Before I begin, I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas. You might be expecting a Christmassy post but no, you will get that after Christmas, haha.
Loes was my photographer and I created an outfit with my wide black trousers and a big yellow jumper from my own wardrobe; the jumper from the pre-worn pile. What a dreary day it was, the day of this photo shoot. Rain and wind. We needed a sheltered area to get it done.
Below: I chose the cathedral in Haarlem as background, because they have a covered gallery. The white spot at the bottom of the photo is bird poo. The lamp hanging above it, is one where they can sit on.
Below: There was no rain in the gallery (obviously) but the wind blew like crazy which resulted in photos like this.
Below: I can see the humour in it, but I do want nice photos.
Below: I positioned myself in front of the big entrance doors, more towards the corner, so the wind couldn’t get hold of me. I love to tuck my hands in my pockets and ‘hang’. (Link to original post with these trousers.)
Below: The majestic doors of the cathedral with the lamp where the birds sit on.
Below: Stairs mean a sitting pose. The shirt underneath my jumper is to protect me from the cold. The wide neck of the jumper suits me, but it is rather cold in winter. I quite like this black shirt underneath it, matching the trousers.
Below: I said to Loes: “One last shot of the earrings”. The flashlight made me look like ‘a rabbit caught in the headlights’.
Below: So much better. The earrings are by Lara Design. You can pull the thin chain through your earlobe, adjusting the pendant to hang at various lengths.
Below: Loes with a monochrome outfit. Such cute booties.
Below: One last shot of the cathedral. You have seen the cathedral a few times; if you want to see more photos, click here and here.
What happened in my life this week
I get a bit down from time to time, probably caused by lack of natural light. I need to get outside more. The weather is much better now (11 degrees Celsius) and if you avoid the hours with rain, you can go on a bike tour or just for a walk. I know the “you” should be “I” but I like to keep things general.
Below: Marcella treated me to lunch in a café, called Frenchie. That was a nice restaurant. Very cosy and good food. I wore my thick khaki coloured jumper (see original post), Marcella’s orange earrings and my orange bag.
Below: Marcella gave me these black earrings as a thank-you for helping her in the stall at the Christmas fair last week. Totally unnecessary as I only smiled a lot and let people pay for their purchases. That’s all. And only for three hours. But she is a stubborn woman so a present I got.
Mum was down with a severe cold and I only visited her for a couple of hours on Tuesday, staying far away from her. She wore a mask most of the times. We tested for Covid and fortunately it was just a cold.
Below: Marianne had to see a dental surgeon in the hospital for a nasty root canal treatment. It was just the introductory appointment and the surgeon will treat her in January. Poor Marianne. Anyway, here we are in the hospital’s restaurant, having a coffee. (Link to original outfit with this jacket and boyfriend jeans and with this jacket and cream trousers.)
Below: Marianne’s marvellous Christmas tree.
Below: I saw this on Instagram. Probably ever so old, but I didn’t know this joke yet. Hilarious.
I “fell off the wagon” with my not-buying-more-clothes quest. As I was in Karlijn’s shop, kpa.haarlem, for a chat, I stayed just a little bit too long. Another customer and I got chatting, Karlijn offered us coffee and tea and that was that. I had my eye on a jacket that had come in the week before and I looked at it a few moments too long.
“No harm in trying it on, is there?”
Yes, there is, as it suited me very well which I knew in advance.
Let’s call it a temporary lapse and climb back on the wagon.
Friday I went to the hairdresser. Hurray. My hair was looking awful due to the damp. When I left the hairdresser it was pouring down and Ron picked me up with the car to preserve the hairdo. Sweetheart.
In the afternoon Kitty came for tea and I forgot to take a photo.
Greetje
Oooo love this look and the cathedral is a great place to shoot!
Allie of
http://www.allienyc.com
Thanks Allie, it is also a very comfortable outfit and a break for me from jeans.
