mademoiselle myrtilo.

nice day nice things

2009-09-07T01:28:00.000-07:00

so here i am back in town unpacking suitcases, organizing my photos, doing some housework and trying desperately to study...and all i can do is keep thinking of summer holidays!i really have to concentrate on physics but before that i d like to show you a little boutique i discovered in syros!

as you can see i bought a little something...

i just couldn't take my eyes off this bikini so i bought it without second thought...i contemplated buying the dress as well but i hesitated and bought a mocha cardigan instead.all clothes and accessories in this shop were spanish and here you can find more info about this brand!

sur la route des vacances...

2009-08-20T07:04:00.000-07:00

excuse my absence...i blame it on the heat, the beach, the cocktails, the watermelon, the long seaside walks...i just came back to athens after spending one week in Syros and another two in a village outside Korinthos!i'm in Athens for the week trying to catch up with friends and packing my suitcase as i'm leaving tomorrow for mytilene!so many things to do, so little time!still it's good to know that vacation is not over yet...

the last picture is my friend vivi posing for me in her fabulous yellow dress in nafplio...

10 things you (might) not know about me

2009-08-09T07:01:00.000-07:00

nathalie of naked tile tagged me to reveal 10 things about myself!and although it's been a long time since then i 'm now ready to make the damn post!!!

i love music.though i never learned how to play an instrument, i can spend hours listenning to my favourite music which includes the beattles, elvis, bob marley, manu chao and many many more...

i read a lot. sometimes maybe too much. i ve read harry potter and the halfblood prince all in one day.

i write a lot too. when i was younger i wanted to be a writer...i kept a diary and started writting stories which never finished. i 'm thinking of publishing some of my diaries one day...

my favourite novel ever is little women by louisa may alcott. and of course my favourite character is jo march!

i also love arts! when i was younger, i was drawing all the time. i stopped for a while but after graduation i started sketching again...

i 'm a rather indecissive person but the most important decisions of my life were taken after little or no consideration.

i'm obsessed with the 60's: music, fashion, films, books...

i admire le corbusier. though his work caused a lot of controversy i 've always thought he was a genius. i wish i could live in one of his buildings!

when i was very little i was afraid of men with beards and lond hair...i would burst into tears when such a person approached me...now i feel ashamed of that!

i love to cook. if i don't succeed in architecture i might become a cook! my latest achievement was a lemon pie...

i 'd like to tag nina, elena of lfof and naiad of state of grace to reveal the 10 things about themselves...

i 'm leaving you know i have to go for a dip in the sea!enjoy the rest of your holidays: drink cocktails, dance, eat watermelon and enjoy the sunshine!oh and don't forget to get tanned!!!!

every little thing is gonna be alright...

2009-07-24T11:54:00.000-07:00

...as i'm leaving for holidays tomorrow morning!i ll be back next week hopefully with loads of photos!!!!take care and have a great time!

xxx

really baaad day...

2009-07-23T06:29:00.000-07:00

so today was a rather unpleasant day...i was cheching my exam's results only to realise that i got a 0(!) in computers!that was quite a shock because i thought i had studied a lot....so i headed to the teacher's office, sure that there must have been a mistake.Well, in brief he accused me of cheating(which i swear is untrue) and refused to show me my paper no matter how hard i tried to make him do that! and then he just ignored me and started doing other things!

so question no 1:can he fail so many people after the exam has taken place?he wasn't even there when we were taking the tests...

question no 2:why would he refuse to show me my test if he was so sure i cheated?

question no 3:why greek universities have to be so disorganized?

just wondering...

peacocks and concerts...

2009-07-16T12:17:00.000-07:00

spending the last four days studying, taking exams and recovering from a cold i decided it was time to take advantage of the sales' period and go for some shopping...i didn't buy many things though!the shops were too crowded and it was quite a mess!so i headed straight for accesorize where i discovered these beauties...at first i thouht they were a bit too eccentric but as they were on sales i decided to buy them...

surprise!they are colour coordinated with an old zara top...

