Every year my friend Lia and I go to a different European city. A present from my husband for my birthday. Lovely generous man.
Three years ago we went to Milan, a beautiful place. We roamed the city, visited the largest cemetry in Europe (the things you do when on holiday haha). And on the last day we shopped. I found perfect clothes at Max Mara, which is such a great Italian brand. Amongst others this green knitted tunic. My kind of green.
Side story:
Trying to lose 1 kilo /2.2 Lb (….. I know, I know… you think I am ridiculous) I had taken sugar out of my coffee. Even after drinking it like that for six months I still did not like it. Disappointed I started adding sugar again. And did not like that either. To me that was a small disaster. Coffee was my only true vice. And I think I am entitled to one vice.
It was at Zucca in La Galleria, where they serve the best coffee of Milan, where I learned to appreciate coffee again.
Below: me at Zucca, really enjoying my new found pleasure in coffee.
Below: I like to combine this sweater (tunic?) with dark blue 7/8 trousers:
Below: another present from my husband: a brooch from 1930, rosé gold with onyx.
Greetje
I love Max Mara– and this tunic is beautiful on you. Love the color and the brooch. Admittedly, I do not drink coffee, but always enjoy a tea at a lovely cafe when on holiday in Europe— I think this is simply a must!
Does not matter what goes down as long as you are enjoying it. My mother drank a lot of coffee so I was raised with coffee.
Love the green top, one of my favorite colors too. Lovely pairing with jeans and pretty shoe. I also like the accent of the pin for a bit of decoration. On bloglovin when I click back to your blog the page is visible for 5 seconds and then disappears. I thought you might want to know this. I can go back to one of your comments on my blog and get to your page this way. It did this with this post and also your most recent post.
blue hue wonderland
Oops… Something is definitely wrong. I will have to ask my IT guy. Who is on holiday…. Networkblog does not work either. I am up the creek without a peddle.
Thank you ever so much for warning me. And glad you like my outfit.
Hello!
I absolutely love this outfit! It’d be perfect for our
weekly link-up. I’d love for you to stop by and link-up your blog so it can be featured next week! 🙂 it’s a great way to gain exposure to your blog! Take care. 🙂
xo, elle | Living in Color.
http://livingincolorstyle.blogspot.com/2013/08/spotlight-weekly-link-up-week-3-work.html#more
That is ever so sweet of you Elle. I am flattered by your invitation. But I would not feel comfortable in your link-up. Far too young for me.
Yummm…..a MaxMara will always be a MaxMara….luxe & expensive, you are truly a lucky girl Greet! And life is too short to not have sugar on our coffee!!
Rebecca
http://www.redtagchiclosangeles.com
But now it is artificial sugar and I still enjoy my coffee. Luckily.
I love those pants you are wearing.
7/8 trousers are indeed not bad for me. Strangely enough. I presume from your comment you are not too keen on the sweater?
I adore green in just about every shade. It looks lovely on you. Love the brooch too!
Thank you very much. The brooch was one of my first Christmas presents from my husband.
Would be lovely with white too. show us your other mm pieces, i love the brand! grtz from Cuzco
Never tried this with white trousers. I only ever wear it with these blue ones. Strange….
First about the sweeteners in your coffee, Stevia is the best, because it is made from a plant, so therefore a natural product and the others aren’t, ask in your reformshop they will have it . You know that green is my favourite colour too, and I was looking at the new fall collections and there is more green this year . I like your blue trousers , they are skinny too. I think I will never get used to wide trousers again.Talking about coffee, I am so happy with my Nespresso, I really enjoy it, but of course you can not compare it with real italian coffee.
We will have to buy more green for winter now that it is finally there. Hope it is the right colour green.
Emerald green is such a pretty color on you Greetje. And yes, I did laugh and maybe a bit jealous that you only need to lose 2.2 lbs! Your husband has a great eye – that pin is gorgeous.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
We go to the jewellery store together. We have such a darling shop in Amsterdam, they treat you like a queen. And Ron loves to go there with me.
And yes I do not need to lose much weight. But that is because I am very very stict and disciplined. If I gain 2 lbs, I will put a lid on the cooky jar immediately.
Gorgeous outfit! I love the colours and you wear that length pant perfectly. The tunic is really lovely. You have a very lovely and generous husband;)
Yes, the more I write on this blog, the more I realize how generous he is. So many times I have to add “this was a gift from my husband”.
