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In 3 days we’ll be here for 2 months already. Time flies when you’ve got Taobao and good cheap food :).

We’re settling in quite well; found a house in Jing’an district, 2 minutes away from the metro and my shuttle bus to work literally stops in front of my door (there’s no limit to laziness). Edgar’s extended his morning Chinese courses to morning-and-afternoon Chinese courses, so the man will speak better Chinese than I do in … well actually within a month given the fact I only spend 3 hours per week on Chinese classes.

Some pictures to illustrate our first weeks here

  I’ve always found &otherstories superstrong. Superstrong in how they’ve set up the business – from online to stores. Superstrong in their creative approach – with a lot of Nordic accents. Superstrong in what they want to communicate – keeping it simple but to the point.

Finally a brand that approaches the consumer with different views and dares to step away from ordinary brand campaigns. They’re also just smart. They’re a brand with enough freedom to run these kind of campaigns and to be respected for it.

Most importantly – they have beautiful imagery to support all of the above. I think they’re not even throwing big budgets against those campaigns. They look very simple and clean. And they look like they were created with a lot of fun. I was lucky enough to visit their offices and even those were simple, down to earth but amazing, with a relaxed vibe and lurking creativity around every corner.

I found the first picture strong. The second just simple and “nice”. The third one has “Simona” written all over it.

OMG. I received a daily newsletter in my inbox from the Outnet. First thing my eye caught was this image:

A quick Google session resulted in below’s Instagram profile.

And I’ve fallen in love with her since then. Yoyo Cao my new girlcrush.

Editor YOYO CAO

ACNE ORBIT BOOT BLACK

This Acne Orbit boot. The Ultimate boot. The boot that will go with everything. The boot that will drive all men crazy. The boot that will make me look beautiful. The boot that I will still wear in ten years.

I tell these kind of things to myself to ensure I do have a valid reason to spend 500 euros on shoes. I tell myself that if I still want it in a month, I will treat myself.

Just found an outfit that with the boots.. oh my.. condemned to ponder on purchasing the entire outfit as well now.

Acne has been driving me crazy lately. Not only this boot, but also that perfect leather jacket .. but I’ll dedicate another post to that one later on.

Acne Orbit boot on Acne.com

Fall 2015 Versace Campaign with Karlie Kloss, Caroline Trentini, and Lexi Boling shot by Mert Alasand Marcus Piggott. 

As a true Asian Gal I used to be in love with the brand and would always pick some extravagant item when shopping with the mom, eventually not wearing it cause it was too extravagant to wear at high school.. I haven’t visited a store or really been attracted to their clothing and advertisement until I bumped into this one. Especially love the outfit on the right – bring the sixties back. Love the details. Would entirely copy that outfit. Thanks, Donatella Versace.

  I never really was into denim playsuits. Neither was I into Alexa Chung (ok maybe I’m lying). But the combination of those two in the below ad, me-hen.  It just makes you want to be Alexa, and wear a denim playsuit like she does, and do the entire I-don’t-really-care-thing and just be as cool as she is. All day, everyday. 

Sigh. If I were just as cool.

The boyfriend and I bought and moved into a new apartment a couple of months ago. Apart from that we still don’t have internet (thank the lord for personal hotspotting), only 2 chairs (best hosts ever) and no cleaner (a necessity since the boyfriend and I are the most ultimate forms of laziness, times two) we did manage to get a handyman to pimp up the “guest room” with an amazeballs open shoe storage / table space where I can apply make up while watching tv-shows (you are lying if you’re denying you do this too). Somehow I’ve been able to convinc e him that an open shoe storage is a necessity and you cannot just dump your sneakers anywhere, and he found it distasteful seeing me apply make up everyday on the same table where we would have dinner again in the evening.

And tadaaaa.. there it was: The Simona Cave. Although I’m not naming it in that specific way when I’m with him since it’s “our house”, we both know this space is dedicated to me.

I have been dying to get to the latest edition of Supreme collab – The Air Jordan 5 x Supreme camo print. 

It’s been nerv wrecking as they already launched at Supreme (online) stores, however Nike was still to release them. After last week’s announcement they’d release on NikeLab I was refreshing for 2 hours (I was on a boat) but without any luck – they didn’t release. I tried my luck today as I was told they would try again today on Nike’s site. Well.. I was up sharp at 8:30 AM just making sure I wouldn’t miss it. But unfortunately, when they finally released at 10 AM, they were sold out in a sec. Think it will stay to mesmerizing the beautiful times we could’ve had.. 

Nike has released another delicious pack based on cities, and this time, on their delicacies. London’s Eton Mess (I had to Google Eton Mess to discover it’s another dish on my “to eat” list), Milan’s Aperitivo, New York’s Strawberry Cheese cake (OMG stop Nike, stop it nowwwww), Paris’ Macaron (did someone say Ladurée?), China’s Must Win Cake (.. this one is so .. interesting.. you just want to buy them cause they are appaling.. and whát is Must Win Cake? Googling it didn’t help) and my favourite Tokyo’s Harajuku crepe. 

These Nike Women’s City Pack sweets are available on the 18 September 2015 through Nike.com and select stores.

Nike Women’s City Pack FA15

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – New York Strawberry Cheesecake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – New York Strawberry Cheesecake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – New York Strawberry Cheesecake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – New York Strawberry Cheesecake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Paris Macaron

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Paris Macaron

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Paris Macaron

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Shanghai Must Win Cake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Shanghai Must Win Cake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Shanghai Must Win Cake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Shanghai Must Win Cake

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Tokyo Harajuku Crepe

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Tokyo Harajuku Crepe

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Tokyo Harajuku Crepe

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Tokyo Harajuku Crepe

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – Milan Aperitivo

Nike FA15 Women’s City Pack – London Eton Mess

I bumped into these sweeties, the Nikelab Classic Cortez Big Tooth’s, on NikeLab’s Instagram Channel and  Hypebeast’s Instagram Instagram channels. These sneakers are iconic, released in 1972, and still rocking the sneaker scene and making a major comeback.

Love the white versions more than the black Bigh Tooth’s.

Reported to be released on the 9th of June online on NikeLab and in their physical Nikelab stores (find addresses on the site).