Makes me proud to be a Swede, but sad about the general state of women’s equality in the world.
Last Saturday was so nice and sunny. I got to don my leather jacket (without another one on top!) for the first time this year. I was supposed to go to a Japan benefit sale one of my friends had organized at the Bowery Hotel, but when I got there the line was around the block, so I left. I don’t queue for fashion. I will donate my money to Japan in a different way. Instead, I walked down to Whole Foods, spent way too much money on good food and went home to cook for some friends. I will choose good organic food over new clothes any day. Easy.
/// vintage leather jacket, Screaming Mimi’s / vintage fur vest, eBay / white Tee & knit cap, Marc‘s / jeans, H&M / boots, vintage / faux fringe bag, Lindex / sunnies, Florida drugstore / arm warmers, 15 years old / necklace, Brooklyn Charm ///
I love Marc. But not the one with the Sponge Bob tattoo, although it is convenient that he made this bracelet (a recent eBay find) so I can openly proclaim my love for the only Marc that matters, my Marc. xo
If you want to read about How I Wear Eco Fashion, check out the brilliant Starre Vartan‘s interview with me on Eco-Chick. Lots of vintage, really old stuff and digging through racks at discount retailers…
I’ve never been called a Maverick Eye before, but I quite love that.
This is one of the featured outfits, from a sunny day a few weeks ago (where did that sun go?).
“I love shirt dresses, they fit my body really well and they’ll never go out of style. This one is from H&M. The shoes are from Pjux, a really great sustainable shoe company from Denmark. The fur coat is vintage, I bought it at a Salvation Army in Sweden over 10 years ago. I still love it. I would never buy anything new made from fur, but I think vintage is OK. The belt is also really old, rescued from my sister’s closet, she wore it when she was in 5th grade or something like that.”
My March started out in Palm Springs, where I stayed at the Ace Hotel, spent days at their Swim Club, nights in the good company of friends and a morning trail riding in the mountains. In NYC, I enjoyed some pseudo-spring weather and a weekend trip to Upstate Callicoon, discovering an amazing farm stand and cuddling with the cutest baby goats. I bought some old things, some new things and some new old things, and thought a lot about simplifying my wardrobe and how to help the people of Japan. I spent five days in Baltimore, where I ate Bertha’s Mussels in Fells Point and was inspired by signage, ships, love grass, crabcakes and good luck. How was your March?
WHO: Johanna Björk
