Funky Jungle

The weather is ... the weather, that's to say not sunny & shiny summer everyday, but when it's stable we are out and about. In this instance, we went to visit Heppenheim, one of the small towns along Germany's Bergstrasse, which runs parallel to the Rhine along the west side of the Odenwald hill range The historic old town part was almost entirely composed of these timber framework houses that are so typical for the aesthetic of a certain zone and time period. Narrow streets with beautiful little nooks and corners.

I was wearing a simple blue thrifted strapless maxi dress. Flea markets are still my kryptonite. But they are also a good, slow way to do fashion. Added some boho glam with a leo print scarf and long beaded earrings with tassels as well as the sunglasses. Accessories, you gotta love them.

And by the way, does anyone who ever played WoW remember the player made PvP video "Big Blue Dress"? I loved that one. Yes I know, totally random, but I had to think of it when contemplating a title for this post. Long blue dress .... big blue dress ...

Historic old town of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & personal style blog

Historic old town of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & quirky personal style blog

Town square in the historic old town part of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & personal style blog

Blue strapless maxi for the historic old town of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & personal style blog

Blue strapless maxi & boho glam with leo print, mirror sunglasses and long dangling earrings for the historic old town of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & quirky personal style blog

Blue strapless maxi & boho glam with booties and leo print head scarf for the historic old town of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & quirky personal style blog

In other news, you will likely not hear from me again until early September here on the blog, as I am going to do a digital fast during the upcoming Mercury Retrograde period. Yep. I may or may not finish up some of the posts I already drafted out, but if I do I'll go and say so on the only social media outlet that I'll keep active, which is my Instagram account.

I need the time to clear up my e-mail and social media accounts. Gosh you have no idea how one of those e-mail accounts looks. I am flooded with newsletters I cannot even remember what the site was about in the first place. And I need to re-orient the direction of Funky Jungle. My blog needs to grow into the direction I do, otherwise the dissonance will sooner or later kill it. Honestly I wasn't really courageous enough the first time around. But before I do anything, I'll have to mull it over away from distractions. Oh and well I simply want to enjoy my holidays and summer, being fully present.

Thrifted blue strapless maxi & boho glam with long tassle earrings for the historic streets of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful life & personal style blog

Walking the streets of Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & personal style blog

So... see you in September and have a great August you all!

Outfit Details: Strapless Maxi -Thrifted (similar & similar) | Scarf - H&M old (similar here, here & here) | Tassel Earrings - H&M (colorful similar & pricey similar) | Backpack - Gifted (similar here, here & here) | Boots - Bagatt old (similar & here)

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In the two weeks we were down south at the ionic sea, there were several days with really strong winds blowing. Sometimes relentless for hours, ebbing for a bit, then coming back again. It fit the overall harshness. Yes the ocean was wonderful, but as soon as you went away from it you encountered the results of weeks and even months without rain. Harsh. Yet magnetically beautiful. The land had a really strong pull.

Boho style tank top with embroidery, bralette and flowy palm print culottes for a windy day at the Mediterranean Sea | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

We shot these outfit pics on one of those windy days, so please excuse the strange bulging and billowing of the clothes. Or my hair. These culottes are one of the best pieces I ever acquired in a sale. They've been with me for two years now and were worn many times over. Another perfect summer piece as they are light and breezy. As is the bohemian style tank top with embroidery. It's crinkled so it is extremely forgiving to being packed into a suitcase.

I love having pieces I can go back to time and time again, that are trusty and faithful companions on my fashion journey. As I've said before, I am not into the whole buy and discard, buy and discard cycle that is underneath the trend wheel, and much needed for it to keep moving at the speed it does. I much prefer a slow fashion approach. Where clothing (and accessories) is cherished for longer than just one Instagram picture or night out.

Unfortunately, even tho I used a SPF50 the first couple of days, I fetched a minor sun burn. Urgh. Not cool. A moment of going out unprotected can do you in here if you aren't used to it.