...and the tickets for the lp concert!it's been a long time since the last time i was listenning to meteora or hybrid theory but my teenage self would never forgive me if i wasn't at the concert!

lost in space

2009-07-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

so yesterday was my friend's birthday party!it was a refreshing break from a week of studying and it was quite fun...we met some old schoolmates, danced a little and cut the cake...after that i sleeped over at my friend's E house and i arrived at home just a couple of hours ago only to realize that i m taking another exam on wednesday and i should finish my project!well it was definetely worth it so i won't be complaining!

p.s: 1.i'm so sorry i couldn't make it to the blogger's meeting but i'm sure there ll be another one soon!
2.as you might notice i also made the birthday card...

i should be getting back to work now...nighty night!

the shoe issue

2009-06-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

shoes, shoes, shoes...we re wearing them to impress, to match the outfit, to be warm, to be protected maybe just to feel comfortable...lately i have developped a strange addiction to take photos of other peoples feet(shoes included)...Some of them like it, some hate it, some even make fun of me!looking through my archives i found the following pics including friends and relatives' shoes along with mine...

this one you might already know as it has already been posted by nina...
mum's and mine at a wedding...

fellow blogger naiad and our friend evita at cccb

dionyssiou areopagitou near the acropolis' museum

at the pavillon, barcelona

come together...

2009-06-18T21:47:00.000-07:00

yesterday was another lovely day!lopi invited us all to a graffiti art exhibition realised in K44...so right after university i headed to gazi to meet the other girls and go there.so here they are photos of the works:

and here it is "the football team photo" we all had to have with our own cameras...

from right to left:katerina of queen bee, c. of fashion paths, nina malvada, elena of life full of fashion, amalia from glamour magazine, hari k og the soho symposium and myself aka mademoiselle myrtilo!unfortunately constance and lopi came a while later so they aren't at the picture...

and of course i couldn't miss the oppurtinity to take "the shoe photo"!!!

from bottom and cw: mademoiselle myrtilo, nina, c. , hari k, maria, ilya and thalia of life in athens.

by the time i got home my poor feet were aching due to all day exposure to the streets of athens...

and again for the 100th time it was really lovely meeting you all!!!

p.s:i 'm sorry i 'm using beatles' songs all the time but they seem to be so perfect for each post...

watch out!

2009-06-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

hey!i ve been pretty busy lately with university stuff...and it's not even exam period yet...i wanted to show you this a long time ago, i still don't know what kept me from that...it's a couple of photos from a shop in barcelona...

click on the photos to enlarge...

i still regret not buying one...

i just can't get enough of this song(and beatles' songs in general)

summer lovin, had me a blast!!!

2009-06-05T00:12:00.000-07:00

first things first i d like to thank nina and onic for tagging me with two lovely blog awards!!!thank you girls!!!since i am always the last one to do the tagging almost everyone i wanted to tag is already tagged...snif!so everyone who 's reading this feel free to tag yourselves!!!

having read lopi's and chloe's posts on bikinis i decided to make my own summer post! so this post is dedicated to another summer issue:flip flops...i'm kinda obsessed with flip flops...they seem to be the ultimate summer gadget(if you may call flip flops a gadget)!they can be washed over and over again and match with almost everything:from bikinis to cutoffs and casual skirts....

i really love these but they seem isnanely expensive for a pair of plastic flip flops... but still wonderful!

and this is what i have in my posession:

so find the perfect bikini and matching flip flops and run to the nearest beach!!!have fun!

last weekend...

2009-06-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

...so last weekend as i have told you before i attended a wedding...though i am not a fan of weddings in general this one was quite original...and i think we all enjoyed it!

so here's the bride!she was great!!!

here is what i was wearing...
my friend's shoes...aren't they gorgeous?
and some random photos i took...

some diy, a really busy week and finally some rest...

