American apparel eyewear

Very often I find myself sitting on my favourite pair of sunglasses. On the Roskilde festival I accidently fell asleep on them. In Australia I stepped on them in a fitting room. My favourite ones are not my most expensive ones. It is almost always the ones I happened to found on the weekendmarket in Thailand or in one of the more crappier stores on Chapel st in Melbourne. It doesn't matter, I love them with all my heart and end up destroying them somehow anyways.

So a couple of weeks ago I found my must beloved sunnies broken in two pieces in my handbag. They were my Nicole Richie look alikes and there is no way to fix them. 

So now I need a new pair for spring. Luckily American Apparel seems to be my saviour! You have to seen these darlings that you can easily shop online at www.americanapparel.com.

There is also a rumour going around that American Apparel are opening a store in Malmö very soon! Let's hope it's true.

OMG OMG OMG. These are the NEW Nicole Richie look alikes. 75 euros and they are yours.

Saw a lot of sunnies in the style of these in Australia earlier this year.

So vintage Vouge! 

If you want to go for the sophisticated smart ass look :)

Love,

HH

Danish fashion in Malmö

This was how it looked like when one of Denmarks finest clothing companys decided to open up a store in Malmö on Thursday this week.

Full house

Samsø o Samsø is the name of the brand on everyones lips right now. They make basic clothing trendy in a typical Danish design way. The colour pallette for the season seems to be petrol, dark peach and black. The black preferably as in black leather. 

HH fell in love with these pieces...

This little quilted leather jacket bolero is fantastic.

The little black dress is a must in every girls wardrobe. We want this one

Another little black leather jacket with short sleeves. 

Love, HH

Week 46/08

An extremly talented young singer/song writer from Scotland with an aspiring musical career. We have to cry when he sings "Last request" live because he knows how to reach out to his audience while singing from his heart. His seemingly effortless way of dressing is something most people would love to master. Whatever he puts on just looks right in some magical way. Paolo Nutini is this weeks Haku hero.

Some of his best dressed moments:

Dressed up jacket dressed down with a pair of jeans.

A shirt and jeans. It may seeem easy but trust us, not all guys know how to wear this outfit. His jeans here are a perfect fit and the shirt is gorgeous.

We had to comment this outfit. A t-shirt that suggests that Swedish people are slutty :) Oh my..

A perfect example of the an effortless outfit. Cool, relaxed and perfect to any chilled out occasion.

Love,

HH

States of mind

On wednesday HH went to a photo exibition event in Copenhagen, hosted by Tommy Hilfiger. American icons in the perspective of young american photographers.

This was our favourite photo. It may be hard to spot on this picture but in the distance you will find the statue of liberty.

Dressed all in black.

Left: 

Shirt - Bik bok

Belt: Åhléns

Bag: Friis o Co

Right:

Shirt - Primark

Love, HH

STHLM VS. CPH

Two fashion cities of Scandinavia. Copenhagen and Stockholm. Both with a world known fashion scene. But which is bigger and better when it comes to fashion? Where can you find most inspiration? What city is more fashion forward? And what trends do we see? Haku Heroes have studied www.copenhagenstreetstyle.dk and www.stockholmstreetstyle.feber.se and found that street style is definatly more documented in Sweden. Sweden is way ahead of Denmark when it comes to street style pages who are uploading pictures but danish ones are hard to find. Does this mean that the street style in Denmark is close to nonexisting? Let's have a look.

STOCKHOLM STREET STYLE:

Cute outfit, we love the red chequed shirt but maybe a bit boring? To be on a streetstyle site that is...

This girl has a lot going on. The leather jacket is hot the other stuff is a bit distracting. 

WE LOVE this look. Sofisticated yet minimalistic and animalistic :) Very stylista... but fashion forward? Not really.

This was the only descent dressed guy we could find on stockholstreetstyle.feber.se, he is pretty cool though! All dressed in black with dark brown acessories. The hat is a winner.

This girl is cool! Reminds us a bit of the Amanda Berg outfit in an earlier post on HH.

