I’ve been living in the Netherlands for a few months now, and my biking skills have improved so much. I still haven’t mastered the art of riding “Dutch style” — which is hopping onto the back wheel of someone else’s bike, to steal a ride, like a parasite or something. Of course I kid. It’s very romantic and I envy the girls who can run and hop onto the back of bikes with grace. I love biking in this country, not only because it is flat road 99.97 per cent of the time, you don’t need to wear a helmet (hello, no helmet hair!), because there are bike lanes everywhere, and everyone bikes in dresses. Even wearing high heels is a go, because you don’t need to spend much time on your feet getting to your destination.
Like today, I’m wearing heeled nude oxfords, a short striped dress from H&M and a pale pink buttoned blazer from H&M as well.
My favourite part of this outfit, though, Is my vintage pearl beaded collar necklace. I found it at an impromptu flea market in Maastricht when it was Carnival back in February. My friends and I were walking away from the train station towards our hotel, and bam! Like some shopping miracle, a cute selection of vendors with stalls were selling antiques and costumes. I fell in love with this piece from the 1950s.
I'm Natalie Ast, a 20-year-old journalism student and fashion victim from Toronto, Canada. 
