Fashion

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Un-Cluttered x Hutspot

by Chloë Alyshea

So a few weeks ago, Hutspot asked me to do a short but fun shoot together. Hutspot is a combination of fashion, design and local art, aiming to offer a platform for young creatives. They have 5 stores now, including my hometown Eindhoven. Working with the local creative scene is something they love to do; for instance my boyfriend sold some of his art works over there. So yes, I was a fan already. (Also this is a subtile advice to visit their stores if you’re around, obviously). Anyway, the plan was to make it entirely ‘un-cluttered’, from styling and location to of course, my clean easthetics. Normally I’m the worst control freak (my boy knows XD), but I saw it as an opportunity to once let go of everything and trust the Hutspot-team in this one. Glad I did, because I love what we’ve created together. You can find the looks down below – including items from the Hutspot collection, Samsøe & Samsøe, Selected Femme and Frisur – together with some iPhone shots I …

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Out of office

by Chloë Alyshea

Sometimes you just want to escape your daily workspace to find a new focus elsewhere. And sometimes the solution is so easy: a concrete office, the best clean desk there is. No clutter, no dishes waiting for you, no dog screaming for attention. Only concrete floors and walls you can talk to. Sounds perfect to me. *Out of office Wearing & using: Berdine The Minimal XL & The Sleeve | Apple Macbook 13″ | Moss Copenhagen denim trousers | Nike Air Max 98 runners |

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The Boyscouts x Ceizer limited collection

by Chloë Alyshea

So excited about this collab! Jewellery brand The Boyscouts teamed up with typographical artist Ceizer. Together they created a limited edition collection, consisting of three necklaces. Every design holds a strong message engraved on the front and back. The cool thing is, you can wear each necklace separately or together, which allows you to create your own personal story. You can choose between OUI/SEX | PERFECT/YOU&ME | LOVE/PEACE. Well, this is mine: OUI, YOU&ME and LOVE. Oh, how well behaved you must think (nothing wrong with that of course), but there’s a little twist to it! For those who are familiair with Ceizer’s work, ‘LOVE’ is actually ment as EVOL. So it’s a little secret between my boy and I. He reads it as Oui, You&Me, Evol, while others think I’m just a well behaving little girl. Hihi…. Also, I gifted my boy two out of three necklaces for his upcoming birthday. I choose the OUI/SEX & EVOL/LOVE combination. He can figure out on his own what story he would like to tell… The collection …

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Summer proof: 1 look, 3 ways to style

by Chloë Alyshea

Even though we’re still in the midst of Spring season, I’m already preparing for those steamy Summer days. And luckily we already got treated on some hot Summer days with tropical temperatures. So forget about your pants, it’s time to expose some legs! For this shoot I had the chance to collaborate with Baukjen, a fashion brand founded by Baukjen de Swaan Arons. She’s born in Amsterdam (yay Dutchie!), but raised in London. Her collections are inspired by both capitals, creating easy clothing for your everyday city wardrobe. Think of relaxed fits, effortless styles and simple cuts, bringing timeless essentials to the table. Exactly my cup of tea ;)! I wanted to show you how you can easily turn your summer-dress in 3 different looks, using only two pieces: a white dress & a striped shirt. Two essentials that can’t be missed in a woman’s closet. This is not only a fun how-to-wear, but I also wanted to raise awareness about ‘recycling’ your items. To let you think twice about buying just another dress, but …

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Move easy

by Chloë Alyshea

Meet Ucon Acrobatics, known for their minimalistic designed backpacks from Berlin. They create goods made to enable your journeys and explorations, while keeping the functional elements. Perfect for light packers like me. It can be a struggle to find an every day bag that fit your needs (read: store your goods in a ‘subtle’ way). Or it’s too big, or just too small… But Ucon’s Luca bag is just perfect. Its a waist bag that can be worn as a hand bag as well. It features the perfect amount of compartments: one for your phone, wallet and passport. It also has a foldable tablet sleeve (unfortunately I don’t own one ‘yet’), and even includes a bicycle lock and light holder. I might not be using those that much, but it gives the bag that ‘utility’ look which I can resemble with. Also: I figured out I can use the bag also as a camera bag. My Canon Mark 2 body fits perfectly, together with a small 1.8 50MM lens. And the bag still looks sleek …

