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Long pencil skirt with a white bomber jacket
The next item from my Paris purchases is a white bomber jacket with a grey marble effect pattern. It is well made, is exactly the right length and is wider than a normal bomber jacket (which looks stupid on me). As I think this long denim skirt needs a modern top, I was pleased that…
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Orange pleather trousers with a green and white striped top
One day I popped into Karlijn’s store (kpa.haarlem), wearing these orange trousers with leopard boots. I tried on some tops and that is how the combination of orange pleather trousers with a green and white striped top was born. Never in a million years would I have come up with this outfit if it wasn’t…
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Houndstooth blazer with jeans
When Marjolein asked me to pose like this I thought she was mad. Never would I be able to do that and certainly not with slippery leather soles and a bit of a heel. I tried it anyway which is quite dangerous at my age. Especially because I leaned back and the door gave way…
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Pink and burgundy combination
In one of my previous posts, I wrote that I would try to come up with a new outfit, using the burgundy blouse, which you saw first with the silver pleated skirt. And here I am keeping my promise with this new pink and burgundy combination. The inspiration was given to me by a Dutch Instagram…
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Wide black trousers with the soft yellow jumper
You have seen part of this outfit combination when it was featured on the blog for the first time. For today’s blog post I combined the wide black trousers with the soft yellow jumper differently. I changed the black boots for white trainers, used a different necklace and thought the striped earrings with the red…
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Black trouser suit with wide legs
It took me years but I finally had this black trouser suit with wide legs altered. It used to be great with high heeled boots (as you can see in this post) but I hardly wear high heels anymore. It is just not practical in my current life. Seeing as suits with trainers are highly…
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Long denim skirt with a fluffy orange jumper
The previous outfit which I created with this long denim skirt, was much cooler, more edgy with the Dries van Noten sweater. Only I don’t have that many trendy tops, so I choose colourful instead. The long denim skirt with a fluffy orange jumper is not too bad, but it isn’t cool. I did add…
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Black and blue Vivienne Westwood blouse
Searching for an outfit worthy to be photographed, I looked through my album “outfits still to do” as I photograph outfits I have come up with and which still have to go on the blog. Handy. So I trot out the jeans again, my favourite item of clothing. I combined this wide leg pair with…
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Black summer trousers with a green top and yellow necklace
One for the matchy matchy enthusiasts amongst us. Yellow shoes (suede) to bookend the yellow necklace by Lara Design. Marcella of Lara Design showed me her new creation and I borrowed it to feature in this blog post. She used my old face on her website to promote the necklace. I am flattered. I paired…
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Wide linen trousers with a lime yellow top
With the wind blowing from behind, my wide linen trousers look like billowing sails on a ship. I thought it was funny. The BVA girlfriends were visiting me and the day went almost like always. Only after lunch, Marianna went home and Claudia stayed behind to talk to my husband Ron as the rest of…
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White wide leg trousers with a colourful shirt
What easy styling this was, the combination of my white wide leg trousers with a colourful shirt. A no-brainer. I might take some credit for adding apple green shoes, an orange belt and pink earrings + bracelet. Which is why I kept the bag “quiet”. Adding another pattern or colour would have been too much…
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Chunky yellow shoes with jeans
Small changes to an outfit also create a new outfit, right? You have seen these jeans with the shirt before in September last year. This time I have changed the earrings and the bag, added bracelets and put on chunky yellow shoes. When husband Ron saw the shoes, he just said “oh”. Turned out, he…
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Yellow blazer with wide leg jeans
Above: Isn’t this a fantastic photo? My yellow blazer and the yellow stripes in the police uniforms differ but I think we are still a match. Further down the post I’ll tell you how this photo came about. Loes was photographing my outfit in Haarlem, in a park called Kenau park. The park was designed…
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A pink and black blouse with wide leg jeans
What a struggle this is…creating new outfits with stuff from my own wardrobe. Honestly, not my hobby. Then again, this pink and black blouse is too good to wear with only one pair of trousers, so I tried. To my mind, I did not succeed. This blouse with my wide leg jeans is sort of…
