17 June 2015

ONLINE vs. OFFLINE – the shopping war

Alina Ceusan # Looks

RO: Am tot cautat item-uri deosebite, care sa inspire ideea de festival, am rascolit printre sute de imagini pe Pinterest si-am compus un album de fotografie (digitala) online. Desigur atunci cand stai mult timp online, e clar ca iti faci si cumparaturile online. Azi am sa va scriu doua-trei cuvinte despre fiecare piesa pe care o port. Sneakersii SkyTop Supra, cu insertii croc i-am gasit pe Brud.ro. Sa ne-ntelegem, nu (prea) sunt genul de fata care poarta sneakersi si din aceasta cauza nu am prea multe perechi, insa asta e una dintre preferatele mele. Am purtat un maiou cu franjuri negri de pe Noire.ro. Ceea ce mi-a placut cel mai mult la acest top este faptul ca are un look foarte rock, din cauza lantului care tine rol de bretea, dar nici materialul nu m-a dezamagit. Daca tot purtam negru vara, asa cu nesimtire, macar sa o facem purtand materiale fluide. E un voal usor. Colantii de piele cu fermoarele alea cool pe genunchi sunt de la Prive Boutique, insa din pacate acum sunt out of stock. Sunt colantii mei preferati de piele si ii port destul de des la petreceri pentru ca sunt un statement rock, in orice look all-black. Ultimele pe lista accesoriile: ochelarii de soare sunt  erau de la un boutique vintage din Londra. I-am pierdut cand am mers la ziua bunicii mele (ati vazut pe Insta). Am cules si noi niste flori de pe marginea drumului iar eu mi-am pierdut ochelarii. Nu intrebati cum am reusit ca nu stiu sa explic. Tatuajele temporare metalice sunt de pe Chic Diva, iar geanta de la H&M

 Si asa am scapat de online.

Dar ce faci cand nu gasesti online ceea ce iti doresti? Iesi din casa si te plimbi putin prin magazine. Nu apucasem insa sa fac nici macar un kilometru fata de casa, insa am ramas pret de cateva secunde tintuita in fata unei vitrine old school care era imbuibata cu blanuri scumpe, palarii din stofa si gulere de vulpe. Eu ma uitam insa spre partea de jos a vitrinei, unde cineva pusese o palarie crem de vara. Am intrat literally in primul magazin care mi-a iesit in cale si-am cumparat o frumoasa palarie panama de care ma voi bucura toata vara. Adevarul e ca prefer sa probez palariile inainte de a le cumpara.

Voi cum preferati sa va faceti cumparaturile? Online, offline sau ambele variante pentru ca pur si simplu iubiti cumparaturile? Eu inclin spre ambele. Hai sa vedem si look-ul despre care v-am tot povestit mai sus:

EN: Lately I’ve been looking for special items that will make you think “festival” at a first glance. I’ve been browsing Pinterest for hours and I created an album online. When you spend so much time online you also shop online, obviously. Today I want to share with you a few words about what I’m wearing. I found he cool SkyTop Supra sneakers with croc insertions on Brud.ro. Let’s get things straight, I’m not the kind of girl who wears sneakers a lot, so I don’t have many pairs, yet this is one of my favorites. I wore a black tasseled top from Noire.ro. What I love about this top is it’s rock allure, due to the chain strap an also the fabric. If we’re going to wear black during the summer we should at least go for airy fabrics. It’s a light veil. The leather leggings with cool zippers are from Prive Boutique, but unfortunately they’re out of stock now. They’re my favorite leather leggings and I wear them pretty often at parties, since they bring a rock statement to all all black outfits. The last on my list are accessories: my sunglasses were bought in a vintage boutique in London. I lost them when we went to my grandmother’s birthday. We stopped to pick a few flowers from the side of the road and I lost my sunglasses. Don’t ask why because I have no flue. The temporary tattoos are from Chic Diva and the purse is from H&M.

And so we finished with the online.

What to do when you can’t find what you’re looking for online? You go out and check out the stores. I got out, took a few steps when I notice a gorgeous old school shop window, filled with furs. What caught my eye was a beautiful hat, laying on the lower side of the display. I literally went in the first store in my way and bought myself a beautiful cream panama hat, that I will enjoy all summer long. Truth is, I prefer trying hats on before buying them.

How do you like to do your shopping? Online, offline or both, because you just love shopping? I tend to love both. Let’s see the look I was talking about earlier:

FLIRTY FRINGE TOP – NOIRE.RO SHOP HERE

tangerine bra from Noire.ro – SHOP HERE | SUPRA SNEAKERS FROM BRUD
LEATHER LEGGINGS FROM PRIVE BOUTIQUE (OUT OF STOCK NOW) | ALEXIA MANCHETTE BRACELET from Atelier Eclat Pekin SHOP HERE | Hat obviously, from Horea 2, offline.