Chapter 3 - Week 16, Day 5

Last day at the office before the summer holidays, and it's an extremely hot day. So I combined my need to wear something light with the need to travel far, far away from here by wearing this traditional African eyelet maxi skirt. The purple tank top is just here for reasons of decency, the lightest top (that still fits) that I could find in my closet. I finished it all off with milkmaid braids, my beloved Indian peacock earrings and my precious Shiseido fuchsia lip shade (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos and the much needed boost every morning). Well, Penelope will be away for a little while, because she will go back to her Ulysses. Bye for now.

Chapter 3 - Week 16, Day 4

It's me against the heatwave again today, so this magical cotton Parthenis kaftan was the dress of choice. I completed it with Panos Apergis white fringe earrings, vintage fresh-water pearls (a gift from my mom), my beloved Shiseido fuchsia on the lips, milkmaid braids (the next thing to shaving off all your hair) and Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for braving the heat with me <3)

Chapter 3 - Week 16, Day 2

Today I remembered another extremely hot day, about six years back, when I got this printed cotton dress with my sweet mom from a shop in the center of Athens - I don't remember where I got it from, the label is gone, but the memory is not. So I picked up this breezy dress, that reminds me of the long walks around the city that I used to take with my sweet mom. And I also love this dress because it has pockets. I wore my hair in milkmaid braids (the heat today is too much ), a pair of enamel earrings -a gift from our dear friend Areti-, vintage fresh-water pearls (a gift from my mom), a Kenneth Jay Lane acorn pendant, Fendi sunglasses and Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals. Last but not least, I am carrying a quite impressive "prop with a cause": my Chinese umbrella for the sun, since it was impossible to wear a hat today without messing up my hairdo (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the loving eye behind the lens <3).

Chapter 3 - Week 16, Day 1

This is the first day of the seventh month. Lots of heat, and the little lady is getting bigger by the minute. So I searched my maternity clothing stash for a lightweight, comfy dress and I came up with this breezy Religion number, that I completed with a much loved Paula Lakah necklace, beach hair waves (using this tried and true and easy to make home recipe) and my Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxx for the flattering eye behind the camera <3).

Chapter 3 - Week 15, Day 5

I discovered this beautiful, yet somehow forgotten (I have no idea why) striped Whyred wrap dress, which is ideal right now, growing belly and all. I completed it with my beloved black sandals / booties from the H&M Loves Coachella collection, an Accessorize necklace, Moschino cat-eye sunglasses and the greatest red / orange lipstick ever, MAC's Lady Danger (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos and the huge mood boost every morning <3)

Chapter 3 - Week 15, Day 4

Today I feel beautiful, radiant, elegant. I feel like a million dollars. And I believe the reason is that today we're celebrating our son's sixth birthday. I'm wearing an American Apparel t-shirt / dress, a Katerina Psoma evil eye necklace, a pair of Indian earrings in the shape of peacocks, grandma Mary's vintage gold necklace, and my trusted, comfy and chic strappy sandals / booties from the H&M Loves Coachella collection. Oh, and the same Shiseido fuchsia lipstick shade I was wearing six years ago, when I went to the hospital and delivered our son (Maria Athanasiadou, thanxxx for the eye behind the lens, the eye that obviously finds me so beautiful <3).

Chapter 3 - Week 15, Day 2

One more traditional, old-fashioned, bona fide tourist dress (black and maxi this time) will keep me breezy today, along with the wind. I completed it with Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals, obscure elactic belt, original Indian earring and granny Mary's vintage gold necklace (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos).

Chapter 3 - Week 15, Day 1

Today I am braving the heat with something tried and tested - a traditional African eyelet top, bought at a market in Lagos. I paired it with my crazy chic Fendi sunglasses, a Tally Weijl floral skirt and Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos and for adding the smile on them <3).

Chapter 3 - Week 14, Day 5

Today's look is a blast from the nineties past in the shape of this roomy, minimal-chic DKNY pinafore dress. I completed it with my uber-comfy Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals, my jewelry obsession-du-jour, this beloved Tiffany heart and chain choker, plus my crazy summer make-up: Korres Red Grape Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 50, obscure electric blue eyeliner, plus the most magnificent orange lipstick ever, MAC's Morange (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos and the mood boost <3).

Chapter 3 - Week 14, Day 4

The basic ingredients of today's look are a Vivienne Westwood men's t-shirt and a pair of scissors. I cut off the sleeves, then slit the fringes and voila, a women's top that is super sexy, cool and also comfy, with plenty of belly room. I finished it all off with my Asos leatherette skater skirt, my strappy shoe boots / sandals from the H&M Loves Coachella collection, a pair of vintage silver bracelets that belonged to my mom and one more piece of jewelry that is also very dear to me, a Tiffany heart and chain choker. Oh, and MAC's Morange on the lips (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos).

