L E O P A R D

Leopard print, you rather love it or hate it. I adore this print! For such a long time I was looking for the perfect Leopard coat, but couldn't find it anywhere - not online, not in vintage stores; like it wasn't meant for me. Until the day someone told me you could but it at the Zara. So I immediately grabbed my  creditcard and ordered this baby! So happy when it arrived a couple days later, couldn't wait to wear it. I mean, it does look chique right? With some killerheels, like these ones from River Island (which I got in the Solden in Antwerp). O - MY - GOD! The Solden in Antwerp was crazy, every fashionista dragged their ass to the city to score some nice items for a amazing price! After a couple hours I needed a break, I mean… sometimes the life of a little fashion victim is hard. But after the break, I got my act together again, and I made it to the finish (of my bank account). But, my closet is up-to-date now. Keep following me, so you can check out all these precious items I'ved scored during my shopping-trip in Antwerp! Enjoy your day, xoxo A

COAT ZARA | SWEATER ZARA | TROUSERS VERO MODA | SHOES RIVER ISLAND

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First of all, Happy New Year! May your only pains be Champagnes! As you might have guessed, I couldn't fine any time to keep you galls&guys updated with my blog. Shame on me, big time. But, it's a new year and it's one of my resolutions to post more often.

During the holiday I've been thinking about last year, and what has been happened to me the last 365 days - and it's quite a lot actually. In 2013 I've been graduated at the Dance Academy, designed ánd made a costume for my solo, started a new study at Akademie Vogue, got an internship at The Darling and moved to the most beautiful city; Amsterdam. I think I can be a little proud of all the things I've done this year. It wasn't easy for me to make these drastic decisions, but now when I look back at my life I can enjoy it more in a way. I never could have done this without the people who never stopped believe in me - even when I didn't.

In 2013 I've been to beautiful places in the world, like Singapore for example. That was a magical trip for me, that's where I decided to change my life; quit dancing and go for the things that make me happy. That's what matters in life.

2013 was also a year of having wine (no… a lot of wine, maybe too much wine) and tosti's at Anvers. To "reduce" the stress, haha! Somethimes I wish I had the time to re-do that, because it was a blast. Dressing up, and just having talks with the people you love.

Now it's 2014, and I'm curious what this year will bring me. This week there's coming new Outfit of the Day posts, because in those two months where I haven't posted a look, doesn't mean I didn't shop. My poor bank-account and creditcard, but happy be! And that's what counts! With love xoxo A.

DENIM AND OVERSIZED, SIZE IT UP!

As you may know I adore the sun. Especially when it's autumn; the beautiful colors of the leafs on the trees. Everything looks so pretty and pure. I think it's difficult to dress yourself this time a year. Because it's too cold or too warm, but I have found a solution; layers (a lot of layers). Then it's perfect! At the moment I'm loving the oversized trend, my new leopard-print coat from Mango fits so nice, lovely to wrap myself in it when I'm cold. It's sort of boyfiend-chic look. The same for the jeans, they are soooo comfortable! Sometimes I'm asking myself, why do I wear skinny jeans when you can wear these comfy pants. To spice it up, I have to wear my favorite killer heels by Steve Madden. It completes my outfit, and makes it more feminine, don't you think? 

Meanwhile, the weather has changed and it's raining all day. So I decided to stay home, until it's over.. Make some clothing, and do some homework for school. Living the good life :) xoxo 

LEOPARD PRINT OVERSIZED COAT MANGO | TWO-TONED DENIM BLOUSE H&M | BELT ZARA | BOYFRIEND JEANS H&M | SPIKED CLUTCH PRIMARK

SHOES STEVE MADDEN

CHANEL BRACELET THE DARLING | SPIKE CLUTCH PRIMARK

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

 NUDE COLORED HIGH HEELS WITH BLACK ACCENT STEVE MADDEN

NEW STUDY, NEW JOB, NEW CITY, NEW LOOK

After some hectic weeks, I finally found some time to make a new blogpost for you guys. Yesterday was such a lovely day, the sun was shining and everything was just stunning. I had the day off, so I enjoyed it the fullest. Biking through Amsterdam is one of the nicest things you can do on a day like this. 