The cathedral is a grand place; we only shot at the entrance.
Thank for the years of your fashion and life journey. I enjoy all of it because you have a way with words that puts a smile on my face.
Hope your Christmas was joyful. May your New Year unfold many treasured moments.
I love that you say that. Not being a native speaker I am always in doubt whether I can get my warped sense of humour across haha. Apparently I can. Putting a smile on your face is the goal of this blog.
Christmas was indeed joyful. Thank you for your good wishes and right back at you.
As many others have already said, this is a lovely outfit. It really suits you. I empathise with you about the hair and damp weather situation. It’s never a good combination.
Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!
My hair is really my Achilles’heel. I am focussing on the good things now (while still screaming MY HAIR, with every small breeze LOL).
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year as well.
That yellow jumper is just so good on you! I’m glad you didn’t have any birds “drop a bomb” on you, LOL!
Happy New Year!
There were no birds in sight, so no danger.
Happy New Year to you too.
Until we Facetime again.
I like this color combination and I love the oversize volume of these garments. I love your closeup with the yellow sweater, you look gorgeous. Happy New Year, dear friend.
I am glad you like it. My husband doesn’t like the combination of black with yellow or black with red, while I love both.
Fortunately for me, I only says these things once and never repeats it. Lovely man.
Thank you for your constant following of my blog and your many, many comments over the years. Ten years already.
Wishing you a Happy and joyful New Year too.
Oh my goodness! Your yellow jumper with the black shirt and black trousers was perfect and looked amazing! Absolutely a keeper outfit!!!
Everyone looked so nice!
Do you decorate Marianne’s Christmas tree since she is in a wheel chair? It is so very pretty.
Very sorry to hear your mom is sick. I hope she quickly improves.
And I just put the outfit together by accident.
Marianne’s son decorated her Christmas tree. She has wonderful ornaments.
Love the ginormous pants with the yellow sweater (and the black shirt under). Excellent photos, including where the birds poop, lol.
Happy Christmas to you, Ron, Watson and your Mum, Greetje!
I really enjoy your presentations and the tour guide of the areas near you. Have only seen Amsterdam and Haarlem, but just loved being there.
Glad you enjoy my blog. It always pleases me to read that.
I have been to more cities, like…
Rotterdam: https://www.nofearoffashion.com/2022/12/14/olive-coloured-wide-trousers/
and
Utrecht: https://www.nofearoffashion.com/2022/12/04/wide-cream-trousers-with-an-oversized-blazer-in-utrecht/
and
Delft: https://www.nofearoffashion.com/2019/10/13/wearing-a-black-and-white-striped-jumper-to-delft/
Those trousers are indeed ginormous, aren’t they haha. I love that. I can feel like a tiny woman in them, something I am not with my 5ft74. I will tell Loes you complimented her photography.
Wishing you an early Happy New Year.
Hello Greetje,
You express yourself very well and with a touch of humor so don’t worry about that. I admire your guts and postings that show it like it is.
Holland is a wonderful country. I lost my dear Dutch hubby in January. He was amazing, everybody loved him. We lived in Holland from 1990-1993. He wanted to go back home for a while because his parents were quite elderly at the time. It was a wonderful experience for me as an American. Here in California there is no old architecture.
I will be going back for a visit in May as part of my grieving process. I want to walk the streets of Amersfoort and see all the places we loved.
Haarlem was one of our favorite cities, we spent several days there when we visited in 2016 and 2018. I’ll be spending some time there when I return. I’m listing places you mention. I love the old city center and St. Bravo church.
Thank you for your wonderful blog, I never miss it.
Hugs,
Donna
Those first two sentences of your comment pleases me no end. The third sentence saddened me. How horrible to lose your husband. I hope that coming to the Netherlands will help your grieving process. It will no doubt be painful but it will also bring back all the lovely memories of when you were there being happy with him.
