White Light = Saturation

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I've been a bit sun lucky in the past few days, getting supremely good weather in Antwerp and then coming back to find the sky to still be blue.  Downside is that the mosquito/knat type things seem to be loving my sweet sweet blood and I have a swollen arm dotted with bites.  Upside is that any remotely strong colour looks even more saturated and vivid in this bright white light we're getting.  I got a whiff of summer on Friday when my Nike x Liberty print trainers arrived and I also got a wee surprise from Cooperative Designs in the form of this S/S 09 knitted stripe dress…

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(Dries Van Noten jacket, Cooperative Designs dress, Uniqlo nude t-shirt, Marni heels, vintage white swimming cap)

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With these new arrivals, suddenly I was picturing my own awkward summers of yesteryear, wearing nothing but trainers and pretty dresses/skirts.  I regressed a little back to that time on my short break away but more important than the return to trainer wearing is the colours that match the strength of the white light that we've been lucky to get.  If my comforting layers are to be shed, then I'll compensate by trying to blind people instead with felt tip shades…

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(Louise Gray denim and chiffon shirt dress, Uniqlo grey vest, vintage turquoise leather shorts, Miu Miu shoes)

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(Vintage blue straw hat, vintage fuschia pleated top/tunic, vintage floral dress underneath, Nike x Liberty trainers)

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(COS dress, Fred Butler necklace, Topshop neon necklaces, Basso & Brooke shoes)

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(Steve J & Yoni P jacket, vintage fuschia silk t-shirt, Marios tracksuit bottoms, Melissa x Vivienne Westwood flats)

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(Vintage Rodier teal jacket, vintage draped pink top, Emilio de la Morena Swarovski shorts, H&M cycling shorts, Rupert Sanderson shoes, Urban Outiftters belt)

57 comments

  1. oooh such lovely colours! I just did a polyvore post about mixing and matching your colours. it can be so striking if done well, like you!

  5. Ahhh the Basso & Brooke heels. I will love them to death for forever and beyond. I’m so excited summer is finally starting to tinge the air, though I really need to get on top of digging out my warm weather clothes 🙂

  6. Ah wow! Love all those looks you’ve put together! 🙂 Especially that new dress with the dries jacket and that IMMENSE louise gray dress 🙂
    Yay for such great light!
    xxxc

  7. WOAH!!!
    Dayum girl! When i first scrolled down without reading the text (not that i dont read the text! i always do! i swear! i just like to absorb the pics first then go back and read your witty commentary 🙂
    i thought i was looking at a mag editorial. No joke! these pics are amazing! props to steve! and you of course!
    eek sorry for all the exclamation marks. i tend to get very excited when it’s early in the morning 🙂

  8. Colour rocks, bring it on gal!
    I wish more people would dress in vibrant colours & not shy away from clashing & experimenting…the world would be a much better place (I’m sure)!
    The Dries Van Noten jacket is gorgeous & I also love the Fred Butler necklace.

  9. The Cooperative Designs dress is fantastic. All the colours work so well and are definitely a must for the summer.

  11. ARGGG yellow blue pink colour blocking outfit and the first one with orange jacket SUUuooouuusie you’re killing me with your genius.

  12. You are the coolest girl ever, god I wish I had your wardrobe!! Love the styling, all the colours are so fun. One thing I do have though, that you could envy me, is sour blood…haha, mosquitos hate me.
    No..still think I’d take your closet even if I’d have to get bitten.

  14. these are quite the fantastic spring/summer styling inspirations! the weather has been amazing here in nyc as well. my wardrobe muse has been very happy these past few days.
    and i love how you guys in the UK refer to sneakers as ‘trainers’. i still think it’s such a quirky slang 😉

  17. Love that Steve blue jacket…I’ve found that from a while on back, my wardrobe keeps getting brighter and louder!

  18. OMG OMG OMG! LOVE all the outfits, its components, and all the gorgeous colour! Seriously, my heart skipped a beat with the Dries Van Noten jacket/Striped jacket/Marni wedges outfit, PERFECTION!
    Those Nike/Liberty trainers are just SO gorgeous!
    Had to scroll back up & look at the pics again = L O V E !
    xx

  23. your designs are amazing!
    i thought id post a link for potential designers out there…
    http://www.launchin.net/page/launch_fashion.html
    if you have talent for design and have been doing some amateur stuff, this site is a great forum for designers to compare with others, get advice, post designs..
    and potentially have their designs PRODUCED AND SOLD!
    get some inspiration at:
    http://www.launchin.net/page/launch_fashion.html
    you can sign up through the site which is free

  29. I truly believe in those cycling shorts, ven though I do not know if to say they´re ugly or beautiful. Want a pair of me own.

  32. the cooperative designs dresss is amazzing!
    i love the candy colors on you… it’s just so sweet.
    🙂

  34. We’re under a cape of bad weather (2 weeks without a real sun…) and looking at your juicy outfits is a real pleasure 🙂 I have a whole closet of sundresses calling me now!

  42. Let me echo the others, I really love this! #2 and #5 please (love those blues paired with the other colours)

  45. Could there be another blogger as fearless as you? I think not.
    I appreciate the way you create interesting moments with colors/layers/textures through your outfits. I wish I had the courage to wear so much color the way you do. Those basso and brooke shoes in red are my dream…so lucky that you have them! I wouldn’t even know where to go if I wanted to buy them…

  47. Susie. I LOVE all this colour. I love the nike x liberty trainers and the colour blocked outfit with the blue jacket is my fave. Awesome!

  50. You wear color so wonderfully–these outfits are so awesome in this bright light.
    & you make me grateful Seattle has very few bugs!

  51. I have pictures saved of your CD post, can’t get enough of those pop colours and geometric designs.
    And I spy H&M biker shorts at the end! I tried those on a few weeks ago, sadly nothing came to mine for outfit possibilies so I left them. Loving what you did with them in that last outfit!! The colours do look magnificent in this light
    <3<3<3

  52. oooh total definition of eye candy, the sun makes such a difference, i wonder if everyone’s feeling a colour surge but i’m on one too

  54. all of these outfits are amazingly inspirational – my favorite one, though, is the first, with the dries jacket. LOVE.

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