Bogstadveien....

Classic blue raincoat over blue jeans and pennys, with an inch-wide waist cinch, turned just enough to show some red backing.

Stortorvet...............

Stortorget...................

NasjonalTeateret.......

West Side,...................

Karl Johan Gt....................

Now and Then...............

For those of you who were kind enough to view my blog earlier this year, I must apologize for the lack of posting since 22.07.2011. Since that day, the day that Norway’s innocence was ripped away, and so many of its children’s future stolen, it has been difficult to look at these same streets, stained in blood and fear and covered with dying flowers as the playground of style and expression that they once were.

I have found it nearly impossible to return to these streets and walk in my blissful ignorance, letting my eye catch a colorful skirt, a flowing, pleated blouse, or a patchwork of cloth that evoked a trend, a style or some classic vision. What I see now is the fragility of our lives, and the thin thread that so many of us have the good fortune to hold on to each day, thread that can be broken at any moment, by any person, in any place.

All seems different now, different in the streets and in the faces of all of us who continue to try to understand the true nature of man, and of the life that has been bestowed upon us. All seems different. And it is.

Domkirken..............




Quote from a young shooting victim who survived the attack on Utoya :
"If one man can have such hatred, think how much love all of us can share"

 

Youngstorvet...........

Kongensgate...............

Cardigan and jeans, with a touring bike. Best way to see Oslo....

West Side...........

Bogstadveien............

Karl Johan.....

Rain is back,.. typical Norwegian Summer. One day its blue skies, sunny and warm,.. the next is grey and wet. But as always nothing stops them, be it rain, snow or sleet. Armed with umbrellas and their trusty Wellies and Hunters, they hit the streets regardless of the weather.

Øvre Slottsgate,.....

Upper Karl Johan,........

Bogstadveien............

Bogstadveien,..........

Bogstadvien..............

Grünerløkka,............

Rain on Nedre Slottsgate...............

Stortorvet....

West side.....

Bogstadveien............

Bogstadveien..............

A big look for the summer, long one-piece jersey dresses, short jackets of all types and the ever-present Chucks....

Tollbuggata..............

Ovre Slottsgate............

Nasjonalteateret.....................

Great look - earthy and organic cottons and  layers.

On the Street...Karl Johan

Karl Johan Gt.......

The rain came back.. and with it came the Wellies and Hunters.... they are everywhere. I was coming back from the Viking Museum with my wife and son and there happened to be a French woman sitting on the bus across from us. My wife, dressed in her Hunters by Jimmy Choo caught her eye. She asked where to get them, because she was so impressed with how the Nordics use them for fashion quoditienne. Again, the typical expression of Nordic form, function and fashion......

Tollbuggata....................

Stortorget....

Jernbanetorget....

Nasjionalteatret ......

Rosenborggata

Bogstadveien.............

Upper Karl Johans gate........................

I fell in love with this outfit and the unique assembly of colours and design. According to this young lady, this dress is a very old bunad (Norwegian National dress). Typically reserved for May 17th (Norwegian Independence Day) or weddings, this was used as fashion quoditienne. Topped off with the pale blue accessories, the muted colors were a playful yet melancholy statement of personal style. If you want to see more bunader, go to my May 17th posts where you will find an array of these beautiful had crafted garments.

Youngstorget........

Colours are coordinated and the long flowing seamed skirt creates a voluminous breath with each purposeful stride. The low clog-like shoes are a perfect personal accent with unique detail and design.

Near Nasjonalteateret.............

Nasjonalteateret..........

Jernbanetorget......

St. Halvards Plass................

Across from Oslo City...........