A dear friend of mine recently visited Iceland and I wanted to share her beautiful holiday snaps with you here...
Click to see her beautiful holiday album, you an almost smell that icy air!
Another blogger deserving a massive shout-out is sweet Devinne of Mox and Socks. Devinne has the cutest style and coordinates separates like nobody else. I was so happy to see her feature her Book of Deer Stormur Elf Skirt on her blog. The Stormur Elf Skirt is embroidered with miniature Icelandic elf houses (álfhól) and Devinne paired it perfectly with a fairytale house bag from Disaster Designs. Read what she had to say about Book of Deer below and read the full post here.
"Speaking of the outfit, I’m wearing one of the new pieces I bought duringBook of Deer’s Black Friday sale! I’d been seeing tons of other bloggers wearing BoD pieces, and I immediately fell in love. When all was said and done, I ended up with two skirts and a knit hat, and I can’t wait to get my hands on more!
Book of Deer is full of whimsy, with unexpected details here and there. The skirt I’m wearing is part of the Ode to Iceland collection for AW15, and the pieces range from dramatic glow-in-the-dark echoes of the Northern Lights to dresses and skirts peppered with wee elf houses. Last season’s theme was Country Kitchen, and I bought a skirt from this collection as well–expect to see that soon!" ~Devinne, Mox and Socks
"I broke my no-shopping pledge this Christmas and got myself a blouse you can see in my last post. I decided to allow myself one purchase and knew I wanted to get something from Book of Deer, a brand I've been oohing and aahing at for years now --and when you don't shop at all, your wants kinda crystallize. I am so glad I went with it. Book of Deer is a wonderful brand created by the lovely Eilidh and residing in Hong Kong. Her designs are brought to life in a small Chinese factory under her watchful eye (check it out on her blog).My blouse is of exquisite quality: french seams and bias bound seam allowances are not something you often see on ready to wear garments and to me, that just screams: attention to detail and focus on durability. Which is something which, as a sewer, I appreciate immensly. It is made of very high quality, super-soft polyester and while I usually steer clear of synthetic fibres because of my skin issues, the loose-fitting shape of this piece is going to make it ok to wear through all the seasons.I find Book of Deer's very distinctive style alluring. I love how fresh Eilidh keeps all her silhouettes: they are classic with a retro twist thanks to all the quirky details like unexpected buttons and bows and ambroideries. All of her collections (of which you can see more on her Pinterest) are inspired by things slightly mysterious like deep sea or far north or little coutry house kitchens which she shapes into pieces that make me want to follow a path to an imaginary world where I could lose myself while exploring all the incredible sites. I am a huge fan of the Selkie&Seacollection (I'm so sad I was late to get the skirt with a ship on it!) and also the clothes pin dress of Kitchen Country is a dream. I was also looking to buy the I'm really happy with my Ramekin Jam top, though, it's just so cute!"
