Monochrome lines

 

I seriously have been driving everyone around me crazy with my hunt for a new pair of (comfortable) shoes.
Most of you know that I work as a stylist and while everyone may think it is the most glamorous job of all it is anything but glamorous.
It involves a lot of running/walking and above all carrying.
Sometimes I have so much stuff that I’m hardly visible on the streets.
A year ago when I started I was stubborn and did this all on my heels but I quickly realized that it simply wouldn’t work.
I eventually gave into a pair of Dr. Martens but for some reason I recently thought I needed a good pair of flat shoes that are comfortable.
However I’m more then difficult when it comes to shoes let alone flat shoes.
Since my walking heels are completely worn out I searched for a new pair.
I stumbled on to these but they have the lowest heel (or as I like to refer they are flat) I have ever owned.
I’m still doubting if it is something I have to get used to or if I want to hit someone with these shoes.
Will be continued.

 

White

 

The best you can do is simply be yourself.

 

Structure

I’m finally able to wear my leather jacket on itself, since it isn’t that cold anymore.
There is something so timeless when it comes to a leather jacket, I love wearing a leather jacket I would wear it any day.

 

Believe

Take every road you have to take to reach your dream.


 

Sun day

 

I had a day off work and luckily the weather was perfect and it seems like spring has finally arrived.
I find spring and summer the best seasons the year, it instantly makes me feel happy and more energetic.
Spent the day with the boy and bumped into some friends in the city so we had cups of ice cream.
It reminds me of the times me and the boy were dating and had many ice cream dates.
Two years later it is still one of my favorite things to do with him.

 

Signatures

 

I have had my years of experimenting and I believe that along the way you build yourself around certain signatures.
Therefore I came up with this new concept where I showcase my signatures and talk about them.
I will start off with these, namely high waisted clothing, red lips, rose gold jewelry and heels.
I have been wearing high waisted clothing as long as I can remember.
There is something very appealing to accentuating the waist and I often find it more comfortable then something that goes along the hips.
Over the years I have build up this obsession with bold red lips.
The first time I actually wore red lips was when I was about 11 or 12 for my school picture, which obviously looked ridiculous since I secretly took my mums lipstick after she dropped me off at school (seriously you should have seen her face when the pictures came out).
After that fiasco I had this thing against make-up (I still do, for instance I do not wear foundation, do not use concealer or any other products of that matter) and only wore mascara for years.
Nowadays I like the contrast and femininity that comes along with a bright red lip so I often wear the shade Russian Red along the chessnut pencil by MAC.
When it comes to nails I have always been addicted to painting my nails.
Where I used to paint them in every color of the rainbow, nowadays I like my nails plain and neutral and I haven’t worn any other color then white in months.
I have talked about jewelry before and I like to wear rose gold rings on a regular basis.
Last but not least, heels.
I started wearing heels on the age of 15 and basically did not wear anything else but heels since then.
Obviously wearing heels all the time isn’t good for your feet (believe me mine have suffered quite a lot) and it was only this year where I realized that I had to switch to something flat every once in a while if I want to continue walking on the age of 80.
People often think that by looking to my appearance that I’m very serious and calm.
But to be honest I can be louder than a whole football team and do not listen to minimalistic sounds of rain or the sea but to female rappers like Iggy Azalea or Brooke Candy.
Even though I have a variety of music that I like, I’m pretty ghetto.

 

Suit

 

They say men in suits are irresistible but what about women in suits?
Do men think the same way we do?
Anyhow I have been looking for a white blazer for quite a while.
How I still had to paint most of my things white the past year this season I can walk in any store and find something white.
Which obviously doesn’t mean it will have the same aesthetics I adore nor quality.
I hardly walk into Mango, but after finding my cropped top I saw this blazer hanging as well.
I often do not feel like going to the fitting room and since I liked the cut of the blazer and length I took it home.
Once I came home and tried it on I found it very unfortunate that once closed the fabric starts pulling (I want the blazer to be straight form fitted).
The search for the perfect blazer continues.

 

About

Fashionnerdic

Ilanka Verhoeven
Her name is Ilanka also known as the nineteen year old tall but always wearing high heels girl from the Netherlands. She lives in Rotterdam where she studies Lifestyle and design at the academy of fine arts.

My Fashion Statement

A wear what I want and like what I wear. Being brave and experimenting without being influenced by what other people might think but being your own true persona.