Turtle Necks

Outfit Details:

Coat: Zara (Similar)

Jacket: Brandy Melville

Turtle Neck: Trifted

Jeans: American Apparel

Boots: Steve Madden

Yesterday was the first day of spring yet once again it snowed in Boston. What better way than to keep warm than furry coats and steamed milk and honey?? 

I love juxtapositions and wearing things that don't really match style wise. So I paired a trifted turtle neck with my faux leather jacket. It's a very blue (blue jeans & top) vibe mixed with badass dark vibe (boots & jacket). It's like 80's mom meets 90's daughter. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend with lots of sunshine and s(no)w. 

A Day in Belgrade

Outfit Details

Jacket- Vintage

Scarf- Belgrade Boutique

Boots- Doc Martens

Jeans- HM

Bag- Vintage

For February vacation I went to Belgrade to visit family and see friends! I finally had a break from the constant three feet of snow in Boston and the -10 temperature. I was met with a nice 50 degrees and snowless pavements, it was wonderful. 

The bag I'm wearing is my grandmas that I'm completely in love with. She told she bought in Egypt in the 80s in Cairo while she was traveling. The jacket I'm wearing is also a handmedown from my grandma, more like me asking to take it but that's irrelevant haha. She said she bought in Paris during the 60's while she was there on her honeymoon. So basically this is a mixture of my grandmas old clothes and my new ones, the best kind of mix :)  

Kaja xx

Suede Coat

Outfit Details

Jacket- Dad's old jacket

Bag- NTC flee market

Hat- Goorin Brothers

Pants- Asos

Shirt- Zara

Shoes- Steve Madden

Sun Glasses- Italian street market

Boston under the blanket of snow is absolutely beautiful. How can someone not like snow?! Its soft, pretty, and gives 5 days off of school. Thank you mother nature and your wonderful power of showering us with crystalized water. 

I tapped into my inner cowboy/Indiana Jones for this look. I got so many compliments for my jacket but really I just dug it up from my dad's closet. This jacket is definitely more than 30 years old and yet it's still hip. I also fished this bag out of my closet from like 10 years ago when I bought this at a New York flee market. 

Thank you Boston Public school system for blessing me for yet another snow day tomorrow. You are the real MVP. 

Kaja xx

Dior gets it right

Another collection that caught my eye was Dior. The Dior woman, says Simons, is both "exquisitely decorated and disruptive. Simons was influenced by the 1960's house wife and modernized her to fit the 21st century woman. I feel like this collection really captures the essence of the modern woman. We are full of contradictions, classy but strong, serious but easy-going, intellectual but goofy. Simons says, "There is a sense of the romance of the 50's, with the experimentation of the 60s and the liberation of the 70s." He successfully synchronized all these elements into perfect mix of the past meets present meets future. Absolutely breathtaking.

Here are some my favorite looks.

1. Can I please have that coat. Anyone that can make a rain coat look that good is a genius in my book. Amazing. (Btw floral floral floral floral. it's back.)

 2. Cool futuristic take on a casual dress. Love the contrast between the soft and harsh materials.

3. That color is beautiful. Also are GoGo boots back? Dior says yes.

4. Prime example of 60's housewife meets modern rebel. This breathtaking embellished dress is paired with two tattoo sleeves.

4. Even the hair was super cool. It was like a futuristic take on the ponytail.

The Dior show was amazing! Everything fit perfectly together, the shoes, hair, makeup, clothes. Everything.  Modern with a splash from the past. 

What's your favorite look?

-Kaja xx

Spring/Summer 2015 Paris Couture

 Paris Couture shows have started!!! If there is anything that's on my bucket list, it is to go to Paris fashion week. It's like a match made in heaven; Paris, haute couture, and croissants. Life can't get better. I am absolutely in love with Giambattista Valli collection. Here are some of my favorite looks.

1. Loved how he used different materials for his dresses. Instead of color blocking, he used different materials for blocking. It's very classy twist to the color blocking of the 1950's.

2. Flowers. Flowers. Flowers. In every shape and form. Floral is back!

3. Silk tule with flower embellishments. Can't get better than that.

4. Once again, the detailing is breathtaking.

Utterly in love with this collection. What's your favorite look? 

Check it out at http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2015/couture

-Kaja xx 

Classy Night Out

Classy Night Out by kajgrooj featuring a gold plated bracelet

Vermont Ventures

Outfit Details

Boots: Sorel

Scarf: Urban Outfitters

Vest:Thrifted

Flannel:Thrifted

Leggings: Nike

Socks: Nike Elites 

Hat: Thrifted

December break has finally arrived! My family and I went to Vermont for 5 days celebrating the holidays and the new year with family friends. Sadly Vermont and the East Coast has had a major lack of snow this year. But nice walks are still fun, especially with two crazy dogs, Lui and Bea, to entertain! 

Last Minute DIY christmas gifts

Have you completely forgot about christmas? Or buying gifts? Or just have no money to go buy gifts? Or do you just love making DIY gifts? Well if you said yes to any of these questions then here are some of my favorite DIY gifts you can make! 

Here are step by step directions to : 

Cookie Mix Jar / Customized Bath Salts / Homemade Fudge Boxes / Open When's /  & 52 Reasons why I love you

For Bath Salts you'll need:

-Empty Jar

-Food Coloring

-Essential Oil

-Magnesium Bath Flakes or Epson Salt

-Baking Soda

-Some ribbon and cloth material

First put a ration of 3:1 of Epson Salt and Backing Soda. Add a few drops of essential oils (I used coconut and mint) and add a few drops of food coloring. Then just mix it all together

Put it all together in the jar. I didn't have enough epson salt so I added this fake lavender flower to make it seem like a growing flower! So creative hahaha

Then I cut a piece of cloth to decorate the jar. Then tie it up with some nice ribbon. You can also add a nice label to personalize it.

for Chocolate Chip Cookie Jar you'll need:

-2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

-1 teaspoon of salt

-1 teaspoon of baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

- 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

- 3/4 cup of white sugar

- 1/4 cup of brown sugar

Measure all the ingredients & then put them into the jar matching each ingredient with similar colors

Then cut a piece of cloth and write the recipe on a tag. 

for Fudge Boxes you'll need:

-Oreos (3 cups)

-White chocolate chips (1 bag)

-Sweetened condensed milk (14 ox.)

- Festive mini boxes and tissue paper

-Wax paper

-Pan

Prepare pan by covering it with wax paper

Melt all of the condensed milk and chocolate chips into a saucepan 

Crush the Oreos and then put them into the saucepan and mix for about a minute

Poor mixture into the prepared pan and smooth out. Sprinkle the top with some crushed Oreos and press down.

(You could use any  chocolate and any other added ingredients like pretzels, nuts, ect)

After it is cooled, using a warm knife cut the fudge into desired pieces 

Then fold the tissue paper to cover the box and place fudge inside 

for Open When's you'll need: 

-Paper

-Envelopes

-Ribbion

-Markers/Stickers/Decorations

Each envelope should be labeled with a certain emotion/time/occasion when someone should open the letter. Then decorate and make it pretttyyyy

Inside each letter there should be cute lil note for that certain occasion. You can put candy, memes, or pictures inside to add some pazazzz. You can also add a blank one so your friend can continue the tradition  

Then tie it all up in a pretty bow 

Last idea is 52 reasons I love you

- deck of cards

-sharpie

I wrote mine in Serbian because it was for my mom, but basically on each card write a reason why you love them. You could always decorate it with images/stickers/doodles 

Happy Holidays! Hope this helped! 

xoxo

-Kaja