2009-05-21T13:08:00.000-07:00

it seems i 'm only posting once in a week...that's too bad!when i started this thing i promised myself i would post everyday!well i guess every week won't be as busy as this one!though i managed to create a little something...that is a charm ankle-bracelet and a wedding card for a friend's sister who's getting married!well i ll be away for the weekend so see you on monday!

have a nice (and relaxing)weekend!!!

tell the teacher we re surfin, surfin usa

2009-05-14T12:42:00.000-07:00

due to internet connection problems i couldn't post anything the last days...so now that the connection is back to normal(or so i hope) i decided to share with you my first brave attempt to go out barelegged on a tuesday morning!and then the weather was so great that i started pulling out sandals and summer dresses!and i realised that summer is here for good!and no matter how much work i ve got for university the sun and the cloudless always makes my day!and now all we have to do is grab our bikinis and head for the beach!or am i too impatient?

my first award...

2009-05-12T06:47:00.000-07:00

...was given to me by sweet jo of exclusively handmade!well thanx a lot!!!

it seems that jo did most of the tagging here, but still i would like to add:

naiad from state of grace

elena from life full of fashion

hari k from the soho symposium

i hope i didn't forget anyone...i promise i ll make a decent post soon!

here comes the sun(?)

2009-05-06T03:38:00.000-07:00

i 'm sick of the weather!!!i guess i'm not the only one...it's either too hot or too cold...and now it's raining!really what's going on here?it's may...we 're supposed to plan our summer holidays,buy bikinis and give up tights!and they say it's going to be like that the whole month!i don't want to carry an umbrella anymore, i want to see people wearing summer clothes, i want to stay out all day and enjoy the sun!well i'm sorry for the pessimistic tone of this post but i really felt can't take it anymore!and the worst part is that i'm still wearing my winter coat in the evenings...it's may for goodness sake!

there's no need to say anything about this song...it speaks for itself!

lust for life!!!

2009-05-02T05:23:00.000-07:00

so here i am with a folder full of photos from barcelona trying to decide which of them should i upload...ok that was a tough job because there were lots of them! i don't really know if that was my impression but in this city there was art everywhere...on the bags of a local boutique:p.s:there were indeed pretty dresses inside that bag!
that little girl wouldn't stop dancing to the sound of these musicians:

that woman was really incredible in this emerald dress!and the orange vintage umbrella...oh so stylish!

art is present everywhere!

some daisies my friend gave me...

and our shoes while we were drinking mohitos and daquiris in a local bar...

p.s:it seems greek fashion bloggers are becoming more and more!!!!so do check out naiad's blog state of grace...it's really great!

buy more!

2009-04-28T03:33:00.000-07:00

i just came back from barcelona...i guess that gives me an excuse for not posting anything this last week...maybe not!anyway this trip was mostly an architecture one so there was not much time for shopping(don't worry street art post is coming soon) but me and my friends decided to sacrifice some museums in order to visit the local shops!and i can tell you one thing for sure:we didn't regret it!!!

first of all this bag:

made of natural fibre with leather handles and it only cost 15euros!it's huge and perfect for the beach or an afternoon walk on the island...i would say perfect for the food market too...much more classy than these plastic bags or even the canvas bag i'm always carrying...

that polka dot skirt was love at first sight though i had to go to the shop twice in order to decide to buy it...i'm rather indecisive most of the times! it's a spanish brand which you can check out here

last but not least i bought this hair accessory which can be worn as a bracelet too!actually in spain they celebrate st.jordi day during which boys give girls a red rose and girls gine boys a book!so people in the street were selling red roses and books and there was this cute lady who sold hair accessories and brooches with red felt roses on them!

p.s. me and my friends received a red rose from a guy in the street during our enening walk!very cute!

easter traditions!

