The Koda Veya Journal
The Koda Veya Journal

Journal

Fashion, beauty, places and ideas worth knowing about — considered through the Koda Veya lens.

KODA in quiet, minimal styling — Quiet Luxury Without the Performance hero
Style / The Koda View

Quiet Luxury, Without the Performance

The clothes don't need to whisper. They just need to make sense.

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Latest Stories

Burgundy outfit idea: Koda Veya in a sculpted burgundy suit with a wine leather top-handle bag
STYLE & BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Burgundy: Outfits, Lipstick, Makeup and Nails

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Koda with dramatic siren eye makeup, a long smoky winged liner and bronze lid on hazel-green eyes, one of six eye makeup looks
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

Eye Makeup Looks: Siren, Fox, Doe and More

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Checked cardigan outfit ideas: Koda in a chunky knitted checked cardigan
STYLE

How to Wear a Checkered Cardigan Without Looking Overdone

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Koda Veya on a London street, reaching into a camel leather bag of beauty essentials
Beauty / The Koda View

What’s in Koda’s Bag? It-Girl and Off-Duty Essentials

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Koda Veya applying Clinique Black Honey Almost Lipstick for a sheer berry lip, with soft rosy blush and gold hoop earrings
Beauty / The Koda View

Clinique Almost Lipstick: Black Honey, Pink Honey or Nude Honey?

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Koda Veya beauty portrait with a smoky eye, the opening image for six smoky eye makeup ideas
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

Smoky Eye Makeup Ideas, From Soft to After Dark

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Koda at a long dressing table lined with lipsticks, eyeshadow palettes and brushes, the starting point for six makeup look ideas
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

Makeup Look Ideas: How to Change the Mood Without Changing Your Face

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Koda with hazel-green eyes and soft, neutral makeup, the starting point for finding the best makeup for hazel eyes
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

Best Makeup for Hazel Eyes: How to Bring Out the Green, Gold and Brown

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Colour Code 006, Ice Blue × Espresso, Look 01 City: Koda in a long espresso faux-fur coat over an ice-blue crewneck and espresso column skirt with knee-high boots on a London street
STYLE

Ice Blue and Brown Outfits: The Colour Code 006

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Koda walking down a rain-wet London street in a long, dark double-breasted wool coat
Style / The Koda View

How to Choose a Winter Coat That Looks Expensive

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Koda planning a 3-3-3 capsule wardrobe beside a rail of three tops, with three pairs of shoes lined up on a bench
Style / The Koda View

Does the 3-3-3 Capsule Wardrobe Rule Actually Work?

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Koda walking down a London street in a long charcoal coat and dark knit, carrying a cherry-red leather shoulder bag
Style / The Koda View

How to Wear Cherry Red Without Looking Loud

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Koda with glazed skin, a soft flush and a glossy lip
Beauty / The Koda View

Is Rhode Worth It? The Products to Buy — and One to Skip

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Koda Veya — Can Stress Affect Your Skin?
Wellbeing / The Koda View

Can Stress Affect Your Skin?

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Koda Veya in the first quiet hour of a South London morning — Before the Day Gets Loud
Wellbeing / The Koda View

Before the Day Gets Loud

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Koda Veya walking mid-stride through South London, movement as part of the day — Walking Still Counts
Wellbeing / The Koda View

Walking Still Counts

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Koda Veya sitting awake on the edge of her bed at night, lamp lit, London skyline beyond the window
Wellbeing / The Koda View

Sleep Shows

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Koda Veya in emerald and black — The Colour Code, how to wear emerald and black
STYLE

How to Wear Emerald and Black: Nocturnal Outfit Ideas

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Koda Veya in olive and lilac — The Colour Code, how to wear olive and lilac
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Olive and Lilac: Offbeat Outfit Ideas

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Koda Veya in burgundy and blush pink — The Colour Code, how to wear burgundy and blush pink
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Burgundy and Blush Pink: Elegant Outfit Ideas

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Koda Veya in a chocolate brown suede jacket and cobalt blue trousers — The Colour Code, how to wear chocolate brown and cobalt blue
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Chocolate Brown and Cobalt Blue: Bold Outfit Ideas

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Koda Veya in burgundy and powder blue — The Colour Code, how to wear burgundy and powder blue
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Burgundy and Powder Blue: Unexpected Outfit Ideas

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Koda Veya in camel and cream — The Colour Code, how to wear camel and cream
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Camel and Cream: 3 Outfit Ideas That Look Expensive

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Koda Veya in expressive, colourful 2026 styling — After Quiet Luxury
STYLE

After Quiet Luxury: What Comes Next for Fashion in 2026?

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Black trench coat with Burberry-check lining worn over a silver slip dress at night in London
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear a Trench Coat

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Koda Veya in a considered, polished outfit — What Makes an Outfit Look Expensive
STYLE / THE KODA VIEW

What Makes an Outfit Look Expensive

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Koda Veya wearing minimal, natural makeup — When Less Makeup Looks Better
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

How to Wear Minimal Makeup

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Koda Veya with well-used beauty products worth finishing — The Beauty Products Worth Finishing
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

How to Buy Less Makeup and Use Up What You Have

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KODA applying cream blush at her vanity in soft morning light, mid-routine, natural unfinished makeup
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

A Quick Everyday Makeup Routine

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Koda Veya's edited makeup bag: the minimalist makeup essentials worth keeping — The Makeup Bag, Edited
BEAUTY / THE KODA VIEW

Minimalist Makeup Essentials

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Koda Veya with fresh, natural skin — Skin First, a simple skincare routine
Beauty / The Koda View

Skin First. Everything Else Can Wait.

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KODA in an effortless, tailored portrait — The Art of Looking Effortless
Style / The Koda View

The Art of Looking Effortless

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Koda Veya in a camel coat and cream silk scarf walking through a golden-hour train station, weekend bag over her shoulder
Travel / The Koda View

The Art of Going Away

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KODA in off-duty weekend styling — The Weekend, Reconsidered
Wellbeing / The Koda View

The Weekend, Reconsidered

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KODA, studio beauty portrait — Beauty, Without All the Fuss
Beauty / The Koda View

A Simple, Low-Maintenance Beauty Routine

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Woman walking down a South London street in a black and white outfit and dark sunglasses — What London Women Actually Wear
London / The Koda View

What London Women Actually Wear

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KODA walking down a rainy London street at dusk, red bus and Big Ben
London / The Koda View

Why London Still Does Rain Better Than Anywhere

London was never going to let the weather write the outfit.

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