Feature: Yelena Myshko

Yelena Myshko is one of the inspiring people I've met through the mixtup market. Yelena, who studied fashion design at the hogeschool voor de kunsten in Utrecht, is a Dutch designer of EurAsian desend. All her designs are just rad and so unique. She's also using lots of leather which I simply adore!
I have decided to share with you the pictures from her nostaliga photoshoot. Looking at them, I feel like I'm back in my childhood caught up in a Russian fairytale. Yes, jack frost, we - the cold war kids - love you all.. forever.




Photography + Lighting + Special Effects
Yuriy Butenko Buterman

cold war kids like me

Okay. I'm really excited for Wednesday. Honestly. I'm planning to see the Cold War Kids with a bunch of friends. I'm so excited that i'm afraid i'm going to be totally disappointed. Let's see how the influence of their new producer Jacquire King has changed the band. I hope he was having more modest mouse than kings of leon in his mind when working on the 'mine is yours' album with the CWK. I've read quite a few bad reviews for the new album, so let's see how the gig in Amsterdam will be. I'm still positive...

mixtup market

Two weeks ago i have joined this cool mixtup market that is happening from time to time here in amsterdam. The idea behind this designer market is to give upcoming photographers, painters, fashion designers and jewelers a plattform to show their stuff. So happy I was able to join this event with my aLaska scarves. I met a bunch of creative and inspiring people with who I hopefully keep in touch in the future. And also good feedback on aLaska. Simply a perfect day. Here are some impressions of it...






More information about the mixtup project under mixtuponline.com

MY OAK NYC WISHLIST

Oak Nyc. Still not really known in Europe. If I had to choose one online shop in the world, it would for sure be oak nyc. The only thing that stops me from shopping more at oak, is the enormous duty that I had to pay for my last jeffrey campbell's. Here are my current oak favourites. The campbell wedges might actually become mine very very soon.. raaaaaaar.

jeffrey campbell
grey alexa fab lace up wedge bootie

oi kotsuhiroi

floating caress ring

harmon
black parka lining

acne

black sheer suede blouse

one for silk - two for a'dam

There's a place hidden in North Amsterdam that has become my favorite place in the city. Everything about it is just perfect.. the buildings, the lights, the silence. In every corner you'll find new rad stuff. Last time I have found an old warehouse with a massive half pipe on the first floor. Time to go home and pick up my old skateboard. Or even better, get a new one. More to come.

monki allison parka // cheap monday samira cardigan // cheap monday jeans // foals t-shirt // vintage biker boots // all saints alpaca beanie // aLaska silk scarf

black is back

alexander wang pre-fall 2011. Simply perfect. After a white-in-white spring 11 collection, i'm very excited to see wang back to black. I love almost every piece in this collection. honestly. highlights are for sure all the leather pieces like the long leather biker vest. I'll get ya somehow...

questionable creatures

recently we have decided to start a small competition for all the aLaska scarf owners out there...We asked everyone to send us a pic of themselves wearing an aLaska scarf. I'm so impressed with the outcome. Check out this one:

Love the sweater. Airplanes rule.

photography: frederic seybicke
model: moritz schell