Organizing my traveling wardrobe for Shanghai!

O.K.....I am a control freak, I admit it! I can´t just throw some clothes in a suitcase, with a toothbrush and stuff without planning every detail! It´s a pain! But, I love it too! I spend hours planning. The last time I went to Paris for 4 days, I spent the equal amount of days planning my wardrobe beforehand. I remind you readers that I was once a personal shopper. I roamed Macy´s to get complete wardrobes for my customers. "It´s" still with me.....the details of planning. I am hoping I could one day do this professionally for clients- here in Norway! This is a dream of mine!!!!

First item: A Burberry trench! -Always practical!

FUR, FUR, FUR

Ok....I had to have this fur helmet of a hat! The brand is STETSON,

which also makes cowboy hats in the states. This has a leather bit on the back of the head with a little belt to make it tighter. It almost looks like one of those hats that the pilots or convertible drives would use in the 1920´s (loved that era!)- just with the furry ears.

I haven´t yet worn it out....since it´s been too hot of a Fall season here. Now, the snow and minus degrees can JUST COME!

Time for Tweed!

-Still living off the photos from Friday´s paper, DNL, here in Norway. (Have to credit them!)

Love the colors! I love the fall! And...isn´t this girl-absolutely...GORGEOUS?!

And....I admit to being a big fan of fur!!!! For crying out loud...if I ever get in a conversation with a anti-fur person, I would ask the following: Do you eat meat, dairy or fish/poultry? Do You wear leather or use wool products? Do you kill insects because they bother you or are in your way? If they say yes to the previous questions, then I have no understanding or respect for their views of not using fur. (Had to get THAT off my chest!)

Have a great Fur -oops- I mean FALL day!

Ole Lynggaard & Helena Christensen

Sorry for this photo- I iPhoned it off of yesterday´s paper, DNL, but I felt that I had to share this one!

First of all, I have always loved Helena Christensen, the Danish model that has been "around" since the 80`s with the likes of Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. (All still model). Still going strong!

Anyways, I also love the jewelry from -also Danish, Ole Lynggaard! The fact that the two were to find each other-was just the question of time. Beauty+ beautiful=perfection.

Since I´m a Norwegian/American (grew up in the states), I have the chance to look at jewelry in the states, but I have never found anything like Ole Lynggaard. Here in Norway, it´s so expensive that one can buy three world diamonds for the price of one at Denmark´s jeweler. But, this style is SO AMAZING that there is no one else like it! In America, big is better; in Scandinavia, elegance is in the simplicity of small. Hmmm...that´s a thought!

Have a great weekend!

(notice Helena´s nail color and her eyes!) PERFECTION!

Harris Tweed was the topic in D2 of the days paper, Dagens Næringsliv (Today´s Business) in Norway.

I added this in my blog today because it is one of my favorite materials. I am a big fashion lover of Ralph Lauren and I love how the material can be used in skirts and blazers. (Ralph Lauren of course has copied his style from Great Britain.) This photo is taken in Isle of Harris- northwest of Scotland. This is the home of the business of Harris Tweed, in which it´s famous woven material, tweed, has been making it´s comeback again -thanks to fashion designers this fall.

I simply love this style because it´s classy, warm and timeless!

Don´t you love this photo- how the girl with her "tweeds" is just rising up from the ground?!

Shanghai

Ok. I am back. I haven´t been active because I simply thought nobody cared. (boohoo!) Ok. finished with the self-pity....

I am going to Shanghai with my girlfriends= yippee! Since this blog is about getting dressed up and going places, I will let you know what I am bringing, what I´ll be wearing, and my plans for purchases in China!

How to keep things simple- is hard, when one is complicated. But, I have lived and traveled for a while, so I know what works.

Next post, I will feature some photos! So stay tuned!

In love with my Mulberry Lilly bag!!!