Amanda Getachew, half Ethiopian and half Swedish, is our favorite Trendy Chick, who grew up in Stockholm, one of Europe's capital of interior design, thrift shopping, bakeries, and effortlessly beautiful people. TC asked Amanda to let us into her life, by sharing what a day in Stockholm is like. As many of us didn't get to travel this summer, at least we get to glimpse into the life of a local Trendy Chick of the Swedish capital.
10 AM
I wake up and get ready for my morning workout, I’ll do yoga or I’ll go to the gym, then I bike to the “bread van” since we aren’t going to the bakeries and cafes, they come to us. They drive around our neighborhood with freshly baked goods, bread made from flour that they make in their own mill. The bread van comes to my neighborhood on wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons.
If it’s the weekend then I’ll take the baked goods either a cinnamon bun (kanelbulle) or kardemum bun (kardemumabulle) to my families gardening lot which is like a 10min bike ride from my house. We have a small little cottage and terrace there and a garden with flowers, fruit trees and vegies! It’s like a cottage but close to the city. It’s the perfect place to sit and have “Fika” the swedish way of having coffee and a little snack usually a sweet treat with friends and family. After fika with the fam, I’ll go into the city to meet up with some friends :-) !
NOON
In the city we either go for fika or second hand shopping, there are tonsbof second hand shops on the southern island with amazing finds! The prices are equivalent to the American Good Will and Salvation Army. My fave is this place called Humana, they have a great assortment of trend and staple pieces for amazing prices!
EVENING
After the city, we usually end the evening by going over to a friend’s place for dinner and drinks. Bars are still open in Stockholm, but at reduced capacity. There’s the option to get out and grab a drink (outdoor dinning style), but I’ve really been enjoying catching up with friends in small groups at home and enjoy the sunset from someone’s balcony with a cold beer and good company. It feels a lot more personal :)
Also it has been really good weather in Stockholm, so I’ve been enjoying the sun by taking dips in the water that surrounds the city and all it’s little islands.
OUTFIT
Dress is from Zara
With chunky boots (docs) sneakers vans or Jordan’s or even a chunkier slipper, like my fave ones Suicoke (Japanese brand of sneakers).
Paired it with hoops a few necklaces that was handed to me from my mom <3
