Defenseload

If youre anything like me, you may have been feeling a little low on inspiration lately. With the changing of the seasons coming up, I think its time that I share another one of my muses-- and of course-- shes a classy French (slash Danish) lady. In case you dont know, Anna Karina is an actress, director, and screenwriter who was a pioneer of the French New Wave. (Definitely worth reading about!) When she was 17, she hitchhiked to Paris from Denmark without speaking a lick of French. She lived on the streets until a woman from an advertising agency saw her sitting at the café Les Deux Magots. (Maybe this is why I go to coffee shops so often?) She had the look so she quickly made a name for herself as a model. Thats when none other than Coco Chanel herself gave Karina, then known as Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer, the name by which we all know her now.

bowtie blouse   /   button-through skirt   /   ankle boots   /   knee-high socks   /   wide-brimmed hat   /   chunky knit sweater   /   peter pan collar top   /   herringbone trousers   /   blue eyeshadow   /   peach lipstick   /   black eyeliner

Whose style are you crushing on lately? Id love to hear about it! 

xo,

e.m.