This is not a paid article, this is me showing my favorite things by one of my favorite stores. I haven't really shopped much online this year and when I do, it's usually off of asos.com. Since it's the Christmas season and I was looking for gifts to give and wishes for myself I actually went through Monkis complete online shop and picked out my favorite items. Once again, this is NOT sponsored, I really like these items and wish they could call my closet their 'home'. Let me know which is your favorite!

1. Sweatshirt Dress - I usually find these types of dresses don't suit me since I don't have a curvy body shape which means it usually just looks like a sack on me but I like how they used the cross body bag to give the outfit more shape.

2. Long Fishnet Top - I'd wear this underneath a black shirt or hoodie as an interesting layer, I find I'm drawn to different textures and I'm also trying to incorporate more color into my wardrobe.

3. Faux Shearling Denim Coat - I saw Ricci from ToThe9s mention it in a haul (they also have it featured in this video «click») and instantly added to my wishlist.

4. Shiny Vinyl Coat - about two months ago I found a similar one at Mango but didn't feel like splurging then so I was super happy to find this one at Monki, I just love how shiny it is.

5. Mesh Top - It's mesh, it's yellow, kinda obvious why I love it. 

1. Zip Case - if you know me at all you know I love organizing things and even in my backpack I like things to be sorted neatly so I can find things better. I used to have a pink one from Monki I received from my parents a few Christmases back but it's kinda falling apart now. 

2. Loafer Mules - to be honest I'm not sure how much wear I'd get out of these but I do think they'd look nice with long wide pants.

3. Studded Eyelet Belt - I don't wear belts often because well frankly I'm just too lazy but I feel like this one would add a nice touch to an outfit.

4. Circle Key Chain - a metal key chain like this is something I've been noticing quite a lot over the past months and I'd like to give it a try and hang it onto some pants.

5. Oversized Scarf - the red would add a nice accent to my grey and black coats this winter.

6. Cross Shoulder Bags - I like both of the designs and mainly added them to wear with the sweater dress above.

7. Knitted Ring Choker - I'm curious to see if this could keep my neck warm.

8. Velvet Backpack - velvet, my favorite. My black backpack is slowly coming apart a bit and I thought this would be nice to give the other one a break every now and then.

9. Chunky Chelsea Boots - I just love the bright white, love chunky shoes and I used to be a huge fan of chelsea boots. Now it's all combined in one boot!

10. Big Tote Bag - same as to the backpack, plus it'd be nice to have a tote again, my old one isn't in a very good shape anymore.

1. Pinstripe Velvet Trousers - um this one is self explanatory, velvet duh. Plus the cut is amazing.

2. Corduroy Trousers - corduroy is a material that's starting to gain my interest. It used to be this 'old people material' at least that's what I thought since that's all my German grandfather wears but I'm really starting to like it. I saw a corduroy jacket on Stradivarius.de but they didn't offer a color I liked which I'm still sad abut.

3. Red Pleather Pants - what's not to love about these? Such an eyecatcher!

 4 . Wide Leg Trousers - I've been searching for a nice pair of wide leg trousers for a while, some that are longer than my culottes so I can wear them during the colder months as well.

Check out Monki «here» to find the pieces mentioned above.

All pictures are screenshots off of www.monki.com, pictures are not mine.

I found this original 80s two piece ensemble at a second hand store in Stuttgart. I was unsure at first and planned on wearing it during the summer but I threw a long sleeve underneath and thought it made a cool autumn look. 

set - Vintage Markt Stuttgart
long sleeve - H&M
hat - Stradivarius
bag - thrifted
shoes - H&M

I feel like I need to apologize for not uploading as frequently as I used to, here on my blog as well as on Instagram. I'm still trying to get into a daily routine where I can fit all of my to-dos in. I also haven't had much time or found the right people to take pictures with on a regular basis. It will just all take some time although I do have my next few outfits planned! My first exam week is coming up as well so I really need to get some studying done. My dear sister Ally (@allyisbl) took these pictures for me when she and my parents came to visit beginning of the month. 

This outfit is something different to my usual, a little bit more of a casual look. I used to wear my wide brimmed hat a lot back when I didn't have my bangs but since then I haven't found a hat that I really liked. A friend of mine then lent me his baker boy hat and I had to get myself my own afterwards. 

hat - Stradivarius

glasses - Komono

watch - Marc Jacobs