Julia Shutenko: london fashion

Monday, 10 March 2014

Before You See Beyonce

Happy Monday from the sunniest and warmest London. All I want to do these days is be outside until the sun goes down and eat ice-cream. Everyone on the streets seems to be united by the joy of the spring feeling in the air and it just makes me smile.

If you follow me on Instagram (@juliashutenko) you've seen that last week one of my dreams came true and I went to see Beyonce's concert in London's O2 arena. I still can't believe this has happened! I feel like I never want to go a see any other performances because I don't think anyone or anything can outdo Queen B. She, her voice and the show were perfect! And I wish I could continue following her tour and experience her power every evening.

I chose this outfit for the concert for some very particular reasons:

- An oversized (and very warm) jumper allowed me not to wear any coat, therefore not having any hassle with it while at the concert

- I wore heels thinking that being taller might be handy if someone decides to block my view (thankfully, there was none of that).

Let me know if you've seen Beyonce live too guys, I'd love to hear about your experiences.

Photography by Patrik Lundin

BENETTON jumper

M MISSONI jeans

LANVIN heels

HERMES bag

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

How To Wear: Stripes

Hi guys! Today I want to talk about stripes and how to wear them.

Stripes (especially horizontal) can be tricky and they can play a bad joke on you. When choosing a stripy top, dress or trousers think about your body type and be careful not to 'cut' your body in wrong and weird places. Remember that horizontal stripes are likely to make you look wider and bigger than you actually are while vertical ones will do just the opposite and will visually slim you down. That said if you wear a monotone (black in my case) coat or jacket, horizontal stripes become less of a danger.

For my outfit I decided to go monochrome and minimalistic. A simple look like this needs the right choice of accessories to breath more life into it. I added a bit of a grunge feeling with the studded biker boots and an oversized chain necklace.

I was thinking of making more of HOW TO posts in the future, so please email me if you have any specific trends, occasions or items that you'd like me to discuss. Think boyfriend jeans, neon accessories, hats as well as dressing for an interview, for a party, etc. You name it!

Looking forward to hearing from you! xo