2009-04-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

i ve been a reaaaally bad blogger these last days...shame on me!well you know how it goes: it is the easter holidays, i am not in athens and the computer here is very very old!so i guess you ll excuse me!hehe...so these last days i ve been seeing old friends and helping the family with the easter traditions...these are the eggs!i just love their colour!

this is my lampada!i know it's very childish of me but who would resist to this girly pink???

and finally this is a vintage clutch my mother gave me when i told her i needed a clutch to match with grey clothes...i really love it!
so happy easter everyone!hope you won't eat too much lamb(hehe)!enjoy the sun!

being a tourist in your own city:street art and the lofts

2009-04-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

last week i decided to take a walk in exarheia...and by that i mean walking really slow in order to notice everything that happens in this beautiful and yet misunderstood neighbourhood...i couldn't resist to the beauty of these neglected houses or the graffitis on every wall...

and look this is vasmoulakis' work

finally i ended up in benaki museum in gazi so i decided to look for the newly built city lofts!it was like going to a completely different world...i kinda like the first one...

it's been a hard day's night...

2009-03-31T11:56:00.000-07:00

...and i 've been working like a dog!well, not actually working!yesterday has been a reaaally long and cheerfull day!the weather was(and) still is rather weird...there is a lot of sun hidden under a cloud of what seems to be dust from the desert...sounds exotic right?well, it is so hot that i started wondering if summer came earlier this year!so last night me and my friends went for a couple of rakomela(sorry only greek people can understand that) in thisseio and ended up having a sleepover in my friend's place!this morning dressed in yesterday night's outfit we visited m.c.escher's exhibition in heracleidon museum.quite an exhibition but unfortunately no photos were allowed...

so it's time for an outfit!!!

green stripped dress: badila

green ballet flats: steve madden

bracelet: accesorize

belt and top: vintage

...i should be sleeping like a log...i'm off to bed!bonne nuit!

i'm abarbie girl

2009-03-25T11:34:00.000-07:00

not having decent outfit pictures i decided to experiment with my barbie dolls...i have always been a great fan of Barbies!lately i discovered that they can be the ideal models: they never complain, all sorts of outfits suit them and you can experiment on several styles!so here is a sample of the 2009 spring collection:

the newspaper dress, the little white dress as well as the lace top are my creations...
p.s. barbie doll is 50 years old now!!!

sunny days are over!

2009-03-17T07:43:00.000-07:00

i thought winter was over...i thought that from now on ballerinas would be the only pair of shoes i would wear and i wouldn't carry an umbrella ever again!i started dreaming of trips to the sea and sunny days...but it seems they are over!i am sorry for being so pessimistic but the weekend seemed so promissing and now all i see is the black clouds and rain...anyway, i managed to take some spring pictures during the weekend, when my family and i visited the countryside.

i tried very very hard to take this last picture(you see Bruno is not a very sociable cat) but i believe the result was satisfying!!!

twist and shout

2009-03-10T01:23:00.000-07:00

lately i ve been studying a lot(at least trying to)!but exams will be over in a couple of days!at last!so while studying i ve been listening to the beatles(even some of my projects were about them) and sinking deeper and deeper into a 60's madness.which means twist, huge earings and sunglasses(luckily there is a lot of sun lately), bright coloured ballerinas, roy lichtenstein(and pop culture in general), A-line dresses and skirts and headbands(maybe headbands are a bit 70's)...i wish i had a time machine!!!!

i guess i ll have to make do with green ballerinas and beatles songs...

these are a few of my favourite things...

2009-03-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

Chloe from chloe in the sky tagged me...so now what i have to do is reveal 6 of my favourite things!

marc jacobs shoes in general these in particular
elvis presley and bob marley
sunny mornings and rainy afternoons
chocolate
the french film "jeux d' enfants"
and reading blogs (especially fashion blogs hehe)

i'm sorry this post is going to be very brief but i have to study because exams are not over yet...but they will be in a week!!!i can't wait!

RULES

1. link back to the person who tagged you
2. post these rules on your post
3. share 6 things that make you happy
4. tag 6 blogs to do the same
5. let the tagged people know by leaving a comment on their blog

and now it's time to tag

and now i have to go back to mathematics but before that...

i intended to post the original video from the sound of music but i liked the behind the scenes pictures...i promise i 'll be back in a couple of days with a proper post!

with tuppence for paper and strings...

