julialinn.com just turned three years and we are of course celebrating it with whiskey sour and a extra big (throwback) post and that makes me look this happy (the pic above). These three years has been overwhelming especially now when Im looking back at it (how did I ever make the time for all the stuff :S). But before we go back in time I just want to say THANK YOU for all the support, lovely comments and feedback, it`s been truly amazing to share it with you and also to join your journey`s. Now no more cheesy stuff, let`s start with the throwback ;) !!
Sunday Sound:
Big Jet Plane – Angus & Julia Stone
Fireworks – Thyra
Like I Can – Sam Smith
Much Love, Julia Linn
Paris, ofc I have to bring it up again cause it was that fascinating, have to discover that city more!
Finding big inspiration in Naim Josefi`s atelier, working for him developed my skills a lot!
First design I made for a runway (not a big runway, but still a truly awesome experience)
Stilll thrilled about the EP I made (and hopefully one more soon) listen to it on spotify.
Moving to London was a really good step for me and it`s such a lie that it always rains there, I loved all the sunny days and beautiful flowers!!
Discovering the the passion shake at joe & the juice and take away sushi from wasabi was life changing!
Enjoyed all the bars in London with an awesome view, like sushi samba and Aqua Shard!
Loved when my bf came over to visit and I’m so glad to be living with him everyday now!!
This jacket is still soo wanted from Philip Lim, I really miss shopping in London!
Met some truly awesome peeps in London this girl was one of them!!
First day at Armani Showroom, was really excited and the best part was that I met David Beckham ;)
Not much time over for fun stuff in London cause did spend a lot of time at the Uni and working, but that has given me a lot of opportunities now ;) :D !!
Did a lot of drawings in these studios and want to get back to it soon, but will see what the next step will be (super excited!!)
Madison!! Don’t miss out on this place, the deserts are aaah-mazing!!
LFW best place to find inspiration, new energy and contacts at!!
One day….hopefully….I will see my own designs here….
Spend a year home (Stockholm) in-between living in London and New York City. Spend a lot of time with family and friends and met my bf by that time, a good year ;)
Only South Of France can give you this ;) !!
Simple travel looks have always and will always be my thing!!
Travelling with people you love does not need more words…
Our little place we stayed at in south of france
Barefoot, sun, pool-look, palms, drinks, exotic fruits, music, do I need to write more ;)
One of my favorite pics from New York City! That time, when I was living in that city, it truly changed my life into something really good and made me a better person.
One of my first looks on http://www.julialinn.com!!
Need to feel prepared and motivated, need a vision and goals before I start a new project which Im doing for the moment. Im thrilled right now and this is how I keep up the energy and motivation:
My energy comes from exercising (dancing to music, power walks with music and workout with music), the energy makes it easier to prepare for projects, and to keep up the work for several hours with the right attitude. (Right food and sleep does also makes it easier!)
Visions and goals is something I can`t work without. I often put up photographs and quotes around me of the things I want to achieve (buildings in new york, palms, interior…). I also have a lot of discipline and let things take it`s time and a lot of research! The things I`ve been succeeding by doing this are: Living in New York, living in London and succeeding with my educations. My next goal will soon be up ;) Check out some things that keeps me going and will might inspire you!
Check out these articles for inspiration:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/12/16/14-ways-to-be-better-at-your-job-in-2014/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247563
Thursday office Tunes:
This is how we do – Kate Perry
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson
Go All Night – Gorgon City
Love, Julia Linn
Comfortable shoes and outfit is important to me especially when I need to be on top!
Fresh air with music, clears my head and gives me energy!
Things I want buy for the apt or myself keeps me motivated!
Delicious shakes keeps me going and put a big smile on my face!
The best part of starting your own projects is that there is no limits, only you can decide how many hours you want to put into it, what goals, what approach, how to get it out on the market and so on…
There is so much freedom in working with your own projects and building a team with the same ambitions and visions!
My projects that Im starting for the moment are really challenging and I have been putting up a plan for 10 years, I like to have distance goals and but also part goals. I will tell you all about those projects once I got it going a bit more.
But two things for sure that has helped me coming to the platform that I can start my own projects are travel and education. What I’m focusing on now is networking and getting all the experiences together and also finding more knowledge and motivation, I love these two websites:
Love, Julia Linn
Having a fast lunch break so took the time to share some inspiration for a an office environment. We are now redoing the office and I want it to breath business, youthful, playful, ambition and show visions. I also always want it to have a creative touch (with other words not so stiff!) These are some images Im taking inspiration from for the moment. I also like to shop interior details at this place.
