Bright purple blouse and BVA girls

Birght purple blouse on 7/8 blue trousers

Birght purple blouse on 7/8 blue trousersAs I grabbed my things together to go to Marijke for the BVA girlfriends gathering, I didn’t check my blue trousers. I intended to wear my other blue 7/8 trousers with this bright purple blouse. As it happened these were better. And I know, it is ridiculous having two almost identical pairs of trousers. I have nothing to say in my defence, but they were good quality and inexpensive at the Max Mara outlet in Turin.

You saw me wearing this blouse when I bought it together with Sabine. Sabine wore it in a fantastic combination with red trousers. My take is a bit more modest, mainly because I do not have red trousers. Otherwise I might have blatantly copied her. Sabine and I discussed whether the blouse needed a necklace. I suppose not, but as I am a matchy matchy person I like repeating the white of the ankle boots with the necklace.

Let me introduce you to my BVA girlfriends again. Such a lovely group of women. The only one missing that Saturday was Marianna who couldn’t make it.

Below: Claudia in a terrific combination. With the animal print dress (very on trend) she wears a soft yellow top, fashionable sneakers with yellow and a yellow bag. A+

Claudia

Below: Marianne, looking perfect as always. Note the beautiful boots and the round bag.

Marianne

Below: Marijke. Last time Marianne, Marijke and I met in Amstelveen, she was looking for a trouser suit. Only to find it in her own town. Such a classy suit.

Marijke

Below: Jilske. She wasn’t feeling at all well and was on heavy medication which made her swell up. So she wasn’t happy which is very understandable. Hopefully the medication helps and can be reduced.

Jilske

Below: Jilske photographed me most of the times. In this photo you can see how thin my hair really is. When light hits me from behind it clearly shows there isn’t a lot of it. The boots are by Essentiel Antwerp and still a challenge to walk on because of their height.

Bright purple blouse on 7/8 blue trousers

Below: Chat, chat, chat and serious talk. As we women do.

Jilske, Marijke and Claudia

Below: Marianne was paying attention. Love her new glasses.

Marianne

Below: And we laugh a lot. Marijke in stitches. Luckily she didn’t drop the cakes.

Marijke

Below: We were also trying on clothes. This is a blue leather jacket which Marianne brought. It fits me and I like it, but I don’t like it on blue jeans. As I wear blue jeans most of the times, it isn’t wise to hang this jacket in my wardrobe. Marijke is now the lucky owner.

Blue leather jacket

Below: This equally bright purple blouse or jacket is in my wardrobe for many, many years. I tried to give it to one of the girls but they all decided it suited me best and I shouldn’t part with it. Sigh, Marie Kondo wouldn’t approve. (Photo taken by Claudia.)

Bright purple jacket on jeans

Below: Claudia en Marianne brought tulips for Marijke.

Marijke with tulips

Below: The other bunch of tulips. They always have such a spring vibe.

Tulips

Below: I wore the bright purple blouse with jeans as well. I added my little silver bag  and changed the boots. The white belt is the white to match the Fly London boots. I couldn’t pose properly and was goofing around.

Bright purple blouse on jeans

Below: How about this Jilske?

Bright purple blouse on jeans

Below: And it usually ends in a lot of laughter.

Bright purple blouse on jeans

After lunch we all did some clothes shopping. Drinks, bites and dinner after that and home again. As usual a very nice day.

What happened in my life this week

Saturday was a splendid day. In the morning Loes and I did a photo shoot for next week’s post. On our way home I picked up the calling card case from the repair shop. It is a present from Marianne; beautiful but also delicate. The hinge to lift the top, broke the wood, broke off a mother of pearl piece and came undone itself, hence the repair shop. It took me ages before I had found somebody who could do this.

Calling card case

In the afternoon Sabine and I visited Anke and her husband Paul to see their new-born daughter and bring presents. We didn’t stay too long as not to tire out the parents and I annoyed Paul with taking photographs all the time. I really must take the effect of that on other people more into consideration. When I take photos, it is as if I am in another dimension but of course that is not true. I am there and I should interact with the people I am with, not looking at the photos afterwards to enjoy. I did do so before he came in (which was later) haha. Still, it is something I should improve on. The funny thing is, I didn’t take a photo of the new-born girl called Evy. I was very much in the moment when I saw her and she was sleeping.

Below: Anke, who is back in shape after 5 weeks. How does she do that?

Anke

Below: Roos (pronounce Rose) helped unwrapping the gifts. We got her a little present as well (Sabine thought of that).

Anke with Roos (Rose)

Below: Paul and Roos. He is sooo in love with his daughters. Very endearing.

Paul with Roos (Rose)

Below: Sabine in a fantastic jumper (sweater) with her new bag and fashionable sneakers. She is a big sneaker fan.

