This month on instagram

Instagram totally contributes to my internet vacuum. In my own dictionary of made up words, that's something like: 

 

[internet vacuum] \ noun \ sounds like: in-tur-net vak-yoo-uhm. That black hole in space and time where you get sucked in to your laptop or iPhone and suddenly an hour has passed without any recollection of how that time flew by.

Also, everything just looks prettier Sierra-fied or Earlybird-ed. Here's a little collage of snaps that I put up on the Insta-web the past month. I've kept my account private for quite some time but now I really enjoy it as a way to keep in touch with you guys during the day. I love reading your comments there and always try to get back personally! If you'd like to get in touch or follow my daily routine behind the scenes, I'm on username yaragotstyle. And are you as addicted as I am?

Two days in Copenhagen during FW

At the kick off of Copenhagen Fashion Week shoe brand ECCO invited me to Copenhagen for This chick's got style to attend their annual Walk in Style event - which is centered around five European superwoman that support a charity - and get to know the brand better. The little raspberry bag (LOVE that one!), and pretty much all of the boots you see in this post are ECCO. You might be familiar with the brand, but what you (or at least I myself) didn't know is that it's a only a part of their huge company. They've got leather tanneries all over the world that produce for major fashion houses in Paris, New York, Londen and more (yes, I'm talking about those big British, French and Italian ones that we all know, covet and some that I even have designer bags from). Fascinating.

Also on this whirlwind trip to Copenhagen: exquisite lunch in the theatre by the water, the event itself, a tiny bit of shopping (BikBok! Gina Tricot! Weekday! I scored the cutest woven festival shorts seen in the mirror pic) and a few hours of sleep in a delicious bed stacked with piles of fluffy pillows. Although I'm fortunate enough to travel quite a bit for both ELLE and my blog, I enjoy the hotel experience each and every time. I hang out my clothes (and feel proud of the capsule collection I've packed), stall out my jewelry and make-up, take a bath two times a day and walk around in the heavy white robe every nanosecond I can. 

Paris diary... And Happy New Year!

First of all, I'm wishing you all an incredible 2013. Let's make this one count! A new year somehow feels like a fresh start, a clean slate and a moment for new good beginnings. And as I was reflecting on 2012 one of the things I realized is how much I love my readers :) Seriously. I hope we'll go through some amazing adventures together, and I'm wishing you much happiness from the bottom of my heart. Make 2013 your year! 

In the last few days of 2012 I squeezed in a trip to Paris and here's a little photo diary of random travel memories along the way. For once I decided not to drag my big camera all over town. With mixed feelings, because pro: a light weight bag, no worries about losing it in the metro and constant photo pauses and con: man, Paris is so photogenic, so think about all the missed photo opportunities! However, sometimes it can be better to just be in a city, without having to photograph everything. And I bet you can imagine me eating macaroons, croissants and having a nervous credit card melt down moment even without pictures ;)

photos by me and Friso