gypsy soul

Asos dress, Isabel Marant 'Dicker' boots, Celine 'Audrey' sunglasses, Alexander Wang 'Rocco' bag

Nothing quite screams summer like a paisley dress.

When the temperature starts to heat up, I always make the conscious effort to add more colour into my wardrobe. There's something in the balmy salt-water tinged air that makes me want to neglect the standard greys, black and stripes (god-forbid!) and embrace the bohemian and all things brightly coloured (all the better to show off my tan, my dear). 

x karen

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fluffy leopard

Asos leather skirt (seen here & here), Bassike tee (seen here & here), LV Speedy 30, Isabel Marant boots (seen here & here)

Leather skirts are such an easy choice when you're barely awake in the morning. I love wearing leather with absolutely anything- especially with a fluffy leopard. Leather really toughens up a look, especially with this leopard cardigan which could potentially go very wrong. I mean, that is a lot of leopard. So, I played it safe and wore the leopard cardigan with a lot of muted greys and my go-to taupe Isabel Marant boots. 

xx

 x karen

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summer knit

Supre knit top, Watson x Watson shorts, Isabel Marant Dicker boots, Mulberry Alexa clutch, Lovisa necklace, Karen Walker sunglasses

It's always an amazing feeling when you find something you like from an unexpected place i.e. this knit top which I found hidden within the racks of Supre. I can't really explain what I was doing in Supre, except that I was with my friends after a day at the beach and we wanted to find some cheap thrills for hopefully more days spent at the beach. 

I love wearing white in summer, especially paired with these silky shorts by Watson x Watson in this colourful summery print. I can already imagine the rest of my summer being spent in a array of different shorts with variations of the same white tops. 

 x karen

p.s. not sure if anymore else noticed, or if I'm just shattering everyone's glass, but my hand is just perpetually in my pocket. This is what happens when I wear anything with pockets, hands are always always just in my pockets. 

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what's better than regular?

Bassike tee | Mango suede jacket| Current Elliot boyfriend jeans | Isabel Marant Dicker boots (seen here)| Chloe Paraty bag (seen here and here)

What's better than ordinary boyfriend jeans? Well, white boyfriend jeans of course! It has all the comfort of wearing boyfriend jeans plus the added chic of it being white. There's nothing I love more that wearing white with a nice tan...or my Isabel Marant boots.

 x karen

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dickers

Cotton On  sweater | Zara skort | Isabel Marant Dicker boots | Karen Walker deep freeze sunglasses 

I wore this outfit out to brunch recently, I was excited to bare my legs (as always) so I paired my worn-around-the-block-and-back white Zara skorts with this slouchy Cotton On jumper. It's always exciting to find clothes that don't come with a price tag that make you lose your lunch or cause you to spend the next two hours justifying its purchase. This Cotton On jumper was a no-brainer for me, I love anything that looked textured and loose. The perfect sweater so that I can pig out at brunch!

But, can we have a moment for my new Isabel Marant 'Dicker' boots? I've had my eyes on them for awhile and finally decided to bite the bullet during the new Isabel Marant drop on Net-A-Porter about a month ago. I pretty much wear boots all through the year, even during the summer and I realised that I needed a more neutral pair to balance out all the pairs of black boots that I've accumulated over the years. You will definitely be seeing more of these boots over the summer. (Maybe even a pair of Dickers in the black?)

 x karen

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cameo lace

Ksubi shirt | Shakuhachi shorts | Alexander Wang 'rocco' bag | Isabel Marant 'zora' wedges 

I think I'm definitely having a shorts phase recently. Whether it's the ubiquitous denim One Teaspoons (here, here & here),

or a fancy silk or printed versions (here, here & here) or just plain ole daisy chain lace. There really is no escaping it on my blog.

I have the most fun with them when I get the chance to mix them with something unusual, like this army print t-shirt

from Ksubi. I love the way it the military print clashes with the much more feminine daisy-chain lace of the shorts. It's also
the most comfortable summer outfit equation; slouchy tee with lots of breathing room for your legs.

x karen

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palm beach// day 02

Sportsgirl top // Isabel Marant skirt // Topshop jacket // Senso 'bertina' boots

The thing about impromptu roadtrips is last minute packing;

the lack of having your whole wardrobe with you 

is the opportunity of being able to put together outfits

that you normally wouldn't imagine. 

x karen

p.s. yes, these are the forgotten photos from the second part of the Palm Beach "series"

insta-loving

1/ Spring means finding beautiful flowers on the sidewalk

wearing: one teaspoon shorts & wanted shoes

2/ my version of after work drinks 

i.e. ice coffee- shaken not stirred

3/ working in the city = being dangerously close to all the shoes

one teaspoon knitted shorts (also worn here) and office wear?

4/ homemade french toast made by ze lovely mz lorah

thanks for the special ingredient! :D

5/ contemplating, contemplating, forever contemplating

kind of regretting my decision against this Equipment shirt now, worn with 7FAM jeans (worn here)

6/ pad thai that looked better than it tasted

7/ I kid you not, walked all the way from Paddington to Bondi

wearing: Bassike shirt (worn here & here) Isabel Marant ra-ra skirt, Senso Bertina boots (worn here)

8/ seriously, instagram more like foodstagram- or instafood

ms chu deliciousness (see more here)

9/ feel in love with this michael lo sordo shirt (see behind meeee)

but the collar looked all funny on me, so I decided to take a picture of me and the funky lights in the change room instead

wearing: ksubi tee, isabel marant skirt, topshop shoes

Hope y'all had a lovely weekend!

I know I did, if you haven't- go and watch Hotel Transylvania. Don't underestimate the power of a good kid's movie

x k

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