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Fluffy pink blazer
Like I promised, here is an outfit with colour instead of all black. And I mean colour! My fluffy pink blazer is a vivid pink. I saw the blazer on a woman whom I follow on Instagram and found out that the blazer was for sale in my own town. So I hopped on my…
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Wide leg jeans with a green jumper
Together with last week’s outfit, Loes photographed my jeans with a green jumper and white necklace at a place called Museum of the Mind. Museum of the Mind (in Dutch called Dolhuys) is situated in a unique medieval building: the former leper-, plague and madhouse. Below: This is a tiny bit of the complex. We…
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Wide leg jeans and an oversized orange blazer
Again these wide leg jeans, this time with an oversized orange blazer. Big on big. Next week you’ll see these jeans again, even though I might lose readers when my content gets so boring. On the other hand, you’ll get to see a lot of possibilities which might inspire you. (I used to work in…
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Pebble coloured trousers with a blue blazer and a blue blouse
Back to restyling again. I hate that as I am not good at shopping from my wardrobe, but I cannot keep buying new things. I combined the pebble coloured trousers with a blue blazer and a blue blouse. You get two for one in this post. I like both combinations; with the jacket it looks…
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Samsoe wide leg jeans and a white shirt
Introducing two new items, my Samsoe wide leg jeans with a white shirt. The jeans come with a story, which I will tell you later on. The white shirt is from a shop in Haarlem which I love (LAB Women’s Clothing). The owner is a good stylist and she never “sells” me anything for the…
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Flared jeans with a yellow top
At the moment it is boiling hot in the Netherlands but on the day Helena took these photos for the blog, it was exactly the right temperature, not too hot, not too cold, bright sunshine. I didn’t have any summer outfits left as I am already focused on autumn and winter. Which makes sense if…
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Blue monochrome outfit with an orange scarf
When you’ve found a trick, you can keep reworking it multiple ways, right? My white monochrome outfit with a colourful scarf was quite successful on the blog, although I still don’t know why. Recreating this styling combination, here is my blue monochrome outfit with an orange scarf, all from my own wardrobe. It is actually…
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Wide cobalt blue trousers and the BVA girls
It was my turn to host my group of friends, the BVA girls. I use the term girls loosely as the youngest (Claudia) is 54. In our heads we are still the girls (women) we were 25 years ago when we were colleagues. Below: Wearing my wide cobalt blue trousers (also see the post when…
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Wide linen trousers
Another pair of trousers in the new (to me) shape are these wide linen trousers. Unlike the trousers you saw last week, I knew what top would go well with them. The top is from 2012 and bought in Rome. I do hold on to things which are good. Marita was my photographer. We met…
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A yellow summer dress
When I saw Karlijn of kpa.haarlem wearing this yellow summer dress on Instagram, I was very quick to buy it. This is an ideal dress for me. Maxi, with which I don’t mind wearing flat shoes so much. Long sleeves to hide wrinkly arms. Darts at the top to allow my ample bosom to fit…
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A lime coloured patterned jacket
Finally, we had a warm and sunny day at the beginning of May. My cold had gone down, my throat wasn’t sore anymore and I went off to meet Marita. I asked her whether she would take photos for my blog and luckily she didn’t mind. I wore an outfit with old leather jogging trousers,…
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Green suit with green and yellow blouse
The funny thing with me and suits is that I never know how to style the items separately and that should be so easy. Like with this green suit; what would be easier than pairing the green blazer with jeans or white trousers? Or with pink or yellow trousers? And the other way around for…
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Purple blue cropped trousers with 2 blazers
Let’s talk spring. It was on my mind when I created outfits around my purple blue cropped trousers. Bright colours, bright mood, foul weather. It was cold and rainy so Loes and I headed to restaurant De Dakkas in Haarlem, which is built like a greenhouse on top of a car park. It meant we…
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Olive coloured trousers with a bright pink jumper
My friend Erna took the photos of these olive coloured trousers with a bright pink jumper. You have seen the trousers before in December paired with a cream jumper and I am still ‘shopping my own wardrobe‘. Nothing is new this time. Below: We started at restaurant De Volkslust for coffee and my hair had…
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Combining winter and summer clothes