2009-03-02T09:33:00.000-08:00

...you can have your own set of wings

today was a day devoted to nature and tradition...as the sun was shining bright and the wind was on our side we were aable to fly the kite and enjoy the countryside!

a lovely song from my favourite film and some outfit details...though the sun was bright the weather is still cold!

grey skirt:badila

black leather boots:bally

opaque tights:marks and spencer

this is the life

2009-02-28T08:27:00.000-08:00

well this is a project we made with some friends for the sculpture lab...it all started with a

collage,

some plaster,

and an old window!

the whole project was about what happened in Greece during december...it's about the good and the bad things in our life...enjoy!and tell me what you think!!!

feeling bettter...

2009-02-24T05:35:00.000-08:00

yesterday, i decided that i ve been lying in bed with a cold for quite a long time...so i wore my warmest clothes (scarf and gloves included) to face the fierce winter and headed to Benaki museum to watch a couple of documentaries...unfortunatelly they were not as good as i expected but i hope next monday it will be better!after that i had my first karaoke experience(please don't laugh) with some friends (and some strangers as well)!though singing in public is not exactly what i call fun we had a laugh!

so here's what i was wearing:

the scarf seemed too dull so i decided to add a colourful touch with this vintage brooch!

warm suede boots are required!

a last-minute picture in the elevator(i kinda like it although it is blurred)

just can't get enough!

2009-02-22T05:36:00.000-08:00

i have a cold...i haven't been out of the house the last three days and it is starting to wear me out!so instead of going to a fancy dress party and meeting my friends, i was talking on the phone, sleeping, reading books, drinking loads of earl grey tea, wearing pjs 24 hours a day and of course blogging(nothing can keep me away from that hehe)...what a weekend after all!

p.s: i just realised that my blog is one week old!!!ohhh happy birthday blog!!!

le couleur rouge

2009-02-20T12:01:00.000-08:00

a red butterfly,

red roses,

red nails, a red oversized ring,

and a red apple on my shoes!!!

creative exams!!!

2009-02-19T23:26:00.000-08:00

the last two days were really busy!now university is officially closed so that we can study for the examinations which begin in less than a week(aaaaaargh-panic)...but it's too hard to concentrate on the lessons...so instead of studying maths or computers or whatever i started writing this blog...i guess examination period is not that bad anyway...hehe

so here is my first attempt of fashion blogging!enjoy!

dress: marc'o polo

scarf:alexi andriotti

shoes:camper

tights:my mother's (ancient)

belt:my mother's (ancient again)

earings:beauty shop(only 4.90)

wooden bracelet:soho soho

a tribute to winter before it goes by...

2009-02-17T10:05:00.000-08:00

everybody seems to be too preoccupied with the early spring...though i can't resist to spring i can't help enjoying winter!especially these sunny-but still cold-days, when the only thing you want to do is wear your warmest clothes(gloves, scarves and hats included) and take a looong walk listening to yann tiersen(or whatever you like)...winter is drinking hot chocolate, gatherings with friends and family, going to the theatre or cinema...i know this might seem like out of time but i felt like saying it!well let's say a big farewell to winter and welcome the spring!

here are some things i'm gonna miss:

wellington boots!(pretty conered in mud i daresay)

my laura ashley's cardigan along with my mother's scarf...

the snow(though this year there wasn't much)!

handmade jewellery

2009-02-16T03:38:00.000-08:00

Lately, I have been making jewellery...It all began when i didn't have my ears pierced and wanted to wear earings.So i started making clip earings.Then i liked it and made some of these:

my hand pointing to my favourite poster!i am wearing 2 of my bracelets that i have originally made for my mother(hehe)!
some of the bracelets I have made...

what has remained of my beads

a necklace made by my 10year-old cousin(a loooong time ago) worn as a bracelet...

I love it so much as it is made of hand-painted beads which used to be on a curtain!

a day in the life...

2009-02-15T11:28:00.000-08:00

random pics of my life(one year before...)chez moi...
my ballerinas after a party...

mind travelling...

All the pics were taken in Thessaloniki which I deeply miss...