sunglasses - thrifted / necklace - vintage, great-grandmother's / tote - Forever 21 / chambray shirt - Banana Republic, thrifted / dress - UO / belt - vintage, thrifted / ring - Amsterdam shop / watch - Arkanoplatz flea market, Berlin / woven flats - UO
We're staying in (I think) a pretty hipster-y area of Berlin, and I spend a good deal of time on the U-Bahn observing the impossibly cool girls of the city. These are girls with inscrutable tattoos and long hair that's completely buzzed on one side, and nearly every single one of them is sporting just the most perfect-fitting, perfectly worn-in jean jacket you've ever seen. I will probably never look anywhere near as cool as these Berlin girls (let's be honest, I dress up to visit buildings - 'cool' I am not), but I did decide to borrow their jean-jacket style with this chambray shirt for a late-afternoon picnic in Treptower Park. I think I'll definitely be wearing this shirt as a jacket more often from here on out; I loved the extra dimension it gave to an otherwise simple outfit, and the extra coverage it gave to a dress that can sometimes feel a bit like the express train to Boob City - although given that I was the only girl in the park who hadn't stripped down to her bikini or bra (or, ahem, gone bare - those Germans!), perhaps I needn't have worried too much about modesty.
26 comments:
I really like this outfit--especially love the way your belt ties in with the chambray western shirt.
It's a great outfit! You've done Berlin proud :)
And yes, since we don't have that much sun in Germany (especially not this year, brrr!), people strip to their bikinis at the first opportunity to make the most of it. Modesty is not a topic on warm sunny days :)
I love the flow of that dress! Also liking the little updates on what other girls are wearing in different countries!
Is it wrong that I want to pin every one of your pictures to Pinterest? ;) I love the shirt as jacket look and seeing you in Berlin makes me miss Germany (and Berlin specifically) so much. Viel Spaß da!
Love this look! The chambray shirt as a jacket adds a nice twist to this outfit.
No Guilt Fashion
Beautiful, simple look! And I love the green ring!
Julie Del @ J.Bird
The denim shirt goes so well with the dress! <3 I love your ring too - it is the most amazing shade of green!
xLost in the Haze
You look super cute - perfect Berlin summer (gosh I miss it, but you describe it well) - and yeah, I would have also called your area hipster-y. I've stayed in various locations, but the longest was in those post-war pre-fab buildings near Schillingstr. and I loved being near the Friedrichshain park (another good one with lots of monuments.)
Love this outfit. Cute and simple. You definitely make me want to go back to Germany and visit Berlin. Looks like you had nice weather. I'm in Paris and it rained (poured) all day yesterday. Tschüss und viel Spass !
Love this outfit! Such simple elements that together make something great. Those hipster Berlin girls don't know what they're missing :)
I love this outfit~ I would call it casual elegance :)
Well, you look cool to me! I am stuck in a rut of jeans (with a knee hole), a t-shirt, wool socks and a fleece (aah, Northwest summers). THIS is way better than the mom uniform I'm currently sporting. At least my teeth are clean!
I dunno, you look pretty cool to me!
Your posts make me miss Germany...I was only there for two weeks or so last spring on a trip with my mom, but it was my first time to Europe and I loved it so much. We didn't make it to Berlin, first it was Bacharach on the Rhine and then down to Munchen. I want to go back and see more!
Thanks Lara - I hadn't even thought of the Western-style connection, but now I totally see it. :)
Haha, to be fair I would have been stripping down right there along with them if I'd had a beach blanket and a suit with me. I think the next warm, sunny day we get we may be heading back to that area to have a swim at the Badeschiff!
Thanks Kerry! It's been fun to check out the local style everywhere we've been, but I'm still looking for a place where people like to wear color as much as I do! Maybe I should just go to Miami...
Love this look! It's perfectly casual chic : )
I think you are right about your area of Berlin! Very stylish indeed. Loving your jean shirt as a jean jacket outfit!! Need to get one of those and try it out as well! Now that the rain is back, one can't have enough cover ups!
loveit. and love berlin.
You would be worse off in Holland--think Rembrandt, not Van Gogh.
Haha, so true! Sadly, neutrals seem to be the rule everywhere we go. Oh well!
Haha, not at all, I'm flattered. :) And I know you are perhaps just a little busy this week (just a little), but I would love to hear any particular Berlin must-see-must-do recommendations you might have - you know, only if you find yourself with a few spare minutes. :)
Thanks! I definitely think I'll be wearing it this way again, it makes such a nice light layer.
Thanks Julie!
Thanks Jo! I went on a major hunt for a green ring, so I was thrilled when I spotted this one in the window of a little store in Amsterdam - and it even turned out to be super cheap!
this is one of my favorite ever looks of yours, I think. It's an unusual silhouette for you, but I really, really like how effortlessly chic it is!
Post a Comment