Another outfit created with my own wardrobe items. One day I saw that this yellow and black pleated skirt had olive as a third colour. A perfect match with my olive coloured jumper. Combining winter and summer clothes is something I normally would never do. It means a warm winter jumper with a flimsy summer…
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Wide black skirt with pale yellow jumper
Windy photo shoot with a combination of items from my wardrobe. The wide black skirt and pale yellow jumper were the result of trying which skirt would create a flattering silhouette with the short jumper. As I had worn the jumper with black trousers, I took the easy route and chose black for the skirt…
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Wide black trousers and a big yellow jumper
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…
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A green suit and Anthony Fokker
Another post with many photos by Kitty as it is hard for me to kill my darlings. She documented my green suit which I bought because 1) I love suits, 2) I love bright colours and 3) it looks good with trainers. Kitty suggested to go to Santpoorterplein in Haarlem which, to me, is rather…
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Men’s suiting, styled for women
This week another take on a men’s suit, worn by a woman. I am not really into this trend but that Kenzo men’s blazer outfit was one that I really liked. Then my nephew returned an old suit which my husband Ron had given him years ago and I decided to try my hand at…
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Oversized men’s blazer in the rain
Whenever you are looking for a (holiday) home and you see one in a nice green area, be aware that the area is green for a reason. That reason being: it rains a lot. Like in the Netherlands which has many green trees. Some summers, like the one just past and the one two years…
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Big colourful earrings
One of my readers commented last week that she was quite surprised when my site loaded with the monochrome cream outfit. She was expecting a colour bomb as usual. Today is “as usual” again haha. This neon yellow top proves to be ever so useful in creating outfits. The starting point of this outfit were…
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My Big Bird jacket or Pino jacket
Before I start telling you about this outfit, let me explain why it is called “Big Bird jacket or Pino jacket”. Pino is the Dutch equivalent of Big Bird from Sesame Street, only he is blue. And feathery. Immediately after I bought this jacket in Spain, I named it my Pino jacket. Below: The Dutch…
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Neon yellow top with cognac coloured trousers
When I wear this outfit and walk into a room, people definitely notice me haha. I am never afraid to stand out or draw attention. Not because I am arrogant or conceited, just confident. Probably because there are very few people who are unpleasant towards me. No idea why that is but I am very…
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White cherry print dress by Max Mara
When I got out of the dressing room at Max Mara in Paris, wearing this white cherry print dress, my friend Susan (of Une femme d’une certain âge) went “Ohhhh, lovely”…which immediately sold the dress to me. The previous day my husband had already picked this dress out as something he loved but I thought…
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Green and white striped jumper and Shopping Saturday
Although my style is really all over the place and not something specific like bohemian, I think you could say that jeans with a smart top is my signature style. In this post you’ll see the jeans with a green and white striped jumper. Perhaps the white is off-white, I don’t know. I bought it…
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A cream jumper, a city beach and a city market
Loes and I set off to a city beach in Haarlem, called Oerkap on a sunny day to document this cream jumper. It was just the right temperature for it. Apparently I am a woman of contradictions as I like this cream jumper just as much as I liked last week’s colourful outfit. This city…
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Navy blue blazer with cream trousers
It was a stroke of luck that the Paris post was published last week as this outfit and the one of two weeks ago were created with the same pair of cream trousers and boots. Although this time with a blouse and a blazer, the accompanying colour choice is again navy blue. It shows how…
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Cognac coloured trousers with a yellow Kenzo jumper
Saving money and the environment today by combining my cognac coloured trousers with a yellow Kenzo jumper. Both were already in my wardrobe, like the rest of the outfit. It is hard for me to create outfits but with the amount of clothes I have got, it is ludicrous not to devise more combinations. Ron…
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Wide black trousers with a soft yellow jumper
It is very hard to photograph these wide black trousers because of the volume. In my opinion the soft yellow jumper by Joseph goes well with these trousers, but I bet a lot of people would prefer the combination of a tight top paired with voluminous trousers. I will admit that I like that too.…
