parents decided to lock me outside from the house when I still needed some stuff. Argh, and this is not the first time they have done it. I have been eighteen for a while, but I didn’t celebrate my big day with my friends because I was in Asia that moment. So here we go! I was so lucky with weather since I had outside in my neighbor’s lovely garden since it started to rain the day before and after, few! However, it got so stressful when my parents decided to lock me outside from the house when I still needed some stuff. Argh, and this is not the first time they have done it.

bikbok lace dresss and vintage flats

Some people decide to celebrate their the day big and have loads of people, I did the opposite. I love to have it small and intimate so therefore I had a dinner party with 16 of my closest friends. We had marinade rosemary chicken with potatosalad and salad and to desert we could choose between rhubarb pie with vanilla sauce or apple cake with ice cream. Shizz, I forgot to take pictures of the food, but anyways, I had a lovely evening with colorful lanterns and genius mustache

like a grandmother

nike tshirt, vintage floral maxi skirt and briefcase, bianco oxfords

Oh holy crap I’m a senior now! I had my first school day today and it was a bit weird I guess, after two months of freedom. I feel gutted since this will be my last year of Videregående (College, Secondary school or whatever) before I’m moving to Oslo and starting at Uni. I mean – even the Russ magazine has arrived in the mail and it doesn’t properly start before next spring! Wow, small “you are growing old” signs everywhere.

Went to Marianne’s eighteen birthday party last Saturday, and had a little pre-fun outside Simen’s house before leaving for the birthday party. Had a sweet and cozy time with the girls and of course, the only boy there, Simen while dancing and eating chicken fajitas(yumyum in my tummy) before starting at school again, but things got sad when we realized flying lanterns outside where in memory for those who died during 22nd July. So as respect, we had one minute silent outside at the porch. I can’t believe today is one month ago since the horrible tragedy.

I do kinda feel like a grandmother, especially wearing the maxi skirt above. It’s like the whole outfit is screaming grandmother. Oh well, I always thought grandmothers are awesome persons, haha!

slottsfjell, baby!

Expect a huge and friggin long post about Slottsfjell festival I attended last month. I can’t believe it has been a month since the festival, damn, and school is around the corner. Anyways, the results of bringing three disposable cameras to the festival arrived just in right time because around this time last month, I was sitting on the grass and enjoying the sunbeam with music in the background. And please excuse for my poor photographer skills.

I really miss the atmosphere – it was so, so good. People were walking around and so open and damn, I met a lot of Arctic Monkeys fans! Haha, I knew wearing an arctic monkeys band t-shirt was a good idea. Norwegian people are usually quiet and shut but at festivals, BAM, they are free and the social door is open. That’s why I love festivals so much, the atmosphere is fucking marvelous.

We went there a day earlier to get a decent camping spot. The good thing about Slottsfjell Festival, is that the festival it only takes 35 minutes with train from Larvik to Tønsberg- the festival location, which was pretty good ‘cause Hanna, not surprisingly enough, managed to forget her tickets.

forever21 dress, h&m lace socks, vintage flats and florence and the machine tote bag

The first day of Slottsfjell, Thursday with other words, was definitely the best of those three days the festival consisted of, I wore a red short dress which I got from my Singpore trip and I tried out the “socks in shoes” trend and never again, will I wear that dress during a concert because apparently, jumping around in the crowd doesn’t work out.

All the bands I wanted desperately to see were lined up that day. The area the festival was held at was truly a gorgeous place to have it. The view from the Tårnelunden was speechless! And I really liked where they placed the stages around the area – you could walking around and suddenly pop into a concert and join other people and you could really see that the people behind it all really wanted to show and exploit its nature, and this was my first time at Slottsfjell, so i really didn't know what is was expected.

Razika performed there and was first up for my “to watch” list. I had already seen them once before, but they respelled my love for them again. After few minutes with Razika I had to run to the next scene to catch a good standing before Two Door Cinema Club was starting, and I got almost the first row! I guess Two Door Cinema Club was probably the best of it all, they are so good at live. Rest of the night consisted of jumping around and dancing to Crystal Castles and watching Røyksopp from someone shoulders.

my dad'a levis jacket, arctic monkeys band tshirt, vintage floral maxi skirt, bianco rubberboots

Hmm, what did I do during the Friday? Oh , it rained that day, A LOT. But thank god, I was prepared with brining my funny rubber boots and a rain poncho.

MHOO, Madcon, Katy B, Biffy Clyro, and Mr Orkester were on the set list. During the Madcon we and my friends were asked to get photographed and the next thing I knew, I was texted by Simen that I was on the local newspaper next day in my hometown, Larvik Hmm, I'm celebretity now

Saturday, the last day of the festival, was a perfect day to end the festival – the weather turned nice and Kaizers Orchestra was the headliner. I saw them in April, but this time it was different. So much better than last time, even though the concert lasted shorter but this one was so perfect in many ways. Except being squeezed in the crowd but that is just part of the fun. I managed to squeeze some time for Niki and the Dove before rushing to Datarock. I wished I had some more pictures from that day, but sadly I ran out of disposable camera or neither did I bring along my DSLR.

bikbok denim shirt, cheap monday shorts and topshop boots

One to things I really love about festivals, except for the feeling you get, is the food. Oh food, you are like a good drug to me <3. I didn’t realize they had a Ben&Jerry stand there before the very last day at Slottsfjell, so on the hottest day in July, I had one scoop of the delightful chocolate fudge brownie and my newest favorite, Fairly nuts.

Throughout the whole Slottsfjell I had a blast time, probably the biggest happening of this year so far. I have gained so many memories and experienced in so little time, and learned what i shall bring along and not. So in other words, I'm definitely going to attend the next year’s one, and this time, they will have their 10th anniversary as a festival. Damn, that is going to be super duper good one and this time, I will bring more disposable cameras.