Author: Betül K. Yıldız
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Casual Chic Brunch Look
I live most of my professional life in casual chic looks. I am really lucky to work in such environment. I used to be more classical wear side when I was in Istanbul. I never complaint about wearing very classical looks unlike I was enjoying it. Since I moved to New York, my style is…
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Stripes Top and Blazer Jacket
I was freezing when I worn this stripes top and blazer look. New York is worse than last year. We were keep telling last year that It had been the worst winter since we had 37 times snow storm but weather was never this much cold!! I am from south of Turkey. So I really…
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HM x Balmain Red Skirt with Robert Clergerie
As you remember people got crazy about HM x Balmain Campaign. I got excited, too. Especially for that HM x Balmain Skirt Nonetheless After I spent half K dollars on it, I decide not to become very excited about it and here is why: I only one time wear this skirt and It got scratches…
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My latest Mirror Selfie Looks
There isn’t one new photo, right? Even though I might bought this giant new mirror for perfect blogger selfies. Here is why. Simply I can’t take a good photo with this new mirror. Let’s go to the beginning of the story!
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What did I wear New Year Party
I did make a list for what to wear in New Year party in my previous blog post. I made a clear point about me loving elegant looks in every kind of party. I took this throwing party business very serious this year. I insisted my friends about my “Black Tie” themed party. According to…
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New Year Party Dress Ideas
I always love the tv show Friends. I read some criticism about the show. People are complaining about how Monica and Rachel can afford 2 bedroom apartment in West Village which is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the the town. It is good question but I don’t care about it, I just wanna…
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Robert Clergerie in Istanbul Brought by Alley Girl
This is not an actual Istanbul trip. While we are going to Maldives, we decide to stop in Istanbul for 2 days to reunite with our families. Because It has been almost one and a half year since we’ve seen our families in Turkey. So we decide to buy our transfer tickets with 2 days…
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Six Senses Laamu – My Dream Honeymoon in Maldives
I wrote how my honeymoon in Maldives journey started about 2 years ago in my previous post. This time I want to write about our magnificent stay in Six Senses Laamu. As I mentioned in the previous post, We heard about Six Senses from our friends. They were crazy about this place especially about hotel’s barefoot…
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10 Structure Bag under $500
It is hard to find a structure bag which is stylish, comfortable, at the same time looks expensive and elegant. Why not a regular bag? Because whatever price it is a firmly mad structure bag always look timeless, expensive and chic. Lately I just missed a Kenzo bag which looks super cool yet chic. It…
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Alleygirl.com Nordstrom Featuring
Nordstrom is one of my favorite place to stay in forever! How can’t be? As a shoe girl, I can literally live in Nordstrom store until end of my life! I am luck enough to get marry fast or either wise I could be a woman who lives with her shoes happily ever after as…
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Yes I am one of the Clergerie Girls
I am proudly announced that I am one of Clergerie Girls. I saw a post on ManRepeller.com earlier October. And I told myself why not me? I randomly picked some of my latest outfits on Instagram and put #clergeriegirls hashtags.
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Munich, I’m Sorry but You’re not Berlin
When we told people, we were going to go to Germany, everybody told us oh Munich was the best place in Germany. We were very excited about this. Apparently, people’s taste can be very very different. Both Fatih and I weren’t impressed by Munich as everybody told us. I don’t know maybe I should live in there…
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Prague, The city of Everything
After our very satisfying Berlin trip, we checked train tickets for Prague. Our little journey took four and half hour between Berlin and Prague via train. In my experience train is the best way to travel around Europe. I love train trips and I think the train ride is always a good idea when you…
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Berlin where is the Newest Hipster City of Europe
I think I fall in love with Berlin. The city has so many things to tell you. So much proud, so much pain…so many struggles… Yet, It still stands as the most powerful European city (I point this as economical and political power). I’ve lived in Germany for 5 months as Erasmus Student (European Union…
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Small Europe Travel: Berlin, Prague, Regensburg, Munich
Fatih and I are planing to have a small Europe travel, before brutal winter hit us. In fact New York winters are not so bad but last 2 years everything changed. So you never know. I do know Germany has really relentless winter. Even the time (which is October) when we will be there looks…
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Our New House in Williamsburg
If you move to New York from another country, you should live in Manhattan for the first 2-3 years. Of course, there are some hipster ones of you are going to object this!!. Because my theory is for the ones who are obsessed with SATC and bunch of other romantic comedies based on NYC. If you…
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Alley Girl for Buro 247 Turkey?