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Flared black midi skirt styled in a modern way
Styling a rather classic skirt, like this flared black midi skirt, isn’t easy for me. I tend to make it look frumpy, old-fashioned. I will show you a couple of previous styling to prove my point. Below: I will start with the most unflattering styling of all. This is the skirt with the matching jacket.…
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Black linen dress, a midi dress to be exact
Nothing as easy to style as a black linen dress, or any black dress really. I bought it at my favourite address: kpa.haarlem, again because Karlijn, the owner, modelled it on Instagram. I knew immediately that this was an ideal dress for me with the full skirt, the sleeves and the lapels. In the background…
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An atypical trouser suit
Most trouser suits I have seen, have jackets with sleeves. Mine hasn’t, it is rather different. Not only is it sleeveless, the jacket and the trousers are an unusual style, which is why I call it an atypical trouser suit. I bought it at kpa.haarlem, after Karlijn, the owner of that shop, modelled it on…
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Black Vivienne Westwood blouse
My friend Katrien gave me this black Vivienne Westwood blouse. She never wore it and thought I might like it. And I do. It took me a couple of hours to style it, while sending photos to Katrien for feedback. We both liked this skirt and these shoes best with the blouse. Kitty and I…
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A striped jacket with big sleeves
Because trendy stuff, like a striped jacket with big sleeves, will become quickly dated, it is not something I am usually very fond of. In a couple of years or perhaps already next year, someone might say: “Oh that is quite old, isn’t it?” On the other hand, if something looks good on you, who…
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Oversized pastel green shirt
Talking about a garment which covers “all sins”, how about this oversized pastel green shirt? And it wasn’t for that reason why I fell for it. It is because it reminds me of the kind of thing an artist would wear to create a painting. It is fun and quirky (in my opinion). It really…
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Pink and orange brooch, created by an artist
These boots are definitely made for walking. Their third appearance on the blog is with this red and pink pleated skirt, nicely matched (haha) with an orange and pink brooch. I adore the brooch but it is a pain in the you-know-what, to wear it. It is heavy and pulls the top down. Also, it…
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A red silk shirt with boyfriend jeans
Standing on stairs and sitting on benches are mine and Kitty’s favourite poses. (For those who don’t know, Kitty is my photographer.) When I discovered these stairs on one of my cycling trips, I sent Kitty some photos and she approved. We shot this very comfy and elegant red silk shirt there. Below: These stairs…
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Black and white dress with stripes and polka dots
Not only has this black and white dress got stripes, it has polka dots as well. What’s not to love, right? I added polka dot patterned tights to keep it co-ordinated. Remember two weeks ago when I told you about my neighbours’ wedding and the bubblegum pink stretch limo? This outfit is what I wore…
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A polka dot co-ord
Isn’t this polka dot co-ord lovely? I think it is very feminine and so does husband Ron. He saw it on me when Kitty took photos of me in the shop of kpa.haarlem. It was the post with my multi-coloured knitted cardigan. Ron was so taken with it, that he paid for the blouse and…
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Denim jacket, orange ankle boots and an orange coat
Buying a denim jacket when you know that this shade doesn’t suit you, isn’t the smartest move to make. Still, it is in my wardrobe, which means I either make it work or give it away. By adding a blue, white and yellow scarf, there is more ‘light’ near my face. I styled the denim…
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Python print boots and a green jacket
The concept behind this photoshoot was good: let’s go to the garden behind the Ripperda kazerne (kazerne = barracks) and shoot an outfit with these python print boots. In reality, not such a good idea. The garden wasn’t very nice (it is winter… duh) and the barracks were too impressive to use as background. Below:…
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Gold and black jacket, bought second-hand
Loes photographed one of my Christmas outfits, this gold and black jacket from Lolly’s Laundry. I bought it second-hand with the original price tag still on it. Listening to my friend Marjolein’s suggestion, I altered the high neckline into a small V. I didn’t find it easy to style this jacket. It is rather big…
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Multi-coloured knitted cardigan and fun in a store
Kitty had asked Karlijn, the owner of kpa.haarlem, one of my favourite stores, whether it would be all right if we had a photo shoot in her store if it was a cold day. She agreed and of course I chose to feature the multi-coloured knitted cardigan I had bought there a month ago. It…
