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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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Cream jumper with buttons on the sleeves
Although bright colours like red and yellow suit me best, I have a weak spot for cream. And this cream jumper has buttons on the sleeves! Fun. The photos were made on the 3rd of September when it was a particularly cold and rainy day. My friend Helena and I had agreed to meet in
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Floral red trousers with side stripe
I’m in a different phase of life now that I am retired and Covid gives me little opportunities to start new adventures. It means that I tend to go for easy and comfortable outfits. I still put on dresses, skirts and high heels, but they do not take precedence anymore. Not like in my working
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Trousers and top co-ord in green
Apparently, the clothes I am wearing are called: trousers and top co-ord. If I hadn’t heard Trinny Woodall mention this term ‘co-ord’ a lot, I would never have known what it was. Cambridge dictionary says: co-ord is short for coordinates: clothes, especially for women, that are made in matching colours or styles so that they
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A lime shirt with black and white details
From my own wardrobe came this lime shirt. Worn quite a few times but every time in a slightly different way, making the most of it. Usually I just run to the shops and buy new things. Nowadays the subject ‘sustainable’ keeps nagging my brain and of course I know that overconsuming is not helping.
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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Not Dead Yet Style
Style Splash
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