2nd day in the rain...

It now really feels like Autumn as it was pouring in London.... This meant that the trench and the boots made their comeback. I was also sporting a massive blue KPMG umbrella, it was a good look!

Anyway, another day, another When Charlotte met Maia piece!

When Charlotte met Maia Cardigan

H&M Shirt

BDG Jeans

Zara Boots

My First Day

When you were in school and it was a new school year, have you ever had that feeling: 'Right this is a new beginning, I will have a new haircut, I will exercise more and be healthier, read more, I will work harder and overall be a better version of myself, etc...' Well this is how I felt today, it was my first day at my new job!

It took me forever to figure out what to wear but I ended up wearing my 'when in doubt' outfit (do you have an outfit that is your failsafe?) I found the dress at my beloved Retro Paradise in Brussels and wore it with a When Charlotte met Maia belt for good luck (do you remember it? It's my 'boxer' belt seen here)

I was also wearing a light bolt necklace but I seemed to have lost it on the way home... How useless is that?

I will try to wear one When Charlotte met Maia garment every day this week, hopefully it will lead to a good first week!

Anyway, I have to admit that I have already failed on my new regime and didn't wake up early this morning to work out... better luck tomorrow?

The shoes to wear when commuting...

The shoes to wear in the office

 Vintage Dress from Retro Paradise

Zara Blazer

When Charlotte met Maia Belt
Converse 

Carvela Shoes

C'est la rentree!

The end of Summer is here and it is now time to start a new job!

Goodbye to the shimmering pool...

When Charlotte met Maia Sequinned Top (seen here)

'Borrowed' Shirt

My First One, Part Deux

Do you remember this skirt? It was my very first post and as we slowly approach the 6 month mark, I thought I would reiterate it...

I just paired it with one of my bf's shirt. I don't know if you've noticed but I like to 'borrow' his clothes... it is so bad that when I lived in New York and he was still in London, I asked him to mail me one of his old pair of jeans because I desperately wanted loose cut-off shorts! 

I hope you appreciate my ridiculousness! 

When Charlotte met Maia Skirt

'Borrowed' Shirt

Chloe Shoes

Sweet Memories of the Holiday....

The past week was just pure bliss, I went to the South of France with the whole family. Except for tanning, eating and catching up on all my Harlan Coben/Michael Connelly 'literature', I did very little...

I made this kimono a few weeks ago but I thought it would look perfect in the holiday setting! On top of that, I wanted to take advantage of my sister's camera and it's fancy objective to take better quality pictures that what we're usually used to on this blog... (my next investment will be a camera with a fancy objective too)

This kimono was originally a maxi dress found by said sister in Retro Paradise in Brussels, I was just obsessed with the leopard - too awesome!

Coming back to rainy London was a bit of a shock this morning but at least I still have a couple more sets of pictures from the holiday, did you have a nice summer?

With the shape and colour, it was just too tempting not to end up in the pool!

When Charlotte met Maia Kimono

H&M Dress

It all fits in my pocket

So I have been working on a few accessories lately... 

When my boyfriend and I moved in together we were looking for furniture that we could 'up-cycle'. As I was visiting a charity furniture shop, I found this really awesome brown suede. I used some of it to create this pocket. The zipper is also 'vintage', it was part of my grandmother's sewing kit that I inherited (I also inherited the most amazing old school pedal operated sewing machine, I will show you when I finally move it to London).

Here are a few of my 'bag essentials': my Shanghai Tang wallet which was a gift from my sisters, my beloved Blackberry, the Marc by Marc Jacob keyring that I think everybody has, Vaseline lip balm for the day and Anna Sui lipstick for the night, a mirror that my best friend's mum gave me, it says 'Kate Moche, Moi Belle', for those of you who don't speak French, it is a play on word on Kate Moss which means 'Kate Ugly, Me Pretty'... When you need a pick me up...

I am finally going on holiday with my whole family next week and I have been working on When Charlotte met Maia Homeware for my sister, which explains the lack of posting... but I will make up for it when I am away as I plan to take full advantage of the holiday scenery (and the tan) to take new pictures...

Have a good week X

When Charlotte met Maia Bag

Shanghai Tang Wallet

Blackberry

Marc by Marc Jacobs Keyring

Vaseline Lip Balm

Anna Sui Lipstick

My New Bracelet

As a good girlfriend that I am, I offered to shortened my boyfriend's suit trousers. Too kind I know...

The cutoff hem just happened to perfectly go round my wrist twice, I just added some studs and voila, a new bracelet! Saturday night DIY project...

I hope you also like my new nail polish, it is from Nails Inc and it is called Chester Terrace and it has this really cool mat finish that I love!