Chapter 3 - Week 14, Day 3

Today I'm wearing a summer piece I absolutely adore because it's so light and breezy, and also because it's in the sweetest seafoam green shade and it has bronze snap buttons. It's an Asos shirt dress, and it's a typical example of how, sometimes, the simplest piece can make you look and feel so good. Also, I'm wearing my comfy Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals and a piece of jewelry that I just looooove, a pair of by Naya Ferentinou - I call them "pagan earrings" because they are decorated with ancient symbols of the goddess Artemis, and I believe that's the reason they look so wildly feminine and quite actually mesmerizing. (Marina Vafiadou, thnxxx for the photos <3)

Chapter 3 - Week 14, Day 2

My stomach is burning since last night. And today I'm also burning because of the heat. But common decency dictates that I wear clothes, so I wore "something close to nothing", to quote the immortal poet formerly known as Prince: This beloved striped Collage Social striped skirt (I miss this collection but it's a good thing that Yiorgos Eleftheriades has a new diffusion line out called YESYMPHONY), along with a Reebok sports bralet, my Adidas kids sliders and a silver necklace that belonged to my sweet mom. I think I look like the female equivalent of a beach bum, and I don't care. (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos).

Chapter 3 - Week 14, Day 1

We're past week 13 and hoping for a twist of luck. Until we find out if we were right or wrong to keep hoping, I turn my head to beautiful things. As I dragged my tired ass out of bed, I remembered this comfortable and breezy, nineties-chic Lena Katsanidou tank-top-turned-dress, and then I remembered this amazing choker that I bought from a shop at the Istanbul airport on my way to Africa, some years back - and then I just slipped my feet into my comfy cool Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals. And then this dewey, yet electrified makeup came to my head as I combined Korres Red Grape Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 50 with L' Oreal Miss Manga Punky mascara in electric blue and Clinique Long Last Glosswear in 26 Woo Me (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos).

Chapter 3 - Week 13, Day 5

Today I'm wearing a false good mood- plus an H&M tube top, an Asos asymmetrical skirt, my Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals, plus an unbelievable owl necklace I discovered a long time ago in the Patricia Field boutique in New York. (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos <3)

Chapter 3 - Week 13, Day 4

Today it's unbelievably hot, again. And I have an allergy attack, on top of that. But I realized that the little girl in my belly makes everything look so different - so I kept smiling and I dressed my belly in an Amplified Aladdin Sane tank dress, and my tired feet in my Fullah Sugah trusty ugly flatform sandals, my ankles in two beloved custom-made ankle bracelets (one made out of black Swarovski crystals, a gift from my mom, and the other one made out of pearls by the healing hands of Stellar, top makeup artist and soul sister) and my neck in an Accessorize star necklace (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxxx for the photos)

Chapter 3 - Week 13, Day 2

I've blogged before about the virtues of the good old-fashioned tourist dress. So with the heat still going strong, I reached for a maxi puce piece I picked up some years back in a souvenir shop at Loutraki. In an effort to get my pregnant silhouette look a bit more "defined", I loosely tied as a belt a silk scarf that belonged to my mother and I completed the look with Stellar's custom-made pearl ankle bracelet, Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals, Fendi sunglasses and a Maria Mastori wood and metal necklace (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos <3)

Chapter 3 - Week 13, Day 1

The heat is back with a vengeance today, so I wore this linen, wrinkle-prone, yet infinitely comfy and breezy Asos dress, complete with my beautiful and comfortable strappy shoe boots from the H&M Loves Coachella collection. The accessories make all the difference today - I love these Moschino sunglasses, plus this vintage fifties Carven necklace. (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photos). Note to anyone reading this post besides Xristos: If you like the beach hair effect, you can catch my recipe for the perfect DIY sea salt spray on our new YouTube video from our Dress Smart series, here.

Chapter 3 - Week 12, Day 4

Today I'm wearing one of my favorite t-shirts ever, because I love this naughty girl with the neon pink skirt and the New York Dolls neon pink lettering. I paired it with two comfy go-to maternity pieces, my Asos leatherette skirt and my Fullah Sugah ugly flatform sandals. The coral-shell necklace my dad gave me a long long time ago and my lovely Fendi sunglasses (from Panaidis Eyewear Boutique) complete the look (Maria Athanasiadou, thnxxx for the photo and the boost <3).