Sonnet Sunday: Sonnet II

I'm trying to make it a little more elaborate, and thinking about making drawings on the 'reverse' pages or press flowers or something. Any idea?

Anyways, feeling a bit drousy at the moment, possibly due to the change in weather. It changes so quickly and don't want to find a park to read and then head home an hour later because a rainfall is coming at me, you know?

When I go out, its for the whole day.. Maybe it's a luxury problem.

However, I hope you guys are alright and I found myself quite looking forward to make and post this sonnet. Definately a weekly thing to get my creative mojo back. I've been trapped for a while looking at what everyone else is doing in stead of creating something myself. Vicious cicle, I'll tell ya! No way quicker to loose your 'style' and creativity than seeing what someone else is doing. I need to be a recluse. Don't know though whether it's because I'm extremely competitive or anxiety of falling flat next to them.

Well, if you never try you will never succeed - and you will just have failed by default (I think this was said by JK Rowling).

And I sure don't wanna do that after all I've been through..

Weekly Favourites week 26

Weekly Favourites week 26, 2011 by Maudline featuring a wrap dress

I'm quite into the mono-colour trend, especially with dresses. The black skirts and white and cream tops just speak to me on a very profound level. However, B/W on it's oqn is quite boring mostly so I'll always pep it up with either bright shoes, a coat or hot pink lips (my signature look du jour!)

Do you have a seasonal signature look?

Or a dream signature look?

Mine would be a musketeer jacket paired with an embellished skirt and Converse All Stars. Can you picture it? In my mind it will be awesome..

But the past couple of seasons it has all been about the biker jackets which on most points are too short near the waist to my taste. However, I do love their leather work and some of the detailing is similiar to what I want in my future dream musketeer jacket.

And as always, looking for the perfecct black everyday ballet flats. Could these be the ones? I'm still uncertain about the square toes though..

Anyways, have a blissful weekend in the most wonderful month of all (this is mostly due to my upcoming birthday on the 31st.. Yay!!!)

Vintage baby-friendly café

 One of the best cafés in Aarhus will have to be Hos Sofies Forældre {At Sofie's Parents'} where especially babies and their parents are more than welcome. Some cafés don't like to have the mothers breastfeeding their infants (which I find weird since, well, its soooo natural) but here theres space and smiles for that. Lots of toys, baby equipment, baby food and the lot..

Well, on to the menu. They have about 60 different teas and coffees, and lots of cakes and sandwiches. You can buy bags of tea and coffee to go and this is where I buy my Leone pastilles. nom nom nom...

 This is their 'moderate breakfast' plate; a roll with butter, cheese and toppings, fresh fruit, a danish or a croissant, a small pot of tea or coffee, and juice. And the very best thing about this place is the old china.. You feel like a baroness from the Edwardian era while sipping your vanilla-lime tea (they have lots of funny and tasteful mixes of tea) and munching on a brownie.

As you can see, the decor is kept in the old style with various groups of vintage chairs and tables.

This place is highly recommendable, however, if you DO NOT like children or constantly hear your biological clock ticking, then you should probably go somewhere else because there's usually a lot of babies and toddlers here (pure coincidence that the photo doesn't show any!) and they crawl around and shriek and laugh and cry and whatever children do..

The staff is so sweet and patient, and always glad to help finding the right tea for you.

In addition, you can purchase baby clothes, vintage china, sweets, and old fashioned toys here as well.

So if you one day visit and spot someone lounging in one of the comfy chairs reading - then its probably me!

Hos Sofies Forældre

Frederiksgade 74 st.tv.

8000 Aarhus C

opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-16-00 and 1st Sun 10.00-16.00

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Sonnet Sunday: Sonnet I

I have long wanted a small pocket size book with Shakespeare's sonnets, and succombed by the notion that there's not one out there (at least not one I'd buy) I have decided to make my own.. In a pink Moleskine notebook, I am now writing all the sonnets down, and possibly also the poems if there's room enough. And what better than to share faboulous writings with you guys!? So, here's the first Sonnet Sunday and I'll try to make this every Sunday - luckily Shakespeare wrote a lot of sonnets!

Enjoy...

Weekly Favourites week 25

Hope you all are having a lovely Midsummer weekend. We are lacking sunshine a bit, its a bit too chilly to my taste. Hope that the weather in Sweden is a bit better..

Yesterday, I celebrated my friend's 25th birthday which was a lot of fun.. And she liked all her presents, I gave her O.P.I.'s Skull & Glossbones from the Pirates collection and she really loved the colour!

