You might think “Hmmm.. didn’t I see this green jacket before?” Yes, you did if you are a loyal reader of my blog. Only not on my body but on Lisa, The Sequinist. When I visited her in London she gave me the two floral dresses you saw these past two weeks AND this jacket. I admired it on her and she had one in another size gifted by the brand Cabi which fitted me perfectly. Cabi had said to Lisa to give everything she didn’t want or fitted to somebody else and I was the lucky one. If you want to see how Lisa wore it (open), click through to the post of my London visit. I prefer to wear it belted. You will see why at the end of this post.
The Haarlem Bloggers as we call ourselves, got together again for the last time this summer as Sylvia is returning home. We went to the Kweektuin in Haarlem (see this post about my sleeveless dress for more pictures of this place). It was funny weather, not too warm in the morning and pretty hot in the afternoon. As part of the restaurant of the Kweektuin is a greenhouse the heat hit me. There was also a fierce wind blowing, even unrooting trees in the centre of the city which is highly unusual. We were even warned by the staff that sitting in the greenhouse was a bit risky.
Below: Misja (blog MisjaB) was wearing a great top, green like my jacket although it looks black in some pictures. The necklace is of course by Essentiel. We both love their necklaces. Misja is currently in the final phase of having a style book published with her photos and writing. Read more about it in her post about her book.
Below: Anja (Curly Traveller) wore a fabulous earring made from rubber bicycle tires. Anja made a third blog post about the Saint Bavo Basilica. Amazing pictures of the inside of the church and of Haarlem from above. She did the tour “Climb to the light”.
Below: Anja has another fun accessory: this cat bracelet with a bit of white fluff. You can move the legs.
Below: Sylvia (40PlusStyle) wore silver earrings. She has been very busy with a new design for her site which is a major operation as her site has so many pages and categories. It seems that she pulled it off without any disruption.
Below: And here I am with my accessories. An embellished belt by Essentiel Antwerp and three vintage bracelets bought second-hand here and there. The belt is supposed to be worn with the embellishment at the side (just in case you are wondering).
After catching up, the ladies were kind enough to take photos for my blog post. I needed some pictures in stock. Too risky not to have anything in stock.
Below: Misja was styling my clothes as she is not only a very good fashion photographer, she is also a very good stylist. I am being a diva here. Wouldn’t mind this service every time I do a shoot. See that her top is green?
Below: Yep, definitely diva.
Below: Anja took this photo of me and although there is nothing wrong with it, I don’t like the way my hair looks, thin and flat. Mind you, it is like this most of the times.
Below: A good head to toe shot with hair which I have “fluffed up”, after seeing the previous photo.
Below: Anja’s turn, wearing monochrome jeans blue. Never anything wrong with her hair. High maintenance hair but lovely hair.
Below: Misja, in a splendid outfit again. The top has a little gauze layer.
Below: Sylvia: comfy and classy.
Below: Misja’s shoes, Jil Sander. Devine.
Below: My sneakers by Essentiel Antwerp. Love them to death.
Below: Misja took this picture of the three of us. Somehow it reminds me of cowboys being photographed in front of the saloon. I wonder why.
Below: Suddenly I saw this toddler walking past, hiding this drill behind his back. So funny and cute.
What happened in my life this week
Saturday: some necessary shopping in the morning and in the afternoon I met with the Haarlem bloggers as you have read in this post. While getting dressed to go out, I decided to take a few pictures of myself that I would normally not show.
Below: This is my body shape without any flattering clothes. As you can see, my shoulders are pretty broad, my waist isn’t big but isn’t small either and my hips are narrow: an inverted triangle.
Below: This is me sideways. Pretty big bosom, flat (and small) bum and a bit of a belly. After I lost 4 kilos, my stomach is almost gone plus my belly and waist are slimmer, but they are still small challenges.
Below: This is the green jacket without the belt. Too straight for my figure, not flattering. I overcome the challenges of my body shape by putting something on which covers my bum, hips and belly to create an hourglass shape, in this case by adding the belt.
Below: I really like the finishing of this jacket on the inside.
Sunday: another photo shoot with Loes. The wind was still blowing fiercely, so I thought of a place which would protect us from the elements. As you will see next week, I failed miserably. We were blown apart.
Monday: The start of the advertising campaign, all the hard work is done and we made it. Below: I am giving a kick-off presentation to about 40 people. People from by company who are interested or involved in this. As the theme was Sustainability I had put on my green dress, fresh from the dry cleaners. I thought that morning “Careful Greetje, don’t make any stains on this dress”. Sure enough, three minutes before I had to leave, I discovered pate on the front of my dress. Wiped it off and luckily nobody noticed. The blessing of a patterned dress. (For the curious ones: I am not reading the presentation from that piece of paper in my hand. Those were just notes in case I had to check.)
Below: In the afternoon I spotted a colleague with awesome sneakers which I just had to show you.
Tuesday was a blissful day. There is still work to do, only at normal speed, not in overdrive. One of my colleagues whose work I was covering, came back from holiday. Yay, another chore gone.
Wednesday: Fitness in the morning, shower and washing hair followed by a visit from Anja, my friend from three doors down. Sorting out tax stuff, paying bills, social media, reading, blog post. That was my day off.
Thursday: nothing special.
Friday: visit to the orthodontist for the last stretch. Another 120 days to go.
Greetje
great look, this green jacket is just fabulous i love it!!
Rats.. I was going to take it with me on our mid week break and forgot. Oh well, other things to wear now.
Greetje
You look very slim and trim! I have no bum, like you, so I like to wear things that cover it. The whole Haarlem blogger gang are so stylish – fab outfits and such cool accessories. I love Anja’s earrings and cat bracelet. Shelley
I would love to have Anja’s earring as well but preferably in a bright colour. Won’t happen though. She can’t remember where she got it from.