And I love the sweater too, such a nice green. As I was browsing through your blog I found a lot of black and white and grey. Did I not look far back enough? Or do you not like colours on yourself?
Greetje, you have caught me out:). I do like colour but more so on others. I feel most like me in neutrals and black,white and grey is a very consistent colour palette for me at the moment. I do have some red,cobalt and coral in my wardrobe but I use colour more as an accent with black as my foundation:).
I love black and white, but I know that colour, especially bright colours, make me look so much better. And lift my spirit. I had one of these colour tests done and that proved it once more. Also proved that beige, pastels and black&white did nothing for me. I am a “fall type”. Just cannot seem to shake the b&w. I do add another (bright) colour most of the times. Did you ever test colours on you?
I like the green tunic, and I like the combination with the blue skinny jeans. If I were a woman, would want a husband like yours: travel, brooches, … The brooch is beautiful. Cheer with the sugar, a vice is good. I think with this husband never able to conquer … LOL
I admit, he is hard to beat. When we first started dating he was already generous with gifts, but I never thought it would last haha.
Greetje, Nothing better than emerlad green, except for Max Mara in Emerald gree, good coffee, and gorgeous gifts of jewelry from your sweet husband! Yay!.
XX, Elle
http://mydailycostume.com/
Indeed YAY. I am a fortunate woman.
The emerald green tunic suits you so well, and in combination with black makes the outfit really chic.
Milano is a city which I love, and , yes they do great coffee . . . ( to say nothing about their cappuccino!! )
We had cappuccino too, but this was an espresso macchiato. They have perfect coffee everywhere in Italy. When we went to Paris this May, we asked for cappuccino a couple of times…. Terrible! Switched to espresso.
Glad you like the sweater. We are such Max Mara lovers, aren’t we?
And by the way: the trousers are blue.
Yes, we both love Max Mara! Ops. . . ( about the colour of your pants ). Both blue and black are nice with emerald green!
Beautiful outfit on you.
Ah, cutting vices is a tricky, especially if you only have one! I used to use Stevia in my coffee and then I worried about the manufacturers and quality control so I stopped and now am trying to do black coffee again. I love that photo of you at Zucca. So glad you refound that joy.
Your brooch is lovely. And I like how the cat crept into one of your shots.
I forgot about the cat this time. If it isn’t a cat it is a dog who wants to be in the picture. Such nosy animals. I think Stevia is rather good quality. I hear good things about it, but perhaps it is made by the same manufacturers who make sweeteners with aspartame.
I use Sukrin these days, hoping it is safe.
It is quite a content face I am pulling at zucca, isn’t it? Glad you like the outfit. As always way more conservative than your outfits, but we have to judge an outfit with the person in it in mind.
I love Max Mara– and this tunic is beautiful on you. Love the color and the brooch. Admittedly, I do not drink coffee, but always enjoy a tea at a lovely cafe when on holiday in Europe— I think this is simply a must!
Does not matter what goes down as long as you are enjoying it. My mother drank a lot of coffee so I was raised with coffee.
Love the green top, one of my favorite colors too. Lovely pairing with jeans and pretty shoe. I also like the accent of the pin for a bit of decoration. On bloglovin when I click back to your blog the page is visible for 5 seconds and then disappears. I thought you might want to know this. I can go back to one of your comments on my blog and get to your page this way. It did this with this post and also your most recent post.
blue hue wonderland
Oops… Something is definitely wrong. I will have to ask my IT guy. Who is on holiday…. Networkblog does not work either. I am up the creek without a peddle.
Thank you ever so much for warning me. And glad you like my outfit.
Hello!
I absolutely love this outfit! It’d be perfect for our
weekly link-up. I’d love for you to stop by and link-up your blog so it can be featured next week! 🙂 it’s a great way to gain exposure to your blog! Take care. 🙂
xo, elle | Living in Color.
http://livingincolorstyle.blogspot.com/2013/08/spotlight-weekly-link-up-week-3-work.html#more
That is ever so sweet of you Elle. I am flattered by your invitation. But I would not feel comfortable in your link-up. Far too young for me.
Yummm…..a MaxMara will always be a MaxMara….luxe & expensive, you are truly a lucky girl Greet! And life is too short to not have sugar on our coffee!!
Rebecca
http://www.redtagchiclosangeles.com
But now it is artificial sugar and I still enjoy my coffee. Luckily.
