Showing posts with label Copenhagen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Copenhagen. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 February 2013

I've been shopping #7

Just a little post to show you what I bought in Copenhagen - The shopping over there was brilliant.. particularly If you like a more simple, relaxed kind of style. Lucky for me, I was in heaven and thankfully it was my Birthday a few weeks prior to my trip, which I was kindly given some Danish Krone. My only downside to the Copenhagen shopping experience is there's no middle ground. You either have expensive designer boutiques or high street stores like H&M, Zara and Monki, which goes against my one holiday shopping rule - Don't buy things you can get at home.


The first item I picked up was a pair of Acne jeans. I live in black jeans, pretty much wearing them everyday, so I saw this purchase as a bit of an investment. The pair I chose are the skinny, ankle length cut. They fit me perfectly and have kept their shape so far. I found the sizes came up quite small, so if you're thinking about buying a pair definitely try them on.


Whilst browsing in one of the department stores Illum, I came across this lovely illustration book. I'd say it's comes under the genre of an "adult's colouring book", I fell in love with all the hand drawn doodles and scribbles that fill each page. I love having these types of books around the house, as they always come in handy for inspiration.


I "ummed and ahhhed" over these Whyred boots the duration of my trip. They were a bit of a bargain with 70% of the original price, so it brought the price down to around the same as a pair of boots from Topshop. They have a really cool heal and I look the navy blue suede, they makes a change from my usual black staple boot.


I could have spent hours looking in the book section of Illum finding the perfect housey/lifestyle magazine to bring home. After a good half hour mulling over a good selection I chose Vakre. The magazine has a great Scandinavian aesthetic with a "find something different every time you flick" type of quality.


Last but not least, I bought Matt a little gift. This long sleeved tee is from a really cool store called Norgaard. I love anything stripy with a nautical influence, I think it always looks great for spring summer and the bright orange made it a little more different to anything I had seen at home. I think he likes it!


Do you guys like Scandinavian style? Have you ever been shopping in Copenhagen?
I'd love to know...

Harri xxx

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

A weekend in Copenhagen...

I got back from a speedy visit to Copenhagen on Monday evening. After a bumpy flight home and a bruised bank balance I thought I'd share some of the photos I took with you. To be honest I didn't take as many as I thought, must have been too busy having fun. Enjoy...








Over the three and a bit days I was over there, I did a lot of shopping. I have a huge brief at the moment, concentrating on Scandinavian fashion, so it was brilliant to see all the clothes in the flesh and check out all the lovely details, colours and silhouettes (I could have spent a fortune!) - I may photograph and blog about some of the pieces I bought whilst I was over there in the coming week.

So finally, some pointers if you're heading to Copenhagen any time soon - 

Save, save, save. It's pretty expensive to eat and drink 
Invest in warm clothes, hats, scarves, gloves, thermals... 
Comfy shoes are a must as everything is in walking distance
Think about staying in a hostel, mine was around £50 for three nights and was lovely

Harri 
xxx

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

From Copenhagen, with love x



I completely forgot to mention in my post yesterday that I'm off to Copenhagen this weekend. It's fashion week over there at the moment, so me and a few Uni friends thought we'd go over and check it out. I'm so, so excited to go, as I've always adored Scandinavian fashion and interiors. I'll be sure to take my camera with me and report back.

Have you guys ever been to Copenhagen, what would you recommend doing/seeing?

Harri 

xxx