blogs I enjoy

Having a close connection to Scandinavia, I sometimes end up on different new sites or blogs that come from that world. So I thought I'd share a couple blogs I've come across that I've been really into of late.

emmas.blogg.se

The first is one of the top blogs in Sweden by a woman called Emma. I know almost nothing about her except that it's a pretty famous blog in Stockholm and she has many advertisers and sponsors. And she even has sponsored posts every so often. That said, it's an awesome blog to look at it for home design inspiration as well as for objets from the clean, "Scandi" world.

Simple Blueprint

One of the other blogs I'm into is put together by a Swedish-American woman named Joanna Swanson who lives in Stockholm. Hers is more fashion and art inspiration as well as details about all the exotic locales she has traveled to and the fabulous hotels and resorts she has stayed at. She recently put together a city guide to Stockholm for design*sponge. Above is an image taken from her site of a hotel on Gotland in Sweden called Fabriken Furillen.

Brinja Copenhagen

And one of my absolute favorite blogs is by a woman named Brinja who lives in Copenhagen. She has a boutique in Copenhagen of the same name, I believe. And not only is she always posting pictures of these amazing meals she has had (see above) but she also just had a baby and is now posting pictures of her baby in the most adorable handmade clothes. Her main blog theme is a days-of-the-week outfits log where she highlights either different friends of hers in Copenhagen, other blogging friends or even her own baby! I also love seeing all the pictures of this miniature dollhouse version of her apartment that she has made by hand: she is uber-creative!

Speaking of Danes

While I'm on this Danish tangent, I might as well mention a really cool style blog devoted entirely to bicycle style on the streets of Copenhagen. After witnessing this fervent biking culture firsthand this past summer on my first trip to Copenhagen, I was truly mesmerized. Especially since women wear anything and everything on their bike. Stilettos, ultra tight miniskirt, you name it. So here are a few shots from this super cool blog, which focuses mainly on Copenhagen but also showcases "bicycle chic" in other cities as well: copenhagencyclechic

I saw a girl biking in Portland a couple days ago wearing duck boots. Try to imagine it because I wasn't fast enough for a picture. It looked great!

just a nice picture...

..of someone with really great hair. also from copenhagenstreetstyle. love those Danes.

big-a** scarves

Scarves are all over the place. I can't seem to feel comfortable without one, Summer or Winter. But perusing copenhagenstreetstyle today I couldn't help but be overcome by the sheer volume, and not to mention coziness, of the scarves being sported.
Furthermore, it seems like the scarf is much more than just an accessory in these outfits but instead the anchor of the entire outfit. The sweater, jacket and/or dress is there to complement the enormous scarf and not the other way around. In fact the scarves almost look like a soft, malleable sweater that has been stretched and wrapped snugly around the neck. Leave it to the Danes to take it to the extreme.