This month, WE fashion has come up with a new concept called "dress up Thursday". We've all been familiar with the concept of "Casual Friday" and we should all be challenged a bit more to get dressed up during weekdays, so why not dress up on Thursday and call it "Dress Up Thursday?"

I will be getting dressed up this Thursday, to show you what DUT looks like to me. In the meantime, you get to win a !!! € 125 !!! gift voucher to spend at WE fashion for your own DUT outfit :) Sounds fun, right? 
Here's what you have to do: share the #DUT picture shown on my social media (starting from monday) and use #dutankatrien + tell me what your favorite dress up item is on my picture (be creative ;) )

Good Luck!

Deze maand komt WE fashion met een nieuw, leuk concept op de proppen. Het heet "Dress Up Thursday". We kennen ondertussen allemaal al de "Casual Friday" en ik vind dat het tijd wordt dat we uitgedaagd worden om ons wat meer op te kleden tijdens de gewone weekdag. En waarom doen we dat dan niet gewoon op donderdag en geven we het de naam "Dress Up Thursday"? 

Deze donderdag zal ik zelf meedoen aan DUT en toon ik jullie hoe deze dag er voor mij uitziet. In tussentijd, kunnen jullie kans maken op !!! een giftvoucher van € 125 !!! om zelf je DUT outfit te gaan shoppen bij WE fashion :) Klinkt leuk, toch? 
Dit is wat je moet doen: deel mijn #dut foto op social media (vanaf maandag zal die online staan) en gebruik #dutankatrien, vertel ook onder mijn foto wat je favoriete dress up item is en waarom (wees creatief ;) ) 

​Succes! 

First of all, I would like to wish all of you a happy new year! 
I hope this year will be filled with health, friendship, love, happiness and some great new adventures! 

With a new year, there always come some resolutions. 
This night, when my husband and I went to sleep, he asked me: "So, what are your resolutions for 2016?" and I answered "dunno, I don't do resolutions, it's stupid." A typical Anka answer. 

But his question got me thinking about it. And here's what I came up with: 

CONCLUSION 1: DRINK
I'm a bad drinker. I drink 1 glass of soda a day, max. Lately, a lot of people approached me about it and told me it was so unhealthy for me to not be drinking anything a whole day. So starting from today, I want to drink 1,5 L water (this will be a big challenge, because I don't like water) a day! 

CONCLUSION 2: MESSY FEED
Sometimes, I get jealous of fellow bloggers their Instagram feed. It's so clean & in harmony while I'm making it look like Disneyland sometimes. It can be very messy, not in harmony at all (but it does reflect my personality, which is a structured chaos). 

CONCLUSION 3: BLOG A LITLLE LESS, LOVE A LITTLE  MORE
I think we're all kind of guilty to this one. There are times I get so caught up in my blog and handling my social media, I spend a whole evening focussing on it and I forget about relaxing, leaving it aside and enjoying my husband and dog a bit more. I realised it's not always good to get that caught up and I have to make time for my family. 

​CONCLUSION 4: TRY TO GET MY SHIT TOGETHER HAHA
Teaching, blogging, doing social media, keeping the house clean, working on a secret project,... It can be quite the messy situation. 2016 is the year to set priorities and make it work. I keep on forgetting things because I'm not organized anymore. I hope my new Kate Spade organizer will help me with that. My structured chaos has to become a structured-something-without-the-chaos. 

No happy new year without some funny pictures I found from some outfit shoots we've done in 2015. Yes, there's always a selection going on. And these pictures prove it. All about those groovy moves and weird faces. But hey, that's me!

Just doing a little hair swipe in here, no big deal. 

Because hair struggles make face struggles.

Need to scratch very fast.

Wait for it, getting in the right position.

It's dropping I'm telling you!!

Is this pose making me look like a Victoria's Secret model?

I think it's better when I stretch my arms.

Are we done here?

OMG are you already taking pictures?

I'm out, Ciao.

Falling asleep here...

What am I doing here? Mmm these lips taste like strawberries. 

Should dancing make a good pose?

Quite sure this is a sexy wink.

​Lemme just sit on that. 

Definitely ready to run the Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Jup, we've got ourselves a Christmas card winner!

The Hunkemöller bra Party is an event I really wanted to share with you, because I just love it too much! 
Here's how it goes: You buy 2 bras and you get one for free! 

I always love their collection, because they really offer a wide range of bra styles, sizes and shapes. Next to that, they're always zo happy to offer me some help in store AND to measure up my true size. 

A lot of women think they know their bra size, but when they get it measured, they bump into an even better size offer and they realize they were wrong all the time. Yup, I'm kind of talking about myself too haha! 

Happy Shopping! 

Antwerp Press Days
2 days full of visits to PR & fashion agencies. 
This year, I couldn't visit that much agencies as usual, because I had a lot of work to do. 
But hey, I would like to show you my visits in some pictures. 
I took pictures of my favorite items at each press agency. 
Enjoy!

PRAVDA press room

PR Style

Feinest Labels

Marnix & Ally

Media Mania

OONA

My last visit was to OONA, because they had organized an "online influencer night" with a lot of bloggers and online influencers, of course :) 
They gave us a very interesting class about blogging and online advertising. After that, there was a live performance by Soldier's Heart and we could have a look at their new collections. 
I didn't take that much pictures, because it was an interesting moment to meet other bloggers and chat. A lot. :) 

Matuvu does it again!
A super fun event with yummy bites, good drinks, lovely music and very good company! 

