FLUFFY GREY FUR & GRAFFITI

I hope you all had a wonderful start into the new year and enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. 

After spending a wonderful time with my family, I'm back with my first outfit post in this sparkling new year. 

Fluffy fur coats and vests are my number one key pieces this winter, so guess what, it was again love at first sight when I first saw this wonderful grey coat from We Love Furs.

(Check out my previous posts featuring other wonderful pieces from We Love Furs here, here and here)  

This coat has the perfect length, (as I'm quite tall (~1,80m), it might be quite short on me, though), it's super warm and fluffy and although the fur is quite frizzy, it doesn't wear out very much.

I decided to combine it with a mini flared skirt, a grey wool pullover, a classy bag and burgundy Oxford shoes, to make the whole look more fun and special. 

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First snow of the season

All my Instagram followers might have seen me sporting this wonderful fur jacket from WeLoveFurs before.  

As I'm always freezing in winter, I like to wrap my body in warm, super fluffy clothes, like this wonderful jacket made of rabbit fur & raccoon. This unique jacket can either be worn in a casual way with leather pants or jeans, or in a more classy and elegant way (I'm going to show you that in a few days). 

I spent my last weekend at home, in Carinthia, where I was lucky enough to enjoy the first snow of the season. (have a look at the last picture - winter wonderland at its finest ;))

On Saturday I combined this fluffy jacket with leather pants, a burgundy red beanie, a matchy-matchy gloves and UGG boots. Well, Ugg Boots might not be the most beautiful and fashionable boots I can think of, but they are the warmest, for sure.

PS: On Sunday there will be a special WeLoveFurs giveaway ;) Stay tuned! 

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SWEATER LOVE

Sweaters, like the one I'm wearing in this post, are very en vogue this season again. I'm a fan of Brian Lichtenberg's ''HOMIÉS'', ''FÉLINE'' etc sweaters, but actually haven't bought one yet. At the moment you can find some cool sweaters inspired by Brian Lichtenberg's famous ones at Zara.

As I don't feel super comfortable in too sporty and casual looks, I decided to pimp up this casual sweater with my fur vest from WeLoveFurs, patterned pants and a huge pearl statement necklace to make this look more special. 

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SPECIAL PREVIEW - ISABEL MARANT pour H&M

As I promised you in my last post some special news about the ISABEL MARANT pour H&M collection will be revealed this week, well, here they are......

I proudly present you my favorite pieces of this wonderful special collection.

For my first look I chose one of the key pieces of this collection, the wonderful embellished trophy jacket and combined it with the super cool, yet sexy and feminine leather pants. The lace shirt I'm wearing definitely also is a highlight, just as the heels are. I can tell you guys, these leather pants are so comfortable and smooth, that I didn't want to slip them off again. 

I told you before, that I'm an avid fan of Isabel Marant and love here special Parisian bohemian aesthetic, the collection represents this special style perfectly. 

Are you going to storm the shop on the 14th when the collection lands in stores? 

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I HEART YOU ♥

After my post full of love and dedicated to red lips, it's time for a post full of love and hearts ♥.

A few days ago I received this lovely heart pullover from AX-PARIS, I decided to pair this 

light rose/black sweater with black leather pants, a rose clutch, my beloved transparent booties and of course one my Tiffany&Co. heart bracelets. 

As we are talking about the hearts on my pullover and love, please share your love for THE18THDISTRICT and vote for me at the AUSTRIAN BLOGGER AWARD - here. 

THANK YOU for your support! 

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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TIGER ON MY SHIRT .......

Let's talk about the tiger on my shirt.....

I've been searching for month for the right shirt with a huge tiger print on it and a few weeks ago I finally found a bathing suit with the perfect print. Why not kill two birds with one stone and have a bathing suit and a shirt in one ;)

The perfect way to rock such a printed shirt (well,in my case it's actually a bathing suit) is to combine it with non colors. I decided to go with black and literally wore it from head to toe.

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RED LIPS

Finally, I'm back with my last outfit post from my vacation in Tuscany.

You can see me wearing the same T-Shirt a few posts before, but in a different combination.

 After spending the whole last day of our vacation in bed because of the flu, I picked myself together for our last dinner in Castellina, so this casual yet chick outfit was the perfect choice. 

As I love the combination of red, white and gold in summer, I definitely prefer this combination. 

Which combination do you like ?

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Travel Diary - FIRENZE

As I'm really accident-prone, I got sick after our trip to Volterra, just in the middle of our vacation. My body  just might not be used to a few exercise free and relaxing days. So I was down with the flu from day 4 of our stay in Tuscany. Well, staying in bed when you are on holiday isn't really the best idea, so I pulled myself together for our trip to Florence.

 Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the city is noted for its history, culture, Renaissance art, architecture and monuments. The city is worldwide know as ''the city of Renaissance'', the best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as The Duomo, whose dome was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Of course we also visited the Uffizi, Piazza della Signoria with the replica of Michelangelo's David, the famous Ponte Vecchio with its many jewelers shops , Palazzo Pitti - the Medici residence (you all should have learned about this powerful family at school, do you remember ;) ?), Boboli Gardens and all other important sights. 

I can tell you guys, walking many kilometers trough this wonderful city with the flu, fever-bright and 38° in shade wasn't a perfect idea, but totally worth it. 

Florence is also the home of some luxury italian fashion brands such as Salvatore Ferragamo and Gucci, which are also headquartered in this wonderful city.  

It goes with out saying, that we had to visit the Gucci Museo, including a wonderful flagship store, a book shop and a bar. (Yes, I also bought a few things, but mainly presents) 

While walking through the main shopping street,Via de' Tornabuoni, where all the luxury boutiques are located, something really unusual for me happened, I didn't even want look into the shop windows, far less to enter one of the shops. My boyfriend just couldn't believe his eyes, and that was the moment he knew, I was really sick. 

Nearly totally dehydrated (although I drank lots of water), exhausted and with high temperature I fell into my bed that evening. 

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Travel Diary - TUSCANY - Day 2

 When we travel, it's important for us to have a balance between relaxation and sightseeing. So after spending our first full day by the pool till the afternoon, we decided to visit San Gimignano in the evening. 

San Gimignano is one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Tuscany and registered in the list of Unesco's worlds cultural and natural heritage. It's also called the medieval Manhattan, because of its many tower houses, which look like ancient skyscrapers. San Gimignano is a must see in Tuscany and beside Sienna, it's definitely one of my favorite towns. 

When on holiday and sightseeing, it's important for me to dress comfortable and stylish. For this evening I chose a simple beige/black dress, a hat (my it-piece for my vacation) and my beloved Chanel bag. 

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I KISS YOU ♥

Hi Guys, 

I'm back from my wonderful vacation in heavenly Tuscany, but I'm down with the flu now. 

Before I'm going to post about my wonderful vacation, it's time to show you this outfit which I wore a few days before we left to Italy. 

When I found this cute T-Shirt at the Zara sale, I immediately knew how I'll combine it. I normally put all my outfits together in my mind, so did I with this one ...** ''the lips shirt'', shorts, big shades, flats, matchy matchy phone cover, heart shaped earrings, my heart bracelet from I ♥ Blossom (to make it a kiss kiss - love love outfit) and of course, dark red matt lips, hell yeah ! **

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VIENNA FASHION NIGHT OUTFIT

Hi guys, 

just a short outfit post today.  

You might have seen a short preview of this outfit on Instagram or my Facebook page, I chose this look for the Vienna Fashion Night a few weeks ago. 

I kept the outfit rather simple because of the glittery bottom of the jumpsuit. To brighten up this dark blue & black look a little bit , I matched it with a red clutch.

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ONE POST - MANY TRENDS

One of this season's trends is the combination of black & white. 

Do we always have to follow trends? Well, that's the question ...... ;) 

Normally I'd answer... no, I don't need to follow each and every trend. I actually only follow trends that I really like and feel confident wearing. This season there are quite a lot of trends I really like, so why not combine them in one look ? And that's exactly what I did ...

I matched a black & white striped blouse with a translucent bag, sporty leather shorts, mirrored sunglasses and (to top it all off) studded chucks.

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KISS ME TIGER

 Finally a new outfit post. 

Some of my followers on Instagram might have seen one of these picture already. I chose this outfit for dinner a few day ago, this post is the proof that I'm really a blogger from the bottom of my heart, as we took the pictures for this post after a tough training and a 22.5 km run. 

***special thanks to my boyfriend for taking the pictures and supporting me <3 

Well, that's also the cue to talk about the fitness section of my blog. In the past few weeks I received a lot of emails and comments of people asking me about my diet, training, how I stay in shape, and stating that it would be great if I could share my workout routine and recipes. 

As you might have noticed already, I'm a fitness freak and couldn't live without my workouts. A healthy lifestyle, including workouts and healthy food are the essentials for a better living, for me.

You are what you eat and you have a choice of what you are made of ;) 

I'm going to start my fitness section with regular updates on my diet, workouts and healthy yummy recipes. As summer is here and we all want to look fit and feel confident on the beach, I'm planning to share short fitness videos with special toning exercises. 