I love the coincidence of life! I just write about my love of writing and how I started to write on alleygirl.com in my last post. After that something nice happened recently. I contacted to Buro 247 Turkey’s co-founder Suna Vidinli a few weeks ago. She is one of the best and respectful journalist in…
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Buy Designer Shoes and be Ethical
We all follow so many famous bloggers. We admire their beauty, their clothes, their lifestyle… we love their world. It is so glamorous. And the fact that they used to be like us is more attractive. Ordinary people who can’t reach those incredibly expensive brands. And some day they start to become celebrity. Perhaps this is…
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Techie Father Day Gift Ideas
Perhaps Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas is one of the most read article in my blog. So why not do same thing for Father Day? Here is my special Father Day Gift Ideas. For twenty something years old girl It feels like every dad got older and older, so I should buy new shave set or…
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Archetypes, Subliminal Marketing and Fashion Brands
A cat meows, a lion roars, a dog barks… What about a human? We archetype things.* It is so interesting to learn about so much about brand. I wrote about my new excitement last week. It has been 3 weeks to I started my FIT program. When I first started to courses I did knew so many things…
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Me? A Lady style? Oh Yeah
A Lady style? Sure Why not? I recently wrote about my rebellious style and how I felt uncomfortable being one. 🙂 It is all about archetypes. My archetype should be “loyality”. This is why I don’t feel OK with being rebel. After this previous statement of mine, I start to feel like “ugly”, “virgin”, “older”…
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My Recent Spring Shopping
I am so excited guys. Finally spring starts to show her smiling face which means let’s start for Spring Shopping! It had been a quite winter this year. When I think about Spring Shopping or any kind of seasonal shopping Zara is the very first friend I ned to check. Zara which is basically my…
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Fazıl Say and Chamber Symphony
It was beyond magical. When: Saturday, Where: Carnegie Hall Who: Fazıl Say and Orpheus Undoubtly Fazıl Say is the greatest composer of Turkish Music. I was so proud to be there in that magical night. When I was a little girl I was reading this book and the main girl from the book was invited to…
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Want Different Fashion Event? fashionMIND is for you!
One of the best things about blogging is meeting with new people. I almost get e-mails every months because of the interview I did with my close friend Mumin Erakbas. I shared my experiences about the quit my job and come to New York to unknown… I start to get some e-mails and attentions because…
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Me? Rebellious Style? I don’t think so
I just write about archetypes and brands. We can consider the archetype is character of a brand. I think It is same for people as well. If you can manage a personal brand for a public figure (like Kate Middleton) then we are the people should have archetypes, too. We made this photos shooting almost…
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Why I Start to Go to College Again?
To whom read my blog regularly knows exactly about my life. And they also know about my new exciment about starting college once again.
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Let’s Be Ugly with Skirt Over Pants
Freedom is rising on fashion. After I read the article on BOF about ugliness in Milan Fashion Week, I decided to wear this outfit copule days ago. The idea of wearing pants under skirt cannot be appetitive. Fashion’s beauty is made with a little uggliness today and It doesn’t feel bad at all. I tried to pull…
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On the Rise: Mules
Do you know how hard is to learn second language? I am not talking about learning how to order decent meal in the French restaurant. I am talking about learning every single details about life itself. I remember when I first heard about Brazilian Wax. I thought the wax just is applied by Brazilian girls.…
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Better Than Fashion Week? A Upper East Side Whole Foods
Finally Alaska Fashion Week (a.k.a. New York Fashion Week) is over. It couldn’t be more awful than this. The weather was insanely cold! I couldn’t get out myself more than 3 days. Hence I feel like I missed the city’s most beautiful times, people from all boroughs with incredible stylish looks. I really like the…