And today, its my grand parents' 62nd wedding anniversary! It is so inspirational to have people in your life who really work together through both the smooth and rough parts of life. To me this day is a bit magical, and if I am ever to marry this will be the date. I decided that when I was ten.

Perhaps this is why I think my weekly faves have a certain romantic strike to them this week. Glitter, pink, and romantic seem to be the key words here. I'm very keen on the Matthew Wiiliamson scarf and the Lucy in Disguise floral dress.. I really adore the collection from Lily Allen. So vintage and cute.

Sep. & Acc. week 25 2011 by Maudline featuring lace tops

Dresses Week 25, 2011 by Maudline featuring a line dress

Downton Abbey

I LOVE period dramas... the settings, the costumes, the story lines - all of it. So not really a big surprice that I love Downton Abbey.

I have always found the era around WW1 to be extremely fascinating and I have always considered the clothes of the era to be my favourites, closely followed by the rococo. And my, does Downton Abbey pull the long straw here! Fantastic costumes, for both upper and lower class.

 Of course, I really adore the hats and evening attire of the upper class characters but the quirkishness of some of the servants' clothes really makes me smile.

Tartan coats, straw hats with small flowers, and more muted colours to contrast with the whites and pastel colours of the noble family.

And in addition, the story line is really good and the acting is superb. So if haven't seen it yet please do.. They are currently shooting season two, and I believe it is to be aired in the fall in the UK. Can't wait for it to hit Denmark again. I may need to rewatch it all on the Internet.

Untill then, I have the main theme on repeat. A very beautiful song, and sums up well the mood of the series.

Enjoy!

This dress reminds me of Kate Winslet's evening dress from Titanic. This show starts with the sink of Titanic where the heir of Downton Abbey is presumed drowned, and with the arrival of the new heir and his difficulties with the family already living there. If you imagine Mr Collins from Pride & Predjudice as a nice and likable guy suddenlt finding himself within a family consisting of both The Bennets and the staff from Upstairs & Downstairs you sort of get the picture. (Okay, this was the closest I could get without making spoilers)

This attire has a bit of a Chanel-feel to it.. The stripes, the pearls, the narrow colour scheme and the straw hat.

The upper class ladies' evening dresses are candy to the eyes! Oh, and as you can see Maggie Smith is in it, and she is hilarious! Her remarks are priceless!

The Lord and Lady of Downton Abbey. She wears the most elaborate clothes, a bit old fashioned for 1912 but her youngest daughter surely makes up for that, as you can see in the next picture..

A haram dress with trousers! Love it!!! It looks stunning on screen and causes quite a few raised eyebrows and gasps in the show.. Very Poiret.

The youngest daughter of the noble family and one of the servants. Here you can clearly see the distinction in clothes between upper and lower class, but without making the latter looking sad or demure. At least not in my opinion.

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And the lovely main theme score by John Lunn

Art inspired Advertising

Yesterday, I discovered these beautiful ad shots from Christian Louboutin's new Autumn/Winter collection via Fashionista and The Telegraph.

They are coining the old masters as well as the notion of Louboutin's work being thought of as works of art, and incorporating Louboutin's works into the art. Beautiful. Wouldn't mind having a pair myself - or one of the ads for that matter. I really like when both fashion and art work together like this. They enhance and compliments eachother. I wouldn't mind if more designers or companies thought in these lines. I think ads would become more appealing at least to me. And I can't see a downfall of distributing more awareness of great art - through museum or fashion advertising, it doesn't matter.. It makes the world a prettier place.

Photo: Peter Lipmann

Image text: Olivia Bergin via The Telegraph

 Georges de la Tour's Magdalene and the Flame sees the subject staring longingly at the 'Puck' boot

 Francois Clouet’s Elizabeth of Austria rests a ‘Catalina’ sequinned clutch bag (£795) and a golden spiked ‘Pigalilli’ platform (£2,295)

 A leopard-print shoulder bag has managed to find a home nestled under the arm of Jean-Marc Nattier’s Marquise de Pompadour portrait

 Francisco de Zurbaran’s Santa Dorotea carefully holds a fruit platter bearing the new ‘8 Mignon’ strappy sandals (£765)

 Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother, by James McNeill Whistler, has been given a Louboutin makeover. Under photographer Peter Lipmann’s eye, instead of clutching a hankerchief, Whistler's Mother can be seen holding the fashion-forward ‘Tootsie’ ankle boot (£1,895), adorned with roccia leathers and studded piping.

Marie-Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait d'une Negresse totes a ‘Balda Booty’ (£695)