COPENHAGEN:

This girl has probably borrowed her boyfriends jeans shirt. That is so cool and relaxed.

Wow, we have not seen any pants like this anywhere yet. H&M have t-shirts in the same style but pants... Different coloured legs. That's really something new and cool! Imagine taking it further with stockings and leggings with different coloured legs. Maybe in stores 2009?

This is the CPH version of a man dressed in black. Overall there were a lot more well-dressed men on the cph site. This guy really plays with different materials and layering in his outfit which is pretty important if you dress completly in one colour. The scarf is amazing and the shiny pants are daring!

This is a typical Copenhagen look. The indie rock style is huge. This guy has noticed and takes on the trend with a red white striped long sleeve t-shirt under a tweed jacket and grey used washed jeans.

This girl plays with colours and layering. The dress over jeans is so HH. We love to be able to use our favourite summer dresses when it gets colder with a nice pair of slim jeans.

CONCLUSION:

The street fashion in Copenhagen is very much alive. Unfortunatley not too many people keeps a record of it an publish it online. Maybe Haku Heroes will take on that challange someday soon? We find the Stockholm street fashion smart and sofisticated but a bit dull and safe. We like people who challenge themselves and goes a bit further than everyone else. The fact that men's fashion is so much better in Copenhagen makes the city a winner in this little competition. Dare to be different Swedes and maybe you'll win next time :)

Love, 

/HH

Favourite bracelet

It fits to everything and nothing. The bright orange colour makes it clash with everything else in your outfit - fabulous!

H&M 49 DKK

New shoes

"I put my new shoes on and suddenly evertyhing is alright..." Paolo Nutini was right. There is nothing like a new pair of shoes. These are our latest buy-ins:

Lovely ankle boot from H&M 349 DKK

Indian style boots from Din sko 199SEK on sale! What a bargain :)

Love,

/HH

week 45/08

We know she kissed a girl. We know she liked it. :) Another thing everyone couldn't help but notice is that she stands out. She makes a statement. She is bold and she dares to surprise you. She is Katy Perry and this weeks haku hero.

Looking good and provocative on the annual MTV European Music Awards earlier this week, she hosted the show, preformed on the show and presented some of the music industries biggest stars. We couldn't take our eyes off her outfits. Fun, different and almost costume like. Kind of the way she always dresses. We love that she is different and we get inspired by her. We can't wait to see what she will we be wearing next.

Katy Perry in a few of her most inspirational outfits:

Cute cute cute

Fun, asian and very Haku hero :)

One of her outfits at the MTV awards show. The support for Barack Obama being elected as president was THE message on the show and Katy brought the message with glamour :)

An everyday outfit for Katy. Fierce!

LOOOVE,

/HH

A different Halloween...

Who says costume parties are getting old? If you find it boring, you're probably just aint creative enough. Again, japanese people well-known for their creativity in fashion are one step ahead of us when it comes to costumes. 

Be inspired to look a lot different than everyone else this Haloween:

A scary Alice in Wonderland look.

The girl devil costume is a classic but here in a more original way.

Loving this Halloween look. The big hair, dramatic eyes and goth outfit is a great clash.

A phantom of the opera kinda look. Very original and oh so cute and stylish!

Acessorize more girls! Look at this girl for inspiration. On Halloween there is no less is more. More is better, overdo it big time!

Lots of love,

/HH

Week 44/08

She is the fashion blog princess of Sweden. Only 18 years old but with an enormously good sense of style. We think her outfits are genious, playful and fantastic. She is already an inspiration to a lot of young girls out there. Not only for the way she dresses but for what she already has accomlished at such a young age. A modelling career, an online shopping site and an extremly successful blog. Amanda Berg is this weeks Haku hero!

There's a rumour going around that she will design an own collection for Bikbok... That will be another stepping stone in the career of this young girl. She goes after her dreams with a determination rarely seen on others. And she will make it big(ger) some day!

These are our favourite Amanda Berg outfits:

The mix of cuteness and coolness couldn't be better :)

LOVE the shoes, and the styling overall is a winner!

Keep inspire others Amanda!