Bohemian top with embroidery, espadrilles wedges and flowy palm print culottes for a windy day at the Mediterranean Sea | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Bohemian style tank top with embroidery & statement earrings out at the Mediterranean Sea | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Bohemian top with embroidery, espadrilles wedges and flowy palm print culottes for a windy day at Torre Melissa, Calabria | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Bohemian top, statement tassel earrings, bralette back & quarter moon and arrow tattoos | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Bohemian top, statement tassel earrings, bralette back | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Seen before on Funky Jungle: Culottes - Espadrilles Wedges

Outfit Details:

Culottes - H&M old (similar here and here and the flowery version)
Tank Top - Mango old (similar here & here, here & here)
Espadrilles Wedges - Bata old (similar here, here in red, here in beige)
Bralette - Free People c/o Shopbop old (similar here)
Tassel Earrings - Market old (beautiful glamorous option & similar here, here & here)

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This is the kind of beach life my introvert self delights in. Away from the masses, just me and the ocean. These rocks formed this kind of natural lagoon there at the beach of Torre Melissa, Calabria. A still pool at the otherwise often slightly stormy sea. Strangely enough, there weren't many people up there on the rocks. Then again, it was early in the season and the majority of people at the beach were families. So maybe that changed by now. The locals told me it starts to get full after the 15th of July.

Sitting on the rocks at the beach of Torre Melissa wearing boho elephant harem pants and a Free People tank top | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Which is why I had the opportunity to play Funky on the Rocks all by myself and enjoy the view over the ocean and the sky adorned with an almost full moon rising early. The Moon and the sea are intimately linked, even tho the Mediterranean Sea doesn't have as high a tide like the more open oceans. Sometimes you may hear it doesn't have a tide, but that's not entirely true. It is just pretty insignificant to those you can experience at the Atlantic for example, or the ones I saw at the North Sea in my youth, where the ocean retreats considerably during low tide.

These Elephant Print Harempants were such a good fashion companion during my beach vacation, other than being my pants fo choice for the road trip. I cannot repeat enough how comfortable they are. But the coolest thing? You can pull them up and wear them as a jumpsuit!

Another great style buddy was this bikini top that did double duty as a fancy bralette for me on this trip down south. And really, I liked it so much as bralette, it's going with me to Germany as well. So I imagine you are going to see it again sometime, soon.

And in case you haven't been following me on Instagram, here's also a close up look at my latest tattoo. Originally I had a different kind of moon planned, a lot smaller and different placement too, but after a last minute discussion with my husband I decided on this one instead. Very pleased with how it turned out. Now I guess I can be a Moon Child too.

Boho style at the mediterranean sea with elephant print harem pants, Free People tank top & fishnet bikini top | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Bohemian vibes at the beach of Torre Melissa with boho print harem pants, Free People tank top & fishnet bikini top | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blo

Pointing at the Full Moon - Boho vibes at the ocean | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Pointing at the Full Moon - Little, minimalistic heart shape tattoo | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Here you can very faintly see the almost full moon in the clear, stunningly blue sky

Looking out over the Mediterranean Sea. Boho vibes. Quarter moon free style tattoo, black Free People top, black fishnet bikini bralette top | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

View from the rocks at the beach of Torre Melissa, Calabria, Italia - In spiaggia | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & personal style blog

Sunbathing on the rocks somewhere in the South of Italy. Wearing elephant print harem pants and a bikini top with fishnet details that doubled as bralette | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & personal style blog

Close up look of Funky on the Rocks in elephant print harem pants and a black bikini top with fishnet details. The top doubles easily as bralette | Funky Jungle - Mindful fashion, life & quirky personal style blog

Outfit Details:

Harem Pants - Thai Harem Pants, get 10% OFF your order with Code FUNKYJUNGLE - they also have my other pair back in stock!

Top - Free People (old - similar & similar)
Bikini Top - H&M (similar mesh back)
Sandals - Ikwetta (old - similar here & a beautiful slave/gladiator option)

Rings & Bracelets - From the beach vendors and local markets

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