To be honest, the first time I entered a New Look store I was a little bit overwhelmed with all the color and girliness. However, when I started to take a closer look I found some items that I liked, and as you might already know, I'm a huge fan of affordable fashion, so I soon found myself wanting this store in the centre of Amsterdam. That's exactly why I got so excited to go and see their new collection in the Dylan hotel last tuesday, because I knew that afterwards I would actually be able to say I'm going to buy some pieces once they hit the store, seeing as how I can totally afford them, even after I've just paid for my summer holiday (!). I must say, the collection totally blew me away and was beyond any of my expectations. There are four grand notable themes in their collection, of which I really liked the basic denim theme, consisting of colorful and original jeansshorts and the rock part of the collection, of which I literally want to have everything. I know I might dress kind of preppy most of the time, but in my head I've always wished I was one of those rocker girls, always wearing black, crosses and skulls. Above are some of my favorite pieces, although I must admit I didn't photograph everything I liked (would have taken ages). I think I will definitely look for the skull sweater and the biker boots once they hit the stores in august. I'm also a big fan of the statement necklaces, but not sure if I will be able to pull those off. What is your favorite item?
I'm very excited to announce that I'm giving you guys the opportunity to win this amazing pair of wedges by Guess!
In my opinion, there's just no better shoe to pair with a nice maxi skirt, colorful jeans or a flowy summer dress than a pair of strappy wedges. They're basically all you need to make a spring or summer outfit glamorous and feminine, and the nude color makes them very on-trend too, so what more do you want?
They're a size 37(4), but they will easily fit a smaller size 38(5). I'm usually a 38, but these fit me perfectly, and o yes, besides being gorgeous, they're pretty damn comfy as well.
All you have to do to win this lovely pair of wedges is:
1. Follow me through Bloglovin' and/or Google (scroll down to the bottom of this page)
2. Leave a comment on this post with your e-mail adress
This give-away will close on the 1st of May. I will announce the winner on twitter that day, so make sure to check back there!
Good luck!
This give-away is closed!
Here's the deal; in my opinion, American Apparel has some pretty awesome stuff, for, unfortunately a lot less awesome prices. So when I heard the American Apparel warehouse sale was coming to Amsterdam, with supposedly amazing discounts, I got kind of excited.
I went there this morning and I know you guys are probably hearing a lot of different stories right now about how much it sucked, so I thought my experience might be useful for those of you that still want to visit an american apparel rummage sale somewhere sometime.
First of all, don't expect anything too rediculous. Nothing is €1 and nothing is 90% off, I got a 50 to 60% discount on all the stuff I bought and I think that's great, but if I'd want to buy something for €1, I'd go somewhere else.
Second of all, drag yourself out of bed the earliest you can. I was there at 8:30 which was a little insane, but just make sure you're at the door at 9:00, so you can enter right away. Then, take a left to the women's department and just grab everthing you can. I arranged some sort if fitting area together with my girlfriends, but if you don't want to get naked in front of a crowd, I suggest you wear something really tight so you can try everything on over your normal clothes (like a tube dress, or a catsuit, or maybe a bikini ;)).
I'm pretty happy with the turnout. All the items are things I tryed on before in the store but were just a little above my budget then. This morning I got the sleeveless button up for €17, the cable knit for €40 and the high waisted jeans for €22. Like I said, it's not €1, but it beats normal American Apparel prices.
A few last tips:
Make a plan, browse the website or a retailer, remember the things you liked and then look for them in the warehouse sale. There's no time for wondering around because all the good stuff is gone after 30 minutes.
Look for red dots, they mark the places on every garments that have holes, tears or stains.
Buy christmas presents for your boyfriend (or for me)!
Either get the hell out there as fast as you can, or make someone stand in line at check-outs for you about 40 minutes before you want to leave.
Well, that's it, I wish the ones that are planning a visit this weekend in Amsterdam happy shopping.
The warehouse sale takes place 4th - 7th of november, 9am - 9pm, zuiveringshal, westergasfabriek!