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Short blue coat and white lace-up booties
Apart from a simple cream top, you can see all my recent purchases in this post. (Remember when I “fell off the no-shopping wagon” when I was cruising Haarlem with my friend Marja, a couple of weeks ago?) I started my shopping with a short blue coat from one of my favourite shops: kpa.haarlem. Perfect…
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A yellow jacket with black leather trousers
Normally I would have used a head-to-toe shot of my outfit to start with. Only such a photo of Haarlem’s town hall is too good not to use as a first picture. Besides, you cannot miss that yellow jacket with black leather trousers. The jacket makes for a beautiful pop of colour. Kitty was my…
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A houndstooth blazer in green and cream
Apparently this is a houndstooth blazer, not a houndstooth jacket or worse, a checked jacket as I would have called it. I went back to the site of ME+EM, where I bought it, to see what they said about their garment: a houndstooth blazer it is. They showed it with green 7/8 trousers and black…
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Dries van Noten sweater with black ribbons
As it is a highly unusual design, I bought this Dries van Noten sweater with black ribbons. Was it wise? Will I wear it a lot? Hmmm, time will tell. It is one of my biggest pitfalls when buying clothes. So far I managed to have a wardrobe filled with unusual pieces and every piece…
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White trousers with a blue top
Of course this combination is the easiest of all: white trousers with a blue top. To make it a bit more interesting I threw in two more colours: red and yellow. If you are a loyal reader, you will recognize the trousers, bag and shoes. They have been featured a number of times. The yellow…
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A colourful midi shirtdress
My friend Marianne gave me this colourful midi shirt dress on one of the get-togethers of the BVA girls (my group of friends). She got it from her daughter and it is by H&M. It came with a belt in the same fabric, but somehow I lost that. I tried about seven different belts and…
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Summery Kenzo top
Finally I can wear the Kenzo top I bought in Paris (actually it was a present from my husband Ron). I loved the pattern but the sleeves were a bit too short for my liking. Now I am wearing a top underneath it with polka dot sleeves and voilà, problem solved. Well, this problem in…
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A yellow and silver jacket
Reassessing the items in my wardrobe is what I ought to do and sometimes I do. You have seen my yellow and silver jacket twice before: in 2014 at the bloggers meet in London and in 2018 when I styled it with a soft yellow sleeveless dress. The most obvious styling is of course with…
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Orange dress and the Shopping Saturday girls
The Shopping Saturday girls met again. We were so pleased to see each other again. And after carefully sanitizing our hands, Sabine took photos of me with my camera. It was very hard to get the colour of this orange dress right. The light, the sunshine changed the orange, like in the above photo. It…
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French Kande necklaces
There is a story to tell about these French Kande necklaces and it’s a long one, so get a cup of coffee or tea and make yourself comfortable. It all began with my bloggy friend Susan of Une femme d’un certain âge. She loves the jewellery French Kande make and they have a studio not…
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Pink orange maxi dress
The shorts which I had bought went back to the store, however cute they were and instead I bought this pink orange maxi dress. I love maxi dresses as they give me the opportunity to wear flat shoes with them rather than high heels. I call this colour ‘pink orange’ as it is just that…
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Grey trousers with a yellow jumper
The outfit for this sunny day consists of grey trousers with a yellow jumper, green accessories and black+white shoes (5 colours in one outfit, yay). The location is a courtyard with almshouses called Teylers Hofje. Most ‘hofjes’ in the old days housed mainly elderly women, because there were far more poor aged women in the…
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Blue and lime sweater by Essentiel Antwerp
The easiness of this blue and lime sweater sold me, plus the earrings that went with it. As I cannot wear those earrings yet, I chose my lime rubber necklace as accessory which is a present from Sylvia (40plusstyle). You have seen it before here and when Sylvia, Suzanne Carillo, Anja (Curly Traveller) and I cruised…
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Pink trousers with a green jumper
Spring is marvellous in the Netherlands with lots of sunshine. Small let-down is the wind: from January on there is a mean cold wind blowing, making beautiful sunny days seem cold. Nevertheless, I am counting my blessings. Retired, sunshine, garden and the arrival of these bright pink trousers with a green jumper (sweater). Oh how…
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Green and yellow silk blouse, so pretty.
