No Fear of Fashion

Long green linen coat, worn as a jacket

Bicycles, a bridge, canals, old houses…that’s Amsterdam for you. The outfit of the week is a long green linen coat, which I am wearing as a jacket. Apparently I am going through a phase of wearing coats and dresses as a jacket. (It might not look green to you but the coat is pale green,
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Wearing a dress as a jacket

Wearing a dress as a jacket is ever so easy with a button-down dress. Unbutton it, wear a block of colour underneath and you’re done. This Sportmax dress has been in my wardrobe for many years, it appeared in this post in Paris and in this post, styling a sleeveless dress (scroll down a bit).
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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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Wearing a blue shirt one morning at the beach

The sky was blue, the sea was blue and I was wearing a blue shirt. Too much of a good thing? Looking at the photos (taken by husband Ron), I think it is a lovely combination. Ron had sent me some photos of backgrounds at the beach and I agreed they would be very good
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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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ABOUT ME

My name is Greetje, I am Dutch, born in 1954. Married and living with husband Ron, dog Watson and cat Sophie. Pretty bonus daughter is married to a lovely man and they gave us two wonderful granddaughters.

This blog is my hobby. I hope to entertain you and make you smile or laugh with the content I publish. It is for everyone, but probably most appealing to women over 40, like me (oh, all right…I am way over).

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