Shopping Girl
I’m at a public pc at Leiden University, but I managed to upload some photo’s of the items I got during a little shopping spree in Amsterdam & Leiden…
Next week Tanuki is organising a Harajuku Party. And the dresscode is Japanese Street Wear. Although Japanese Harajuku Lovers are pretty radical sometimes, I wanted an outfit I could actually wear during the day *gulp* I’m taking my outfit for a testdrive, because I’m going to wear it to Juanes‘ concert tonight ♥
The weather has been pretty good here in The Netherlands. And it really inspires me to go out and buy nice clothes for the hot spring/summer days. I want to get a bikini for my vacation in Portugal and I was browsing some items at H&M Amsterdam. Suddenly a girl said with a bitchy voice: “Well I’m not going to buy MY bikini at H&M this year. I don’t want to see dozen of other girls wearing the same one when I’m on the beach!”
Haha, I almost wanted to say: “Well, maybe if you’d stop going to all the typical vacation resorts you might find out you’re the only one who’s wearing it!” She really looked like the girl who always goes to a Spanish party island every summer, with loads of other Dutch girls. So it isn’t that strange to see girls wearing the same bikini, right? But I just kept my mouth shut and smiled.
Although I don’t like it when people close to me are wearing the same clothes as I do. I never have problems if a stranger buys the same top. I mean clothes aren’t the only thing. I believe it’s also about ‘wearing’ your clothes. People have a certain ‘air’ about them. And ofcourse clothes fit you or not…
Wrapping up with a shopping girl tip: Never believe you have to buy a complete set in the same store. Get your jeans at shop A and your top at shop B. Mix and match, that’s the way to go. Also if you like the ‘ready to wear fashion’ you see at Elle.com, but you don’t have the cash. Use the pics as inspiration and try to mix expensive ‘you just had to buy it’-items with bargain stuff. Er, that were 2 tips - right? Zya ne!
Une fille, 24, university student, interactive media,
gadget girl, fashion, Japan ... 