As you might know, a lot has changed the last couple of weeks; like for example my look. I actually didn't noticed it before; until I saw the pictures. I got this Chanel-bag shirt from The Darling, a cute little shop at the 9 straatjes in Amsterdam. You likey?

Since I've been living in Amsterdam everything falls into place, I've been creating so much more clothing, and designing other things. In a way I'm just one happy little lady. I just love to be busy with the things I love to do :) enjoy your day Darlings xoxo 

 FURRY COAT LIPSTICK | LEATHER JACKET BY FABRIO | CHANEL-BAG SHIRT THE DARLING | TROUSERS H&M | SHOES STEVE MADDEN

 CHANEL-BAG SHIRT THE DARLING

SHE WOLF

Sometimes I like to toughen up my outfit of the day. Everybody thinks I'm such a 'lady' because I wear dresses and heels most of the time, well then they don't now me. Sometimes I'm doubting myself if I'm a lady, haha I don't like chocolate and I can read maps very well. Yup, I know I'm strange! So today I wanted to be a tough chick, and why not wear this amazing leather gilet with a wolf shirt (both from the New Yorker). I forgot I had this shirt, it was between my dancing clothes. I don't know why I wore it in my ballet class, but it's nice to finally create an outfit with it. Normally when I'm shopping I always skip the New Yorker. Why? I don't know, it just happen. But my friend Nuance told my I had to go there and just take a look, and boy... she was right! Bye bye money, hello new clothing! I combined this with a small striped black and white trousers from the children department at H&M. Yes, I'm a tiny lady of 1.58m so I fit children's clothing. Well it's quite handy, because nowadays they have sort of the same clothing but much cheaper! And to complete this "She-Wolf" look I'm wearing my dear Isabel Marant wedge sneakers. What do you think of this look?

SHIRT & LEATHER GILET NEW YORKER | TROUSERS H&M (CHILDREN DEPARTMENT) | SHOES ISABEL MARANT WEDGE SNEAKER 

PERFECT SUMMER DAY @ VONDELPARK, AMSTERDAM

Today it was the perfect summer day, so I took a little skate-trip through Amsterdam and ended (as usual) at the Vondelpark for a little break. I enjoyed the weather so much, it was sunny but not too warm. At the moment this is one of my favorite looks, specially because of this amazing blazer I got at a store in the '9 straatjes' called By Fabrio. I just love all these colors, such a happy little jacket and perfect for this kind of weather don't you think? Another one of my favorite items right now is this short/skirt from Zara (I got them in black as well), it's easy to wear because it's though and feminine at the same time and you can combine it in so many ways, I think it's a must-have for in your wardrobe this summer!

I always get so happy on days like this, I wish it could be summer everyday! Than life would be so much easier ;-) Enjoy your summer-holidays, with love xoxo Alyssa

BLAZER BY FABRIO | TOP NEW YORKER | SHORT/SKIRT ZARA | SHOES STEVE MADDEN

BEACH-WALK IN BLACK&GOLD

Today I finally got home from my holiday, I left the island of Lanzarote this morning (very early), and when I landed on Schiphol I was happy I'm connected to the world of internet again! So I can update my blog, and share my outfit-of-the-day pictures with you.

This is the dress I got from TopShop while I was visiting my Swedish friends Josefin and Åsa in London, November last year. And when you're living in the Netherlands, there's not so much opportunity to wear this kind of dress, because of the shitty summer weather. So during my holiday in Lanzarote (Spain) I had to wear this beauty, and had a little beach-walk in it. Because of the wind the back of the dress was blowing in the air and had such a charming look, don't you think? I combined it with my new shoes I bought at a Spanish clothing store called Blanco, these are black leather sandals with high heels and when I saw them I had to buy them (of course). You likey? 

