Tag: Fashion
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MANATA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN
Retail: MANATA OFFICIAL Shot at: Singapore – Haji Lane It was great doing this for and with a dear friend of mine from Thailand. Hope everyone’s having a great week! xoxo, Viktoria Jean
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[ETSY] FACTORY TWENTY-ONE
Rustic furniture with recycled, reclaimed materials has taken the UK by storm. Whereas ‘rustic’ can sometimes refer to furniture displaying a distinct lack of craftsmanship, this is clearly not the case for one inspiring woodwork designer and his crafts, which use a large amount of recycled materials – mainly English oak or old pallet wood.…
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[ETSY] MILKCART – DESIGNER FURNITURE
Our Etsy journey continues with husband-and-wife duo from The MILKCART, a Sydney-based designer woodwork store. Inspired by simplicity of Danish furniture and light filled interiors of Australian homes, the duo’s great eye for detail has produced gorgeous, inspiring hand-crafted woodwork. Today we get up-close and personal with the creatives behind The MILKCART store. MILKCART Who: Ryan & Marnie McKnight What: Handcrafted, upcycled furniture :…
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[ETSY] POPOV LEATHER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Lately I’ve been obsessed with all things leather. Black jackets over lace dresses, a denim top and synthetic leather jeans – a whole new world of possibilities are out there with made-to-last durables. As travellers we all need a trusty, durable wallet that is able to withstand the harsh elements we may encounter. A solid leather piece can provide excellent protection…
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[ETSY] GRAPHICS FEATURE: HOPSKIPJUMPPAPER
Customised wall art concepts has become all the rage in contemporary Asian homes following a rise in hipster worshippers. Whereas this trend has been around in the West for quite some time, the idea has only recently been adopted in modern Asian interior design. Popularised by Etsy’s legion of talented graphic designers, it’s now really easy to purchase typography prints online and…
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[NEW YORK] EAT. SHOP. REPEAT
“I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.” ― Rick Riordan Eat, shop, dream, repeat! was all we did in New York during the winter. In early February,…
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[ETSY] TRAVEL JOURNALS & DESIGNER POSTCARDS
As much as the following designers were excited to share their works of art, I’m excited to share their story of how these creations came to be! These are amongst the most exciting travel paraphernalia I’ve seen in a long time: (i) LAGO DESIGN’s scratch off post-cards from Seoul, Korea – scratch off however you want…
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[ETSY] PASSPORT COVERS IN ALL CUTS AND COLOURS
Jetting off into the great unknown? Keep your travel documents safe with these personalized passport covers and travel organizers, handmade with extreme skill and care, and also ready to send off as gifts for your friends and loved ones. On our feature list today: (i) Red Leaf Leather and (ii) Bin’s Creations. Ready, jet set,…
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[ETSY] TRAVEL BAGS YOU’LL LOVE
June is finally here! What are everyone’s plans for the summer? My ideal vacation for a summer lovin’ getaway – somewhere tropical, exciting and close to sea. This month ViktoriaJean gets up close and personal with ETSY Entrepreneurs brilliant at their craft, zooming in on travel-easy products which will make your travelling infinitely easier. Watch this space also for…
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COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE
A little sneak of what I did. Anybody knows this old Joni Mitchell song? “Come with me I know the way” she says “It’s down, down, down the dark ladder” xoxo, Viktoria Jean
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cracked perfection
“I am not the first person you loved. You are not the first person I looked at with a mouthful of forevers. We have both known loss like the sharp edges of a knife. We have both lived with lips more scar tissue than skin. Our love came unannounced in the middle of the night.…
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My Pink Leopard Manicure
2014 Bucket list item #24: Get manicured in pretty pink leopard prints – check! Read Nora Roberts’ old classics at Spinelli’s while waiting to have dinner with Annabelle. Spinelli’s is so underrated in comparison to the coffee chain monopolies Starbucks and Coffee Bean. Perhaps I’m just sick of Starbucks at the moment – I used…
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[THAILAND] o10.Lamai Beach Samui
Ever taken a day from work to stroll all morning along the calmest beach on Koh Samui? I love how my traveling job makes it all easy to find myself on an entirely different city from day to day. Yet it makes me appreciative of nature’s beauty on a minuscule scale. I’m all excitement and…
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Shoe-Porn Ahead: Sole Superior SG
CAPTAIN AMERICA KICKS. How can anyone fricking resist not oogling at that beauty! Helped out at Straatosphere for Sole Superior SG, Singapore’s first sneakers convention, where I had a major case of sneaker lust! This really opened my eyes to all the retailers and brands out there, as well as the people who come for…
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Nails / Red Pink Black
Had le icône de paris done for my manicure ❤ Now when I say “wanna see the Eiffel?”, you know what I mean 😉 xoxo, Viktoria Jean
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Boho-Chic Week: The K. Kollection
Fringe tassels, paisley prints and velveteen: I have uncovered the epitome of boho-chic. The none-can-have-it look – fashion statements adorned by exclusive, one-of-a-kind handcrafted accessories. What else speaks louder of individualism than the 100% hand-made? The Kkollection was created by an Atlanta based artist & writer K.J.Wright. She specializes in unique, hand crafted art and…
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Boho-Chic Week: Khalid & Bridges
Tired of wearing a dress that’s ‘so last season’? Fashion pieces that never go out of style – oh, if only. Now let’s think, which fashion fad never seems to die? Boho-chic, it seems, has its influences lurking in all the sneakiest ways. Drawing on bohemian & hippie influences, Boho-Chic began in the 1960s. Its…