Hope you are going to like that part of my blog - starting soon ;) 

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ETHNO CHIC & GLITTER HEELS

A few days ago I received the most wonderful handmade bracelet from a very talented artist. 

The whole bracelet is made by hand, she used almost 5000 beads to chrochet this wonderful piece of art inspired by the famouse hipanema bracelets, which are being featured in many magazines at the moment. 

Well, I personally prefer this gorgeous bracelet as it is 100% made by hand and with love. 

Check out the Instagram profile of Alexandra Eibler - the brilliant artist.

I decided to rock my new favorite bracelet in combination with my ethno style bag (from Lybia), a casual pair of jeans and glitter heels. 

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POLKA DOTS AND MILITARY GREEN

Pyjama style shorts are very trendy at the moment and Zara, Forever21, H&M and also high end brands are selling them like hot cakes. 

Well, I opted for polka dotted ones and love them ;) They are super comfy and due to their light fabric perfect for hot summer days. 

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''THE'' ZARA SKIRT OF THE SEASON

Today I'm rocking ''the'' ZARA skirt of the season, well actually it's a pantskirt. 

Although many bloggers hyped this skirt several times before, I bought it because I really love the style of this skirt. I paired it with a striped pullover, pearls, big shades and Supergas ;) 

Ps: This pantskirt is super comfy and much more practical than a skirt ;)

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NEON TRANSPARENT CLUTCH & MIANO BRACELETS

Finally, a new outfit post !

I chose this simple, yet chic and comfy outfit for my birthday celebration last Saturday. 

 I decided to pimp up this more or less very simple and classy look with my new neon transparent box clutch (one of the birthday presents form my love). Charlotte Olympia kicked off this amazing trend of transparent box clutches. Well, I have to be honest, I'm not an adherent of imitations, but when I saw Olivia Palermo (who is one of my biggest style icons) rocking her transparent neon clutch from Zara, I abandoned my attitude in that case. If you are still looking for a transparent clutch, check out the next Zara store, but be quick - they sell like hot cakes !!!

As you might have noticed, I fell in love with the breathtakingly beautiful bracelets from MIANO a few weeks ago. 

Last week I finally received my own wonderful bracelets ♡ 

 All MIANO bracelets are made with love and extraordinary diligence in the most beautiful state of Austria, Carinthia. 

Sandra Miano-Konrad, the brilliant designer, only uses natural and nobel materials which are all knotted into unique art works by hand.

Ultimate quality is guaranteed by the use of real corals, semiprecious stones, fresh water pearls, goat skin and antelope leather. 

You are going to love the colorful, eye-catching and one of a kind masterpieces. 

Check out the online store - here, they have a special offer at the moment. 

Ps: Free shipping within Austria and to Germany. 

PPs: ♡ Dear Sandra, thank you for my wonderful bracelets ! ♡ 

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BE HAPPY FOR NO REASON ....

"Be happy for no reason, like a child. 

If you are happy for a reason, 

you're in trouble,

 because that reason can be taken from you."

I wanted to take photos with balloons since I started the blog, and now eventually here is my eagerly awaited romantic post with balloons;) 

PS: I wore this dress for the first time nearly exactly one year ago, on my birthday - have a look at this post - here .

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STUDY OUTFIT

 The last few weeks I have been busy studying and so I decided to do a post about a cosy study outfit.

There comes the time in the life of every university student when we're faced with the inevitable: the library - I'm talking about day-long, marathon study sessions at the library. 

The key to dressing for the lib is to find a balance between comfort and ''real'' clothes - clothes comfortable enough to stay seated for at least a few hours. 

I chose comfy trousers, a statement t-shirt, a super comfy cashmere cardigan and my beloved Michael Kors sneakers.

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STRIPES, BRIGHT SUNNIES AND COMFY SNEAKERS

At the moment many people I follow on Instagram post those '' I miss Summer '' pictures, including myself, I really miss summer and now after all the snow has melted I wouldn't mind if spring starts tomorrow. 

Last week the weather changed and it was quite warm, definitely better conditions to take pictures outside. As the sun comes out and temperatures start to rise I immediately feel the need to wear some bright sunnies and lighter clothes. Last Thursday I decided to wear some airy trousers in ''sweatpants style'' (which I bought for my flight to NY last year and totally forgot about), paired them with a striped tee, bright sunnies and super comfy sneakers. 

Did I mention before, that I'm in love with the combination of leo pattern and stripes ? 

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