DRESS TOPSHOP | SHOES BLANCO

FLYING FRIENDLY TO LANZAROTE

From sunny Lanzarote, a brand new blogpost! This was the outfit I was wearing during the flight from Amsterdam to Lanzarote; a vintage hat from Episode (a vintage store in Amsterdam) with a dress I ordered a couple years ago at Asos.com with a gilet from the New Yorker. Completed by a pair of trousers from the Zara and shoes from the Primark. I fell in love with Lanzarote, the weather is perfect. It's sunny with a lot of wind, so it's not too warm. But I get a tan anyway! The only thing I don't like it's that there too many tourists, who are just the wrong clotting, as usual ;-) well, while I'm enjoying my holiday, I wish you the same: sunny weather! Enjoy xoxo Alyssa

HAT EPISODE, AMSTERDAM | GILET NEW YORKER | DRESS ASOS.COM | TROUSERS ZARA | SHOES PRIMARK

WINING AND DINING IN ROTTERDAM

Yesterday I had a wine-date with my friend Maaike from the dance academy. It was a nice summer day, perfect for a little shopping-trip, terrace-time with a lot of talking and of course having some wine. What a lovely day, for a moment it felt like we were in school again; bringing up memories and gossip. The only thing we were missing were the delicious tosti's from Anvers, but all by all it was such a nice day. Check out my vacation-look: I'm wearing a white/green ombre-blazer, with a basic top from H&M combined with one of my favorite items at the moment the short/skirt from Zara. To complete my outfit I choose to wear these colorful shoes which I got years ago at the New Look, and a classy clutch. What do you think about this look? 

OMBRE BLAZER NEW YORKER | TOP H&M | SHORT/SKIRT ZARA | SHOES NEW LOOK | CLUTCH PRIMARK 

wine'o'clock with Maaike ♡

PACKING MY SUITCASE FOR MY VACANTION

Sunday morning, very early (around 5 o'clock!!) I'm leaving the Netherlands for a week, to have a nice vacation at Lanzarote! But first we stay a night at the Mercure Hotel at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam.
And as usual I planned everyday before I leave, so I have to pack my suitcase now already. But, that's no problem for me, because I love it. It's easy girls, just make (new) outfits you want to wear and add some extra tops and shorts/skirts so you can combine other things to create new looks! Told you, piece of cake ;-) Look, I have plenty space enough, for my shoes of course! And... for all the things I want to buy in Spain.

I'm excited, I've made so many new Outfit's with 'old' clothing, because I'm very inspired by Sex&the'City lately. Just love the Carrie-look, styled by Pat Fields - it's just stunning! So when I don't know what to wear, I google Carrie Bradshaw and create a new look. Just wait and see, I'll put it on my blog during my holiday, don't worry.
For now I've got to pack my last things! Sleepwell dear fashionista's xoxo A.

MULTI-COLORED BLAZER 'BY FABRIO'

When I walked through the '9 straatjes' in Amsterdam I ran into this cute little store called 'By Fabrio', they sell really nice clothing for nothing more than €29,95. Perfect, don't you agree? When I took a look at their collection I found this amazing multi-colored blazer, and I instantly fell in love with it. I had to buy it, otherwise I would never forgive myself ;-) so.. I got it, and I'm so happy with it. It's the perfect little jacket for the summer, because of all these nice colors you get immediately happy! I combined it with my 'the New Icons' shirt for H&M and these fringe shorts (also H&M). Together with my Jimmy Choo's it's the perfect outfit, don't you think? At the moment it's one of my favorite outfits of the day. Meanwhile I'm enjoying Amsterdam the fullest, still looking for a place to live here in the city but I can't wait to start with my new education at the Vogue Academy and make beautiful creative things! For now, enjoy these lovely summer days, before you know it it's over ;-) with love xoxo