Of course if outfit bloggers get together they make sure they look their best 😉.
Greetje
I know you like the jacket belted but I find it flattering unbelted too. Had to say it just to shake things up! Hahaha. What a fab bunch of women. I’d chase you down if I saw you here. I love the cowbody comment, ready for a showdown and you guys would win every time. You are soooo diva on that lounger. EXCELLENT photo.
Thanks for your shake-up. I will have another look at the unbelted jacket.
When I am diva it is always an act. I couldn’t be a diva in reality. Too fake, too pretentious. But I am a good actor haha.
Greetje
I think I am near the time that I will have to get a hearing aid. I want it to look like Anja’s earring. I wish someone would invent a way to attach some type of jewelry to the hearing aid. Rather than hide them, emphasize them by making them look like he fab earring!!
I think it is too expensive to create hearings (new word) to everybody’s taste. But if they were smart they would develop some sort of “clip-on” device. Although I have to say that they do make them quite invisible nowadays. I am very smitten by her earrings too. Just need another colour.
Greetje
Interchangeable clip-ons! Excellent idea!!!! Wish someone would get crackin’ on that. There’s an opportunity here. 🙂
How about starting a business? You might have found that thing people need! The hole in the market.
lovely jacket and you’ve styled it fabulously with this bejeweled belt, adding definition and interest!. I also love your sneakers!
And love those pictures of the three of you looking so fab!
besos
Thank you. You are very kind giving me (us) such high praise. I am a big fan of this outfityself.
Greetje
ENJOY YOUR POSTS VERY MUCH!
120 days NOT THAT LONG!!!
XX
I am still so glad I started with the braces. Never knew how much my front teeth were sticking out. Should have done it years ago.
Glad you enjoyed my post dear. I write them to entertain.
Greetje
Love the jacket and belt!
Thanks. So do I. The jacket is very handy and comfortable and the belt adds some pizzazz.
Greetje
You really do look good in all versions of green. I like this CAbi jacket a lot and am partial to this style in any color. This is also a cut/design that comes around again and again.
The new shoes are also pretty fabulous Greetje.
Anja’s earrings made from recycled tires… LOVE !!! They really suit her denim ensemble as well!
The 3 of you in your group shot don’t look like cowboys in front of a saloon. You look like sophisticated, stylish and sassy women celebrating your friendship!
I still have saloon feelings with that photo. No idea why.
And I do not have new shoes. If you are referring to the white/sand/black sneakers at the end, they belong to a colleague (alas).
I love Anja’s earring as well. It is pretty spectacular.
Greetje
I remember the jacket! I’ve been looking at the Cabi brand and it looks good.
Lisa loves her green jacket and so do I. We both wear it a lot.
Greetje
You guys were all very stylish as usual.
I love that you are wearing lots of green. It looks great on you.
Suzanne
http://www.suzannecarillo.com
You know when outfit bloggers get together, they will pay attention to what they wear. Of course Anja is the exception to outfit blogging, but she always takes a keen interest in clothes as you know.
Green and red are my best colours and both colours aren’t easy to get in the shops. Second hand or new.
Greetje
What a stunning belt you added to the green jacket. Looks great. Regards – Jill stylidhatsixty
http://www.stylishatsixty.wordpress.com
The belt was meant to go on my green summer dress, but that doesn’t work too well. The dress bulges over the belt when I lift my arms. But on this jacket it works like magic.
Greetje
The jacket looks good on you, and I really like the jewel detail on the belt…so Greetje! The finishing and quality of construction was one of the things that impressed me most about cabi. I hope Misja’s book will be available in the US….
I had never heard of Cabi before as they don’t sell in the Netherlands (I think). Lisa introduced me to this brand of course. There is a lot to like about the brand and they style well. Just not too impressed with their fall dresses.
As for Misja’s book, I don’t think it will be in English, unless they see a market for it. I will ask her.
Greetje
Greetje! There’s always so much to comment on that I forget half of it by the time I get to the end of your post, LOL.
To start with, I really appreciated the visual of your body shape and how the jacket fits. This is a reminder to be honest in the assessment of fit on my own self. Of course, it’s a choice if I (we) want to wear clothing that defines/balances/shapes; sometimes ‘shapeless’ can work too. BUT, if I’m feeling ‘off’ in something, ‘Look in the mirror, Sue!’ and think like Greetje!
I’ve been enjoying Misja since you first introduced us. Love everything and anything Jil Sander.
Always love the newsy catch ups despite my lack of regular commenting!
xo
I know.. I have the same with elaborate stories in a blog post: so much to comment on that you forget.
Like you I sometimes choose to wear something shapeless, yet it can still be flattering. It doesn’t always have to be hourglass figure. But if I hesitate when I look in the mirror, there is usually (always) something wrong with the outfit. Take a photo of yourself in the mirror and you know.
Don’t worry about irregular commenting. We all have busy lives. It has to be a joy, not a chore. But I do appreciate it when you do comment. Mwah.
Greetje
The jacket looks great with that glam belt. It’s so unexpected. You look stunning in that outfit. The plateau shoes are so cool. You always have the coolest shoes in the blogosphere.
Seems that you gals had a lot of fun.
You have said that about my shoes before Nicole and it always makes me giggle. As I swoon over the shoes of others so many times. Like your yellow pumps. But thank you.
Greetje
Love the the green jacket with the belt over it — you have such interesting accessories! I too love those sneakers and the white ones you have — so unusual. I look forward to reading your posts every Sunday – thank you, Greettje!
I should be thanking you for reading my posts and for giving me such lovely compliments. Creating the post is my pleasure entirely.
Greetje
I should be thanking you for reading my posts and for giving me such lovely compliments. Creating the post is my pleasure entirely.
Greetje