There is a saying in the Netherlands ‘Wat je van ver haalt, is lekker’, meaning ‘What you bring (fetch) from far away must be good’. It is a nonsense phrase of course as you can get beautiful things nearby too. In the case of this green and yellow silk blouse however, it is certainly true.…
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Does this bag take the cake or what?
The world is on fire and talking about outfits seems trivial. On the other hand I want to provide some light entertainment for all the women keeping social contacts to a minimum. As I am housebound, I have nothing better to do than to create blog posts anyway. The minute my friend Marjolein drew my…
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Bright pink jacket and leopard trousers
This photo does sort of jumps off the screen, doesn’t it? The owner of the shop (kpa. Haarlem) suggested the combination of the bright pink jacket with the leopard trousers. I was only in the shop to look at the new spring items and chatted with the owner. No intention of buying anything. Alas, staying…
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Orange snake print shirt
Personally I would call this orange snake print shirt, a python (print) shirt. But not everybody knows which snake they are after. And perhaps I am wrong thinking it is python. No doubt my friend Lisa (The Sequinist) will set me right as she knows these things. You saw me with this shirt when I…
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Tiered ruffle skirt with a bright pink jumper
You might think it makes me look like a layer cake but I find this tiered ruffle skirt fantastic. It is by Hope Fashion UK and it is still available at £95 but the stock is low. Here is the link to the skirt. Although I take a size 14 in waist, I ordered the…
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Wearing a bright pink floral blouse to an antique market
After hitting the Max Mara outlet, Daniela and I visited the Marella shop in Turin. We both like this brand and last time I was there I came away with really good items. This time I couldn’t resist this bright pink floral blouse with matching pumps (both in the sale) and a pair of wide…
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The saffron shift dress I hate
It isn’t often that I dedicate a whole post to a piece of clothing that I hate. And I hate this saffron shift dress for a lot of reasons. I will sum them up: Wearing a shoulder bag with it is not possible because it pulls the dress (evidence above). When you sit down it…
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Green jacket by Cabi
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.…
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Lemon yellow trousers with a green kimono top
Shopping my own wardrobe again. Let’s see… the lemon yellow trousers you will remember from three weeks ago with the multicoloured shirt and from the time with my white summer jumper. Last year I combined the shoes from Marks & Spencers with a snow leopard jacket. The green kimono tunic is ancient, bought in 2013 in…
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Another floral summer dress
In the post about my visit to Lisa in London, I told you she gave me two dresses. The long blue one you saw last week and here is the other floral summer dress, both by Cabi. I like the bold colours and the contrasting pattern on neck and sleeves. To me this is a pretty…
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Long blue dress and a cathedral
Nice Dutch picture with this bicycle. The blue dress is a gift from Lisa (The Sequinist) and in turn it was gifted to her by the brand: Cabi. Only Lisa doesn’t like floral dresses. “Don’t bother sending them back”, they said at Cabi, “Give them to somebody who does like them”. It fits me and…
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Lemon yellow trousers and multi-coloured shirt
Believe it or not, there was a time you couldn’t take one decent photo of me. I always looked stupid in every photo. My, my… this blogging has taught me a thing or two. Of course when you have a great photographer (Kitty this time), it makes a big difference. I combined this pair of…
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An easy blue and white striped dress in lovely Haarlem
As you read last week, I scored 2 dresses at the second-hand shop Kat & Ko. This blue and white striped dress looks brand new. No marks, no fluff, the white is pure white and I love the neckline. I didn’t think it would suit me but decided to try it anyway. One look in…
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How to wear a sleeveless dress over 40 (or 50 or 60, whatever)
This pale yellow dress was meant to be used only to elongate another dress which I thought was a bit too short for me. As this dress has no sleeves I never intended to wear it on its own. Why? Do I think that you are not allowed to wear sleeveless tops or dresses when…
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Green shirt with pink sequins
Again, a short post. The day was really all about catching up with my friend Helena and I sort of blackmailed her into taking blog photos. Only this was not the intention of the day so we didn’t spend too much time on it. Although Helena might see this differently haha. We strolled through some…
