THE PERFECT SUMMER DRESS

 I'm always on the hunt for perfect summer dress. It needs to be light, versatile (so that I can wear it all day long, with flats, sneakers or heels) and made of great fabric. This dress by KATRIN KAFKA definitely satisfies my expectations.

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THE18THDISTRICT EVENT - VIENNA AWARDS 2014

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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - H&M Conscious Exclusive Collection III

Wohoo, tomorrow H&M's new Conscious Exclusive Collection launches. 

Before I'm going to present you one more total look of this collection, let's talk about the idea behind the Conscious Collections. 

''H&M Conscious'' is the name for all H&M's work for a more sustainable fashion future.

Their vision is that all their operations should be run in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Their regular coordinated Conscious Collections are the forefront of fashion & sustainability. As we can see, they show very cleary that choosing ''greener'' fashion doesn't mean compromising on design or price. 

H&M wants to make more sustainable choices in fashion affordable and desirable to as many people as possible. 

The perfect location for shooting this magical dress, definitelly was pure nature.

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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - H&M Conscious Exclusive Collection II

PRINCESS FOR ONE DAY 

 I love it when clothes totally change my mood and posture within seconds. The moment I put on this fantastic dress of the upcoming H&M Conscious Exclusive Collection (read about all the details here), I felt like a Princess, and immediately started thinking about Grace Kelly and Princess Rania, two breathtakingly beautiful women. 

Oh, and I already started thinking of upcoming occasions, to give this stunning dress a proper debut, the Vienna Awards gala, would definitely be such an occasion, but I already chose the gown for this event some weeks ago. 

And now, let's start playing princess together in our thoughts ...... 

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3rd ADVENT SUNDAY GIVEAWAY with ZOECA JEWELRY CLOSED!!!!!!!

The winner of the ZOECA Giveaway has been chosen randomly via random.org and it's number 54, Liesi K. (liesileinchen on Instagram) ! Congrats! Please contact me via email (the18thdistrict@hotmail.com) for all details
Thanks to everyone who entered! Another super cool giveaway is coming up this Sunday and I promise you, this one is going to be superb - stay tuned! xoxo Q.F


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Oh boy, time is flying fast at the moment and so here is the 3rd Advent Sunday Giveaway.

This week I teamed up with lovely Katharina from ZOECA JEWELRY.

ZOECA JEWELRY stands for unique, urban-chic and affordable handcrafted jewelry.

Every single piece is handcrafted with love and passion in Austria .

You can win this box including 3 wonderful bracelets from ZOECA, a dark red OPI nail polish and ''Cranberry Joy'' shower gel from THE BODY SHOP.

You want to win?

All you have to do is the follwing:

* Like THE18THDISTRICT and ZOECA on Facebook 

* Leave a comment below with a way for me to contact you

**You can also enter the Giveaway via Facebook or Instagram, find all details about how to enter on my pages. **

***Winners will be chosen via random.org / Giveaway ends on Wednesday, 18th of December 8 pm CET / only one (!!!!!) entry per person / 1 winner will win this set of 3 ZOECA Bracelets, 1 OPI nail polish and 1 BODY SHOP shower gel / Giveaway is open worldwide***

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FLUFFY FUR HEADPHONES

 Here in Austria, November is showing us his typical side - rainy, cold and windy. As I'm stuck in bed with a cold since Friday evening, I finally found some time to edit these pictures, which have already been taken a few weeks ago, when autumn was at its peek with all the wonderful colors and light, and  write a post.
On that wonderful day in October, I chose to rock my super cute & super fluffy new fur headphones from WeLoveFurs . (find two of my previous posts about We Love Furs here and here)

As you might have noticed already, I'm one of those girls who are not ''afraid'' to wear fur and adhere to this. Well, this is actually a fact, which the majority of my readers like and accept, but of course this topic is a very emotional and provocative one to some of you. You can read my opinion and thoughts about this topic at the end of this post. ***

Some fur companies nowadays think ''green'' and offer so called, green collections. 

WeLoveFurs is one of those and offers its ''GREEN COLLECTION''. 