Sabine

Below: Close-up of her sneakers.

Sneakers Sabine

Below: Close-up of her new bag.

Sabine's YSL bag

Below: and a close-up of her fun earrings.

Earrings Sabine

Sunday: Marianne celebrated her birthday that day. Marijke and I were present.

Below: the birthday girl, wearing a black dress (although it looks lighter on the photo). Also a loose faux fur collar, tied with the attached green scarf, keeping her stylish and warm.

Marianne on her birthday

Below: Marijke wore a smashing blue shirt with white feathers and blue trousers.

Marijke on Marianne's birthday

Monday: hoo ha at the office (a bank): because of the Corona virus we had to divide our teams into two: one group working from home and one group working at the office. Switching after a week. The bank is very cautious, as money transfers should never be in danger. We would get notice when this would go into action. In the afternoon three of us went to the advertising agency as I have to do some work for my two colleagues who will be on holiday in the coming weeks.

Tuesday: in the morning I had coffee with one of the directors of an advertising agency my company used to work with. I still hold them dear. It was just a catching-up talk and I asked her to be on the look-out for any kind of job after my retirement. The more people who know me, know what my work is like and are aware of my wish to keep on working (at a slower pace) the better.
When I arrived at the office, the message had come through…effective from Wednesday morning all the staff of the bank is either working from home or in the office. And “the twain shall never meet”. Which means I will not see a lot of my colleagues until this virus mess has blown over. My farewell party will be postponed until then. Oh well, other people are far worse off, like Daniela, my Italian blogger friend.

Wednesday: in spite of it being my day-off I worked as I wanted a job done that had been lingering on for weeks. Did this blog post and not much else.

Thursday: worked and got into a little professional fight over an advertisement. We will have to work that out next Monday. The prime minister held a speech about measurements to try and contain the Corona virus. Looks like I won’t be meeting Susan of Une femme d’un certain age in Paris this April. Bummer, but again, compared to what other people are going through, it is a minor thing.

Friday: nothing special, worked from home. Made a date with Loes to take photos on Saturday if the weather is OK. Also called my mum to see if she is all right, has enough food and doesn’t take too much risk. All is fine.

Greetje

No Fear of Fashion

10 responses to “Bright purple blouse and BVA girls”

  1. I am glad to see that you can meet friends!! Your smile made me smile for a moment…thanks

    1. These photos were taken weeks ago. Things have rapidly changed since then. I now sit at home and Facetime with friends. To tell you the truth, I rather like it. You don’t have to travel and it is as if you are sitting together in one room.
      You should go to my Outfit Gallery in the top navigation and see how many outfits I have been able to create with the clothes I bought with you at the MM outlet. Very good purchases. Hang in there kiddo. Mwah.

  2. Was thinking of you. Things in The Netherlands seem to be getting worse. Stay safe my friend! Looking lovely as usual and so do all your friends!

    1. As Singapore is familair with epidemics, they were quick and efficient to control the outbreak. in The Netherlands we were slower, but we are now down to nearly a lock-down. I voluntarily put myself in a lock-down situation: housebound for 14 days. As I have all the time of the world right now, we could Facetime some time? Would you like that? Or do you say: “you might be retired but I am not” haha.

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    Sheila (of Ephemera)

    I love your beautiful magenta blouse, Greetje, and all the ways you styled it – marvelous! Your friends remind me so much of my own dear women friends. It’s good to have your “family that you choose” to keep you grounded, isn’t it?

    Stay safe out there – what a strange and frightening thing this all is!

    1. I have said it before and will say it again: friends are the salt of the earth. I love each and everyone of them. Socializing with them is going to stop for a while now, I am afraid. Dinners cancelled, trip to Paris cancelled. But my heart is with those people who cannot pay the rent anymore because their income vanishes into thin air. Indeed these are frightening times.

  4. It is always lovely to see so many photos of your friends. Love both your pink?purple? blouse and jacket — great color on you. As always, thanks for sharing!

    1. The colour is indeed purple, not pink. I bet my loyal readers are getting quite familiair with my friends. I love it that my friends participate in my blog activities. Most of them do, but not all friends like being photographed and/or exposure on the internet, which is understandable. Of course I respect their wishes. And the pleasure of sharing is all mine Cynthia.

  5. The purple top with that necklace is fab and is something I’d wear like a shot Greetje. Something else that I covet is that fantastic trouser suit – I just think that trouser suits are so sexy! Life is about to change for all of us and all we can hope is that we’ll all emerge in a few months wiser and stronger. Take care xxx

    1. Trouser suits with be THE thing this season. Although the world is changing so much that I do not know how our take on fashion/outfits is going to be. Did you read trend watcher Li Edelkoort’s take on what is happening? Here is the link:
      https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/09/li-edelkoort-coronavirus-reset/

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