BLAZER BY FABRIO | THE NEW ICONS SHIRT H&M | FRINGE SHORTS H&M | SHOES JIMMY CHOO FOR H&M

MULTI COLORED BLAZERS BY FABRIO

ON THE EDGE OF GLORY

This is one of the last 'outfit of the day' pictures I had made in Tilburg. This dress is so difficult to wear, because of the 'open' mesh parts on the stomach. It can look slutty very easy, if you know what I mean. I bought this one because it was an challenge for me to combine it with something else so it's more wearable. This dress reminded me also of the collection of designer Alexander Wang. I combined this dress with one of my favorite items at the moment, the oversized blazer with printed sleeves from Forever21, as you can see on the pictures below it's more classy now. I got the dress at a store in Singapore called Depression, which only sold black and white clothing - for me as a Cruella De Vil maniac it was heaven! The blazer was also bought in Singapore, one big shopping paradise! I really want to go back, o boy I wish I had all the money on the world so I could spend it there ;-) What do you think of my 'Edge of Glory' look? xoxo

BLAZER FOREVER21 | DRESS DEPRESSION | SHOES RIVER ISLAND

TUTU-CHIC

After a couple amazing days at Terschelling I returned today in Amsterdam. I was so excited about everything, I wanted to wear my 'customized' tutu. A couple years ago I bought a white see-through petticoat in a Vintage store, and made a sort of tutu skirt out of it. Just like Carrie in Sex and the City. I already posted it a while ago, you can check this outfit here. But this time I combined my favorite Tutu-skirt with an denim blouse and a black-and-white striped shirt. To complete this look I'm wearing the Jimmy Choo's heels from H&M. What do you think? You limey? xoxo

DENIM BLOUSE ZARA | SHIRT UNKOWN | TUTU SKIRT EPISODE | SHOES JIMMY CHOO FOR H&M

DIRTY HEELS

BLAZER H&M | SHIRT H&M | TROUSERS ONLY | SHOES STEVE MADDEN

If you ask me, the colors black and white combined with red are just magical. It looks amazing on each other,  don't you think? So simple, but it works in a way. The red trousers gives this whole look an edge. I'm wearing my favorite Steve Madden nude heels, with a black accent. These shoes walk like heaven, I mean seriously: HEAVEN. Nobody believes me, but it's true and that's why I love them. I can walk miles in them without having pain in my feet. Just as what I did today, I walked across Amsterdam, just doing my thing and enjoying the weather. As you can see, this is a real casual look for me. Normally I'm wearing more extravagant outfits, but sometimes it's good to go basic, don't you think?

LIFE'S A BEACH

After an amazing weekend with a lot of great party's I went to the beach to work on my tan. After Milkshake after-party I went to bed around 5.30h and woke up around 9, and surprisingly I had so much energy. So I took the train from Amsterdam to Den Haag. When I arrived at the beach it was also calm and quite, it was so lovely to relax and enjoy the sun. I'm wearing an easy going outfit, just a white t-shirt with a denim gilet, combined with fringe shorts. To complete this look, I wore my new beach hat I got as a present from Stella ♡ I totally love it!

DENIM GILET IL DOLCE | SHIRT H&M | FRINGE SHORTS H&M | HAT C&A | SUNNIES ALDO | BAG CHARLES & KEITH

HAPPY LEOPARD LOOK IN AMSTERDAM

One day I woke up and in my head I made this outfit, and guess what? It's a cool look, don't you think? I love these leopard printed trousers, it's nice they're in black and white like a snow leopard. I combined it with a top from New Look and my favorite blazer from the Miranda Kerr campaign for Mango. This is such a classy blazer, tres chique!

This picture is made in Amsterdam, as you can see this city makes me happy! I totally dig this atmosphere here, I'm addicted. I love the people, they're so much more fashionable than in Tilburg where I've lived when I was a student. It makes me feel free when I walk around the city, anything can happen and I feel I really live in the moment then.