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A furry jacket
Attention: I am now using a different method for the comment box. You can read more about it at the end of this post. This outfit is a bit of an odd thing. You see, I do not buy anything with fur as I don’t need real fur to look good. And yet I bought…
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Visiting Teylers Museum in Haarlem
Before we start, I want to tell you that I am going to start using a different method for the comment box. You can read more about it at the end of this post. Oh boy, Teylers Museum in Haarlem was such a nice place to take photos. For Teylers Museum is the best-preserved 18th-century public…
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Long green skirt
Entering modern times with another midi skirt. Since I have big jumpers and know how to use them on skirts, I am less afraid of buying long skirts. This long green skirt was in the sale for € 60 which I thought was a very reasonable price. I bought it after having had lunch in…
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Green fantasy tights
Inspired by my own posts on floral tights, I dug out my green fantasy tights, which I first wore with a white dress from the Max Mara outlet. Hadn’t worn that outfit for a year due to Knee (+ high heels). As I am on the mend, I could wear it for Christmas at my…
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Haarlem bloggers get-together
It is nearly Christmas. Time for family and friends, for spending time together, for cuddling your dog or cat. When I found out that all members of our little group Haarlem bloggers would be in town, I arranged a get-together. Wearing my long green jumper as it was freezing. We are all very different, in…
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Wide black midi skirt, styled 4 times
The day Kitty and I did this shoot was cold, which meant we needed an indoor place. The item I picked was this wide black midi skirt. Not really being able to style it properly for two years, I now found 9 ways to wear it. Just by shopping my own wardrobe and by putting…
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Long striped tunic
In my post Shopping with Sabine in Amsterdam, Cornelis Schuytstraat, I gave you a little preview of this long striped tunic. Or is it a shirt? I don’t know. That day I was wearing my boyfriend jeans and these white sneakers. Somehow I cannot style it differently. To be honest, after seeing the photos Kitty…
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Enjoying the last sunny days of fall
Unbelievably warm for the Netherlands in October. These khaki trousers are supposed to be for spring and autumn yet I was quite warm wearing them. Ron (husband) and I decided to hit a terrace in Haarlem for cappuccino on this lovely and warm Saturday morning. We chose restaurant Zuidam, for its unique location near the…
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Leopard print ankle boots… oh how I love them
When Kitty suggested to go to the Stedelijk Gymnasium to do a photo shoot on a Saturday morning I needed to look it up on the map of Haarlem. Oh there!?! Right in the centre of the city. I had sent her a photo of the outfit with the leopard print ankle boots and asked whether…
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Red trouser suit that roars…
Remember, two weeks ago I showed you this jacket in my post Shopping in Amsterdam, Cornelis Schuytstraat? Nynke (owner of the shop Wynia) tracked the jacket down in my size. Cheerfully I went back to the shop, determined to buy only the jacket. But… as I looked at the trousers, I decided to give them…
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Having fun with my friend Lia at a Food Truck Market
My biggest joy in life is spending time with friends, which always means laughing a lot. As I cannot walk very far yet, my friend Lia came to me. It was lovely weather, not too hot, not too cold, although Lia was doubting her choice of knee-high trousers and sandals. I had my black and…
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Do you mind standing out? I don’t.
The Haarlem Bloggers got together one last time this summer and I decided to wear my bright pink sweater. I bought it from South of the River and I love the impact of the colour. Yes, it leaps out at you. Fine by me. Sylvia of 40PlusStyle has left for New York, Anja (Curly Traveller) is…
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Wide cream skirt with black and yellow polka dot blouse
The Haarlem Bloggers (THB) got together again. Misja wanted to take photos and we all agreed. I decided to wear my wide cream skirt by Marella again. Wel.. again. that is a bit much as I only wore it on the blog twice: when I bought it in Turin (almost last picture of this post)…
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Bright yellow top with bell sleeves
Absolutely not everybody’s taste, this bright yellow top with bell sleeves. When you enter a room, dressed like this, you definitely stand out. For me that is a bonus. I don’t want to be invisible, quite the contrary. At my work we were psychologially dissecting each other (just joking) and I asked my colleagues: “OK…
