And now for something entirely different….a photo shoot of a cashmere jumper in a car park. Why? Because it was too bloody cold to be outside without a coat. I had told Kitty (photographer) that there was a lot of light in this car park. There is, but the lights only switched on when a car or a person entered. If nobody entered, the lights went off. Just our luck. In the above photo I am standing next to the entrance barrier. Kitty liked the fact that the yellow barrier corresponded with the yellow stripe on my jumper.
Outfit details: cashmere jumper by Repeat (in the sale two years ago and seen with a skirt in this post); blue trousers from the Max Mara outlet in Turin, belt from somewhere. Bag and boots from kpa.haarlem. You saw me wear them with the black and white maxi dress in this post. The earrings are semi-precious stones and I have had them for a couple of years now. They are nice and bright.
Below: If the lights were on, the car park was quite empty and looked like this.
Below: Still wearing my coat and the matching mask I wore in the car.
Below: Close-up of the mask with Scorpio print.
Below: I tried to assume a flattering pose against this bright yellow beetle car.
Below: The whole beetle. What a beauty. I had to go back to the parking garage to properly photograph the old-timers you see in this post.
Below: Kitty used her creativity and let the arrow point to me haha.
Below: There were more old-timers.
Below: We call this an American car/old-timer.
Below: And how about this orange one?
Below: The orange car in its full glory. I learned from a reader it is a Karmann Ghia.
Below: Trying to be a ballerina and failing miserably. We were a bit curious to know what kind of car was beneath the cover, but we didn’t peek. I did notice on the tire it was an MG.
Below: Peeking from behind the pillar.
Below: My own lovely car, the miTo by Alfa Romeo. They discontinued this model. Perhaps because the name was pronounced as MeToo haha?
Below: Kitty at our home, being loved by our dog Dr. Watson.
What happened in my life this week
I loved visiting Marita who has a very spacious living room so no problem in keeping our distance.
Below: Just like me, Marita loves a good outfit. Isn’t she gorgeous in her polka dot dress?
Below: She was wearing beautiful earrings from India. If I had been able to come closer to her, I could have taken a better photo.
Below: I dressed up too. Delighted as I was to see someone again on a proper visit (not standing in the cold with a take-away coffee). My lavender dress by Max Mara. (Link to original post.)
Below: I wore a pair of new earrings by Lara Design.
Aiming to do 10,000 steps a day, I had a long walk on the beach with Ron and dog Watson. That day I made the 10,000 but most days I fail.
Had a nice Facetime conversation with friend Marjolein and we are going for a walk together in a week or so. If the weather is good.
Below: One of the more sensible outfits this week. Link to original post. This Essentiel Antwerp sweater is a huge disappointment. You cannot see it in this photo but the blue thread comes through the lime part and it pills. It makes the sweater look old and tattered. I complained to them but all I got back is: “We know this fabric shows these wear and tear signs quite quickly. We can send you a comb (or one of these things to get rid of the pills) “. I declined and said “I have one myself and it doesn’t work. If you knew this about the fabric, you shouldn’t have used it for this design. I will just throw the sweater on the shoeshine pile.”
I got no reaction after that. Terrible sales service.
Below: We had to go to the notary to sign Ron’s new will. Which is quite an outing, so I got dressed up. Link to original post.
Kitty and I went on a photo shoot when it was really damp. She says the photos turned out great but look at the state of my hair when I came home (below).
Below: I quickly took a comb, splashed a bit of water on my hair and blow dried it. Oh, and I put lipstick on because it makes such a difference.
Below: Here is my Thursday outfit. Should I have kept it for a full blog post you think? I put a neon yellow jumper underneath the black one and wore my new neon yellow earrings. Yes, also from Lara Design. I made a killing. You can see a lot of combinations with similar jeans and these leopard boots in this post.
Below: I love the yellow of the jumper and the yellow earrings together.
Below: A close close-up of the neon yellow earring.
Friday was a busy day: picking up my new contact lenses, visiting the orthodontist who adjusted my night brace, visiting Marianne and dropping off some stuff and on my way home I dropped off empty cardboard boxes for Marla to use. I wore my floral dress by Essentiel Antwerp. Here is the link to the original post where I wear it as a dress as well.
Below: Marianne, sweet as always.
Some good news: a new blog was born about style, outfits and fun things: The Grey Brunette by Suzy Turner. Suzy is an accomplished writer for young adults and already had an author blog. She interweaved stories about style and outfits in that blog as well but came to the conclusion that the audiences are quite different. Which is why she created her lifestyle blog The Grey Brunette.
I recommend you to visit her blog. She is fun and of course she writes very well. She also featured me this week, but that is not the reason why I recommend her.
And last but not least an update on dog Watson. He is in terrific shape according to the vet, his teeth and all. As a Korthals Griffon (breed) he is an all-round hunting dog. He points, he makes the birds fly up from a field, he tracks and he retrieves. In the little video (39 seconds) below you see him chasing the ducks. No idea whether he really wants to catch them or just wants them to fly up. I suspect the first.
Have a nice and safe week.
Greetje
Wow, that photoshoot in the parking garage was a huge success, even with the handicaps (light) that you describe.