BLAZER MANGO | TOP NEW LOOK | TROUSERS H&M | SHOES STEVE MADDEN

G R A D U A T I O N - O U T F I T

On the 6th of July I finally got my diploma at the Dance academy, from now on I'm a "professional" dancer. For this occasion I really wanted to dress up, because it a special moment in your life. I went shopping with my Mom in Amsterdam, but couldn't find any dress. Searched over the internet, but I wasn't very satisfied. So a week before the graduation ceremony I ordered this dress at Asos.com. First I wasn't that happy with it, but it's something. But when I wore it, I fell in love with this dress. I mean red is a dangerous color, but it makes your look sexy in a way. I combined it with my leopard print shoes, which I bought in Singapore with a little had to finish my outfit. That day felt a bit like a red carpet event, most of the girls looked so pretty with their hair done, some make-up and of course killer heels! I brought my Anna Dello Russo crocodile glasses as well, which my friend Carlijn is wearing on the picture below! I really enjoyed this day, with a lot of booze :) hihi take a look at some pictures! 

ME: HAT H&M | DRESS ASOS.COM - CARLIJN: SUNNIES ANNA DELLO RUSSO FOR H&M | SUIT ACNE

PAULIEN: SUNNIES GUCCI | DRESS COMMECA | SHOES BERSHKA 

on the photo with Marc van Loon  

ALYSSA: SUNNIES ANNA DELLO RUSSO FOR H&M | DRESS ASOS.COM | SHOES UNKOWN

look how fabulous and fashionable we all look! ♡

ROSES ARE RED, SO IS MY OUTFIT OF THE DAY!

Today I was experimenting with my new look, I thought it would be fun to combine my red blazer with my red pants. And guess what: it works! Don't you think it looks classy, like I was going to a meeting at the office or something. But it's not a boring look, not at all if you ask me. I think it's edgy and also a bit sexy because if the color red. On the picture it looks like I've cut my hair, my friend Alisa (the Hair-Stylist) told me it looks so nice on me, maybe we have to try it. Well, maybe not! Haha on wednesday, I'm a model for the end performance for the graduation. I'm excited! Can't wait to see what she's gonna do to my hair! For now, enjoy the summer! xoxo Alyssa

BLAZER H&M | SHIRT H&M | TROUSERS ZARA | SHOES UNKOWN SINGAPORE

B O Y F R I E N D - C H I C

Normally I'm the skinny-jeans kinda girl, but one day I just bought these boyfriend jeans at the H&M and I'm hooked. The looks you can create with it is endless. You can go for sporty look, or casual, comfy or wear it with heels like I did. To make it a bit more feminine, but not too girly girly. It's sort of edgy and sexy but also classy because of the blazer. I got this one at the Forever 21 in Singapore, and I wear it all the time, in a way it fits almost every look.

I combined this look with my new bag (also from Singapore) which I got at Charles & Keith, it's a simple bag but with nice summer colors. The shoes are also from Charles and Keith, and they match perfectly with the blazer, don't you think. I made this pictures a while ago as you can see, when the sun was shining. I hope it will return one of these days! For now, enjoy your (holi)day! xoxo

BLAZER FOREVER 21 | SHIRT H&M | BOYFRIEND JEANS H&M | SHOES + BAG CHARLES & KEITH

 SHOES + BAG CHARLES & KEITH

SUNNIES ALDO

I HEART AMSTERDAM

Today I spent my day in Amsterdam, just walking around the city and enjoying life. It's so nice to be there, can't wait to live there next month! It was a lovely day, with a lot of sunshine. I had some wine on the terrace at de canal 'de Amstel' and it really felt like a holiday, such a nice atmosphere! During the day I watched a lot of people pass by, and I was so amazed because they all look fashionable. I walked across Amsterdam and I really fell in love with this city! I heart Amsterdam, big time. Here are some pictures of my today's look, really casual but edgy as well - with my new bag from Singapore which I bought at this amazing store Charles & Keith. 

Hopefully you enjoyed your day as well, with love xoxo A.

JACKET BY FABRIO | T-SHIRT UNKNOWN | TROUSERS H&M | BELT VINTAGE | SHOES ISABEL MARANT | BAG CHARLES & KEITH

SUNNIES ALDO