Humans of Belgium: some constructive notes

I'm guessing most of you know "Humans of New York" aka HONY. If you don't: look it up on Facebook or google. I follow HONY on Facebook, and I love it. Basically it's some guy taking pictures of random people he sees in New York, and posting those online along with a quote from the photo's subject which he found interesting.

Well, since HONY is immensely popular, it didn't take long for a belgian version to pop up. Except this one is flawed. I love the effort and idea, but there are some points they really need to work on.

1. Leave out that huge white border on your photo's. It has no additional value and doesn't make the photograph better. If anything, it reduces the quality really.

2. If you can't translate dutch to english properly: don't. Who is in charge of your translations? Fire that person! I've noticed that it's almost never correct. Besides, even if your quote is translated perfectly, you'll always lose some part of the meaning. No matter how correct: a translation is still an adapted quote and it will always have a slightly different meaning or possible interpretation than the original one.

3. Sometimes it's not important to also show your question. The answer alone can be enough. Also: leave people guessing who said what. It makes everything a hell of a lot more interesting.

4. Mix your subjects up. Don't always go for the average person. Pick someone 'different' every once and a while. Step away from our coast line and visit other places. You won't meet a great variety of people if you constantly use the same location. This isn't New York, everything is spread around here.

Humans of New York: https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork

Humans of Belgium: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Humans-of-Belgium/570450909742413

Fashion faux pas that make my toes curl

1) Wearings leggings as trousers. LEGGINGS AREN'T PANTS. Don't do it. Just don't. Even if you have a perfectly formed ass (which isn't the case with most people who do this, and you can see every bit of cellulite, even if you don't have any), you still have a huge camel toe risk, and I automatically label you as "cheap" or someone who likes and probably needs the attention.

2) Crocs. I'm sorry, do I even have to explain this one? Crocs were never pretty and they never will be. I don't care how comfortable they are: it's the ugliest shoe (can I even call it a shoe?) I've ever seen. If you have a pair: burn them. Then bury the remains. Never speak of it again. Just pretend like it never happened.

3) White trousers: This is a personal one. I rarely like white pants. White jeans: no problem. White pants: problem. I almost never find it flattering. You can either see every detail of your not so perfectly formed body (by which I don't mean "ugly", just normal) or your underwear is showing through the fabric, and not in a good way. Though there's never a good way really.

4) Heels lower than 5 cm. You either choose flats or heels, but shoes with an eeniemeenie heel don't count as heels. There are exceptions, but why bother buying heels if you're opting for the lowest one?  To me, it looks stupid. Go hard or go home. Again: I'm not saying it's impossible. There are small heeled shoes that are gorgeous, but in a cute sandal kind of way. If it looks like a pump without height, you're doing it wrong. 

5) Michelin/puffer jackets. Now, I know a lot of people like these jackets. I'm sure they're very warm and comfortable, and I'm pretty sure they can keep you from drowning if you ever fall off a boat, but seriously people: There are millions of other options out there that actually look good. Why would you wanna walk around looking like the Michelin Man? I've only met one person that looked good in one, and it's only because he was a really cute guy, so deep down I know that factor completely clouded my judgement about the jacket, because michelin jackets are néver attractive.

A tribute to Sienna Miller as Nikki

When I first saw Alfie (you know, the movie with Jude Law when he was still hot) all those years ago, the one thing I never forgot was how gorgeous and perfect Sienna Miller was. She's a perfect Nikki. I love the way she looks in this particular movie. I swear, if someone granted me a wish that would allow me to take someone else's appearance, it would be hers. I don't mean to drool or anything, but come on guys, how is it even possible to look thàt good? If you're a girl and you refuse to admit that: honey, please get out of your hate corner and get over yourself, we all know you're lying if you deny it.

Sigh.

I should get bangs. Note to self: don't get bangs, it looks like shit. Don't do it. Just don't.