Another case of copycatting on my part is this new black and white shirt. My friend Misja showed off her outfit on Instagram and I liked it so much but didn’t have such a shirt.
Below: Misja in her black and white shirt with a green jumper. It was my intention to wear a colourful jumper with the shirt as well, but I accidentally styled it with my black waistcoat.
Shortly after I had seen Misja’s outfit, I saw this black and white shirt in a shop, even in the sale. And…it is fitted; what a blessing after all that oversized stuff. Ignoring my low bank account and my intention not to buy anything, it came home with me. (In the evening when I checked my credit card balance, I saw to my delight, that I had accidentally transferred more money the month before than I owed the credit card company. It meant this shirt was already paid for. Yay.)
Marjolein was my photographer and she came to Haarlem. We had a lovely day together, taking photos of the outfit, talking, lunching…you know the drill.
Below: From time to time, it was sunny. Couldn’t resist photographing our townhall again, even though you have seen it so many times before. The building was radiant in the sunshine.
Below: Close-up of the right side. Marjolein asked me whether I had seen Lady Justice, high up on the building. I had not.
Below: Great steps to take a photo. I bought the white ankle boots by Fly London a couple of years ago. At first, I wasn’t sure but I am still grateful I went back to the shop to buy them.
Below: We decided to go to the townhalls courtyard. To brighten up the black and white (not my best colours but I love this contrast), I added bright green with the earrings (Lara Design) and the vintage messenger bag. The latter is a gift from Marjolein.
Below: Here I am, again with bowlegs haha (sorry Gee). I really like this outfit and this photo.
Below: The courtyard looked pretty empty but it is often filled with couples who just got married in the townhall, like Marita has.
This was the last outfit photo. I will continue with buildings now. You so lacked them last week. Even though Ron said that my blog is now more about buildings than about outfits. Hmmm…
Below: A good shot of the Saint Bavo Church on market square.
Below: Marjolein pointed at the fish on this building in the shopping street. I had never noticed it. The building is a monument and from the 2nd half of the 17th century.
Below: Another magnificent monument building on our walk through town. It was built as a police station in 1898. Since 1975 the police moved to another location; now there are apartments in it. Great place to live, I think. Mind you, you cannot park your car here, which to me would be a problem.
Below: After lunch I told Marjolein to slip out of her coat, which she very reluctantly did. Her cashmere gloves stayed on haha. She chose silver for her outfit.
Below: Matching earrings, of course.
Below: Cute house with store.
Below: This used to be the mayor’s house in the old days. I have been inside the building as it used to house a fashion brand at a certain time. I also went downstairs and saw the prison cells. There weren’t many, but still…imagine prisoners being in your house, underneath your dining room, brrr.
Below: One last architectural photo. I passed this little corridor, next to a shop. Beautiful.
What happened in my life this week
We had a gathering of the BVA girls again. Yay. Only Marijke was in Spain, enjoying much better temperatures than we had. The rest of us met at Marianne’s place because Marianne cannot travel long distances anymore. So, we all travel to her place and we take it in turns to shop and pay for cake and lunch.
Below: Smiling Claudia, always in a good cheerful mood.
Below: Jilske. Most part of the year she is living in Africa with her husband. She could just about make it to see us all. (We video called with Marijke.)
Below: Our host Marianne. I like her new hairstyle.
The last member of our BVA group, Marianna, brought the food this time. She didn’t want her photo taken. “I look too tired”, she said.
My photo of that day you will see next week as I was wearing the jumper that will be featured in the next post. I don’t want any spoilers.
Photo shoots weren’t happening last week and probably neither next week. We have snow and ice and around freezing point temperatures in the Netherlands. That hasn’t happened for a long time. Immediately, several trains stop running, traffic jams happen all the time (more than usual) and many flights to and from airport Schiphol were cancelled.
Below: Wore the black and white shirt once more. This outfit is really layered as I am wearing a body shaper, a long-sleeved T-shirt, the black and white shirt and the jumper. Underneath the trousers I am wearing thick tights. I feel like a Michelin character but at least I am warm.
Below: I saw my friend (and professional photographer) Kitty again! Finally. She is so busy with work, relationship, children, parents (!) and she also moved house which leaves no room for taking blog photos and little time for seeing friends. It was a great morning. I miss her. She’s got a lovely, brand-new apartment with her boyfriend. The painting you see on the left is from her hand. She is a multi-talented woman.
Below: Another outfit of this week. Really cosy and warm. I brightened up the black with the Angela Caputi necklace and the earrings. Link to original post with this outfit.
Went to the camera shop to find out whether it is me, not operating my new camera properly or whether it is the camera itself as I didn’t like the photo quality it delivered. I want good, sharp photos. Turned out it was the camera’s fault. The owner of the camera shop took the camera back and paid me a more than fair price for it. Great service.
Below: I have to get up at 7 o’clock every day to let the dog pee and I took this photo of our garden early Monday morning.
When the sun is out, it is nice to walk in the snow, providing you have the right boots on. I do have such boots but they smelled a bit mouldy as I left them in a dark corner without ventilation last year. Never mind, better to smell a bit than to fall. So, I joined Ron walking the dog.
Below: Our fashionista hahahaha. Those boots aren’t meant for wide leg trousers and the big hood never stays put if I don’t secure it with a scarf.
Photo assignment Same Same but Different
Below: Paths in the snow.
Below: Trees, grass and bushes in the snow. Not much snow had fallen in our area that Monday as we are near the coast. The snowmen I saw in the neighbourhood were pretty pathetic. As long as the children had fun, it’s all right. Further inland the snow reached the height of 30 cm.
Greetje
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