Dutch people don’t necessarily get on with people from other countries as we are so direct, but apparently your husband mastered the social skills. If you visit Haarlem, DM me. We might get a cup of coffee together.
I am addicted to Sunday evenings, I keep checking my in-box. Love the posts and the pics, I would love to visit Holland one day, the architecture is so beautiful and wherever I have met Dutch people they are the best xx
Well, you checked your inbox in vain for a couple of days this week. My email program had another glitch (or I did something wrong, which is a possibility as well). But if you don’t get an email, you can always go to nofearoffashion.com on the internet. I always publish on the same day at the same time.
Thank you for your sweet comments. Hope you’ll be able to visit my tiny country. Dutch people give it to you straight. No sugar coating.
Thank you for taking the time to show us more outfits and for letting us in your life. I hope you get to go out a little and have fun. You are a happy person and it always comes through. Have a wonderful start of the new year! Happy holidays to you and yours.
Gosh, another comment proving to me that what I want to convey, really is conveyed. So nice to hear.
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones too.
Love the outfit, love the friends, but I adore the earrings!!!! You must have an amazing collection 🙂
I do have an amazing collection due to Covid and my friendship with Marcella of Lara Design. When we were in lock-down, I couldn’t spend any money, not even on the hairdresser (and she is expensive, although worth it). So I spent a lot of money in one go, on ordering nice earrings, starting the collection. And I became friends with Marcella, which means you see new ones every time.
Thank you, Greetje! Love your cheery yellow jumper with the comfy-looking black trousers. I love nothing better than trousers with good pockets to stuff my hands into!
I hope your Christmas holiday was lovely and that your mum is feeling better!
Happy New Year to you!
Oh, as for the Coke/sex life joke, perhaps after “normal” and “light” one should have tried “new formula” Coke! 😂
Hahaha…good one…”new formula” Coke.
This is indeed a very comfortable outfit. Nothing pinches or itches.
Christmas holidays are indeed lovely at this end. Happy New Year to you too.
Thank you for a lovely Christmas post. Love the wide black trousers. Happy holidays!
You look very chic, strong earring game as always! Thanks for your amusing posts over the last year since I started reading them. I’m going to try not to buy any clothes in January.
Yes, the earrings are fun. You can attach different colours pendants on the chain.
And you are very welcome to my posts. I am very pleased that you find them amusing.
Let’s see how we are doing with not buying any clothes in January. I know that a pair of silver booties I ordered long ago, are due to arrive any minute now, so that will set me back.
Oh no…your silver booties won’t count as a January purchase…not if you ordered them “long ago”.
I wish you a very happy 2023. I enjoy following your adventures in fashion and envy your earring collection…although I’m not too far behind myself.
I also long for that wonderful orange bag!
Greetings from sunny Corfu.
Thanks for the silver booties support Sandy.LOL I really did order them a long time ago. About two or three months. I asked the manufacturer to create my champaign coloured booties in silver too. And she did. Then they had to be produced, so it took a while.
Wishing you a very happy new year as well. I am glad my blog entertains you.
I never used to be an earring lover as my earlobes were pierced too low and the piercing hole was sagging. Then the plastic surgeon sewed them, I had them pierced again 9 months later and bingo, the earlobes were ready to catch up on ordering earrings.
My orange bag is still available, although slightly more expensive than what I paid for it. Here is the link (I am such an enabler haha.)
https://www.giannichiarini.com/en/bags/highlights-fw22/dua.html?RwDet=true&articoli_ID=12660
And Happy holidays to you too. I just noticed that my email reminder of a new post hadn’t been sent, so apparently the trouble isn’t over yet. Pfff.
Minor problems, no big deal.
Fantastic blog post as usual, your writing and photos are such a tonic 🙂
Happy New year Greetje
You have no idea how much you comment pleases me. Not being a native speaker I’m always afraid I cannot really express myself well enough. But you seem to like it so yay.
Happy New Year to you too Ruth.