Love, Julia Linn
Today has been all about visions and goals. I`ve been writing down my goals for a long time now and noticed that it`s much easier to accomplish them when you have them in front of you in written words. The mind is always full of a lot of thoughts of about everything from economy to social life. To get everything down on paper can clear everything out and once you put your dreams/goals into words it get`s much easier to break them down to “do lists” that will make you reach them. More will come up on this subject in the future but you can check out this article for inspiration:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2014/04/08/why-you-should-be-writing-down-your-goals/
Love, Julia Linn
Keeping the surrounding simple makes it easier to be more effective and minimalism is great inspiration to keep the office clean, in structure and simple. I`ve been keeping it simple both because we just moved in but also to focusing on the product and not about how everything look, even though we all know first impression and image means a lot! I believe that everything should breathe the same thing, from vision, to office, to product, to communication. An article that inspiring me for the moment is the one below:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231560
Love, Julia Linn
Now when we are building up the website and building the ground of the new project, I prefer to wear a relaxed office look cause the days are long and warm. But once I’m out meeting customers, the look will be more business and it will be fun and challenging to play around with those looks. But most fun of all is starting a completely new project and Im definitely going outside my own plans/comfort zone, but I do love that about life, it takes you to places you never know existed. Right now Im trying to find awesome brands that has super awesome business designs, any recommendations? I`ve been checking out this place for the moment, but want more colors and shapes!
Love, Julia Linn
Often, to keep a distance from work, I take a pretty long evening walk, just to clear the head and relax. I have noticed that it gives both effect on work and at home. (especially when I’m walking with the right music, and most of all by myself so I can sing a long;) and yes I probably look very weird!). Yesterdays walk was in this relaxed look, love stripes, it gives the whole look a sea vibe! This week at work has been a lot about marketing, press release and so on. Will tell more about that soon but for now, time for a walk and relax ;)
Thursday Tunes:
Moonshine – Jack Johnson
Skinny Love – Bon Iver
It will get you there – Rilo Kiley
Love, Julia Linn
A lot of early mornings and late nights for the moment, a lot of focus on work! It`s pretty difficult to keep up the energy all the time, but power walks, fresh food and sleep keep me kind of in balance (coffee as well;)). Today been both about working at the office but also been photographed for a website :)
Hope you enjoyed your today and that you take good care!!
Love, Julia Linn
A long day with a lot of meetings makes me a bit dizzy in the head after the end of the day so it will be really nice to get outside the city to the countryside. It makes me appreciate the city more as well and ives me the time to go through the week and see what`s been good and things that can be better. But most of all just to relax and enjoy nice company.
Btw finding a lot of inspiration from this brand for the moment!
I hope you will have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Julia Linn
From a little moodboard, into a garment sketch, into a construction, into a design and now a piece on me :)
I love the whole process of creating especially designs for the body. Cause then you have to study the body and it`s movements and try to highlight what you think should be highlighted. It`s a process I will keep on doing and will always work hard to get a piece as perfect for the body as possible.
I will also work more on this skirt cause this is just the basic and will work on some more layers to get it a bit more effectful cause I will present it in a little show :)
I hope your week started out to be awesome!
Love, Julia Linn
Been another long but fun day, much pattern making and some business meetings and now finally a delicious dinner (tacos, need to check out this place if you like taco nights!), drinks and champions leauge (only watching soccer when it`s live, if I know someone who is playing or if it`s a great match, like tonight!). I will share more from this style tomorrow but writing in a hurry, but Im still going for a relaxed look but still business which work both on work and during an afterwork and night out!
Have a lovely evening!
Love, Julia Linn
julialinn.com just turned three years and we are of course celebrating it with whiskey sour and a extra big (throwback) post and that makes me look this happy (the pic above). These three years has been overwhelming especially now when Im looking back at it (how did I ever make the time for all the stuff :S). But before we go back in time I just want to say THANK YOU for all the support, lovely comments and feedback, it`s been truly amazing to share it with you and also to join your journey`s. Now no more cheesy stuff, let`s start with the throwback ;) !!
Sunday Sound:
Big Jet Plane – Angus & Julia Stone
Fireworks – Thyra
Like I Can – Sam Smith
Much Love, Julia Linn
Paris, ofc I have to bring it up again cause it was that fascinating, have to discover that city more!
Finding big inspiration in Naim Josefi`s atelier, working for him developed my skills a lot!
First design I made for a runway (not a big runway, but still a truly awesome experience)
Stilll thrilled about the EP I made (and hopefully one more soon) listen to it on spotify.
