5 Coats to Brighten up Your Winter

Coat weather is upon us, at least here in NYC. My royal blue/cobalt coat has been keeping me warm for the past two weeks. It's my favorite coat - the cocoon shape is so classic yet so modern, and the bold, blue color just makes me happier during dull winter days. If somebody asked me what was one thing they should buy for this winter, undoubtedly, I would say: get a bright-colored coat! Find the color that flatters you the best and forget about neutrals. 

Below you can find some inspirational images of bright coats and different options available on the market. 

Go ahead - be colorful this winter ;)  

GREEN: J.crew in mint | Zara in moss green | Ralph Lauren in gifting green (on sale via Bloomingdale's!) | 

BB Dakota in evergreen | Keneth Cole in hunter (on sale via Nordstrom!)

YELLOW: Topshop in yellow |  Steve Madden in yellow | old J.crew in frosted citrus (via ebay) | 

Keneth Cole in mustard (on sale via Macy's!)

ORANGE/RED: byCorpus in orange | Plenty by Tracy Reese in orange | Asos in red | J.crew in brilliant flame | 

Asos in red | Betsey Johnson in red (on sale via Macy's!)

PINK: Zara in pastel pink |  J.crew in peony or gossamer peach | Asos in pink | Tinley Road in fuchsia

BLUE: Nicholas in cobalt | J.crew in mineral | Topshop in pale blue | Asos in cobalt | 

Kristen Blake in royal (on sale via Nordstrom!) | Pim+Larkin in cobalt

Which color is your favorite?
For more inspirational images check out my "Colorful Coats" board on Pinterest

Images: green|yellow|red|pink | blue coat by Joe Villarin

Sky is the Limit

I remember as a child learning about different types of clouds from my science book. But I don't remember ever being as fascinated with the sky and clouds as much as I am now. I used to be surrounded by nature when I was growing up, and now sky is the biggest part of nature as I spend most of my days on the fourteenth floor of a research building with huge windows. Sky fascinates me immensely... Blue sky with big puffy white clouds just brightens up my day in an instant, while fast moving storm clouds exert mesmerizing powers. My beautiful view of the sky is my refuge during a long day in the laboratory. Whenever I need a moment to clear my head I just have to look outside.  

Recently, there have been so many messages coming my way. The universe is reminding me that I have to be happy in this very moment, I have to seize the opportunities, work hard, and be a carrier of kindness in this brutal world. And I'm so happy and lucky to be doing what I love: science, even though it doesn't always give positive results, is such a fascinating and satisfying process for my mind. This little blog has also brought so much joy, and I'm so motivated to develop it even more. Our life is like sky: it can be blue and sunny, or it can be dark and stormy, or it can be sown in stars. It's ever changing, and we can only observe it, not always control it. What we have to do is to stay true to ourselves regardless of the weather.

I think we grow to appreciate the sky more as we get older. We get to realize its vastness, its eternity, its changing nature. And we have to look up to it more often, and understand how lucky we are to be alive and well, how we should chose to be happy this moment, how many kind acts we can do, and how many opportunities are out there for us to seize. 
Sky is the limit...

Photos are taken with iPhone 4S and Nikon D5200

Inspirations: bicycles with flowers

Ever since I saw this most adorable bicycle with peonies at Elie Tahari store in Easthampton two weeks ago - I just felt like painting my bike and riding around with cute flowers in the basket. Also I totally love this idea for decoration.  I tried to keep this inspirations post to pastel tones (or as pastel as I could find ;) as I'm currently in love with pastels. Makes me want to learn and take tons of pastel pictures - they are just so dreamy, gentle, and light.

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Images via: Getty Images, Vogue, Style.com, Vanity Fair (click on image to follow to original source)

Girl crush

Let me introduce you to three sophisticated, creative, smart and beautiful ladies, that inspire me with their style. Make sure to check out more of their images either by "google-ing" their names, visiting their web-sites or following them on instagram - you will not be disappointed.

Miroslava Duma
She's a beautiful and brilliant Russian "it" girl. And more importantly, Mira is the founder of buro24/7 web-site (Russian fashion and art reporting media outlet), digital media director in the luxury store TZUM Moscow, and a "happy mum" as she states on her instagram account. Honestly, I can't get enough of her outfits and I'm very inspired by her hard-working nature.

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Nicole Warne (also known as Gary Pepper girl)
Have you checked out this Australian girl's blog? It is full of absolutely gorgeous pictures, bright colors, amazing places, beautiful outfits. Every picture (most are made by her boyfriend) is absolutely stunning! In addition Nicole owns an online store of high-quality vintage clothing (Gary Pepper Vintage).

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Ulyana Sergeenko
A very talented Russian designer, who from the get-go is producing amazing couture pieces. Ulyana's designs are based on her personal style: she doesn't follow trends, rather she uses inspirations from her native Russia to create culturally-inspired pieces (which I love!). Take a look at Ulyana's spring 2013 look book here.

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What are your modern style icons? I would love to hear!

Green to invite spring

Spring has been teasing us here in NYC. It's already April but it's been so cold that I even had to wear my winter hat last week! Nevertheless, I try to do anything to invite spring - my favorite season - wear bright colors, put flowers around my apartment, enjoy sunny skies. So in anticipation of warmer weather this coming week I'm excited to share some pictures as my invitation for spring to finally make its full appearance.

Image credits:
door           bracelets       model in green
birdview     green outfit    lilly of the valley

Last two images are my original work. I used the following lovely things: Anthropologie necklace, vintage earrings, Kaia House nailpolish, J.crew sweater, skirt and shoes.


P.S. Sorry for the quality of pictures. At this point blogger platform cannot load high quality images. If anybody knows how to go around this problem - please, email me at lunarka@gmail.com