My Room

♪ Lorde- Tennis Court ♪

My room- or my most important part of it- the work space. You've asked me to do a video tour of my room for years now, it will come someday, but in the mean time I thought I'd share some photos with the most loved corner in my room. The idea came to me this Sunday, when I wanted to show you my new green dress from Persunmall. Of course, there were 0 Celsius degrees, so we weren't able to shoot outside. I was all grumpy and sad in my chair when I thought: "how about taking the pictures inside?".

Now, a little something you should know about my room: 

It's small, too small for two girls to share, and I am sharing it with my little sister (let's hope she won't get mad at me for this post, she always yells at me "it's OUR room" )

I designed it together with my dad when I was 13 and I had to make two major compromises: First, I wanted the furniture to be in one color, that light cream but the brand we chose didn't have enough wood in stock. If I would have waited three more months, it would have been possible but it was summer back when I redecorated and I was in a desperate need of change. Threfore, we settled for the orange combination because I really liked the way they worked together, but now that I'm in my teenage years I'm kind of tired of it. And I say "kind of" because I realized next year I will be in an ugly , boring dorm room and this room will be like heaven compared to it. (I'm taking my LOVE letters with me in college, they can make any room prettier, right?). Secondly, because my room is so small and I wanted such a big desk and we also needed to design a desk and bookcase for my little sister we had to sacrifice the curtains because they would have taken 25 cm in width. You can see the result, I look like I'm sitting in an actual office!

I didn't have any frames on my desk until last week when I found this cute little shop and I just had to buy these two! I came home excited to frame my photos just to discover..I haven't printed a photo of myself in three years haha (maybe I should start saving up for a Polaroid, I've always wanted one).

I use my statement necklaces as room decor, I think it has a pretty neat impact and I always have a hard time deciding which Vogue issues deserve to stay on the desk (I have some stacked in another corner).

So, what do you think about my room?

Persunmall dress, Bershka belt, Massimo Dutti shoes

Misty Rose

“I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know, is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic person has a desperate confidence that they won't.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, This side of paradise

I have been incredibly inspired by the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald lately. You know from my last posts I loved reading "The Great Gatsby" and "The beautiful and the damned" but in the last week I enjoyed another novel,  "This side of paradise" and I have discovered what I consider to be his greatest talent: writing short stories. I LOVE "Flappers and Philosophers", it's such a sophisticated compilation of stories and I can relate to so many typologies ( please read "Bernice bobs her hair" when you have time, you won't regret it!).

Just like I did when I deeply fell in love with J.D. Salinger's work, I chose not to look for any details on the author himself (I do know the basics though, it's common knowledge). It's so thrilling to think which parts of a character or a story actually reflect the writer's life. What is it with Mr. Fitzgerald that all the main characters have to be astonishingly  beautiful? Was he surrounded only by golden-haired girls and confident, witty boys? Was he a great fox trotter in real life? 

I chose to name this outfit post "Misty rose" because it's actually the color that both my top and a part of my skirt have. I'm quite unhappy with the results of this photoshoot, the skirt looks completely white, you can find the real version here. It is marvellous and I got it from Persunmall, I can't wait to wear it on the magical beaches of Greece!

 Persunmall skirt, C&A top, Massimo Dutti shoes, Fossil Watch

Feels like summer!

Hot weather is finally here, you know how I've been craving for this! Okay, maybe it's getting a little too hot, but I'm not complaining, I get to wear my favourite skirts and dresses again! Actually, I get to even wear some new ones, like this gorgeous number from TheFashionNinja . I love to show you photos and write my opinion about the brands I really believe in, and this Australian online boutique really won me over! Their dresses are so feminine and classy, I couldn't wait for mine to arrive. I was even more surprised to see it has such an exquisite fabric and that the measurements were so accurate ( it had happened to me so many times to encounter issues when I shopped online).

I love my dress so much because it's so comfortable, chic and vaporous and it has the sweetest color! It's everything I could have dreamed of, I've been wearing it on a daily basis ever since I got it. And, because I couldn't catch its flow in the photos, my mom filmed me a couple of seconds with my phone. The quality is bad, but I couldn't help myself: I made a mini-video and here it is:

The Fashion Ninja dress , Massimo Dutti shoes, Zara clutch, Fossil watch, Zara denim shirt, Marc Jacobs Bracelet, H&M sunnies

Corail Dreams by TeenFashionDiary from Mary Manaila on Vimeo.

Optimistic Neon

♪ Moonlight Breakfast- Hard Times ♪

I can't help myself but laugh as I am looking at these pictures. They show a very happy version of me, back on the 1st of December when the weather was incredible, I only grabbed a jacket and I was off to see Cloud Atlas which is definetely the best movie I've seen in 2012 (I still love Skyfall, don't worry, I wouldn't have named an outfit post after it otherwise!).

For some reason, that day felt like spring and I had so much fun with some of my friends and I had a positive thinking and I was like 'I bet it's only going to snow in February'. That's why I decided to wear my crop top (ha!) and the neon necklace I never got to wear last summer (ha ha ha).

Of course, the weather changed just as quick as my mood and now I am constantly covered in snow and exams. That's why I had to take such a long break from the blog, it is no secret that my studies are on the first place right now and I have to keep it toghether as I have decided to go for medicine (every Sunday in this semester has been about anatomy). It only felt like Christmas is approaching this weekend , when all my close friends started to give my hints about gifts and. I allowed myself to take a little break and let my creativity ( & savings) flow. It felt so good, and I am so happy to be back!

Also, I hope you entered the giveaway!

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” 

― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Oasap crop top, Zara carrot pants, Zara neon necklace, Massimo Dutti python heels, Fossil Watch, Bershka belt

Also, I have to share this super cute photo of me and my best friend D. , we have matching Marc Jacobs bracelet. You can have one too, if you join the giveaway HERE.

Enjoy this Christmas, my dear readers, I will try to post again soon! x