 It's very important to them to use furs in the most eco-friendly and diligent way as possible. The ''GREEN COLLECTION'' represents maximum preservation of resources and sustainability within fur tailoring. For this collection they only use furs, which are by-products from the food industry and also carefully recycled furs. 

As you all know, I love unique and super cool accessories, like the fur headphones I'm wearing in this post. They are also part of WeLoveFurs' Green Collection and made of finest recycled fox fur. 

They definitely are the ultimate accessory for all fashionistas, who want to enjoy cool beats on the coldest days in the city or on the slope. 

They are handcrafted in Vienna by the master furrier ''FELL-MARCEL'', a limited edition and only available at welovefurs.com . 

WARNING : This fluffy and super warm music accessory is an eye-catcher, which definitely causes prying eyes! ;) 

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Look No.2 - ISABEL MARANT POUR H&M x TOM FORD

Here is my second outfit styled with pieces of the Isabel Marant pour H&M collection, which hits the stores on November 14th. 

For this look I chose the grey/white silk trousers, a loose white T-Shirt and again the embellished heels from the collection and combined it with a black A-line-cut black coat from my closet and very edgy Tom Ford sunglasses. I tried to reinterpret the Isabel Marant pour H&M campaign in these pictures and I've to say, I'm quite happy with the outcome. 

I love the puristic parisian style of Isabel Marant, which tells us, that it doesn't need much to look cool, stylish, feminine, not overstyled, but yet put together perfectly. 

Again, I'm in love with the trousers, they are so smooth and light, thanks to the silk fabric. 

How do you like the mix of Isabel Marant & Tom Ford ? - I love it ;) 

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the18thdistrict ♡ miano

Hi guys, as you might remember, I wrote a short post about the wonderful bracelet label MIANO a few weeks ago. Today I'd like to introduce you to this unique and super stylish bracelet label. 

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I ❤ my ''Dirndl''

 Last Saturday we were invited to a traditional austrian wedding, meaning that the dress code was ''Tracht'' ( ''Dirndl'' & ''Lederhose''). I was more than happy about this dress code, as this was the perfect occasion to get a new customized dirndl made. I chose three different kind of fabrics for my dress, for the corsage I chose a green silk with little dots, for the skirt a floral one and for the apron a pink tussah silk. My dirndl definitely is a modern version of a traditional austrian dirndl, so I paired it with glitter heels, a golden reticule and my mirrored Ray-Ban aviators, which I think matched perfectly;) 

Ps: I caught the bridal bouquet, but was so flabbergasted in that moment that I just passed it on to another lady standing next to me ;) 

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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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WE ARE IN THE ARMY NOW .....

We are in the army now.....

 once it was the stuff of duck hunters and deer stalkers, but camo lives in the most stylish closets now. Well, as you might have noticed lately (on Instagram), I bought a camo jacket a few weeks ago and since then I just couldn't stop wearing and matching it with different materials and pieces to creat different styles. 

How do you like this combination ? Lace and camo? - why not, extremes meet, right ? ;) 

Ps: If you don't already own such a great camo piece, I urge you to consider, stat. 

PPs: We took the pictures for this post, one day before I really wanted to wear this outfit in Italy, so you can  see me wearing studded Chucks in the pictures shot in Triest and plateau sneakers in the other ones ;) 

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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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A touch of red

As you all know, I fell in love with parkas last fall. You have already seen me singing the praises of that jacket for a few times ( here, here and here ) and so I do once again ;) 

The versatility of this jacket is truly amazing - Weekend errands? Slip it on over jeans and a striped tee. Going to gala ? Wear it with a sexy, beaded slipdress and suddenly it becomes elegant enough for evening. Yes, the parka is truly something that should be in every girl's closet.

This time a chose a comfy and yet chic combination - I paired a leather sleeve parka with leather shorts,my beloved Michael Kors sneakers and added a little bit of color with my beanie and bag. 

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Feelin' Foxy

I chose this outfit on a snowy day in Vienna last week. Animal motifs on sweaters are part of the collections of many designers and many display a whimsical and wearable tribute to this trend with  cute foxes. 

I love my loose-fit foxy wool sweater, which always adds a playfull touch to any outfit.

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