So many beautiful cars! And Kitty outdid herself with original standpoints, while you really use that book, I guess, to come up with some different poses. With success.
I love your outfits on this post.
What a difference you can make with a quick splash and some lipstick! Cool!
Your friends look pretty too!
Watson is in top shape! And he found a replacement for me 😢
Thank you for all the compliments. Yes, Kitty really outdid herself. And don’t worry, the minute you walk through this door, Watson will be all over you.
Beautiful outfits, especially the one with the colorful striped sweater. The garage photoshoot must have been fun from the sound of it. Kitty did a great job with the photos!
xoxo
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I am so lucky to have Kitty as my photographer. She is skilled and creative. Thanks for the compliments.
Great idea using the car garage for your photo shoot. So fun to see your new fashions with the old autos. I had one of those Oldsmobiles in the ’80’s. Really good car. The striped sweater was very cute and youthful. Your smile is the perfect accessory for all the fashions. The coat is so lovely.
p.s. Watson is a marvelous swimmer. Thanks for sharing.
Kitty is the creative one of us; she came up with the parking garage idea. The old cars were a stroke of luck. Thank you for the outfit compliments.
Greetje, you are probably the most creative blogger I know! To come up with the idea of a photoshoot in the car park was brilliant! I love all the photos, especially the arrow one lol! (And the ballerina!). You look like you were having lots of fun!
Thank you so much for talking about me and The Grey Brunette, I really do appreciate it! And it gave me a huge boost to my stats!! WOOP WOOP!
Huge hugs
Suzy xxx
I am glad I can give you a little boost. You are a nice person so why not? I am doing my readers a favour too as you do write well and you are funny.
Creative I am not I am afraid. Most of my outfits were created by friends or with the help of friends or by stylists in the shops. Although this outfit with the tan boots as starting point, was indeed all my idea. I am learning.
The idea of the car park was Kitty’s as was the arrow. The ballerina pose was my idea and that was indeed because we were goofing around.
Love the car park fashion shoot! Kitty is so creative. You wear so many pretty outfits in this post, but I especially love the blue dress over jeans outfit. I’m inspired to try this look myself.
I am very lucky to have Kitty as my photographer. She has The Eye when it comes to creativity. The blue dress over the jeans is a necessity as it is just a bit too short to wear as a dress. I would have preferred to wear it as a dress but alas. If you click on the link to the original post you can see why. It isn’t bad but I don’t feel comfortable.
I love your pictures in the car park, and what a great idea! It’s bright, it’s dry and you have all kinds of backgrounds/cars to pose against! Brilliant! That cashmere sweater is so lovely! I might have to steal it…
I like seeing a bunch of your outfits all together. Your friend’s polka-dot dress is lovely. Watson! What a funny boy he is.
It was Kitty’s idea to go to a car park. The old cars were a lucky find. I am ashamed to say that the cashmere jumper has been in my wardrobe – unworn – for nearly 2 years. But that will change now.
Posting outfit photos in the week section is sometimes a problem when I am wearing things that haven’t been on the blog. So far, I have already put 3 outfits in this section that deserved a post of their own.
Bravo to you and Kitty! The colors and the graphics in the parking garage shoot are modern and harmonious. Lovely to look at.
Thanks. Most of the credits should go to Kitty as the parking garage was her idea. And the angles and graphic shoots are from her creative mind as well.
I love all the pics in the parking garage! such a novel idea! and the place is so clean! I love the cashmere sweater, cannot wear it so much here in Hot Florida.
That is why I like 4 seasons in a country (linke mine). It gives me more opportunities to vary. It was Kitty’s idea to go to a parking garage. I just happened to know a clean one with a lot of light.
The car park photo shoot is such fun!
I love your floral dress over jeans outfit. It’s taken me a long time to get comfortable with wearing a dress over pants, but I’m sitting here in a navy sweater dress over jeans and loving it.
It took me ages too to wear a dress over trousers. This is the third dress I am using for that purpose and I never thought I would. But too short dresses work very well in this way.
Love, love, love that sweater! I can’t get enough bright colors these days and it is very flattering on you. Your idea for a parking garage shoot was a brilliant one. I must say, though, that garage is the cleanest one I’ve ever seen! Thanks for posting and brightening my day.❤️
You are very welcome. Posting is my pleasure.
The idea for the parking garage was Kitty’s idea. She is the creative one. I just happened to know this bright and indeed very clean garage. Very easy to drive in as well. I vividly remember the parking garages in the old town of Paris. Like a never ending spiral going down, down, down. With lots of coloured stipes on the walls from all the cars that hit it. Never again.
Lots of lovely outfits today. But I must say I loved your natural looking, rained on hair! That tousled look suits you! Just a little natural lipstick and away you go with a whole new look!
Oh dear, you are the second person to like my rained on hair. And I don’t just dislike it, I hate it. But it is good to know that this is all in my mind and not in reality. Means I have to freak out less while we are shooting haha.
The parking lot shoot was an inspired choice as it turned out. Your outfit really complimented all the colors in parking lot and the cars. Very creative and it worked!