Moving to London was a really good step for me and it`s such a lie that it always rains there, I loved all the sunny days and beautiful flowers!!
Discovering the the passion shake at joe & the juice and take away sushi from wasabi was life changing!
Enjoyed all the bars in London with an awesome view, like sushi samba and Aqua Shard!
Loved when my bf came over to visit and I’m so glad to be living with him everyday now!!
This jacket is still soo wanted from Philip Lim, I really miss shopping in London!
Met some truly awesome peeps in London this girl was one of them!!
First day at Armani Showroom, was really excited and the best part was that I met David Beckham ;)
Not much time over for fun stuff in London cause did spend a lot of time at the Uni and working, but that has given me a lot of opportunities now ;) :D !!
Did a lot of drawings in these studios and want to get back to it soon, but will see what the next step will be (super excited!!)
Madison!! Don’t miss out on this place, the deserts are aaah-mazing!!
LFW best place to find inspiration, new energy and contacts at!!
One day….hopefully….I will see my own designs here….
Spend a year home (Stockholm) in-between living in London and New York City. Spend a lot of time with family and friends and met my bf by that time, a good year ;)
Only South Of France can give you this ;) !!
Simple travel looks have always and will always be my thing!!
Travelling with people you love does not need more words…
Our little place we stayed at in south of france
Barefoot, sun, pool-look, palms, drinks, exotic fruits, music, do I need to write more ;)
One of my favorite pics from New York City! That time, when I was living in that city, it truly changed my life into something really good and made me a better person.
One of my first looks on http://www.julialinn.com!!
Today`s late evening dinner look was a self made white dress and a leather jacket (I was supposed to never use this jacket but just could not keep that promise;)). More photos of the dress design and leather jacket will come up tomorrow. But now I have to relax a bit and then continue to work a bit! My favorite leather jackets are from this place!
Love, Julia Linn
Walking away from all the doubts, worries, fears of failing and negative thoughts to put all the focus on future goals. This post is inspired by this article by www.entrepreneur.com which I read everyday, often starts the morning with it. It`s motivating, inspiring and it also gives knowledge. By focusing on possibilities and surround yourself with people that want the same things (and that do believe in you), can really turn around a whole life.
Im trying to embrace every wise word I can get especially because Im in the beginning of an entrepreneurship (I will share every single one of them) and hopefully I will inspire you on my journey!
Things I think it`s important is to stand up for yourself, value yourself, don`t work for free, know your rights and believe in yourself!
Love, Julia Linn
First time in Berlin was awesome and so much better than I could imagine. We were lucky with the weather (except the thunder during the flight home, but glad to be home safe!). We stayed at the cool hotel Tryp in Mitte which was really central and really nice (a big thanks to my bf`s parents which we shared this trip with and they made it super nice for us). We checked out Berlin, mostly the Mitte area, cause my bf just bought an apartment there, not ready yet though, but really excited to see it once it`s done and will of course share pics of it then!
This is 10 awesome stuff to do in Berlin which I found out during this time (wish I had more time) and more information about our trip is under each pic ;)
Love, Julia Linn
Awesome rides were everywhere, ! checked out this pearl outside Acne studios of course, but public traffic was just as cool ;)
It was warm and really nice so walked in dresses most of the time (black ones, more colors next time, maybe;)), this was in the mitte area.
I loved these two streets, need to be checked out!
This area was really nice to walk in and also have a little lunch at!
Our hotel bed and breakfast was on top, I would definitely stay at Tryp again!
The wall outside our hotel room ;)
It was difficult to choose between all the awesome outdoor places, but I noticed that the best ones was the hidden ones ;) (as usual)
A morning coffee is always needed (or actually its a chai and it happens to be delicious wherever I’m at *superhappy*)
The filled up pretzels was difficult to avoid!!
The beer, I don’t drink it, but If I would I would only do it in Berlin!
This is a favorite ice cream brand of mine and it`s of course from Germany!
All the architecture and modern places mixed up with the street art was truly inspiring, Im now ready to go back to work with a lot of energy!
Every awesome day starts with a good and calm morning! When Im having a bad day I often been oversleeping and really stressed out. So Im really conscious about my lifestyle nowadays especially cause Im building up a company! I need to be clear in the head and have good energy for a long day with meetings and more. I prepare myself for those days with good sleep, going up one hour before I’m at the office, eating fresh (a lot of vegetables, yoghurt, fruits and a lot of vegetarian dishes!) and I’m drinking a lot of water and just learning to drink coffee ;)
Here is some fresh recipes!
Love, Julia Linn