Emerald green is such a pretty color on you Greetje. And yes, I did laugh and maybe a bit jealous that you only need to lose 2.2 lbs! Your husband has a great eye – that pin is gorgeous.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
We go to the jewellery store together. We have such a darling shop in Amsterdam, they treat you like a queen. And Ron loves to go there with me.
And yes I do not need to lose much weight. But that is because I am very very stict and disciplined. If I gain 2 lbs, I will put a lid on the cooky jar immediately.
I adore green in just about every shade. It looks lovely on you. Love the brooch too!
Thank you very much. The brooch was one of my first Christmas presents from my husband.
Gorgeous outfit! I love the colours and you wear that length pant perfectly. The tunic is really lovely. You have a very lovely and generous husband;)
Yes, the more I write on this blog, the more I realize how generous he is. So many times I have to add “this was a gift from my husband”.
And I love the sweater too, such a nice green. As I was browsing through your blog I found a lot of black and white and grey. Did I not look far back enough? Or do you not like colours on yourself?
Greetje, you have caught me out:). I do like colour but more so on others. I feel most like me in neutrals and black,white and grey is a very consistent colour palette for me at the moment. I do have some red,cobalt and coral in my wardrobe but I use colour more as an accent with black as my foundation:).
I love black and white, but I know that colour, especially bright colours, make me look so much better. And lift my spirit. I had one of these colour tests done and that proved it once more. Also proved that beige, pastels and black&white did nothing for me. I am a “fall type”. Just cannot seem to shake the b&w. I do add another (bright) colour most of the times. Did you ever test colours on you?
I love those pants you are wearing.
7/8 trousers are indeed not bad for me. Strangely enough. I presume from your comment you are not too keen on the sweater?
Would be lovely with white too. show us your other mm pieces, i love the brand! grtz from Cuzco
Never tried this with white trousers. I only ever wear it with these blue ones. Strange….
First about the sweeteners in your coffee, Stevia is the best, because it is made from a plant, so therefore a natural product and the others aren’t, ask in your reformshop they will have it . You know that green is my favourite colour too, and I was looking at the new fall collections and there is more green this year . I like your blue trousers , they are skinny too. I think I will never get used to wide trousers again.Talking about coffee, I am so happy with my Nespresso, I really enjoy it, but of course you can not compare it with real italian coffee.
We will have to buy more green for winter now that it is finally there. Hope it is the right colour green.
Beautiful outfit on you.
Ah, cutting vices is a tricky, especially if you only have one! I used to use Stevia in my coffee and then I worried about the manufacturers and quality control so I stopped and now am trying to do black coffee again. I love that photo of you at Zucca. So glad you refound that joy.
Your brooch is lovely. And I like how the cat crept into one of your shots.
I forgot about the cat this time. If it isn’t a cat it is a dog who wants to be in the picture. Such nosy animals. I think Stevia is rather good quality. I hear good things about it, but perhaps it is made by the same manufacturers who make sweeteners with aspartame.
I use Sukrin these days, hoping it is safe.
It is quite a content face I am pulling at zucca, isn’t it? Glad you like the outfit. As always way more conservative than your outfits, but we have to judge an outfit with the person in it in mind.
The emerald green tunic suits you so well, and in combination with black makes the outfit really chic.
Milano is a city which I love, and , yes they do great coffee . . . ( to say nothing about their cappuccino!! )
We had cappuccino too, but this was an espresso macchiato. They have perfect coffee everywhere in Italy. When we went to Paris this May, we asked for cappuccino a couple of times…. Terrible! Switched to espresso.
Glad you like the sweater. We are such Max Mara lovers, aren’t we?
And by the way: the trousers are blue.
Yes, we both love Max Mara! Ops. . . ( about the colour of your pants ). Both blue and black are nice with emerald green!
I like the green tunic, and I like the combination with the blue skinny jeans. If I were a woman, would want a husband like yours: travel, brooches, … The brooch is beautiful. Cheer with the sugar, a vice is good. I think with this husband never able to conquer … LOL
I admit, he is hard to beat. When we first started dating he was already generous with gifts, but I never thought it would last haha.
Greetje, Nothing better than emerlad green, except for Max Mara in Emerald gree, good coffee, and gorgeous gifts of jewelry from your sweet husband! Yay!.
XX, Elle
http://mydailycostume.com/
Indeed YAY. I am a fortunate woman.