The idea for the parking garage came from Kitty. Her skills, creativity (and the old cars) made it happen. Now the bar is raised…
Love the parking garage photos!! And your outfit, too cute
So pleased to hear that. I have Kitty to thank for it. Her skills, creativity (and the old cars) made the photos. The outfit was created around the new boots and bags and turned out pretty good too.
Today’s is a great post lovely outfits great cars and to top it all Watson doing his thing. Have a great week 😷
I am pretty surprised that this post gets so much praise. When we started in that parking garage we were far from confident that the photos would turn out good. Very bad light. But thanks to the creativity and the skills of Kitty plus the old cars, I lucked out.
How much color in this post, I love it! And how many close-ups, I love it too! The sweater is cute and the set with the belt and the earrings is also pure joy. I love your coat and the mix with the beetle car.
The lavender dress is gorgeous, I love it and it looks gorgeous on you.
I love the close-up with your hair styled differently, you look very pretty. And of course, I love seeing your other close-ups, I love seeing my friend up close! LOL
The dress or long blouse with large flowers is beautiful.
I was thinking of you with the close-ups ha ha. The lavender dress is a favourite of mine and of my husband too. It must be from Max Mara Studio as it is so well made. Funny how a ‘shapeless’ dress can be so nice. Wearing the dress with large flowers over jeans is something I wouldn’t quickly choose to do, but the dress is too short for me, so there you go.
The Thursday outfit is my favorite. Kitty’s photography was so creative in the parking garage. Fun and well done.
I so agree, Kitty has ‘The Eye’ for creative photography. I always just point and shoot. I never thought this post would do so well. Makes searching for a good background even harder.
My Thursday outfit surprised me. I wanted yellow near my face and not black. Both jumpers are ‘taped together’ at the neck with fashion tape. So it keeps sitting like I want it to sit. I would be lost without fashion tape.
Greetje – You’re probably one of the very few bloggers who can do a great photo shoot in a parking garage! I love all the old cars too.
Watching Watson made me feel cold, but he obviously loved it.
Thanks for mentioning the Grey Brunette. I’m one myself, so I’m looking forward to reading Suzy’s posts.
Have a great week!
The idea of the parking garage and the creative shots are all thanks to Kitty. The old cars was just luck. Watson isn’t bothered by cold at all. It makes me shiver as well when I see him do that.
Hi Greetje, I love this weeks’ featured outfit and I think it is fabulous with the brown bag and shoes. So much better than if you chose one of the colours in the jumper, the brown grounds the outfit so well. My next favourite is the moss green dress outfit that you wore to the notary, gorgeous dress that you accessorised so well. Now don’t be shocked but I don’t find much wrong with you rained on hair 🙂 Watson in retrieving mode is incredible, gosh surely the water is very cold?! Stay safe, Rgds Lise
The boots and the bag were the starting point and I created an outfit with them. I am very pleased you said that these boots are better than boots in the colour of the sweater. That would have been my automatic choice as I am not that creative (although everybody always thinks differently). Because I started with the boots this time, I came up with it. The green dress needed a bit of light, hence the necklace. I am not shocked that you cannot find much wrong with my rained on hair, but I do question your mind (just joking).
Watson will go into the sea when it is freezing. For health/safety reasons, Ron doesn’t take him to the beach when it is that cold, but the cold doesn’t seem to bother Watson.
OMG, the parking lot series was fantastic! Really creative and joy to see your cheerful selection of clothes for this. Best post so far!!
Thank you for your continued efforts to brighten everyones day.
I am so amazed about all the praise over this post. I thought everybody would miss the nice buildings.
Kitty, my photographer, is very creative. Thanks to her this shoot turned out well. The light was a terrible factor though.
Striped sweater looks great- you look awesome in a riot of color!
And maybe it’s just because I’m from Texas- but that mask looks to have scorpions on it instead of lobsters to my eye…
Colour and me, especially bright colours, are great friends. It was a fine day when I found this out.
And thanks for putting me right… they are scorpions. I changed it on the blog.
You’d better not let me near that striped sweater or I’ll steal it from you, haha! I like the whole outfit and think you managed to make the car park a great shooting location!
Watson is quite intrepid sportsman…I have to believe that water was COLD!!
Let’s do a Facetime soon!
Hello, You
As I’m probably much (much) older than Susan B. – and let’s face it, I’m older than most people! – I claim that lovely sweater by virtue of senority. She can have it later… But as it’s yours (for now), I must say you look stunning in it, and the jeans and boots.
The orange VW in the car park took me be back years ago to when my much-loved Morris Minor needed some TLC, so my husband took her off for a facelift. When she came back her tired battleship grey bodywork had been replaced with that same zingy orange and boy, did she look good!
As do Marianne, Marita and Kitty. Tres elegant!
Stay safe now.
Gee
I have no idea how old you are, but you can claim it anyway as it would be far too big for Susan B. who is a petite.
It must have been great to own a bright orange Morris Minor. Everybody would have known where you were. That happened to me when I had a metallic lilac Daihatsu. There were only a handful of them in the country.
I would be safe from your stealing as we are such different sizes and shapes. I am surprised that the car park shoot turned out so well. The skills of Kitty..