Happy New Year dear readers! 2011 was full of great fashion moments, inspiring street styles and shocking designer changes. Here are some fashion thoughts of mine on 2011.

Biggest fashion moment was probably Kate Middleton stepping out of the car in her Alexander McQueen wedding dress. I absolutely loved it and am happy that such a beautiful dress will go down in history.

Models that impressed me this year were Frida Gustavsson, Lindsay Wixson, Constance Jablonski, Miranda Kerr, and Bambi Northwood-Blyth. I was dosappointed by the lack of Natasha Poly, hope to see her more often in 2012.

The trend of 2011 was definitely color blocking, and it was fun, but I am over it. Give me pastels, black, and prints, please.

Biggest fashion shock of 2011? Mister John Galliano. WTF was he thinking? It is very sad that we will not see more of his talent, although I do think that his best times at Dior were over long before his ‘mishap’.

The best street style 2011 award would go to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Miranda Kerr. They just never failed to impress. It’s like they were born elegant and effortlessly chic.

Best cover of 2011? I have no idea. There were lots of good ones, but also lots of really bad ones. I always enjoy Vogue Australia’s covers and Vogue Turkey hardly ever disappoints as well.

Best make up at a fashion show? I adored the matte pink lips at Fendi and the hair at Valentino.

That’s about all I can come up with right now. I would love to hear your fashion thoughts on 2011! Leave a comment if you want :)

Picture: Oyster magazine

Thank you, Marc Jacobs, for using a wide range of pastel colors in your spring/summer 2012 collection, because everyone seems to copy you now. Let’s dramatically call it ‘the return of pastel’. 2011 was not the year of light baby blue, cotton candy pink, and mint green. Instead, we sported bright neon colors and even mixed them (hello, Color Blocking).

Personally, I’ve had enough of looking like a rainbow and rather want to look like ice cream again. So hurray for pastels! My fashion senses tell me that pastels will be big next summer as you can see the trend in editorials already. The Louis Vuitton campaign kind of started it and everyone follows…

photos: zimbio, Louis Vuitton

Less than two weeks until christmas and some of you are probably wrecking their brains trying to think of a good christmas gift for a friend. Well, a good book is always a treat and for everyone who isn’t into novels (like me), there are quite a few random books out there that I think would make really lovely gifts.

For the fashionistas among us, there is Icons of Fashion which kind of serves as an encyclopedia of fashion icons of the 20th century. For the more creative and crafty ones, I recommend Fashion Frocks, which shows some of the most iconic dresses of all time and offers patterns for recreating them! How cool is that?

And then there are two other books that I just have to tell you about, one is a classic, and the other is so random and cute that it’s hard to ignore. Let’s start with the classic. Where’s Wally used to be one of my favorite books when I was a child and I still find pleasure in trying to find that funny little guy. I’m sure a lot of people would love this as a christmas gift!

And the last one, no need for a lot of words, just look at it. It’s an entire book about the cutest dog in the world, Boo. Yes. That’s it. Photos of Boo in different daily situations. Adorable, funny, and most of all, very random. Perfect as a gift!

All books are available at Urban Outfitters.

If you were editor in chief of Vogue Australia and had shot this beautiful editorial with Valentina Zelyaeva , would you choose a mediocre reprint as the cover of the January issue? Probably not, but that’s what Kirstie Clements did and it leaves me speechless, because the editorial “The Wanderers”, shot in Puerto Rico by Pilcher, must be one of the best of 2011. There are so many 90s inspired shots that could have made an epic cover, so I’m more than disappointed that what we got is this.

The behind the scenes video of the making of the editorial is worth watching as well, you can find it here

Pictures: Pilcher for Vogue Australia

This weekend, I finally organized my tights and socks. What’s there to organize, you might ask. Well, basically all my socks and tights were just thrown in a corner that no one could see before and I found myself hectically looking for the right pair every morning. But then, I had this awesome idea. My mum once gave me this hanger with holes that apparently is supposed to be used for scarves. Instead of hanging scarves on it, I just hung my tights through the holes and even organized them according to colors. That will hopefully save me some time in the morning. My socks, on the other hand, are still a mess… if anyone has tips on how to organize socks, let me know!