This way, they always show us the newest collections of their brands. 
Of course I love Blake Seven, but there are always a lot of other amazing brands to look into! 
They have the gorgeous coats by IQ + Berlin, colorful and classy pieces by List, eye-catching handbags by La filled des fleurs,...

What's more fun at a press event than having a blogger chit-chat? Always fun to meet new people! We were kind of discussing about our favorite Blake Seven item for next season haha!

I am totally obsessed with their new brand, Highly Preppy. Look at these lovely pieces, just look at them!
This brand is 200% me and I hope to be wearing one of their amazing pieces soon :) 
You can already find their summer collection in a few stores in Belgium and I'm sure their winter collection will be booming!

This Monday, I got invited to a blogger event by UGG. 
The only thing I knew, was that they would pick me up at Antwerp's central station with white Herbies and they would drive me to a secret location. 

I was kind of excited about where they would bring me!

And a little kilometer later, I arrived at the location. A beautiful Air BnB in the centre of Antwerp. I didn't even know they had those kind of houses so near to the central station! 
It was decorated with lots of pretty flowers, yummy fingerfood and of course, lots of UGG stuff :) 

Blogger & press events are always a nice occasion to chit-chat with the other bloggers and press people. You never know who you will meet. 

After a lot of chatting, sippin their yum cocktail and having a little bite here and there, I did my tour to watch the new UGG collection. You can view the whole gallery below. 

I love their espadrille collection so much! It immediately caught my eye. We all know their boots in all colours & lengths and during summer, we know their Platforms & ballerinas. 

But those espadrilles, damn... 

Some details of the yum food they served us that evening. 
Kind of drooling right now while watching them again hahaha!

Some images of their Summer collection, presented in this super cosy Air Bnb!

After a wonderful evening, I brought home a pair of leopard espadrilles. Aren't they super cute?!

Hi there loves!
Spring is coming so it's about time for a new look ;)
And with a new look, come a lot of stylish accessories!
So that's why I would like to introduce you to a special offer by Mc Gregor. 
And believe me... You don't want to miss it!!

But first, a little bit more about the Mc Gregor 2015 collection. 
It's called: "Escape to the Hamptons". 
Four friends are escaping their busy city life by going to the Hamptons. Enjoying an escape full of sunshine, beach and summer celebration. 

Yes, they look amazingly prepped up, all Hamptons style! 
Just be honest, who isn't loving the flag cape the blonde hottie is wearing? ;)
And I must say, when I'm looking at their collection teaser, I'm totally seeing myself escaping to the Hamptons with my husband haha! 

No need to say more... 

Go buy something Hamptons-ish and feel summer vacation all over the place :) 

And here's the most fun part: 
Come shop at Mc Gregor between 31 March and 19 April and make a purchase of € 349 or more and you get a FREE RAY BAN of choice with a value of € 139

So what are you waiting for? 

Happy shopping!
-xx-

I was invited for a private shopping night at the Hunkemöller flagship store (Meir Antwerpen) with a few other bloggers to try out the new measuring system they have developed. 

We all know how it goes in most of the lingerie stores. They measure your waist and they measure your boobs, DONE! But at Hunkemöller, they have come up with a whole new way of doing this. 

I always get disappointed at lingerie stores when they tell me: "We don't have your size". And you know, for me it's very hard to find the right size, because I have a very small outline, though quite big boobs haha! 

Here's how it goes: 
1. They look at the "fullness" of your breasts. They might be a bit more pointy or a very round.

2. Now they look at your breast "position". You have to look how many fingers you can put in between your breasts. if that's 2, 3 or more fingers, you're going to need a plunge model to lift your breasts to the middle. 

3. To finalize the process, they measure your cup and waist. 

Yes, I did go home with a few models that were a perfect match with my size. 
Wondering what's your perfect shape? Find out here. (YES, you can also find out online!!) 

And there's more happy news: Your perfect shape also comes in their swimwear collection! Cant wait till the Sylvie collection is available in stores so I can go get mine! 

You can also follow the instructions in this movie to find out which one is your perfect bra! 

February 2014: Got inspired by NYFW to start my own blog

March 2014: My very first event as a blogger: Blake Seven show at Matuvu Fashion Agency! 

April 2014: My first store review at Gossip Schilde

May 2014: Annual shopping trip to London

June 2014: Shooting outfits on my birthday!

July 2014: Summer in France & at Lake Como

August 2014: Bachelorette party at Lisbon

September 2014: Modelling as Marge Simpson for the MAC Cosmetics Simpsons line

October 2014: Winning the Zalando people's choice award 

November 2014: Shopping trip to Milano

December 2014: Trip to Disneyland

January 2015: Working for the brand NIKKIE 

Yes, that's right, Teacups & Dresses celebrates its first birthday! 
It's amazing how time flies and how fast this blog has changed into my own little piece of art :) 

To celebrate, there will be a few giveaways this week! 
So keep checking out the blog for some awesome gifts. 

Teacups & Dresses teamed up with Zalando for a super cool giveaway. 
This is how it works: 
☞ Share your Teacups & Dresses celebration outfit wearing 1 or more Zalando items as a COMMENT in THIS POST. You can go as crazy as you want, you know I like it ;)
☞ Share your outfit on your Facebook using the ‪#‎teacupsanddressesXzalando‬ hashtag.
☞ In 2 weeks, one lucky bastard will receive a € 150 ZALANDO GIFT VOUCHER! 
GOOD LUCK SWEETIES!