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Easy elegance with Hemsmith

by Chloë Alyshea

I’m really excited to share you this latest collaboration between Hemsmith and me. Hemsmith is NYC-based slow fashion brand, with a clear minimalistic aesthetic. All of their clothes are locally produced, where they choose to focus on quality and season-less collections. Hemsmith’s timeless, modern and durable approach immediately caught my eye. Really honoured to be working with their thoughtfully designed garments. Taking influences from the Scandinavian and Far Eastern style, I know I found the perfect every day basics. Think of Japanese silhouettes, layered styles, flowy lines an thick fabrics, making them strong statement pieces. The first look includes the Kitsan Kimono Jacket, paying homage to the classic kimono. This updated version is made from Indigo-dyed denim with an oversized fit. Which makes it the perfect layer piece for Spring, as it can be worn with almost everything. For the second look, I got to style the Rey Long Coat along with the matching Leigh Pleated Pants. Together they create some pretty easy elegance due to its flowy oversized layers, creating an architectural look. Scroll …

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Practice L O V E | Weekday

by Chloë Alyshea

‘Practice Love’ is the message Weekday is about to spread with its newest LOVE Capsule & denim collection. This season they got inspired by the early nineties vibes – as a Nineties kid I can only approve! – translated into oversized fits, thick fabrics and high waisted jeans. I got the chance to explore the items a while ago, and was really feeling the faded LINE WOW BLUE jeans (yes, the name is already awesome). It’s a high waisted jeans with straight legs and a button fly for a vintage nod. To keep the blue vibes going strong, I styled it with the pastel blue top with a ‘It’s not enough to be compassionate, you must act’ embroidery. It’s in mirror writing, so you have to look into a mirror (or take a selfie) to read what it says. The collection exists of 5 tees, 3 hoodies and 2 pair of socks printed with texts as ‘Practice love’ ‘No silence’, and ‘Unlimited action’, and will be available from February 15th. Until that time, you can …

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A modern Fall with Opus

by Chloë Alyshea

The thing I like about this cold weather, is that you can go all out with the layer-game again. The look I’m wearing is from Opus, known for their minimal, clean and oversized silhouettes, with a feminine twist to it. Their pieces can easily be worn in different kind of layers, so that’s what I tried to do. Of course I had to choose some white and grey, including this soft pullover from a wool mix and a sportive jersey trouser. And this huge ass scarf, which is my life saver lately. As you might know already from my Instagram, I have a Shiba Inu pup since a few weeks, and walking Yoji around in this Fall weather is much better when the scarf is wrapped around my face haha. Unfortunately she likes to play with it as well, so I have to be careful… Anyway, see how I styled Opus’ pieces down below, and let me know your thoughts! Wearing | Opus sweater | Opus trousers | Opus scarf | Mango shirt | adidas …

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‘Get Neutral With Me’ | UN-CLUTTERED x Gardrobe Store

by Chloë Alyshea

It’s no secret I often shop in my boyfriend’s closet, or find myself new treasures at the mens department. Wearing what you want, without any restrictions. That’s what fashion really means to me. I can already hear some guys thinking, so I have to borrow my girlfriend’s skirts now as well? No, that’s not totally what I mean of course (but cheers if you do so anyway!). What I’m trying to get at, is completely blurring out the gender lines in fashion. And not only the part where we see unisex collections popping up all the time. But for gender as a subject to also be extended to in-store shopping experiences where traditional men and womens departments seem to blend or even disappear all together. No more awkward stares when I’m browsing at the traditional mens departments, or when I dive into a mens fitting room. But instead an open and welcoming vibe, a place where you can try whatever you like. One of those stores is Gardrobe Store, located in my hometown Eindhoven, at …