Love, HH

week 43/08

She is cooler than ice. She is the rock chick with a capital R and always with a genuine sense of style. Maria Andersson, the lead singer and guitarist from the coolest girl band on the planet, Sahara Hotnights, is this weeks Haku hero. 

We love how she manages to mix feminine with maskulin and rough with pretty. She walks the red carpets of Stockholm always looking different from all the other fashion clones while still being true to herself. She has attitued without being rude and takes on fashion without too much effort, probably not being aware of how fashion forward she really is.

These are our favourite Maria Andersson fashion moments:

(press play on the player to hear "visit to vienna" by Sahara Hotnights while getting inspired)

Discover Sahara Hotnights!

Cool t-shirt styled with an even cooler jacket. Oh my... we just gotta love this.

Extremly fashionable! WE LOVE those sunglasses.

Dressed in a pair of her signature highwaisted jeans and with a slim leather jacket it's a winner.

Very feminine but still true to herself with the highwaisted skirt and the block printed top.

Keep rocking our world :)

Love

/HH

Online shopping

You will be amazed how easy it is to shop online these days. You can get fabolous fashion without even leave the comfort of your own home. HH discovered that while lying in bed with a cold, we still could feed our fashion needs online. Dangerous? yes... But who doesn't like dangerous? You just have to watch out for getting financially ruined. It's as easy as that!

These are the best online shopping sites according to HH:

www.asos.com

This is where to shop if you want to get that celeb look instantly. We love the "in the style of.." comments to the clothes to help you copy that favourite celebrity of yours. The catwalk feature is also cool. Who would want to see how the clothes look on the runway before shopping? The site also has major sales every season.

 

www.forever21.com

If you live outside the US and don't have a forever 21 store near you this is how to get the clothes you can't live without. And it's a bargain. All europeans will be surprised how much you can get for 100 dollars. Go nuts girls!

www.net-a-porter.com

This is where to easily get all those designer items you see in magazines. Let's face it, not all of us live in N.Y, Paris or Milan. But this site brings all that juicy desiger fashion into your wardrobe just one click on the "add to shopping bag" button away. Ok, you have to bee rich or just stupid - to spend two months of grocary money on a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. But who said we weren't stupid?

Love, 

HH

week 42/08

She is mean sometimes. But most of the times she is a cutie. Original dresses styled with an attitued. Lily Allen is our Haku hero this week. Maybe she's not the best role model for all the young girls out there, but she never asked to be a role model. She is just herself. And we love the way she dresses: careless.. why? because she actually doesn't care what people think! And that is in true Haku hero spirit. We wish more people could be like her. The fact that she was the one who started to wear fancy dresses casual with sneakers and made it work, makes her a fashion icon. We bet there are not many who could pull that one off while getting admired world wide.

Are favourite Lily-dresses:

 

This whole provocative look is fantastic. She showed up to an event in this bambi-slaughter cocktail dress and went all the way with the neon pink hairdo.

Here she tries the goth look but still sweet with the floral print. Very nice mix of styles.

This is what made her famous - dresses and sneakers. Why should we always torture our feet in high heels just because we love dresses? Lily Allen made it work.

Love, HH

week 41/08

Justin Timberlake brings casual to a new level. He mixes tailored garments with t-shirts and jeans in a completly never seen before way. Before Mr. Timberlake went solo, popstars dressed tacky and untasteful. Maybe he got an extremly good stylist or he just developed an own sense of style. With his own fashionable label "William Rast" we are almost sure that he dresses himself in the morning. He started the label with his best friend and namned it after his grandfather. It is so inspirational to see someone going after his dreams. It was something he always wanted to do and when he could, he did it. He sings, he dances and he acts. And on top of all that he beatboxes... That makes him this weeks Haku Hero. :)

Our favourite Justin outfits:

Very fresh and cool at a Mtv award show. The dark purple tie makes the outfit.

A perfect fitting suit on a night out with his darling.

An example when he mixes causal with tailoring. The dark denim pants makes the outfit different and cool.

Justin is a fan of hats and it fits him very well. Here he combines the hat with a fabolous coat.

Love,

HH