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“Marla Singer”, 21, from Indonesia, is a university student and stylist/shopkeeper in a local clothing company and blogs over at: theversicle.com
Who are your style icons?
I’m very inspired by Chloë Sevigny and Zooey Deschanel. Both of them have adorable styles without looking oh-so-trendy or too ordinary either. They’re just so unique in their way. At the moment, I love Charlotte Gainsbourg because she is a beautiful French lady that can pull off masculine look in amazing way. I also adore Natasha Khan from Bat For Lashes because of her breath-taking style and she stands out of the rest musicians nowadays.
How would you describe your style?
It’s a bit hard to explain. I’m crazy about vintage stuff but I love to rework it in my outfits in a modern way. I love all kinds of clothes and mixing styles, depending on my mood board and my current inspirations. Monochrome, matching colors, and layering are the keys of my outfits. I barely wear jewelry, but I’m a hats and scarves junkie. I also combine socks with everything. When I dress up, I love to get into a character, with my signature style and I just wear my heart on my sleeve.
What inspires you?
Ummm.. basically everything! From music, movies, books, or random things. I love vintage eras from 1950s to 1980s because each era has their own uniqueness. I take every little essence of the eras and bring them into my outfits. Browsing fashion blogs or street style blogs is also one of my favorite ways to get inspired. Everyone has their own fashion taste which is essentially down to their individual sense of style and it’s very interesting to get inspirations from real people. I enjoy flipping through fashion magazine pages. While imagining those unaffordable clothes, I try to integrate little essences of those editorials to incorporate what’s in Vogue into my wardrobe in a way that expresses my personality.
Your favorite item in your wardrobe?
Definitely my leather jacket! It’s my timeless wardrobe staple for every occasion and every style. I’d love to buy a leather jacket every week if I had unlimited shopping budget!
How would you describe your blog?
Well, as a little kid from nowhere on earth, I find the internet builds tremendous connections between me and people around the universe on the same page. My passion for fashion, inspiration, favorite things, thoughts, and little stories of my life are the reasons I created a blog, rather than just to show what I’m wearing today. I put fashion as a form of creativity – how a person dresses and acts with the clothes through the freedom, passion, difference and style, it becomes the art of individuals. It’s more personal than the fashion community websites (like Lookbook.nu and Chictopia) that I belong to.
What are your fashion plans for this summer?
A boater hat (I’ve been looking for this for ages!), brown chunky wedges (should be comfy ones), a summer trench in khaki/pastel color, sheer patterned tights, a floral romper, and leather shorts!
1 Wildflower Romper $48.00 Lahaina Floral Romper $44.oo both shopnastygal.com 2 Vintage Burgundy Leather Shorts $55.00 Vintage Black Leather Shorts $65.00 both persephonevintage.etsy.com 3 Vintage Straw Boater Hat $15.00 jessicashiu.etsy.com 4 Olivia Raincoat $248.00 lilyandjae.com 5 Snick Stud Wedges $119.95 Jeffrey Campbell @ solestruck.com
Online Shopping Secrets:
Random stores on Ebay and Etsy (I keep my eagle eyes open to snatch the good stuff), Modcloth, Nasty Gal, Ruche, and ShopDixi.
Follow Marla at: www.theversicle.com
N.E.E.T. Bloggers | 3 Comments »
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:22 pm
I really enjoy the blogger features! Great job, NEET!
♥ Teresa ♥
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August 26th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
MARLA IS MY FAVE BLOGGER !!
she’s got real great style !!
kisses from indonesia !
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August 29th, 2010 at 3:58 am
she’s my FAVE BLOGGER too
love her blog mucho muchoo <3
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